Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-21

premature death snatched him away from Inc
love OF his peuple, he had jus, made declara>
ton. that he would regulate the relations WIN
Turkey according 10 the rights and the in'e-
rests Of his empire.
new reign began, and furnished iurther
proof OF that love of peace which the former
government had lief. as a fair inheritance
Scarcely had The Emperor Nicholas ascenoe1
the Throne when he commenced neg ,cia''o"S
with the PORE, t. srtl!e valou' diHereh''s
which concerned only Russia and on The Esd
of March and 4th Of April, 1926, laid down. III
common with his majesty the king oil Irea'
Britain, .he basis Of q mediation, which the ge-
neral good peremo,orilv called for. The evident
wish TO avoid extreme measures guarded his
conduct. AS his imperial Majesty promised him
self, from The union Of the great courts in"fe
easy s speedy terminstlon Of the war which de-
sola,es the east, we renounced, on the ore mana,
the'employment Of every partial influence, anu
| banished every idea of exclusive measures III
this important causr: on the other hama lie en-
dcavored to direct negotiations with TIE Dl'ah'
to remove farther impeachment to the recon
citation Of the Tu Ks aud Greeks. Under such
auspices the conferences at hckernah WE'RE
opened. The result Of them was, the cohCiu'
sion Of an additional convention % the treaty
of Bucharest, the times Of which bear the stamp
ofthal deliberate moderation, which sunJec'hE
every demand 10 the immutabie principles Oh
strict Justice, calculates neither the advantages
| Of situation, nor The superiority OF s'reoSt",
nor the facility Of success. The sending OF a
permanent mission to Conslannnoplc soon ioi'
lowed this convention, on which the Porte
could not sufficiently congratulate ltseii; ana
the treaty of the 9th July, s27, soon confirmed,
10 the face OF the world, the dlslnterested prih-
ciples proclaimed by The protocol oi Aprll 4.
While this convention duly recognised the
rights and the wishes Of an unhappy people, II
was to conciliate them by an equitable comb
nation with the integrity,th rePosr, the true
interests Of The Ottoman Empire. he most
amicabIc means were tried 10 induce The Porte
10 accept this benehcent convention. Orsen:
entrealiss called Oh ii TO put an enc 10 the
shedding Of blood: Confidential overluies whlch
unfoIded to it Ill The plans of The three Courts,
| informed i: at the same time, that IN case Oh
refusal the united fleets Of these three Courts
would be obliged 10 put an end to- CONTEST
which was no longer compatible WIN the Sc
curi,y of these seas, the necessities Of commsrce,
and the civilization OF the rest OF Eurone.
The Porte did not take the least no'ice Of 'ht Sc
hints. commander G! the Ottoman troops
had scarcely concluded provisional! al mlstce,
when he broke the word he had given, aHd led
at length to the employment Of force. The
battle Of Navarino ensued This necessary re-
suit of evident breach 81 faith and open attacks
this battle Itself gave Russia and lis allies ano-
Their opportunity 10 express to The Dlran It's
wi shes for the maintenance ct the general peace,
and to urge il to consolidate this peace 1" OK
iablish il C on CONDITIONS which The Ottoman
Empire should add TO the reciprocal guarran-
tees attending them, and which by reasonable
concessions would secure il the benefits oi per-
feet security.
This is tie system, these are the acts TO
which the Porte replied by IT'S manifesto of the
20:h OLD .ccmber and by measures which are
onlv so many breaches of the treaties with Rus
Si,-so many violations Of its figh's-so many
violent attacks on its commercial prosperity
so MANY proof, IF desire TO bring upon it en-,
barrassmens and enemies.
Russia, now paced in situation in which lis
honor and lis in'eres.s will not suffer II any
longer to remain, debates war against the o.
roman Porte. Mo- without regre, after HAYS
| ing. however, for sixteen years neglected no.
thing 20 spare the evils which will accompany
it. The causes Of thi, war sufficiently indicate
the objects of it, Brought on by Turkey, il
Will impose upon ii he burden Of making good
all expenses caused bv it, and the losses sus-
tanned by the subj rc,s ct his Imperial MaJes'y,
undertaken for IN" purpose OF enforcing the
treaties which the Porte considers as no longer
existing, it viii aim at securing their observ>
ance and chl'acy; Induced by the imperative ne
cea>iy OF securing Tor the future lnviolable
! liberty 10 tn commerce Of TIL Black Sea, and
the navigator Of tbs Bosphorus, it viii lie d.
7 c,cd to this Object, which is equally advanta-
| g'ouS 10 all European states
While Russia has recourse 10 arms, 1t thinks
that, far from having INDUCED in hatred to the
| Ottoman power, or Of having contemplated its
overthrow, according to the accusation of the
! Divan, ii has given convincing proof that, il
il lad designed to combat 1t to The utmost, or to
overthrow it, it would have seized all the OPP
porrunilies for war, which It's relations with
The Porte have necessarily presented
| Russia, nevertheless, is very far from enter>
tanning ambitious plans; enough countries and
nations already obey its laws cares enough are
! already united with the exlen. Gifts dominlons.
Lastly, Russia, though at war with the Porte
! for reasons which are independent Of the Con-
! ypntirn al tho 9Th Af JuIv h,S no: haDartea