Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-30

parties, upon pain of conhscation. This measure
is regarded the first step of the plan determined
upon 10y the three great powers for the pacifica-
ton of Greece"
From the British Traveller Of Sept. s.
We are on the of a great crisis. Scene- of
intense and magnificent interest about to be
nac'ed in the East. II appears from the latest
al, ices, tina, Turkey is awakening from her sleep
OF ages, and making the most formidable eSeriions
to repei The hostile aggression, of Russia, and to
retain her hole of her Greek Bondsmen. The
number of soldiers disciplined in the European
fashion is STATED at 100000 and the Grand Segnior
shortly expects that force be raised to- 600 600
This is new triumph for illiberalty and preiu-
dice: the triumph of European discipline in FUR
key will enable the Sultan Mshmoud To prop the
collapsin9 towers Of The Sefaglo, and again lift up
"Hte domination that 1idhcLh deSoiGte," over
The now beleaguered circuit of the Athenian Aero.
polls. But though human efforts may delay, they
VIII not, cannot ultimately defeat the progress. oil
Know ledge. The revolutions we daily witness at
test this in voice of thunder. The great circle
OF Improvement must finally be complete. The
sun which shines at Lisbon, will shine, turn, at
Cairo and lstamboul We may disarm the march
oi mighty events. If Europe quickly ia
terrose, the scimear Of the ruthless Ottoman will
/ again be bsthed in the choicest blooi of Greece.
| Russia has been completely foiled in her attack
Persia. The proud hopes of the NoriheTn Auro-
crat OF scattering the green turbsnsd squadfons of
T.iisI at the FIRST charge of her Georgian cavalry,
and opening the road for her Caimucks and Cos
sacks to the heart of Persia have been bsf-d for
The Present, and thus ends the march TO India OF
the Northern COLOSSUS. But her long indalg ed day
dream, Of planting the Cross eli the Cars ON the
Crescent-crowned domes of Constantin" pie, sp-
pears on the eve of accomplishment. According
to letter from Poland, great activity is employ ed
IN fitting on, the Russian deet in the Black Sea-
measure regarded rs an Indispensable preliminary
TO war with the Porte. These preparations, we
are told. were hitherto disregarded by The Divan.
because they confined to the establishment of
amlitary force the Danube. Eat as soon AS
orders we're cent to equip feet the Black Sea,
the intentions of Nicholas stood revealed, and he
was considered desr US Of commencing a war
IN which the des'inies OF the world might be in
volved Without, fleet the shores of the
Black Sea, a Russian army, advancing into Wala-
CHA, might be cut off, by landing in its REAR
where's, 1t the Russian feet commanded the Sea,
; the army may proceed without any danger. Not
/; withstand nS this menacing appearance, we do no.
thitk nor have we ever thought, that the fall of
| Ohman's throne will be easily accomplished
some presume. Turkey will perish wi the con
vu!sive throes of dying giant Her undisci
pinned Spahis, Dehis, and SboctSdars will be driven
back by the more regular charge nf the Russian
cavalry, but not without rel Grated resis.ance.-
Like the Ee,reaiing Greeks around tie body of Pa.
'roclus, their retreat will be proTaced defeat;
step after step, s'ript OF and spos till al
last the di-membered and naked will be
iAuh0 iH'U tHS lSst HenCn Oh tne NIusSuiElan EN-
pre. The time is pas, since the lslamisn pour ed
her whitening ,uIbans, like foam, round the
nishtest capitals of Christian Europe; and when
her erocious beheld the Csliph leader urge his
horse into the sea. and lifting up his hanI hea
ven, invoke the Prophet to witness. 'that nature,
and nature only, resisted the further propagation nf
his laws" The time for that burning zeal has long
past But who tell whether il may not be
gain rekindled by collision with the rivsl bigotry
OF Russia! To our view, there are till materials
in the Mossulman creed, for creating enthusi-
ssm, equal in character, and perhaps in degree, to
that which enabled the SaTacens resist and b4ffie
the shock of Europe's most waTlike ehiValry, with
England's lion heart its head, ~ ecipii ated on
the shores of Palestine. We are on the eve, a.
we began with saying, of tremendous cri~i-; and
time only can decide whether the consequences of
the vial of military desnlation, which is about
TO be nniiref, will - ts-~S--' itis
redundant with good
From the Globe and Traveller, 18th Sept1
We have received this rning news from Al.
eSandria as late as the 22d July. The reports rel
alive TO the in eniiJns of the European powers TO
interfere in the affairs of Greece, had been receiyed
bat the details OF the treaty were not known -
Captain Hamilton had demanded an audience of
the Pacha, and the report current that he had
made an official communication of the intentions
OF the Allied Sovereigns, aud repT esented TO the
Pschs The danger to which his fleet woAld be ex.
posed in passing the Mores. That audience, how,
ever does not appear to have intercepted the mill
tary preparations The feet, according to all ac-
counts, to Get sail during the last week of Au-
gust. and was to be composed of two vessels of
the line, II or IL frigates, with COCO soldiers on
board With The transports, it would amount to !
100 sail.
There is some contradiction in the news in re- /
laiion to the feet Of the Pacha of Egypt On one !
hand it is said that he had RETAINED from Dispatch
ing it, on account of the notification which he had
received from the European Adnlirsl-; on the o. |
,her hand it is declared by the Augsburgh Gazette
thatit actually sailed for Navarino on The lst Of
August, and that il consists of 100 ships, con-
tanning 1000 men.
Lord Cochrsne has taken a Turkish sloop of I
war 1t is said that he has been unable TO orga.
nize the Greek fqusdrons, and is obliged depend
on his forces. The Greek pirates have plum ,
dered several vessels in the Levsnt and the Msdi-
terranean-a French ship from Aiarseil-s for A |
IeZandris with provisions, Austrian ship laden |
with marbles for the Pacha, Sc.
II is asserted in the London Times of the 10,h /
September, that the Courts OF Great Britain
France and Russia are in favour OF the Count Capo
ilstria accepting the government OF Greece.
FROM COLOMBIA.
The Baltimore Gazette contains the following
letters dsled,
"CARACCAs, Oct. 3, 1897
have merely tins TO say, that ali fs quiet there.
General Paez, with his Secretary General DR. (;
Pena, is now in Caracas. Il is suppo-ed he vii !
feain here until he hears of The arrival of the Pre-