The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-24

And there are but two explosions of locomotives
record within all this time, and eighteen accidents
TO steamboats, within twenty-five years.
The Hebrews, with their usual foresight, have
actually made large sum Of money by the con
structon Of a new and handsome synagogue Mt
Mulhau-e, by selling the place at auction. Their
church cost only 10000 francs, while they sold the
places for 5000 francs, clear profit Of $1,000
The diplomatic world u darkened by clouded
horizon in a second quarter, and The cloud u oil
more portent than that which arises over the Nat-
can. The holy father il very weak. with an empty
treasury, and armless, starving soldiers; but where
this new cloud now lowers the two most powerful ma
tons drawn in battle array, and should matters
assume serious turn, nothing can prevent a gen.
eral conhagration. Even England will be pushed
from her proud coldnoss 10 enter again the arena
of battle allude 10 the present position of affairs
between Turkey and Russia and Austria The
news received here has been of 40 gloomy charac-
ter, the funds instantly fell one franc IL seems that
there is an article in old treaty which was
framed n old times, before the milder doctrines Of
civilization and intelligence bad attained their pres
ent development, which provides for the cxtradi-
ton Of political offenders This ~ the second ar
ticle Of the treaty Of peace between Turkey and
Russia, signed AT H,aschtlk HGfmdrdji, ON the
l0ul-2lst July, l774, which is conceived IN these
terms. "Art q II, after the conc fusion O this peace
and the exchange of ratifications, any subjects Of
the empires guilty Of any capital crime, or dis
obedience or treason, seek to hide Themselves, or
asylum within the jurisdiction OF either of two
powers, they shall not be received within either
OF tne TWO unotI any pItithNt
ever, and, far from finding protection, they shall
be delivered Immediately, or at least ordered from
the country 10 which they may have fed, to the
end that such malefacors shall not be the cause Of
any GOODNESS Of friendship useless dispute be-
tween the two empires. Those who may have en-
braccd the Christian religion in Russia, the Ma
hometan IN Turkey, are excepted from the opera
ton Of this article. II any Of the subjects OF the
two powers, whether Christians or Mahomctans
shall he guilty Of crime or misdemcanor and shall
y 10 either Of the territories Of the high contract
ing parties, they shall be delivered Immediately
when claimed"
Now il will be remembered, that before Gorgey
laid down his arms, Rossufh, BEN, Bafhpiany, and
number lcss others Of the more compromised chief.
of the defeated Hungarian insurrection, fled
tho mountains and secured the passage of the Turk
ish frontier intending TO travel ma Constantinople
TO the United States or England. They were hos
pitably received by the Ottoman authorities, but
were. nevertheless, placed under arrest-so they
manage things in that country-until the news OF
the arrival could be communicated TO the Sublime
Porte and his wishes ascertained. Disappointed
Russia and Austria Immediately catch the scent OF
fugitives whose blood they both athrst for as
the hart panteth for the water springs, and they
put into motion every conceivable scheme 70 appre-
bend them They arr In the first place formally
demanded from the Sublime Porte by the diplo-
matte representatives of Russia and Austria; these
demands are rejected, when Russia trnmps up this
old obsolete treaty, dispatches aid-dc-csmp with
the most percmptory demands, accompanied with y
threat 10 break of all diplomats intercourse, and
hint that refusal 10 surrender Kossuth and his