Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-14


- a,,a;,s, Is,am,sm From tina, momen' sne
"a !, leave no moment OF relaXatio" !"
,IusseImen. Russia, England and France
r,ong themselves, agreed TO establish ior.l
m. liberty which we have mentioned a.
About wear ago, the three powers s''hui
ous ly demanded the liberty OF Greece "!
means Of their am Sassadors, officially an" ~
Iv as quite simple concession. he ouo"
por,e could not subscribe TO this, nei'he' ."
cordinp 10 law nor according to reason "oi
co,ding TO policy, nor according to renb.d
The Mussuiman nation was indignant al ~, a"H |
il is quite impossible (de tout imPoss,on
tba, il should be consented TO. he |
Government endeav orcI to prevail on mem ~
renounce their prejudces, by every sort oil al
,umpn,, and answers buI its language prouu'
I'd no effect. Proud Of their power, 'hel Wv
stina,.ly and vigorously persisted to press s''e,'
demands; and they finished by sending n.y. i
into the Mediterranean;- they openly ni"':
the Epyp,ian and Ottoman squadrons, ueSti''"
for that purpose, from attacking the is'a"u'.
These two suuadrons having entered Tue
Of Na,arin were there tranquility waiti"H ~.
orders OF The Sublime Porte, when the nu ','.i'
English, and French fleets suddenly eh'ereu tux
same hsrbor, and all three began 20 hre a' u".'
and every one knows the catastrophe ""'
ra
The three powers having openly violated SUP
s;s,;np treaties and declared wal, the Sublime
Porte had a RICH; TO retaiate, and to act other
w;<s than il has done towards the Ambassa-
dors he subjects and the vessels which were IN
This Mace. But The Ministers OF these three
Powers have eudeavored ojusity them oy de'
cJ,rinp that il wa, the commanders OF the impe-,
,;,I (Turkish( fleet who had been the cause ot
the battle. The Sublime Porte, considering she
circumstances. remained still silent, and, by
last effort of policy, invited the three AmoasSa'
doris TO abandon altogether the affairs vi nrefoe:
Deaf 10 the voice Of justice, those inhae's uia
not cease to require that their demand resPec,
ling the independence Of Greece be admitted
such as il had been made. II may be said that
their solicitations Became more pre- ssinS. In
word, the hostile intentions oil the FRANKS d
oainst Islamism became evident Nevertheless
for The purpose Of gaining time, at least III
summer. every possible show Of moderation
was used in the conferences and conversations
which took place some weeks ago 1t was re-
neatedly declared 10 the Ambassadors, that as
soon as the Greeks would sue for pardon, their
faults would be wholly forgotten; that their
goods, their persons, their estates, would De re-
stored; that they would enjoy pei feet tranquil
~: ;hat they should be relieved from the pay
men, Of the capi,ation and other tributes which
they owe since the Srginning OF the in'urree :
lions; tha, besides, in order 10 CRAFTY the three
Powers they would BE- exempt from all tribute
t&vdt sse4 S A Sa Not Al iAs RE!.
that Limit.
In the course Of the conferences The Sublime
Porte ca, nestly requested the ambassadors to
transmit TO their respective courts those friend
ly declarations & sincere explanations, promis-
ing that the armislice which they bad deman-
ded would be observed until the ms wer should
be received. This invitation only served to IN
crease their pride and their pretentions:-
Finally, they declared that they would consent
10 nothing so long as the privileges which they
claimed should not be granted to the Greeks
inhabiling ancient Greece, that is 10 say, the
M9rea, Atica and The Isles of the Archipela
go, and they announced that they would depar:
all three together.
thus have affairs come to this poinc If
at present God preserve US from H. after
having Witnessed such conducI, and been asked
such conditions, we were to give way, and 10
conceed The independence Of :he Greeks, the
contagion would soon extend To all the Greeks
settled In Romelia and Ana,olia, without the
possibility Of arresting the evil. They would
all pretend to the same independence; they
would renounce their duties a. Kayaks, and iris
umphing IN year or two the generous
Mussulmau nation; they would finish one day,
by suddenly imposing laws upon us, God pre-
serve from ii! and The ruin of our religion
and our empire would be the inevi,a able result.
Whilst, hanks TO God! The numerous provln-
ces Of Europe and Asia are filled with an i'm
mense Musselmen population, does the sacred
book, and does our law permit us, through fear
of war, 10 let our religion be trodden under foot
and 10 deliver ourselves 10 the ln6dels from
hand to hand, our country, our wives, our chill.
dren, our goods and our property?
Though, in The origin, the whole world was
In thepower Of The In6deIs, nevertheless, at the
birth of the true religion, God aiding the faith
full, our Mussemen bro theirs, who have appeara
aud disappeared since the happy time or our
Great Prophet, up to this day, thro' the effect
OF their sincere devotion and unconquerable
courage, thought nothing of the number Of the
Inhdeis. United in heart for the defence of re.
ligion how many thousand times have they not
put thousands Of lnhdels 10 the sword? How
many provinces and states have they no, thus
conquered sword in hand? AS often as we shall
mi f.1I Ihu,,, opIt hat