The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-07

| is settled by existing treaties, France Rhas un-
derstood, that during the general peace which
has happily prevailed since 1873, his state
should not be changed either JeT The PrcfH or Me
det'tment Of any enc Of. the e1est'ng po0gTs' II
has been under this impression that she has
always declared in. favor ofpreserving the Otto
man empire; the Turkish people, by their ma
tional qualities, amply meIited, on their own
account alone, respect for the independence
of that kingdom; but apart from this considera-
ton, the dearest interests oil Europe were bound
up in the continued existence Of Turkey.
This empire, in being Frustrated, could only
be made subservient tc the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of
the adjoining states, 10 the detriment of the
| general equilibrium ;Snd her fall would have
| occasioned such change in the existing pro-
portions of the great powers as TO have altered
! the aspect of the globe altogether. France
and the other powers in common with her,
so strongly felt thE contingent result, that she,
in concert with her allies, has constantly and
| Loyalty united in Flaintaining the Ottoman en-
pire, however deeply their respective interests
might be involved relatively to the preserve
ton rSrfal Of thu kingdom.
&c But the integral portion Of the ottoman en-
pire spreads itself from the shores Of the Black
| to those of the Red Sea 1t is as essential TO
guarantee the independence of Egypt and Syria,
as the independence of the Dardanelles and the
| Bosphorus. a prince vassal has succeeded in
establishing firm rule in two provinces, which,
! during lorg period, the Sultans of CONSTANT
noPle were unable to govern. This prince vas
sal, if hehas not been able to introduce into
the countries which he governs, the humanity
| which distinguishes European oscillation, and
| which probably ould i'll comport with the
present manners of tho country he administers,
has, at least, iRtr oduced q gEeater degree of
order and REGULAR ~ in them than exist in any
other part vi the T nrlsish empire. He has found
the means to levy public force he has raised
| L N L I
the pride Of the o. itoman people, and he restored
to them somewh; 1t of that confidence in them
selves which it is indispensable for a nation to
possess, in order to be able to defend and main
tain its iEdepend ence. This prince vassa3 has
become, accordin & to our view, an essential and
necessary part of the Ottoman empire If he be
destroyed, the pire will not the more acquire,
nowadays, the means whieh were formerly
wantingrto enabl the Sultan to govern Syria
and Egypt, and the Porte VIII loose a vassal
who is, at this moment, one of its principal
bulwarlEs. 9th er pachas will suceeed who will
be disobedient their masters and who VIII be
the dependents of every foreign influence. In a
word, one port ion of the integral TJukiah en-
pre- 1TiE he compromised, and, together with
this, the genera equlibr1umNv&ll be endangered.
! In the opinion of France, the existence OF the
| Ficeroy of F., sypt, in the province VRhich he
governs. and il i the seas where his poweris ex-
erted, is essen tial for the purpose of ensalring
| the proportions, they actually exist between
the different pa rts of the glebe.
&c In this con viction, France, equally dsinter-
ested in the oriental question, with the four
powers.vho ave signed the protocol of Sep
| tember Y, believes herself to.be under the ne
| ,oessityscf declaring that the deposiiontof the
Niceroy, if put in force, ~ilabe, in her estima-
| aien,, afblow given to the general equilibrium.
.eTChe question with respect to the Limits
| which ought to be established Syria in order
i % dipida the possessions of the Sultan from
those .Df the Viceroy of Egypt, might sseih
a1Tef be seft to the chances otauer a0tU actually
| an progress, but France cannot prevaiEsgpon
herself,to abandon 10 such a chance the .sYis-
tence OF Idehemet Ali as prince vassal of the
empire. Whatever territorial limits may llti
| Inatelyse2arate the two powers, by the fortune
4 of war, their continued double existenceisne-
H ,oessarydo Europe, and France annot consent
4 TO admit the suppression either of the. one or
4 the other. Disposed as she isrto enter upon
and takespart in every acceptable arrangement
which. shall have for its basis the double guar
arrsae ofthe existance OF the Sultan and that's
THE Nicesoy of Egypt, she confines herseHsIt
pressntto the declaration on her part, that she
caNRot consent to the carrying into executes
OFF the act>oi deposition pr onounc edat Constan-
trIeOPle.
! faa other respects the spoHtaneols manifes-
| tafiGRs of several of the powers, who have,
signed the treaty of July Is, pEoveio us thatin
| this respective understand the term balance
| of Enrope;ijn the same sense that they do, and
/ that 10 this respect their views are not at va
rance with ours. We should regret this dis
| agreement, which as yet we do not Freceiye,
we could.in nowise swerve iromfhis man
ner of eompnehending, and of assuring the
maintenance OF that equilibrium.
| France entertains the hope that Europe
will appreciate Che motives by which she has
! been induced to break the silence hitherto pre-
/ served by her. Her love of peace may be re-
I
mated her, notwithstanding the proceedings of
(which she belieVes she has right TO complain.
l,Eer disinterestedness may also be relied upon,
for ii is not possible even TO suspect her of as
piring to any acquisition of territory iu the
eat What she does aspire TO, is the mainte-
nance of the equilibrium Of Europe. This is
also the care of the great powers in common
with her, and it ought TO form at once the OBJ
jectof their glory and their ambition.
PRUSSIA.
paragraph in one of the London paper says;
seThe Esaissian government has stopped, the
frontier, six hundred and Fifty horses, bought for
account Of the French government. A despatch
1 has been mt to Berlin, demanding an explana-
! ton on the subject, and threatening reprisals,
should the frontier continue closed. The
French goverament has also sent nste to Tu-
rim, demanding explanations % the ornaments
now going on 10 Piedmont
: The Globe of the 18th has the following
BERLIN, Oct 5.-A proof Of the a1nicable feel
ing of our government towards France, and of
its CONVICTION that with that Power is
not at present probable, may be found in the
4 fact that ii has allowed the expectation OF the
horses 10000 it is said) purchased in this king
dom for France; 5000 Of these horses have al
ready passed the frontiers, and many thousands
more We're expected" F
AN IMPORTANT ITEM.--The Paris correspon-
dent of the Boston Patriot writes under date OF
October 18th: "We have news to-day Of an ex-