The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-06-27

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IMP with the reiut of the reiolu,ioa which, for
the reaiors bave already detailed. had adopt
en- or forcing the paiiage of the Dardanelles.
Ny ietter OF The 2lit is dated at an anchor eight
miles from Conitantinope, the wind not adj
! m,t'ing or nearer approach but the Endy-
nlion, which had been feHt a head with A fag
OF ttnce, az the rsqueR of the ambsiador, was
enabled to anchor within four miles. Had it
been thcn IN our power we fhould have then
taken our ftation OF the town Immediately, but
as that could not be done from the rapdity of
the current, was rather pleafed than other
wtic with the poEtion we had been forced TO
take, COR IN the conferences between his maief.
Tvs miniiter, MIR. Ar5uthnot, and the captain
Pdcha, ofthe particulars of WHICH your ordfllp
is IL poiieihou,i IL WAS promifsd by Mr.. Arbuth-
not, that even when the fquadron had arrived
before ConRantinopie, the door 10 pac6cation
mould remain open, and that We fl,ould be will
| ling to negotiate on terms Of equality and iuf.
tice. Inconfderatiop Of this promife and as it
you'd convince the Porte of his majeity's earn
cit dehre 20 preierve peace, AS well as poiItfs
| her rninihers with Il confidence of tie fncerity
or our projections, it was the opinion of MIR.
Arbu,hnot, IN which | concurred, that it was
fortunate we had anchored at a little diftance
from the capital, as nearer approach might
have given caufe for iufpicion and alarm, and
cut off the p,ofpett of an amcable adutnent
OF the differences which had arfrn.
At noon of the ait, Ulsk Bey, a minifter of
me Porte, Came off; from whole expeditions
Mr.. Arbuthnot thought it impofiible not to be-
! iFVe' that IN the head of the government (for
| the prefent lnftance every circumftance proved
that, between him AID the armed poDuIace, a
great dittinttion is to be made) there really ex-
'!ted iincere deiire for peace aud the nego-
Gallon was Carried on, as will appear by the
documents tranimitted TO your lordllip, q; I
the 9Th bat from the moment ofour anchor
age till we weighed, on the morning of the IN
or March, fuch was the unfortunate ftate Of
the weather, that it was not at any time in our
power to have occupied a lituation which
would have enabled the (quadron to commence
ohenfve operations againtt Confantinope. On
Sunday the 22d alone, for few hours, the
oreeie was futicient to have femmed the cur
rent where we were placed but fuch was the
rapidty on fhore where the Endymon was at
anchor, that Captain Capel thought it very
doubtful whether the iquadron could have OBJ
tanned an anchorage, though it had been held in
preparative readinefs, by fignal, from day-
break; but the peculiar unfetted fate of the
weather, and the minifters defire that fhould
give a few hours for an an(wer TO his letter.
through Uiak Bey, prevented me from irving.
Before FIVE O'Clock, P. M. it was nearly calm ::
and III the evening the wind was entirely from
.
tut the evening OF the 2sth, when it blew frefF1
from the N. Z. and rendered it impo!fib!e to
change our petition
" Two days after our arrival near Cos1an-
t'nopie, the ambafador found himfelf ndifpo
led, and has been iince confined with fit of
i!ineiS, 10 ievere as 10 prevent him from attend
! ing to bufnefS.-Under thefe circumstances he
had delivered in the 22i to the Turl,iih miniC.
ter project, TIE balls on which peace might
be Preierved, and at his defre the fubfeouent
part or the negotiation was carried on IN NV
name, with his advice and afiiftance and
while lament mott deeply that 1t has not end
ed in the re-eitablilhmcnt of peace, derive CON
foiation from the reflection that no effort has
been wanting on the part of Arbuthnot and
myieIf TO OBTAIN iuch 4 reiult, which was foon
Teen from the fate of the preparations at Com
hantnople could be effected by negotiation on
ly, as the lreugth of the current from the BoC
phorus, with the circutC u, eddies of the Dor,
rendered 1t impratticabe To place fhips for an
attack without a commanding breeze; which
during the ten days was off the town, il was
not R,Y good fortune to meet with
now come to the point of explaining to
your loTdihip the motives which fixed me TO de-
eide in repairing the channels of the Dada
neiles, and renquifhing every idea of attacking
the capital, & feel confident it will require no
argument to convince your lord hip of the utter
lnprscttcdbiiity Of our force having made any
Impreiion, as at this time the whole line of the
coat )refented A chain OF batteries thar
twelve Turkiif line of battle lhips, two of them
8 deckers, with nine frigaes, were with their
fails bent, aud apparently in readinefs, filed
with troops; add TO this, near two hundred
thouiand wee fdid to be in Conaantinoole. To
march againft the Ruffians belides there were
an innumerdhle quantity of lmall craft, with
boats and h'e-veifels had been prepared TO
act againR us.--With the batteries alone we
might have COPIED, or with the lhips, coald we
have got them out of their ftrong hold but
your lordihip will be aware that after combat
/ ing the oppoli,ion which the ref5uroes Of an
empire had been many weeks employed in pre-.
pairing, we hoJld have been in nate to have
defended ourieIves againft them as deGgned,
and then repaiS thu Dardanees.
81 tranimit ycur Iordfhp an account Of the
the damages fuharcd by the reflective flips ;
as alio their lols in killed and wounded, which
your lord!hip will perceive is far from trifing.
/ The mainmaR OF the Windfor Cattle being more
than three quarters cut through by granite
ihot Of eight hundred weight, we have found
great difficulty in faying it,
III have the honor to be, &c.
(Ssned)
| j. I. DUCKWORTH"
! What kind Of reception Due kworth's dn-
patches will meet with from the Brili(b miu,f.
! tfyi 1t ~ not difficult to determine. The peo-
pie OF Great Bti,ain will no dot bit b. excenivrly
mortified and the government feel itfeif algrac-
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