The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The following is the text of the note addressed
by Redschid Pasha to M. de Nesselrode, in reply
to the-Russian ultimatum :
" SUBLIME PORTE—DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
"To HIS EXCELLENCY THE COUNT DE NESSELRODE,—
" Sir, I lost no time in laying before His Majesty the
Sultan, my august master, the despatch which your
Excellency has done me the honour to address to me on
the 19th (31st) May last.
" His Majesty the Sultan has always shown, and
on all occasion, the greatest regard for his Majesty
the Emperor of Russia, whom he has ever looked upon
as his sincere ally and well-disposed neighbour. The
Sublime Porte, while entertaining no doubt of the
generous intentions of the Emperor, has been deeply
grieved at the interruption of relations between
them which has unfortunately occurred, and which
arises perhaps from the Emperor not understand-
ing the real impossibility in which the Porte has
found itself placed on the question raised by Prince
Menschikoff with reference to embodying in a diplomatic
engagement the religious privileges accorded to the Greek
religion. Nevertheless, it is consoled by knowing that for
its part it has in nowise contributed to produce such a
state of things. In truth, the Ottoman Government has
shown, from the beginning, the best disposition, and
every facility relative to the questions which Prince Men-
schikoff was commmissioned to settle in pursuance with
the orders of the Emperor. And even in questions so

delicate as that of the religious privileges of the Greek

Church it was still inspired by Pacific —sentiments, and
not refusing the assurances which tehded to remove and
reduce to nothing all the doubts which might have been
excited in that respect, the Sublime Porte hoped, espe-
cially from the well-known wisdom of Prince Menschi-
koff, that that Ambassador would be satisfied with the
project of a note which had been communicated to him
in the last instance, and which contained all the
assurances that had been demanded.

" It is true that his Highness Prince Menschikoff has,
the second time, abridged the minute of the Sened which
he had at first given, and in communicating at the last a
project of a note he has made certain changes as well in the
terms as in the form and title of the document ; but the
sense of an engagement being still found there, and as that
diplomatic engagement cannot accord either with the inde-
pendence of the Ottoman Government or with the rights of
its sovereign authority, it is impossible to give to the
motives of utter imposibility presented on that point by the
Porte the term of refusal, and to make of that a ques-
tion of honour for his Majesty the Emperor of Russia.
Moreover, if complaints have been made of that im-
possibility by attributing it to a sentiment of mistrust,
I3ussia, by paying no regard to all the assurances
offered in the most solemn manner by the Sublime
Porte, and by declaring that it was indispensable
to embody them in an instrument having the force of
an engagement, does she not rather give a patent proof
of her want of confidence towards the Ottoman Govern-
ment, and has not the Ottoman Government on its
part a right to complain ? Nevertheless, in answering
on these two points, it refers itself to the high and known
justice of the Emperor of Russia, as well as to the high
reasons and the eminently pacific sentiments of your
Excellency, which, moreover, each has been able to re-
cognise and appreciate.
" His Majesty the Sultan, by an imperial firman
bearing his august hatti-scheriff, has just confirmed anew
the privileges, rights, and immunities enjoyed by the
members and the churches of the Greek rite abantiquo.
" The Sublime Porte will never hesitate to maintain
and to give the assurances contained and promised in
the project of the note transmitted to Prince Menschi-
koff a short time before his departure. The dispatch re-
ceived on the part of your Excellency speaks of causing
the Russian troops to pass the frontiers. That declara-
tion is incompatible jwith the assurances of peace and
of the friendly disposition of his Majesty the Em-
peror. It is, in truth, so much opposed to what one
is justified in expecting fr9m a friendly power that the
Porte knows not how it can accept it ; the military
preparations and the works of defence ordered by the
Porte, as it declares officially to the Powers, are only
those rendered necessary by the considerable armaments
of Russia. They constitute a measure purely defensive.
The Government of the Sultan having no hostile inten-
tions against Russia expresses the desire that the an-
cient relations which his Majesty moreover regards as so
precious, and of which the numerous advantages are
manifest for both parties, may be re-established in their
primitive state. _ _

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OP A GOLD-DIGGER.—On Sa-
,urday information was received at the various City and
metropolitan police stations, that on the previous day a
man named White, who had recently returned from Aus-
tralia, had been robbed of nearly 2001. in the following
manner :—lt appears that White, on board a ship bound
for London, became acquainted with a person named
Jones, who had also left the • diggings. When they
arrived at St. Katherine's Docks they went away toge-
ther and took lodgings at Milgrove's eating-house,
Liverpool-street, Bishopsgate-street. On Thursday night
White left home, and while out picked up a woman.
Having nearly 2001. in his possession, but not thinking
it safe to carry so large an amount about with him, he
returned to his lodging, with the intention of depositing
it in the landlord's hands for security. The landlord,
however, had retired to rest, and White went to his
room, where he found Jones, who volunteered to take
care of the money. White foolishly deposited it in
Jones's hands, and then went away again. When he
returned the following (Friday) morning he ascertained
that Jones had taken all the money, and everything
else away with him, while Mr. Milgrove was at market.
Jones has not yet fallen into the hands of the police.
SUSPECTED SUICIDE IN THE RIVER THAMES. —Yester-
day (Sunday) afternoon, information was forwarded
from the various metropolitan police stations of the dis-
covery of the body of a man that was found on Satur-
day evening in the river Thames, near London-bridge.
Mr. Sergeant Martin, of the City police, has issued the
following description of the deceased :—" Male, about
40 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches in height, dressed in a
black coat, black waistcoat, light cloth trousers, cotton
drawers, and linen shirt." The body was placed in a
shell, and removed to the dead-house of St. Magnus-
the-Martyr, London-bridge, for the body to be owned,
and an inquest held. From the appearance of the de-
ceased he seemed to have moved in a respectable station
of life.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On Saturday afternoon a de-
termined act of self-destruction was committed by a gen-
tleman named Caleb Sawyer, at his residence, 13, Queen-
street, Golden-square. The deceased, who was single
and about 40 years of age, had occupied apartments at
the above address for above three years, where latterly
being attacked with deiriunt tremens, the landlord
deemed it necessary to have some person to attend con-
stantly upon him for the purpose of watching and guard-
ing his movements, the person so employed being a Ger-
man, named Schimdt, who had the use of his right arm
only, the left one having been amputated at the shoulder
joint. On the previous night at 11 o'clock deceased
went to bed, and in a sitting position commenced look-
ing over some papers, in which he had been engaged for
about. two hours, when the attention of Schimdt, who " I pray your Excellency, &c.,
was in a chair by the bedside reading, was attracted by ' (Signed) "REDSCHID."
seeing him draw his hand across his throat, from which Of the extreme moderation of the foregoing note
the blood gushed out, and which he was cutting with a ! there can scarcely be more than one opinion ; in-
knife. Schimdt endeavoured to secure the knife, but ; deed, it may be thought by some that that modera-
being disabled as stated was unable to do so, and from
1 tion is carried so far that it cannot well go farther.
the subsequent appearance of the wound, which was 1 In this respect it presents a striking contrast with
jagged and extensive, no doubt his endeavours facilitated ! tone of Prince Menschikoff's verbal
b
the suicide. An alarm being raised, Mr. Evans, sur- the haughty
0- and written communications, as with the eon, was sent for, in whose presence deceased shortly .
ill-con-
afterwards expired. Information of the sad event has cealed arrogance of the note to which it is a reply.
been forwarded to deceased's family in Wiltshire, and The Porte would seem desirous, by the very mild-
the body awaits an inquest. I ness of its language, of keeping Russia in the difficult
SUICIDE AT DEAL.—A melancholy case of suicide took position she is now in before the world, and of
place at Deal on Sunday evening, which has caused a • proving beyond the remotest doubt the unreason-
general feeling of regret in this town. The lady who , ableness and injustice of her demands. It seems,
committed this deplorable act, by suspension, during the moreover, resolved, neither by act nor by word; to
widow of Mr. Williagm Pain
afford Russia the slightest pretext for the iniquities
q cording to report, the deceased incautiously
absence of her hue was
Ports e thlot res
she is perpetrating. It is probable that this'ex-
Cinhter at chugrcpi. A
mixed up with some navigation company, by taking c-
became pected
treme prudence is anything but pleasing to Russia,
shares, and the liability to a repetition of calls
who would earnestly desire to see the Sultan re-
paid 201., it is supposed preyed upon her mind and havin
caused turn haughtiness for haughtiness, and insult for
insanity. A coroner's inquest was held on the body on insult ; but in that it has been disappointed.
Monday. Verdict, "Temporary insanity." Kent After the despatch of Redschid Pasha's reply ,I
Herald. , to Count Nesselrode, M. Balabine, Secretary to
LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—An- the Russian Mission, left last Friday for Odessa,
other candidate has appeared in the field for the repre- carrying with him, it is said, the archives of the
sentation of Liverpool, in the person of the Hon. Sir legation and all the members of the mission.
Erskine Perry, formerly Chief Justice of Bombay, who
M. Argyropulo is now the only diplomatic
comes forward on the Liberal interest. The Mayor of functionary remaining in Constantinople. It
Liverpool (Samuel Holme, Esq.), has announced Thurs- . is most difficult to estimate the real force that
day next as the day of nomination. A requisition,
1 Turkey is able to place under arms. It is said,
signed by all classes of politicians, has been presented to
however, that the disciplined force will consist of
Mr. Bramley More, asking him to allow himself to be
260,000 men, about half of which are in Europe, and
put in nomination ; but it is not known whether he will .
consent to the wish of the requisitionists. A meeting of •• •even
Sir E. Perry's friends is to be held in the Royal Amphi- ;probably
be exaggerated, certain it is, ,
from
rpeamll y
St. nomadpet e
r tribes,sburg , aheaddatedy
June
uo
nr born
half in Asia. This estimate may possibly or
that should a war break out the number of irre-
FATALtheatre on Monday evening.
111`these mostly
Durham, aged 34, expired St. in Bartholomew's Hospi- (in Asia at least), composed of cavalry, well mounted
ACClDENT.—Yesterday a man named William g ar warriors would be immense, and
lowing circumstances :—lt appears that the deceased and bred to an irregular military life.
tal, from the effects of injuries received under the fol- andAbeing
was in the employment of Mr. East, facing the North- ,
Western Railway, and on the 22d ult. had been to the 27, announces that the order to .
'lam-
occupy the pn
South-Eastern Railway with a carriage. In returning palities has been given by the Govern-
end . Russian _-
home he rode on the horse's back, and on gaining the
meat. A telegraphic
dispatchP rprincipally
c
dispatch announces that Ad
of Prince's-street, Bank, the animal stumbled, and .
Ad-
the unfortunate man fell to the ground, when the horse miralHamelin, commander of the French squadron,
rolled over him, and caused such fearful internal injuries , left Toulon yesterday to take his post.
as to cause his death yesterday Pon4ng. 1 It is also rumoured that intelligence bafi been re-
,

"I entertain the hope that the Court of Russia will
appreciate, with a feeling of confident consideration,
the sincere and loyal intentions of the Sublime Porte;
and will take into account the utter Impossibility
in which it finds itself to defer to the desires which have
been expressed. Let that impossibility be appreciated
as it merits to be, and the Sublime Porte I can
assure your Excellency, will not hesitate to instruct an
Ambassador-Extraordinary to proceed to St. Peters-
burg to re-open there the negotiations, and to seek,
in concert with the Government of His Majesty
the Emperor of Russia, an arrangement which, while it
may be agreeable to his Majesty, shall be also such as
the Porte can accept without affecting either the basis
of its !independence or the sovereign authority of his
Majesty the Sultan.
• " Your Excellency may regard it as certain that for
my part I most earnestly desire such a result, and I in-
dulge in the hope that such is also the desire of your
Excellency.