The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-15

Rnsn1A aaA TnAksy.
composed: Il 7
British; Ships e ~ - Britannis, flagship
+ TO- y si5ion. 81 re g. gsss Tsl.'e =
Frigatc frothusa, 81 Sam fsrssSS p Rotrb .U
ton, %; sampson, is; Firsbrand, Is; Tiger. is
Steam corvettes Niger, 10s Furious, liz; Fury. 6:
InAexible, 8; Wasp, IA; Modesto, III Steam
packet Caradoc, 2. Total, 16 veaaals.rs18 guns
Friendships of the line Vile dc Paris, flag
ship of Vice Admiral de la SUISSE, 1l2 guns; VA
100; Henry w., 100; Napoleon, 9O Bayard, 90;
Charlcmagne, 80. Ship Of the line Jupiter, So
Steam frigates Mogador, 16; Sane, Id; Magellon,
Ia. Steam corvette Cation, 6. Despatch steamer
Chaptal, 2. Total, Is vessels-844 guns.
The Turkish feet is concentrated at the north
ern extremity of the Bosphorus from Therapia to
the Black Sea- It is composed Of IS ships, two
of them three-deckcrs, three two-dcckers, ten
frigates, four corvettes, eight briggs, and eight
steamers, four of which arc Of large dimensions
The most important part Of the fleet is ut anchor
opposite tho villages Of Buyukdere and Sori-yeri.
The firman guaranteeing the rights and privi-
lcges Of the religious communities was read on
the 18th instant in each of the patriarchatcs in
Constantinople, in the presence Of the principal
members Of the congregation. On the following
day, Monday, four Metropoltans and four princ-
pal members of each Of the Christian commun-
ties, delivered to Reschid Pasha an address to the
Sultan, thanking him for his paternal protection
of the Christians under his government
The following is translation Of the letter ad-
dressed by Count Nesselrode to Reschid Pasha;
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 81, 1883.
SIR: The Emperor, my august master, has Just
been informed that his ambassador has been under
the necessity of leaving Constantinople in conse-
quence of the peremptory refusal of the Porte to
take towards the imperial government Of Russia
the smallest engagement of nature to reassure it
of the protective Intentions Of the Ottoman rov-
eminent with regard to the orthodox worship and
churches in Turkey.
tits after fruitess soiourn of three months
after having exhausted, by word of mouth and by
writing, all that truth, benevolence and spirit Of
Cancellation could dctate it is, finally, after hav-
ing endeavored to meet (nenager) all the scruples
of the Porte by successive notifications, to which
he had consented in the terms and the form of the
guarantees which he was instructed to demand
that Prince Menschikof was compelled to take
the determination which the Emperor learns with
sorrow, but of which he could but entirely ap-
prove.
Your excellency is too enlightened not to fore
see the consequences of the interruption of our
relations with the government Of his hghness.
You are too devoted to the true and permanent
interests Of your sovereign and his empire not to
feel profound regret in provision of the events
which may follow, and the responsibility of which
must rest entirely on those who provoke them.
Thus, in addressing this letter to-day to your
excellency, my only object is to put it in your
power, in SO far as it is still possible to render
most important service to your sovereign. Place
once more the real situation of affairs before his
highness; explain to him the moderation and the
justice of the demand Of Russia; the very great
insult done to the Emperor by opposing to his
intentions, which have constantly been friendly
and generous, unfounded mistrust and inexcusable
refusals. m gsf -
The dignity Of his majesty, the interests of his
empire, the voice of his conscience, do not permit
him to accept such proceedings in return for those
which he has had, and still wishes to entertain,
with Turkey. He must seek to obtain their rep
aration, and to provide against their recurrence
in future.
In few weeks the troops will receive the order
to cross the frontiers Of the empire, not to wage
war, which'i is repugnant to his majesty to un-
dertake against sovereign whom it has always
pleased him to consider sincere ally, but to OBJ
tain those material guarantees until the moment
when, brought to more equitable sentiments, the
Ottoman government will give to Russia the
moral securities which she has in vain demanded
for two years through her representatives at Con-
stantinople, and in the last instance, by her am
bassador. NEssELRoDE.