Jánossy Dénes: A Kossuth-emigráció Angliában és Amerikában 1851-1852, I. kötet (Budapest, 1940)

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happened at noon and afternoon; the letters were published in the evening, the remarks, and annexed opinion of the editor I have nothing to do with. You yourself did me the honor to accompany me from the hotel to the boat. You saw that the acclamations of the people, being in no way provoked, had nothing of disorder in themselves; but rather were highly honorable to myself, to the people, and even to you. We returned to the frigate. In the afternoon a hundred boats were floating around the Mississippi, singing national songs, offering garlands of laurel to me, garlands of immortals to America, and shouting „Hurrahs" to the Republic, to the United States of America, and to myself. Called forth by the shouts of the people, I mounted on the deck, and uncovering my head, bowed to thank the people, without speaking one single word. It was surprised to see the captain of the frigate walk along the deck, without even waving his cap to acknowledge the cheers given to America; but my surprise was still heightened, to see Captain Long accost me in a reproaching manner that I am compromising him by staying on deck. I answered, „I hope I will meet a generous welcome from your people also, and I am sure you would not have me repulse it. I am in the very position here. I will, in honor and conscience, feel bound thankfully to acknowledge, everywhere, the sympatly I meet; and am confident that your people and your government can but approve this, and feel in no way compromised to learn that the people of Marseilles did, in a graceful manner, cheer the United States and cheer myself. You knew whom you received on board your ship; and I beg to be assured that I have the sentiment of what is due to you and convenient to me. It appears we have different views about what may be thought compromising to your position. So I free you from the embarrassment, and entreat you to land me wherever you please. But, as long as I have the honor to be on board your ship, you have to command, and your commands shall be obeyed. And I left the deck, and caused all my companions to do the same. The people upon the boats continued to cheer yet for a while, then went