The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-05

10 Great D. slsssl On The ms day bsstalsn Of foot
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Another SatfaIon marched on the 10Th, and squ.d
Of hussars were seat in steamers down the Danube
| AnticYpated Trouble Between Austria and
the United States.
from the London Times, July %
II is Of the unfortunate results OF the present
condition Of the Ottoman empire that the authority
| pect in its own ports, and that the laws OF the
country and the law Of nations are violated with
impuDity under the very eyes OF the Saltan's re-
| representatives.. The occurrences which took place
| at Smyrna, on the 22d of June, are a striking
illustration Of this extraordinary and dangerous
state OF things. The law was successfully broken
by every party in this transaction; and Ali Pasha,
Of putting any efectual restraint upon the TO
| Ieigners in Smyrna harbOr but had, in the end,
to suffer for the outrages they had committed.
! The facts were briefly alluded to by Lord John
Russell, on Monday evening, in the House Of
Commons; and we recollect from the different &C.
counts have received, that they occurred in the
following manner:-Martn Kossta was one of the
Hungarian flgitves who escaped with Kossuth after
the captuation of Villages and took refuge within
the Turkish frontier. The Porte refused to surren-
der these refugees to the demands of Austria but
detained them at Kiutayah till the following year,
when, by putting somewhat liberal construction
on her treaties with the Court Of Vienna, she
allowed them to proceed to the United States, upon
their promise not to return to the Turkish do
minioDs. That engagement-if such there really
was-was broken by Kossta, who found means to
get back to Smyrna; but, as the Turkish govern
ment does not exercise any vgant control over the
numerous foreigners who frequent that port, he had
remained there unheeded by their authorities. The
the alert, and on the 22d of June he called the
governor, Ali Pasha, and informed him that Kossta
was in the place. Ali Pasha replied that he should
send for him ard desire him to leave the country:
was n IF no
Turkish authority to comply with the demand of the
Austrian Consul as far II was just. At the very
same time, however, the Austrian Consul, and the
officer commanding the Austrian brig OF war Ussaro
had resolved, in the most scandalous and unjus-
able manner. to take the law into their own hands,
and kidnap Kossta by main force. lie was ac-
cordngly attacked in a cofteehouse by a party Of
armed boatmen, aud, after vigorous defence,
Kossta was seized and carried on board the brig
This occurrence naturally created great sensation
in the town, but the Turkish governor does not seem
to have interposed, as he onght TO have done, to
obtain immediate redress for such outrage on the
sovereignty OF the Porte. The American COasu, and
the commander of the American corvetteofwar
Saint Louis, which happened TO enter the harbor,
exerted themselves, however, in favor of the
prisoner, and endeavored to obtan his release, on
the ground Of his having an American passport.
The fact, however .was not proved, and it is
clear that, beyond the claims Of humanity,
the Americans had no more legal right to inter
fcre in the matter than the Austlians had to carry
the man of. But the violent antipathy which
has for some time past been smouldering between
Austria and the United States easily breaks out and
this transaction is Of interest as it exhibits
the increasing readiness OF the Americans to espouse
with aydor This or that party in the political differ
ences OF the Old World.
The next day three officers of the Austrian brig
cane on shore, and proceeded to large coffee house
on the English quay. They were soon attacked
with great fury by about fifteen foreigners, mostly
Italian refugees, and one Of the officers, Baron
Won Hackleberg, having been stabbed in the
n Mt hQ
sea and was drowned. The consequences Of
this murderous onslaught might have been still
more fatal, but, fortunately for the Austrian
officers, and to the honor Of our own countrymen,
two English merchants were in the coffee house at
the time, who manfuy assisted in their defence
with tie chairs and tables to be found in the room.
The Turkish Governor, who had neither prevented
the return OF Kossta nor his seizure by the Austrian
boats crew. was equally unable to punish this crime;
and these three iniractons of the law were soon fol-
lowed by fourth. The American captain of the
corvette St. Louis resolved, without more ado to de-
mand the surrender of Kossta from the Austrian brig
He gave the Anstrians four hours to make up their
minds, and in the meanwhile laid his vessel within
cables length of the Ussaro, and cleared for action
The captains both sides behaved with equal spirit,
and quite ready to fight it out in Smyrna habor;
to which as may be supposed, the Pasha and the
public strongly objected The consuls, however,
once more interposed between these heliyerents,
and it agreed that Kossta should be landed from
the brig and placed in the custody Of the consul Of
France. until further orders could be receiver
speeding him. The matter was then referred to
Constantinople, where L. de Bruck made pcremp-
tory demand for redress although it would seem from
this narrative that the seizure of the fugitive by the
Austrans the first blow struck in this quarrel
However, the Diyan was not in a condition to in
crease the number of its enemies, and it submitte
to the demands of the Internunci0. new governor
was Immediately appointed to Smyrna, and an in
vestgaton was commenced into the facts OF the
case.
Between Austria and the United States the ques
ton is Of totally different character. IN ordinary
circumstances unless at TIE solicitation, and with
the authority Of the Turkish government, it is evil
dent that the American commander had no right
whatever to dictate terms to any foreign officer; out
the stare of things have described shows that the
grossest Outrages had been and could be committed
with IMMUNITY, and all the ordinary usages Of civil
less the coercion applied By the captain of the 81.
Louis to the captain IF the UsSoyo ,oaS Of the most
direct Kind, and mia probably be regarded by the
court Of pienna as an act Of hostthty, for 'gh'c's
President Pierce. In the present state of felsng
in the United States toacdrds Europe GENERALLY,
and Austria in particular, 1t is certain that no
1 e. sousa M O. te e, and i i perhaps oag
was dictated quite as much by the desire to make
political capital for their own government as by pro-
fessjonal ardor or party predictions The origin
Of these quarrels lies however, in the want OF power
and determination on the part Of the Turkish govern
ment. A resolute governor would have fred upon q
foreign brig, the captain of which had dared to kid
nap person from the land and he would also have
punished two foreign vessels presuming to threaten
each other with hostlites in the port Of third
power In the midst of more serious dangers, such
embarrassing incidents as these are not wholly insg-
nfcant and they increase the difficulty of maintain
ing the nominal independence of en- empire which
no longer slfices for its own defence.
IL Australia tn become Independent.
From the Melbourne Argue, April 10 =
We want freedom With that, all would 60 well.
To achieve this grand disideratum should be the
principal object OF that body which affects to repre-
sent tie public We shall get it some day, and with
the 80 called representatives rests the alternative Of
acquiring it forus by constitutional near leaving
it TO be eventually taken by more summary pro-
cess One or other must be done, and that right
early. The times brook no delay. Under ordinary