New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-03

NJ your inquiry ] have alr,ady 2nsvercd- IN
In he o.hcr VIZ: NV kaswIsdge Of and connection
with Mr. Fosb<s fvin uswef you W the eest on ~
recollection think The hrst uie Jaw ooi Nn1ysa
on me at the St Nicholas House IN New YORK. and
asked me 20 attend meeting 10 be holden n -oDe
putie Hail. 10 express APPRECIATION OF tne Conduct Of
Cart Jnprahan IL the T. g. Navy, Tor his conirct IN
reIea,iuo Kos,ta from sa Austrian vesscl tf var.
Once after he caee on me IN New-1ork N attend,
and think presided ~ meeting u portion Of the
foreign residents OF New-fork, IN commcsora:ion OF
-ons event IN The history Of liberty 10 Europe, the
pr.ci.e riire Of rghch has now escaped we. Subse
cfyeutly be- called several times 10 New York and
o.ase or more in Washington.
The character Of that interview IN Washington II
.1rrectly stated by Col. Forbes WIN be savs the
xse number of The Hcr0id from which the extracts
have quotei are taken. Z" / confined myself 30 ex-
planning the urgency Of sensIng relief 10 my ilIn-
w."
lie informed me tina, all his xpectatons of peeunia
~ remuneration for going Ia Rani had utterly failed
or nearly so that, in consequence his family were IN
a suffering and destitute condition, and he urged
me- only, but several times 10 Use my infg
ence with NV friends To do something for their aid
Indeed such was their destuon, he depicted it to
me, that be was unwilling 70 leave Washington till
collected something for him 10 remit TO them aud did
collect from several gentleman To whom stated his
case small sum, | do not remember how mnch
which gave 10 HIM When have stated the above
have stated briefly all know of Col. Forbes, and all
the communication, written or verbal that ever re-
ceIved from him, except j shOuln ana tnat AZ the
lime irs became acquainted with him, he represent
ed himself intenly watching the state Of political
aears in Europe, and living in almost daily
recitation of being recalled there by revolution
II which he was to act part.
Col Forbes at that time, and on some prior Occa-
sion in NewYork, think represented to me that he
had abandoned very respectable position, which he
had in New-York, by which he was comfortably and
respectfully supporting his family TO 20 to Kansas and
labor in the Free State cause, on the promise that he
should be remunerated therefor. The precise manner
in which the remuneration was 10 come to him i do
not recollect, though do remember that it struck me
at the time he told me that the prospect appeared
certain and precautions, and 30 expressed myself TO
him at the time and my establishment that a man in
his situation, with family dependant him for sup
port, should have given up such situation he then
held, for such prospect az his journey to Kansas az
forded, and he slid il seemed 10 him now, but it
looked differently when he undertook it.
To the best of my recollection, Col. Forbes never
wrote me letter, long short, in his life, unless II
may have been short note about those meetings
he invited me to attend something Of that sort and
/ am equally confident never wrote him letter of
any kind in my life. This statement ] have made
from memory merely, never having heard Of the mat
ter in regard to which you have written ME till tins
morning. With much respect, yours,
To Editors OF Psess and Tribune JOHN r. HALE.