The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-10-10
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From the Ne~y.ork Com aero.al Advertiser.


we WIZ 10" tof a moment dtgcr our bt-
tenlion to the quarrel we.n ,he C.e,ks
spd their sanguinsry masters, tess .hs. With
the three great powers, who seem "a. b, par.
ueulsily interested 10 tn,s inpo. tart uhair.
All our feelings md ~ mpsth,es, sse &c mo
SIDE OF the Gretks Who can tai.k OF
& eeee--who can sepea, he name Of this
country oi enBp6.iDg recoleenoos, ~,,haut
fesfiug q th,ili oi horror al her prese@ -, -
And Whist nan !, there in Ch!is;endpn, who
doe. no, dex"u'y Wish the ru'ks--,hal Wild
Boar OF the East--6riveR from Eu ope, sad q
goverpmen, of law sc, Up in the place OF the
bowst,ing ej the tSul,sD, or tho dsggers OF
the Janissarirs f--But what will Le the re-
suit Of the yruseie bs,~ssn the iei ocious
and ren,orseless parties, We have little means
Of judging. What Russia will do, cannot
yet be divioed. The present is q most iavo-
rable tine for AexaEdsr To srikc a blow,
and extend his empire 10 the Dardaneiles
and weie the Creeks only TO change msste,s,
and seulc down under the comparatively
mild despousn OF Russia, we Should hs,o
great cause TO rejo,ce..--A meditation has
been talked Of, but this appears to be imp,nr-
tlcablc. The war has assumed oil The fuzzy
OF u contest OF opposite ieIigiGns. "1hc
1o'ks appear perfectly irantc In their rage
against Christians Of every country snd eve'y
denomihal'o0. They seem hu, ,ied on by
theirpsuopai belief IN an absolute pttdesu
nation, to encounter every possible ehsnce OF
provoking the goye nmeDS OF EurCpe to u.
nite IN such q league that would destroy their
power, as tho Win rlwiud sweeps away The To-
Gusts. And ii this spirit cooiOuc, thcrc win
probsbly be speedy end 20 the dominion VI
tho Otoman in Eofope."
81 In the consde ration OF this subjec, (says
Bells Weekly Messepger) TWO ques,ions
seem chiefly 10 offer themselves Tho
Il st, whether the probable events OF this in.
suirec,ion justify ahy ,easonsbe apprebeo-
sio0 Of an interruption Of the geoersl peace
aud the second, whether the Gfeeks have
fair chance Of success.
"Wnb respect to tho Fl 81 ot these ques.
tions, it will be best answered by sb,,ef ,,s,e-
, nient OF tho relative si,u alton of the three
great Continental powers with The In k,sh
| empive.--T These powers a.c Russia, Austria
and r, ussis. NAV, with rsgasc 10 The Two
Iorfner OF these powers, the poilt "a! jenlousy
aud contention 10, ihai each deems h. Sc { 10
have a common claim, uod each ts- certainly
an equal interest 10 the Geek = ,vinces on
| the Danube The Au.,risn doninions i'm
provinces OF w siiachia md 81 idsy.a, aud
the acquisition Of these provinces would a4i-
ry 'bc Austrian territory Immediately 10
banks OF the Danube, through the grca'.
portion of its course /; Wsllacbia and Molds.
via being TWO extensive elbows Of hand, wh,cK
jut from The banks Of the Danube towards the
Austrian frontier. On the other houd, tho
inhabitants OF those provinces being Greeks,
end protesting the same religion, and in tho
same mode with tho Rossians, the Russian
Cabinet has always deemed itself 10 hsv. tbe
best right to their Possession, when fortune
should offofd tho opportunity. Agsin, tho
Russian odt.posts already touch upon this
portion oil the codrsc Of the Danube, end tho
ecqaisrIon Is certainly more yIompl and at
hand to the Russians than 10 the Aus.tisps.
This Is one point oi jealousy between Aus.
tia end Russia. Ano' he is, that Vienna il.
self is situated upon the Dauube, and tie pos
session of ROdscbuck, and Of tho oibc r for
uhed places suil remaining to the To is, by
The Russians, would 'bripg the Empp o. of
Russia and his garrisoDs too much iu con-
tact with the capital Of the Austrian domin-
Oi"s. IL - Que hing 10 have the Turks as
DeIghboss, and totally aDo'her thing to have
the Emperor Alexander q neighbor. About
an hundred years ago, the posscssiop Of this
iioe Of he Danobe enabled tho Turk to be-
siege Vienna ilsef |; aod he city, aud even
the European continent i,self, wctc then saw
ed, and with extreme difficulty. by inc uni
ted skill and gaIluntry Of the best generals in
ChnsteDdom. Bot is there any pOwef on
the Comment. who, in such an event, could
save Austria from Russia Til. Is the ques-
tion ss regards Austria and Russio.
AS regards Prussia, her eonectn ir tho
quesuo u is TWO tod, the f'st ., 'espcets tho
general sggrsnd'z zsment Of Russia, already
too strong aod TOO n,sr ss q neighbo' -.the
second, as regards The new donger Of her Po-
lish provinces, ON this sugmenistion. Of the
power Of Russia in their immediate oeighbor-
hood. Under present eircums'sbcss, Tho
foitG Of Russia, though infinitely exceeding
that CT P6ussis in amount, is less compact,
prompt end egeotiye--its regulsr stations sre
very remote, aud arc distributed through na-
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