The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-16
Moro about Austrian AGgress1Gn.

Moro about Austrian Aggressa&n.
The following letter from q eorrespoa6Sat in
Smyrna has bssn placed at our disposal Il in
dieates general disposition on tho part - the
Austriaa authorities 70 Cypress al persons
within the scope Of their power. II The letter
gives An authentic picture Of the coadition of
things in Smyrna, 1t shows . pitiable state Of
weakness on the par, of the Turkish govern
ment:
2 SMYRNA, July Is, 1853
Mr. DEAR H.. The object of these lines is to
furnish you some further details upon the conse-
quences Of the affair of Martin Kossta.
The vexations of the Austrian Consul hero upon
the Italians Hungarians, and Poles, who have the
misfortune to be Austrian subjects, well az upon
the refugees generally, are of the most provoking
character. In order to have them under his i'm
mediate grasp, he summoned here all those who
were employed in the neghboring paper manufac-
ture Among them are men having large fami-
lies, and who, having been thus deprived Of their
offices, are compelled to beg for their subsistence
They have been repeatedly summoned to attend
at the Austrian Consulate, to be questioned
respecting the murder of the Austrian officer
who lost his life by throwing himself into the sea
to escape the attack of Kossta 3 friends in the
skirmish of tho Odd of June. matchmaker, who
was only supposed to have some knowledge Of the
facts in that case, had his shop sealed up and his
property confscated and sold by the Austrian
Consul, and he was obliged to fly for his life
The worst of it is, that most Of the watches that
were found in the shop belonged to foreigners,
and yet the Consul, with an arrogance peculiar to
himself, seized them all. All those subject to
Austrian power who had the means of quitting the
country made their way elsewhere, since they
saw the impotence of Turkey to prevent the vio-
laton of her territory; and the poorest classes
keep themselves concealed to escape oppression,
for the Consul follows them us an enraged
wolf runs after the sheep. Those among the num-
Der who have at the time placed themselves I'M
der the protection of America, England, and
France, are the only ones that are safe and un-
moested.
A few days since the Austrian Consul sent
round an address commencing his conduct in
Kossta' affair very highly, and forced all the
Austrian subjects to sign it, under severe threats
Of course, in presence of brig and schooner Of
war in the harbor, ready to receive them loaded
with chains, the poor Austrians were obliged to
sign any thing, had it even been their death-war-
rant. 1t is reported that the Austrian Consul tries
by that address to justly his conduct in the eyes
| of his government. Barbarous as the Austrian
government is, it win no doubt approve the Con
sui, and use the address for it's own justification
before the civilized world
| The Neapolitan authorities at Constantnoplt
seem to advance in the way of barbarity shown
them by the Austrians. A young Neapolitan
who for political difficulties sought refuge in Con
stantinople, was arrested last week, loaded with
chains, and embarked on board Neapolitan YES
sci to be carried to Naples, there to meet proba
bly, his death. He preferred dying from starva
ton, and on their arrival at the Dardanelles ht
was dying.
i Hungarian was on board an Austrian vesse
in Beyrout, together with his family. Though
he had an American passport, he was arrested BY
the captain and summoned to surrender hinlsel
!. to the Austrian Consul in Beyrout. He escapet
by jumping into the sea, whence he was rescued
and brought before the American Consul. TIL,
latter Immediately demonstrated and obtained tn.
rescue of the rest of the family and the baggage
this victim of Austrian barbarity. This new.
came by this mornings steamer from Beyrout
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