The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-14

The smyrna Affair.
The following letter from an intelligent and rsiab
source gives additional particulars Of good deal Of in
iefes concerning the affairs at smyrna
smYaaA, Wednesday, July 10, 1883.
Martin Kosia, a Hungarian, was successiye'y Heuen
asi colonel m lhe Hungarian army and secretary Of ,h'
! Ministry OF the Police, He Quilted Turkey Tor New
York, where he duly relinqaished his Austrian nation
ay. and swore allegiance 10 The United States After
/ 10 smyrna in the barque Mimosa. He spent few
months quietly in Smyrna and lately gave friend
his draft on his father which draf protested The
act OF protest before public notary made kosa's resi-
dence known, and ORDERS Immediately given to
Mr. Weckbecker the Austrian consul general, for his
arrest
Mr. Weckbecke ted 10 The lossl authorities ,ha
an Austrian criminal was found Al Smyrna, and requested
his arrest; TO which ntimalion the governor Of Snyrna
ignorant that the alleged criminal Hungarian refu
gee, promised that he would proceed 10 hs arrests and il
WAS while the above conversation was being held that
kosta was arrested by order OF the Austrian consul The
arrest took place on ihe 22d OF june st 8, p Il was
effected by Twelve rutans, AIMED with pistols and cut
lasses. sent by Mr. Weckbecker, but without any lead,
ing officer from the Austrian consulate or the local
thorltes. They assaled Kosla, who bravey defended
self in The sea, where his asgessors followed him. and.
with the cullass his throat drove him boat and
carried him on board the Austrian brig hutsar. ts.
/ Immediately the Italian and Hungarian refugees at
Smyrna reported The case 10 Mr. F. s Olsy the Amer
can consul, who, although unaware whether Kosa was
Or was no, possessed Of an American passpo Lost no time
IN taking such steps as the case required The next day,
June %. Mr. Ofi-y ascetaned that the had decla-
ed his intention 10 become an American citizen. AT the
same time the United States sloopowa ST. Louis Com
mander Ing aham, anchored in The harbor; and while
Mr.. Ohiey-who Immediately went on board the ST.
Louis-was consulting with the Captain as 10 the meas
ures 10 be adopted, the governor OF Smyrna who had
learned the circumstances connected with Koslas arrest,
strongly demonstrated TO the Austrian consul, because OF
the egaty OF the act, and the violation of the Turkish
territory
Subsequently Mr.. Offfey and Commander Ingraham
went on board the Hussar to inquire about Kosa, and
learn his title or claim to American protection; but the
ofhcsr who received them denied that Kosta board
Mr. Oftey and Captain lUgaham went then 10 the Aus
an consul. and asked TO see Kosta. After long and
animated discussion between the two consuls MIR.
Weckbecker confessed that the prisoner board,
and permitted his being Mr.. Ofley, Captain In
graham and Mr.. Wecbecksr, proceeded on board the
tussar in company. and questioned Kosa, who plainly
answered 10 the Questions put to him respecting his
opali,y that che was Hungarian" This answer. made
presence OF the Austrian consul. rather embarrassed
the Americans as 10 their right TO protect who
ed TO dsclam their protection Ga the other side, the
Austrian consul had no right 10 claim kosta in the neu
ral land Of Turkey. asg a
led by the Austrian consul, among free population,
s looked upon open-day kidnapping and highway
assassination, and has excited Rdescribabls ndgna-
non among the whole population OF Smyrna against Mr.
Weckbecker and the Austrans in general. The Italian
and Hungarian refugees were mos, exasperaed.
ss. om The dy 1s ss
coffee house of Capt Paul The place crowded. and
persons OF sinister look were often seen about
lJehu Oh Tue AuefidD Objects Tan EDgHAu KentcmdnJ
advised them to retire. They declined and while an
Italian refugee approached the above frend of the Aus
TRAN officers, warning him separate from the officers,
the latter were assaled by an armed band, and were
cued. beaten. and stabbed. Ons OF the ofceis jumped
INFO the where he was dro ned another was hor
bly, wounded, but bias since recovered and The third fled
away without any injury. II was horrible scene, but
The Austrian consul, who melted H. must bear all the
consequences Mr. Weckbecker attempted 10 have both
the leaders of the riot and the OF the refugees
ed but his demands were not granted
Petitions collectively signed by the refugees were ad
dressed to Captain lngaham, well TO the American.
English, and French consuls claiming their protection
respectively against the encroachmens Of Austria Owing
to the political situation OF Turkey, and its indebtedness
to Austria for It's contemplated Intervention in the
rangement OF the Turko Russian question: II was certain
in the interests OF the Porte huu the feelings OF
Austria for the sake OF refugee and therefore the set
tement OF the Kosa affair by the Porte was doubtful and
raihe difficult Yet the gallant attitude OF Captain In
graham added TO the sympathetic exerlions OF Mr. Oh.
ley in favor Of Kosa satisfied every patriotic Smy yrnae
that the victim would be liberated.
Things went in that expectation unti June %, when
Captain lngraham informed that on the next day,
29h, kosta woud be sent To Trieste board the Aus
uan mail steamer. The next morning the 81. Louis
placed herself between the Austrian brig and the mail
steamer, to watch that Kosta might not be sent
on board The latter. Al the same time MI Oiey wen
and advised the Austrian consul to wal, until news had
reached from Consantnople before he took measures 10
send kos,A to 1rieste TO which MIR Weckbeckcr answer
ed that he would wait I'LL the lat OF july the day that the
a a. Hated E ne asy &
approving the gallant conduct OF Captain ngrsham and
Mr. Oey to kosla, and expressing the hope that
by that he already taken from the hands OF the
Aus,rians Thereupon Capt. Iagraham went on board
the Austrian brig. and asked kosta he claimed The
protection OF America and upon kostas reply that he
did claim it, the captain promised that he should have IT,
and demanded from the captain OF the Hussar the mme
daie release OF the prisoner The Austfan captain
swored that the matter was under the entire control oil
the Austrian consul Capt ingraham hen wrote him he
would wait the delivery of the prisoner till H. a. m !.
and that he would lake hlm anyhow alter that time was
expired On notice Of This, Mr.. Ofsy requested Capt
Ingahan postpone for few hours The time appointed,
order that be might Try TO settle the affair IN an ami
cable way al least take the necessary measures for
The protection OF the town. Accordingly, Capt. lpgra-
ham postponed the time I'LL 4, D. IN. In the mean nme,
Messts Ofley and Wsckbscker entered inio neeotia-
tion. and to the following agreement, VIZ " That
French consul 10 be KEEP, by HIM un, requested. by
written joint request from the American and Austrian
| coneus that Kosta should have intercourse with no
person else but the American and AusfaD consns and
that N French consul .houd pay Kos'as expenses and
charge the Austrian consul with the same
While the above negotiations and hpai arrangement
were being concluded shore between the two con-,
suls an Austrian schooner of was already sailing
the bay the mail steamers had been armed, the
bug Hussar had its sails anchor, gune &c, ready and
all was disposed for a hIht Martin Kosta bound
the mast sf hs brig Two solders waited on him with
their pistols loaded, and niluated that at the rst
cannon firing from the ST Louis bA brains should be
blown ou This is illustration OF Austrian bar
bsriy; and had the force been used Kosta's corpse
alone would have been recovered.
The excitement produced among the people OF Smyrna
The intelligence OF the above being made
unprecedented and the feelings in favor OF America
unequaIed. All were spprehensive Of she conse-
quences oil naval tight yet all wished to witness that
fight made for recovering Ko.la, and the crushing OF