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5. Mr. Marsh to Secretary of State, ISth April, 1850.. 



6. The same to the same, 15th May, 1850. 



7. The same to the same, 19th June, 1850. 



8. The same to the same, 4th July, 1850. 



9. The same to the same, i9th August, 1850. 



10. ]\Ir. Marsh to the same, 15th November, 1850. 



11. Mr. Webster to Mr. Marsh, 25th January, 1851. 

 1-2. The same to Mr. J. P. Brown, 22d February, 1851. 



13. Mr. J. P. Brown to Secretary of State, 23(1 February, 1851, 



14. Mr. Webster to Mr. Marsh, 2Sth February, 1851. 



Mr. Clayton to .Mr. Marsh. 



[Copy — No. 3.] Department of State, 



Washington, 12th January 1850. 



George P. Marsh, Esq., Constantinople. 



Sir : — You are well aware that the deepest interest is felt among the 

 people of the United States, in the fate of Kossuth and his compatriots of 

 Hunp-ary, who have hitherto escaped by seeking an asylum within the 

 boundaries of the Ottoman Empire. The accounts respecting them have 

 ])een so conflicting — sometimes representing them as having escaped, and 

 at others as being captive, that we have not known what to credit, and 

 have therefore declined to inteifere in their behalf; nor do we now desire 

 to interfere, by entangling ourselves in any serious controversy with 

 jlussia or Austria. But we cannot suppose that a compliance Avith the 

 dictates of humanity, now that the contest with Hungary is over, would 

 involve our friendly relations with any other power. Should you be of 

 the opinion that our good offices would avail anything to secure their safety, 

 it is desired by your government that you should intercede, with the Sultan 

 in their behalf. The President would be gratified, if they could find a 

 retreat under the American flag, and their safe conveyance to this country, 

 by any one of our National ships, which may be about to return home, 

 would be hailed with lively satisfaction by the American people. 

 I am sir, yours, &c. 

 (Signed) JOHN M. CLAYTON. 



[Extract.] 



Mr. Brown to Secretary of Stale. 



Constantinople, January 5, 1850. 



Honored Sir : — I recently received the enclosed letter from Mr. Kos- 

 suth, the Ex-govenor of unfortunate Hungary ; and supposing that it might 

 be agreeable to you to possess a letter from this illustrious man, I take 

 the liberty of enclosing it to you, with a literal translation in English. 



Major Bock has been my guest for some days, and will probably leave 

 soon for France and England, on his way to the United States. It is his 

 intention to settle near a friend in Texas. He entertains feelings of the 

 most devoted kind for Mr. Kossuth, whose patriotism, benevolence, firm- 



