Litchfield enquirer., 1852-05-06

Dceu many Guy NstSS tssaAtte 70 the pAfe
iicplars Of the letter which Kossuth ia
bis exile and peril dispatched 70 Lord
Pslmerston. and the bearer of it. OF the
bearer, kossuth has heard nothing since
he left his presence at Widden, I'LL he
arrived. at Hartford, and had book
placed in his hand, during the brief stop.
page Of the cars. containing a note,-
viz; This is from the person who oarri-
ed your letter from Widen to Palmer
ston in ten days"-signed EASEMENT.
Rossuth bad no time TO peruse the
! book or the note till the cars had left the
depot, and then thu little but significant
piece Of paper reused within him an un-
usual interest. He at once recolIec ted
the stranger who promptly consented to
carry his letter rough to Palmerston, al
great personal risk. And he could nat
bus reeollect the great importance Of
that service rendered SO cheerfullv
though surrounded by such dangers, by
Mr.. Easement, for Kossuth was to be
given up to the Au,trians unless he re.
nounced his religion, which he would
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could get the letter through in ten days.
stating to Lord Palmerston his condition
and the facts in The case, he felt assured
that Palmerston would guarantee to the
Sultan such protection in case he refused
to give up the Hungarian refugees, that
+ they would be safe from the Aus lian
Butcher !; and he felt that Palmerston
must ge: his letter in ten days or il would
be too late for him to act successfully
Kossuth was right. By piece Of good
fortune Mr.. Casemen. was present. and
at once undertook the dangerous task.
which lie accomplished. Palmerston's
reply was that the Sultan should be pros
tected BY the entire British fleet, if ne.
ccssary. in case lie gave uncondilional
protection to Kossu,h and his company.
The prompt and efficient services OF
Roger Easement, then an Off er in the
British Army. probably saved Kossuth
from being surrendered to the Austrans.
by whom he would have been speedily
put to death.
A few facts relative to Mr.. Cas- smenl
will not be embarrassing. He was for
merly an officer in the British army, and
for several years WAS stationed in the
East Indies. But the monotony OF the
regular service did not suit his active
temperament, and he resigned the COM
mission and returned to London. The
Hungarian Revolution was then at lis
height, and tho sYmpathics Of Mr.. c.
enlisted in behalf Of the prtrlots who
were struggling for liberty. He pre-
pared TO join the Hungarian army rs a
volunteer.
At this time large pnbhc meeting
was held in London, at which Lord Dad
Icy Stuart presided. An address Of sym.
patny 10 Kossuth ana his army Was WV
ed, and promises were made Of valuable
aid.
Mr.. Easement volunteered to deliver
10 Kossuth in person, copy of this ad-
dress and the assn arance OF aid. Which
were rendered by the meeting and from
other quarters. After many thrilling Incl
denis aud narrow escapes, lie succeeded in
getting into Hungary, but not until treach.
cry had done its work. and the army of
Hungary was broken up and It's heroic lead
or an exile. MIR. Easement followed Kos
suth across the frontier, aud nj Widen, in
Bulgaria, he presented the address TO the
Hungarian Governor. Kossuth and his !
Were much cheered by these
expressions of sympathy from London,
though unfortunately ii was too late for tie
promised aid.
Shortly after this Kossuth was informed |
that he was about to be given up to Aus.
tria unless he would abandon his religion !: |
and his letter 10 Palmerston was sent MS
above described.
Mr.. Caseme relates an incident which
his love for his aged mother. The letter
was written by Kossuth in the Magyar lang.
uage. and Capt Henningsun translated il
into English. AS he read it over, detailing
the delicate position he an his exiled cum-
paniOns were in and the imminent dnngsr
thu. surrounded them, the Hungarian
Chief listened uncOncerned and with ap
parent Indifference, But when he read
aloud that part which alluded to his aged
mother, and the grief that it would cause
him it she. aged aud feeble, should fall in-
to the hands of tina Aastrans nd he sub.
jec.ea to rude treatment aud even impris.
"nnent. Knssuth burst into tears and Gov
cred his face as he wepl like child.
The tirst days journey of Mr.. Casemeu,
from Widen TO l.onI,n, brought him back
lathe very spot from whence he started
He ,hcn saw thut he was suspected, and
that there was lreachery in the drivers
He ut once demanded in the name of the
EHglish government, and US an English
officer proper protection and an unin,er
rup,ed passage. lie then s,aried again,
aud nfler various romantic incidents, was
ennhled to deliver the letter in person, 10
Palmerston, wit hin the specified time Of
ten days from the hour that he received
it.
We give the above account rather
against the wishes Of Mr.. Easement than
Otherwise. He prefers to live In retirement.
and does not on any account wish for no.
,oristy. He is now residing in our midst.
| having chosen this city as his home for the
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