The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-26 00:00:00

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 3.—The Ministers of the three
European Powers who were parties to the settlement of
the affairs of Greece, and whose signatures are sub-
scribed to the protocol of the 6th of July, 1828, have,
during the last week, at the special invitation of the Reis
Effendi, been present at two conferences relative to the
differences now subsisting between the Ottoman and
Greek Governments, and which, unless timely mea-
sures be taken to avert them, may lead to the most
fatal consequences. The Porte has, with respect to
the non-fulfilment of treaties, very just and serious
drounds of complaint. The strongest of them is the
elay which the Greek Government, under one frivo-
lous pretext or another, has shown in the payment of
the indemnity which had been promised under the gua-
rantee of the Three Power to the Mussulmans, who, at
the time of the convention, abandoned their estates in
Greece. Instead of selling these, and devoting their
proceeds to the liquidation of the stipulated indemnity,
the Government has retained them in its own hands as
national domains. The Porte, however, cannot view
without the deepest alarm and concern the palpable en-
couragement afforded by the Greek Government to re-
volt of the Greek population of the empire, both on the
continent and in the islands. It is now high time to as-
certain if the Powers, who established this petty king-
dom, and prescribed its limits, intended it only as a thorn
in the side of Turkey. Will they countenance its un-
principled machinations? Will they, should it persist
in them, protect it against their consequences? Cer-
tainly nothing but confidence in that protection
could have emboldened a State so insignificant to
injure and insult another comparatively, so powerful.
The Porte, therefore, demands either that the Powers
in question should take prompt and effective mea-
sures to brin.. the Greek Government to its senses with
respect to these matters, or allow it (the Porte) to em-
ploy the means which it undoubtedly possesses, of yin.
dicating its own rights. This appeal to the three Powers
seems certainly unanswerable, and a circumstance which
now snore than ever excites the apprehensions of the
Divan, is the admission into the new Cabinet at Athens,
of several Ministers who are notoriously members of
the Philorthodox Society—the avowed objects of which
involve nothing less than the entire overthrow of the
Ottoman empire. In the meanwhile, that the Porte
may be in a position to make these demands respected,
and draw immediate attention to them, it is now march-
ing the greater part of the new levies that have lately
been assembled at Constantinople into Roumelia. A
fleet also, consisting of four ships of the line and a cor-
responding number of frigates and corvettes, is fitting
out with all baste at the arsenal.

In the audience lately given by the Sultan to M. De
Pontois, for the purpose of taking leave of his Highness,
the officers of the household had omitted to offer the
Ambassador a pipe, a breach of etiquette which he
afterwards formally complained of to the Porte. The
Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply, attributed the
omission to the time of M. De Pontois visit, which was
during the fast of the Ramazan, when smoking, as well
as eating or drinking, is strictly forbidden. He promised,
however, that an apology should be made in the official
Gazette. Pipes seem to play a very important part in
the East. The breaking of a pipe over the French Con-
sul's head lost the Dey of Algiers his Regency ; but
though consequences as awful appeared likely to flow from
the denial of a pipe to the French Ambassador, it is now
certain they will all end in smoke and an apology.
(From the Augsburg Gazette of Nov. 21.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Novi 3.—Chosrew Pacha, exiled to
Rodosto, has obtained the Sultan's permission to return
to the capital, and pass the remainder of his days at his
country seat at Emir Kjan, on the Bosphorus. Much
activity reigns at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. A
conference has taken place, at which the representatives
of the Foreign Powers were invited, but not all came.
This conference caused a great sensation, because the
Ramazan did not prevent it from taking place. Our
arsenals are full of workmen. Yakub Pacha has been
appointed Generalissimo, and will shortly commence
his functions. The armaments of the Porte caused
so much anxiety to the representatives of the
Foreign Powers, that a note on the subject
was presented to the Reis Effendi, who replied
thereto by stating that they were being prosecuted in
consequence of the alarming reports from the provinces
and from Greece. He also invited the Representatives
of the Powers who signed the July Treatrof 1827, to a
Conference, which took place on the 29th ult., and at
which were present the Turkish Minister, and the Am-
bassadors of France, of England, and of Russia. Rifaat
Pacha has, it is said, represented the complaints of the
Ottoman Porte against Greece. They are seven in
number, and are couched in energetic language. The.
Porte complains especially of the conduct of the Greek
functionaries towards the Turkish subjects, and of the
refusal made by the Greek Government to sign the
commercial Treaty recently concluded ; in a word, of
the efforts making by the Greek Government to increase
the population of the country. to the detriment of Turkey
by the violation of international rights. The Porte is
dissatisfied with the policy followed up by King Otho
with regard to the Candiote insurrection, as also of his
efforts to extend his territory beyond the limits fixed by
the Treaties. This point is the most important one, and
the Porte asserts that it has in its possession incontro-
vertible proofs of the truth of its assertion. The re-or-
ganisation of the Financial Department is in progress, and
the system of raising taxes has been already modified.
FRONTIERS OF TURKEY, Nov. B.—Belgrade letters
announce the conclusion of the trial of the parties con-
cerned in the plot lately set on foot against the Ministry
and the Senate. Four of the accused have been con-
demned to death ; the others, amongst whom was the
Princess Lubitzka's brother, have been sentenced to per-
petual imprisonment, or for a limited period. Two of
those condemned to death have been already executed,
the others having obtained a commutation of the extreme
penalty, are to be confined for twenty years.
(From the Gazette of Upper Germany.)
CONSTANTIOPLE, Nov. 3.—According to latest news
from Syria the Druses and the Maronites still resist the
Pachas of Beyrout and of St. Jean d'Acre, and exact the
fulfilment of the promises which were made to them ;
also, and especially, the reduction of the-tribute. Ilehe-
met Ali has just written to inform the Sultan that the
Turkish uniform will shortly be introduced throughout
the Egyptian army.
(From the Constitutionnel of Wednesday.)
We announced a fortnight since that our Ambassador
in London had been informed by Lord Aberdeen of the
complete evacuation of Syria by the English and Aus-
trians. A letter from a French officer, dated Beyrout,
the 31st ult., confirms this intelligence.
The English and the Austrians have, much to the
satisfaction of the inhabitants, withdrawn from Bey-rout
and from St. Jean d'Acre. The presence off the coast
of the French fleet, under Rear-Admiral La Susse, has
produced the best effect possible on the minds of the ,
Syrians. Several of the most influential of the metilitain
chiefs came to the Admiral, and, ingenuously enough,
admitted that, according to the language of the English
and Austrians, they thought France was without
vessels, and was no longer a great nation.
These chiefs expressed much joy on learning
from the Admiral that France still had sufficient
vessels left to make her flag respected. The Syrian chiefs
also assured the Admiral that the mountain popula-
tion would never forget the friendly relations which had
ever existed between themselves and France ; and that,
if the French would take them under their protection,
they would immediately revolt. The Admiral calmed
their martial ardour as much as he was able, and ex-
horted them to live on good terms with the Turks. The
chiefs then withdrew, charmed with their reception by
the Admiral and the officers of the fleet, and whither-
soever he went similar demonstrations were made. The
French also learnt that the Austrians and the English,
especially the former, had everywhere been at the cha-
ritable pains of crying down the French Government,
and of representing her political relations with Europe
under the darkest colours, and the most unfavourable to
our national character. This impression was general
amongst the Syrians, and nothing less than the presence
of a French fleet was necessary to diminish the disrepute.
It would now be difficult to do so otherwise.