Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-10
Richmond, saturday, March 40.
THE TURKISH TREATY.

Mr. AdainSs call Tor the papers, connected with the
treaty, has given rise o conversation upon this
ec at Washington and brought of the facts We
are induced TO state what is said upon it, in the political
circles OF that City, from learning that attempt has
been lc in CITY, only TO strip the present
Administraonol any of credit in making the Treaty
but TO charge 1T with the dscredabc design of appop
atng the peacocks plume at tic cNpence OF Mr.. Adams
Some whispers have been thrown OF letter said
have been addressed by Mr. Adams 10 a person in this
Cyihis letter is said TO have been followed up by Mr.
Aanss call for papers in the House of Representatives
The attempt TO establish Treaty and to extend our
Trade with Turkey is not thing OF very modern date
As Tar back MS the year 1919, is said that Mr. Bradish
was commissioned TO make inquiries at Constaninople
whether II would be practicable TO make Treaty with
the Porethat he repaired that CITY i'm 1920 bn, find
Ing it impossible TO obtain conclusive answer he quilted
IT In 1871; having previously requested Mr. Navoni to
obtain an answerbut none was rcceved-I is said that
two years alter, Mr. English had commission for the
same purpose; that he arrived in Consannope at the lat
end OF the year 1923. and carly in 1921 Obtained
audience of the Refs Efcnd (thc Secretary of State
who protested himself willing 10 enter into a negotiation,
but proposed that the Commander of the American Sq,a-
dron should be commissioned for the purpose Mr. T.
turned TO the United States in 1925 il said that Com
odore Rodgers was Instructed TO communicate with the
Capadan Pasha the subject of a negotiation. The
Commander received written answer 10 his letter but
in July 1927, he had an interview with the Capadan Pasha
IN the course OF which proposition made for Urea
y II was avoraby received, but productive of no
practical results.
1t is said, that in the autumn of 1927 and early in 1925
enquiries were made by persons in Office Constantine
pie, whether any agent of the u s.
treat-and some soicudc was manifested on behalf OF
inc Porte TO form some stipulatons with for supply
! 81 ships.
1t is added, that in July 1925 Joint commission was
sent out TO Commodore Crane and Mr. Oney-but that by
one OF the last dispatches from Mr. Oncy, of August
1879, 1t appeared that nothing had been concuded-F
was IN the course oil that that Commits
sued 10 Messrs. Rhind Onley and Bddlc under which
the late treaty is said 10 have been concluded.
There no doubt, far gather from tbe On
DTS at Washington, that the last Administration ex.
erted itself TO enter into treaty with the Porte
aud II is possible, that the Instructions under which
the treaty was made and the treaty itself, nigh
have been the same, nearly the same, with those
which were drafted by Mr.. Adams himself-But ii wa
confidently stated at the time, and by witnesses or
the spot that Mr.. Rhind the principal ncgotia,or
the lreay-that he conducted the whole matter with
equal dexterity and hrmnesssubduing the jealousy
the Turkish Divan, and battling the of the British
Nnistcr-and that the treaty concluded by him. be
joining him at Consannoplc. 1t said at the time
and we have nothing since TO impeach the truth o
the statement that Mr. Rhind had arranged every thna
before his Colleagues had arrived TO their signature
| TO the instrument
1t was not ratified however, i'm the form in which
was concluded. There some provision in favor o
building ships FOR the Porte, which struck out by hs
advice oil the Scnae.-Wc shall repeat the difficult
ties which Commodore Porter met with in obtaining the
assent OF the Divan TO this alteration-he exceptions
himsclfwent ouhe endorsements which he experience
cd from the misconduct of the Turkish Drogoman (or
terpreter 1.-The Commodore, however, succeeded-Eve
thing has been settled The Turkish Treaty has been
officially promulgated the law of the land. The Turk
ish Drogoman has been superseded-and contrary TO III,
usual etiquette OF that jealous Court interpreter of on
own is 10 he dralr or nife aa,hbrerit r.
one oil his years-tIe author OF very Ingenious
on me Arabic tongue which has been published i'm late
number OF the American Philosophical Transactions We
hai the pleasure OF seeing Mr.. III. in this CITY on bo 22d
fcDrary-and he is about TO sail in short time IN
Commodore Porter at Constantinople