New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-13
PRESENTATION OF A MEDAL I'd CAPTAIN
INGRAHAN

The presentation Of gold medal to O4pt Duncan
n. Ipgrahsm, voted by mass meeting Of the Ea-
ropean democ ats of this city, held in the Tabernacle
on the 22d of September 1858, took place On Thurs
day evening at the Metropolitan hotel in the pr sence
of most of the members of the committee and CON-
pany CT about one hundred pers ms, including many
promir ent citizens.
At O'Clock Henry H. Morapge, Esq, of the New
York bar, made the presentation TO Commander Ia.
graham accompanying tho presentation with the
following remarks:
Capt. I,GRAHAM: The committee appointed at the
mass meeting held at Metropolitan hal Sept. %,
1888 has pleasing duty 10 perform 10 requesting
your acceptance Of a gold medal which was voted TO
you by your fellow citizens assembled on that occa
sion. The resolutions adopted at that meeting were
Immediately afterwsrd forwarded TO you, BY them
you must have perceived how the public appreciated
your determined and gallant conduct in rescung en-
innocent man from savage aud Illegal imprisonment,
pcrpetraed by foreign despotism upon person en-
loving the protection of the American flag. Mt
merely have you done an act which reflects honor upon
youreeif and the navy to which you loRg, but you
have, bys stern fact, established the principle that
American protection Is not mere scrap OF dploIn sic
paper At time Ake the present, when 50 many
navies and arple. are congregated in the East to
scatter Oscillation and death, it Is cheering re-
Election and pride for this country that United
States ship.of.war should have unmasted Der tuns
in no other cause than TO shield the weak, the
he frateral feeling which auimses the heart of every
true American, aud may l. serve as precedent for
all nations and generations. Accept then, Sir, this
slight tribute OF public gratitude. We know you
need ether incentive TO generous actions than tina
ssDe patriotism which CLOVIS within your bosom. We
feel that without this recognition Of your noble
conduct you would ever have been foremost in tie
hour Of peril. Yet your fellow cHZens desire that
you should accept il, that in after .years when
memory shall pic ure to you Of life devoted
TO the service and honor Of your ry this mem,n
to shall remind you Of their regard and gratitude
May you live a long and happy life reapins the re-
wsid you well merit, and when lis sinds shall have
run their course, bequeathing TO your chilAea thst
more than wealth, s9otess aud inperishabe fame
thus inspiring them with the honorable ambition OF
omulatiDg their sre's Industrious example.
On receiving the medal Commander Ingr;.hains said:
Icanrot but feel highly eratiied that number of
nv fello x.ctZens OF New fOrk have thought my IN
Duct on the I'd of July at S Dyrns in rescuing Miin
Koszts from the Austrian authorities of such char
acter as induce them TO prese with this beau
ttul medal performed but my duty IN rsscaiog one
The protection claimed of my hands. Before makiag
the oemsnd upon the Austrian consul for the release
Koszta urged upon the governor of Snyrns the pro
priety Of bis doing So the outrage CON nlttei
within his jurisdiction. He declined and informed me
that he could only report the case to Cons.antinope
II then became my duty 10 act, aud l happily sue.
ceeded without bloodshcd in rescuing this outraged
man from the punishment that awaited him, had he
been carried TO Trieste. In accepting this medal
allow me- gentlemen to return you my grateful tbs us
for the fatteting manner in which you have spoken
of my coIouct. shall always gratefully remember
the enthusiastic manner with which my conduct has
been approved by the citizens Of this great city,
The me dal is about two and half inches in disme-
ter and contains gold equal in weight to one hundred
and forty. three dollars. 1t designed and executed
by an Italian democrat named Casali. Ga one side
of the medal figure Of the Goddess Of Liberty occu-
pies the foreground At her eft in the distances are
TIE Austrian ships and the American sloop-cf war St.
Leuis anchored another. AT the right OF the
figure Is boat containing two figures representing
Commando Ingraham and Koszta. 40 eagle is repre-
sented flying over boat. Around the edge OF the
medal are the following words:
.Do YOU claim the protection Of the United St,tes'
(: Then yVu shall have H." lnsraham, smyrn,, July
On the reverse side of the medal is representation
of portion of the globe with the outlines Of Earope
and America in sight. Over it is representation of
an eagle fying In one fhs taons and over Amer ca
is laurel, and in the other overhangng Europe are
thunoerbo.ts.
The inscription surrounding the representation Il
az follows:
Mass meeting Of the United DeuoorsSies Of Ne York
To Capt. Duncan n. Insrshsu- sePk. y, iSs5
The medal is COL tanned in searlet velvet case, en-
broideed wi b gold and pearls by Madame Rutkai,
sister Of kossJth.