Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-20
Secretary Maey to Cheyaliar HuISsmlaa.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
yTAsuIEoroS. Sept 26, 1888.

I.e EIeSluslt Hd5 CtEelultg COHei"s'~e'
tn. note OF Mr.. Huisemann. Charge d Al
fares of his Majesty the Emperor OF Aus
tria. of the 29th ultinlo, addressed to TINS
Uerartneut, and the other dGcume MS
reiatiye % the much regretted occurrenc-
es at Smyrna in June and July last. with
\ view 10 ascertain the nature OF the
complaints therein preferred against the
American officers engaged in that affair,
and for the purpose IS giving such satis-
faction as Austria might be entitled to
receive in case he should find thai THESE
officers had not duly respected her risi 's.
Though differing very much IRON the
views presented by Mr.. Hulsem4nn on
behalf of his government, the Presiden;
still INDUCES the hope ;hat tn. exposition
of the principal reason on which his own
conclusions are founded will induce his
Maiesty's government TO look at the
transaction in d different light from that
in which it is presented by shat govern
msnt.
1t is the duty OF the undersigned 10
present these reasons 10 Mr.. tn sem,nnn.
and he will fail in his intention i:. in
performing thi, duty. ne does not evince
a friendly spirit. and avoid. as fl' as cuu
be done without inpairing the full
strength oi the case. the in:ro luction OF
topics 20 which either Mr.. II Hulsemann or
his government can take exception.
To bring out cons picuously the ques
iioa 10 be passed upon. it seems 10 the
Undersigned that the facts should De more
fully aud clearly stated than they are il
Mr. Hulssmann's note.
Mattin Koszia. By birth q Hungarian.
end OF course an Austrian subject at that
time, took an active part in The political
movement OF 1913 40. designed to de-
zach Hungary from the dominion Of the
Emperor Of Austria. Al the close OF
shat disastrous revolutionary movement.
KosE;a. with msnv Others engaged in the
same cause. A~d from the Austrian domin-
ions. AMI took refuge in Turkey. The ex
tradition of these fugitives. X ,szta among
them, was dem lniei ani presse.! with
great vigor by Austria Thy were. how
ever. confGed at ku,ahia hut al leagth
released. with th4 rlierstan!in5, or by
express agreement of Austria. that they
should leave Turkey and SO into foreign
parts Most of them. II is believed, be
fore they obtained their release. indica
the Uniied States as the country of their
exile. Ii is al edged that Koszta left
Turkey in company with hossuth- this
is regarded as doubtful. Tc this sentence
Of banishm=nt--tor such is the char
acteS OF their expulsion from Turkey
Austria gave her consent: in truth it was
the result of her efforts TO procure thar
extsaiition, and was accepted NY her SIS
substitute. she had agents or commits
sIoneIs at kutahla TO attend 20 their en-
baraatioa. AMI to heI the legal conse.
quences of this act the same if ii
had been done directly by herself, and
not b. the agency of the Ottoman Porte.
Kosz,a came 10 the United States and &C.
lec,ed this county for his future home.
On the 3ls, OF July. 1859. he made a
declaration, under oath. before a proper
tribunal. of hs intention to become a
citizen of the United States. and renounce
all allegiance TO any other State or SOW
ersign.
After remaining here one year and G.
leven moths. he returned on account. as
is alledgsi. Of private business OF tenn
porery character, TO Turkey in an Amer
lean vessel. claimed ths rights Of a nat
ura.izsd American citizen, and offered to
place himself under the protection of the
United States Consul a, Smyrna. The Con.
sui at frs, hesitated TO recognize and re-
ceivsd him as such, but afterwards. and
some time before his seizure, he and the
American Charge d'AfAires ad interim at
Coustantlnople, did extend protection to
him. and furnished him with TczkereA-
hi I'd Of passport or letter of safe conduct.
usually given by foreign consuls in Tur-
key To persons to whom they extend pro-
lection, as by Turkish laws they have a
right to do. 1t is important to observe
that there is no exception taken TO his
conduct after his return TO Turkey. and
that Austrl has not al,edged that he was
there for anS political object, or for any
othe. purpose than the Transaction of pri
yate business. While waiting as is al
legged. for an opportunity to return to the
United States. he was seized BY band
of lawless msn-f.eely, perhaps harshly
character ed in the dispatches as "ruf
fans" Greek hirelings," robbers
who had not. nor did they pretend to have,
any color OF authority emanating from
Turkey or Austria. treated with violence
and cruelty. and thrown into the sea-
Immediately there after be was taken up
by boats crew lying in wait for him,
belonging to the brig Of war Huzzar, fore
ed on board of that vessel. aud there
confined in irons. ]. is now avowed. as
it was then suspe csed. that these despera.
does were iastisated to this outrage by
the Austrian Consul General at Smyrna;
but 1t is MT pretended that he acted un-
der the civil authority OF Turkey, but on
30: contrary. it IS admitted that, on appli-