The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-20

Our Austrian Correspondence.

Our Austrian correspondence
TRIESTE, June %, 1851.
The Imprisonment Of Mr.. Brace Particaiars-Iae
Charges against him, &c.
The chief excitement in this city, jus. at pres emit,
sas touching American affairs, is the recent arrest
at Gross Warden, of the Rev. Charles l.. Brace.
The prominent facts of this case you have, no
doubt, already had. You have, no doubt, heard
that Mr. Brace is native of Hartford, Connecti-
cut, Of highly respectable family. graduate of
Yale College, and some twenty-five tweaty-six
years Of age; that he has been come ,ted as
student with Presbyterian theological seminary
in New York, and is young man of active mind
. and fine abilities; that he came to Europe last
year; and, after. travelling in England, Holland,
and North Germany, settled at Berlin for the win
ter, and perfected himself in German, to speak
it iuently, during which time he associated luti-
nately with Minister, Mr.. Barnard, and the
Secretary Of Legation, MIR. Fay that, in April
last, he arrived at Vienna, and, having received
4. general letter Of commentator from our charge,
Mr.. MeCurdy, departed in the month of May for
Pesth, in hungary; that the police of Fieana
20 strongly dssuaded him FROM visiting Hungary
owing to the unsettled state Of the country; that
he, however, proceeded to Pesth, by railway, and
thence, after a brief tarry, southwest to Gross
Warden, a military post in Hungary, on tho from
tier of Trsnsy lvana, about 800 miles from Vienna,
and not far from the borders of Turkey; that he
was received with much atteniion by the Huaga-
rians, and wrote back to Mr.. McCuniy that he was
SHAWN glorious tme;" and, finally, thai, in the
very midst Of this GLORIOUS time," without
word Of warZing, he was suddenly arrested, Nay
18th, at the order of the commanding officer OF the
Austrian troops at that post, and thrown into the
fortress-his carpet bag having at the same time
been seized. broken open and searched
Intelligence of this event reached Vienna about
the I'D Of June, by letter from Brace, borne by
private hand, which letter, wing TO bcief tempo
rary absence of Mr. McCurdy, was delivered to the
American Consul, Mr.. schwartz. This gentlenaa
ut once applied to the U nder Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs, Prince Schwarzenberg being then absent
AT the conference OF the Emperors of Russia and
Austria, at Olmutz; and, having represented The
utter improbability Of the charges against Mr..
Brace, demanded mis- release. few days Alter
wards, on Mr.. McCurdy's return to Nieana, as well
as that Of Prince Schwarzenoerg, the Minister
had immediate interview with the Secretary,
who expressed surprise Mt the event-had the facts
relative 10 Brace communicated by Mr.. McCdfdy
telegrapbed to Pesth, and assured the Minister
that the whole subject should receive early iavrsti
CATION and IL the assertions made relative To brace
proved correct, be would be discharged; his Sc
yerest punishment being to be put the Dor Ter
Of the empire. Since theu, repeated iateTvie
have taken place andnotes passed, AMI our Charge
has, through the Secretary written 10 the prisoner,
Offering aid and money. Tho latest note of Mr..
MoCurdy bore date the 18th inst, to which reply
was received on the 10th.
The charges against Brace are these-to wit: L.
Having letters in his valse from refugees broad to
disahected persons in Hungary. 2 Hdv .ug ia
his posse .sion several copies Of n revolutionary
pamphlet, entitled ''Rights OF Hungary" written
by Francis Pulsky, late Secretary Of the COmn,t-
tee of Defence in Hungary, Of which koSsut, was
President. =. Having sought out disafected per-
sons in Hungary by circuitous routes, rnJp are
very grave offences, 10 be sure, admitting tnem to
have been committed as charged; aud how Austria
will answer to the law Of nations for arrest aud
imprisonment, based on such grOund,-groan Il
said TO be wholly untenible and utterly filse-re-
mains to be And how theAmercan repdD-
lie will view such outrage, in utter despite Of
late declaration Of Mr.. Websters first letter t.
Cheyaer Hulsemann-" that nothing wilt deter
the people Of the United states from expressing
their opinions freely, and a. all tunes. apon the
great political events which may transp,re Among
che civilized nations Of the earth"-A aus la
Austria are anxious to learn. That the Austrian
government was terribly CALLED AMI hu Inflated by
that correspondence, there can be no tuot; aud
there Is but one feeling all over Christend Im o.
the subjec,-gratifcation at the irnmcasuraoie 3
vantage Of Mr.. Webster in that cJatrovers,.
Smarting under this infection, il is not at all TN
probable that Austria has sought occasion 10 defy
the sentiments expressed in that correspondence
by Mr. webster, aud maintain her own, thu' seek
ing salyo 70 her wounded pride That an Amer
lean should be thrown into prison for having "a MS
possession letters delivered, and which there
seemed no intention Of delivering; or having
pamphlets, which be had evidently not distributed,
chaTge-" seeking out dsafccted persons by CIR
cuitous routes that Is simply ridiculous. Austria
bad bottcr imprson such pcrilous persons them
selves, than thoh who seek them aud if her
ArguSeyed lice had failed to ferret their hiding
places, how was a stranger, from strange land,
expected TO succeedl Our worthy Charge Is
actively excring himself 10 this business aud l.
guine Of a speedy and satisfactory termination.
But when did the proud house Of llapsburg conde-
scend TO acknowledge buDder by rctracng its
steps, When did IL hesitate at any crime to conceal
or justify onel But Is its conduct in this the
suit Of error or Of designl Bra sc is sand t. have
bad but one letter Of the character denJun,Ud in
his possession, and bu; copy of the obnoxious
pamphlet; while he himself the very futhest
removed from being propaganda OF instruction.
hut, whatever the result of this ahsir-vhether
Austria Acknowledges her blunder, AID at on ,e
leases Brace; or, in order to conceal and maintain
her position retains hin, pretence Of iuvestga-
tion, she has very erious reckoning before her
for imprisoring an American citizen on the silly
charges she has put forth-or very greatly do
mistake the chalac Of MIR. Webster, the tone Of
the present Administration, AMI the spirit of the
people OF the I nited States. r.