The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-26
From the Washington Union
KDSSTTEl.


The arrival of the steamship Mississippi al
New York has brought information winch
brands as utterly false and calumnious the state
mcnts made to his prejudice in the letter of the
anonymous "anache' of our government SER
vice abroad, which were snatched up with such
hot haste, and sent forth with sort of official
sanction, by the organs of the administration in
this city AS soon as the Mississippi arrived, a
numoer of gentlemen connected with the press
in New York went on board to ascertain wheth.
err there was any truth schatecer in these malig-
nant and injurious reports against the great
Hungarian. The result of their investigation
is thus stated by of their number in the edi-
toria columns of the New York Tribune:
"Capt' Long was not on board, but upon
careful inquiry we learned from Surgeon
Blackwell and other officers that all the materi-
al statements Of the real pretended attache arc
atterly fssc, as are the stories generally of diff
fieulty between Kossuth and the officers
These stories have not the remotest foundation
in truth. In the whole of Kossuth' intercourse
with the officers and men of the Mississippi he
was modest, cordial, ge,ltlemanly, obIiging, and
is esteemed by them all in the highest degree
Not one word of dispute, not one conflict OF
views, not one disrespectful or uncourteous act,
occurred while they were together.
'sWhen Kossuth and his companions came in
sight of the Mississippi, Capt Long sent aboard
the little Turkish propeller an officer, who re.
turned and reported the arrival of the exles.-
Capt. Long then went to meet them, drew up
his men, and received them in a becoming man
ncr, as the especial guests of the nation and of
the ship. The Mississippi was put in the best
possible order for their comfort. Kossuth and
his family having large state-roon fitted up
for them. SO cordial were the feelings of
f.1 Iel,, l. Al.
the officers of the ship, that they united in
most instances in a single mess, where good
feeling and mutual kindsess were always preva-
lent.
cit is utterly false that Kossuth ever express
ed desire to stop at various ports in the Medi-
terranean. He did intend to stop at Marseilles,
in order to go to Eng land, and rejoin the Miss
ssippi at Gibraltar, and this intention was made
known as soon as he came on board He never
desired to land at Smyrna, and it was not on his
account that the ship went to Spezzia. At that
place Capt. Long stopped by order of the Com
modore. Ofcourse the people hocked to see
X ossuth, cheered him, and otherwise manifested
their feelings, TO all OF which he responded in
an unexceptionable manner So much for the
ncendary effort at this little place.
ssOn arriving at Marscilles, Kossuth asked to
go through France, as fast as the most rapid
mode of travel would take him. THIS request was
telegraphed to Paris, and a fiat denial was sent
back. Everybody was surprised; the people
were greatly excited they surrounded the frig-
ate, as she lay in the new harbor, in myriads,
singing the Marseiles and other republican
songs, cheering the UnEed States, bearing the
stars and stripes surmounted by wreath Of
immortelles. and in every way testifylng their
Joy that the exiles were under the, protection OF
! nation that was in fact as well as in name
.epublic. But kossuth did and said very little
lnder the circumstances he acknowledged
hese compliments as man should do; ex-
pressed his undying love for his own country,
Ind his sympathy with freedom everywhere
Very few persons were permitted to come on
BOARD the ship, and no apprehension was enter
aimed OF any difficulty whatever. The absard
that Kossuth preferred complaint
against Captain Long for not lifting his cap to
hose who were cheering him (Kossuth) is one
II the overdone statements Of the attachc
which threw dscrcdit upon the whole letter the
moment it saw the light.
"Cf the gross and selEevidcnt falsehood in
he attaches letter concerning the appearance |
II hossnth s companions, we need not speak. |
suffice 1T to say that the cxiles on board the |
are, so far we have seen, land we |
aw nearly all of them,) Ene, intelligent men.
whose appearance is the best contradiction of
"When kossuth found that he would not be
liowed to go through France, he concluded to
70 to Gibraltar, and thence to England, as he
I'D When he left the Mississippi he was
IGNORED with the attendance of the whole
mp company; he made a short address. and
hook them all by the hand and so great was
he esteem in which he was held, that scarcely
ne of the hardy seaInen could refrain from
ears. As he went off in the boat toward the
british packet, three hearty, spontaneous cheers
'cfe given by the entire assembly on the decks
the Mississippi.
ST was thus that Louis Kossuth left the
)uitcd States steam-frgate Mississippi, carry
ls with him the warm, good feelings of every
icer and seamen chcered to the last by the
oiuntary homage of admiring hearts, and Ieav.
g no word which, dying, lie could wish to
OF IN all his intercourse with the representa-
YES OF our government. Such beinr the case
I'd the whole of these reports proving merely :
lndcrous, the officers of the trigatc, as well
their guests, are relieved ofall imputations- d
being apparent that they have discharged Y
ost honorable duty in manner worthy CT I
smsclves and Of their nation .
I'hisis conclusive enough, and certainly shows
It the administration organs, under the lead Z
the 'sattache,' have made mistake of no a
all magnitude in this business. But the "