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of the American Consul at Smyrna, but no refe
rence is made by him to the papers of naturalisation
held by M. Kossta. Hence Mr.'Brown replied in
the following letter :
"Its. BROWN TO M. BRUCK.

" Legation of the United States of America,
Constantinople, June 29.
" Monsieur l'lnternonce,—l have just received the
letter which you were so good as to write me, under
date of the 27th of this month, on the subject of the in-
dividual named Martin Kossta, arrested at Smyrna, on
the 21st inst., by the Austrian Consul.
"I am readily convinced sir, that the means adopted
by the Austrian Consul to effect the arrest of the said
individual could not merit your approbation ; and also
I do not feel myself at all called upon to express an
opinion upon the right which you mention as possessed
by your Government over all its own subjects n
Turkey.

"I cannot, however, deny myself the honour of once
more addressing your Excellency for the purpose of re-
newing the official intercession which I havealready felt
it my duty to make in behalf of this person ; and, so as
to enable your Excellency to better appreciate the basis
o o thenf my t
declaration
request,3ist I have
o f
Juwlyh,i
clh ts3lh2e: honour no
renouncingos
su
trat om haadnhedi
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allegianceo
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the Emperor of Austria,' and taking an oath of alle-
giance to the Government of the United States of
America.
"The right of expatriation and of naturalisation is re-
cognised, I Lelieve, by the Government of Austria as
well as by other Governments ; and it seems to me that
the arrest (witsout again mentioning the means which
the Austrian Consul at Smyrna used to effect it) of the
said Kossta, upon the neutral soil of Turkey, after the
act of allegiance made by him, will be regarded by the
Government of the United States as being not only a
very painful violation of those same rights of naturalisa-
tion, but also, in consequence of my intercession, as a
want of respect and regard towards my Government, of
which the impression will be removed with difficulty. I
would not leave your Excellency ignorant of the preced-
ing facts ; but rather, by communicating them to your
Excellency, relieve myself of all the responsibility which
the arrest of Kossta, and the consequences which may
grow out of it, may leave in the mind of my Government
and countrymen.
" It was on presenting this declaration to the Consu-
late of the United States of America at Smyrna, and to
this Legation, that the said Koista was furnished with
a tezkerch' to come to Constantinople, and to return to
"t
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resided for New
in TYuorrkeky under Since
hisSm arrival Smyrna, w hate nce
Smyrnahe was
he has
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crimeirre of which he is accused—leads him to declare proa irreproachable. His fidelity to his native land—the only
him-
self always a Hungarian, and to state that he wishes
even to meet his death as such.

"Your Excellency will pardon me if I thus renew my
intercession in his favour. I beg your Excellency to be
pleased to have him delivered over to the local authority
of Smyrna, to be sent again to the United States. This
act will be learnt by the President of the United States,
I am confident with satisfaction, and prevent the painful
and extraordinary news of his arrest being again the
a t
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la
brteg t o
your reconcile
Excellencyncile and to
to curletcieviavtee.renewed
cause of the interruption of those friendly feelings be-
tween our respective countries which I sincerely have it
of my high consideration, &c., assurances

" JOHN P. BEowx."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 29.
The Edinburgh, 58, Captain Hewlett, got away from
St. Helen's, under sail this morning, to pursue her
cruise.

The Highflyer, 21, screw, Captain Moore, left Spit.
head early this morning, to seek and join Commodore
Martin's division of the Channel Fleet.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander
Powell, left Spithead this morning for Gibraltar, to re.
lieve the Cruizer, 14, Commander the Hon. E. H. Douglas.
The:Fire Queen steam-yacht, Master-Commander Paul,
went out of harbour to Ryde this morning, and left that
place at 11 o'clock for Southampton with the Prussian
ensign flying.
Major-General Simpson, the Lieutenant-Governor,
being on leave, the command of Portsmouth garrison
and south-west district devolves upon Colonel Comman-
dant Menzies, K.H., aide-de-camp to the Queen.
The Sprightly steam-vessel, Mr. George Allen, acting
master, R.N., commanding, left port for Cowes last even-
ing, and embarked the Right Hon. Sir James Graham,
First Lord of the Admiralty, for Southampton, en route
to London, this morning, after which she returned to port
and left again at 5 this evening-, with the Fanny, Port-
Admiral's yacht, in tow, having Vice-Admiral Sir Thos.
Cochrane's flag flying, Sir Thomas being on a trip for
Torquay.

The Antelope, 3, iron paddle, Lieutenant Commander
Young, will haul out of the steam-basin dock on Wed-
nesday, her internal arrangements for accommodation
having undergone considerable improvement. Her
being rigged as a brig shows her rakish-looking hull to
great advantage.
The new signals, under the direction of Captain Jer-
ningham, have been practised to-day from the dockyard
semaphore to a flag-staff fixed on Ashy-down, Isle of
\\Tight, and with the greatest possible success. The
distance is nine miles, but the signalling would have
answered at 20 miles. The facility of working and read-
ing off was admirably managed; and its simplicity and
effectiveness must bring it into general use.

The gale which has been so furiously blowing on this
coast since Thursday lulled in the night, and this morn-
ing a dead calm ensued, with not a ripple visible on the
water. This evening, however, the wind has risen and
seems freshening for another gale.

PEMBROKE, AuG. 29.
An official inquiry has been instituted at Pembroke
into the cause of the late failure in the launch of the
Caesar, the committee of investigation being formed of
Sir Baldwin Walker, the Surveyor of the Navy
Mr. Isaac Watts, Assistant Surveyor ; Mr. Abethell,
Master Shipwright of Portsmouth Dockyard ; and
Mr. Edye, Master Shipwright of Devonport Dock-
yard. The real cause of the mishap for a long
time remained obscure, but there is not now any,
doubt concerning the origin of the untoward and unfor-
tunate event. The disaster appears to have been caused
by a sufficient depth of water not being obtained when
the launch took place, in consequence of which the bilge-
ways stuck in the mud, and all the efforts made, and the
immense force brought to bear, to force the ship into
the water, only served to fix her more firmly in the bed.
The water around was not of sufficient depth to take the
weight of the after body of the vessel from off the bilge-
ways, and thus allow her after,-part to float. The use,
in the formation of the lower part of the ways, of fir
wood, in lieu, as customary, of sound Dantzic oak, it is
considered also contributed to the accident, the conse-
quence being that the ship did not so easily glide over
these planks, and before the stern could be lifted by the
buoyancy of the water, the unusual friction and traction
had aided in the stoppage of the vessel. It has been
remarked that she started and passed down the slip at
first with great velocity, and with a speed apparently
capable of overcoming every obstacle. In consequence
of a much greater declivity being given at some of the
other dockyards, fir planks are occasionally used for
carrying out the ways, but at Pembroke this was never
before attempted.
The condition of the ship is considered to be much
better than was anticipated, when the very dangerous
ay iso
ff takenthe
e ways into consideration.wh when
sheap-
peared
position
One-third oo fgwglhie eidcr,
and
h
lensie thbent lay ,
but on floating, the strain
was taken off, and she returned to her normal lines.
The leakage was also very trifling, thus affording proof
of the immensely strong and perfect manner in which
our ships of war are put together. To be " hogged"
three feet out of build and then to recover the original
shear is a most convincing testimony of strength of
build. As a proof of the immense strain, we may men-
tion that the copper bolts, by which the iron knees were
fastened, were cut clean off by the iron work. Some of
the fastenings and a portion of the diagonal framing has
been much strained, and will require additions and re-
fastenings, and she will likewise have to undergo a tho-
rough recaulking,
The Captain-Superintendent, Sir Thomas Pasley, has
issued a minute, which speaks in terms of the highest
satisfaction of the conduct of both officers and men on
the trying occasion ; and Sir Thomas records his un-
qualified approbation of their conduct, which he has
reported in most favourable terms to the Lords of the
Admiralty.

SHEERNESS, Ana. 27.
The Miranda, 14 guns, screw steam-sloop, is taken
into No. 3 dock. The Netherlands ship Jan Hendrick,
having been previously put out with temporary repairs,
remains in the fitting basin waiting the spring tides, to
enable the caisson to be lifted, when she will proceed by
steam-tug, to Snook's dock, LimehQnse, London, for
permanent repairs, the Admiralty having refused to
complete her repairs at this yard.
The Dolphin, 3, brigantine, Lieutenant-Commander
Webber, is progressing smartly in her equipment. Four
seamen gunners and one A. B. have joined her from the
Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth.
To-day his Royal Highness the prince of Prussia, Ad-
miral of the Prussian fleet, attended by his Flag Captain,
made a private visit to the dockyard. They entered by
the Admiral's private gate, and his Highness was con-
ducted through the yard by the Captain-Superintendent,
Charles Hope, R.N. His Royal Highness left here by
the Medway steam-packet at 4.30 p.m- this day, and on
leaving the pier a large number of the inhabitants and
visitors gave his Royal Highness three hearty English
cheers, which were repeated, with one cheer more, for
the Prince of Prussia.

WOOLWICH, Aro. 29.
APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Edmund Ileathcote (1852), who recently
commanded the Highfiyer screw steam-sloop, is ap-
pointed to study steam at the factory at Woolwich
Dockyard.
Lieutenants.—Frederick A. B. Cranford (1843), to the
Royal Naval College ; J. F. Ross (1846), to the Strom-
boll paddle-wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Surgeon James N. Dick (1853), to the
President, 50, at Chatham, for service on the Pacific
station.

Midshipman J. H. Spalding to the Victory flag-ship at
Portsmouth.
The Cyclops steam•frigate, in charge of Mr. Pope,
Assistant Master Attendant at Sheerness Dockyard, was
taken out of the basin here this morning, and left imme-
diately for Sheerness, having on board a portion of the
machizory of the Crew, 80, fitting at that port.