The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-01-28

- T.. =. Ss"faitaf, NOT again 10 return
20 ner. iT made in consequence. las / have re
ees! reason 10 belieye,) Of the rrnye charge
against you OF having aon two ,ccas;nns',,
compromised the flag or the sJn;,ed S,.,ss
and OF having restraint, 20 repugnant ~ va,,,
| feelings, imposed upon your actions on bo. ri
this ship, then, indeed, will mortiilcation he
added to the disappointment of the Amel ;cnn
| people, and sorrow most sincere be felt by
| myself and by many of my companions here
| present. g 3s.sl.sf n. Rs1i.ss.s.s.9 ~ &
Since have had the honor Of a personal ac-
| qualntance with you, certainly have seen
| nothing, sir, which has been done by you, hare
| heard ofn0thing which has been done, or,which
has been said by you. that, in my opinion, is,
| M the remotest degree, derogatory to the high
position you hold or which has, in the least,
changed the good opinion, the good wishes, or
the high respect entertained Tor you by myself
and by other ofmy brother officers on board
the Mississippi. sss@
have the honor, sir, to be, most respectfully,
and very truly yours, 6slae1ela fs
y HENRY ETTING,
Pnrser United States Navy.
TO Gov. Louis Kossuth, on board the u. s.
steam frigate Mississippi, at sen.
U. s. 8. F. MIssrssIpPr,
At Sea, Oct.3 1851. {
Sir-I feel it duty owe mvself as an off,
Ger of this ship and a citizen of tie United
States of America, to express to you, sir, the
nations guest, my sincere and heartfelt re-
grets at the circumstances which have caused
your determination toleave this vessel, and to
dIsavow any participation in the complaints
and charges that have been brought against
you and your noble associates. Hoping that
this manifestation ofmy true feeling may meet
win credit on your part, and that prosperity
may attend you and your glorious cause,
''% am, sir, with high esteem, &c,
+. G.' WATMoUGH, Mid.
U. S. SHIP MIsslssIpp1,
AT Sea, Oct. a, 1851.
My Dear Sir-I cannot allow you to leave
the M,ssissippi, under the present circunstan-
ces, without expressing to you the pain and
Inoftihcation feel at the occurrences which
have induced you to adopt this resolution. l
cannot hope, sir, that this expression Of nv
personal feelings, together with those ofa simi-
lar nature which know you will receive from
other otfcers, will produce change in your
determination. 1t would be folly in me, sir.
70 endeavor TO alleviate the accusation which
has been made against you, an accusation
which, although may disapprove Of and con-
sider unfounded, still remains. You have not
10 DO with the sentiments or opinions of myself
or my brother officers. You cannon receive
from us arefutation ofcharges which have been
made by the only agents of the government
with whom you have to deal. You have been
charged by them with having compromised the
nag which offered you protection. You, sir,
while guest OF the national ship, placed at
your disposal by the unanimous votes of our
Representatives in Congress, you have been
charged by a commercial agent, of having
compromised that country's banner! When
the American people, through their represen-
tatlves, have extended to you a mark of their
respect and sympathy-which has never been
paid to any man with the exception of Lafay-
ette--he has without considering the eonse.
quences, undertaken to say to you that which
would oblge you to decline their proffered
honor. sir, am not a diplomatist. NV pro
lesson does notoften place me in positions to
decide upon questions of political intricacv.-
But can be allowed to judge and express my
opinions upon subjects as devoid of ambiguity
as this appears to me to be. am familiar with
every circumstance which has led to this ac-
cusatlon. have watched attentively every
movement of YOURSELF and every word, almost.
that you have spoken since you came on board
at the Dardanelles. and do not hesitate to
venture my opinion, that in no one instance
have you, IN the least, compromised the Amer
ican flag.
do firmly believe, that upon investigation
your whole course of conduct will meet the en-
tire appreciation of the American people. |
know il is piece OF assumption in me to make
such an explicit declaration, and particularly
alter those whose experience and situation en-
iitie them to so much more respect, have de.
| cided otherwise. But there are cases in which
men OF the finest tact and judgment may be de.
ceived. There are cases in which men. from
strlct sense OF duty, may be misled; and in
my humble opinion, this is one of those cases.
cannot think that Captain Long considered
the consequences of his becoming party to
this charge, the impossibility of Your remain
ing under this flag, after having been accused
of compromising it, tunless it IS satisfactorily
retracted and expained,) and the disappoint-
ment Which will be produced at home. among
all parties and classes when they become ac.
| qnainted with these mortifying, these painful
| facts. hope most sincerely that such expla-
| nation will be made TO you as will exculpate
Capt. Long, and that you WILL after receiving
| them, reconsider the resolution which know
| you have made.
In conclusion, sir, allow me to express to
| you the personal satisfaction | have expert
enced in an association TO which shall always
recur with pleasure and with pride, and re-
GREETING more than can tell you, if you per-
| sist in your resolution to leave us, the causes
which have produced it.
remain, sir, most respectfully, your obedi-
ent servant, j. VAN NESS PHILIP,
Passed Mid. Mississippi.
Directed "Gov. Louis Kossuih.''
u. S. STEAMER MISSISSIPPI,
AT SEA, Saturday, Oct.4, 1851. !.
| DEAR SIR--I have heard with real pain of
your intention of leaving our ship, and Of the
| causes which have impelled you TO that step.
| But before your departure from amongst us,
| have thought that it might not be altogether
dispIeasing TO you to know that there are many
Of nv brother officers, besides myself who are
far from being of the opinion that you have
dane The least thing TO compromise our coun-
try. and who, therefore, by no means subscribe
| To- the charge that has SO unhappily laid at
your door.
was hailed with just pride, but il became
matter Of especial qualification when It was
known that the vessel TO which we az.
| are attached, was designated for the honor OF
conveying you from bondage. to freedom
your presence upon our decks was therefore
received with joy, and SO far as yourself and
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