The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-05-14
Foreign News.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.


liLersie on the communications Of Russia,
have UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, I" That
the propositions contained is the Russian UI-
timaium were ola nature which never could
be accepted" In consequence the Refs Ell
fendi went 10 take the orders of the Sultan on
the mode in which notification should be
made TO the Ambassadors of England and Aus
tria Of The inutilty Of continuing TO importune
His Highness with propositions which the
Digntsries of The Empire, and the Monarch
himself deemed inadmissibe."
Repeated Interviews took place between
Lord S,raneford and the Refs EfeLdi, which
terminated abruptly and on the Sd ult.
note was delivered to the English and Aus
TRAN Ambassadors, OF which the following has
been given as the substance;
Z" The Divan witnesses, with pleasure, the
efforts which its friends, the Ambassadors Of
England and the Austrian lnternuncio, make
10 adjust the differences which have arisen be-
tween the Porte .ad The Gar but the Dvan
views as useless TO the proposed object, all
further discussion Of the propositions contained
in The Russian neutrality-suspicious. which
are incompatible with the Sovereignty of His
Highness.
!" Il would be desirable that Tie above men,
toned Ambassadors would make known 10
their Courts, the subjects Of complaint which
the Porte has sgains: the Muscoyites, viz -
that the Russian Consuls, chosen from the
Greek Nation, have openly taken part in rhe
plots which have been concerted at Smyrna,
and in the Isles Of the Archipelago, 10 insur
h. ~, he hat II.
laden with arm. aud ammunition has been
seized in the Gulf of Smyrna, when on the
ppipt of sailing for Ispara ; that the merchants
OF Odessa sent TO the Greek Insurgents money
and corn tia, Ypsianth styling himself The
Agent OF Russia, and a;tired 10 Russian uni
form, came TO Bucharest, at the head Of q
troop, composed Of Greeks and Russians, seiz
ed on the public Golfers, put 10 death the Nus
semen merchants established in Wallachia,
and posted Prociamaiions, exciting the sub
jects of the Porte to instruction, snd promis-
ing them the aid of Russia; that aIihoughRussia
disayowed This, vet Suzzo, after having opened
the gates of Jassy 10 Ypsilant, and after hav-
ing decapitated several Turks who resided
there. fed to Russia, where be was hospita-
bly, received, and supplied with money, as
were also other Greek Rufugees while the
Emperor Of Austria, faithful 10 treaties, caus-
ed tho.e TO be arrested who fled into his Do
mnioDs, and even confined Ypsilanti in State
Prison.
"From these facts, the Courts oil England
and Austria will judge whether il is Russia or
Turkey which has provoked war
The Porte demanded no satisfaction what
ever for these hostile circumventions on the
part Of Russia, the result Of which only dis
iurbed the peace of The Ottoman Empire for
an instant
. But lie Porte will not suffer that For
sign Court, known supporter of all the Re-
beions against The authority Of His Highness,
should come aud interfere in the Domestic
Affairs OF the Empire.
" Ii some Christian Temple has been IN
lawfully demolished, il shall be restored after
tranquility shall have been completely re-
established.
+" His Highness viii grant an amnesty to
bis Greek subjects of the Morea, sphen they
shall hare laid dozpn their arms.
. The Ottoman troops shall continue to oc-
cupy Wallachia and Modavs, so long as the
Disan shall consider those provinces as men.
sced by the Cossacks and He,arists, assem-
bled on the eastern branch Of the Pruth.
"Wiih respect 10 the nomination of the
Hospodsr, The Porte acknowledges Treaties
prescribe it only Russia, having violated
the Treaty Of Bucharest, has no right to claim
the execution of that article. His Highness
has decided that no Greek can, in future, be
Ho.roJar of w allochia or MolIav,a for th.,
Greek Princes, elevated TO that post for CEN
tury, instead of showing themselves grateful
and faithful, tave accepted the pay Of Russia.
and have formed conspiracies, without reck-
oning that several of them, after having pila-
ged the people Of Walachia and Moldayia,
haze fled into the Christian Countries with
their unjust treasures, the fruit of their rapaci-
ty and tyranny.
g Finally it is not for the Porte TO send
Commissioners TO the frontiers to negocisie
pesce-She is not at war with Russia, not
withslanding all the provocations-and il the
Muscovite Armies shall begin hosilities, she
has taken measures TO repel them"
g can assure you" adds private letter,
" that on receiving this note Nj de Lutzow
let il fall from his hands-so incredible did its
contents aud its tone appear. He could not
believe bis eyes-aud re-perused it several
tines previously to dispa,cbing il for Vienna.
Ii is also said Id. Strangford (lhe British Am
bassador) endeavoured TO delay the Courier,
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