The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-19


Important Inteliigence-T The Arrest Of Mr.. Brace
5yths Austrian 0ousr smeHt-Ihs Anticipated
Appearances Of sn Americas Squadron, DC. 4c.
The interest felt ia the subject Of my letter OF
Yesterday (reative to the arrest OF Mr.. Brace
before mentioned in the HeraidD seems likely 10
become complicated. The arrival Of two ships
of our Mediterranean squadon Is now hourly ex-
pected, and this unusual event Is, OF course, as
sociated in mems minds with the arrest OF Mr..
Brace, at Grosswardein. Or the faet that Two
vessels are coming to Trieste very shortly, there
can be no doubt Letters for the officers, address
sed to the American consulate, have been ar
irving the past fortnight, and letter from our
navy agent at Spezzia. dated June 7th' 1901
now before me, says:-.The frigate lndepen-
dence sailed from Leghorn last week for Trieste.
The steamer Mississippi left here on Tuesday
last for the same destination, is supposed" =
Thus much for facts. Rumor attributes this
unex pected visit to an invitation from the United
States charge at Vienna, in view Of our present
relations with Austria, aud insists that Com
modore Morgan's sudden determination to sail
for the Adratc was caused by the reception OF
despatch, 1t is quite impossible that the com
mednre should have received any despatch from
the charge, relative to the arrest Of Brace, mas
|smuch as Dir. McCurdy had not returned to
Vienna, and was not himself aware of the arrest
at the date of the sailing of the Independence
from Leghorn. But all this cannot well be
known BY the citizens of Trieste, who do not
compare dates and, as is to be expected they
associate the visit of the ships of war with the
recent event at Grosswardein, and seem, not a
little gratiied in anticipation of the ARRIVAL.
There seems no remarkable degree of sympathy
on the part of the citizens towards the govern
ment The arrival Of this force, and the cause
to which it is attributed, may serve to complcate
the affair of Brace. However anxious the Aus
trian government might have been to liberate
him before, we can hardly suppose they will
suffer it to appear that they do the thing on com
puIsion. This would not, in fact be the case,
though to the eyes of most people it would so
seem, and it would generally so be said. An
American citizen is arrested-his release is
demanded, but is deferred until the arrival Of
an American feet in the nearest seaport The
inference is inevitable and Austria is too astute
to suffer even an appearance Of yielding to force.
This visit of the squadron will, therefore, it is to
be apprehended, rather delay than expedite the
release of Brace, if it has not already been or
dered The investigation promised by Prince
Schwarzenberg may be somewhat indefinitely
protracted, without affording, on that account,
legitimate or diplomatic cause for anything more
than remonstIance from our charge.
The only naval force now in the port of Trieste
is Austrian, and consists of a large frigate, just
completed, which has not yet received her arma-
ment, and brig and two small steamers. The
frigate is named Novara, from the place of Ra-
ditzky's last victory over the Sardinians, in the
fall of'48. At Venice, there are one or two Aus
trian vessels of small force. The British brig
of war Racer, is daily expected at Venice; but
she will hardly be suffered to enter the port, that
city being in state of siege.
You have doubtless heard that September LIST
is the day fixed by the Sultan for the release Of
Kossuth, and that the hero declines leaving Eu-
rops at present. Perhaps he does not yet view
the cause of Hungary desperate. Perhaps he
prefers retaining the certain and liberal support
afforded him by the Sultan, to the brilliant, yet
barren, honors, which await him in the United
States. Even heroes and patriots must eat to
i've After all, however, he may conclude to
make you brief visit.
There are no American ships now in port.
Business is not very brisk. The weather has
been quite cold all over the continent All is
quiet in politics.