Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-27


treaty, by which this country was coerced
into that treaty, and into dereliction of
its neutrality.-Press,
AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL NEUTRAL STATES
From the beginning Of the year 1905.
to the ls' of March, 1907, under the or
ders Of the PR. and the For, the Gren
ollie, and the Hozcick administrations. the
British adaIirals & IN n,sters at Constahu-
nople, have been endeaVoring To induce s.
in i'm dat t.c Turkish government iato an
abandonment Of their neutrality, and Into
the making Of the ne~ treaties with En-
gland and her allies. The Emperor Of
the Turks uninflueaced by threats Of ,he
destruction Of his capital, re fused 10 Dc
part from his neutrality, and 30 make p
bad treaty, England without declare
ton ofwar, took the castles Of the Der
danelles, at which all vessels BY The IN.
terror municipal laws ,,f Turkey, are o
tbiieed 10 stop and cb ain permission -
proceed inib~ narrov.fras and land lock
ed waters and strcights of he furk
isb douinions--T ramplihg these laws
| under foot, and thrca,ning bom5a:dmcrt
and conilagraIiCn 10 the metro pnii;Sn port
and city of The Turks, the British Zee.
advanced towards the front of the Graud
| Sienior palace in Cons:aaiinnpie. The
Ottoman COVE nnnsnt and people were %
| penly threatened with the destruction Of
| lheir palaces, aud their houses and their
I effects. The town is built on very deep
water, and great proportion OF the hou-
SEES are OF wood. Two Of the English
ships Of The line were of no guns, three
of 81 and the rest of "a guns. These
were attended by (rigates and bomb yes.
sells or iire.ships.
Destruction and war were suspended
in terrorem over,he Turks. The despo
tic navy of England menaced with ruin
their great CITY, larger than all the sea
port towns, and 0orOughs and villages of
the United States, aud filled with nearly
one million Of inhabitants. The Turks
to their immortal honor, affording an a.
nima,iug example to all other nations
and to al future times, remained firm in
their determination to maintain the CON.
dua of an independent neutral STATE.
The utmost e%ertions were made to
line their shores with musqueiry and
cannon and batteries, served with red hot
baiis,--Everv measure to embarrass and
destroy the British fleet was put in exc
culion.-The English minister and fleet
awed no doubt by the noble frmness Of
the Turks, fearing the consequences Of
disasters in those land locked wa.
tiers, and Justly dreading the inevitable O..
dunn of perpetrating the destruction 81
the homes aud feHfLes Of million OF poo
pie, withdrew from Conslantinople WIKI
out that treaty, which bya whole year II
| intrigue, menace and violence, they have
f, fruitessly cndeavored to obtain.
Every faithful American mind has an.
piled the circumstances Of this memora5le
British proceeding to the case Of menaced,
impressed, plundered, and blockaded neu
trail America. The lawless violence of
the British navy, and minister towards
the Turks, have justly shut their own
merchants and manufacturers out Of one
more country, the extensive dominlons
Of the Grand Siguior.
" the English will not unequiyocalIy
abandon their unsunerabie imPressmeuts
of ouF seamen and passengers, their in.
solent visits 10 our potts, their pretended
and iilegiimate blnckades aud despotic
executive orders, and above All that mon
strous engagement made with Russia Ia
prevent all the lawful trade OF neutrals
with their enemies IN March 1875, let u
adhere with frmnss5 10 The principles OF