A week later Kossuth wrote to Mayne Reid complaining of the espionage to which he had been subjected during his residence in England, giving certain facts. The communication, along with a letter from his own pen, was forwarded by Captain Mayne Reid to the Daily News, in the columns of which it appeared, April 25th, 1853.
The following letters from Kossuth to Mayne Reid may be here conveniently inserted:
“28th March, 1856.
“My Dear Sir,
“Here I am again to torment you eternally. I send you the second half of my second lecture for revision; the first half I am just a little cutting to the proper length, inasmuch as this second half, as you shall see, scarcely does admit of much abbreviation.
“How long can a lecture be?
“Yours affectionately,
“Kossuth.
“Captain Mayne Reid.”
“Friday evening, June 6, 1856.