Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-21

them more fully commensurate with the power
of the port TO satisfy them
The Morning Journal Of The 10th, atter stat
ing tina, the Russian diplomacy had outwitteo
al, Europe, and discussing the Treaty generals
". thus speaks OF the y,h Article:
The seventh article Of the published treaty
.,;nuI.,es that "Russiau subjects, vessels and
mcrch andise shall be secure against oil violence
aud ehiennsyy. The former shall live under the
erelu.ive jurisdiction aud police Of the Minister
and Consul of Russia. The Russian vesseH
shall no, be subjec, TO any usfon board sc@ofesef
on the part of the Ottoman aushoTsss, neither oa'
a, SEA nor IN any efths port. or roadsfsads De-
longing TO The dominions Of he Sublime ror'e
And ali mereh ,ndixe anu commodities belong
ing 10 y Russian subject, alter having Pa'o inc
custom house duties required by the 'ar'us'
shall be freely conveyed, deposited on land, 10
the warehouses of the PROJECTORS or oil bis con-
sionee. or else transferred 70 The vessels OF shy
other nation whatever, without the Russia"
subjects being required to give notice to the !o>
cal authorities. and sill less to ask their permits
sion J"
These are, to say the least Of them, extraor-
binary terms. Constantinople Is thus maze
a Russian port 10 all intents and purposes -
The Turkish authorities are not allowed 10 IN
, terfere, be The reason Of interference what II
may. They are not permitted 10 have any con
| troll over smuggling. A vessel bearing the
Russian Hag may enter the port oil Cons'anti.
pople, having on board the productions and
manufactures Of various nations, yet she may
try TO evsde the customs, She may clsndestine'y
land the goods, or remove them to any other
ship she may elude the customs, she may
cheat the revenue, and yet the local au'hori.
ties are prevented by the hazard Of breach o.
this treaty from interfering! These we say are
harsh terms - They are such as The Emperor
would no, dare 10 impose on any Town or sea-
por, in his own tominions. They are cruel
and they appear 20 be dictated by an insulting
spirit. They are offered 10 be retused-they
are made 10 be broken-A,heY are concocted for
the purpose Of leading to fresh brols and more
exte nded aggrandizement.
| The London Times Of the 18Th, holds this
language -
The supplementary and separate articles OF
that treaty, which has fixed the expectations
aud attention OF Europe for some weeks past,
o. it may affect her rep0sr directly or Indirect
~ for much longer period, throw lurld CO.
loring over rbe policy Of the Government, by
which they were dictated.
We do TO, now attempt 10 raise, much less
to pronounce upon the question, whether the
virtual transfer OF Turkey in Europe. be sufh :
Glen, cause IF alarm for the rest Of Europe, 10
justly measures cfeombined. hostility against
that all Grs.ping Government. but this we asser,
wi,hou, fear Of contradiction. iha, by the arti-
cles of the treaty, original aud supplemental
explaining and enforcing each other Turkey
10 Europe 20 longer exists, but as both in form
and essence aprovince or mass ofprovinces,uu-
der the immediate grip and sway Of Russia
Its observations arc concluded with this sig
ni6cant remark;
Upon the whole, we consider the state Of Of
fairs constq upon the signature Of the .,rea-
" in question:, as one which may be termed crif
icaI in The extreme Wisdom and 6rmness are
mighty defensive agents against ealsmities
! which threaten The senesl welfare, bat they
must saima'e the councils Of more states than
one, or those who Le,ray the CO mmon in;erss,
will unfortunately no, suffer alone.