New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-15
TURKEY.

TURKEY.
The HunOayi4s Rsf4gsss Policy Of the Ssbrs Porte.
PsliaHiu,fy Of tie F,eaca Government. .P'o9,ess0
Russian and -aUstrian infEsnee.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
coSsrANrIsoPLE, Msy Is 1880
am Satisfied from an examination OF the best
sources of information TO which have access. that
in receiving and protecting the Hungarian and Pol
ish Refugees the Turkish Government and esps-
cialy the Sultan himself were sctuated by the nos
best impulses And il the Porte had seen assured
of the cordial and actual support of England and
France Ibave not the slightest doubt that the reio-
gees would have been released or at once perma
nently provided for in manner agreeable to them
selves. The British Ambassador was as believe :,
willing to 80 to the utmos, length his powers would
allow nor have any reason to doubt that the
French Minister personally aslavorsbly inclined
to the right side of the case bis English colleague
II was probably the temporzing policy OF his Gov
ernmen. which prevented him from acting as
promptly and decidedly as bis own inclinstions
would have led him 10 do. The other dipomatists
did little or nothing officially, though know OF one
the representative of an Italian power. who has
throughout behaved most nobly toward the refu-
gees and Indeed the Porte well understood that tho
whole diplomatic corps with at most not above
three or four exceptions, were disposed to do ev
erythng for them within the limit Of their means
and instructions.
Very soon after the refugees cross ed the ron
tier, the Sultan offered by way Of compromise TO
detain for one year a certain number Of them 10
be selected by Austria within given time, now
said to be fixed at the last OF May The Austrians
at first insisted on fifteen then ten then live years
of confinement in the interior, bu. have now, as it
is said, accepted to the 5ultsn's offer, though on
the expiration Of the year they will doubtless en-
deavor to procure prolongaton Of the term.
Until very recent period the refugees were
told that they would be received into the Turkish
service, civil military, as they might prefer, and
with fair grades and emoluments. Their expec
tationa have been kept up until Saturday last
when they were informed that none would be en-
plcyed by the Porte who should not agree 10 re-
nounce Christianity aud profess Isamism. This
sudden announcement has taken every body by
surprise Hitherto the present Tarkish govern
ment has not at all favored, but on the contrary
rather discouraged apostacy from Christianity.
| have no doubt that the change in the treatment
of the refugees is the result Of change In its po'
Icy in this respect. The Porte Is doubtless
thoroughly convinced that it cannot rely upon the
friendship OF England and France OF its elf II
poverless and it sees no chance OF sustaining It's
self except by making such terms as it can with
Austria and Russia.
Fuad Effendi the late ambassador 10 Russia Is
believed 10 have returned from 81. Petersburg
pretty well indoctrna,ed In the mysteries Of Aus-
TRAN and Russian politics, and the newly appoint
ed Presiden. Of the Council OF State has long been
picuous for bis jealous attachment TO Austrian
interests. Since the acceptance OF the satsns
offer to Austria, diplomatic relations between the
two countries have been formally renewed ana
Austria is apparently in favor with the Porte
There ia no doubt, believe, that it is TO the Je
suitical cunning Of Austria that we are /" %rr'b@
the sudden determination oil the f'rAisn govern
nent TO make the adoption Of lSiamisn ~ the re-
f,yees the condition of their employment hn
NOS, iogenious stroke Of policy on the part Of Aus
,,;s 10 make the refugees odious In the sight oil
their own countrymen. and to deprive them OF the
,v,natby and respect Of cbristendom, by compel
ling them TO turn renegades or stsrve.
am sorry 10 say that in this extremity many Of
the Hungarians are accepting the condit'o pro
nosed BY the Porte. Indeed am informed that II
!. probable most Of them viii become Mahomme-
dam. The Poles, on the other hand, are more te-
pscious Of their religion, and comparatively few OF
them have been ssduced b. the example OF BEN.
In the neartime those Of the refugees who re
fuse to apostatize are suffering the EXTREMIST
misery There are hundreds Of them at this mo
rnent in Pera, without money or bread. aud almost
without clothing The Americans here including
our minister, individually do what they can %
them. butin this most expensive.of European cities
that i, Dat mite.
Can nothing be done in America to render aid 70
these unfortunate and most wortay men Cannot
find. be sent here TO feed and cloths them anti
the means can be found Of transporting them 10
the United States, where they can 60 to work and
earn their own livingl There is 40 dDe to lose.
IF there Is any money a, the disposal Of any Of me
Committees Associations for their relief or
Gods sake let t be sent here, to the care Of
responsible party, who viii see to is disbufse
rnent without an hours delay. asc.