Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-09-26
Foreign Correspondence Of the Boston Atlas.

| Foreign Cores pondence of the Boston Atlas.
| VIENNA, Aug. II, 1850.
| The Decay Of the Ottoman Empire in Europe
| Probability Of its Fail.
The revolutions Of Western Europe fo
the last half century have so fixed tn,
attention of the civilized world, as to per
nit it seldom to turn TO the more silen
but no less important changes that have
been taking place in the Eastern part o
the European continent. Yet il cannot b,
a matter of Indifference to Chri>tendom
what may be the future fate those part.
of Europe, as well as the East, arount
which the holes: associations of Chris
tianity cluster. Even in a Commercial
and political point of view, it is question
of no small moment, what is to be the
condition of those countries, which here.
after will. no doubt, be tine highway o.
communication between Asia and Europe
Were they already under an enlightened
and enterpising people, the idea of rail.
way to India and China would soon be d.
vested of its chimercial character, and
brought down to real practicsbility. Let
us look, therefore, moment at the pre-
sent position of the Ottoman power, and
the probability of its duration. We will
limit our attention, at present, TO Europe
an Turkey and here we think we shall
find the plainest indications of a falling
empire.
Without mentioning Greece, who has
freed herself wholly from the Turkish
yoke, there are no less than three other
States, less known, indeed, because in
land, yet larger in territory, and equal in
| population, which have also, since the be-
ginning Of the present century, success
fully risen against Turkish arms, and con-
quered the acknowledgment of their in.
dependence in all internal affairs, being
now only under nominal subsection, in
paying certain tribute OF money. These
three States are the Princpalities of Ser
via, Moldavia, and WalIachia. Servia
has constitution more liberal, in some re-
spects, than any Of the petty Principali-
ties of Germany. 1t has its National
Representation and Senate, and its Prince
is elective. 1t is also much more adj
vanced in civilization than its long sub
lection 10 the Mahommedan rule would
lead to expect. Its popular ballad litera-
ture is surpassed in no other country Of
Europe, except, perhaps, Scotland. In
history, also, but particularly eccle>ias,i
cal history, (its religion is that of the
Greek church, i, stands among the first
OF the Slovenian nationalities. Servia
Itself has not quite two millions of inhabi-
tants, but there are above three millions OF
people speaking the same dialect, the re-
mainder being settled in the southern par,
OF Hungary, and in other bordering coun-
tries. No Turk is allowed TO live in any
part Of Servia, except Belgrade, the CAPT
tai.
Modavia and Waliachia are each lar
ger in territory than Servia, and though
inhabited by less enlightened and enter
prising people, and more under Russian
influence, ire equally inimical to Turkey,
and in fact less tributary to her. The in
habitants Of these two countries are gen.
orally called Roumans, and are the de-
scendants Of Roman colonists, who settled
here in the reign Of Trajan, but suisse
quen,ly mingled with the Slovenian peo-
pie around them. Their language at the
present day, is mixture of Slavonian and
Latin. They are proud Of their Roman
origin, and believe that they are destined
to become great people. The whole
number Of Roumains, including those OF
Pennsylvania and Hungary, is about five
millions. Who will venture 10 say that
they are not destined to play a distin-
guished role in this part Of Europe, par
ticularly if they should unite with the
Servians and other Slovenian races oil
Turkey, who are indeed their natural
allies ?
OF the people still directly under the
Ottoman rule in European Turkey, the
Bulgarians are the most numerous and
least tractable. They iphabit the whole
country extending from the borders Of
Servia to the Black Sea, besides parts Of
Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia, and the 9TH
er adj acent provinces, and number alto.
ge.her nearly five millions. They were
originally people from Asia, but early
adopted the language, manners and Gus
toms of the Slavonian people whom they
conquered, SO that they may now be con.
sidered Slavonians. Their language diff.
fers very little from the Servisn, and con.
sequently not much from the Russian
Having before them the example of the
Servians, Wallachians, and Noldavians in
throwing off the Turkish yoke, they are
constantly rising for the same purpose
thong h as yet without success, chiefly be-
cause they have not risen sufficiently
united, and because as yet they have moi
been encouraged or assisted from abroad
The insurrection that has just been put
down there was confined 10 a few dis.
tricts, and there was among the insurgents
almost total want of arms and ammuni.
ton. Let the Bulgarian people only once
rise uniiedly, (and no one doubts that
they willy and receive the least assistance
from without in the way of arms, and they
will as certainly throw off the yoke as the
| Serxians and Rnllmains have already done