The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-20
KOSsUTH.

The editor of the New York Tribune, with
other gentlemen of the press hastened on board
of the Mississippi, to investigate the recent
charges made against this great Hungarian.
We give the following extracts from the Tn
bunes statement
Captain Long was not on board, but upon
careful inquiry we learned from Surgeon Black
well and other officers that all the material
statements Of he real or prfended dttdehe are
uferiv false rs are the stories generally OF dlfl-
Guilty between Kossuth and the officers. These
stories have not the remotest foundation IN
truth. In the whole of Kossuth's intercourse
| with the officers and men Of the Mississippi, he
was modest, cordial, gentlemanly, obliging and
is esteemed by them all in the highest degree !;
| not one word of dispute, notone confiictof views
not one disrcspectful or uncourteous act, oc-
Cured while they were together.
When Kossuth and his companions came in
sight of the Mississippi, Captain Long sent
| aboard the little Turkish propeller an officer
who returned and reported the arrival OF the
exiles. Captain Long then went to meet them,
drew up his men, and received them In a be-
coming manner ~ the especial guests OF the
nation and of the ship. The Mississippi was
nut up in the best possible order for their COM
1 fort, Kossuth and his family having large
state room fitted up particularly for them. 80
cordial were the feelings Of friendship and re-
spect between the cxiles and the officers OF the
ship, that they united in most instances in u
sing lie mess, where good feeling and mutual
Kindness were always prevalent.
1t il utterly false that Kossuth ever expressed
n desire 10 stop at various ports in the Mediter-
A.. -. ID .lI.s.
in order to go to England, and rejon the Mis-
sissippi at Gibraltar, and this intention was
made known as soon ~ he came on board lie
never desired to land ut Smyrna, and it was
not on his account that the ship went TO Spec
| zia. AT that place Captain Long stopped by
order of the Commodore. OF course the people
Ilockcd to zee Kossuth, cheered him, and other
wise manifested their feelings TO all Of which
he responded in an unexceptionable manner,
So much for the inccndiary effort at this little
place.
On arriving at Marscilles, Kossuth asked to
90 through France, M fast ~ the most rapid
mode of travel would take him. This request
was telcgraphed to Paris, and a fiat denial was
sent back Everybody was surprised the pco-
pie were greatly excited they surrounded the
frigatc, ~ she lay in the new harbor in myri-
ads, singing the Marseillaise and other rcpub-
lcan songs, cheering the United States bearing
the stars and stripes surmounted by wreath
Of immortelles and in every way tcstifyng their
Joy that the cxiles were under the protection OF
a nation that was in fact rs well AS in name, a
Republic. But Kossuth did and said very little
under the circumstances he acknowledged
these compliments as man should do; ex-
pressed his undying love for his own country,
and his sympathy with freedom everywhere
When Kossuth found that he would not be
allowed to 40 through France, he concluded 70
go TO Gibraltar, and thence TO England as nc
did. When he left the Mississippi, he was hon
ored with the attendance Of the whole ships
company he made q short address, and shook
them oil by the hand; and No great was the o.
TEEN in which he was held, that scarcely one
OF the hardy scamen could refrain from tears
As no went of in the boat toward the British