Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-05

would be sustained by the j,in, power Of
England and France.
The Hungarian Refugees.
THE QUESTION OF FEAcE OR WAR TO EUROPE.
Since the suspension of diplomatic inter-
course between the allied powers and the
Sublime Porte, the consular business of
Russia and Austria has been trans ,ciei by
the Prussian legation. 4 large fleet of
steamers is collected in the waters Of the
Bosphorus and in the hnrbor OF the Golden
Horn; and between the entrance to the
Balck Sea and the Propontis, or sea Of
Marmora, there are 10 ships Of the line at
anchor, fully equipped and plentitully
supplied with arms and provisions. In the
army Of 400, 900 soldiers assembled round
the Turkish capital, drilling and reviewing
were going on from daylight TO dusk; and
the seraskler, and The pachas unjer his
command were constantly moving about
TO inspect the troops. -:
Symptoms OF disaffection had been mani.
fes:ed by so ne portions Of the Grsek popu.
lat,on in the neighbsrhood Of Constants.
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Some Of: the refugees at Widdin have
adopted the2Mahomedan faith, in. order to
secure themselves against any danger of
being delivered ,o.,he Russian Government.
a letter dated the -25lh~. ult., states that
before entering the Turkish territory ofiic.
ial assurances were given oy the Turks to
Kossuth, that he and his fellow: refugees
were, welcome guests, and should be allow.
ed TO proceed to any part Of The world.
the refugees were subsequently alarmed
by Intelligence that the Russian and Aus:ri-
an envoys had demanded the delivery Of
the Poles nd>Elungarians, and iha, a
council had decided in favor Of granting
the demand, through the Turkish ministers
strongly opposed it; but that oil admitted
that none who should embrace the Moslem
faith could possibly be delivered to in6dels.
Tne ministry despatched q reyerened mol.
Iah TO examine the refugees separately, and
expose to them the. safe Of the case, whilst
humorous friends in Constanlinople recon.
lnended the adop,ion Of the Suggestions ns
the only means Of salvation. No words
can express the CONSERVATION Of the com.
nuni,y Ut this intelligence Many OF the
Hungnriaus exclaimed Better the Russians
than The Aus:rinns--better- Mahomedism
Than the kussians;" and there appeared
some prospect OF The whole camp eh,br'c.
ing lslatnis,n. A council oi the chiefs was
immediately held o. Kossu,h's, where Bem
al once declared that his lile was devoted
to hostility to the Russians, and shat ne
eagerly accepted the suggestion. The
molluh promised at the same time the mann.
tenance of their rank and the literal allow.
ance customary in the Turkish armies
Generals Krneslet and Steen caIns 10 the
me resolution, and Sc cal per,onages
were for tomperising. When hoSsu'hs s
tutn came 10 speak, he briefly nminoeo
his companions in his expressive fanguage,
III now, in strange land, where ali ~
ihori,atvs bonds were 'sundered, each one
| was at liberty to act according TO h.s views,
but that, Tor his part, Weieupe,- ii needs be
the axe or sibbe., bull curses III, the tongue
that dares 10 make him SO Infamous pro-
postum. Guyon, the Irish gene. ai"oslow
ed, declaring that no human power should
induce him to swallow even n bunch oI
grapes upon compnlsion. General Dem
bipski, and Counl Zampyski were equally
determined. The example Of their chiefs
was SO effective, that of about 200 soldiers
and 40 officers who had expressed their
willingness to abjure Christianity, the sold:
iefs, 10 man, changed their intention, and
there repuined only three generals, and
some twenty officers, 6r,n in their resolve
BEN took Immediately a public step, and
1t is said, assumes the name OF Amurath,
and becomes ,hree-:ailed pasha with the
Turks, who have ON exalted opinion of bis
military genius Kossulh has written q
very eloquent letter on his present position
to Lord Palmerston. which we give entire
in another par, OF this puper. 80
The reply Of the Emperor Of Rus'ia,
which WAS expected with the most intense
anxiety, would it was thought, ieich the
Turkish Capitol about the 10Th or ,l2Ih OF
October. Al pretending that the decision
of the Car NIGH, be u declaration OF war
the Porte was exceed ngly impatient to
learn the effect produced upon the Cabinets
Of London and Paris by the bearing oil their
representatives nj the Sublime Porte. "ll
canno, be denied" continues our cores.
pondent, ''lhat those diplornalis,s the Eng
lish aud French umbassadors) have strong.
ly pledged themselves to the Government
OF the Sultan; and that if the hopes which
they would have 10 rerroach themselves
for having contributed to precipilate the
Porto into q position Of imminent danger.
But this is question, moreover, of rssiat-
ing the constantly increasing influence OF
Russia in the Eas:; and surely these nrs
motives more than sufficient to determine
England and France to approve the cohouc'
oftheir representatives" -,
Public opinion ut Constantinople had
already sanctioned the efforts OF the om'
5ossudors of the two great powers, and in
the course Of the week the Sheikalislam the
head OF the corps ecclesiastiqus several
members Of the Mahomedan clergy, and
large number of public functionaries. OF all
classes repaired to the residences OF Sir
S,ratford Canning and General Aupick, to
congratulate them upon their energetic and
reso!ule conduct, and 10 thank them tor the
support which they had oforded to the
Turkish Government.
Kossuth's Letter to Lord Palmerston.
WupDrN (TURKsY,) Sept. 20.
Your ExcelIency is, no doubt, already
informed of the fall Of my country-un-
happy Hungary, assuredly worthy of
halter fate,