Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-05

la~ less men-freely. perhaps harslI, :
ierIzed In the dispatches as 'rufiisns - -
hlreiings, robbers" who had not. nor a. -
pretend TO have, any color of authori,v 80. -!
ting fson Turkey or Aus,rla, treated - i'saa'
lence and cruelty, and thrown into ,ba W.
immediately thereafter he was take, sc sea -
boats Crew, lying In wait for hum, belo,a.o y a
the Austrian brig.ol war the Huszar 10
board OF that vessel, and there CONT IN
irons Ii Is now avowed. as il vas t.. N
pected, that these desperadoes were ins,.. su',
to this outrage by the Austrian Consul c'
erai at Smyrna; but IT is not pretended ~
acted Under The civil authority of Turkey l. "e
on the contrary. 1t is admitted that. on -
cation To The Turkish Governor a, ~"
that magistrate refused 10 grant Tho
iran Consul any authority To arrest Kos,,a w
The Consul of the United States :, sras
as soon as he heard The seizure Of K! '.aa
and the Charge d Affaires Of The United s, sea
nd interim AT Consianiinople. aftervards
teIceded ilh the Turkish auth critics ~; ~
the Austrian Consul General at Smyrna .1I
the Commander of The Austrian brip.of ,' a.'
for his release. on the ground ri his Amercsa'
nationality. To support this claim, Kosg,s'
original certlficata OF having made, under oa,s
in Court in New York, declaration or ~"
tentlon Ia become an American citizen. ~.
produced at Smyrna, and an imperfect coss
of 1t placed in the hanGs of the imperial A. A.!
trian nternunclo at Conslantinople. The a.
pllcation TO these officers at Smyrna for T..
Liberation, well as that of Mr.. Brown aas
charge Affalres, to Baron de Bruck. The An.
iran Minister at Constanlinople, was frpi,I,s.
and II became notorious at Smyrna that tbo,.
was settled design on the part of the Aps,,
an officials to convey him clandes,nelv to T,i.
este-- "A city within the dominion of the En-.
peror of Austria. Opportunity, the IJplsd
States sloop of war. the St. Louis, under fbo
command Of Captain IagralIam arrived in fbs
harbor of Smyrna before this design was eye
cuted. The Commander Of the ST. Louis. from
the representation Of the case made 10 him
felt it 10 be his duiy, as it unquestionabIy was
TO inquire into the validity Of Koszta' caimto
American protection.
He proceeded with deliberaton and mn.
dence and discovered what he considered inst
grounds for inquirlng into Koszta's claim 10 he
discharged on account of his American nation.
al"y. During The tendency OF this inoniryhe
received notice OF the design to take Koszla
candestnely, before The question a, issue was
settled. into the dominions of the Enperor Of
Austria. As there VAS other eydcrce ofhad
faith bes des the discovered design of cyadag
he inquiry, Captain Ingrahan demanded his
release, and minated that he should resort 10
force II the Command was not Complied with
by certain hour. Fortunately, however, no
force was used. An arrangement was made
~ which tie prisoner was delivered to the
Custody of the French Consul General, 10 he
kept by him until the United States aud Aus
tra should agree as to the manner OF dispo.
ing # him.
his full statement of,he facts is deemed i'm
pouant, as 1t will correct some errors aud aid
IN prcsentnr it'll more distinctncss the qies.
lions 10 be discussed
To BE CONTINUED