The Litchfield County post., 1828-04-17

their proposals and the other hand. to gaia she necessary time for wari'ke preparations the Sublime Porte endeavOred to lemporise lseferca de empOri- setl much possible by satisfactory answers and official conferences on the subject of the dishonor & of the injury which the proposal of the three powers would cause to the empire and to the nation.
 It is here proper to observe, that although the de- l nands made at Akermann by the Russians on the sub- ect Of indemnities, and especially in respect to the Servans, were not tn any respect proper to be grant, ! ed, nevertheless circumstances being pressing we | complied with them whether would or not as a matter of necessity in order that might seize an opportunity of making peace favorable to the Mar hOmetan nation Up to this time, most of the arti- cles had been executed, the conferences respecting the persons to he ndemnifed, and respecting Eervia had also been entered upon, and although these two affairs were not of character to be arranged with good grace, they were, nevertheless, taken into con- sideratiOn as acts of violence Russia however did | not stop them The military reform adopted by the Sublime Porte offended her; she was aware that some day that surrender might hur back upon her the evil which she had prepared against Islamism. From that moment she resolved to leave moment of reIaxa- ton to Mussumen. Russia, England, and France, among themselves agree to establish forcby the lib. erty which we have mentioned above. About a year ago the three powers simultaneously demanded the liberty of Greece, by the of their ambassadors oihcIaly and openly, as quite simple concession. The Sublime Porte could subscribe to this neither according to law, nor according to reason, accor. 1 ding to policy, nor according to religion.
 The Mussuman nation was indignant at it, and is quite impossible (de tout mpossIbte) that it should
 
 Ored to prevail them to renounce their preiudces by every sort of argument and answers, but its an- | guage. produced no effect. Proud of their power, they obstnatey and vigorously persisted press their demands; and they finished by sending fleets into the Mediterranean they openly hindered the Egyptian and Ottoman .squadrons destined for that purpose, from attacking the islands: These two squadrons having entered the Port of Navarn were there tram quiy awaiting the orders ot the Sublime Porte when the Russian, English, and French fleets suddenly en- | tered the same habor and all three began to fire at once, and every knows the catastrophe which re- l suit d 10 the imperial squadron.
 The three powers, having openly violated subsis-- l ting treaties, and declared war, the Sublime Porte had right to realiae and to act otherwise than it has done towards the Ambassadors the subjects and the vessels which were in this place. But the Minis ters of those three powers have endeavoured jus- tty them by declaring that was the commanders of the imperial (Tnrklsh) fleet who had been the cause of the battle, the Sublime Porte considering the cir- cumstances ned still siient and by last effort of policy, invited the three Ambassadors abandon the affairs of Greece Deaf to the voice of justice, those lnfde!s did not cease to require that their de- mand respecting the independence of Greece be ad- mitted such it had been made. It may even be said that their solicitations became pressing. In word the hostile intentions of the Franks against lsamsm became evident. Nevertheless, for the pur- pose of gaining me at least till summer, every pos sbe show ot moderation was used in the conferences and conversations which took place weeks ago. It was repeatedly declared to the Ambassadors, that | as soon as the Greeks would sue for pardon their faults would be wholly forgotten: that ther goods, their persons, their estates, would be resored that they would enjoy perfect tranquility; that they should he relieved from payment of capitaon and other tr- bute which they owe since the beginning of the in- snrrections; that besides in order to gray the three powers, they would be exempt from ali tribute for the space of one year, and thai all privileges which the | condition of Rayahs allowed would be granted them, but nothing beyond tha limit.
 ! In the course of the conferences the Sublime Porte earnestly requested the amlassad transmit their respective Courts those friendly declarations aAd sn- cele explanations promising that ''e arms,ice which l they had demanded would be observed unt' he sWer shOu d be receIVed. Ihs nvitaIon only served to increase their pride and their pretentions. Fina- y, they declared that they would consent nothing, so long as the privileges which they claimed should no. be granted to the Greeks nhabtng ancient Greece, that is to say he Morea, Atca, and the ses l of the Archipelago, and they announced that they would depart all three together.
 Thus have affairs come to this point. If at present God preserves Us from t!) after having witnessed such conduct, and been asked such conditions we were to give way and concede the independence of tie Greeks, the conageon would extend to all the Greek provinces in Romea and AnatoIia without the possibility of arresting the evil. They would all pro- tend to the same independence: they would renounce their duties as Raydhs, and r'umphng in year I two, the generous Mnssuman nation; they would finish day by suddenly imposing laws upon us, (God preserve us from !land the ruin of ligon and our empire would be the inevitable result Whilst, thanks to God the numerous provinces of Europe and Asia are flied with an immense Mussul- man. population, does the sacred hook and does law permit us, through fear of to let religion be rodden under, and to deliver ourselves to the ln- 6dels from hand to hand country, our wives, our children, goods, our property.
 Though in the origin, the whole world was in the power of the nfdes nevertheless, at the birth of the e, Go !, aiding the faithful our Mussumen brothers who have appeared and disappeared since the happy time of our Great Prophet, up to this day, through the effect of their sincere devotion and unconquera- ble courage, thOug h nothing of the lnfdels. United in heart for the defence oI religion, how many thou sand times have they not put thousands of lndels to the sword! hOwe many provinces and states have they not thus conquered sword in hand As often as front battles for the glory of God, the Most High will enlg ghtened with his inspiration, and our holy Le- gislator will with his tutear Rgls; his ab sent companions will become guides; and who can doubt, under their auspices, we should not gam the most brilliant victories
 If the Three Powers when they see us determined, as in the past, to reject their van demands, accept our answers and explanation, and deslst from the Greek affair, it will be well. If, on the contrary, they should persist force accept their demands, even though, according to the tradition which says, that all the lnfdes compose but one nation, they should all league themselves against would re- commend ourselves to God--we would place our selves under the protection of Holy Prophet, and the Vizers all the Ulemas, all the Rdgas and per- haps, even all Mussulmen would form but one single corps. ,..
 This war s not ike all former wars, political cOD- Aio, to acqu re provinces etted frontiers. The object of the Infdes IS aDnIhate lsaInsm, and to tread under foot the Mussulman nation. 1t must, therefore be considered pureiy as religious and tonal war Let all the Faithful, rich poor, great or smal know that to fight is the duy of us all Let