The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-10-27

SANNh tiiS ssuhlo iOl oCtlou.
And the Archduke had the pleasure
OF seeing the batteries of st. Louis turned
upon him. He realized that having the
wrong side OF the matter, he had put
himself in q very bad position. The
IIuzzar was put about and sailed back
to her old anchorage. The Archduke
sent word TO Capt Ingraham that he
would await the arrival of the note from
Mr.. Brown.
On the afternoon Of July Capt In
graham got his reply. The consul at
| Constantinople commended his course,
and told HIM to do whatever he thought
| best to prevent an outrage to an Ameri-
can. Late that evening Capt lngraham
sent an officer aboard the Huzzar with a
note, The note formally demanded the
release OF Mr.. koszta, and said that un-
less the prisoner was delivered aboard
the st. Louis by 4U'clocl the next after
noon Capt Ingraham would take him
from The Austrians by force. The Arch
duke sent back n formal refusal. At 8
O'Clock on the next morning, July 9.
Capt Ingraham once more cleared his
decks for action and trained his batteries
so that the Huzzar would get their full
force at the first dis :harge. The seven
Austrian war vessels cleared their decks
aud put their men at the guns.
All this while great excitement had
prevailed III smyrna, and when the cit
| lZens saw these last hostile demonstra-
| lions they crowded the shores, eager to
sec this OnoSldc battle, which all knew
would not end so long as the American
llagc iloatc above water.
AZ 10 O'Clock the Austrian sent an
officer to Capt Ingraham. This officer
tried to temp 1rIze, but Capt Ingraham
refused TO listen to him. He SAID: "To
avoid the worst, will agree to let the
man be delivered to the French consul
III Smyrna until your Government has a
| chance TO act. But lie must be delivered
there or | will take him. | cannot fai
My cause is just. have stated the
time"
Again the Austrian sent q man to
Capt Ingraham. But this time Can't
ln%raham refused TO receive him, Then
the Austrian consul general came out
from Svmrnn and tried his Diplomacy.
Capt ln2raham simply repeated that the
French consul must have KosZta by 4
O'Clock or there would be trouble.
AT IL O'Clock a boat left the side of
u,
hour altcrward the French consul sent
word that KosHta was in his keeping.
Later IN the day several of the Austrian
war vessels sailed out of the harbor,
Then came long negotiations between
Secretary of State William L. Marcy
and The Austrian charge d'atlaires at
Washington, NJ. Hulscmann. at the end
Of which Austria admitted that the
| ~,
aud rclcascdall claim upon Mr.. koszta.
Capt lngrah0m got gold medal and
vote OF thanks from Congress, a gold
media from the citzeas of New York.
medals and other testimonials from sew
eral American citizens, and present
OF Il iine C!roNometer and an EN- crossed
letter from the woriingmen of England.
raised hy penny subscription.
As sort Of addition TO this incident
l3 the story o'how j. Clarcy ,Jouc used
Commander lngl ahanl's name in q smi.
lar episode IN 1859. Mr.. Jones was
then munster to Austria. The Austrian
Government was most anxious that no
plans OF the Qualifications Of Vienna be
made. y young American STUDYING
inca',ih" Ill Vienna, was making some
sketchc: o. these Notifications one day
iAi s'i' 'N'S ol'lii anu III ulScE ignorance
oil The law against II. He was arrested
and lockcdup
Mr. Jones Inquired into it aud found
OUT The truth. and explained il fully to
the Austrian minister, at the same time
requesting Li9 release Of the young AM
erlcan. The prime minister refused to
listen, and sad that the young man
should and would be punished.
NShn,, NJ. Al a,
was Net he sad:
Then Lregret very much that shall
have to bid you farewell"
Are YOU Soing?" said the Austrian.
Il am indeed sorry, and hope that your
country VIII be as ably agrceably repre-
scntcd by your succcSsor.'
II fear that there will not be a sue.
cessor to me very soon," SAID Mr..
Jones. II am compelled to demand
an audience with the Emperor. L wish
to get my passports"
"Whatn said the Austrian, "your
passports? You 60 not intend to make
Of .nis episode SO serious mattcr?n
1T Is 1t serious matter" said Mr.,
Jones, "ani reminds me Of The Koszta
case. Capt lngraham is still cruising
III thc Mediterranean, by the way, and [
shall he able to put him in immediate
know.Cd9c OF this affair also. | have
the honor TO bid YOU iarcwcl.n
The Austrian minister did not know
what to make Of tile. But he felt that
Americans were not proper persons to
punish as examples, and, after DELAYING
Il day or two, released the youn" medi.
Cal student.
with the outbreak Of The civil war
Capt lugraham resigned, and in March.
1901, entered the Confederate service.
lic was then 50 years old, and was
assGnGd first 10 The navy yard at Pensa-
cola and then 10 Charleston, where he
distinguished himself by breaking the
blockade. Since the war he had lived
very quietly in his birth.pucc, Charles
ton. III was married to grauddaugh-
ter oi Henry laWrcns and John Randolph
and through hls wife WAS connected with
some ofthc greatest officers in the British
navy,-Ncw York Sun.
y Denial of L;alinaccdn's Death.
CGNCINNATI, Oct. l0.-Dr. Francis
RlVcrS and Si9nor Carlos del Rio, lacc
oI The military stair of President Bal
inaccda, oi ChiH, arrived here yesterday
Ell route for New York. Neither could
speak Il word Of English. They had
with them Louis Bloch. OF California,
as interpreter. Through him they said
that Balmucpua was not lpo1 all ro.