Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-30
The late Dimculty nj smyrna.

les Ssmsphore gives an account OF the distur.
bsnce in Smyrna, of which we have already
had the announcement by telegraph VIA Hall
fax.
1t appears that NJ. Costa Hungarian. ex-
Aid de Camp 10 Kossuth. and who had just
returned from the United States, vas secrefed
in the house ola Sandman in Smyrna. HIS
whereabout came 10 the cars IT M. Vekbeck
err Austrian Consul General. who under pre-
tense Of searching for thief dragged hun out
gagged, handcuffed and conveyed him on
board the Austrian brig Of war Hussar. All
the efforts of The other Europeans uided by
Ali Pacha and the native officers, TO have The
prisoner, handed over 10 the local tribunals,
were in vain. On the following day the u. S.
frigate St. Louis entered the port, when the
Captain of the lrigate, accompanied by the U.
S. Consul immediately went on board of the
Austrian, and demanded to talk with the pris.
oner, " horn they believed to have a claim TO
the protection OF the United States. The Aus
TRAN Lieutenant in command denied that they
had any prisoner on board. The Capt. of the
St. Louis and the Consul then went to the
Austrian Consulate, where after scene "of
the most violent kind" NJ Veckbecker admit
ted that the prisoner was TN hoard, and gave
forced consent TO see him. Returning on
board of the Austrian the American Captain
thus addressed Commander Schwartz:
when came on board short time since
your Lieutenant led to my face The mean
est of my cabin boys would not have been
guilty of such CO \ ardice Where is the pris
oner : | wish 10 see him"
As Commander Sch y artz hesitated The A
merican Added:
Bear in mind that if the prisoner claims
my protection. and has the si sh'est rig hit to it,
will remove him myself. and will not allow
him to main another minute on board
Unfortunately, the generous efforts ofthe
Captain Of the st. Louis We're useless, for the
prisoner prevaricated and betrayed himse in
his replies so much that he did not give his dc
tenders a chance TO save him. When this WIS
known on shore, great excitement broke out
and the Italians would have burned the Aus
TRAN Consulate, had it not been we'll defeud
ed. In their heat they attacked three Austr
an midshpmen who were on shore, and killed
ole. On the other side the Greeks or Austr
ans-the account is somewn at obscure-laid
plan to assassinate the American officers, but
being warned in time they avoided the danger.
The Italians and their all, have sworn to
poienard The Ten Greeks who arrested Costa
and the Greeks swear they will murder ten l.
Italians for every Greek. The city continued
in ferment. Ali Pacha, the Turkish Cover
nor, had protested against Veckbecker's DIES.
polic act, and had sent off courier to Con
sianinopie to lay the affair before his Govern
ment. And later accounts telegraphed from
Vienna. say that Kabouli Efendi has been
sent to enquire into the matter. Also, that AL
is deposed, and lsmael, formerly Minister of
Commerce, appointed in his stead-the Aus
trian Internuncio at Constaptinople having de-
handed that the Porte, within twenty four
hours, should give satisfaction for the outrage
committed on the Austrian officers.
Mr.. JOHN O'DoNoHUE, the Irish patriot who
in December last escaped from captivity in
Van Dieman s Land, having arrived at New
York in the Northern Light.we learn from the
New York Times, put up, on his arrival. at the
Astor House. and was soon after called upon
by his old companion in council and exile
Thomas Francis Meagher. who again waited
on him at subsequent period Of the day. Mr..
ODoEohue is in good health, and it is said in
tends to remain in New York for some time.
FAREWELL SERENADE TO PIERRE SoULE.-
We learn from the Washington Star that
number OF the friends ofthe Hon. Pierre Soule
called at his residence on Monday night and
serenaded him. On making his appearance he
was addressed at considerable length by A. G.
Haley, Esq, of Mississippi, to which he re-
sponded in an eloquent address, in the course
OF which he said
Mine. howev,r, is a mission of Cancellation
and justice; interfering ith no interests or
cains that be The least entitled to considers
ton or respect; embracing no wild scheme of
diplomatic proves; but necessarily holding
IN view that nations, like individual men, have
rights which should. under no contingency be
surrendered "a dignity to preserve, and an
honor to defend, which could not be polluted
without bringing them into contempt, disgrace
and ruin"
=" Y GU have alluded to the gories which hive
IN times gone by, adorned the history of the
nation 10 which am sent as your Representa-
tive and minister, expressing, at the same time.
an abiding hope that, at no very distant day.