The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-27

reach Paris and London on the 18th (day Of Arc
tic sailing from Liverpool) or l4th instant. Un-
til then it could not be known with certainty
what decision. the Porte had taken ON learning
that the Russians had passed the Pruth, and whe-
Their it had appealed to tho assistance of its allies.
Should it have done 10, the probability is that the
allied feet would have passed the Dardanelles be-
fore the arrival of the last instructions from the
two governments A private despatch from Vi
emma, however, states that the ambassadors Of
France, England, and Austria, ut Constantinople,
on the news that the Russians had crossed the
Pruth, requested audience of the Sultan, and
asked him not to demand that the allied fleets
should enter the Dardanelles. The Sultan COM
piled with the recommendation, and confined
himself against the invasion of the territory.
The following curious paragraph comes from
Vienna, July g.
''Great depression prevails in the Turkish cap
tai, but the movements of the troops, and the I'M
ceasing coming and going of English, American,
French, Dutch, and Turkish vessels, give an un-
natural animation to the city,"
The Constantinople correspondent is inclined
to attribute the friendly professions of the Gov
eminent of the United States to the astonishing
success of the American missionaries among the
Mussulmen.
A private letter of the same date confirms
startling piece of intelligence. ga very high
parsonage [quere, who--Czar or Sultan; is said
recently tn have exhibited symptoms OF terrible
malady which is believed to be in the family, and
it ~ even asserted that the propriety of nominat-
ing proxy for time is already discussed. The
rumor that there two great IN Russia
gains strength The old Russian faction has at
its head two Grand Dukes Constantine, and pro-
badly younger brother) and the synod. The
so-called German party, which is headed by Count
Nesselrode and his colleagues, represents the in
tclligence and civilization of the nation. :"
Our correspondent thinks that the statement OF
A a.I IN he &,r1to no hatt M
thority than gosspping letter to the Oest Demsche
Post.
The Porte had declined the formation of n for
eign legion. A council of consultation is about
to be summoned, composed of the most eminent
men from all parts Of the empire.
The Envoy of the Bey of Tunis had arrived at
Constantinople to express the Bey's regret at the
.'most unjust demands of Russia, and to tender
his assistance in support of the banner of the
Prophet.
We mention, merely to omit nothing that looks
like news, that the correspondence from Alexandria
OF the .4igemeiae GaSette, states that certain Eng
lish agents are fattering the Pasha of Egypt with
the theory of an Arabian kingdom under British
protection. The same paper says that the
Egyptian contingent of fifteen thousand men is
destined for the occupation of Syria.
The Smyrna correspondent of the Marseilles
Semaph0re gives account of the disturbance in
Smyrna, of which we have already had the an
that M. Costa, a Hungarian, cx-aid-de-camp to
Kossuth, and who had just returned from the Uni
ted States, was secreted in the house of Sardi-
nian, in Smyrna. His whereabouts came to the
ears of M. Vekbecker, Austrian Consul General,
who under pretonce of searching for a thief, drag
ged him out, gagged, handcuffed, and conveyed
him on board the Austrian brg-ofwar Hussar All
the efforts Of the other Europeans, aided by Ali
Pasha and the native officers, to have the prisoner
handed over to the local tribunals, were in vain.
On the following day the United States frgate St.
Louis entered the port and the captain of the fri
gate, accompanied by the United States Consul,
Immediately went on board the Austrian ship and
demanded to talk with the prisoner, whom they be-
lieved to have claim to the protection of the
United States The Austrian Lieutenant in COM
mand denied that he had any prisoners on board.
The captain of, the St. Louis and the consul then
went to the Austrian Consulate, where, after
a scene of the most violent kind, M. Vekbecker
admitted that the prisoner was on board, and
gave forced consent to see him. Returning on
board the Austrian vessel, the American captain
thus addressed Commander Schwartz: ssWhen |
came on board short time since your lieutenant lied
to my face! The meanest of my cabin boys would
not have been guilty of such cowardice! Where
is the prisoner wish to see him." AS Com
mander Schwartz hesitated, the American added:
'Bear in mind that, if the prisoner claims my
protection, and has the slightest right to it, will
remove him myself, and will not allow him to re-
main another minute on board" Unfortunately
the generous efforts of the captain of the ST. Louis
were useless, for the prisoner prevarcated and be-
trayed himself much in his replies that he did
not give his defenders the slightest chance to save
him. When this was known on shore great ex-
element broke out, and the Italians would have
burned the Austrian Consulate had it not been
well defended. In their heat they attacked three
Austrian midshipmen who were on shore, and
killed one On the other side, the Greeks or Aus
fha hat 1,;l
plan to assassinate the American officers; but,
being warned in time, they avoided the danger.
The Italians and their allies have sworn to poig-
nard the ten Greeks who arrested Costa, and the
every Greek. The city continued in ferment
Ali Pasha, the Turkish Governor, had protested
against Vekbeckers despotic act, and sent cou-
rcr to Constantinople to lay the affair before his
government; and later accounts telegraphed from
Vienna say that kabouli Efendi has been sent to
inquire into the matter; also that Ali is deposed
and Ismael, formerly Minister of Commerce, ap-
pointed in his stead, the Austrian Internmcio at
Constantinople having demanded that the Porte,
within twenty -four hours, should give satisfaction
for the outrage committed on the Austrian off
GERS
AUSTRIA.
A startling piece of information was published
in Paris, the 9th, in the three government
ournals-the PAYS, Constitutional, and Patyie-
all of which announce that M. de Bruck, who was
supposed to have been sent to Constantinople with
conciatory instructions, opened his mission by
making fresh demands upon the Porte. This
pretended mediator now demands immediate pay
ment of five millions of piastres due to Austria,
and possession of the ports of Kleck and Soute-
rina on the Adriatc; in fact, renewing, in more
positive terms, the demands formerly refused to
the mission of Count Leinengen.
Some letter-writers say that the harvest in parts
Of Austria will be a failure this year, but their
data do not seem to warrant SO important an as
sertion.
SWITZERLAND.