The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-13

dent, to convey Mr. Mssutls zan1 his hEn1s 10
the United States in one AZ our pub vessels.
Which offer was made III March ~ through the
minister resident of the United Btates Al Con
stantlnoplc. The Sultan, Icapnot but feel con-
fident, has no desire or interest in the detention
OF Mr. kossuth, and would be most happy,
believe, to be released from the expense and
inconvenience which it occasions him. And
whist the Turkish government decided not TO
permit him to be conveyed to this country in
the steamer mississippi" which vessel was pro-
posed 10 ~ Tor that purpose, some of the Sui
tan's ministers expressed the most positive as
surances in which still place confidence, That
his detention should not be prolonged beyond
the period ofone year.
During the last summer the Turkish govern
ment offered to the minister resident to send the
Hungarans to Liverpool in oDe Of the Sultan's
steamers, In case his government would provide
means for their conveyance to this country, and
from the circumstance that the period Of their
departure from Turkey would have been about
the month OF September, one year from the date
Of their entrance into the Sultan domnons,
am induced to believe that Mr.. Kossuth would
have been of their number The minister resi-
dent not feeling himself at liberty to bind the
government, from the want of any authority to
do so, the Hungarians were not sent also
apprehend that the Austrian government at the
time made serious opposition to his release, and
that the Sultan was induced by it to defer it
until more favorable opportunity should offer
am privately informed from Constantinople,
under date OF the 18th ultimo, that the Sultan
had brought three hundred of the refugees from
Shumla to Constantinople, probably all that re-
main there of the original four thousand, and
was about to embark them in vessel chartered
by him for England and that he had given to
each 1000 piastres, ($4Q,) with which to de-
| fray their expenses to this country, where they
were DESTROYS of proceeding, for the purpose of
engaging in agricultural pursuits. The same
letter adds that, at that time, there was nothing
certain known about Mr.. Kossuth's release
In view of the preceding, would respectful
ly suggest that the President direct'the minister
| resident at Constantinople to renew, as early as
practicable to the Turkish government, the Offer
of his late lamented predecessor, to convey Mr.
Kossuth and such Of his friends as may desire
to accompany him to the United States in one
of our public vessels. For this purpose the
steamer "Mssissippi," now in the Mediterranean
squadron, might be ordered to proceed to Con
stantinople; and in the conviction which en-
terrain that the Sutans government will be dis
posed to release, Mr.. Kossuth and the Other
exiles mt Kutayieb, at the end Of next May,
also believe that this offer will then be very op
perfume, and enable the Sultan and his present
enlightened ministers to carry their humane in
tentions into effect, without exciting the appre.
tensions of the Austrian government, which
would notwish Mr.. Kossnth to be set at liberty
and be permitted to remain so near to the Hun
garian frontier as Constantinople.
| have the honor to be, sir, with great respect,
your obedient servant,
JOHN P. BROWN
United States Dragoman