The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-06
DEFERRED ARTICLES.

An able writer in the Boston Daily Adver-
tiser, on the subject Of The " Greeks and Rus
SLAMS" makes the following remarks.
3" The Russians, unmoie>ted, could find no
difficulty in ore campaign in forcing the ban
ner OF Mahomet to recross the Helle.pont, and
IN suIjUgatiUg all Greece. The Greeks are
OF the same religion with the Russians, and
amongst people so ignorant as are these two,
this IS The only, or perhaps the strongest bond.
But II seems 10 be strange use Of language 10
say, that The Russians are about 10 emancipale
the Greeks Change their masters, if you
please, and give them those who, perhaps,
VIII he less CaprIcious and less insoent, but
| BY no means less brutal or less ignoraut--
The Russians, in a different way, are as much
barbarians as The Turks, and ii il did not hap
pen that the Greeks were oIlhe same religion,
they would be treated with equal cruelty and
oppression.
= II will, perhaps, answer little good pur-
pose, to make any more remarks touching
the conquesis of the Russians. The idea of
universal dominion IS an exceeding ancient
one, and since The time OF authentic history,
has been absolutely adopted more or less INTO
practice, Il three different and distant inter
walls. But an universal dominion, 10 its fail
meaning, oh. ously belongs 10 a barbarous
aye. II is little 10 he dreaded 10 Europe, for
France, or Prussia, will always be sufficient
70 preserve the integrity Of the whole coutI-
nent. But When one approaches the regions
Of Mount Ararat, Of Mount Caucasus, the
course Of tile Indus aud the Euphrates, and
the confines OF the ancient kingdoms Of the
earth, there appears 10 lie 10 other limit ID
the dominion OF The Russians, than the certain
ty that heretofore, no one people has ever
been known 10 possess power enough TO hold
10 subsection one halt the territory it could
march over and conquer. These eastern
countries are now more easy Of conquest dian
in the time of TameTlane or Ghengi khan
and though the Russians are barbarans, like
the followers Of those conquerOrs, yet they
possess a military science and experience,
gained in the wars Of Europe, which will make
them ultimately superior 10 all other inva
ders Of those unknown countries. All are &C
quained with the courage, patience, and bar
dhood Of the Russians, and with the desp0lic
will OF their sovereign, able to raise g march,
by single word OF command, halt m,iion
Of men upon either pole, possessing Al this
moment, The sole and uncontrolled range Of tie
northern parts Of Asia and Europe, and just
as able 10 lead such an army, as has not been
seen since the time Of Xerxes, along the cas-
tern shore of the Caspian, as along the ives
tern shore Of The Baltic. 1t is quite possible
that the present Emperor may be moral, hu-
fnIic,,,,p - L.
in his professions for the peace Of The world,
and expressions of tenderness for his subjects,
assuredy his reign will be blessed one, and
full Of all sorts Of good works. But somebo-
dy will by and by come, inheriing some por-
ton Of that desire for glory, by which the
Russian rulers have been remarkably Gisin-
guished, who will not delay long 10 lead his
pow ertul and numerous nation to combat and
conquest. II the Elbe, or the Rhine, Or the
Alps cannot be passed, it may descend from
Caucasus upon the plains and deserts OF The
old world, and then, where the Caravans Of
Solomon and the Queen Of the South, travel
led, change and reverse the order OF victory
and dominion. In the 18Th century, this v III
be little more than turning back he armies Of
Tamerlane, or Bajazet, 10 carry conquest from
the quarters Of the west, 10 lis old haUDis III
the east. Nay, more, there may be those
who may see ~ these cOnquests, restoration
OF those COuOtries to their ancient wealth and
civilization. ln one word, the Turks have a
prophecy, that their country will be finally
subdued by yellow haired nation. This Tor
national prophecy, comes near enough 70
suit the Russians"