. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . acourt-martial at Trux-illo, was condemnedand shot. The cour-age with which he methis fate has half re-deemed his forfeitedfame, and left aftertimes in doubt whetherhe shall be called fa-natic or hero. To Pierces Ad-ministration belongsthe episode in Amer-ican history known asthe Martin KosztaAffair. MartinKoszta had been aleader in the Hunga-rian revo
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . acourt-martial at Trux-illo, was condemnedand shot. The cour-age with which he methis fate has half re-deemed his forfeitedfame, and left aftertimes in doubt whetherhe shall be called fa-natic or hero. To Pierces Ad-ministration belongsthe episode in Amer-ican history known asthe Martin KosztaAffair. MartinKoszta had been aleader in the Hunga-rian revolt againstAustria, in the the rebellion he fledto Turkey, whence hewas demanded by theAustrian Governmentas a refugee andtraitor. The Turkishauthorities, however,refused to give himup, but agreed thathe should be sentinto exile to some foreign land, never to return. Koszta there-upon chose the United States as his asy- lum, came hither, and took out his papers ofintention, but not the papers of completenaturalization. In 1854 he returned to Tur-key, contrary, as it was alleged, to his formerpromise. At the city of Smyrna he receiveda passport from the American Consul there,and went ashore. The Austrian Consul at. The poet^ Joaquin Miller, claiming to havebeen a member of Walkers band in the firstinvasion of Central America, has afTettionately em-balmed the memorj of his brave leader in a poem,Witli Walker in Nicaragua, which might wellconciliate the good opinion of posterity. WALKER BEFORE HIS EXECUTION. Smyrna, hearing of Koszta. arrival in thecity, and having no power to arrest him onshore, induced some bandits to seize him andthrow him into the water of the bay, where aboat, in waiting for that purpose, picked himup and put him on board an Austrian American officials immediately de-manded Kosztas release; but this was refused 94 VNITEBSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. Thereupon, Captain Duucau Ingraham, com-mander of the American sloop-of
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