The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-17
LATEST FROM LONDON.


Nen York. HprH y by TIE arrival of the
ship samuel Robertson, Cop' CnoArL. which
sailed from Liverpool on the 9Th the Editors
oi the Morning Courier have received from then
At entive Correspondent. London papers of the
26h, and Liverpool Of the 18th of February IN
elusive.
These papers contain the Manifesto of the
Sultan, from which We make isw extracts:
=" 1he three Powers having openly violated
suhSlsing treaties and declared war, the sub
lime Porte had just right 10 retaliate, and 10
act Otherwise than Il has done towards the Am.
bassadnrs, the subjects, and the vessels. which
we've IN tins place. But the Ministers of those
three Powers having endeavored TO Justify them
by declaring thai it Was the commanders of
the Imperial (Turkish) fleet who had been the
cause of the battle the Sublime Porte, connder-
iuP the circumstances, remdineds 'H silent and
b. last tort Of policy iuriitd he three iBlbds-
sdiors 10 abandon altogether he nBiirS Of Greece.
Deaf 10 the voice of justice. those inhdelS did
mol cease 10 require that their demand respect
ing th- independence of Greece be admitted
such as II had been made. II NAV even be said
that their solicitations became more press
ing. Ina word, the hostile intentions OF the
Franks against lslamism became evident. Ner-
eriheiess, TO, The purpose ofgauiing iine, al least
tai summer, ercrg possible ShOW Of moderation
uas used the conferences and ooupersaii0ns
which took place some uetkS ago
- Thus have affairs come 10 this point. If at
present, God preserve us from II y after having
witnessed such conduct, and been asked such
conditions, we were 10 give way, aud TO conCede
the independence ofthe Greeks the conlagion
would soon extend TO all the Greeks settled in
Ramela aud Anatolia, without the possibility
OF remedylug the evil They would all pretend
TO the "a ne me- dc they would re o n,
their duties as kayas, and triumphing IN "A year
| or two over the generous Musssulman nation
they would finish one day. by suddenly imposing
! laws upon ns, God preserve us from It J and
! the ruin of or religion and our empire would be
! the inevitable result. Whilst, thanks TO God
the numerous provinces Of Europe aud Asia ar,
| filed with an immense Massulman population
| does the sacred Book, aud does our law permit
Us, through 1esr of war, to LEI our religion b,
| trodden under loot, and 10 deliver Ourselves &c
the nfdels from hand to hand, our country
our wives, our children. our goods, aud our pro
perry"
| The conclusion is couched in these words:
This war is not. like all former wars a pot
ical conflict 10 acquire provinces or to settle
frontiers. The object of the inhdels is 10 ami
hllate l5lamism, Mifko tread under foot III,
Mussuman nation ; II must, therefore, be con
sidered purely a religious and national war
Let all the faithful. rich Or poor, great or small
kno" that to hgh, IS the duty OF Us all. Let then
not dream of amonthly pay, or of any pay what
ever fat from II, lei us sacrifice onr property q
our persons; let us fulfil with zeal all the dutie
} which the hononr Of lslamism imposes upon us
let us unite our efforts and labour lib heart an,
soul for the maintenance OF religion until tht
day of judgment Mussalnen have no othe
means of obtaining salvation either in thi
$ world or the next We hope that tn
; Most High will vouohsafe 10 confound an,
dispense IN every quarter tie intides, foe
TO our religion aud our empire, and tina
T III all times. in all places, aud in all cases
,, he viii grant victory 10 the Fsi,hiul Our tru
position being thus known, of all Mussumen
there IS no doubt that if they have the least fait
i aud peiy, they also know thnit duty they wi
j. unite heart aud soul TO maintain our relie ion am
o our empire as we'll as to insure their own sal
d | Fation in this world and the next aud that