The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-08-25
Thursday, August IS, 1853.
Paris correspondents of the Cincinnati Gazette.
FROM PARIS.

v inc to the Sultan the strongest protestanons
of encouragement and support for the last
three months, against the Emperor Of Rus
sia, they now seem disposed TO back out en-
tireiy and leave Turkey at the mercy OF
Russia. They didnot anticipate such decd-
ed action on the partof Nicholas, and tried
the old game Of bullying until they found
that that was not the card which was going
to win; SO now the Sultan receives different
advice at their hands.
At first England and France both declar-
cd the passage of the Pruth should be clear
" regarded as declaration Of war. Mich
olas, in the steady aud unwaverng pursuit
of his policy, be it right or wrong, crossed
the Pruth; then it was declared by the Sui
tan's government, through the instigation of
France aud England, that this was not a
cause Of war. The Russians, however. ad-
vanced towards the Danube, occupied and
strengthe ned the forts along that river with
large bodies of men, sent out emlssarles to
incite the citizens against the Sultan's gov
eminent, made evident preparations for
long stay, and in fine, did every thing to
convince the people and to convince every
one that it was not only "menace," but
On armed sulJugGtiOn OF the country. The
Turks very properly took the alarm. the war
party pressed so strongly on the Sultan as
to compel him to yield; and he discharged
his peace ministers, and ordered his troops
forward to dislodge the Russians. Now Eng
land, through her minister, steps In again
and declares, "Sir, you must recall your
troops, or we will not aidyou. Peace must be
,nreserved." Which is as if she had said,
ISir, the interest of our commerce, the Sc
curity of our right of transit for the East In
Df nfa ru
affairs. demand that Russia should remain ut
peace with England, and Turkey too, even
mt the expense of humiliating concessions
ON your part. Send off another Ambassa-
dor to st. Petersburg,do any thing to arrest
the progress of the Emperor" That's
EnUland's disinterested policy laid bare; the
whole course of her policy in the East, war
rants this appreciation Of her conduct
FRANCE has acted through her Minister ia
accord with England. Well may all Eu-
rope be disguised. as it is, with this Ques-
sion. when they see sgch an issue; and well
NAV the English and French journals de-
clare there will be no war, when they know
that Turkey is going to BIZ peaceably sac
ri6ced on whatever terms Nicholas may de-
nand.
In regard to the alrArs at Smyrna, which
and which has been SO much msrepresented
1 am happy to have it in Wy pawer to scnd
YOU an account Of the matter from an ofhcer
ON board Capt. Iugraham'S vessel, the st.
Louis The letter has Just come to hand
and hasten to send it you. 1t is from
Passed Midshipman Chas B. Smith, of st.
Louis, No, to his brotker, DR.. Smith, now
ia Paris, who has kindly placed the letter
I.sno,oJ Tho latter
awe arrived at Smyrna Tarkey in A
sia,l the 23d Of June. Immediately on our
arriTgl our Consul came en board aDl in
formed Cast. Inghraham that the Austrian
Consul had ina most shameful manner seized
upon the body OF Martin Costa, Hunga-
rian refugee, upon whose head Austria had
set great price, The young man in ques.
tion had beieHSedt to Kossuth's suite, and
whilst in New York city had obtained pa
per from the New York State authorities,de
claring his intention of becoming citizen
of the United States. He left the United
States after staying there five months, aud
came TO Smyrna, whore on the 22d OF June,
whilst sitting in 4 cafe, he was seized by,
three Greek hire%ngs Of the Austrian
Consul, and ia most Outrageous manner
taken on board an Austrian brig-of-war,
(WHICH was III Tue port az Tue lilHe, u va t1-
Ken to Trieste. Gu. captain immediately
boarded the brig and demanded to see Cos
ta. At first he was told he was not on
board; but finally he visited the Austrian
Consul and told him that he toouH see him,
that he believed him to be an American
citizen, and If SO, that he would have him at
ali hazards. He got to see Cossta and ask.
ed him many questions, among which, he
asked him, "When he left the United
Statcst" "Why he did soy" aud ''if he were
an Ameticau citizeny" To these questions
he reDlied, 81 came to Smyrna to scttle--I
am not an American" This was in pres
snce of the Austrian olficers.1 Nothing
then could be done, But Capt. Ingeaham
was mot satisfied. as COSTA held a'paper
swearino 10 his intention to become cit,
zen Of he United States. He wrote imme
Jia,elv to our Minister at Constantinople.
who SeHJied in n very indecisiye and eyasive
ieftar The Cantnin again wrote To him
M. Rrown. IMr Marsh i absent.
s,On the ami Jnra n letter was sent on
,,o.rJ frnro shors s;rnsJ sunmnnitos y
s',;n.; - ,,aad;nu ,erws ,bo ;n,errarence
Psas ~" "n,a;n ;" sor coss,o '"0
S"As c,a,,t I,grohom baJ No, rece;ved I,
,ss,ond % replv from % onr Min;ster I'M % Mr. Rrown