Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-10-26

that II COSTS little 10 entertain them.
/ sew the entire party the other day
at the H,ppodrome, the ascension of
a man in a balloon, standing upon
horse, attracting much OF their atten-
tion. The appearance OF the 'char
du Prin emp, upon which do zen
handsome and scantiiy attired girls
were hoisted in air by means un-
known to the crowd, also pleased
them wonde tulip. They remain
here month, and then depart for
their homes in the East.
"By the last news from India it
would seem that the great gun at
Beejapore-once a famol Mahratta
city but now deserted-is about to
be brought to England as trophy.
II beats Com. Stockton's big gun all
hollow. The length of The pece rs
fourteen feet, the circumference FIVE,
and the we ght of the ball it carries
is 5000. The piece was never fired
but one, and the natives not ony say
that the sound of the report alarmed
The inhabitants for Two hundred m les
around, but ,hat the bali is still fly
ing! 1t should he hoped that 1t may
not come our way. Three thousand
pounds of iron, bounding and ricoche-
ing along through country would
be apt 10 hurt somebody"
The Release of Koss,ah. "A letter
from e ,ns'antinople of the Sd, says:
You perl nps suppo ed that the
question realive 10 The Hungarian
refugees was terminated by the con
vention between the Porte Russ a,
and Austr Q, bnt that is not The case.
This question seems destined to
drag on, like all those relative to the
East, and Austria has just raised
Jreiens ons which threaten torevive
the matter with all the accessories of
notes, negotiations, and interventions.
According to the convention men
tone above, the Pore engaged 10
keep under its guard the Hungarian
refugees for year, conceivng that
period to begin from the time when
they sought refuge in the Otiomau
terri ory, unless the tranquility oi
Hungary was anew troubled witl.-
inthat period.
But as everything is tranquil in the
Austrian monrchy. and as ihe term
expires this month, the Porte has
manifested the intention of restore
ing Kossuih and his companions to
liberty. For that purpose measures
were taken 10 place at the disposal
of the refugees state vessel TO trans
port them to England or even TO
America; and sum cf5ON p as res
Q25f) was to be distributed 20 each
II an at the moment Of his landing, to
provide for his wants. These ar
rangemen's, howes err, frigh ened the
Austrian government, aud within
these last few days Nj. de Kiezl, its
charge d affaires at Cons antinople. :;
delivered not in which it Preteiias
that the term of a year is to com
mcnce running from the time when
lhey were removed into the interior,
and protests against the liberation OF
the refugees. The Pore replied
with energy and al presen' negotia-l
tions are going on with equal warmth
on both sides. @ la
In an extraordinary council lust
held here il was de cded that the pre-
tensions of Austria were ilIfoundei,
and could not be admitted; so the
matter rests. The charge d aia;res
awaits frese Instructions from his
court: and, on its side, the divan ap
pears not TO yield. 1t has applied 10
The representatives Of France and
England for advice. The Porte is
more irritated against Austria, that
for some time past the Journals of
Vienna contained articles accusing
the Turkish government of i'll faith.
and of exciting new revolution in
Hungary. When the Porte com
planned ofthis, it was stated that.
since the press was free in Austria,
the government could do nofhng
with he journals but the Porte knows
perfectly well what it ought TO link
of the matter, as well as abous Ger.
tain intrigues in the Danuban prin-
cipalities. Russia has shown affec.
tation IN not appearing any way
IN the ma ior.itis is thought however,
that she is not unconnecied with il as
as she pretends.