New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-16
u..sush and Captain Long.
~,. National Inteli,gencer publishes the

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roar,ess short time since, to have hossu'h
's,.sisd as an incendlary
EXETER (N.H) Fec. !. 1852.
n,,rgR have cely.c your le.er Of re y 4
.fJsruary, Informing me- that Jou - ca ed tnf
- correspondence relative to toe supposed diin M
les which occurred ob bOgrd The MISSISSIPPI IN er
nv conn arc, with Kossu.h. OF Mars allies, for 'he
nnrpose Of vindieSiIg lhe ogplv OF the Navy, an
to,us.sin me- as cor m8nce' &C.
Whge the circumstancCs when gave OCCASION -
the homo able intentions Mentioned Ia yodr e..'t
are TO me matter Of deep regret, % me :, !. -
you my thanks for your readiness to .',o
eighty OF the Navy as well as 10 sustain INC
acter OF an officer whore aDes. ehjfs II. ~ %
charge OF bis cuty, have met VIII uni"ei''" 10
proach. ,..ho .,,orican no,,'a
that in the discharge Of the ceicale ~ oltsmo'
ine Kossa;h and his companions 70 IhsS co.Hty'
cnyid have been actused by no motive but TO DO !.
- sych = mar ner as would make them happy ana
nvseIf respectable To have treated any OF then
In rudese,s or neglect would have been inhospt'
able they were then on o9'Io snip under my I'm
mediate command IL would have been inhuman,
g.. they were detected and s0r0wful a, the failure
nfthey e1ertiOns to give freedom to their nation -
They were exiles without country, without
acme and had claims upon the compassion as vel
a. the respect OF MANKIND
The prominent charge against mo is rudeness to
rossu.h at the time we were of Marsellles From
.hs 6,,t moment saw him u the hour OF our sepa
ration spared pains 10 reAcer him and his asso-
ssstssharpy When be h'st came on board, he and
his eompspions were received By rae and the officers
snA men under my command Win every expression
- vsloome which language and cheers could az
"a ON INV part their welcome was sincere my
- ,na,tmenis we're resigned to promote their COM
80 md employed all the means ia my power toe
d,yc,t their attention from the gloom winch seemed
N have settled on their prospects
NJ ro.i,;on AT Marseilles was peculiarly perp'cx.
nc "a rssoops,be but did not intend 10 be, ana
wss not disrespectful TO kosuth, ellhe. IN Y IAN
ousce on manner. Ny conduct was such tna' on
n nj res IL.
In o,dey TO form Just opinion of the proprlety OF
NV conduct officer at Mars' mes IL Is linpoI'dn'
TO consider the ttricness OF ny oIoels "dsu ice,
.nce n the compromise OF the American nag ana
Thai had been cautioned again and again by Com-
no5oye Moran and others, whose opinions were
EMIT ed 10 the highest respect of the lmmnent dan
ger Of compromi' the nag INA. .ne rie na.s
authorities had refused TO allow kossutn 10 pass
,hrousb France to Ent alamo tina, he had once lano,
ed al Marseilles, and that orders had been issued
by the same authorities TIA, he should not iauu
again together with the excitement winch MS pres,
ence personally had occasloIed among the people OF
Marseilles. A. ..
In the 6rst place, please to observe the strictness
Of the general orders OF CommGaore Morss nf
against ali interference with the political anars OF
other nations, dated April 9, 1851, from winch 'he
following IL an extract - FL,
"Ts the careful preservation Of me GOOD idsn OF oa
country AS pghted treaty sfpBlasDs aud the delicate
subject Of strict neutrality claim your particular aten
ton You will remember the,soie ina, the snip unhe1
ths Of another FRI, adly nation mere guest
and % che TINE mere OF Of ss ne e the si
states il my order thai the utms crcumspection be OBJ
served particularly BY the Office and crews Of the yes,os
whea company, OF Conversation win the people OF hs
Europe tina. they so'Sr INTO mop political e dscG us
state OF their respective couses aEd that they carefully
avoid The OF aoy opson shS9 IN may OF or
inclined toward any particular patty CT nation the
sn y e, he friendship and conrusa
confidence Of all Any deviation from the foregoing order
In relation 10 this subject will hardly under any cucum
Hasoss admit Of an excuse
In addition 10 the above general orders please to
observe the specific orders from Commodore Nor
gan 10 me Of The cath September, 1851. In these or
ders you will fnd that many doubts are entertained
by him whether Kossuth would be allowed to land
in France an expression OF regret that kossuth had
determined to land at Marssilles; an apprehension
lest should encounter many vexatlons and lncon-
yeniences and then epjolns on me "Me most eract
obsrcsce IN every particular" Of the instructions al
ready given me in general orders with reference to
the careful preservation of strict neutrality withou.
which the most serious compromise oil the character
OF our country is almost Inevitable.
next received letter from the American Consul
at Marseiles, John l. Hodge, Esq, Sept. 3, 1851.
Ter from the " Prefect," requesting him to call on
him on business of Impotence. In compliance with
this request, he called TIE " Project" told him
S"" Of The United states Was puSi,shed in paper
called La Psupis violent partisan paper and asked
BY whom /! had been DONE as he vie wed 1t breach
OF commence. MI etdttu ne AeI hOSSutn
have the letter, and that 1t was published by him
The PTefec" then gave orders that no one but the
officers and men of the Mississippi should land, and
Mr. Hodge wrote TO me as follows: "lou Will, IN
the most positive manner, carry out the views OF
ue 'Preect > prohibit EVEN individual except your
men iaIdng from the United States steamer MlSsls
siPpi, nc matter who may be the person."
The consequence OF the publication OF that letter.
and the comments upon II IN the paper La Penpe, was
the imprisonment OF the editor OF that paper and the
Suspension OF all issues from that press further
consequence was great and very unusual excitement
among the people.
Had no reason, Sir, to apprehend, in view of the
circumstances, compromise az our flag The pop.
ulAee OF Marteiles mani este so much excitement
while kossuth and his associates were on shore that
the Project" through our Consul Informed me that
such demonstrations must cease tie also Withdrew
the permission he had CRANE go, through the nterces-
sion OF Consul Hodge for kossuth and his associates
TO land pleasure. He further ordered thgt no one
OF them should In future be ALTO we'd to land who had
not passports signed by French Minister, or "pised"
by French Consul.
On the afternoon Of the same day the ship was sur
rounded by multitude OF ooas filed with people
intensely excited, calling for kOesuth, singing the
haTseiiles Hymn and other revolutionary songs, &C
compsnied BY the welLkno~n clap OF the hands
which is employed by the French people in times of
great excitement; at the sane time multitudes had
collected and were still gathering, on the shores and
mole-hesds, and drums Ia the city were beating IL
was Ia tnis state OF agitation among the people that
remarked 70 koss9A that II he WOUld retire from
ts poordtek perhaps the people you'd diSperse for
FEARED compromise Of the flag. lie complied with
sns request out soon returned. and SAID, :" hope
VIII meet a generous welcome from your people
Mso and SIN sure You ~ould not have me rspulse
u am IN the same position here" replied, Of
coute would not but thlS dlferesf case. lie
mace shor address 10 tne poop e, and then he and
ms associates left the deck asd In about halt hour
s'er this period the boats moved oil slowly i'll the
ousA The evening. Ii was rude TO him, my rude
ness consisted in the above expressions. II is for
os that have been censuroc how Justly, YOU will
ladse.
There was s.rors ground for apprehension on my
pan tsr had been repeatedly warned os the dan
sao compromise OF the flag. l had received
express orders IN - Interere with the poll
nss oil foreign nations suffer It 10 be done By the
v'hseis and men under my command kossuth,
though foreigner, was unoer the protection OF the
american flag, by virtue Of a resolve of Congress
ne hsd hao PERMISSION through the intercession OF
AZ; hodge. the American Consul, TO go on shore
nle ne companions. EvenIs had TRANSFERRED Of
soen Character that the people Of Marseilles had
s ~. intensely excited | had received orders