Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-07-01

commence. From the opinion have formed
OIL THESE people, It will require a change in their
character, which can only be brought about
by great suffering and time, to enable them
10 live under any better government than a
severe despotism. So great and violent are
their divisions, that when left to themselves
shall not be surprised at any thing they can
90, An old and true proverb says, straws
snow which way the wind blows" The
most striking and first use the Greeks make
OF Their liberty is, To resemble the Turks in
dress, manners, and customs the white and
green turban, the yellow and red slipper, SD
long forbidden, are now put on in exuli atien.
Their chiefs, also, in their dress and manners,
copy those of Turkish Pashas. each chief
pays and feeds the men he commands
marches when and where. he will, aud laughs
nj all attempts te organise the troops after,
me European manner. In fact, they are Just
IN that situation, as is reasonable to suppose
they might be, when you reflect what has
been their education for near four hundred
years past. The best thing see in their
favour is, that they are susceptible of change.
for the better. Not so with the Turks their
religion, TO which they. adhere so strictly.
seems to forbid all expectation Of their chang
ing for the better. The end of their empire
has been long predicted it is now in its last
moments Of existence, attacked by the Greeks
"a formidable Persian war-severai proyin--
ces inhabited By the Turks in open rebellion
against the Porte-hourly in fear of Rus
sian war, and still so far from taking pains to
AVOID 1t, that they heap insults on the Rus.
SLAMS OF the most needless kinda complete
REORGANIZATION in all parts of the government
the Sultan obliged in all his plans to consult
more the will of his Janissaries, than their
ab'lIty-are circumstances which would lead
one to suppose the moment is not far off
when the Turkish empire would he so divided
ncnd Ia h, l..
exist. There are. however, other circumstan--
ces which may still delay the arrival of this
period for time, beyond present calculations
The diihcu'fy among surrounding nations who
sha he the fortunate possessor of CONSTANT
nople, is not the least favourable circumstance
for the Turks yet remasing its Masters
The British Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
lMr Cannins) lately INDUCED in sally of
merrIment, somewhat INDIGENOUS, at the ex-
pense OF Portugal, the ally Of Great Britain.
The following is reported as his language -
Portugal had, like Spain, shewn some
symptoms of jealousy with regard 10 the
Congress OF Verona, and had been anxious
TO learn from US, how her interests were af-
lected by the deliberations at Verona. He
ir Cann,ng) believed he had rather Offend
ed than graiifed the Portuguese Ambassador
ny Inc answer he had given this occasions,
Tor he had said very frankly Really, as far
as can recoect, your name was not men
toned at the Congress'-PortugsI not men
toned was the rejoinder in tone of ndg-
nanf astonishment-' the institutions of Portu-
gal not made the subject of deliberation =
Upon which he (Mr Canningl Said Oh !!
upon recollection you ,cere mentioned but it
was with reference TO He Stare Trade"
The point OF the closing allusion will he
inferred from the fact, that in spite of the
remonstrances Of Great Britain, Portugal
Is obstinate in maintaining the slave trade
MIR. Canning mentions, in his iustiGcatory
speech on The subject of the late. negociaiions
OF the British government, that declaration
Of neutrality formed originally part of the
iAmS of EngiaDd's speech to he delivered at
the opening Of Parliament hut that the Bril-
ilSh Ministers, on receiving that Of the King of
France, which announced war upon Spun,
expungrd the declaration and inmpda'-ly
stated this circunstance to the French Charge
d.t6dires in London, in order to alarm his
government.