The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-21

SnbAne foiis no longer 10 interfere with
the Hair al lie Greeks, bui 10 give item
q iprm VI independent government 10
separate eng silasei.ar rum fhe AIu#-
selmeai /" establish among them che.
as IN Nallachia and aIolJavia ard 70
grant lhrn iheir G1sriy ~ coHd.tion OF
al aansti trihHIe. SHcb, nearly, were
tie vain proposal. that gefe made A II -
evident, tint tins prslsaoe Of liberty tended 10
nothing Gle, wAlct msy Heaven forliid
+ ihnu u MIX iHll mo The hands OF lhn INF
dtIs the whcle ri Those ccuatlIrs ia fafope
aud Nsi'. where he f;rephs we're uigph WiIh
the Mns.rlmea To laee by 1rgfce, ilse In
Fshs in he piace nc tHn Ottoman, aud The
Oremans in 'le g'aeo Of tie B1yaii- 10 con
writ prrhaps, ON rty.4ues iblJ rbutrhe-, aud
IL ring belt r iihin them IN a word 10 an
nihiAfe l-lamlsm with ease aud pr0mpli.
tude , neithnr reasgB, nor iaw, nor policy, nor
religion, could admit of such propo.ai, be
ing accepted. The Sublime Porte gave, re-.
prntrdlv, both by writing and 10y word 81
month, the necessary answer, with al Off
cal larmaIlly aud according 10 the tenor L
lr'aftes. Although TIE ojert5 OF the Franhs
had bepn obvious from lht beginning, and a.
though tfery thing announced that, nj laa,
The sWoi3 done must answer their proposals,
nevertheless, not TO trouble the repose al
A.Hssulnen, aud, on the otIer hand, 10 gain
tbr necessary time for wdrlike preparations,
he Nabi.ine Porte eudrdsuured 10 fempori-e
I fsraorara De temporiserJ nnrl a pn.sibie
- satisfactory answers and official cOniercn.
ces On the subject Of lhe di-houol Sonhe IN
jury "btfh The propo as Of tie three pow
ers would cause 10 TIE empire and 10 the
nation.
II. here proper 10 observe, that although
the mands nude Al AkrrnAnn by the Rus
Sims on the subject nf inHsrlnilies, aud esna-
cally 10 respect 10 the Sergans, were not il.
any re peel proper To be granted ncVrrlhr-
les Circumstances being pressing, Ne com
PileJ With them, whether we would or not, IA.
matter OF nfeess ~ in order that We might
5rr2" an opportunity Of making rrace taYof-
ale to III Ma ome,en nttion. Up 10 TIN,
tim, most 81 the article, had been executed,
tie conferences resppc ia the persons 10 be
indemnldpd, aud respecting 5ervia had also
been entered upon, aud although these Two
affairs were not oil a character 10 be arranged
with good gface, they were. nevertheless
iHken into consideration IL acts OF violence
Russia, however. did not step them. The mi
Ilarv Reforms adopted by 'h9 sublime Porte
offended her she, aware that some day hal
surrender might hurl back upon her the Evil
"hich She had prepared against isIamsm.
From that moment She resolved TO leave no
moment OF relaxation to Alussulmrn Russia |
England and France, among themselves, u |
greed 10 estabiisa torcbly the liberty which |
" have mentioned above. About n year
aEo, the three powers, simultaneously deman- |
dcd the liberty OF Greece, by the means Of
their ambassadors, Officially and openly, a.
quite simple concession. The Sublime |
Porte conid not subscribe 10 this, neither az
cerding 10 law nor according 10 reason, nor |
according To policy, nor according 10 rrl- |
gIon. The MI,4nlman nation was indignant |
at Il, am Il is quite Impossible, (de tout i'm
ppssidi,ae) that il should he consented 10 |
Tue Ottoman Government endeagourrd / |
pravall on them - rem uace their prrJudct I
by every sort Of rgnmrnts aud answers, bat |
lis language produced no effect Proud al |
their power, they ebsiinaley aud rignronsls !
persisted 10 press thair demands aud fhpv I
finished by seudi1g fleets iEtu the Mediierga-
nom, they openly hlnderca tn Egyptian al I
Ottoman sluadrous destined To- ilai purpos.
lrom attacking thr islands These two sqnea- !
ronS having entered the Port Of Navarin, werr
lure tranquility awaiting The orier, OF the I
SablIm Porte when rhr Russian, Engli-h and I
French Aeets suddenly entered the SAM haf
hor, and all three began to fire al oncr aud !
every one knows TIE catastrophe " hicG resal-
tod 10 The Imperial squadron.
The three powers. having openly violated sul-
sistng treaties and declared war, the sublime
Porte had Alright 10 letaate, and 10 act other
wise than It has done towards the Ambassadors
the subjects and the vessels winch were in this
place Bat HE Ministers of those three Pow
ers have endeayored 20 justify them by derla
ing thai il vas the commanders OF the Imperial /
( iurki sh) ieet Who had been the cause OIL the
battle, the Sublime Porte, considering the en- /
cnmStauCcs, reuaiard st silent, and by a last |
effort OF policy invited the three AmbaS sailors I
Ia abandon altogether the ati,ti,s af Greece. |
neafto the voice OF Justice, those inGdels did OF
coase to require that THEN demand respecting !
the independence OF Greece be admit. d. suclI
as il had been made 1t NAV even be said that /
their solicitations of the Franj>s against Islam |
Ism became evident. Nevertheless for tie pun
pose OF gaining time, at least till summer every
possible SHOW Il moderation was used IN the +
conferences and conversations which took place /
some weeks agp. IL was rcpeasetly declared /
10 the Ambassadors that as sOsn ms the Greeks |
" ud sue tor pardon, their faults would be wholly !
forgotten that their goods, their persons, their /
estates, would be restored thai they would Ell
JOY perfect tranquility 3; that they should be r.
loved lIum the payment OF the capitation aud
other tributes which they owe since the begin
mig OF the Instructions; that besidas in order
10 CRAFTY the three Powers, they would be ex-
cmpi from all tribute tor the space Of one year
and ihat the privileges which the condition of
kayahs allowed would be granted them, but no
thing beyond that limit,
In the course OF the conferences, she Sublime
Porte earnestly requested the Au,oa ssadors to
transmit to their respective Courts those friendly
declarations andsmceie plantations, promising
thatthe armistlce which they Lad demanded,
would be observed until the answer should be re-
ccisrd. This invitation only served to increase
their pride y their preren,ons. Finally they de-
claredthat they would consent to nothing SO long
a. the privileges which they claimed Saou,d not lie
erantgd TO The Greeks inhadting ancient 81 eecc,
that II is to say, Tie Alorea, Atlica aud the Isles
OF the Archipelago and they announced that
they would depart all three togefhel
Titus have affairs come to this point. fiat pre-.
prescott { Cod preserve Us from It y after hnying
witnessed such duct, and been asked such