Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-12

guilty which the country ENJOYS ure ostouislIip when
we reflect that the whole population is under arms
anu That the empire Is Threatened with formidable
invasion.
"A letter from S,lonichi of 18th Sept. saws TINT Ma
ectonla has especially distinguished itself bv its zooI in
maintaining the national honour, having sent 90 900
men TO JON the army at Schoua. Salonialch alone
s sent TWO r"Smens OF regular troops u several Beys
lhtiat city nave equipped small corps ut their own ex-
pcnS". y new levy of 500 men was recently made for
the cops assembling Samed Ichik. Il took place on
the very day ON Which the Christians OF Bulra ri,
sGmhed at Sa!onich to celebrate usual, the Fete
OF TIE assumption W hat pic"re did this day Ifc-
sent; and how does it rcfiltc the tales with which En-
rope amused respecting the state of Turkey and is
inhabitants: Thousands of country pccple in tbcr
national costume, multitude o. women covered with
gold and SILVER CONS which they wear in str.ps on
heir addresses, round their nccks and about their
waists, nnd who travel in this manner through n
country IN winch there Is no police, except here and
there Il soldier the Pucha s who dance sinu and
atliSc themselves III Il Turkish town, RUNNING from
house TO house Displaying their riches and their paie
w. Aetthey are Christians amidst armed Turkish
population. How does it happen that they are not
massacred' That the gold with which thev ore Gov
cred the SAVINGS OF inborulis and tranquil life is not
salch"d from thcm' Is net suspicious tyranny alarm,
cd at tie lend expressions OF their Joy and their evc-
ton at the moment when the cannon of Christianity
have gl"en the signal Ola s,nguinarv war auainst tho
MEscndns? Put these GJiestions TO them: their rs
toliShmcnt alone will answer YOU
in the midst ofthc fotc, the Pacha will, ncbnnrc-
able colnpoS'rc, was choosing among his Turks the
young who We're to he sent arainsf hc cnon,y -
y" excess not the smallest disorder occurred and VET
there are not fifty men appointed TO act as n pojice
among population of 20 900 Turks and as non,,
Chr'ssons, who amuso themselves and interminu,c
with The..l.''
Tae .22o ETyp;ians left ut Coron Modon. ard Pm
tras, must be added Tie Turli.h cearrisons which
were already in those ortrcsses; and teir force es
mated at 500 m viii illus be raised 10 nearly ono
men The 1900 Egyptians who arc to 90 to tI,osn
ortresSes will receive supply OF provisions for four
months and as this supply woUld be of 10 use if the
renauccr OF tRe %arTlsonS were TO starvc the whole
VIII he furnished with provisions. rhorch the Trea
" Of Evaucaton does expressly contain This CON
diilon, private letters leave no doubt on the sub,e,t
nnd besides. how 1t be supposed that the Pac6, of
Egypt woid consent to have part OF his soldiers st
up III The iortresscs without being sure that they would
have the means Establishing?
Inc convention has only advantarc-that Of
preventing Il rupture between France and Mahon,nt
All: oher respects 1t causes eXpedi ion more
embarrassment thnn it will SPARE it. General Moson
would perhaps have managed more easily with Ibrn-
MN ana his 2uo0S men. in want Of provisions suffcr
my irom!scaac. and his garrison starving than with
"uf or i've orrcsSc5 well supplied with provisions
and with sufficient garrisOns for their defence rbn
Treaty Of Alexandria places US in a new pos;,ion -,
Inc ministry can longer hope that the expedition
WI! be very soon terminated without needing rein
iorcements All" without placing US in open hostility
with the Porte.
AS has been said, it is not the Pacba Of Eo,,rt who
has capltnlatcd, bat rather the Contracting Powers
who have captuatcd with them. This untoward re-
SUIT can only be attributed to the nconceivablc puo
rance in which Admiral dc Rignv was left. who IS i
We're, did not hear of expedition till the first Sims
arrived: If he had been Informed in time, he would
certainty have broken off the negotiations that were
commenced, or have given them another direction
4 t"pgraphic despatch from Toulou, datrS tbo
9Th announces the arrival of the Cybcc from Naya
rim (which it left On the Gtl,l with dispatches
A"aiiral de Rigny announces that IbraIl;n sailed
on the 4;h inst preceded by 10000 men and 1000
horse and that the iortrcsses would be ;mnaG;nfn1
summoned. ,
An expedition under Gen. Schneider. had set ont
tcr i'ntT1ss-[ The .Eonjicu,.