The Press. — London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

416 requires to have made in the draft before Turkey can adopt it : " iris Majesty the Sultan, having notllitr at heart than to re-establielt between himself and his ialejesty the Emperor the relations of good neighbourhood end perfect amity, which have untertuniately been weakened by recent and disagreeable complications, has betaken himself dili geutay to the task of seeking means whereby to efface the traces of these various incidents. " The Sublime Porte is happy to be able to communi este to his Excellency Count Nessclrode a supreme trade, which gives publicity to the result of theme labours. If the Emperors Russia hare on all °evasions evinced their active earn for the maintenance of The immunities and privileges of the orthodox Greek Church, within the limits of the Ottininut Empire ; the Sultans, on their part, have never refused to (1) confirm theta anew by solemn acts which testify their old and enduring benevolence towards their Christian subjects. " His Majesty the Sultan Abdtd now reigning, is animated by the KAM mentiments, and—desirous to give to hts Majesty the Emperor of Russia a personal proof of his sincere friendship—he has listened to nothing but his unbounded confidence in the alietinguisheil qualities of his august friend end ally, and has oonalescendisl to take into serious consideration the representations (2) of which Ilia Excellency Prince Menschikotf has be'een made the medium of communication to the Sublime Porte. "The undersigned has in ounmequence received orders to declare by these presents that the Govenuuent of his Ma jesty the Sultan will remain faillfid to the letter and the spirit if the stipulat• in the treaties Kuseuik, KainaraUi 01), and Adrianople, relating to the protection if Christian worship (4) ; and that him Majesty considershimself bound in honour to cause to be respeeted, now and in future, the enjoyment of spiritual privileges, which have been con ceded by the august ancestors of his Majesty to the ortho dim Church of the East, and which are now confirmed by him ; and, moreover, to make the Greek ritual participate, in an equitable spirit, in the advantages conceded to other Christians by any convention or special ordinance (5). " As the Imperial firmen which has just been granted to the Greek patriarch and clergy, and which contains the confirmation of their spiritual privileges, will of course be regarded as a new proof of those generous sentiments— and as, moreover, the promulgation of this finnan affords a guarantee which will dispel for ever all fear with regard t p the ritual which is the religion of H.M. the Emperor of Russia, I ant happy to bet charged with the duty of making Vie present intimation. As for the tem.:ware for the future, nothing will be altered in the visitation of dentsalem; itis regulated by the firniam issued by the Matti Ilimtyon, on that 14th or the month of Rabbi !flair, 120 s (February, MI), and explained and confirmed lay the finuans of—, and the intention of 11.11. the Sultan is to cause his sove reign deuittion to be enforced without any alteration. " Sublime Porte, moreover, promises spontaneously that no modification will be introduced in the established state of 'alike without a previous underetanding with the Governments of Russia and France, and without prejudice for the various Christian communities. " in the event of tins Imperial Court of Russia making such a niptest, a proper locality will he assigned in the city of Jerunalem, or its environs, fur the erection of at church' met apart for the celebration of divine service by Ree s i t o k eatelesiesties, and of AU hospital for the indigent or sick pilgrims of the' attune nation. " The Sublime Porte engages to euhscrilie a formal docu ment to this effect, which will place these pions establish ments under the empasaial supervision of the general cote satiate of Russia in Syria and Palestine. (The undersigned, ak . e.) During all the negotiations Turkey and Russia have not for a moment reamed their warlike prepara tions. From time to time fresh relays of troops are seen passing up the Bosphorus in transports towed by Goventment steamers. About MANN) men have been already forwarded to Varna, most of whom are sent to different posts on the frontier. The Turkish fortifications on the Danube continue to be pushed forward with activity. In the Dobrodja, in the en virons of Shumla, and especially in the defiles of the Balkan, redoubts are being constructed, it is said, to the number of '2OO. A decree of the Sultan, published on the 10th of August, orders the immediate levy of 30,000 militia reserves. The newspapers in the Principalities have been expressly forbidden by the Russian commander to make mention of the movements of troops ; and the merchants have been informed that they must not, in their commercial correspondence, make any men ton of military matters. It is asserted in Constantinople tint the Sultan intends deAaring the independence of Moldavia, Wallachia, Servia, and Montenegro, and that these provinces shall form a confederation under the pro tection of the five great powers. The new Governor-tleneral of Smyrna has issued instructions to the authorities to exercise the strictest .oirveillance over the refugees who are idle or with 'int occupation. ' • I. a The Sultans have never eess+d to keep watch on Our maintenance of the inn ttttt titles sad privileges of this IPitaletirp and this church in the Ottoman etupire, and to ouvulisivi them anew by soleino act:4, which attested, &c. ••• 'X r The rotiituttliii :it' "' r 2{. y (Pf K 41,41111( Mid hainardj i , ronlinnetl by that of Adllettinmc, 'relating toi the p rotection in' ("hi Sy /Mr MIR. • $4..) Aivi4 in notify that 11.111. the Sultan. '1 14 541 0 in 4.ivaiitages granted. or which shall be = l, ll l 4lMPOlais 4,larimitiou e v tuutuuitiel of Ottvuoul sub- THE PRESS. The Sultan has conferred the decoration of the recently-founded order of Metsehedie on all the superior ollicer.4 of the French and English aqua- Colonel Ruff left Constantinople on August :21 for Vienna, with an autograph later from the Sultan for the Emperor of Austria, to whom his Highness ex presses in the warmest terms his thanks for the efforts his Austrian ,Majesty has made for the pre servation of peace. The Princess Belgioao, who since the Milan revo lution has lived in a village of Asia Minor, has been attempted to be assassinated by an Italian. She received seven wounds, but nevertheless survives. The assassin has been arrested and taken to Con. stantinople. Letters from Odessa of the 20th of August state that an extraordinary activity reigns in the grain market. The stores were not sufficiently large for the quantities of corn brought to the place, and it had been found necessary to establish depots in the open air, which contained 650,000 hectolitres of wheat, 105,(NN) of rye, 20,1)00 of barley, 50,(N0 of oats, and :16,0(N) of maize. The French Government had made enormous purchases. 110,INN) quintals of merchandise and grain passed the Sulina month in the month of July. The Vienna Presse announces the arrival of a Russian squadron at Hong-Kong, where it created a great sensation. it will visit the northern ports of Japan, which maintain commercial relations with the Russian possessions in America. UNITED STATES. Two American mails have arrived during the week. The Niagara, which reached Liverpool on Sunday, with New York dates t►► the 16th, reported the exist ence of frightful mortality in that city from the effects of heat and sunstroke, and in New Orleans from yellow fever. In New York business was almost suspended ; and more than 200 persons had died of coups de soleil in three days. More than half the deaths wore of Irish labourers, and a majority of the remainder German and other immigrants. Toil out of doors under a burning sun, by men as yet unac climated, and many of whom were, perhaps, impru dent, was assigned as the primary cause of this mor tality. In Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore many deathshave also occurred from heat. The accounts from New Orleans with regard to the yellow fever are still more appalling. The number of dead varied from 213 to nearly 300 per day, and at some of the cemeteries nearly a hundred half-coffined bodies bad been piled up► for days, spreading offensive effluvium and pestilence all around. It was scarcely possible to get the sextons and gravediggers to perform their duty. At length the authorities resolved to burn the dead bodies, and 125 dead bodies were destroyed by tire to begin with. The population was reduced, by death and panic Hight, to less than 45,000, and probably 20,000 of these were coloured people. Nearly all strangers who remained after the commencement of the fatal scourge were swept away. All who could leave the scene of pestilence had travelled north, and the steamers, as they successively arrived from the south, were tilled with fugitives. In short, New Orleans is described as two-thirds depopulated. The streets were deserted, :u►d the quays and Levee silent and lonely. The cities of New York, Philadelphia, Bos ton, Washington, S c., had nobly come forward with subscriptions in aid of the suffering and the dying. The Arctic, which arrived since with four days' later news, brings intelligence that the heat bad mo derated iu New York, seine heavy showers had fallen, and the health of the city was restored as if by magic. New Orleans continued still suffering under the stroke of the pestilence. The Neu/ York Herald announces that there is another filibuster° expedition preparing for an inva sion of Cuba, headed by an experienced officer of the Mexican war, and already numbering 4,(M)0 men. The editor calls upon the President to suppress such illegal organisations, feeling assured that if such an expedition be really on foot it will meet the fate of that of Lopez. The Costa affair continues to occupy much space in the American journals. Negotiations on the sub ject are still proceeding between the officials of Austria and the States, but no prospect of accommo dation is yet perceptible. The Washington Union, a Government official paper, contends that, " on the clearest principles of law, our officers at Constantinople and at Smyrna have but discharged their duty." It would seem that the United States Government is fully prepared to sustain Captain Ingraham and the Minister and con suls, not only with ►egard to the affair at Smyrna, but also that at Beyrout. Mr. Marcy, Secretary of State, is said to be committed to support the pr►tec tion of the United States to foreigners who have only taken the oath, and "declared their intentions," with out becoming admitted as full citizens. Austria, however, it is believed will not, under any extraneous circumstances ► renounce her claim to the allegiance of Costa. SATUItbAY, The notorious slaver Lady Suffolk, which ma naged to elude the vigilance of the British cruisers on the coast of Cuba, and make her way to the Gulf of Mexico, has escaped from Laguna. She has ad vanced one step farther in her career, and now sails a professed pirate. WEST INDIES. The West Indian mail which reached Southamp • ton on Wednesday reports the outbreak of a serious riot among the blacks at Tortola. The disturbances commenced on the Ist ult., being the day fixed fer the payment of the rural taxes of the island. This tax had recently been increased, but the people re solved to resist it, and went in a body to the Trea sury, tendering the original amount of the tax, which being refused some disturbances occurred, and seve • sal of the ringleaders were taken into custody, tined, and put into gaol. The people thereupon assembhAt together and rescued the prisoners. They thin broke out into open revolt, took possession ef the town, and burnt it to the ground. Wmltown was kit a mass of ruins, and the white inhabitants were flying in every direction. Colonel Chads, President, administering the government, sent to St. Thomas's for assistance, and a sailing vessel with troops wax despatched after some delay, but they arrived too late to prevent the excesses. At the latest accounts the insurgents had retired to the interior, and the troops from St. Thomas's had taken possession of the remains of the town. Only one of the rioters was killed, though several were wounded. Many of the constabulary, in the discharge of their dutl..s, sacred considerably front coming into personal collision with the insurgents. Ptianb. THE ROYAL VISIT TO DUMAN. ON Saturday last the Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert, the two elder princes, and a royal suite, left Osborne, en route for Dublin. The trttjet to 'Holyhead was performed during the day without hindrance or incident, except that the boisterous weather yrevented the presentation of the loyal address prepared by the inhabitants of Southampton; and the greasy state of the rails occasioned some trifling delays throng) - out the long railway journey. 'the cortege left tl isle of Wight at nine a.m., and arrived at Holyhead by half-past seven in the evening. The royal yach t was already in attendance, and the Queen spent the night on board. During the whole of Sunday the squadron remained at anchor in Holyhead harbour. Various processions, addresses, (C-c., had been got up to commemorate the arrival of her Majesty, and testify to the loyalty of her subjects in the Pt-incite - lity. These, however, were presented on Satureity evening, and Sunday passed in quiet, the Queen driving out in the afternoon round the new works of the harbour, to the picturesque cliffs in the neigl.- bourhood, crowned by the South Stack Lighthouse. In Dublin, expectations had been raised and some preparations made for her Majesty's arrival on Sun day evening. Telegraphic messages were, however, sent across, announcing that the Queen would, not cross until early on Monday morning. By half-past three on that day, accordingly, the royal yacht was on her way, and Kingston harbour was reached a little after eight a.m., wlien theyish Viceroy, with Lady St. Germans, came on board to receive her Majesty, and was followed shortly after by the municipal authorities, who seemed to have been taken Mille what by surprise, owing to the unexpecteeily early hour of the arrival. Landing amid universal accla mations, and entering a special train on the raiINN ay, the Royal party reached Dublin by eleven o'cloek, and drove to the Viceregal Lodge. In the afternoon her Majesty end Prince Albert drove to the southern part of the city, in the direction of Donnybrook, Dundrum, Roebuck, .11' 'nut An ville, The Royal Irish Western Yacht Club gave a splendid ball in their clubhouse, Grafton-street, in conunemoration of the arrival of her liajt.sty. The streets of Dublin were universally illuminated in the evening. Tuesday morning was signalised by the Loyal visit, in semi-state, to the Industrial Exhibition. Grand preparations had been made, a evrtmonions reception was arranged, and several athlresses wt re presented, both to the Queen and Prince AlLtrt, from the Exhibition Committee, the Corporation of Dublin, and other public bodies who meld claim any title to that honour. In replying to the corporation her Mujesty Najd 4. It is toy anxious desire to encourage the ivithibtly cf my Irish subjects, and promote the full develoriueLt cf the gnat natural resources of Ireland, and I shine with you the confident belief that the striking display of bean• tiful productions of art and of industry lay libido I sin surrounded is to he appreciated not only as evklt nte of successful genius, but as a happy manifestation of tbat persevering energy which, under the blessing of Itivioc Providence, is au unfailing source of notional prosperity: I