Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-08
NUMBER 80.
RICHMOND WHIC.


Affairs In the Eas:.
Prom the London Times. july NJ .. =
one OF the unfortunate results OF the present copd
ton Of the Ottoman Empire the authority or ts on
GERS hardly sufficient to command respect. In a own
ports and that the laws Of the country and th. . ~
ions are violated with mpuny under the very ov, of th
sultan Representatives The which took place
smyrna on the s2d OF June a striking ustation or
TINS extraordinary and dangerous Of things The hw
was successfully broken every party in this tr.nssco
anu an IAsna the governor OF the city, only in
cPaoe OF putting any Intellectual upon the forevu
es IN smyrna hsroor but had the end suffer for ths
ou,rages they had committed The facts were briefly al
nded TO by Lord John RUSSELL Monday evening In ne
House OF Commons and collect from the d;fr.n, a.
counts We have received that they occurred In tbe l
ing mahner:-Aartn kossts was one Of the Hungarian
iugtives who escaped with Kosuth aer the eani,l,i
iagos and took refuge within the Turkish frontier
ihe Porte refused to surrender these refugees to the
@ o. Austria hut detained them Kutayah til
tne iohowng year, when by putting something liberal
constr uction her with the Court of y.n,. 80
allowed them to proceed to the United States upon their
promise not to return to the Turkish donions That en-
gasemen-h such there really Was-was broken by Koss-
Ia who found means get back to Smyrna: but a. ,b
i government does not exercise any viglant ,,on
ro over the numerous foreigners who freouent 80, .
ne had remained there unheeded by their III,
Austrian Consul NJ de Weckbecker was .,ora o. az is
on .ne 20 oil June he called the Governor All
.Ss9s ana informed him that nossta was in the nse. =
An fasha repfed, that Ee should send for him and desire
- ~ e t1e eoantry; there was, therefore, no eussI
S5 I par " the Turkish authority comply With the
eu4nu u TIE Austrian Consul far as IL was lust AZ
the very same tme however the Austrian Conspr and
% e oIncer commanding the Austrian brig war Usaro
hau resolved in the scandaous and uniusti.hIn
manner, to take the Law into their own b.pd. I L;J
kossta by main force ~ A'u"aP
lie ~as accordingly attacked in cofEeehouss by pa-
y OF armed boatman and, after vigorous defence -.
ID was seized and carried on board the brig o-
Iehce naturally created great sensation 10 the ,or hu,
=. h s, sotelhor Goes not seem have interposed
nc ought 10 nave done, TO obtain reress for
sueh an outrage on the Sovereignty of the Par, tn
American Consul, and the commander Of the Amsr;can
eorseteoW.rst 81 Louis, which happened 10 enter the
eAefbel themselves e.
and enfeavord retain his release on the ground
" us haSing aii American passport The fact however
VAS not proved, ana il is clear that beyond the claims of
humanity the Americans had more legal right 20 in
terieFe IN The matter than the Auans had to carry hs
man nan on But the violent andPaihy which has for some
time past been smoudering between Austria and IN.
United States easily breaks out and this transaction of
some interest as exhibits the Increasing readiness ohe
Americans espouse with aror this or that party In The
| political differences Of the Old World
The next day three officers of the Austrian brig came
shore and proceeded to alage eoehouse on the En-
gsh quay They were soon attacked with great fur bv
ABOUT 10 foreigners mostly Italian refugees and o. n
the officers taron Won Hackelberg having h.en sahhe
N the scie with apouard, flung himself into the sea and
vas drowned. The rsequence of this mur,lerous O.
-augh might have been still fatal but fortunsteIx
o 'he austrian oihcers and 10 the honor of our own
countrymen two English merchants wer. in The coera
"ose al tne time, who manuly assisted in their defence
nth the chairs and tables be found In the room Tb
k1h Governor who had neither prevented the return
OF hosta nor his seizure by the Austrian boats va.
quay Unable to punish this crime and these three in
FACTIONS OF the Law followed by fourth Tba
american capt OF the corvette ST. Louis resolved With
ut more ado, TO demand the surrender of Kossta from
| the Austrian brig. -
he gave the Apstrians four hours to make IN their
minus ana IN the meanwhle laid his vessel within a c.
oes length OF the Csaro and cleared for action Tha
captains on both sides behaved with equal sprt and
quite ready to fight in Smyrna hsrbor 10 which as
may 9e supposed the Pasha and the public strongly OBJ
Jecteu. lhe Consals however interpose; h.
tween these 6elligerents and was agreed tha; -,
shond De landed from the brig and placed in me cpsod
OF the consul OF France until further orde;s could - -
CeNeu respecting him. The A.
COnsiPntnople where N. de Bruck made nsremn,or,
demand ioF redress, although would seem from This mar
awe that the Seizure OF the fugitive BY the Austrians was
tie hrs blow struck n this quarrel However tbs NJ
van was not in the condition to increase the number Of m
enemies ana u submitted to the demands of the Inter-
luhelo. a new governor inm ediately appointed t
smyrna and an Investigation was commenced into the
facts Of the case. O '-e'
Between Austria and the United States the oua., a
oi totally different character In ordinary circumsan-
unless al the solicitation, and with the AUTHORITY of
the turkish ovennlent il is evident that the American
commander had no right whatever dictate terms 10 anv
9r'gn oheer but tie state Of things have described
shows that the ouragos had been and copld b
committed with impunity, and all the ordinary usages OF
S'NluLeu hauons were apparently suspended Never.na
ess the coercion applied by the captain Of the Uss -,
oi me most direct kind and win probabiS - -
sarded by the Court Of Vienna as an act a, bos;, C.
dent Pierce 'et @'A'on fron Fresi-
Ia tie present state Of feeling in the United States to-
Europe generally, and Austria in particular II IA
certain mat no such repArAon will be given ana IL IA ner
,aPs hkey that the conduct If the Officers of The 81
Louis was dictated quite much by the desire N male
pohuea capital for their Government as bv pro-
ssslohai ardor or party predictions The origin Of
eSe quarreis lies however in the want Of power and
termination on the part Of the Turkish Government
\ resouie governor wouh have fred upon foreign brig
me captain oi which had dared to kdnar person from
ns ho ana he would also have punished foreign YES
e Prerunng TO threaten each other with hostLties on
e part OF third Power In the midst of more serous
i3ngers such embarrassing incidents as these are not
"boiy Insignificant, and they increase the difficulty Of
maintaining the nominal Independence ofan eo,nir b;ch
no longer suiHces for its own defence '