The Wilmingtonian., 1824-05-13
From tie New York National Advocate.

From tie New York National Advocate.
On the departure of Mr.. English last
summer for Constantinople, we solicited
information from him. on his arrival, rela-
tive to the numerical force and condition
of the Jews under the Ottoman Empire.
The following letter from him, which was
detained for some time at Smyrna, deve-
lopes some interesting facts, and proves
that the Jews. at no period since their dis
persion, have been without an internal gov
ernmcnt of their own. The opinions of
Mr.. English relative to the Greeks. may
have undergone sumo alteration from SUBJ
sequent events. In this country we enter
tain different opinion Of them.
CoNsTANrlSopLE, Jan. 5, 1894.
Dear Sir-I have the pleasure to inform
you, that after many tedious delays, arriv-
ed at length at the Capital of the Ottoman
Empire, in the early part of November.
I onstantinople, owing to very severy po-
lice, is now Tranquil, though tumult and
massacre have onl Y ceased for abont 4
months. AS to the war with the Greeks,
the affairs of both parties are pretty much
in the same position as at the termination
Of the last campaisn.--The Greek squa-
drons, owing to their inferiori,y in size
and armament. keep aloof from the Turk
ish Fl; o.. and make no hostile attempts ex-
cept with fire ships which this time have
not succeeded, while the Turks are unable
to force them to action, owing to their
, great inferiority in seamanship. The lat
ter have provisoned and reinforced the
strong places in the Morea yet in their
: hands, but have affected nothing else OF
e importance. The people are greatly dis
5 satisfied at this, and the Porte is making
n great preparations to render the next cam.
] paign decisive; hope, however, that il
t will not terminate in favour of the Turks
| as however worthless the Greeks may bt
3 in moral point of view, yet the desperate
t efforts that are making for independence
g is, in my mind, a redeeming quality which
), covers multitude of sins. Whether the,
], will be ultimately successful without fo
It reign aid, hold to be doubtful, as the,
II have no money, and without it do no
a. sec how they can command the means o
,f military resistance for any length of time
c They are also very much disunited anon
1( themselves, and in very serious distres
from famine, poverty and pillage. inflicte
" by their own compatrints IN arms.-Itis tn
:, general bpliet here, that this insurrecto
l. will terminate by the interference of Eng
a. land or Russia, not as allies of the Greeks
is but as medators that the Morea viii
,e through the interference of one or both @
n those Powers, be placed upon a smila
at footing with Wallachia and Moldavia
,e i. {. be allowed to govern themselves upo
lr, condition of acknowledging the supremac
Of of the Porte, and paying to the Ottoma
'ir Treasury a portion Of the revenue OF tn
ell Morea. | think that this would be an az
a vantagcous arrangement for the Greek
m as without foreign aid nothing in my opil
vs. ion but miracle, orr revolution in Turke
Is itself can save them from destruction sool
10 er or later.
mt Since | have been here, have ende
m voured to inform myself agreeable to yol
al request, of the condition Of your nation
20 the Ottoman Empire. The information
is. have received upon that subject | consid
MS. as very well worth being made know
~. However extraordinary the statement
'us am about to make may be thought. it
Gu nevertheless certain, that the Republics
OF principles communicated by Moses mo
der than three thousand years ago to the CHI
eir en- tribes. are still in almost as much for
ov- as ever among the Jews of the East.
be- In the Ottoman Empire the Hebrew r
on ton live more isolated than any whe
else. They inhabit particular quarters
bic all the cities where they are governed,
rye to all their internal relations, BY their @,
laI- magistrates and laws, which latter are
sed singular amalkgamation of Republican,
he and Theocracy.-" They present Ia.
the French traveller has well observed)
rate unique spectacle of we'll ordered Rep
aen- lie surrounded by Despotism, like besi
ed CITY,"
ther The number Of the Hebrew nation
I'd Constantnople, is supposed to be ab
amc 100000, governed according to the syst
9TH about to be stated, which is of very Il
standing, and as have understood, i
'der uniform throughout the East.