The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-28 00:00:00

tions, enslaving, but nothing in the way or subject-
ing. The years 1895 and 1826 were remarkable
for the erudty of the Turks, the resistance of the
Greeks; and the perseverance with which private
charity ardraneed to their succour. The policy hi-
therto followed by Russia began to change. The
Russia.' people manifested an interest in favour of
their co-religionists. The Emperor Alexander
wished to aid them ; but his
.word was pledged for
the maintenance of tranquillity in, Europe, and
Prince Metternieh; who V:ould still direct that po
Hey according to his hiclination, refused to give way :
he knew not how to take advantage of the favour-
able moment to arrange the affairs of Greece in a
manner which could prejudice none, and persisted in
treating her as revolutionary. He was not sensible
that in suffering the continuance of the massacre of
a Christian people, he would end in making the re-
volt an object of interest, and that it would soon be
regarded as holy by, all religiong alid humane per-
sons.-771/.t kas ii third error, greater than the first
and second.

" The horrors of the siege of Missolonghi took
place. The Emperor Alexander died of grief at the
perplexities into which the policy of Prince Metter-
nich had thrown him. A new sovereign ascended
the throne of Russia. M. de Metternich, constantly
blinded by 'his false system, would yield nothing ; he
could not seize the advantageous opportunity to pro-
pose to the young monarch an alliance with Austria,
and to make repreitntations to the Porte ; so far
from that, he blamed the policy of Mr. Canning,
who, being anxious to fetter the Russian power,
endeavoured to form a treaty with her, in order to
oblige the Porte to agree to an arrangement with
the Greeks. M. de Metternich, in refusing to unite
with the t;vo Powers, and in perhaps withholding
France, thereby rendered null all the representations
made at Constantinople. The Grand Seignior and
the Divan, supported and countenanced by Austria,
resisted all demands; ignorance, joined with arro-
gance, forbade all concession; and the fury let loose
against Greece augmented daily. It was obvious
that the intention of the Porte was to subject or de-
stroy her, and Europe then perceived that the con-
duct of the Sultan was encouraged by Austria.-=-
A fourth error of 111, dc illet(ernich, much greater
than all the preceding; for those• who knew not this
Minister intimately,'had a right to accuse hint of his
inhumanity.
" At length the young Emperor, oppressed at the
miseries of Greece, insisted that the treaty com-
menced by the English should be put in execution.
It was proposed to France and Austria to join in
this treaty. France frankly consented; Austria im-
prudently, and unskilfully, refused, and thereby de-
stroyed with the Porte the effect which this Chris-
tian league might have produced. Far from sup-
porting it, Austria counteracted it by her half-
measures with the Porte ; the latter always ignorant
and credulous, saw in this treaty nothing more than
a mere matter of form, which would be attended with
no result. It was constantly suggested that disunion
must occur between the Powers, and the Porte was,
as it were, encouraged by Austria to resist : hence,
far from making concessions, it replied with inso-
lence. At this period it was evident, that if Austria
had joined the three Powers, and explained herself
with energy and sincerity, the Porte would have
given way, and Greece then would have become a
province tributary to the Turks, with a semi-eman-
cipation, which would riot have deranged the equi-
librium of Europe.—A fifth error of M. de Met-
ternich. These errors begin to proceed in geome-
trical proportion.
" The Porte was deaf to all observations: fleets
were thereupon fitted out for the Archipelago, but
their slowness afforded time for new efforts on the
part of the 6uhan. Au Egyptian expedition sailed
from Alexandria ; Athens fell into the power of the
Turks. M. de Metternich was not aware that a
young Emperor, of the Greek religion, could riot,
under the eyes of his own people, stop short in the
midst of this disastrous affair. He did not think
that honour, religion, humanity, compelled the mo-
narch to pursue the work so tardily begun. M. de
Metternich rejoiced at the efforts of the Porte; he
had not the skill to take adVantage of the moment
which was in his power to prevent the commence-
ment of hostilities; the Internuncio supported but
feebly the representations of the three Powers. M.
de Metternich seemed still to think that they would
arrive too late, and that Greece must be at length
subdued. The Porte, instead of being enlightened
as to its true interest, was in some measure urged to
resistance; she suffered the fleets to come, she re-
fused to retreat, and without paying any regard to
remonstrances, ordered Ibrahim to continue his ra-
vages. .
" Providence, weary of this timid policy, per-
mitted the victory of Navarin, which destroyed the
Turkish-Egyptian fleets. It seemed as if this blow
must open the eyes of M. de Metternich, that it
must stop (for there was still time for it) the war
which menaced the Ottoman empire.
" M. de Metternich, had he acted with energy
and vigour in returning to a wise policy suited to
the interests of Austria and of the world, might
have still avoided the blows which were suspended;
by uniting cordially with the three Powers, oining
ships and troops, he might have intimidated the
Porte, which would no longer hare reckoned upon
the discord with .which it had flattered itself; it
would have seen the necessity of submitting to all
Europe coalesced against it, and without the least
doubt we should have seen the Sultan agree to the
treaty of the 6th July. This treaty tied Russia; it
rendered not Greece independent; it, in short, left
Europe in its existing state. M. de Metternich,
blinded, hurried on in his disastrous career, far from
seizing the last minute which remained, altered not
his system, so destructive to the tranquillity of Eu-
rope. Ile took fresh courage en learning the death
of Mr. Canning ; he appeared to expect that mat-
ters would take a new turn under the Ministry of
the Duke of Wellington, and instead of seeking to
preserve harmony, he encouraged the new Ministry
to disavow in some way what had been done, and to
blame the treaty of the 6th July. The disapproba-
tion of the affair of Navarin, the expressions of amity
lavished at the Porte, were -new encouragements
given' to the Sultan to listen to no representation.
" Far from rendering him more reasonable, every
thing was done to blind. him. In reply to the de-
mands under the treaty of the 6th July, the Porte
launched a manifesto arinst Russia ; it thus de-
tached this colossus from all the enthralinents of the
'treaty; it provoked her, and Obliged her to declare
war. Some hope of peace might still, however,
remain : the Russian troops advanced : their deli-
-berate march allowed tune to preVent the Ottoman
empire from being torn to pieces; but nothing could
clear the understanding of M. de Metternich; the
obstinacy of his system prevailed ; half measures
only were taken ; intrigues took place at London
and Constantinople; hopes were entertained of dis-
union ; he flattered and menaced by halves; finally,
the storm was suffered to burst, and the thunder is
now growling on all sides to crush the empire of
Constantinople, which Will owe its fall, if it does
full, to M. dc Metternich alone, who might have
saved it, yet who has done all he could to precipi-
tate it into the gulf. Without the smallest doubt,
the greatest enemy to the Ottoman empire is M. de
Metternich ; all his proceedings, all his policy, have
been so unskilfully and so unseasonably combined (1
repeat), that he will have probably advanced by some
years the epoch of the overthrow of this %rem-out
empire. It is to M. de Metternich that the Greeks
also owe their emancipation: The time seems hardly
yet come when this people ought to recover their
liberty ; 'but M. de Metternich, in wishing to rivet
their fetters, has broke -them. This is a fit occasion,
if ever, to say,--' Man prepares,.but-Ged disposes:'
Two statues might be erected to M. de Metternich,
one to the destroyer of the Ottoman empire, the
other to the regenerator of Greece.
" -It is.clear that Austria and .England, by their
narrow •and illiberalypolierte-by their unfounded and
Offensive distrust of Russia--have thrown Europe
into the embarrassment in which -it is now placed.
The only feeling that seems to have occupied the
intriguers of London and Vienna was that of hinder-