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MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1828.

GERMAN PAPERS.

SMYRNA, JAI. 3.

The recent Numbers of the Oriental Spectator, of the
22d and 29th of December, contained articles so offen-
sive to France and its Ministry, in respect to the Treaty
of 26th July last year, that Admiral de Rigny, who
was in the roads, WAS induced to demand that the Eli.
tor should be given up. He was, ip fact, taken from
his residence as a French subject, and conveyed, with
his press, on board their vessel; which immediately sailed
for Toulon, where he is to be called to account. . Tbie
event has caused a great sensation here. It is a striking
instance of Turkish patience or ignorance, that, at ,w
time when Count Guilleminot had just given notice!
from Vourla, that a breach with the Porte was probable,:
Admiral de Rigny could take away, as a prisoner, from'
the midst of a numerous Turkish population, under the.
eyes of the Paths, the Editor of'a journal who had
taken the part of the Porte.'
The arrest and embarkment on board the Pomone,,
with his press, of M. Blacode,'the• responsible .Editor '
of the 'Oriental Spectator, and at the same time a re-
spectable merchant, who on 'account taf' his functions as
President of the Merchants' Committee, wal esteemed
by the local authorities, has made the greatest sensation,
because the Franks in general participate in his opinions,
and consider him as a martyr to the:truth.

FRANKFORT, Jafr. x 6.
Several commercial houses of Frankfort have feceived
a printed circular from Odessa, dated the 25ih January,:
which contains the following passage:—
The letters from Constantinople, which we received
on the 2bd by the Austrian brig the Nymph,. Capeltin'
Dobinovitch, which left Constantittope on the ISthond
has brought hither several persons belongnuto the
Russian Legation, give us the agreeable news that the
Austrian Internuncio has succeeded in^ ettirik theitai
of two pares per kilo upon wheat taken off, which,
since the battle of Navarin, had been imposed upon all
',neutral vessels ; and that these vessels now obtain
firmans without difficulty, to continue their voyage.
But all the French, English, and Russian Captains,
have been obliged to land their cargoes, and after an
acknowledgment had been given them, were suffered to
depart for the Mediterranean without being paid.

to ring bells within them—in a word, to annihilate
Islamism with.ease and promptitude, neither reason, nor
law, nor policy, nor religion, could admit of such pal-
.posals being accepted. The Sublime Porte gave re-
peatedly, both by writing and by word of mouth, the
necessary answers, with all official formality, and ac-
cording to the tenonr of treaties. Although the object
of the Franks had been obvious from the beginning,
and although every thing announced that at last the
sword alone must answer their proposals, nevertheless,
not to trouble the repose of Mussulmen. and on the other
band to gain the necessary time for warlike preparations,
the Sublime Porte endeavoured to temporise (scroraca
de tempoiiier) as much as possible, by satisfactory an-
swers and official conferences on the subject of the dis- ,
honour and of the injury which the proposals of the
threePolets would cause to the Empire and to the nation.
It is here proper to observe, that although the de.
mands made at Akermann by the Russians on the sub-
ject of indemnities, and especially in respect to the Ser.
vians, were not in any .respect proper to be granted,
nevertheless, circumstances being pressing, we complied
with them, whether we would or not, as matter of
I necessity, in order that we might seize an opportunity
of making a peace fivourable to the Mahometan nation.
Up to this time, most of the articles had been executed,
the conferences respecting the persons to be indemnified,
and respecting Servia, had also been entered upon, and
although these two affairs alto were not of a character
to be arranged With a good grace, they were, neverthe.
less, taken into consideration as acts of violence. Russia,'
however, did not stop there. The military reforms
adopted by the Sublime Porte offended her ; she was
aware that some day that surrender might hurl back
upon her the evils which she had prepared against
Islamism. From that moment she retolved to leave ao
moment of relaxation to Musselmen. Russia, England,
and France, among themselves, agreed to establish for-
cibly the liberty which we have mentioned above.—
Abont a year ago, the three Powers simultaneously de-
manded the liberty of Greece, by the means of their,
Ambassadors, officially and'opeoly, as quite a simple
concession. The Sublime Porte could net subscribe to
this, neither according to law, nor according to reason,
nor according to policy, nor according to religion.—
The Mussulman nation was indignant at it, and it is
quite impossible (de Mute impossibilite) that it should
ever be consented to. The Ottoman Government en-
deavoured to prevail on them to renounce their preju.
dices, by every sort of arguments and answers, but its
language produced no effect. Proud of their power,
they obstinately and rigorously persisted to press their
demands; and they finished by sending fleets into the
Mediterranean—they openly hindered the Egyptian and
Ottoman squadrons, destined f 4. that purpose, how
attacking the islands. These two squadrons having
entered the port of Navarin, were there tranquilly wait-
iing the orders of the Sublime Poole, when the Russian,
iEnglish, and French fleets suddenly entered the same
;harbour, and all three began to fire at once, and every
one knows the catastrophe which resulted to the Imperial
squadron.

The three Powers baring openly violated subsisting
Treaties, and declared war, the Sublime Porte had a
just right .to retaliate, and to act otherwise than it has
(done towards the Ambassadors, the subjects, and the
vessels, which were in this place. But the Ministers of
those three Powers having endeavoured to justify them
by declaring that it was tihe,Commanders of the Impe-
rial (Turkish) tleetlin Rad been the cause of the battle,
the SubliMe Poitei ihkirditiiig the circumstances, re-
mained still silent, and, by a last effort of policy, invited
the three Arnbassadori.tOlthandon altogether the affairs
of Greece. Deaf to the ioiee'of justice, these infidels
did not cease to require that their demand tespecting
the independence of Greece be admitted soch as it had
been made. It may even be said that their solicitations
became more pressing. In a word,.the hostile intentions
of the Franks against Islamism incame evident. Never-
theless, for the purpose of gaining time, at least till
Ammer, eves), possible show of moderation was used
in the conferences and conversations which took place
some weeks ago.' It• was repeatedly declared to the
Ambassadors that as soon as the Greeks would sue for
pardon, their faults would be wholly forgotten; that
their goods, their persons, their estates, would be re-
stored; they would enjoy perfect tranquillity; that
they should be relieved from the payment of the capi-
tation and other tributes which they owe since the be-
ginning of the insurrection; that besides, in aarder to
gratify tht three Powers, they would bp, roemptiol•all
tribute for the space of one year; atiA;lo4 alte.pri-
'yang& which the condition of Rayas allopted wßtkid be
,grant*d them, but nothing beyond thi/ With.
In the course of the conferences, the Suhliiie Porte
.ilarnestly requested the Ambassador to transmit to
tlheir respective Courts those friendly deClarations and
iiscore explanations, promising that the armistice which
they hed demanded Would be observed until the answer
should be received. This invitation only served to
in-
crease their pride and their pretensions. Finally, they
declared that they would consent to nothing so long as
the privileges which they claimed should not be granted
to the Greeks:inhabiting ancient Greece, that is to say,
the Mores, Attica, and the isles of the Archipelago,
and they announced that they would depart all three
together.
Thus have affairs come to this point. If at present
(Goa preserve us from it !) after having witnessed such
conduct, and been asked such conditions, we were to
give way, and to concede the independence of the Greeks,
the contagion would soon extend to all the Greeks
settled in Rumelia and Anatolica, without the possibility
of arresting the evil. They would all pretend to the
same independence—they would renounce their duties
as Rayas, and, triumphing in a year or two over the
generous Mussulman nation, they would finish one day,
by sudderily imposing laws upon us (GOo preserve us
from it!) and the tam of one religion and our empire
*would be the inevitable result. Whilst, thank* to GOD !
the numerous provinces of Europe and Asia are filled
with an immense Mussulman population, does the sacred
Book and does our law permit us, through fear of war,'
to let our religion be trodden under foot, and to deliver
ourselves to infidels from band to hand, our country,
our wises, our children, our goods, and our property ?.„
Though...in the origin, the whole world was in the
power of the infidels, neverthe less, at the birth of the
true religion, Gaira,iidinirtbe faithful, our Mussultuen
blathers, vilmiluiva app. a;Cd and disappeared since the

[Piticz SEVEWRNCE.

happy time of our Greek Prophet, up to this
.day,
through the eff-ct of their sincere devoiiiti, and ninon-
_

ouerible courage, thought nothing of the number of.
the infidels. United in heart for the defence of religion,
how many thousand times have they not put thousands
of infidels to the sword? How many prniinces and
states have'they not thus conquered sword in hand ?
As often as we shall be united like them, "and that we
shall affront battles for the gl iry of GOD; the MOST
MOH will enlighten us with his inspirations, and our
holy Legislator will cover us with his tutelary aegis;
his absent companions will become our guides ; and
who can doubt that, under their auspices, we should not
gain the most brilliant vicmries?
If the three Powers, when they see us determined, as
in the past, to reject their vain demands, accept our an-
swers and oar explanations, and desist from the Greek
affair, it will be well. If, on the contrary, they should
persist to force us to accept their demands, even though,
according to the tradition, which says, that ail the in-
fidels compose but one nation, they should all league
themselves against us, we would recommend ourselses
to Gon—ste would p'ace ourcdves•under the protection'
of our Holy Prophet; and, ndited for the defence,of Re-
ligion and the Empire, all the Vaiert, all the Ulemgs,•
all the Inclgals, and perhaps even all Mussultnen, !Ivo*
form but one single corps.
This war is not, like all former oars, a political con-
flict to acquire provinces or to settle frontiers. The
object of the Infidels is to annihilate Islamism, and to
tread under fudt the Mussulman nation. It must,
therefore, be
.considered
.purely as a religious and
national war. Let all the faithful, rich or poor, great
.or small, know that to fight is the duty of us All. Let
them not dream 'of i monthly pay, or of any pay
whatever; far from it, let us sacrifice our property and
onr persons—let us fulfil with zeal all the duties which
the honour of Islamism imposes upon us—let us unite
our efforts, and labour with heart and soul for the
maintainAnce of religion until the day of judgment.
Mussulmen have no other means of obtaining salvation
either in this world or the nest. We hope that the Most
HIGH will vouchsafe to confound and disperse in every
quarter the infidel,, lots to our religion and our empire,
add that in all times, in all places, and in ail cases, hat
will grant victory to the Faithful. Our -true position
being thus known, of all Mussulmen, there is no doubt
that if they have the least faith and piety, they will
also know their duty—they will unite heart and soul to
maintain our religion and our empire, as well as to en-
sure their ownualvation in this world and the beat, and
that if the occasion requires it, they will discharge with.
zeal and ♦alour the varied functions of the war,. and
fulfil exactly the duties imposed upon us by our Jaoly
law. Help comes from GOD !

FROM THE MONITEUR OW FIL/S. 22.
PARIS. Fes. it.

We yesterday published, without adding any -reflec-
tions, the Manifesto of the Ottoman Porte; we have to.
day to confirm a notorious fact—namely, the surprise
with which this unexpected document fills every claps
of readers. We may judge of th.r astonishment with'
which it must have filled the diplomatic body at Peri,
and particularly the Ministers of Austria and Prussia,
, whose most persevering efforts and the most,
.earnest
exhortations were contending the day before with the..
fatal obstinacy of the Porte.' The Internuncio,
continued at that time his endeavours to ii,fluentrit,
was evidently influenced like every body else, 'by the
feigned assurances which it now boasts of having la-
vished by design. We have already had occasion to
observe that the concurrence of the two Posters, stran-
gers to the treaty, without being divided as to its prin..
cipal object, had caused a happy result to be hoped for,
and it is difficult to conceive that the Porte shi.uld have
soddenly declined this frank intervention, in itself so
salutary.

FROM THE GAZETTE DE PRANCE? FEB. 23.

JASSY, J.N. 28.

A Proclamation teceive4 from Constantinople, which
orders all subjects to take arms, has thrown toe
rities of this country into evident embarrasiment. The.
Hospodar and the Divan appear to repent of having
shown themselves too well disposed towards Russia;
and to intend to neglect nothing to iegain the confi-
dence of the Porte. We are without
.news from the
frontiers of Russia.—Augsburg a.zetie.

PARIS, FR5.25. •
Public attention has been greatly excited by the new
face which the affairs of the East appear to assume
since the letters how .Constantinople of. the bath of Ja-:
nuary. It had been hoped, from the united efforts of.
the Austrian Internuncio and the Prussian Minister,
that the three Powers, parties to the Treaty of London,'
would not be led to any offensive measures against Ole
Ottoman Porte.
L • The Manifesto which has appeared' at Ccinvantittoplif
;May mite fears lest these hopes should vanish. Holi‘
ever, fresh efforts of the Austrian Cabinet, the blockade; .
of the Dardanelles by the three Eurnpean AqUadeqie,.
.which will probably be the.coesequence of thespublita-t
lion of the Sultan's manifesto, may lead the Divan to
he sensible of the insufficiency of its efforts against tFe
five great Powers of Europe, Austria and Prds'iii.cor-
dially joining the three Powers who signed the tread.. • . •
At all events, whatever resolution theOttriman Pate
may take, Europe will, nevertheless, have derived
the wisdom of the Cabinets, the .advaltagi of. having.,.
preserved op to this day a state of peace, which,ibtit•for
their solicitude, would have been interrupted' six years
ago ; for it will be remembered, that at that time the •
Constitutionxel already published a manifesto of Russia, •
to announce the, passage of the Pruth. Another, sal,
more valuable result of the union of the Cabinets is, toe,
'certainty that no Power will act separately, whatever.
may be the events that are preparing, and that the
general interests of Europe alone will prevail in their
future resolutions. A
•
speaking to day of this important-affair,
wouldjotlrahavaelFrance depart from all ideas of the balance
of Europe, which it ca It routines of of which have
been worn out for this century, and are incompatible
with the general.renewal of the political system. We
here recognize ,Are habitual vrantonners of, the Joursial
des 'Mats, which, does not know. Oat the,bwinemi. of. .
the Cabinets hzs .been at all,times condected by,
most enlightened and able' men, and which would .
raise' this im?iortant question without suspectinglia'
.weight.—The Prince de Polignac sets out "for Loudon
on Suitclay. f .. . .
.
There is up yuck in the report on 'Chaoge yestes.day,
that tbeßussian Legation has received the manifesto of.
the,Cabinet of St. Petersbargb, in answer 'to that 'b
the'Porte. '

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