Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-06
Late Foreign Hstelligence
! cONsTANTINOPLE. 7ap. SO.
74aaYsst2 o the Otsonyl1n; o'aYte agai,ss.

From the most ancient tifxle, 1t IS 10
the religious observa,ion~of the treaties &.
coaventioos between powers, that human
societies are indsbsed for the tranquility &,
security they ENJOY; andthose who dare 70
.derogate from this haly observation, scat
tel. trouble and disorder throughout the u.
inverse Every equitable sovereign, even
when he sees himself obliged 10 break with
another power, does not decide on such a
measure until he has examined with the
most scrypolous attention the Steps OBJ.
served ID sach cases. But the court Of
Russis,-eye pretending to predominate &
oppressive nsighhcring potyers. It's enter.
prises constantly tending towards the VIC.
la,ion of treaties, ,savidi;y, the 'reacaery.
WITH which il iaffirges the laws Of nations,
finally its hostile intep,ions towards theOs.
toman states. are notorious and manifest
1t has always misunderstood the friendly
conde which the Sublime Portepis.
played towards it oa,every occasion, snd
answered this condsscension only hyde.
dnons,ra,ions full Of souruess aud soaEiee
Among Other examples. the coure osstus,
sis, which, 10 conformity 10 the treas, Of
1883 (ofihe Hegiraj had no right ws1asyer
over the Cfimea, employed every imsgpa
ry artifiee, to attack the independence Of
that country, and spread disorder throgh-
Quit; and atlengsh, enin the n,ids1 of
peace, caused a numerous army to mech
thisher and sook forcble possession of sSha.
extensive province. Ills koown TO every
marion, tia, Georgia was at allimes ssJer
the sugeraiate of the Ottoman empire
The court OF Russia Introducing itself ra-
dual!y by numerous wlles, into the civil &
/ political affairs Of thar country, ended a.
length BY taking possession OF il Withouta.
ny right
{" The censu.s placed By Russia 10 BE
Turkish towns, turned aside from thsir
duty the civil! officsTs engaged inthe serv-
ice Of the Porte, ia the places where they
resided se1uced the subjects Of the EN-.
pire, and taking the advantage OF Inc II.
berry Of navigation; which was only grant.
ed them for commercial purposes. embark.
ed these subjects on board their shlps.and
sent them iutoshe countries under The Rss.
sian dominica tnas pendent Of these facts
the said coosu!s delivered Out pro,eciionsio
the Ottoman subjects, and those trading
under the Gags Of heir yessslsin the Arch.
ipelago, 10 the very states Of The Cttumsn
empire, and thus audaeiously, ina base&
unworthy manner, rendered themselves
masters OF several Ottoman vessels and
subjects.
slopes were, however, en'srta'uec,
that whrn the ties of friendship should be-
drawn closer bya treaty ofslianse between
the Sublime Pore and Russia, the latter
would deaist frem herproceraicgs. Sc lar
however, from il, the only made this Dew
treaty serve as an easier neahsto exercise
her bad intentions and in the tseacheroca
view OF exciting general overthrow and
preparing domestic troubles in the very
states of her ally, she sedised the subicc' s
of Servia. and by furnishing, them with
money and ammunision, became their sup.
port and guide.
20 Russia asked for permission to send
provisions for once, toher troops at Teais.
The Sublime Porte, out Of regard former
alliance, made no HESITATION 10 transmit her
the necessary -hrn,an, which she had scarce.
lyrecrr-ed, wheu she caused numerous
bodyof troaps to be landed at. the Phssps,
with artillery aod warlike stores; by shis
means she forced the. castle Of Anakara,
and by terrifying herself afterwards, gave
new proof of her bad intensions. The
Porte having demanded, as she wasiusti6
edin doing, by writteo remonssrances re-
peaiedly transmitted todhe Russian rnitsis.
ter at Constaptinople that this proceeding
shoald be desisted from, the latter always
gave mostevasise answers, and never Of
fered proper satisfaction. The conduc, Of
the Court of Russia, particularly after The
above mentioned alliance. has been SO con.
trary to the splrit which dictated il, s,hasi.