Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-13
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LEGATION or THE UsITED STATES or AMERICA,
CoSsTAYTIaoPLE, JUNE 20, 1853
MONSIEUR LIsTERNoNcE: have just received the let
ter which you good to write under date Of
the 9th Of this month, on the subject of the individual
named Martin Costa arrested Smyrna the 2ls in
slant by the Austrian Consul.
am readily convinced, sir, that the adopted by
the Austrian Consul to effect tbs Of said indvid
ua could not merit your appreciation and also, do not
feel myself at all called upon to express opinion upon
the right which you mention as possessed by your
ernment over all its own subjects in Turkey.
cannot however, deny myself the honor of
addressing your Exceency for the purpose Of renewing
the official ntercesson which have already felt 1t my
duty to make in behalf Of this persons and
Bile your Excelency to better appreciate the basis Of my
request have the honor to hand you inclosed the de-
claraton which NJ Costa made at New York the 3lst
of July 1852, "renouncing his allegiance to the Empe-
ror Of Austria and taking oath Of allegiance to the
Government Of the United States Of America.
The right OF expatriaton and Of naturalization is
cognised believe, by the Government of Austria well
as by other Governments; and it to that the
arrest without again mentioning the which the
Austrian Consul of Smyrna used effect t Of the said
Costa upon the neutral soil Of Turkey after the act
allegiance made by him, will be regarded by the Govern
ment Of the United States being only very painful
violation Of those rights Of naturazaton but also
in consequence Of my intercession want Of respect
and regard towards my Government Of which the i'm
preston will be removed with difficulty would not
leave your Exceency ignorant of the preceding facts but
rather by communicating them to your Excelency,
Heve myself of all the responsibility which the arrest of
Costa and the consequences which may grow out of it,
may leave in the mind Of my Government and country
men.
1t presenting this declaration to the Consulate
Of the United States of America at Smyrna, and to this
Legation that the said Costa was furnished with tezkc
to to Constantinope, and to return to Smyrna,
whence he was TO start for New York Since his arrival
at Smyrna he has resided in Turkey under the protection
of my Government, and 1t is pleasure to to be able
TO that his conduct has always been reproachabe
His fidelity to his native land the only crime of which
he is accused leads him declare himself always
Hungarian and to state that he wishes meet his
death as such.
Your Excellency will pardon me If thus my in
tercession in his favor beg Exceency to be pleas
cd TO have him delivered to the local authority Of
SMYRNA to be sent again to the United States This act
will be learned by the President Of the United States, am
confident with satisfaction and prevent the painful and
news of his arrest being again the Of
the interruption of those friendly feelings between
respectve countries which sincerely have it at heart to
reconcile and to cultivate.
beo your Erceency receive renewed assurances of
my high consideration, SC. JOHN p BROWN.
In publishing the above correspondence in its
number Of yesterday, our government journal, the
Union, subioins to it an article which claims attcn-
ton from the presumption that it expresses substan-
tally the views of our Government in regard to the
transactions at Smyrna. We.quote below such pas
sages of the article as appear to apply general prn
lcpes to the facts Of the case and to intimate the