The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-14
Kossuth and hts COmuanlons.

Athenaum Club, Dec q, 1851.
Kossuth and hts Compani0ns.
FROM the voiumlnous correspondence, relative
10 hossuth and his companions, transmitted by the
President to the Senate on Tuesday last the Ma
to>sai I~fetge~cer, selects the subjoined, as con-
prlsng the portion which al the present moment
will be most interesting ~ the public
THE SECRETARY STATE Mn. sssws.
DEPARTMENT or SrArr
WAsHfNGTos, February 70, 1851
6n-Beipg DESTROYS to know the exact condition in
which the hungarian exiles are and what the intsn
tons Of the Turkish are supposed to be In
regard to them would be obliged to you II you would
give me fuen nor Dstion on this subject % you may
DANIEL WEBSTER.
JoHs BsowN, Esq, Drasomsn OF .he Lsgs-
tion At ConetsDtinope.
BROWN IHx tEcRErARr o. STATE.
WAsH,rcroN, February %, 1851.
sir have had the honor to receive your letter Of
the 22d instant In which you are pleased to request
hat should communicate to the department what
ever infor ton may possess respecting the cireun
stances connected with the detention Of MIR. Louis
Koseuth and bis companions In Kutsyish in sis
Minor and quenty beg leave to lay before it the
following statement: When, in September 1912 Mr.
Ko,suth and his oompa ATOMS fed from HUNGRY ana
found safety in the dominions of the Sultan Turkey
from The united forces of Austria AMI Rassis, they
tthe Poles and Hupgaiians tog.ther) amounted to
rome four thousand in number. You aware that
the EmpeIors Of Austria and Russia demsnded that
claimed should deliver them up, and that tbs
Sultan generously refused 70 acoede to their demands
n
promise sddressed each OF these soveregns an su-
togrsph letter, Offering to expel from h empire to
dytss in 1t under survsillsnes any of tbs refugees
whom they might desgnate The Emperor Of Russia
requested that all the Poles sh'uld bs expelled from
Tuik key; and consequently the Sultan sent to Malta
,on- two hundred and fifty Poles, In OF biz own
steamer aud they have dispersed throughout France
spd Belgium The En- peror of Austria asked the de-
tsptop In Turkey OF such Of The Hungarian chiefs A.
he might name 10 list which would Be aiyeo 70 the
Pore by the Austrian Legation ut Constsotioopls
In The meantime large number Of the refcgees sa
rkSy thrCn fha
Of the Turkish authorities and made their way the
different part. Of Europe, and even to the u oiteA
states In this manner the original Der If tia.
iefugtes soor became very much diminished
In the su II ems offer to detsin tle c'ess
durr,ion consequently depend. wSory uoon hiassf
t~rnslnnding the pressing demands Of the Aus
taisn so'srr ment that Mr.. ko.suth ana the ctbsrs
bameG IN II. list should be detained tor life, the hu
Gsre and generous sultan promised only ore year
r." hestrirn gov,rnment subsequently diminished
lie Den and 70 twenty fifteen and ten aud foAlly to
i've year, but the Sultan msined fr ~ hi. Offer Of
sop" Year II vas questioned previous 20 nv depart
fro az Con tantinople whom the year offered By
the Sultan sbould commences and when terminate
and a'tbe refugees had crossed the Danube End
tnl.r,d Turkey IN the month Of September, Iss9 it
same mouth IN the following year "a IL might CON-
nsros with tie date Of the list OF the individuals
whom IL ho'irisn government desired should be
de,smro-fnst 20 say, a. the snt OF May 1850
t~l.n the ist wss by mutual to be closss
10 rich case the period Of .heir detention would
terminals With the month OF May Of thu present
year. IN the meantime hr ho,.uth, with SEINE
twensJ Ave er thirty others named in the list and
about :orty more who at their requstt, al
loved 20 -hsse in the exile OF their late vsrs
removed by TIE sultan orders from shumla in Roo,
nes % kutayish the place Fixed upon for thsir re-
stsnos snc where they yet remain under strict sur,
veiusncr. @a- Hungarisns who remain at Shuulsh
continue 20 receive rsticns ard A small monthly
stipend onL u the Sultan's treasury Those VINO
escaped 20 lie capital and aid not leave the country
forsitet TIL. pee una-y assistance and ceass qusEy
toon :s into very destitute circumstances Many Of
the @.ct 'ound in the services OF ben-vo-
lent arssnlmeni others we're employed In he Sui
sans army snd good number emit Tslsmi.un, In
the hope o. receiving military preterment Contribu
tons were made among the foreign legations aud
snoos TIE foreign resident, 10 Pers for the relief Of
The more pesiy aAt the Tarkish ministers never
is1sd 70 ald those whotspeousF lestituton wssmads
This vas lb4 position Of tire affair zhsn left Con
,tsntporis May goth OF last year; ana in the Expect
taticn that the year for which 81 Kossuth 70 b.
detained would Terminate IL the month Of last Sep
tsmtcr fully believed that he would thi. have
been released. ard In the enjoyment Of the blessing
OF liberty in the United STATES IL vas the suitsns
promise, contained in his autograph lstter TO the
Emperor OF Austria which prevented bis govern
mont rom accepting the generous offer o. the
late lsnentsi President to convey Nr. kossuth
ard hi iriSaJs TO the United States In one Of
public vessels, which cfer made In March
iatt, through The Minister resident ~ the Uaited
states AZ con.tantinople The Sultan, esanot but
ce cor htsrt has desire interest In the deten
ton II Mr ko.uth, and would be- most happy, I BE-
hsve, 70 ee rel aed from the expenss and iueonvs
ricuee which II occasions him. Aad whilst the Tvrk-
,A government decided not to permit him to b. css-
veyed 10 ;hs country In the steamer Mississippi which
ytt-l proposed to 1t for that purpose OF the
sultsLs ministers expressed the most positive
tance-il ~hich still place contdenos-that his de-
tentrn should not be prolonged beyond the period Of
one Jear.
DsslDs the last summer, the Turkish Eoverzmeat
Ce 20 O. the Minister resident 20 send the
&c Liverpool In Of the Sultan steamers in case his
government would provide for their conveyanos
20 this country and from the circumstances that the
period Of their departure from Turkey would have bees
about tho month OF September year the sste
Of their entrances into the Bultsn's dominons I an
induced to believe that Kos.uth would hsv. been OF
their amber The Minister resident. not feeling him.
sell a. liberty % bind the government from the want
q any authority to do so the Hungarisps we're not
cent also spprehsu that the Austrian government
II h, time made serious opposition TO HI. release aad
that th- sultan vas induced by Il 20 defer II un.l
more favorable opportunity should Offer
date Of the lth ultimo that the Sultan had brought
three hun lred 81 the refugees from shums 70 Con-
aanss9p Issr.ey Al in.. ANA, - .mssss ,h.n
In vessel chartered BY hinfgor Eussnt and th>t he
Rad given TO each one one thousand psstres, WtoJ
with vbeh 20 de.rsy their expenses 70 t5s couarys
where they DESTROYS Il proceeding for the pur
pose Of engaging In agricultural pursuits The same
.sues soss nat aA,, n, so..u,b r.Is.,s
In vi.W ii he preceding would respectfully sus.
<ss that the President direct the Minister resident at
Conftautnopi- 70 renew as early as practicable to
ths ur .h government the offer Of his late lame
predsce~or 70 convey Mr. Kossutb, aud sush Of his
frsne may desire 20 accompany him 20 the United
the steamer Msissippi nov In tue Mediterranean
dron, might bs ordsred to proceed to Constsntnopie
tan will be disposed to rel.sssMr Kossuth
ard the other niles ut kutayish at the end Of next
Nay nl.o be,isvs that this oder Vii then be very
rvhtensd ministers TO carry their humsne Intentions
into edect without exciting the apprehe v-ion. OF the
Austrian government, which would not wish Mr. Kos.
suthto be SCI 81 liberty and be permttsI TO remain
10 the Hungarian frontier az Constsnt aopie
have the honor 20 be cir With great rs,pect, pour
ohsditat servant. JOHN L. Brown,
non D.~,rt wss,rrs Secretary q state