New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-19
CASE OF THE PRINCESS BELGIOJOSO

To Dc Editor Of The n. y. Tribune.
SIR: letter Of the Princess Begiooso in The TRfB
uyE Of the 18th inst complains OF the conduct oil Mr.
Brown, secretary n.e prefer Of our Legation at Con-
stantpople in civil suit in which she was involved
A lorg residence in Turkey and some experience 10
The itigsops of foreigners there emboden me to offer
few words explanatory Of the course Mr. Brown ap-
pears TO have pursued Judging alone by the statements
IN the letter. -.
On her arrival in Turkey had Obtained from the lega'
tjon not the nationality of American bat the pro-
tec.ion Of the American flag, with correspondent
passport securing 10 her The privileges oil protector
foreiyner This protection the American authorities
in Turkey al competent 70 withdraw az soon as they
see wbs, they deem a sufficient. cause. Under tbs
protection the princess has resle ed iof many yeas
peace till atery native Christian brought an acuo1
sesin,t her for debt and she wished TO leave Turkey
ON treaty with Turkey requires that such causes
.banld be tried before Turkish tribunal IN the
presence Of an American official. The iurkish AVE
10 which all the legations conform IN MS partcala
REQUIRE the cefendsnt rho desires 70 eave ne country
20 Give substantial guaranty TO abide the result, and
nav what NAV be awarded in judgment. The princess
Was rot willing to give this guaranty and cons.-
oneptly M Brown felt compelled TO give her back
her passport without vice upon Tor per departure
He could not in similar circumstances have aided
native or naturalized American 10 AVOID thai, anu
much less coald he 60 II for one whose pIotecuon
had been by supererogetion, assumed oy te sauon
IL not for the minister vi n1 iueei PioV' "
that the def pd.nt wss not indebted TO the plaintiff
and on Turkish territory set the iufAh government
sno her tribunals q. defiance.
TIE uripcess in this emergency quietly drews from
her portfolio an English passport and wa securing
her deogture without settlement; and unless some
observations had been made by the iegsnon, u might
naturally have been supposed oy the lurAisd govern
men. that there was some cou non or tne par OF Ds
American authorizes 10 defraud the urkish Hounsh
Of their rights. Just what steps were uaHen oy our
leo alton il not apparent, for there eisshng 10 ue
sss.r-jons OF the French consul and OF hr. brown;
vet even If the prircess ksd been bona hde ATefl-
can. Mr. Brown, 81 public ofhcer "ouu nave osel
hcnrd 10 oproee her leaving the country without due
tenement Of her pecuniaTy Affairs Her posiuon w.<
an unfortupse and trying one, bat one 10 Thca evey
American Is exposed who has financial RELATION IN .
country whose condition Is a. ANOMALOUS a. INST OF
Turkey. an
The Prpcess's a,leg atoms that NJ. Brown not al
American. and has not en- American spirit, ar con.
fnfe5-the fri BY the feet that be u nePnes u
Commodore Porter, and was born and bred 10 ONO,
snd the second BY the fsct hitherto unpuohsnel' o--
upSeriabe that il wss john Porter broFn VINO ~ VIC
Kosz;s affair dared, &c cosrge OF the lessuGA, -
take the responsibility, ard 20 WIRE 70 Tspt lhsIs
b,m. II he Austr AIS vii no. denver hosIts ",
"t.le him out OF the ship A sinllh zes' loi We
Arn]r;enn honor. ard similar sympathy 10. Pc
Il icsI rSfn0ee, hss marked his course 81 az ulnes
srd inSgifg from Q personal intercourse "s-h q a
1rrirg many years, and from ny knoSleos- o. L.
;-s,roscbssIe private ard Official charsctef' -
ro,h NO after e. analysis " ibe letter Of t1is
p6sLed lsiy, 70 iDduce M 70 srppc-e tsse ue -,
swerved frcn The propTitues OF his oihce Al '"e
present c.se.
Noy Is 1855