Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-24
senor Danaiss's "Vaudalic Burglary" witt
American Notes.

senor Danaiss's "Vaudalic Burglary with
American Notes.
''Senor Francisco Danaise" has recent
ly published card, which is going the
rounds of the papers, in which he charges
John P. Brown and II. A. Homes, two
members of our Legation at CONSTANT
nople, with having, in 1851, at the head
of an Austrian force, grossly insulted the
American Consulate, by tearing down the
American flag, &c. &C., and concludes
his bull in the following language:
Tho unnatural combination of Austrians
and Americans, who organized and carried out
this unprecedented net of vandalic burglary,
was composed of Messrs. De klezl, Mihano-
vich and Baron Baum, of the Austrian party,
and John P. Brown and II. A. Homes. OF the
American. Brown was the dragoman Of the
absent Minister, and officially used the porcers
Of the United States Legation TO ach,ere the
aboue act.'
Now, the following simple statement of
facts will explain some things and prove
others. 1t will explain ho,c our American
Legation insulted" their oun flag, and
,rhy the Senior takes it so much to heart.
1t will prove that he has a pendant for
newspaper notoriety, land we must con-
tribute our mite to the qualification of
that passion;) and it will further prove,
too, that to crafty personal malice, he
seeks, under the cover of the American
flag, to stab the reputation of two of our
most valuable and efficient Government
officers abroad. In 1851, the time alluded
to, our American Consul at Constantine
pie, having obtained leave of absence for
the purpose of visiting the United States,
appointed an Austrian subject-this Senior
Francisco Danaise-acting Consul during
his absence. After his arrival in this
country, not being satisfied with the afore-
said Senor's conduct, he removed him,
and appointed Mr.. H. A. Homes acting
Consul, in his place. Upon receiving his
appointment, Mr.. Homes applied to Senior
Danaise for possession of the Consular
archives, which was refused. The Ameri-
can Minister being absent at the time, the
matter was properly referred to our
Charge d'Affairs, MIR. Brown. He, as
his official duty required, applied to the
Austrian authorities, because Danaise,
being an Austrian subject, had to be dealt
with through the representatives of his
his own Government. Baron Bruck, the
Austrian Minister, was also absent
Messrs. De Klezl, Mihanovich and Baron
Baum, who formed the counterpart of
what the Senior calls the " unnatural COM
bination," were members Of the Austrian
Legation, then in Constantinople, and
with them our Charge had to confer. He
did his duty, and nothing more; using the
only proper and legitimate means in his
power to recover possession of the Ameri-
can flag and Consular papers, which were
forcibly withheld by Danaise: and with
held, too, without the slightest authority!
The question is in a nutshell. Senior
Danaise was, for short time, acting Con-
sui He was removed, and when his sue
cessor applied for the Consular archives
and flag, he positively refused to deliver
them up. Through the Austrian Lega-
ton, our Charge took possession of them
This is the sum and substance of the
"Vandalic burglary"