The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-04-16 00:00:00

It has been said that the %maim plenipotentia-
ries at the Congress of Viten* observed so profound
a +deuce with respect fo Tartlsk Ants, oppl
carefully avoided any opportunities of hearing theft
named, as to prove evidently, that in her comma
with that power Russia wishes to remain her owis
arbiter. Perhaps. by that conduct, she prevented
what she feared ; fur, had the partition of Walla-
chia and Moldavia been proposed to her, with the
cersion of the latter province to herself, could she
possibly have brought forwards any reasonable ob-
jectlons ? The arrangement would hart appeared
so suitable to all parties, that she could nut have
opposed it without betrayiug ambitious and sub-
verbive views: Turkey must have con,ented, if she
bore any regard to her own future safety ; and the
inhabitants of the principalities, notwithstaudiog
that they would in both have preferred the patronage
of Russia to any interference of Austna, would
soon have begun to feel the importance of the
chink. in their favour.
What are the effects of the present system ?
The policy of the Turks in the principalities ren-
ders them detestable to their inhabitants. They
send nice devoid of principles, bereft of all feelings
of humanity, to exhibit a farce of sovereignty ober
them, and to display an arrogant and insulting
power, in order to intinittlate them into submission,
said to impose with less difficulty an almost intole-
rable yoke. These agents of authority are looked
upon by the two nations, whom they are seat to
govern, not as their natural well-wisher•, but as the
chief enemies of the State; and the Turks, being
justly considered as the true authors of all then
evils, the hand of vengeance i• co:latently raised over
them, waiting for the opportunity when it can act
with most efficacy*.
'tussle is perfectly aware that such sentiments
and dispositions constantly prevail amongst the Wel-
lachians and lituldatiaiiv. The authority which she
holds from her treaties with the Porte, truckles hei.
to interfere in all manner with their Jr.,ai awl 10
creole, through their means, motives of discord
I•etween herself sod Turkey whametwes
,she finds
u moment propitious to a ruptuur; ass 4. she may
even, whew she thinks proper, give au apparent
urgency to such circumstances to justify any sud-
den seizure of the two provinces, operated without
any 'brevities declination of war, and before tt:e
Porte could fume entertained a su•pitioa of tier
iutrestiime.

Twkey then, in being possessed of Wollichia

• Whenever the Russian or Ausiridu armies have inteved
the territory of the principalities in their ware Lignistst Tur-
key, the natives leave onnoiliately joists' then. At the {w-
eaving of the mar, in 11106,1iskorem was garrisoned by Aunt
10,800 Turkic who declared themselves determined to snake
a desperate stand against the Romissio, awl to Lem the cosy,
if they should busily see the impenutibility of prevestang
thews irons taking possession of it. &nue inhabitants gave
information of skis plan to the Rifeness Corminander.in-
Chief, Michaelson, who immediately dispatched to &horrid
a corps of 6,000 men, under the command of General
radon ith, which, by forced marches, snivel suddenly before
that city, and three clays previous to the time the, were
expected by she Tarim. These latter were mined with con-
sternation; all the iuttobitants ruse against them, and ►..ter
armed with stick., others with brick,, lenge, pokers, diners,
swocds, sod wit► every thing, in short, that teem within
their reach, t►ey fell upon the pow Ottomans without
fancy, and cleared the town of thew as the Rossini. sear
entering it. More than 1,600 Turks were left dead 11*.the
streets, and the Coseaks, who prte.ded She 'veil's, lectors
emit:educed them to a state or middy, is whirls they !e-
-legised exposed to the veer, of the public suttee ►ours Mier
tranquillity awl order had been restored.

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