Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-30

board the Mississippi igale the United States to any
other of passage 50 highly do appreciate ls o1
and this distinction You, sir had the sy obilgn@ hlhu
nssa nfpn that you will await NY return here rom
England in Tie which leaves England on Inc -il
uf October 10 the lst of November next
Though felt very mucn panied az the idea That my n,osl
mrerio!s duties forced ask and To accept this delay
ay augmented The snicrngs OF the officers ana ere"
OF this ship also To my associates still lett somewhat
consented al The conviction thai leaving Southampton on
The 27h will be back gain the q November and that
you might yet reach New York before III" ED OF tha'
month.
| Unhappiy and quite unexpectedly learn now from the
agency Of the Oriental Company that the packet boat ex
pecryd Tomorrow board Of which intended 10 embark
ior England makes eleven days TO Southampton from Ill
bralla AS il has 10 touch CadiZ and Lisbon cannot ex
pect to land Southampton before the 18th, and having
10 return the 27h had only single day to arrange my
| public and private business.
On the other hand the packet boat not leaving Eng
land but on the 9Th November and making likewise eleven
days To Gibraltar could not be back here before the 18Th o
Novcnbrr so that you would be pleased to grant me
yet this delay Also the Mississippi could but on The second
| half of December reach New York
Now you having requested me 10 take into con5ea-
ton that longer delay here would render my associates
we'll The officers and crew OF this shlp liable on ap-
preaching your late season. endure excessively
severe and uncomfortable cold and stormy weather. con-
slider it, under tic above said unnward circumstances IN
honor and conscience duty 10 DC not 10 ebarfass y"
in your honorable for the comfort OF all you nave on
board; AMI 10 make any request the compliance 70
which would OF course very much increase The
no, only Of associates but also of the officers and crew
of the ship which indeed would be from very regard
less course and very bad appreciation OF the friendly sind
ant hospabe YOU your officers, and the whole
crew have treated all the time had the high honor 10 oc
| OH board this ship.
With this convictions and to enable you prosecute
your voyage without delay feel bound in honor and ron
SCIENCE leaving England, possible TO take
packesh for the United States where hope 10 arrive al
yop and prove 10 the people ana 6nSefn
men Of the United States how warmly wished 10 hasten
| to your generous hospitable shores.
am confident that the people and the Government Of me
United States will appreciate my motives ana re
I mn q |
consider really is) this course as the ehianap % ~!
lively sentiment and careful soicude not to misuse he
generosity by disregading the important CONSCIENTIOUS "
those sutngs which could not fail TO follow OUT o
e delay; and hope these circumstances ("hicn no1ons
can regret Than do) will not alter nose sy.'S
of your people which take and will forever ho'd io Tue
chief honor glory and incstinahe treasure Oh my me-
So have favor yet 10 claim, and that - 'nh' y"
NAV be cased to accept YOURSELF as vel! as Tor Inc o
GERS crew of this ship the sincere cXpres<ipn o
my warnest thanks for the NOBLE Kind ana generous ac
ton, was honored with on board TINS snip. me t
branCc of will be lasting tn my heaTf ana WI"
cherish il rs fair Gift of the Almighty may meet "hle
ever fate throughout my empcsos=cd iie nope 10 "G
you again on the happy shores OF yo' Curious "'in
and lei hope that you and all who have the h'h' 10 w
service their country under your command on nad 'e
Mississippi (rigate will bear 10 kind remembrance ana
the high minded affection they honored re WIN rom
the 6,t moment bowed with deep respect before the sio
riouS rg your ship and tc tree more because pro
BY il, and surrounded BY your frank, loyal gallant
| true American hearts.
May the blessings Of God and glory and happiness attend
you wherever you 90. -,
Please communicate this, my warm wishes ana sehH-
mcnt the undetermined gallant officers und 10 The crew
Of The ship.
am sir with the highest regards and with the waImss
gratitude, LOUIS hoSSU "a.
To Captain Loso Fsate Mississippi Gibraltar 18Th octo-
ber 1851.
| U. S. SrEAM-F RlGArE MISSISSIPPI,
GIBRALTAR BAY, TUESDAY, Der. ii, 1891.
STA have honor be in receipt Of your letter under
date OF 18th October instant While retutn my heartfelt
thanks for your kind expressions towards myself oicers
and crew cannot but express my sincere regret tl c-
cunsances have induced you proceed directly from Eng
land 10 the United States which has deprived OF the
pleasure had anticipated IN conveying you sale 10 our
shores.
That you your family and those OF your associates who
accompany may pleasant and safe passage hence
20 the United States the snceres wish of most ODE
diem; servant J. &. LONG Captain I. ). n.
To LOUIS KossU7H, Ex-Governor, President of Hungary
On the other hand the Washington Republic of Saturday
has the (ollowng
The New York Times has RECALLED ,s readers with further
important disclosures in regard the difficulties on board
the Mississippi prcacng them with an editorial co nnen-
,ry which indicate clearly the motives OF the
publication and the in which has been pcpared-
The documents printed arc first kos5uth letter 10 MI
Consul Hodge setting forth complaints OF the 'T'ner IN re-
ference 10 his alleged treatment at Mrsces secondly the
letters of subordinate officers Of the Mississippi giving their
version OF board condemna. their SUPERIOR Capt.
Long and declaring their approval ol hossnn conct' ~
way not exactly with naval lscplnsi ana WHICH
NAV subject some of them little further attention anu
finally letter from kossu!h TO Capt Long, WIN the reply
| OF the latter.
The Times affects to consider this publication triumph
ant eyoncation ri Kossurh from complaints that have been
made against him. and final settlement Of the controversy
Such conclusion Is altogether uGJustiable. glance
makes apparent that the narrative Including me cores
ponience is parte statement OF facts and therefore
Unreliable II omits notice Of incidents which are essential
10 riahl understanding OF the NATTER and displays rcck-
less desire to excupate kossuh at the cost OF trh and the
character of navy The affair cannot remain In It's pre-
SENT shane the eabied story although sufficient of itself to
rebu, N nv of the differences which the kossuh journals
arrived will neccssitae the production Of IN" whole
truth and, when that appears, believe il will be found
| mis- ufpu Df
people, been agun msed and damaged by his noisy and
| indiscreet admirers.
We concur in the following remarks which We take with
some abdgment from the New York Commercial AdVer-
| tlser:
at must be promised tina, the ocaed documents pub
ished in the Times the documents filed in the De-
partments at Washington NJ kossuths letter to Mr. Con-
sui Hodge the only paper among those records that the
Times gives II il has been communicated by NJ hossuth
himself as suppose 1t have been, that gentleman
will learn regret making himself party to these attempts
10 degrade our navy introduce INSTRUMENTATION ana bcke
midst Yet even this letter if read with rcect!un viii IN
luce the reader suspend his Judgment until Com Morgan
Capt Long and Mr.. Hodge, nave given their account Of
che difficulties on board the Mississippi There is now
more than urgent that the hoe correspondence
| be officially communicated 10 The people.
lhe other documents published in the Times are private
letters 10 NJ Kossurh from the purser and some nlship
men, One of the latter seemingly conscious oil the pTo-
prcty he committing in assuming an attitude OF oppo
stion to his superior officer holds language which we
should think merits the polite attention oil the secretary Vi
| the Navy.
"n the editorial preface hose letters is said We omit
at this time mention any Of the incidents Of the voyage IN
til the arrival the Mississippi Maseies we happen 10
be possession Of information however, which con'inces
US that those incidents of the voyage nre essential TO
right appreciation Of what occurred at Harseies; and
since NJ Kossuth and his friends have published what II
suited their uposc make known We earnestly hope mar
the entire narrative will be promptly called io and e sha
b. agreeaby appointed it, when that Is published Is
moi apparent Ia ali tia; NJ Kpasuth wsin that ma
val officers should forget their duty TO promote s as
tha, the American people should pass BY the c6nnscs
OF Washington in order enbroil themselves with Europe
for Hungarys sake Again say, We want The TRUTH and
line truth only But want the whole truth; and now that
~ Kossu is supplying the newspapers with materials tor
casing unjust reflections upon naval officers II is time
that the truth should be proclaimed.
! To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
BatriMoRE, JAS. "a 1852.
! about l2 o'clock on Saturday night snow commenced
falling and continued steadily until late hour in the next
Right; covering the ground with depth ofabont ten inches
Yesterday there good deal OF drift lis cutting cold
to-day nj sunrise this morning, the thermometer is sad TO
have socd the Ennw House and Mount vernon Place. -
below Zero which said he the owcs' temperature noted
/, ,hs since the 9th January 1850 when the Their.