The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-30

been hung; but kind Providence who watches
over the just, had ordered it otherwise. The
lady, who was sitting beside the bed, told
Madame Wagner she had her carriage at the
door
The poor sick lady left her bed, with only heI
wrapper, &c, ON, went down, and drove to y
place OF safety, leaving behind her two trunks
filled with the valuables of Kossuth, which she
had got possession Of in Hungary, and was then
taking to him. With difficulty, she reached the
same steamer that Kossnth's children were to go
in. She still had money bound round her per-
son, and with some of it she bribed the Austrian
captain to conceal her until he ready to start
She was still in strict disguise, 80 much so that
when the children and tutor saw her they did
not recognize her. In a few days, she had to
leave the steamboat, as it would stop at place
where none but those who had Austrian pass
ports would be permitted to pass She wrote
on a scrap Of paper the name she was going by
and also wrote, 81 nm going where you are
going" She slipped the paper into the tutors
hand, and left the boat, got into very small
Turkish boat with three or four Sailors and
without bed or any of the comforts OF life
this poor sick lady reached Constantinope. She
went Immediately to Rebec, and the house OF
the Rev. Mr.. Shaufller This gentleman you
well know. He took her in; she was wished
dressed, and c0mforted; and after she WIS re-
stored to health and strength, Mr.. Shauffier
with our other kind American missionary friends
provided her with saddle and bride, clothing
and every comfort she needed, and she started
for Kat,ia, the abiding place Of poor Kossutl
and his unfortunate countrymen, where she
arrived safely, after crossing the sea of Marmora
and from Broussa rode three days on horse
back.
The children had reached there before her
She wrote from Kutaia to Mr.. Shautfler, thai
both Gov. Kossuth and his lady looked the pic
lures of wo and misery. Their close c0nfine
ment and distress of mind were Fastening them
to the grave. They have to be strictly guarded
on account of the Austrian assassins, who are
ever lurking about to assassinate them. The
year has now expired during which the Sultan
intended keeping them in Turkey; but as NO
nation or people has as yet offered to take them
out of his hands, and carry them away to q
country where they will be safe, he has to keep
them still, although he knows that they are ex'
tremely unhappy. and will ere long die if they
are not set Mt liberty This is n sad, sad case
after all that the good, kind-hearted Sultan has
done to save them from the knife Of the Aus.
trian executioner, that there is no christian ma
ton offering to take them away to their country,
where they will be safe. | know of. no other
people who could SO well do it as the Ameri-
cans Our government / know cannot, az it
cannot interfere in the disputes and wars of other
nations. But why our citizens do not give evil
dence Of their sympathy for the poor unfortu-
nate Kossuth, and faithful followers, cannot
conceive.
After all that the Sultan has done for them,
are they now to die for the want Of christian
friends? A few thousand dollars would iberate
them from their confinement, save them from a
slow and painful death, and set them at liberty
upon the land Of the free. Mr. Shauffler writes
me that none are to be so much pitied as those
who, to save themselves from starvation, have
renowned their religion for that of the Turks"
as they also expected to be set at liberty to re-
turn to Christianity at the end Of the year; but
as that is not the case, they have become des-
perate. But, my dear friends, need not dwell
on this subject to you, rs you have yourselves
witnessed all that have in Turkey, of the dis
tress and aftliction of your unfortunate country
men, while you remained under our roof
hope, however, that the time is not
distant when the hearts of my countrymen will
be opened to succor yours-when Kossuth will
be brought to 'the land of the free, and the home
of the brave" And now | would recount to
you my own wanderings since | wrote to you
from Washington, were il necessary but as
know that the public papers have informed the
public of our movements, it is not necessary
that | should. / am now staying with my
friends in the town of Chilicothe, where re-
sided during my married life, and where my son
was born. He, with Mrs. Brown and Amin
Bey, have gone down to New Orleans; from
there they will go to Charleston, South Caro-
lima, and then he will come here for me. | hope
you will very soon write to me, and direct to
" Mrs. Mary p. Brown, care of Mr. Geo Wood,
ChiIicothe, State Of Ohio" ! will be here some
weeks yet.-Your sincere Friend
MARY p. Brown.