Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21

granted Immediately ordered coal to be purchased
and as was necessary to have supplies for the support
OF the large number Of board they had been
ordered The contract for the coal made at
ter the weather cleared up that coal could be examined
70 be delivered the evening Of the 30th On Sunday
heavy mstra had cleared off the thick weather. and the
Prefect had received and had informed the Con-
sui that the Government at Paris had refused most posi-
lively TO permit Kossuh to pass through France to Eng
land and IN the evening of the day Kossuth return
ed on board On his arrival at the boat with Mr. Hodge
our Consul large concourse of people collected and
cried 'syive kossuth," !. Viye les Etats Unis"
The next morning received note from the Consul,
saying that IN consequence OF the demonstration made
when kossuh embarked for the Ship and the de-
monstratons" were renewed in the evening in pre-
sence OF three hungarian refugees in uniform such
DEMONSTRATIONS must cease has the Projects great
greet he Withdrew the authority which he had granted TO
permit the strangers not furnished with regular passports
for France 10 land He requests to inform you Of this
that the laws of France relative to passports must
be executed No is allowed to leave the gate who
has not his passport in regular order which is to be sign
ca or bear the rise of French minister consul"
" Please announce the above to Mr.. Kossuth and all
others on board, and request an observance"
The extract Of Mr. Hodges letter, above, read to
MI kossuth who gave orders to his party to that effect
notwithstanding which, not half hour after Pole,
Mr. kossnh left the ship in violation of this request and
called him back to the ship after he had gone rods
The whole party continued excited and declared that
had imprisoned them than they at Kutayha.
short time before sunset large collection of boats
filed with surrounded the ship called for KossutI
and commenced singing the Marsees Hymn. Governor
kossuh rushed deck and received their applause
naming for nearly hour when he retired from the side
of the poop amdships, and supposed he was quite
tired Of repetition of the thing The boats
were all the time increasing and J. fearing compromise
Of our flag, very politely said to Mr. Kossuth perhaps
sir if you should retire, probably the people win depart
from alongside the ship" After few moments he left
the deck and the crowd did leave but the people
began 70 collect on the mole, he again went the
poop and said he could not resist the congratulations OF
the people OF this country when rncy ofvuin dis
like to the action Of the Government in not permitting
him to pass through their country and with other
remarks passed rapidly to the starboard side and adj
dressed the crowd in French which did understand
and soon after dusk they all departed in different drec
tons.
On Tuesday evening the convention of boats but
less in number assembled and Governor Kossuth made
short address to the people from the poop and then rer
ed; the crowd dispersed in the and at
the same time on the evening previous
Yesterday received note from Consul Hodge, a copy
of which enclosed the latter part of which, where
the affair Of the publication in the papers is spoken Of
and what has followed have compromised me and our flag
with this Government and what follows read Mr. Kos
suth and he said he had not been requested pub
sh the letter. and he had it with remarks of
his to person on shore, and had objection to its be-
ing published He also said that had he received the
formation from Mr.. Hedge which then communicated at
earlier hour in the day. he would have another
letter hs had written for the same purpose.
Now, sir, after all these circumstances have occurred
becomes my duty to inform you and to say that if the
coal been purchased and the of it lighters
well % the necessity for remaining for supplies for the
subsistence of these people, should Immediately have
left the Prt sent word to the Project by the Consul
that it was my intention to leave this port the earliest
practicable moment and enforce the restriction of the
| landing OF the Hungarians
Such ST. many of the circumstances that have
pred snc my arrival here and leave you to form
your own opinion from them.
| shall lsaye this evening for Gibraltar
am, sir very respectfully your obedient servant,
| ]. c. LONG, Captain
Com. GINS. w. MORGAN,
CONG U. s. naval forces in the Mediterranean.