Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-10
i1o.,uth and his compaU,ons-The War steamer

Eossuth and his CcmpauiOns-The War steamer
Mississippi.
We have already announced the liberation OF Kos
srth and his associates in Turkey, and their embar-
totion for this country The following are extracts
Of letter in the Herald written two days before the
embarkation, but it contains many new and lnteres-
ting facts ,o-,
On the Goth ultimo. the U. S. steamer Mississippi
commanded by Capt Levy. arrived here from the
coast of Italy, for the purpose carrying out the re-
solution of the Senate respecting the Hungarian re-
fuGees at Kutayah. The Hon. George +. Marsh,
who has been absent for some months tour thro
Egypt and Syria returned here in her.
The Mississippi had the misfortune to get on shore
in the Gulf of Smyrna, opposite the castles OF that
CITY, The entrance to this harbor is very narrow
and crooked. and of dangerous navigation so much
50 as to endanger most vessels entering here at night
Several mercantile steamers, their passage out OF
the harbor went to her assistance, but she had be-
come so tasty nbedded in the mud, as to battle all
their exertOns in her behalf. 1t was only after DIS
charging her Goals and water that she could be
moved and when this was DONE she slid off with
great facility, without any damage whatever The
Turkish government the point OF sending
down to her one Of its largest and most pow
erful steamers, when news arrived here OF her nav
ing succeeded in leaving the spot where she had
grounded. On arriving, the Mississippi saluted the
CITY. and also the Minister on his leaving her. She
now lies snugy at anchor in the Golden Horn, much
admired and visited by all classes OF people-Mos-
lem. Christian and JeW-and DUSTY eHSaScu III pLc-
pairing for her long journey across the great pond
The 1st instant was day Of deep interest to M
Kossuth, and all the ether political refugees detan-
ed at Kutayah. The Sultan, agreeable to bis pro-
mise, that day, set them at liberty In the fore
noon of the 1St they left the place of their lrksOmc
detention for the little town and port of Gemlik. at
the head CT the Gulf of Nadamich, the seaport of
Brousa. They are some sixty in number-men, wo-
men and children and, they travel slowly over
very mountainous route, will not reach Gemlik be-
fore the 18th.
M Kossuth has accepted the generous offer of the
Senate of the United States, and together with the
greater part of the refugees will embark on board
the Mississippi for New York. Count Bathyany,
his countess and suite. will go to France where he
intends residing Before leaving Turkey they will,
however, spend few days at this place at the ho-
tel of the French Legation 1t is said that they
both old friends and acquaintance of the present
French Minister and his lady, the Marquis and Mar
chiOness La Valette. The MarchiOness you will
remember as the widow of the late banker of Paris
Welles, Of the old American firm of Welles and
Greene.
Notwithstanding that the Marquis represents re-
publican France. he has but little respect for repub
iican principles forswears all revolutions and looks
forward confidently to the prospect Of another roy
atty in the Tuileries. 1t is said that he would not
take any part in inducing the Turkish government
to liberate Kossuth he regards him possessing
republican principles and as being dangerous to the
peace and tranquility of Europe. Count Bathyany
is said to be of the aristocratic class OF the Hunga
rian PATRIOTS and not of the republican party and
his supposions recommends him to the sympathie
and the inequalities of the representative OF repub
lican France.
Gen. Perezel will, probably, be permitted to stay
for some time at Brousa, in Asia Minor, day:
journey from here. where his lady will be confined
The Polish General Wisoski will go directly to Eng
land, with a few of his Polish followers. Both hi
and Perezel are stern democrats and favors from
fortune induce them to belle their principles
In this way the present list of the refugees will b.
much diminished, until it will probably. not numbe
more than 80 or 40 individuals. They all il
good health and spirits, and extremely rejoiceC
at being at last freed. On the other hand, the Tur
ksh government seems to be equally rejoced at be
ing at last rid of them.
The affair of the refugees cost the Sultan sixty mil
lions of piasters Sl:50o,OOO Up to the period o
their departure each and every one of them conn
ucd in the receipt of the stipend established for hin
by the Sultan: and justice to the Sultan and his
government requires it to be said that though the de
tenton of the Hungarians cannot at the present en-
lightened age be pardoned it must be apologised fo
by the recollection that it forced upon the Sui
tan by the menaces of two of the greater powers o
Europe-Russia and Austria. There is no doub
but that it most disagreeeble position for thu
young Sultan to occupy in the eyes of the world,
one from which he made his dcvcrance as early a
he possibly could.
Homicide.