The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-28

REPORT,
Offbe Minifer of Foreign Relations, to bis Ma.
l. jGy THE Emperor and King.
Rufia has ceafed to dinemble--fhe has
thrown off the mafk, with which to the prefent
time, Che has endeavoured to conceal her inteu.
tentions.
% Her troops have entered Moldavia and
Wai'achia-(2). They have beieged the for
%treiies OF Choezim, and Bender. (s) The gar
r''ons, fmall in number, and unexpectedly at
tackled, at a time when they repofed on the
faith OF treaties, have yielded to hyperion force,
and the two f~artrefTes have been taken pofe Oi.
OH of by the Rufians.
Whatever is held facred among men, has
been trodden under foot. Blood has been pro-
fufely hed, while the envoy of RuHia, Whole
Preience alone fhould have been the proof and
guarantee OF peace, continued at Confantipo-
pie, and never ceafed to repeat afTurances of
frIei dihiP, on the part of his matter, for his
highnefs the Sultan.
The. Porte was ignorant of the aggrelion,
and knew not that her provinces were invaded,
until it was announced by the manifeRo of Pc
neral Michelfon, which I have the honour to
place before your majety; and what is alike
fhameful and difgulting. when this manifefo
was tranfmitted to the. Turkifh government,
The Ruflian envoy, protecting that he had re-
ceiVed no orders from his court, and that he
gave no credit to the rumour of war, affected to
difavow the proclamations of the generals, and
to doubt the entrance of the Rufian troops on
the Turkifh territories.
To what fate would Europe be referved, if
her deftiny depended on the caprice Of a cabi-
net, ncei@iantly huctuating; torn by contend
ing factions, and which. influenced only by its
%paiiions, is either iEfrriblc to, or ignorant of
th"fs fentiments and regulations, which pre-
ierve the order of the civilized world.
The Ottoman Porte had long bren anured
of the ~infdeIity OF Prince Irflanti, Hofpodar of
Wallach'a nor did Prince Moruzzi, Hofpo-
ddr OF Moldavia, in!pire the government with
greater coufdence-Exerciing the inconteRibIe
right Ct t"YereIgnty, they were both dcpofed,
aud replaced ~ the Princes GuZZo and CALI
ma<ri: This mt allure Duplicated RuAia. and
her envoy declared (4) that he mould quit Con
fdntInopie, unieio the depnfrd Hofpodars were
reinitated. AT this period, an uncomfortable
war ieemed TO be on the point of breaking out
between France and Pruiia.--ARoDifhed 70
b,ho'd a Misunderstanding between the two
powers mot intereted in her fafety, the Porte
perceived the advantage, which nun refult to
her natural enemy, from their difunion. (5)
An Engiiih admiral appeared with A fGuadron,
and fignihed thar England would make COM
mon cauie with Ruflia, unlefs the Hofpodars
were reitored.
The Porte yielded to necef1ity, and avoided
the torn, with which ne was menaced. fs) by
reinitating the HofPodars, whom fhe bad de-
clared traitors, and removing the men of her
choice. Rufiia was iatisfed, and England fuc-
ceeded beyond her hopes. AS the price of her
condefcenion, the Porte expected, and had rea.
ION TO expect, that HE would preferve a peace,
which had been 70 grlevonfy, and dearly pur-
chafed. But the news of Pruf1ia, and the firm
| acts of hnfIlITv WIRE fnpp 81. II
~teriburg. The court of Rulia fecretly rejoic.
I'd at a war, which involved two allies, againf
whom fhe chtrilied an equal recruitment (; two
powers that ought for ever to oppofe her pro.
Jects againit Turkey. From this moment her
meaiures were undifEuiftd. Orders were diff
patched to general Michelfon to enter Media
VIA, and fhe already, in expectation, devoured
a prey which had been devoted for years, and
which the union of France and Prunia had hi
therto preferred from her grafp.
Happily for Turkey, the Prufian war was
bit OF fhort duration, and the French army ar.
irving at the Yllula when the RufIian troops
were attending on the Dneifer, compelled
them to retreat to the defence of her own from.
tier. The hopes of the Ottoman Porte were
revivsd.-.She perceived the abyfs into which
her concefiOn had nearly plunged hers h
has recognized The miracle by which fhe has
been faxed, and all Turkey has run to arms, to
become henceforward the Inieparable ally of
France, without whole afiltance fhe was IN
danger Of perifhing.
On the 29th of December the Ruffan am
baffador, and all perions attached TO The lcga.
ton left Conlantinople--together with all the
Rufian and Greek merchants, who reided
there under the protection Of Rufia. All of
them were refpetted, and permitted TO Depart
without mobilization, while the RuGIians carried
%prifoner to Rufia. your majety's Conful at
Yaly, although they had given him p~alTports
to retire to Aunria.
Few nations have employed as much artifce
and perfeverance in the execution Of their pro-
it6ts as Rufia. The fratagem and violence
which were alternately praetifed, during fxteen
years. againft Poland, are The fame arms which
he now yields againft the Ottoman empire.
Abufng the influence, which, face the late
wars De had acquired in Moldavia and Walla.
CHA, ihe has, rom the heart of thefe provinces,
every where DILUTED a fpirit II feditiOn and re-
yolt.-She has Encouraged the Servians IN their
rebellion sgaina the Porte. She has fhrniihed
iben with arms, and fent oficers to command
them.
Awaiting herfelf Of the native faSagifm of the
Monteuegrins, and o ftheir difpolition to rapine,
The has e2cited and armed them---fhe has alfo,
with a view TO future projects, armed the Mo-
rea, after alarming the people with imaginary
dangers, the rumours Of which lhe had induf.
trioufy circulated.
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