Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-17
FOREIGN.
European, Intelligence.


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ARRIVAL OF KossuTm IN ENGLAND
We copy the following account of the Hn~
garian Pais;-.'- .e.y t5rton NJ southampton,
from the Liverpool Standard Of the 2Sth
ult-
The Madrid, steamship, Captain Weeks,
with kossuth, his wife, family and suite on
board, made her appearance in the South
ampton waters, about half-pa one o'clock
on Thursday. Scarcely had the vessel
been deserted rounding Calsho Castle be-
fore the principal approaches to the docks
were lined by large numbers of people OF
nearly every class. The Mayor proceed
cd in the customs boat to the mouth of the
ltchan, where he boarded the ship, and
was introduced by Captain Weeks to Kos
suth.
Immediately afterwards the Count and
Countess Pulsky followed, and then en-
sued a scene that will not be erased from
the memory of those who witnessed it.
| Both the ladies, Kossuth and the Count,
cordially embraced each other and shed
tears in abundance; indeed, they were all
so affected that scarcely syllable passed
between them for some time. Kossuth' S
children, four in number, came in for full
share ofcongratulation, as also did the suite
who accompanied him. The steamer en-
tered the docks about three o'clock, and
was scarcely in the entrance. when Kos
suth, his wife and children. were discover
ed standing on the deck. with the Mayor
in the midst Of them. They were loudly
cheered Standing on the wall were
great number Of Hungarians, who had
purposely come down from London. Ii
is needless to say that the moment Kossuth
assembled the gangway ladder and put his
foot upon English ground. that they one
and all crowded around him and offered
their congratulations.
The Mayor had provided carriage and
four grays and band Of music. As soon
as Kossu,h and his lady and children, the
Count and Countess Pulsky, aud the May
or, had taken their seats, the carriage slow
ly drove from the docks, accompanied by
the band and numerous other vehicles, and
traversed the principal streets. and thence
proceeded to the town residence Of the
Mayor. After partaking of some refresh
ments, his worship, with Louis Kossuth
and friends, proceeded to the Guildhall
where an address from the corporation ol
Southampton was presented. after an in
troductorv speech from the Mayor to Kos
suth. This was the signal for enthusiastic
and vociierous applause. which having
subsidized
Kossuth stood forward and said-"Mr
Mayor and Gentlemen, beg you will ex-
cuse me, an unpretending stranger IN the
town Of Southampton, in your own Ian.
guage, adequately to express the warm
sentiments Of respect and gratitude for
your generous welcome. To have the
honor Of being welcomed by the people Of
England in this noble town is an august
qualification TO me. 1t has always been my
study from early youth to look to England
as the book Of life by which was to hive
For three centuries Austria has exercised
open violence and wholesale threats to de.
stroy the liberties ofmy countrymen, and
were it not for her municipal institution:
would have succeeded There was a time
when the principles Of liberty were spread
ing through Europe, and when / was my
self almost alone standing against the as
sailants of Russia. Municipal institutions
are the best protectors of liberty. Ther,
Is in the French nation, which has, afie
three revolutions, glory outside. bnt free
dom within wirhering by the blasting in
huence of centralization. He then pro
ceeded to observe that he foretold thi
would be fatal to them. England woul,
always be great, glorious, and free, by tn
preservation Of her municipal institutions
and when be saw their race is the only on
IN both hemispheres enjoying perfect free
dom. whether in kingly-formed govern
ment in one. or republican government
the other, he still saw it was by preserving
these institutions intact. Such were hi
septiments-the sentiments Of his heart
lKossuth then expressed his deep gratitud,