The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-31 00:00:00

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sumed in its translation from the French into the
Turkish language, and the Reply of the Divan from
the Turkish langvage into the French, they would re-
quire forty-eight hours delay before they could transmit
their answer to Baron Strogonoff in the official form.
It appears, however, that the peremptory manner of
the Russian Ambassador accelerated the movements
of the Divan. By the evening of the 26th they had
completed their reply in the official form, and sent
a message to Baron Strogonoff that it was ready for
]his acceptance, thus complying with the letter of the
Russian note even to the period allowed them for ac-
quiescence or refusal. No reply to this communication
was condescended by the Russian Ambassador. On the
following morning, two dragomans (interpreters,) at-
tached to the Russian embassy, appeared at the Divan,
and demanded passports for Baron Strogonoff and his
suite to quit Constantinople. Instead of compliance
with that demand, the official reply and snbmission of
the Porte to the propositions of Russia were then ten-
dered. Acceptance was refused by the Ambassador,
who declared that he could not accept a "tardy an-
swer," and the demand for passports was repeated.—
They were at length granted for his suite and for his
vessel, but the insertion of Baron StrogonnlVs name in
any passport was refused, it being understood, however,
that no opposition would be made to his departure.—
On the other hand, they would not expressly consent
to it. Baron Strogonoff declared repeatedly to the
other Ambassadors, wlioof course watdied anxiously all
his proceedings, that whether he obtained passports or
not lie was determined to depart. The motive assigned
here for his extraordinary conduct among the diploma-
tic circles are, that knowing of his recall at the time, he
was solely bent on making his retreat so as to save his
cretlii, and to preserve the secret of his disgrace.

Earl BATHURST has condescended, according to the
term of courtly writers, to answer Mr. Sheriff WAITII-
MAN'S letter. The reply of the Noble Secretary of
State, and a rejoinder from the S'.eriff, will be found
in another part of our Paper, and he read with an in-
terest even greater than the Sheriff's first appeal. Af:er
aelinowledging the receipt of the Sheriffs letter, his
Lordship takes occasion immediately to state, that he
hail anticipated the object of the Sheriff's application,
not from the views the Sheriff had given, but in con-
sequence of representations which differ in many essen-
tial particulars from the statement the Sheriff commu-
nicated. This, one tt ould think, was lordly enough:
but his Lordship did not deem it quite sufficient. In
the sanifrspirit the Noble Secretary ex presses to the She-
riff his regret and ,tir::rise that when the Civil Power
tender the Sheriffs direction tea, fully adequate (as the
Sheriff had stated) for the preservation lit the peace,
a mob should have been permitted to ;.tonti,t Ia a roil-
ti,),,cd state of riot, after the soldiers hat been with-
drawn %titbit' their barracks, anti until the Riot Act
bad been read by 31r. CONAN', and the rioters dis-
persed by the peace (Oliver* under his orders. Even
this was lint recl.oned rep. inland sufficiently pointed ;
fur It!s Lord,ltip is pleased to subjoin, for the purpose
of an additional sting, that he does not understand
that Mr. CoNANT in the execution of this duty had
retri=ed any assistance from the Shera. All this
erustur, it cannot fail to be remarked, proceeds front
a member of that government which, at the funeral of
the Q., ers, (the source of much immediate disaster,
land tl:e origiral occa•ion of the m:-chief now before
us) though naroral of the tnntult and bloodshed that
would attend the mode and route in which they ha;
proposed to direct the removal of her 31 ‘Jesca's re-
mains, persisted in rashly proceeding on what they
lead weakly projeetrd, and from want of such a shoo
of force or authority as I....tubd hare resisted o;lprpi.
tion, suffered their vexations %client:• to be ignobly de-
feated, the corpse o 1 the helot ed Qi•EEN to be the occasion
of c (Intik*, and the en trch of death to be converted into
a rrintup nt processio Pn. oe a ministry so satarti-g
la
helArpli disgrace which their want of foresight and
,
precaution bail 'ormaglat on them, to affect itt high
tone to blame the Sheriff for neglect of duty, and with
his Case before them, is ;in inconsistency that cool.'
scarcely been conceived. Rot still mere strange and
inconsistent, except it be ascribed to that imbecility
which has been so manifest through all these deplorable
transactions, is the ignorance displayed of the separate
times at which the several events happened on Sunday
evening, and the attempt to confound them together
and represent the several acts as one. The ex-
posure of this attempt which the Sheriff makes in
his reply, is complete, and unanswerable. Ti. ail.,
to his plain and manly statement is outset-es-
sail. Ile did not retire from the scene of action till
he had assured himself, for above an hour and a half
after that affray with the military which was the %ob-
ject of his complaint. that tranquillity was perfectly
restored. The circumstances to which his Lordship's
tourer ran at all apply, appear to leave been some
unforeseen occurrences which took place tutu hones
after the Sheriff had retired. If any other testimony
besides the Sheriffs were requisite to carry conviction.
we would only add that which we find in a ministerial'
print this morning. It comes, says the .1/ornior
Post, from the pen of a Gentleman, against whose
honour and veracity no living being elm or dare
breathe a doubt or aspersion.—" It appearing to
me that the presence of the Sheriff only tended to its-
flame the minds of the mnititude and to encourage
the tumult, which his departure might have the
effect of allaying in a great measure by drawing
.ti a large portion of the people, I approached my
horse close up to him, and taking Lim by the arm,
advised him to this effect. My words, I think,
were:—' Mr. WAIIHMAY, you must perceive that
your presence here only tends to sanction that
of the people, who will not go so long as you
remain; and as their remaining only increases the
tumult, which you have not sufficient civil force
to suppress. a new broil must ensue, if you do not
move Mt and endeavour to take the people with
you.'.-.fir. WAITHMAN apparently adopted the ad-
vice, as be immediately took the direction of Picca-
dilly, attended as before, and followed by an immense
crowd. lilir. WAI t OMAN returned to the spot once more
NOWT thb4, sod west to some distance theyond the Bar-
forks, towards Keasiagton, exhorting the peopleos the
road ts• tows, on foot or riding, to make all haste