Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-14
From the Paris Moniteur, Thursday, FEBRUARY 81
The TURKISH MANIFESTO.

coxsrANTISoPLE JAN. u Even 'he ieaS'
informed are aware, that all Mussnlmen na'u'
rally hate the Intdels, and that the lnhdeis' on
their side, are the enemies oil NussuImeh-'""s
Russia. above all, has a particular ha'feu VI
Jslamis,o. and that she is the chlei enemy oil the
Sublime Porte. For fifty or sixty years, anxious
(;saIouse 10 pu, into execution her guilty pro-
E;sc,, ,qains, the Mussuman nation ana the
Hrnman empire she has constantly proh.ted
-, Inc SLIGHTEST preteXt 10 declare war: the dis-
n.d.rs coIntoi,ted by the Jahissafles-who,
hank God! are aunihi'ated favored her pro-
,,rsss. she has by degrees invaded our pro''h>
oss her arrogance aud her professions nave
been ever augmenting, aud she has al last INA,
lined that she has discovered an easy nethod Oh
executing her anc lent plan against 'ne ouoi'ie
Porte, by exciting an lnsurrectioh ano"s IL"
co-religionists the Greeks TIC ia"e', u"i
,od in The name OF religion, made slmuitahe'
',ns rsvol, they did all the evil they possibly
o,ld 70 the Mussulmen, and in concert with
tne Russians, who, on their part, attacked inc
Ouoman empire, conspired the eAierminatioh
of all the faithful, and The rLin oil the onoiiihe
porte-which may God avert! thanks 10 CIV
inc assistance, and TO the protection oil our no.
Nv Prophet, this pertidious plot was discover
ed a short time before il was to be put IN exc
cution.
Tbe measures which were takeu in the capi-
commencement the guilty projects which SEEM
eS so easy of accomplishments; ,he sword IN
a;c,ed Justice OIL a good number OF the rebels
of the Morea Of Negropont, OF Arcanania, oil
Missolonehi, of Athens, and other places on
the continent. The rebels OF the Morea, and
OF the isles Foyer, dared, al the very beginning
Of these troubles, 10 engage with the mussul'
men. they killed great number Of them, they
men, oil Greece, tney e6hfmfHtaidi 'dnngafd OF
excuses. For many years considerable forces,
both military AMI naval, were sent against
them; but our land troops discou aged by want
OF pay, did not display the requisite ardor-
our feet did not succeed, on account Of the an
Gent disors animation Of the arsenal. The
matter being spun out, other Europeans, as
well as the Russians, animated by ambition, fur
nished secretly every kind Of assistance to the
rebels either by promises Or by deeds s thus
became the chief cause Of the pIolonga ton OF
our troubles. AT last, led away by the subtlety
and insinuations of Russia, England & France
united themselves 10 her, and, under the pre-
text that their commerce suffered by tie long
continuance Of these troubles, they prevailed
on the Greeks, by every kind oil artiice entirely
to renounce their duties as (rayLhS) tributa-
ries.
l, was at different times proposed TO the
Sublime Porte 40 longer to interfere with the
affairs of the Greeks, but 10 give them a form
Of independent government, 10 separate them
altogether from the Mu ,sulmen, 10 establish
among them a chief, as in Waachia and Mol
davia; and to grant them their liberty, on con
diton of an annual tribute. Such nearly, were
the vain proposals that were made. AS it is
evident, that this preface OF liberty tended to
nothing else, which, may heaven forbid? than 10
make fall into the hands of the ln6des the
whole of those countries in Europe aud Asia
where the Greeks were mixed with the Mus
sulmen-to 2la:e by degrees the Kayaks in the
place of the Ottomans, and the Ottomans in the
place Of the Rayahs-to convert, pei h.ps, our
Mosques into Churches, and TO rug he'ls with
in them, in a word, to anninilate Islamism with
ease aud promptituce, rcIher reason, law
nor policy, nor religion could admit of such
proposals, being accepted. The Sublime Porte
gave repeatedly, both BY writing s. by word OF
mouth, the necessary answers, with all official
forn,ality, and according TO the tenor of trea-
ties.-Although the object of the Franks had
been obvious from the beginning, and although
every thing announced, that at last, the sword
alone must answer, their proposals, neyerlhe-
less, no. to trouble the repose OF Mussulmeh,
and, un the other baud, TO gain the necessary,
time for warlihe preparations, the Sublime
Portet ndeavoursd to temporize (s'Horcs de
,emporiser) as much as possible by satisiacto-
ry answers and official conferences on the subs
iect of the dishonour and Of the injury which
the proposals Of the three powers would cause
to the empire and to the nation.
II Is here proper to observe, that although
the demands made at Akermann by the Rus
SLAMS on the subject Of ind.mni,ies, and espe-
cially in respect 10 the Servians, were not in a
ny respect proper 20 be granted, nevertheless,
circumstances being pressing, we complied
with them whether we would or not, as matter |
ofnecessi,y, in order that we might seize an
opportunity Of making peace favorable to the !
Mahometan nation. Up to this time, most of
the articles had been executed, the conferences
respecting the persons to be indemaifed, and
respecting Ser,ia, had also beer entered upon,
and Although these two affairs were not of
character to be arranged with good grace,
they were, nevertheless, taken into considera
ton as acts Of violence. Russia, however, did