New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-01
FrLrGYnAzA, Wednesday, Dec. 2s, 1853.

Ivl FELEGYHAzA, Wednesday Dec. %, 1853
This morning between four and FIVE clock gendarme
n,rudCd into my bedroom ordered me up and in violent
snow storm yelled to leave Kec-keuet in olting
wagon over frozen roads arrived only hours before
the mid day trsin by which had voluntarily promised to
leave and exhausted that could not continue my jour
;9h-Last night hoped TO rest three gendsmes, by
order Of the Husssr Rmeister, Herr Won Falkenhayn
of Felegy haza broke down the door (which split into
two pieces and threatened TO shoot dead ii did
not Instantly rise rose showed the word America nmy
regular passport and told them that You had declared that
The rights of an American citizen should not be violated
with mpuny but should be reverenced throughout the
world. With brutal coarse, and disgusting mnuteness
and violence they proceeded to examine my dress thrust
ing their dirty hands into my bosom and raed my pockets
vi my papers and money. They told NE" had never
fallen into the right hands before and they would teach
"me" that my obstinacy lin refusing TO answer their in
sutng questionsl would soon be diminished, &c, &c.
The officer Of the three then declared me under arrest and
taking me, at O'Clock in the morning through another
snow storm showed me soldiers dirty bed in the guard
room There's good bed at your disposal
Meantime they had forgotten TO look under the pillow,
in the room where was arrested had asked permission
10 toke what they had left with the understanding that
as not be searched again. then took out my watch
aud paper money which did not suffer them to see A.
soon as reached the guard room, the officer who had
before commanded the gendarmes "to feel for letters
sewed undor my clothes undertook to examine me agan
On manestDg surprke he ordered one OF the SOLDIERS
Cock your gun Spann den Hahnl lilo then thrust his
bands into my pantaons pockets ried them OF my paper
money mscountedi and put It away without ahlress
gerdarmes in the guard room played at cards. drank,
0uarrted and during the rerander OF the night
aked permission in the morning to telegraph or write
10 the American EmbGssndor in Vienna Refused AZ 10
NJ was taken TO the R.mester, lcommander OF Illus
sarsD Herr Won Falk enhayD, who meantime had become
alarmed by the possible consequences OF these proceedings
executed under his orders confess that the accused
ard the iudge rapidly changed places ard on his question
inc me relied the matter out OF my hands and
must be settled between the Austrian empire and my
country. ,.,.
IL / would Immediately depart. i reminded him OF the
declaration of the Apostle Paul "1hey have beaten US
"opeply and uncond9mred, being Romans ; and told nm
Il was easier to American citizen than to set hm
Of liberty. II finally resolved on my part that
sboud demand satisfaction from Austria through the Amer
lean Enbassador end his that should remain under
poce observation till the answer came down from wen
ns" This last only rgSe to alarm me Tor IN an
hour nv papers and passport were sent 10 me- win WISH
that would leave the place. This shan do as soon ~
IL suits nv convenience have not been invited 70 pay
for the broken door. $3.50,
lis absolutely necessary that this occasion should be
used 10 teach the Austrian Government that an innocent
American traveller whose papers are almost more man per
feet my passport is covered with signatures Oh Austrian
Embassdors, from Baron Hulsemann, through Pa!I.'
Italy here &c) cannot with impunity between ChIE'-
mas and December g. be searched ordered out violently
arrested Imprisoned and twice infinitely searched again.
with exposure hourly and childish repetition OF Ihese
capricous and dangerous proceadngs iney mus. eaIh
that there + an important difference between thef '1o-
ects-exposed without remedy to all their Withstand
freeman from the United States Not doubling tnat .ne
President viii take immediate and decided steps n ths
important matter remain with the highest regard as
before, &c, % = "