Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-13

LSina, Ceo' N
RUSSIAN ANSWER TO THE TURKISH
MANIFESTO.
81. Petersburg, March II.
The Journal de st. Petersburg of this date, has
an Explanatory Supplement, containing, first, !" the
translation of a proclamation issued by Haiti Sche
riff, the first Djemazuil- Hkhr, l243, (2oth Decen
Der, 1920 sent 10 all The Pachas and Governors
of the provinces of the Empire, and delivered
to all the Ayans (Primates) convoked in the cap
ital'
The following observations are subjoined:
''The above document scarcely needs to be cha
racterzed. Whilst the Sultan exctes against Rus
STA the tanaticism of all the Mussemen-poins her
out as the enemy Of the followers of Maho-
met--invites TO war all the people our Eastern
frontiers, and to revolt the numerous subjects of the
Emperor, who peaceably profess Isalnlism under
| the protection OF our laws.
"While he ascrbes to US the insurrecion of the
Greeks, and the intention to overthrow the Ottoman
Empire; on the other hand, he announces to the
Allied Courts that his real and sole object was to
gain time, and to answer, with arms in his hand.
to the eyertures, the object of which was the pac.
hcaton OF Greece. Nay, more, by the same mani
festo, the Sultan also announces to Russia, the COM
plete annulment OF its transactions with the Porte
by declaring that he never considered the Conyen-
tion OF Akelman as binding, that he concluded it
only to break, at the same time, all the preceding
treaties which 1t confirms consequently, to an.
initiate the most precious and the most hon.
durable titles of our rights, and Of our national
glory.
Before and since the publication ,of this docu-
| Inent, the Dvan at ConstannOple has not ceased,
openly, to violate these same treaties with res
pect to which it has now made known its real in
tentions.
| 'Our nag, and that Of almost all other nations,
can no longer pass the Bosphorus. Our southern
provinces see tie only outlet for their commerce clos
ed Our vessels are detained at Constantnople and
their cargoes taken away Lastly, our subjects are
obliged to Yuit the Ottoman Empire, within fort
night, or to take upon them the condition of
hayas anu also to submit to all the consequences
of it.
"Such acts, provocations so serious. and the mea-
sures which they reader necessary, give rise to the
most lively regret but the causes of complaint
which the porte seems to have studied to furnish us
with, require on the other hand, complete and
speedy reparation and Russia. while it prosecutes
with its allies the negotiations which the accomplish
meht OF the treaty OF London requres--whi'e It
conforms to the letter and spirit of that act in every
thing that concerns IFS spirit and execution, viii
find means, with the aid Of God, to obtain the in
Indispensable PREPARATION it will find means to secure
to the commerce OF the Black Sea. the nyiolatett
liberty which is the first condition of its existence.
to tho treaties with the Porte, the respect and The
stability which they require, and to its injured
SUBJECTS all the compensation which they have
right to claim.
From Belts Messenger, of The 3oab March.
Our foreign news continues to assume a warIike
; aspect. On Friday, the Russian Official Declare
tion in consequence Of the Ottoman Manifesto. was
delivered to our Government by the Russian Am
bassadOr. In 1t Russia complains of the Turkisl,
Vaccinations in Persia of her boosted breach of
the Treaty OF Alderman her shutting up Of tb,
! Bosphorus; imprisonment of Russian subjects, and
, violent capture Of their property.
5 Inc declaration. undoubtedly, bespeaks modera-
ton on the part OF Russia, and we hope and trust
! that in her military movements she will observe the
same temper-for if she fetaches hersslffrom the
triple alliance of the Greek Treaty, and leads her
power to the promotion ofseparate ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
the contagrahon must be general and whatever
calamlfles, she may visit upon the world she
Will herself have in the end to endure the treat.
y est. e'NN
e 1t would be consolatory if we cou,, behold il,
turkey return to moderate councils; but we have
accounts from Constantnople to the Goth of Febru
ary; which forbid that hope-for up to that date we
T llnd the infatuated system of the Turkish oovern
!. ment unchanged The Porte is engaged IN ner.
scouting the Armenlans with lamentabe severity.
ana converting their houses into barracks Six thoi,
. SAND men were to be Immediately levied in the can't
~ ~ "'"uo'! :" tne other armies, to be mounted
r proceed Immediately to the Danube, where the
Russians will, we think, give them warm recen,
d ton. ' '''ep'
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Ja, brings US London papers to the 9TH uI. ;nclm.
s,Vs. The aspect of political affairs is still unset.
ten, and perhaps, more warlike, although there are
nu . Of more tractable and soncedng spirit
tain that the Emperorof Russia had dst;nct ;n,a
leu 10 tne other powers of Europe his purpose Of rc
ane tne Porte to a compliance with the trsatu oc on