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4 - A~%@y - Ft@a&aQun GANuOt DC
made or pTomp, redress afforded where injury
has resulted. All complaints on the part Of
our eitsens unier the present arrangement,
must be in the first place presented 70 this
GoVsFnment and then referred to Spsin.-
Spain thea refsn 1t 10 her local authorities Ia
Cuba for investiStgiOn aud posipones an an.
sWer until she has heard from those authorities
To avoid these irritating and vexalious DELAYS.
proposition has been made to provide for a
direct appeal for redress BY our Consul in be-.
half Of our injured fellow citizens.
Hitherto the Government Of Spain has decli.
ned TO enter into any such arrangement. This
course on her part is deeply regretted: for with.
out some arrangement. Of this kind the good
understanding be;Ween the two countries nav
meet occasional interruption.
Our Minister at Madrid Is instructed to re.
new the proposition and 10 press /. again up.
on the consideration Of Her Catholic Majesty .
Government
For several years Spain has been calling the
attention OF this government to claim for los.
ses BY some Of her subjects in the case of the
ship Armistad. This claim is believed to rest
on the obligations imposed by our existing
treaty with that country; its justice was admit.
ted in our diplomatic correspondence with the
Spanish Government as early as march Is47.
aud one Of my predecessors in his annual mes.
sage recommended that provision should be
made for it's payment. In January last it was
again submitted to Congress by the Executive.
1t has received consideration by committees of
both branches, but as ye. there has been no
action upon it,
conceive that good faith requires prompt
adjustment. aHd present it to your early and
favorable consideration.
Martin KosEta. a Hungarian by birth. came
to this country in 1850, and declared his inten-
ton in due form OF law TO become citizen Of
the United State. After remaining here near
ly two years, he visited Turkey. While at
Smyrna, he was forcibly seized, taken on board
an Austrian brig Of war then lying in the har-
Dor Of that place, and there confined the irons
With the avowed design to take him into the
dOmnions Of Austria.
Our Consul at Smyrna and Legation inter.
posed for his release; but their efforts were in.
effectual. While thus imprisoned, Comman.
der Ingraham, with the u s. ship of war St.
Louis. arrived at Smyrna. and after inquiring
into the circumstances Of the case, came to the
conclusion that KosEta was entitled to the pro-
lection otthis government, and took energetic
and prompt measures foI his release.
Under this arrangement between the agents
OF the United State and Austria. he vas trans
ferred to the evstody Of the French Consul.
General at Smyrna, there To remain until he
should be disposed Of BY the mutual agreement
OF the Consuls Of the respective governments
At that place. Pursuant to that agreement, he
has been released and is now on bis way to
the United States.
The Emperor Of Austria has made The con.
duet Of our officers who took part in the trans
action, a subject Of grave complaint.
Regarding Kosxta as still his subject, and
claiming right to seize him within the limits
of the Turkish Empire. he has demanded If
this Government its consent to the surrender
Of the prisoner and disavow the acts Of it's a.
gent, and satisfaction for the alleged out
rage.
After careful consideration of the case
came to the eOnclusiOnsion that Koszta was
seized without legal authority at SMYRNA. that
he was wrongfully detnined on board the Aus
triap Brig-of-War; that a: the time ofhis seiz.
ure he was clothed with the nationality of the
United States and the acts OF our officers un-
der the circumstances of the case, we're iusti-
fable and their conduct has been fully approv-
ed ofby me, and compliance of the several de.
mands ofthe Emperor Of Austria has been de-
clined
For more full account of this transaction.
and my views in regard to it. l refer to the
correspondence between the Charge d'Affairs
Of Austria and the Secretary of State which is
herewith transmitted. The principles and
policy therein contained on the part of the Uni
ted State will. whenever occasion occurs be
applied and enforced.
The condition of China at this time renders
it probably that some import ant changes will
occur in that vast empire, and lead to more
unrestricted intercourse, with it. The COM
missioner OF that country, who has been re-
Gently appointed is instructed to avail himself
Of all occasions to open and extend our com
mercisl relations. not only with the Empire of
China. but with other Asiatic nations. In
1850 an expedition was sent to Japan under
the command Of Con modore Perry, with the
purpose of opening commercial intercourse with
that Island
Intelligence has been received Of his arrival
there, and Of his having made known to the
Emperor Of Japan the object Of his visit but it
is not yet ascertained how far the Emperor
will be disposed to abandon his restrictive poll
cy, and open that populous country to COM
mercial intercourse with the United States.-
1t has been my earn st desire to maintain
friendly intercourse with the governments on
this continent and to aid them in preserving
good understanding among themselves.
With Mexico dispute has arisen as to the
true boundary between the territory of New
Mexico and the Mexican State of Chihuahua.
A former commissioner pursuant to the treaty
Of Gsudalope Hidalgo made serious mistake
in determining the initial point on the Rio
Grande; but inasmuch as his decision was
clearly departure from the directions for ira
cling the boundary contained in that treaty,
and not concurred in by the Surveyor appoint
ed m the mart of the TInitad States 1hasa