American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-16
FROM THE DUBLIN EyENINo POST.
THE TURKS AND RUSSIANS.


i Upon this subjee. Tie British Monttor make. III,
Following observations. Tie Monitor was, ill late
", The property OF Mr. 'dsmids, well known in TN
history OF continental politics, and who is now al
occasional contributor to that paper.
/ "Our readers will recoect that several weeks be
tore the news OF the lnsusrecton OF the Greeks was
received IN this country, and at the time the Russiah
emperor was at IraftGu and Lay5Qch, promising his
imperial brother Of fustria to assist him in putne
down the resolution in Italy, we stated, on the hirh
est authority, shat the Russian emperor would moi
send single man to Italy, but that he was crgan-
zns an army Tor the invasion Of Turkey.' II we
as private individuals were put in possession ofthese
idcts, surely those governments who pin their faith
on the pacific disposition ofthe emperor alexander,
ought also TO have been acquainted with them We
have no ambassadors nor secret agents, and surely
no secret service money, but it is natural TO infer
thaI governments which possess these means should
nave known what was passing in the Russian bure
aux III they did not possess this information they
should have made further inquiries of those who had
III We, therefore infer that the mediatng govern
ments have been either strangely and unaccountably
mysahed themselves, or, 10 cover their own i'm
potehce 70 curb Russian ambition, have preached up
the pacific dispositions Of Russia Then followed
the Greek instruction. This we said confirmed
our former opinions respecting the meditated in
saslon OF Iurhey6y Russia but .flerander publicly
declared to the world that he dscountenanced thai
lhsurrecIon, as 1t was part of that dangerous sys-
tenn OF innovation in Spain and Italy against which
he was then contending,' Gin words and paper) we
said that the Greek nsurrectlon was the work of
Husa1a. However our noole secretary OF state for
foreign affairs, would not believe US NATURALLY r
nough) but fully relied OH the assurance Of the
emperor alexander. From that period 10 the pre-
sent hour the conduct Of Russia was openly hosjl-
ITO the IUrE9 Her annhaeeadnr
of from Constantinohe, which the Janssaries re-
voRed-at whose iostga.ion is we'll known (inferrine
tnat u was by Russian instigaon) The war de-
ciared oy Persia against Iarkey came next Ii did
Tot require much sagacity TO see who excited il /
otill there WAS no end to the diplomatic mystifca.
ion oil negotiations, ultimatums, mediatons, re-
ferences, conferences, and the like stuff Now. all
these negotiations &c would never have taken place
had the weather permitted the Russian armies to
inarch-for, had there been FROST it was the in
tention OF .4ierdnaer to have taken his Christmas
dinner in the seraglio, and his supper in the Harem
but the weather was unfavorable, and his imperial
majesty amused his imperial and royal conferees
win negotiations, ultimatums, &c. SC. Now how
ever, that the weather is become favorable for the
Hhssidns to march, the negotiations are laughed
at, and the poor Turks accused Of inemperance. in
science, &C. and OF ecting the mild offers of Russa
MS reminds US OF one OF the fables of La F0ntaine
:" "h'SH various anltndS are described tearing
poor patient ass to pieces for eating cabbaees |!
nat the OHanaan government should be irritated
against the medating powers, is not to be wonder
ca atlas they appeared to have been urging the Port
10 accede to the demands OF Russia, merely because
they are not en- msure to check the ambitious views
OF Russia. These msdiatng powers should have adj.
dressed themselves to Russia, and not to the Porte
II those powers had armed by sea and by land, when
russia 'as' summer was manilesting hostile designs
against Turkey, the blow might have been ayer,sd,
Now It IS too late-The consequences OF this war
are easily be the interest of Prussia
and France TO cooperate with Russia as to Austrio
she would willingly do SO, if Russia would take her
nto this new tartnershh where the balance of nro6
VII be made at the expense of the balance Of power
The treaty between this country and Denmark will
ell we'll and 1t is evident that our information on
mat subject was correct, as accounts from tina;
country positively say that the Notifications of the
sound and the adjacent islands are being put in
state OF defence.-But all this will not prevent the
Russians going to Cjnsantiaohie we stated in