Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-04
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Captain Long, while on board the VI
S. ffigate Mississippi, the facts have at
length appeared in the form ofyariouslet-
ters, written by Kossuth, the q. S.
Consul at Marseilles. Capt. Long, and
other officers on board the Mississippi,
which are too lengthy for our paper. and
we therefore give their purport in more
condensed form.
Upon his arriyalat Marseilles, Kossuth
sent request to Louis Napoleon to allow
him to pass through France to England,
promising to go as direct and speedily as
possible, and advise with the authorities
as to the best means of avoiding any
display of sympathy in his favor. After
waiting three days refusal was received.
Kossuth, who had been awaiting on shore,
the answer of the French government,
gave to Marseilles editor copy of the
request he had made and the reply, and
returned on board the Mississippi. Soon
there were many boats floating about the
ship, filed with people, who sang the
Marseilles hymn, and set up cries of
" America" 3" Captain" &c. &C.
Captain Long paced the deck with stern
look, and in much apparent excitement.
A beautiful wreathe was taken from the
United States flag in one of the boats and
thrown up to the deck of the Mississippi
But Capt. Long still deigned no notice of
the compliments and honors which the
people were showering upon him. A
general order was given to come down
from the poop, guards, and other promi-
nent places. Capt. Long then walked up
to Gov. Kossuth. and requested him to
withdraw from the poop of the ship, adj
ding that he was compromising our flag,
or that if he remained there he would
compromise our flag.
The request of Kossuth and reply
were published. This alarmed the Perfect
and Consul Hodge and the Consul ad-
dressed letter, couched in violent and
offensive terms, charging Kossuth with
having compromised the flag of the Uni
ted States, to Capt. Long, who handed the
letter to Governor Kossuth, thereby i'm
pliedly endorsing its sentiments.
Kossuth addressed letter to the Con-
sui in which he declared it not to have
been his intention to compromise the
flag of the United States, and expressed
his determination to no longer embarrass
him, but would leave the Mississippi on
the first opportunity.
After leaving Marseillcs several letters
were addressed to Kossuth by officers of
the vessel, expressing the opinion that he
had not compromised the flag Of the Uni
ted States. and requesting him to change
his determination of leaving the ship
Capt. Long, was himself induced to ad-
dress Kossuth on the subject, and as Kos
suth was resolved to visit England previ-
Gus to coming to America, offered to re-
main at Gibraltar until he could return.
This, Kossuth declined, not wishing to
detain the Mississippi, as he said in a
letter to Captain Long, until the cold and
stormy weather would render the APP
proach to the coast disagreeable and dan
gerous.
The Mississippi consequently came on
to the United States with portion of
Kossuth's suit, while the remainder pro-
ceeded to England with him, but not un-
til good feeling had been restored among
all.
This may be relied ON as correct ac-
count of the difficulties" which were
said to have occurred between Kossuth
and Captain Long, and which some ac-
counts say resulted in challenge from
Capt. Long.