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

The editor of the Ne,c 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
LuneS 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 The real or pretended attache are
aeriu false, rs are the stories generally OF DIM
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, gentemanly, obiging, and
is esteemed by them all in the highest degree;
not one word of dispute, notonc coniiictof Vows
not one dsrcspectful or nncourteous 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
exilcs Captain Long then went to meet them,
drew up his men, and received them in be-
coming manner, as the especial guests Of the
nation and of the ship The Mississippi was
nut up in the best possible order for their COM
fort, Kossuth and his family having large
state room fitted up particularly for them so
cordial were the feelings Of friendship and re-
spect between the cxiles and the officers OF the
shin that they united in most instances in II
single mess, where good feeling and mutual
kindness were always prevalent.
II il utterly false that Kossuth ever expressed
desire to stop at various ports in the Mcditer-
ranean. He did intend to stop ut Marselles,
in order TO 90 to England, and rejon the Mis-
sssipp 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
za At that place Captain Long stopped by
order of the Commodore. OF course the people
flocked 10 see Kossuth, checred him, and other.
wise manifested their feelings to all OF which
he responded in an unexceptonable manner.
So much for the inccndiary effort at this little
place
On arriving at Marseilles, Kossuth asked TO
90 through France IA fast n the most rapid
mode Of travel would take him. This request
was teegraphcd 10 Paris, and a fiat denial was
sent back. Everybody was surprised the pco-
pie were greatly excited they surrounded the
irigate, AZ she lay in the new harbor, in myrl-
ada singing the Marseilasc and other rcpub-
lican songs, cheering the United States bearing
the stars and stripes surmounted by a wreath
of immorteles, and in every way tcstifying their
Joy that the cxilcs were under the protection OF
n nation that was in fact M well IN in name, q
Republic. But KOssuth did and said very little
under the circumstances he acknowledged
these compliments as a man should do; ex
pressed his undying love for his own country
and his sympathy with freedom everywhere.
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When Kossuth found that he would not b
allowed to 40 through France, he concluded q
60 to Gibraltar, and thence TO England, as n
did. When he left the Mississippi, he was hon
orcd with tho attendance Of the whole ship
company he made short nddrc~s md -s''"o'
them all by the hand and NO great was the %
teem in which he was held, that scarcely on
of the hardy seamen could refrain from tears
As he went of in the boat toward the British