Star.
London, England, 1829-10-21 00:00:00

PEROR OF RUSSLI.

" By the Grace of God. We, Nicholas the First, Emperor and
Autocrat of all the Ruisias, &c. &c. &c.

" Thanks to the decrees of Divine Providence ! the Treaty of
Perpetual Peace between Russia and the Ottoman Porte has just
been concluded and signed at Adrianople, the 2d of September, by
the respective Plenipotentiaries of the two Empires.
" The whole world is sufficiently aware of the irresistible sweet-
city which alone forced us to have recourse to arms. Upon that
legitimate war, undertaken for the defence of our empire, our
Faithful subjects, unceasingly animated with au ardent devotion for
the throne and the country, hastened to offer us the tribute of•their
property, and to second us with all their efforts; and God has
blessed our cause.

Our intrepid warriors have given in Europe and in Asia, by
land and by sea, new proofs of their heroic valour. They have
triumphed at once over the obstacles raised by nature, and by the
desperate resistance of the enemy. Rushing from victory to vic-
tory, they have passed over the chain of the Saganlouck Mountains;
they have traversed the summit of the Balkan, and did not stop
till they were at the very gates of Constantinople. Formidable
only to the armed enemy—to the peaceable inhabitants they were
full of clemency, humanity, and mildness.

" In those days of combats and glory, constantly strangers to all
desire of conquest, and to every wish for aggrandisement, we have
never ceased to request the Porte to aid In the re-establishment of
good harmony between the two Empires.
" At each victory the chiefs of our armies hastened, by our
order, to offer him peace and amity; but nevertheleu our efforts
were always useless. It was only when he saw our flags waving
within a short distance of his capital that the Sultan became aware,
from our conduct, that our object was not to overturn his throne,
but to obtain the accomplishment of treaties. Convinced, then,
of the purity of our intentiona, he held forth his hand to receive
the peace which had been so proffered to him.
" This peace promises to Russia the most prosperous and happy
results—the blood of her warriors is compensated fur by numerous
advantages. The passage of the Dardanelles aad the Bosphorus Is
from henceforward free and open to the commerce of all the na-
tions of the world. The fafety cf our frontiers, especially on the
Asiatic side, is for ever guaranteed by the incorporation with the
Empire of the fortresses of Anapa, Pod, and Akhaltzik—of Atz-
kow and Akhalkalaki. Our former treaties with the Porte are
confirmed by it, and re-established in all their vigour; and just
indemnities are insured for the expences of the war, and the indivi-
dual losses sustained by our subjects. The scourge of the plague,
which has so often menaced the southern provinces of Russia, will
in future be confined within a double barrier, by means of the es-
tablishment (as agreed upon by both parties) of a line of quarantine
upon the banks of the Danube. Our solicitude has also been ex-
tended to the fate of the people who are our co-religionists, and
subjected to Ottoman domination. The ancient privileges of the
Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia have been sanctioned,
and their welfare has been consolidated by new advantages. The
rights accorded to the Servians by the Treaty of Bucharest, and
confirmed by the Convention of Akermann, were previously sus-
pended in their operation; but these stipulations will in future be
faithfully observed. The political existence of Greece, determined
by Russia, in concert with the Allied Codas of France and F.ng-
land, has been formally recognised by the Ottoman Porte.
" Such are the fundamental bases of a peace which has happily
terminated a bloody and obstinate war.

" In making known to our well-beloved subjects this happy
evLnt, a new gift of the blessings of Heaven showered upon Russia,
we address with them our fervent thanks to the Almighty, wbo
has deigned to raise, by his divine decrees, our beloved country to
such a high degree of glory. May the fruits of this peace develop
titt mselves, and be multiplied more and more for the advantage of
our faithful subjects, whose welfare will ever be the first object of
our constant solicitude !

" Given at St. Petersburg!), the 19th of September. in the
year of Grace, 1829, mad the fourth of our reign."

FROM TIIE BANKS OF TIIE ISEA, OCT. 12.—We are
still in a state of uncertainty whether the Sultan has ratified the
treaty of peace concluded on the 14th of September at Adrianople
or not. One is almost justified in taking the latter contingency
for granted, because the European Ambassadors would otherwise
infallibly not have neglected to report the ratification to their
respective Courts, as being at this moment the most import-
ant event. Or should there be some unknown motive
for publishing the detailed and positive accounts from the
capital of the Turkish empire as late as possible?, Such a case is
undoubtedly not impossible, and actually the prevailing silence re-
specting the events subsequent to the conclusion of peace does not
seem to be without its meaning. For these last six days, since we
received accounts from Constantinople of the 18th and 19th of
September by extraordinary conveyances, neither private letters
tsar any other intelligence whatever has some to hand that is cal-
culated to throw a light upon the still obscure passages of
the Treaty of Peace ; it appears only from a short notice
in the official paper, the Monitore, that the Dardanelles
and the Bosphorus are, in future, not to be opened to
Powers waging war with Russia or Turkey—an important circum-
stance, which might have reached us sooner than by the way of
France. The French Journals do slot' deem the conditions
directed by Russia moderate, because Turkey has thereby
become dependent. upon Russia ; but they do not state
in what manner Russia might have conferred independent
consesequence to the Ottoman Empire in the European
balance of power, after all its support, fanatiCbet, the Bal-
kan, the military reforms of the Sultan, &c. proved to be
so many failures. The same Journals complain that France
has beau disregarded in this peace, bet blame their own
Administration fur this, which a►andoned a closer connec-
tion with Russia, to join England. Should they not be mis- •
taken in this respect—which has repeatedly happened to them in
judging the Oriental questions—there still would be no cause for
reproaching Russia. The decision was evidently committed to the
Russian army, and, as the alliance in favour of the Greeks pro-
duced no result, Russia could not possibly set herself up as
an unasked guardian of France for the management of interests
that are not her own. Besides, the policy of Cabinets must be
judged irons trestles and actions, and nut by hazarded conjecture,
and guess-work. We must await the detailed document of the
Treaty of Peace, snd then compare it with the declaration of war,
to judge whether Russia remained faithful and consistent with
herself, and whether she attained bee objects and ends. Only one
effect seems to be placed beyond a doubt--the state of Turkey will
net interrupt the general peace of Europe for some years to come.
Difficulties that might turn up may be arranged by friendly Rego.
thaws. Alere envy of the glory of the Russian arms would Doc
from its well-calculated career.

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