The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-08


to declare himself always an Hungarian, and to
state that he wishes even to meet his death as
such.
| Your excellency will pardon me if thus re-
new my intercesson in his favor. beg your ex-
cellency to be pleased to have him delivered oyel
to the local authority of Smyrna, to be sent again
to the United States. This act will be learned by
the President of the United States, l am conf
dent, with satisfaction, and prevent the painful
and extraordinary news of his arrest being again
the cause of the interruption of those friendly
feelings between our respective countries, which
sincerely have it at heart to reconcile and to cul-
tivate.
/ beg your excellency to receive renewed as
surances of my high consideration, sc.
(Signed) JOHN P. BROWN.
From the London Times July 90.
It is one of the unfortunate results of the pre-
sent condition Of the Ottoman Empire that the
authority of it's officers is hardly sufficient to COM
mand respect in its own ports and that the laws
of the country and the law of nations violated
with impunity under the very eye of the Sultan Z
representatives. The occurrences which took
place at Smyrna, on the 22d of June, strik-
ing illustration of this extraordinary and danger
GUS state of things. The law was successfully
broken by every party in this transa ction; and Ali
Pasha, the governor of the city, was not only in
capable Of putting any effectual restraint upon
the foreigners in Smyrna harbor, but had, in the
end, to suffer for the outrages they had commit
ted The facts were briefly alluded to by Lord
John Russell, on Monday evening, in the House
Of Commons, and we collect from the different
accounts we have received that they occurred in
the following manners Martin Kossta was one
ofthe Hungarian fugitives who escaped with Kos
suth after the capitulation of Villages, and took
refuge within the Turkish frontier. q. 3s
The Porte refused to surrender these refugees
to the demands of Austria, but detained them at
Kiutayah till the following year, when, by put
ting somewhat liberal construction on her trea-
ties with the Court of Vienna, she allowed them
to proceed to the United States, upon their prom
Use not to return to the Turkish dominions. That
engagement-if such there really was--was bro
ken BY Kossta who found means to get back to
Smyrna; but, as the Turkish government does not
exercise any vigilant control over the numerous
foreigners who frequent that port, ne had re-
NAMED there UNDECIDED by their authorities. The
Austrian Consul, M. de Weckbecker, was more
on the alert, and on the 22d of June he called on
the Governor, Ali Pasha, and informed him that
Kossta was in the place. Ali Pasha replied that
he should send for him and desire him to leave the
country There was, therefore, no refusal on the
part of the Turkish authority to comply with the
demand of the Austrian Consul as far as it was
lust At the very same time, however, the Aus
trian Consul and the officer commanding the Aus
trian brig-ofwar Ussaro had resolved, in the most
scandalous and unjustifable manner, to take the
law into their own hands, and kidnap Kossta by
main force.
He was accordingly attacked in coffee-house
by party of armed boatmen, and, after vigor-
Gus defence, Kossta was seized and carried on
board the brig. This occurrence naturally Gre
ated a great sensation in the town, but the Turk
ish governor does not seem to have interposed, as
he ought to have done, to obtain immediate re-
dress for such an outrage on the sovereignty OF
the Porte. The American Consul, and the COM
mander of the American corvettc-of-war st.
Louis, which happened to enter the harbor, exert
ed themselves, however, in favor OF the prisoner,
and endeavored to obtain his release the ground
of his having an American passport. That fact,
however, was not proved, and it is clear that, be-
yond the claims of humanity, the Americans had
no more legal right to interfere in the matter than
the Austrians had to carry the man off, But the
violent antipathy which has for some time past
been smoulderng between Austria and the United
States easily breaks out and this transaction is OF
some interest, as it exhibits the increasing readl-
ness of the Americans to espouse with ardor this
or that party in the political differences of the Old
World.
The next day three officers of the Austrian brig
came on shore, and proceeded to large coffee
house on the English quay. They were soon at
tackled with great fury by about fifteen foreigners
mostly Italian refugees; and one of the officers,
Baron Won Hackelberg, having been stabbed in
the scuff1e with poniard, flung himself into the
sea. and was drowned. The consequences of this
murderous onslaught might have been still more
fatal but, fortunately for the Austrian officers,
and to the honor of our own countrymen, two
English merchants were in the cofee-house at the
time, who manfully assisted in their defence with
the chairs and tables to be found in the room.
The Turkish governor, who had neither prevent
ed the return of kossta nor his seizure by the
Austrian boats crew, was equally unable to pun
ish this crime; and these three infractons of the
law were soon followed by fourth. The Amer-
can captain of the corvette St. Louis resolved
without more ado to demand the surrender OF
Kossta from the Austrian brig
He gave the Austrans four hours to make up
their minds, and in the meanwhile laid his vessel
within cables length of the Ussaro, and cleared
for action. The captains on both sides behaved
with equal spirit, and were quite ready to hight II
out in Smyrna harbor; to which, as may be sup
posed, the Pasha and the public strongly objected.
The consuls, however, once more interposed be-
tween these belligerents, and it was agreed that
Kossta should be landed from the brig and placed
in the custody of the consul of France, until fur
Their orders could be received respecting him. The
matter was then referred to Constantinople, where
NJ de Bruck made peremptory demand tor re-
dress, although it would seem from this narrative
that the seizure of the fugitive by the Austrians
was the first blow struck in this quarrel. How
ever, the Dvan was not in the condition to IN
crease the number of its enemies, and it submit
ted to the demands of the Internuncio new
governor was Immediately appointed to Smyrna,
and an investigation was commenced into the
facts of the case. e.e. I
Between Austria and the United States the
question is of totally different character. In or
binary circumstances, unless at the solicitation
and with the authority ofthe Turkish government,
il is evident that the American commander had no
right whatever to dictate terms to any foreign ofi
cer but the state of things have described shows
that the grossest outrages had been and could be
committed with impunity, and the ordinary usages
of civilized nations were apparently SUSPENDED
Nevertheless, the coercion applied Py the captain
of the st. Louis to the captain of the ossaro was
of the most direct kind, and will probably be re-
garded by the court of Vienna as an act OF nos