The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-09
From the National Intelligoncer.
INTERESTING FROM TURKEY.
CossTANrISopLE. August 25, 1885


The Austrian Government has made another,
though an abortive, attempt to compel the Sui
tan to detain NJ Kossuth and his associates at
Kutaiah The Minister of Foreign Affairs has
acted upon the friendly intercession of the Amer
lean and English Governments, and in an Off
cial note to the Austrian Charge dAfaires, con-
yeyed TO him, in the most definite and positive
language, the determination Of the Sultan to
lberate all the refugees at Kutaiah on the lst
of September, when they will be free to go
wherever they may choose
In consequence of this, the Porte at the re-
quest of NJ Kossuth, through the American
Legation has informed him that at the period sta
ted he will be entirely at liberty to 60 where
he pleases out of the Ottoman Empire; and that
an American and an English steamer will be
at the Dardanelles to receive him and his
friends As M. KOssuth has informed the Amer
lean Legation here of his intention of going to
the United States, and of accepting the gen.
erous offer of the American Government, it is
believed here that he will proceed at once on
board of the Mississippi" which steamer, it is
said, will be at the Dardanelles in time to re-
ceiye him on board The greater part of the
refugees have declared their determination to do
the same and it is only Count Bathyani and
family, as well as a few others, who will pro-
coed to France.
The following is the translation of an article
which appeared on the 10Th inst in the "Jour-
nal de Constantinople," the Governments Off
cial organ at this place 1t viii serve to show
the feelings of the Sultan and his Government
towards the people and Government of the Uni
ted States better than anything else which
could be said:
During the last year the Ottoman Govern
ment sent to the United States of America an
officer of the Imperial Marine, with the view of
Strengthening the relations of friendship and
good intelligence which from day to day are
growing up between Turkey and the United
States This officer, Amin Bey, who had been Sc
lected from among the officers of the Imperial
Marine for the practical knowledge which he
possesses of naval matters, and also because on
other occasions he had shown much zeal and
intelligence in procuring information useful to
the service towhich he belongs, has just return
ed to Constantinople. We are happy to pub
lish the following details on the subject of his
voyage, which we believe our readers will peruse
with pleasure.
The immense reforms and ameliorauous
nIch IA. T. n. entSs.ss,A. s.,-s .slsttodueed Il he
empire, and the eclat attached to his great
name among the inhabitants of the New World,
has acquired for his person the respect and sin
cere admiration of the people and Government
of the United States Of America. On the arri-
val of Amin Bey in America, who did not pos
sess any of the official characters which consti-
tute diplomatic mission, and held only the
title of an informal agent, the Government and
people offered him welcome conformable to
their sentiments Of admiration for his llustrious
sovereign. The Senate and House of Represent
atives by n unanimous vote, constituted Amin
Bey the guest of the American nation. The
President of the United States in an address
full of sympathy for the Ottoman Government,
offered to Amin Bey welcome to the New
World in the most fiattering language, where
an agent of the Sublime Porte came for the first
time; and the American people during an ex-
tensive tour which the Ottoman officer made in
the most important portions Of the United
States, responded to the act of their Government
by the most cordial and generous hospitality. All
the establishments of the Government, both mill
tary and naval, were thrown open to him, and he
was enabled to examine the arsenals of the navy
and army, the fortresses, fabrics, schools and
other institutions; those belonging to private
individuals were also shown to him by their
proprietors, who were thus DESTROYS of aiding
in rendering useful voyage to country as
yet in its infancy, but which, nevertheless shines
in the first rank of nations for the spirit of in
telligenee and the ingenuity of its people
Amin Bey received numerous evidences of the
sincere friendship of the Government and the
people Of America. Among these are plans
designs, models charts books, sc, which we
do not doubt will be very useful to the art or
science to which they belong
Son the departure of Amin Bey, who con-
tinued to BIO the guest of the American people
until he reached the shores of England. the
President of the United States wished him a
happy and speedy return to his country in
terms so honorable to the two Governments
that we cannot refuse ourselves the pleasure of
reproducing them here. "
Here follow the farewell address of Mr.
FILLMORE, and AMIN BEY's reply, as contained
in the National Intellgencer of March last
This noble reply of the President of the
United States to the address which Amin Bey
made on taking leave of him is extracted from
the National Intelligencer' of Washington
1t is therein accompanied by some remarks by
the Editors, showing the sentiments of esteem
existing in the United States towards the Otto
man Empire We firmly hope that this good
intelligence and friendship without any pOliti-
ical interest other than that which ought
always to exist between two great Powers, may
endure forever. 1t can have no other result
than the well-being of the people of the two
countries, and consequently add to the great
Of the sovereign of the Ottoman En-
pire, who has known, by his noble, generous,
and magnanimous character, how to inspire
even the republican people of the New World
with high admiration for his august person."
M Simonides young Greek, native of the
little island of SINH, opposite the island of
Rhodes, and near to the ancient province of
Caria, has made an interesting discovery of
nearly one thousand manuscripts in ancient
Greek. The saudns of Athens, having doubt
ed the authenticity of these manuscripts made
an examination Of them, and published in the
Greek papers their conviction that they were
spurious This examination was, however, but
Of very superficial nature, for it would seem
that NJ Smonides was unwilling to leave the
in their possession. He is gen.
tleman Of considerable intelligence and erudi-
ton; and, after having vainly endeavored to
prevail upon the Greek Government to publish
the manuscripts under conditions which would
be profitable to himself, fled from thence to this
city, where he now is.
Among the books it is said there are several
new Greek histories, inedite biographies, poems,
and some pieces, heretofore unknown of Pindar,
and among other interesting objects, Homer
written in the time of Pisistratus, and dedicated
to his son lppias, nearly twenty-four hundred
years old. He pretends to possess key to
Babylonian letters in Phenician characters, and
for Egyptian hieroglyphics and he speaks in
terms Of learned comment Of all and any hero
glyphics which are shown to him. Mr. Simon
ides is the author Of n work in modern Greek.
published some years ago in a school which ex-
isted in the island of SINH, where an uncle of
his monk of the celebrated Mount Athos, pos
sessed will leaving to him the secret of library
sealed up and contained in leaden boxes By
means of this will, MIR Simonides, after the de-
cease OF his uncle, succeeded in finding the hid
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