Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-04
M. Marev to Mr. Hulsemann.
DEPAETMEEr or STATE,

0TeSseU z T1IS D6UIIIII5WII
ments relative to The much regretted occurrences
OF Smyrna in June and July last, with a we" 10
ascertain the nature of the complaints Therein pre-
ferred against the American othcets engageu IN tls
Affair." and for the purpose OF giving such selSLao.
ton as Austria might he entitled TO receive IN cnse
he sbonid And thai these officers had not duly re-
spected her rights. -
Though differing very much from me views view. pts
scented by Mr.. Hulsemann ON behalf OIL nus Sgs
eminent the President still INDUCES the nope tsS
the exposition of the principal 1eaSons oh he
his own conclusions are founded Will induce nts
Maestys Government to look at the transaction II,
different LIGHT from that in which 1t is presenIeu
by that Government. ,.s.4 ,t.,a
II is the duty of the undersgn 10 present tUSee
reasons to Mr.. Hulsemann, and he viii tall IN ms
jntention IL in performing this duty, he does not
eyinoe friendly spirit and avoid, SO lat az ~ eau
he done without impairing the full strength Oh Tue
case the introduction of topics 10 winch e4lhet
Mr.. HuIsemann or his Government can take eA-
Fro hiring out conspicuously the questions 10 DC
nassed upon, it seems to the undersigned th9t lHe
facts should be more fully aud cleatiy slatsu tneh
thew are in Mr.. Hulsemann's note
Marin Koszta, by birth Hunganan' anu OIL
course an Austrian subject at that time, took an
omen and active part in the political movement u
IS4s-'4e designed to detach Hungary iIom Inc 90
minion Of the Emperor Of Austria. at !ug oiose
of that disastrous revolutionary NOV emehI noshla
with many Others engaged in the same cause, hea
S,nn, the Austrian dominions and took refuge IN
Turkey The extradition of these iuglllVes, anu
Rosetta among them, was demanded anu ptesSsu
with great vigor by Austria, but hrmy resisted ~
the Turkish Government. Ihey were ho"e '.t.t
confined at Kutahia, but at length M
the understanding or by express agteelIenL oi
tria that they should leave Turkey ana so ING loI
eign nsrts, Most of them, it is bsllevsdI before
they obtained their release indicated the Sts9
States as the country of their exile. !! Is 1tleseS
that Koszta let Turkey in company win hoSSSuIn
this is believed TO be mistake; anu that ne Gu
gagged never to return-this IS regarded as
To this sentence of Punishment, ior sucm Ii tne
true character of their expulsion tiom 1 i
Austria gave her consent: in tTpth' II WAS tne
suit of her efforts to procure their S e
was accepted by her as a substllute 10. L, on
had agents or commissioners at hutahla 70 atsenu
their embarkation, and to her legal
of this act are the same as II it had oeen u
rectly by herself, and not by the agenGy 2. s.s
toman Porte. KosZta came to tue OHltsSl S'SH9s
and selected this country for his future nome
On the 3lst of July 1852, he made eeclaIatlol
under oath, before proper tribunal, oil ms lhleh
ton TO become citizen of the Unileu osusss aHS
renounce all allegiance to any other otate VI S0'e
reign. $50. i; ,..r ,,.,,r,bs
Alter remaining here one year and eleven months
he retureed, on account, asis alleged, 0I prfa!e
business, of a temporary character to LutHSy "a
an American vessel, claimed the rights OF lstu-
raized American citizen, anu ohetea 70
self under the protection Of the United State
sui at Smyrna. The Consul at first hesltuleu 10
recognise and receive him snchi but atterwa
and some time before his seizure, he and the
lean Charge d'Afaires GdinteTim Mt ConstanttVll
did extend protection to him, and fnIniSheu MN
with tezkerah-n kind ofpaSsport or letter Of SAFE
conduct usually given by foreign consu's IN VI
key to persons to whom they extend protec'ioh, as
by Turkish laws they have right to do II IS I'M
portanr TO observe that there IS no exception taken
to his conduct after his return to Turkey, aud that
Austria has not alleged that he was there for any
political object, or for any other purpose than the
Transaction of private business. While waiting
as is alleged for mn opportunity TO return 10 the
men, freely perhaps harShly, characterized IN the
dispatches IS 'rufians,' Greek hirelings, rob
bers' who hal not; nor Gid they pretend 10 nave
any color of authority einanatlng tlrom turkey OF
Austria, treated with violence and cruelty anu
thrown into the sea. Immediately thereafter ne
was taken up by boat s crew, lying in wait for
him, belonging to the. Austrian man-ot-war the
Huszar forced on board that vessel, and there con-
fined in IRONS. 1t was now avowed, as 1t was then
suspected, that these desperadoes were lnstigaleu
10 this Outrage Nv the Austrian Consul General at
Smyrna; but it is not pretended that he acted UNI
der the civil authority of Turkey but, on the con-
trary, il is admitted that on application 10 the iur
kish Governor at Smyrna, that magistrate refused
10 grant the Austrian Consul any authority 10 ar
rest KoSzta.
The Consul of the United States at Smyrna, rs
soon as he heard of the seizure of hoSzta and the
Charge d'Afars of the United States Gd interim at
Turkish authorities, with the Austrian Consul
General at Smyrna and the commander OF the aus
TRAN for his release, on the grounds OF
his American nationality. To support tins CLAIM
KOszta's original certificate of having madrI under
oath, in a couTtin New York, a declaration OF IN
tention to become an American citizen was prVsu-
eed at Smyrna, and an imperfect copy OF 1t placed
in the hands of the Imperial Internunclo atCon-
Stantinople. The application to these othcer9 at
Smyrna for his liberation, as well as that OF MI,
d.. IS ofFae tn
the Austrian Minister at Coustantnople, was lruIt-
less, and it became notorious at Smyrna that there
was settled design on the part OF the austrian
officials TO convey him clandestnely to TuesteI a
city within the dominion OF the Emperor oil AUS
tria. sOnportunelythe United States slOop-of-war,
the ST. LoniS, under the command OF Capt. lngrn-
ham, arrived in the harbors of Smyrna before this
design was executed. The commander OF the st.
Louis, from the representation Of the case mace
to him, felt it to be his duty, as it unquestonaby
was, to inquire into the validity of koSta's claim
10 American protection. He proceeded y 18th deilb-
Grafton and prudence, and discovered what he con-
s.dered just grounds for inquirlng into koszta's
claim TO be discharged on account of his American
nationality During the tendency of this inquiry
he received notice OF the design 10 take hoszta
clandestinely, before the question at issue was set
tied, into the dominions OF the Emperor OF austria
As there was other evidence OF bad taltn besides
the discovered design of evading the inquiry, Capt
Ingraham demanded his release, andintimated that
he should resort to force if the demand was not
complied with by certain hour. fortunately,
however, no foice was used. An arrangement was
maGe Jy which the prisoner was delivered 10 the
custody of the French Consul General, TO be kept
by him until the United States and Austria should
agree to the manner of disposiDg of him.
This full statement of the facts is deemed inn
portant, it will correct some errors and aid IN
presenting with more dstinctneSs tie Questions to
be discussed. a.-a1fal
The undersigned will now proceed to present
the views of the President upon this Transaction,
and his reply 10 these several demands
h His Imperial M5jesty demands that the Gov
ernmentment of tile United States shall direct
Koszta to be delivered to him; that it shall disa-
VOW the conduct of the American agents in this
affair, call them 10 a severe account, and tender
satisfaction proportionate to the outrage.
In order to arrive at Just conclusions it is neces-
sary TO ascertain and clearly define KoSztas polit
ical relation with Austria and with the United
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