Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-04
. 1852 ii5 az s-' 80

80 Itfsdfficult TO conceive how the representative
of the United States could have sought to found
proof of the pretended naturalization OF hoSzta
upon document destitute Of all authentic char
acter, seeing that the form of legalization which
is affixed to it. and which alone could have invest
ed it with t.at character leaves blank" both the
name of the tribunal before which the declaration
of Koszta must have been made, ard the name OF
fine clerk who Is supposed to be the depOStaTy OF
the original document, and that, moreover, TINS
pretended legalization has neither signature nor
official seal attached to it, But even admitting
the authenticity ofthis declaration, anu suppoSlng
that KoSz,a could, without violating nyotter for
malities, have broken asunder the ties which bind
him 10, his native soil. the text OF the document
shows that the author Of it has done nothing more
than to declare his intention OF becoming a GILL
zen of the United States and, with that object in
view, of renounciDg his rights OF nationality IN lie
States Of the Emperor
few days later a new and lamentable episode
occurred TO aggTavate the question. Onthe morn
iugof the I'd Of July the commander OF the Amer
lean sloop-of-waE st LOUIS Mr. 1ngraham, sent
message to tie commanding officer Of the fHus-
zar to the effect that IN pursuance oil lnstr9Gtons
received from the Charge dAfaiTes OF the United
States at Constantinople, he had TO call upon him
to deliverthe aforesaid Koszta into his hands, adj
ding that, if he did not receive satisfactory an
swer by four O'Clock IN the afternoon, he Should
cause the prisoner to be taken way by main force.
Asit wss reasonable to expect, our commander, IN
stead Of complying with this request, prepated TO
Tepuise force by force; and when, at the hour de-
to carry out his threat, ranged himself alongside
our vessel and brought his guns to bear upon the
imperial brig, and was about to carry matters 70
the last extremity, our brave sailors, although
inferior Ia numbers, were determined 10, oppose
vigorous resistance to the act of aggression which
was on the point Of being consummafed IN the ned-
tra port Of Smyrna, and on the part OF vessel OF
war belonging to Power with which austria was
at peace. Our Consul General only succeeded in
preventing this bloody catastrophe. wtlch would
probably have ended in the destruction oil con-
siderable portion of the tow of smyrna and of
vessels OF all nations in the harboT, by conSenng
that KoSzta should TEN OTariy, aud until the set
Element ofthe difficulties of which he was the sub
iect, be c0nfdsd 10 the custody of the Consul
General Of France at Smyrna. rr3 ~
The return OF Mr.. Mash 10 Constnntinope few
days after these events brought discussion be-
tween himself aud our Internuncio, of the ques-
ton whether Martin KoSzia YVES 10 be considered
as an Austrian subject, or as citizen OF the Uni,
ted States. Although still ignorant OF this discus
sion, the Imperial Government has come tothe de-
Termination not to delay any longer addressing it
the Government Of the United Stntes Though
my instrumentality. There are two distinct qneS-
tons involved in this discussion. One Is tie main
question relating 70 the dispute about the
rights Of jurisdiction which has risen b,tween the
legations of AustTia andthe United StaTes at Com
stantinople concerning Koszaj the other question:
at least fully as important, IS that which has refer
enee to those formalities ~ virtue oil which lie
AGENTS Of the United STATES have deemed them
selves authorized in urging their pretensions.
With regard to he frst Of thess two questions,
.. treated in the correspondence which has taken
place on the subject between the 1nternunclo and
the Charge dAfaires G8 interim of The United
States ID Turkey the Imperial eminent adopts
entirely the views Of the Baron de Buick In onr
opinion, Koszta has never ceased to be an Aus
tran subject. Every thing combines TO make the
Iperial GoveTnnlen persist in this estimate ofthe
matter The laws OF his county are opposed to-
'-s-
ltsrai--rn.Esn9 nsntOn Of either Translator.