Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-11-05
WAsHINGToN, Oct. l8.

kindness, but with reason ana pOllcy, 10 suS-
tain unfortunate but not subjugated Hungary.
The sound of the encouraging voice is not
like funeral dirge, but a shrill trumpet that
will one day call the world to arms. Citizens
of America To you declare honestly that
my aim in the federation of Hungary with small
err nations, was to secure the nationality and in
dependence of each and freedom of all. And
had anything been wanting which could have
been justly granted to any or all the races OF
Hungary, the Magyars had only to know it,
and it would have been performed with readi-
mess, for freedom and not power was their de-
sire. May God bless your country forever !!
May it have the glorious destiny to share with
other nations the blessings of that liberty which
constitutes its happiness and enduring fame !
May your power be the terror of all tyrants and
the protection of the unfortunate, and your free
country ever continue to be the asylum of the
oppressed of all nations!
The following letter from Kossuth, address,
ed to the Mayor of Southampton, will be read
with much interest:
"MARsEILLEs, Sept. 20, 1851.
SIR The government of the Ottoman EN-
pire gave me asylum and hospitality, and though
afterwards it had to yield to the presumptuous
arrogance of its mighty enemies, and to convert
the asylum into aprison, still it yielded but with
regret, it felt deeply the disgrace, and at the first
favorable moment shook off in the most digni-
fed manner the disgraceful bonds. 1t was Tur-
key that acted so. The people Of England rails
ed their powerful voice, to claim the vindication
of the rights of humanity offended in myself
and my associates. And the government of
Great Britannia proved to be digniied organ
of the people of England's generous sentiments.
In the United States Of America the people, the
Congress, and the Government, shared with
equal generosity in the high minded resolution
to restore me to freedom, and by freedom to ac-
tivity. They sent over steam frigate for that
purpose, and most generously offered the pro-
lection of their glorious flag. Thus acted Eng
land and the United States.
We stopped at Marseies. wished to visit
England; the lively sentiment of gratitude point
ed out to me as duty, to 90 there to thank the
high-minded sympathy and the cause | repre-
sent were honored with. So | requested per-
mission to pass through France to England d.
rectly, without asking leave to stop at any place
because know the character of the present re-
publican French Government,) and declaring to
be ready to follow every loyal and honorable ad-
vice the Government would feel convenient to
give me, for my rapid passage through France
Monsieur Louis Napoleon Bonaparte refused
the requested permission to pass through the
French Republic, which did him the honor to
elect him to the high station, where his sacred
sworn duty, is to be the chief guardian Of the
democratic constitution Of his country, which
proclaimed to the world to have for principles
"treedom and fraternity"
Mr.. Bonaparte was once an exile, and may
yet become an exile once more France was then
not Republic, still it was an asylum to OPP
pressed humanity; claimed no asylum. | de-
sired only to pass, and the once exile, now the
president of a glorious nations great Republic
refused 1t is not /, hope, to whom, before
the tribunal of public opinion throughout the
world, this refusal will prove to be a disgrace
wish that no one should now remember it a
the time when perhaps Monster Bonaparte will
once more be an exile himself. In no case will
the refusal of the French government imped,
me to fulfil the highest duty to thank the PEG
pie of England for its generous sympathy
| am still resolved to land at Southampton, sir
| will entreat Capt. Long, of the Mississippi tt
hasten me down to Gibrater. | wish and hope
| to find there some means of conveyance to you
free and glorious shores, were it but for OCT
hours stay. felt bound to address you, hon
ored sir, this communication as proof of my
respect and esteem, having the honor to sign
with the most particular consideration, mysel
to be, sir, your most obsequious servant
L. KossUTH"
Loss OF THE PROPELLER HENRY Clay
We learn from the Cleveland Herald, of til,
9th inst. that the Propeller Henry Clay, bount
from Detroit to Ogdensburgh, was totally lost
off Grand River, on Thursday last, togethe
with G. Caland, Master, o. Root, Clerk, -
Drowned, mate, female passenger and Others
names not known, to the number of sixteen per
sons. The disaster is supposed to have beer
occasined by a portion of the freight rollin!
against the engine and stopping it, when sh
fell off into the trough of the sea, her cabil
rolled off, the vessel filed and turned keel up
permost
The Clay was one of the Erie and Ontario
line, and was owned three quarters by Mesers
Chamberlain, Crawford & Co., of Cleveland
and one quarter by Captain Calland, her com
mander. The vessel was valued at $l4,O0C
and the interest of Messrs c., c. g. Co. was in
sured in the Buffalo Mutual for $1,000.
The National Jpfo1Ij0eDcer saws Woshin pt on'