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London, England, 1853-10-17 00:00:00

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that the revolution had beenquelled with but little
bloodshed, and that the country remained quiet.
In the city of Cumana earthquakes still continued
to be felt.

Late accounts from Salt Lake state that the
Indians had become very troublesome in Utah,
killing many persons ; Governor Brigham Young
had issued a proclamation calling all the military
forces of the territory into service ; lie had also
ordered a wall to be built around the city 20 feet
high and eight thick, with a ditch on the outside.

In the New York' stock-market but little busi-
ness was doing. There was less buoyancy generally
throughout the money-market, owing chiefly to the
disturbed state of affairs abroad.

Exchange in steady demand. Bills on London,
1091 to 110 ; Paris, 5.131 to 5.121; Amsterdam,
41 to 41i ; Hamburg, 34 to 36g- ; Bremen, 79f
to 80.

The cotton market continued dull and spiritless,
but there was little or no change in prices.

WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

Subjoined is the manifesto of the Ottoman Go-
vernment, intimating the course it intends to pur-
sue towards Russia, and assigning the reasons for
adopting it. It is reported that the term within
which hostilities must commence, unless the prin-
cipalities are previously evacuated by Russia, has
been intimated by the -TurkiSh to the Russian
Commander-in-Chief in a brief and soldier-like
letter—as courteous and as stern as the bow of a
duellist to his antagonist on taking up his ground.

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which have been made public by the official documents
promulgated from time to time.
In spite of the desire not to restate the urgent reasons
which determined the modifications introduced by the
Sublime Porte into the draft of the note prepared at
Vienna (motives exposed previously in a note explana-
tory of the modifications), yet new solicitations having
been made for the adoption, pure and simple, of the
said note, in consequence of the non-adhesion of Russia
to these same modifications, the Ottoman Government,
finding itself at present compelled and forced to under-
take war, thinks it a duty to give an exposition of the
imperious reasons for that important determination, as
well as for those which have obliged it not to regulate
this time its conduct according 'Co the counsels of the
Great Powers its allies, although it has never ceased to
appreciate the benevolent nature of their suggestions.
The principal points to which the Government of his
Majesty the Sultan desires to give prominence are these :
—That from the very beginning his conduct has fur-
nished no motive of quarrel, and that, animated with the
desire of preserving peace, he has acted with a remark-
able spirit of moderation and conciliation, from the com-
mencement of the difference unto the present time. It
is easy to prove these facts to all who do not wander
from the path of justice and equity.
Even supposing that Russia had a subject of complaint
in relation to the Holy Places, she ought to have cir-
cumscribed her actions and solicitations within the
limits of this question alone, and ought not to have
raised pretensions which the object of her complaints
could not sustain. She ought not, moreover, to have
taken measures of intimidation, such as sending her
troops to the frontiers, and making naval preparations
at Sebastopol. on the subject of a question which might
have been settled amicably between the two powers.
But it is evident that what has taken place is totally
contrary to an intention of amicable settlement.
The question of the Holy Places had been settled to
the satisfaction of all parties ' • and the Government of
his Majesty the Sultan had testified favourable dis-
positions on the subject of the guarantees demanded.
In short Russia had no longer any ground for raising
any protest.

Is it not seeking .a pretext for quarrel then, to insist
as Russia has dorie upon the question of the privileges
of the Greek church granted by the Ottoman Govern-
vernment, privileges which the Government believes its
honour, its dignity, and its sovereign power are con-
cerned in maintaining, find on the subject of which it
can neither admit the interference nor the surveillance
of any Government ? Is it not Russia which has occu-
pied with considerable forces the principalities of Mol-
davia and Wallachia, declaring at the same time that
these provinces should serve as a guarantee, until she
had obtained what she desired ? Has not this act been
considered justly by the Sublime Porte as a violation
of treaties, and consequently as a casus Have the
other powers themselves been able to come to any other
decision ? Who, then, will doubt that Russia has been
the aggressor ? Could the Sublime Porte, which has
always observed all her treaties with a fidelity known to
all, by infringing them in any way do more than deter-
mine Russia to a proceeding so violent as that of her-
self infringing all these treaties ? Again, has there
arisen, contrary to the promise explicitly given in the
treaty of Kainardji, such facts in the Ottoman empire
as the demolition of Christian churches, or obstacles
opposed to the exercise of the Christian religion?
The Ottoman Cabinet, without desiring to enter into
too long details on these points, doubts not that the high
powers, its allies, will judge with perfect truth and jus-
tice on the statement just exhibited.
As to the non-adoption of the Vienna dote in its pure
and simple form by the Sublime Porte, it is to be re-
marked that this project, although not in every point
conformed to the note of Prince Menschikoff, and while
containing, it is true, in its composition, some of the
paragraphs of the draught note of the Sublime Porte, is
not as a whole, whether in letter or spirit, essentiallyi
different from that of Prince Menschikoff.
The assurances recently given by the representatives
of the Great Powers respecting the apprehended danger
from hurtful interpretations of the draught note in
question, are a new proof of the kind intentions of their
respective governments towards the Sublime Porte.
They have consequently produced a lively satisfaction on
the part of the government of his Majesty the Sultan. It
must be remarked, however, that while we have still
before our eyes a strife of religious privileges raised by
Russia, which seeks to base its claims on a paragraph so
clear and so precise in the treaty of Kainardji ; which
wishes to insert in a diplomatic document the paragraph
concerning the active solicitude of the Emperor of Russia
for the maintenance in the states of the Sublime Porte of
religious immunities and priviliges which were granted
(octroyes) to the Greek rite by the Ottoman Emperors
before Russia so much as existed as an empire, to leave
in a dark and doubtful state the absence of all relation
between these privileges and the treaty of K.utschuk
Kainardji, to employ in favour of a great community of
subjects of the Sublime Porte professing the Greek reli-
gion expressions which might make allusion to treaties
concluded with France and Austria relative to the French
and Latin religions—this would be to incur the risk of
placing in the hands of Russia vague and obscure para-
graphs, some of which are contrary to the reality of facts,
and would offer to Russia a solid pretext for her
pretensions to a religious surveillance and protectorate
—pretensions which that power would attempt to pro-
duce, affirming that they are not derogatory to the
sovereignty and independence of the Sublime Porte.
The very language of the employes and agents of
Russia, who have declared that the intention of the Go-
vernment was no other than to fulfil the office of an ad-
vocate with the Sublime Porte whenever acts contrary
to existing privileges might be done, is a patent proof of
the justice of the opinion of the Ottoman Government.
If the Government of his Majesty the Sultan has
judged it necessary to require that assurances should be
given, even if the modifications which it introduced by
it into the Vienna note were adopted, how in conscience
could it be tranquil if the note were to be retained in its
integrity and without modification ? The Sublime
Porte, in accepting that which it has declared to all the
world it could not admit without being compelled thereto,
would compromise its dignity in view of the other
powers, would sacrifice its honour in the eyes of its own
subjects, and would commit a mental and moral suicide.
Although the refusal of Russia to accord the modifi-
cations required by the Sublime Porte has been based
on a question of honour, it cannot be denieddesire
that the
ground of that refusal was simply and solely its
not to allow explicit terms to replace vague expressions,a
which might at some future time furnish it with
pre-
text for intermeddling. Such conduct, therefore, com-
pels the Sublime Porte to persist on its part in with-
holding its adhesion.
The reasons which have determined the Ottoman Go-
vernment to make its modifications having been appre.
elated by the representatives of the ou
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proved that the Sublime Porte was rightF nnot purely
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and simply adopting the Vienna note. not with
the view of criticising a
project which obtained the assent
of the great powers that we enter upon a discussion of
the inconveniences which the Vienna note presents.
Their efforts have always tended to the preservation of
peace, while defending the rights and independence of the
Imperial Government. The endeavours made to attain
these objects having been as laudable as can be conceived,
the Sublime Porte cannot sufficiently acknowledge them.
But, as evidently each Government must possess in
consequence of its peculiar knowledge and its local ex-
perience, more facilities than any other Government for
judging of the points which concern its own rights, the
examination which the Ottoman Government makes is
prompted entirely by its desire to justify the obligatory
situation in which, to its great regret, it finds itself
placed, desiring, as it has done, to continue following
the benevolent councils offered to it by its allies ever
since the commencement of the differences, and which
until now it has followed.
If it is alleged that the haste with which the Vienna
note was drawn up results from the backwardness of the
Sublime Porte to propose an arrangement, the govern-
ment of his Majesty the Sultan must justify itself by
stating the following facts :
Before the entrance of the Russian troops into the
two Principalities, some of the representatives of the