Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-01


otneutral ports.
The. imperial government entertalns too high an
opinion Of the sense VI justice and OF integrity OF
the government oi the United States To doubt tor
single instant its anxiety 10 disavow the conduct
| OF its agents. under the circumstances above men
toned. and that it will hasten IT, call them to u
severe account. and tender To Austria satsiac-
ton propurlonatc To the magnitude OF the out
rage,
The undersigned avas himself OF this occasion
10 oler 10 the Secretary ot State the renewed as
s,,r,l,cc Of his high onsiteraton.
HULSEMANN.
The Hon. WM. l.. MARCY,
| Secretary Of State OF the United States.
MIR. MARCY TO MIR. HULsEMANN.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Uushia eion, September % 1888.
The Presi,lcn, has carefully considered the note
| Of Mr. lIusemann, Charge dA1aires of his Ma
jesty, the Emperor of'Austria of the 29th ultlmo
addressed To this department. and the other docu-
mcnts relative to the much regretted occurrences
| at Smyrna in June and July last. with Il view to
ascertain the of the complaints therein pre-
ierrcd against the American officers engaged IN
that affair, and for the purpose of giving such sat
istaction as Austria might be entitled to receive
in case he should find that these officers had not
duly respected her rights.
Though differing very much from the views
presented by Mr. lluSemann on behalf of his gov
ern,ent the President still indulges the hope that
the exposition OF the principal reasons on which
| his own conclusions are founded will induce his
Ma,esty's government 10 look at the transaction
in different light from that in which il is presented
by that government
Il is the duty OF the undersigned TO present
these reasons 10 Mr.. Iiusemann and he will fail
in his intention it, in performing this duty, he does
not cvince friendly spirit, and avoid. so tar as Il
can be done without imparing the full strength OF
the case the Introduction of topics to which either
Mr.. Ilulsemann or his government can take eX-
| ccptiom. .
| To bring out conspicuonsly the questions 10 be
PASSED upon. il seems TO the undersigned that the
| facts should be more fully and clearly stated than
they are in MIR. liulsclmann 5 note.
| Martin kosZta by birth Hungarian. and OF
4 course an Austrian subject At that time took an
open and active part in the political movement Of
lSis-'J9 designed To ,etach Hungary from the do
| mnon OF the Emperor OF Austria. Al the close
Of hat dSast revolutionary movement. kosZta.
| with many others engaged in the same cause, fled
| from the Austrian dominions. and took refuge in
| Turkey. The exiradition OF these fugitives,
koszta among them. demanded and pressed
with gren, viyor by Austria but firmly resisted by
| the Turkish government. They We're, however,
confined at kuallia, but AT length released, with
| the understanding or by express agreement of
Austria that they should leave Turkey and go into
foreign parts Most of them. il is believed before
they obtained their release. Indicated the United
States the country Of their exile. II is alleged
that koszta left Turkey III company with kossuth ;
this is believed to be a mistake, and that he en-
gagged never TO return--this is regarded as doubt
G,I. TO this sentence Of bani>hinent-tor such is
the true character OF their cxpnls sion from Turkey.
1 Austria gave her conScni in truth. II was the re-
| suit OF her efforts IL procure their extratlon. and
was accepted 10y her as substitute tor II. She
had agents or commissioners at kutala to attend
to their embarkaton, and 10 her the legal conse-
/ auenccS OF this act the as II il had been
done directly by herself and not by the agency Of
the Ottoman Porte. koszta came to the United
States and selected tlns country for hs future
| home
ON tl,,. 81 Il ui July. l>!. he made, declaration
under oath before proper tribunal. oi his inten-
ton to become citizen ot the lnltcd States aud
! rcnnunrr all allegiance IL any other State or SOW
rirign.
Aticr remaining here year and eleven
months. he returned on account, as - alleged, ot
! private Business u Temporary character to
| Turkey in an American vessel, claimed the rights
OF Il nalurallZcd American citizen. and offered 10
| place himself under the protection of the United
| States consul at Smyrna. The consulate AT first
| hc>,aed to recognise and receive him as such;
| ,I, afterwards, aud some time before his seizure
| he and the American Charge d flares on interim
| al Consinn,inuple did extend protection to him.
| and furnished him with q Tr:1',fh--a kind OF
| passport or letter Of safe conduct, usually given
| iy foreign consul> in Turkey to persons 10 whom
| they extend protection. AS hy Turkish laws they
have a right to do II is important TO observe that
| there j. no exception taken to his conduct after
| his return 10 Turkey. ana tnal AlS'rla mas Hol
alleged tha, he was there inr any political object.
| or for any other purpose than the transaction of
private business While waiting, as is alleged.
tor an opportunity To return to the ntcd States,
| he was seized by band OF awlr>s men--frcely.
| pcrhaps harShlv characterized IN the diSpaic ches
| as srufianS" "trcck hrelngs, robbers s'-who
had not. nor did they pretend 10 have. any color OF
! authority cmanating from Turkey or Austria.
treated with violence and cruelty. and thrown INTO
| the sea. Immediately thereafter he was taken up
l 4 x..,It t.,rh hall ynty
to the Austrian br,g-oi-war The llnszar, forced on
/ board Of that vessel and there confined in irons
| II is now nvowrd rs II was then suspected. that
! these dtSperatocs were lnstlrated To this outrage
by the Austrian ronsq general at smyrna h,'t u
| is not pretended that hr acted undrrthe civll a,-
! thor,,y Of Turkey but ON the contrary. II IS ad-
1 mtted that. on application to the Turkish gov
crnor al Smyrna that magistrate refused to grant
the Austrian ron>n! any authority to arrest
| kosZta.
| The consul Of the United States at Smyrna as
soon as he heard ot the sriHurc ot kosZa. and the
| Charge l flares oi the United States ad interim
! at Con ,iantinoplr afterwards intrrccdrd with the
! Turkish authorizes with the Austrian consul
! general III SMYRNA, and the commander of the
Austrian hri. -Of-war, for his release the ground
| OF his American nationality. To support this
Giant knsZtas original certificate ct having made,
under oath, in n court in New York. declaration
/ Of intention To become an American citizen, was
prodnrrd at Smyrna, and an imperfect copy Of il
/
iernuncio at Cons,an,inople The application 10
these officers al Smyrna Tor his liberation. as well
| as that OF Mr.. Brown. our Charge d Ataires. to
! Baron de Bruck, the Austrian Minister at Con-
| stan,inoplc. was truteSs. and il hccamc notorious
! al Smvrna that there settled design on the
part ui the Austrian officials 10 convey him clan
| des,mclv to Triostc-a city within the dominion
! Of the Emperor of Austria. t'pportuncly. the
United States sloop-of-war. the -. LOUIS. under
the command Of Captain lnCraham. arrived in the
harbor Of Smyrna before this design was executed.
| The commander OF the 81. Louis. from the repre-
scnta,ion OF the made TO him. fell il To be his
duty, as il unquestionabiy was, to inquire into the
i validity Of Kosztas claim TO American protection.
He proceeded with dciberation and prudence; and
discovered what he considered Just grounds for
inuniring into koszta's claim to he discharged on
account Of his American n0i,onpiity. During the
pcndcncy Of this inquiry he received notice OF the
design ~ take Koszta claudestinely, before the
question at issue was settled, into the domInions
of the Emperor of,Austria. As there was other
evidence Of bad faith besides the discovered ae
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