New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-08
TURKEY.
The Case oil Costa at Smyrna.

SMYRNA Saturday June o, lsS
A most atrocious act Of cruelty aud inhumanity has
lust been committed here by the Austrian Consul on the
per.on OF a Hungarian gentleman named Martha Costa
Ills person lher preceded kossuGh or formed part at
his suite IN tn, Mississippi when ste lett Turkey with
the Hungarian Refugees and his arrivalin New lOfk
he sbuTed ali allegiance To every other power and po
tenia'e ,.p,ueiy N, Emperor II Austra and took an
oath of allegiance 10 the Government of the | nited
States OF America. After some months Residence IN the
[ lifted States Mr. Costa came out 20 smyrna directly
from New orb and thence visited COnsantnople, where
after remaining short time, he again went 10 Smyrna
on bis nay TO the United States, where he designed es
tsbi.ling himself He il a most gentlemaoly person,
aud il ell kDOsD being harmless man. whose only
crime bis attachment to the Inflated fortunes oil ms
ow Il country and his hatred for Austra.
IL must naturally be supposed thar in Turkeya neu-
trial rerritoIy-M Gotta would hay. been free from mo
lostaon. Yet the evil eye of an Austrian HayHaa was
upon him in the person Of the Austrian Consul at Smyr-
M. named WicKBicK,R Thi. person, Prohtlng by the
ute,epce Of brig OF HE Government IN the maroon
If Smy ma employed thirteen rufhan Greeks all armed
for q purpose, way Costa. On the eVeblngol the
2Ist they found him near the quay and attacked hun
Overcome BY numbers, he WAS soon knocked down and
most brualy treated His prosecutors threw him INTO
the sea where seeing boat be swan 10 t Tor project
ion: but alas this boat proved 10 be- filled with rllans
from the Austrian bgowar stationed there, on pnr-
pose to blockade the shore and seize upon he within Of
Austrian atrociy aud barbarty Dragged into this boat
Costa convey ed at to the brgVwar, where his
! arms and feet were placed III letters
A
ton. Never had such act OF birbarisn been
! committed there on the person of foreigner
| Tie report soon abroad that Hungarian
enirrant the United States and possessing The pro-
lection Of the Government OF the United States hadbeen
arrested and carried of on board Austrian brg-ot
war 10 meet the fate OF many others OF his conntrymen
lie Consul of the United States native of the place
named Offley, Induced 10 make Il demand on tue
Austrian Consul for Mr. CO.tas release The Austrian
gave 8u evasye answer he OF course not hearing ANY
thing bat had occurred and the Governor OF the city
al efeninate man, Ali Pacha, said he would send to
! ConstaniipOple Tor instructions.
Luckily 10 the morning of the 22d the American cor
vette ST Louis Capt ngrnhsm, came into the port aud
the CAPTAIN and Consul first 10 the Austrian brig
where they we're refused admgance; they then went 20
the Consul, ELo sal as qs,te ignorant 81 s ocearrsHee
But less lugIabam having explained To Mr. Weckbeeker
| tie potitye necessity which existed OF hls seeing
! the prisoner and learning whether be had not an
American passport aid that If be could not proceed on
board by pescsble he would be compelled 20 DO
So by forcble the Consul hought best to cede Both
the Cant and Con,ul were therefore admitted board
the Austrian brigotWar Hussar. When Martin Costa
"a with etfers shown Ia them On being spoken
by tie Consul he sta that he hGdbeen in the United
where be- had taken the usual oath Of allegiance 10
the Government OF the United States and received
(shch he posessed) official copy Of the declaratOn-
that he had passport, that he born Hunga ~
aid could belle hls native country 10y asserting - the
contrary On hearing this the American Captain gave
hun W The Austrlans and declined taking hin under
bis protection
On the result of this meeting becoming known shore
il needless 10 say that public disappointment very
great The mercies OF the Austrian Government are
well known be CO0sul has show himself another hsnsu
aid HE Costa stake Ii proper say lka,
every unofficial measure adopted u urge he Furnish
Cove OrtO claim bis release the ground that the
Of the Austrian Consul was avOlatOa oi the Ottoman
Territory and that Costa should therefore be delivered
up him for expulsion from the Empire. or punishment
| il guilty. Of sDy crime. This tue Governor hls do
mandtd but the Austrans having refused the is
referred Ia ConstautnOple to the Sublime Porte aoi u
the Anne mean aud Austrian Ambassadors The GOV
eInor has demanded thar the Austrian big OF shall
uot leave the harbOr. Until the question has be-a d.
cCed and orders 10 that effect been received rJu fae
| American Legation al Cousfantlnop
| During the troubles IN shlch Tie Turks ire pLced
With regdId 10 Russia the Austrian GUgenmea, pre-
tends 10 be tlrr side aud 10 act a. concert VITA lie
other greater powers OF EarOp, bat fLi, j. all pre-
tense II see IS onlg 10 carr, GU its kar--ss and "A oil
thirsty plans against the HUnssrans, who having -l -
20 Con stsntibople have found shelter. though fal
enc 1t caIuot be- imagined that an Empire with JVlJ
tIoops be really afraid oi ~ or -, Poor creatures
whose ouly crime IS their Fidelity Ia their native soil
Here add az the Capital tie! ALd einpay 4ent al ST.
wants erOons, shop boys 10, aud perfectly 4l.u-
/ lees and iuoitusive No More Industrious prone r.
sdr in he LeyaEt than fhe Hln-lans; th,y 10 N iny
humble but useful positions IL European society AMI
give 10 umbrace ANY one else bat telr unp4rioung
/ uer.ecutors the Austrisns-
IL vii nov be question for our Government 10 home
70 decide whether Austrian suljec-s, Who 20 20 he
United states and there make q formal renunciatiou
of their aeeisnce "a the Emperor Of Austria ami rak
an oath of allegiance 10 the Government II the United
states, can With copy OF toe usual Official declsra-
20 rh,. effect In their possession, virfpg the or
mn DcnnicIs previous To- tie expiration Of =. Eve
taTs required - las, be aPfftr e-s' oJ tie Aut-ilr
Cclsls as Austrian slf s, a.. d. tsrcbly arrested
ID tl,u, lpf tie purpose "a beng conveyed o Ars1l
Tas.,- rl.y le,ve t,e Ulired Sraics temporarily, SIX