Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-20


wishes and sentiments to the noble-minded,
gallant officers, AID tothe crew Of the
ship. "KOSSUTH."
| Captain Long states that he is entirely
unconscious that any but the kindest feel
ing and courtesy were extended to Gene
raj Kossuth while on boardrhe Mississippi
| KOss,sflh.
The following letter from kossuth to
the Mayor Of New York, was brought by
the steamer Mississippi:
To His Honor A.. G. kINGsLAND, Mayor
Of the City Of New York:
SIR: The United States ordered the
steam-figatc Mississippi to conduct me
out of my prison to freedom, aud by free
dom to life, because to activity. hailed
this generous resolution as the greatest
honor which man can meet ] hailed it
as a ray Of hope and consolation to my
down-trodden. TO my bleeding, bot still
not broken, native land hailed it as a
highly encouraging manifestation Of your
glorious peoples sympathy to that princi-
pie which was and will ever be the aim Of
| all the endeavors of all my life.
And when, with the noble minded con-
sentiment of the Sultan,i stepped on board
the Mississippi frigate, and, once more
free, because under your glorious flag
heard the warm, generous, welcoming
cheer ot the officers and crew, those trank.
loyal, gallant men, the true representatives.
OF American freedom, American greatness.
American penerositv--T cnull NOR forhrar
to have the impression that the spirit of
Amel1ca's Young giant has shouted over
he waves TO old Europe's oppressed na-
tons, 'Don't Despair, here Is a brothers 5
powerful hand 10 your aid ! These be-
ing my sentiments, you can Judge by them,
SIR, how iervently must have wished to
have the honor TO be conducted by tins
very fngate to the United States.
But know that the sympathy OF the
United States is not given to any man in
The world Tor his own sake, but for the
principles sake that he represents And
SO felt convinced that l would provc'nn.
worthy OF tins sympathy (this highest treas
ure OF my lfe) should neglect for SIN
gle moment the duties which Divine Prov
ldencc has assigned to me, should | ne
glect to provide according to the eNigen-
c'es OF the circumstances for the interest of
yonder causes, which the glorious RePnb-
lie of the United Sta,es honored with its ap-
probation and its sympathy.
1t became, therefore, an 'mperious duty
ofhonor aud conscience to me not 10 leave
Europe without arranging nv public and
private affairs, and carefully providing a.
ganst any harm to the sacred aim Of my
life, for that time which | shall have to en-
joy the honor Of the hospitality Of your
glorious land. So the most impcrious dU-
ties of patriot, father,and a man,imposa
upon me the necessity to stop for few
days in England, before l continue my
passa geto the United States.
Commodore Morgan, al Spezzia, ana af-
terward Capt. Long. of the Mississippi,
here did, with the noble kindness of n true
American heart, appreciate the motives of
this necessity, and generously consented
to wait with the Mississippi in the bay Of
Gibralter, for my return from England
with the packet boat which leaves South
ampton on the 9Th inst. But the govern
ment of the French "republic" mot the
French nation, but its present government)
refused to grant me nerrnission n mss
rapidly through France. by which massage
might have spared time and sullerinps to
my wife and children. And now. the first
means of conveyance IN Enolond I can n.
vail myself of, is only packetboat cx-
pected tomorrow to arrive from the Orient:
and this, too, making eleven davs to Eng
land from here. On the other hand. CapI.
Long, informs me that anv LONGER delsv
here would render NOT only INV associates
but also the officers and crew Of the Mis-.
sissippi. liable. in anproacbing tbe coast
or,ho Iv,;,o1 I, o,, J.,