The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-14 00:00:00

FRANKFORT PAPERS.

YestertlaY we received Frankfort Journals to the 7th
instant. The .1//gemrior Zeiteng has the following article
from Marseilles, dated '22d of March. It professes to COrl-
firm a statement we made nearly a month ago, of the com-
plaint made by the Ottoman Porte of Lord Byron's assist,
aucn to the Greeks:—
" Lettas front Pera, which may be &mended upon, give the
following information respecting the late diplomatic transaction. at
Constantinople.
The French Charge d'Affaires has remained in a manner
wholly neutral in the late di.cussion. with the Porte, and as he was
not furnished with any full powers, confined himself to the simple
part of a diplomatic observer. French influence cannot be effectual
till tht new Ambassador shall have arrived at Constantinople, and,
acting upon general instructions, shall take such steps as he may
judge necessary to interfere in the regnciations. But he probably
will Mt till the moment when he may act with effect, and will,
very likely, take that ran which has hitherto been assigned to Lord
Strangtiied, but which seems to be drawing to a close. For it is
generally known at Pent. that the credit of the British Ambassador
with 11:_ finald l'isier and the Divan has greatly declined, and
that he Now has the gmatist difficulties to struggle with, where he
:omens, found it easy to obtain everythii.g.
" This important change is justiy ascnbed to the opinion (whe.
they well or ill rounded is indifferent; now entertained by the Divan
and al! the Turkish I Hikes. of State, that the British Cabinet has
lately become favourably disposed towards the (;reeks. This opi-
nion has mused the warm discusaiuns with Lord Strangford, and
en particular the bitter and cutting tone of the 'Turkish Ministers,
of which the English Ambassador so much complains. The last
dispute in which the Noble Lord was engaged with the Grand Vi.
:LT, and which, with all his diplomatic skill, he could not evade,
related to the corps of troops formed at Alissolonghi, under Lord
Byron ; the supplier of arms and warlike stores seat to the Greeks
from melte, the lonian Islands, nay, even from itself;
the loans negociated in London for the aid of the Greeks, and other
recent circumstances. But this was not all: the distrust of the
Turks being once roused, other circumstances, which had never
been mentioned before, were brought ,forward; among others, the
pretended plan of the English Cabinet to obtain the supremacy of
the )Inreas and the adjacent islands; the frequent visits of English
Staff Officers and Engineers to the Peloponnesus, which they tea.
versed in all directions, and took plans of the most important mi-
litary positions and maritime stations; the presence of a consider-
able naval forte at Malta and the lonian Islands ; the negociations
of Captain Hamilton with the Chiefs of the Greek rebels, as the
Turks esteem them, &c. Their ancient towards Russia
continues, and no recent event has been able to appease it.
arrival of the Russian Agent, M. Von Minziacky, flattered the,
pride of the Turks, but it has not diminished their distrust of the!
Court of St. Petersburgh, and will hardly lead to the evacuation of
Wcilschia and Aloidaria. The mission of this Russian Agent is
considered as Mai:less; the influence of the Austrian In:ernuncio is
not considerable enough fur him to effect any change in this re-
spect."