The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-08

an, on the inevitable moral influence which
such cause, interviewer as il is with all the
best feelings Of our nature, was calculated to
produce on the whole European family.
What has been the result Of my cOnjecturcS,
thus formed amidst the prejudices OF some.
and the opposition, if not the OblOquy, of
others Why, that the Greeks, with the most
inadequate means, and amidst appalling pri
vations. have continued the war nearly seven
years. without there being an instance of a
disposition to submit; and that impressed
with the justice of their claims, and the NOR
al necessity of the case, the three Great Pow
ers Of Europe have concluded Treaty.
which. as have already stated, gives polit
ical existance to Greece, and thus realizes all
th,t her best friends could wish in the pres
ent state of the contest.
"Were it not for the hitherto Improbable,
result OF the S. American loans, and the fa
tai spirit which induced so many individuals
to embark capitals in the joint stock bubbles.
having such tendency to destroy public con-
fdence, the ratification of such treaty must
have struck the Greek bOndholders at once,
as furnishing guarantee, infinitely stronger
than the loan of the New World; since it
consists in a solemn covenant between the
three great arbeters of Europe. am indeed
astOnshed that it has been overlooked for a
moment. With the respect to the execution
Of the treaty, am willing to stake my exist
ance upon it. What IS more, have no hest
tation in repeating, that the Porte can no more
resist the carrying into effect, than could one
of the minor states of the continent, wage
war against Eng land, France or Russia. In
the first place, the PRONUNCIATION of the trea-
ty has given new vigOr and animation to all
classes of the Greeks, as evinced by the late
operations; in the next, neither Ihrahm Pa
cha nor the Seraskier possesses means of car
rying on hostilt:es even for ten days, if their
supplies are cut off; and lastly the fleets of
the High Contracting Parties are on the spot
and acting in obedience to the positive orders
of their respective courts. But shall advert
to another fact, as entirely setting the fears of
any resistance at rest. There is Rus ian
army of 100000 men ready to cross the
Pruth, the instant Turkey holds up finger
to resist. My conviction is, that if single
act of violence takes place at Constantinople,
or Smyrna, this army will invade Turkey.
The consequence in such case, may easily
be anticipated! But | repeat there W i'll be no
resistance. You will, perhaps, wish to know
the grounds upon which speak so conf
IDENTIFY of the non-resistance of the Sultan.
Is it likely, would ask, that those who pro-
iected and signed the Treaty, did not cacu-
late all the chance of opposition before hand,
and felt assured that nothing but decisive
policy would induce the Divan to acquiesce !?
| Those who are acquaintedwi1h the personal
character of Snltan Mahmoud, do not require
! to be informed, that however impctuOus he
may at first appear, there is no doubt Of his
| yielding the moment he sees the Great Pow
| ers, but more especially England determined
to carry the treaty into effect. On the 9TH
er hand, the Sultan, who is confessedly man
! of some talent, must perceive that, while the
intervention of the Powers furnishes him
| with PLAUSIBLE motive for putting an end to
one Of the most expensive contests in which
! he has been engaged, the British Cabinet has
consulted the best interests of Turkey, and
perhaps adopted the only means of prolong-
ing the existance of that tOttering edlfice, by
proposing the Treaty in question. This is
not the place to develOpe subject, which in
vOlve the consequences of the highest impor-
lance to the Ottoman Empire, while they are
not less closely connected with the general
interests of Europe. Here, it may be proper
TO state fact which is unknown in this coun-
try. Whatever may be the feelings and
wishes of the Sultan with regard to Greece,
the war is not popular in Turkey, it has con-
tinued too long, and cost the Turks too dear
ly to be so added to these considerations,
| had it from various sources of the best in
formation during my late visit, that the Mus
| sulman population, attribute all the recent
calamites of the Empire TO the cruelties ex-
ercised in Greece. need hardly add, that
the Turkish soldiery have always entered the
field against the Greeks with the utmost re-
luctance. The war, has in fact, been prnci-
paly carried on by the Albanian mercenares,
and the Delhs Or Turkish cavalry. The fora
mer would fight for any party by which they
are best paid, while the later, besides being
extremely well treated on the score of pay,
know that there iS comparatively little risk
in attacking irregular infantry without bayo-
nets.
'If you ask me what IS my opinion with
lregard to the particular march of events in
consequence of the treaty of intervention ;
my reply is, that think there is no doubt
but lbrahim Pacha will evacuate the Morea in
the course of the winter, and the Kutahi, the
Seraskier, will be under the necessity of sep
arating his army, already not more than 49,
600 men, into small parties, if he does not re-
treat to Larissa or Zetouni. In every case,
where the determination of the Cabinet is so
firmly fixed, it is natural to expect that no I'M
necessary delay will take place IN establishing
the future slipulations of the treaty.
Having stated my conviction as to the
result of the treaty of Intervention, it remains
| for me- tO touch mon another imuOrtant Ooint