The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-20

Smyrna. The Consul had already taken stess to
seixe upon M k0ezta, at late hodr 10 tho eveaing
when the nigbtfau ss'ting. 10 would somewhat CON
ceal the dark deed Of brutal Austrian iuhumsnity
Tho indignation Of the gentle Ali Pschs when no
heard the manner In which he had been tricked by
this second Haynau Is said TO have been very great
pressons worthy 81 coming from the pou OF the most
sensible aud sensitive Of Christians All 5myrus be-
came excited end agitated by the infamous transao
ton The refugees then stood aghast, not knowing
BY the hired assassins Of the Austrian oonsulate
some fed for cOncealment in the houses Of private
merchants; others called On the foreign consus for
sucoor In their distress. and many fed om tho place
to the interior.
In the meantime M. Kosxta was held In fotters In
the hold Of the Austrian brig OfwAr In the haror Of
Smyrna. There he passed the 22d and the 23d Of
june 1t was reported on the 22d that he vas an Anne
ri0An citizen. and the Dews was 10 stated to the Ae-
ican Consul who took steps to have an interview with
M. kOszta ia his confinement But this the Austrian
commander refused To permit, and stated that he
was entirely under tho orders of the Consul Appli-
cation 10 tue Consul had mo better success.
On the same day the Consul had the satisfaction
to see the United States corvette st. Louis, CON.
manded by Captain lngraham. Of South Carolina,
enter tho haroor. immediately no communicated
Of ascertaining the fact whether Martin Ko1ts was
citizen Of the United States or whether he was not
The Austrian captain refused them aocess to the
brg the Consul did the saune; but thu 6rlaness OF
him, induced the latter to allow OF the interve In
his presence. He found N. Kosata in chains In the
hold OF tho brig. more dead than alive and to the
BENEVOLENT inquiries Of Captain Ingrahsm all he
would reply was, that he was ga Hun ,ari.n, and
would die one" The American Consul of Smyrna
knew that he had possessed declaration of in en-
hon TO become citizen Of the United States, and
had taken the usual oath Of allegiance to the govern
ment OF the United States; but, uncertain Of his
duties towards him, be left K0szts TO his fate In the
brig. and reported the circumstances TO tho Ameri
can legation at this place for Instructions. On the
23d, near the same hour ut which Koyzta had been
seized, three officers Of the Austrian brig went ON
shore, III Smyms, and seated tuenseive, amid
crowd OF persons on The quay. Among them there
was young Austrian baron, belonging To high
family iD Austria, Olly 20 years Of are. They Wore
not long seated when their presence excited the In
diPEaton Interpretations, aud unfortunately among
these were some Italian and Hungarian refugees,
who attacked them wHh their chairs and stools
one OF them was struck severely ON his head aud
the young baron Wa stabbed with a small ,astru.
ment, WHICH probably wa, pen knife rs the wound
was lot severe one However, ia hi. alarm he foil
aDto tie same pea where poor K0s2ta had sought
refuge and there WAS drawned. His body " - only
sound on the following morning The third officer,
having Leen in citizens dress escaped unh armed.
The news Of this affair reached this place or the
Goth, and the indignation which 1t excited among
all glasses was not less thau those OF Snyr-
ma. 1t was . source of regret that the
only authority which had legal right to
interfere IN behalf Of K"za had not felt authorzedto
claim him. The Minister resident OF the Uuited
States was absent from this place on the affair Of
Or. King in Greece aud the principal dragoman Of
the legation, Mr BrOwd, acted a. Charge d'Afaires
ia his absence. Mr.. Brown believed thas the expatri
alton OF Mr. Koezta placed him beyond the jurisdio-
ton Of Austria; that his arrest net only illegal
but violent one. such as | made only by pirates
and robbers. and that on the neutral soil OF Turkey
he could only claim the protection of the
TO which he had sworn allegiance He had left New
York after residence Of two years for temporary
HA had Ot nafn tn Auc
tia nor evinced any design of abandoning his inten
ton to become citizen Of the United States. On
this account he believed that he could serve the
cause of humanity aud express the feelings Of his
and delivering him to tho local authority Of Smyrna,
from wheucc he could proceed back to New York,
where he desired to 60. Mr. Brown at once made
strong representation, on the 9th June in his be-
half, to the Austrian Minister, Baron do Bruok but
received reply until the evening of the goth when
he WINS Informed that Koszta having said that be was
Hungarian, and being, in fact, native Of that
country. was deemed to be Oh Austrian subject. In
his reply to this answer Mr. Brown gave to the
Austrian Minister copy Of KoSztas declaration
ond oatL OF allegiance. but received no further
reply until the Sd of July. Notwithstanding this
silence, the Austrian Minister, ON the 27th had sont
positive orders to Smyrna, to the Austrian Consul
to have Koszta removed at once from the brig to an
Austrian steamer Of the Lloyd's company, and con-
veyed to Trieste. Fortunately Capt. lngraham had
already received Mr. Browns Instructions sent from
here or tie 2Stb and, having learned that the plan
was to smugele Kosz'a awayh the night he made
formal protest against it, and 30 to prevent it, il
possible, placed the st Louis between the brig of
war and the steamer. News of this fact having
up here to the Austrian Minister, his letter to
Mr. Brown Of the Sd July was DOLLY to complain of
the hostile attitude assumed by CON- lngrahan
According to the Instructions OF the legation, the
Consul Of shs United States and Com. Ingraham
renewed their demands for the release Of NJ Koez.a
Capt. !. obtained another interview with him, when
lie declared tnat he claimed the protection OF the
hfh OA Nnfh VY,,sto
and there renowned all allegiance to any other pow
er or sovereign thun the government Of the United
States, under cath of allegiance TO It.; that he had
remained in New York nearly two years, and came
out to this country only for short time, with the
design OF again going back to and establishing him
self in the United States. Capt. Ingaham on these
facts, claimed Koszas release in the name Of the re-
preventative Of his government at ConstantiI ople,
aud gave the Austrian captain three hours in which
to give reply whether he would deliver him or
not In the meantime the guns of the St. Louis
were shotted, and the crew ready to man them. The
Austrian brig did the same and sgnalized schoon-
er OF ten guns to come near to his succ0r. Three
Austrian steamers with four guns each also prepared
for assistance Thus forty two guns were arrayed
against the twenty Of the st. Louis. ALI Smyrna
was In csmmoti0n. 1t was expected that an action
would soon take place In the port between the Ama
rican vessel and the five Austrian vessels. crowd
of some ten thousand persons collected on the quay
and the excitement was at its height, when BOAT
seen leaving the Austrian brig, filled with SOL
diers, all armed, and In the midst tho unfortunate
author Of all this agitation poor Martin Koszta In
chains. This boat was soon joined by another from
the st. Louis, and together they approached the
Convinced that the American commander was de-
termined to protect and have Costa from the Aus
trian brig the Austrian Consul consented to release
him from his prison, and to give him in charge to
the French Consul, who, though not responsible for
his person, consented, nevertheless, not to deliver
him up except on joint demand from the Ameri
can and Austrian Consuls. On this arrangement
therefore. Koezta was now, once more, landed on
terra trina, which he expected never more to tread
hen thrust in the hold OF the Austrian brig OF
The moment n. Koszta landed on the quay tho
French Consul received him in charge. The crowd
excited to the highest pitch against tho infamous
and brutal conduct of the Austrian Consul, II by
electricity shouted ont, Long live the American
Republcl" Long live the noble hearted Ameri-
can commander, who saved the lie Of the unfcrtu
nate Hungarian" And then followed gr0ans Of
deepfelt Indignation and execrations for Austria
The French Consul had NJ. Kosztas letters struck oil
az once, and placed him In the hospital Of his con-