Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-25


view with Prince Menschiko but he found the Minister
for Foreign Affairs still disposed resist Besides he
could not Of himself give the demanded Of him.
1t would have been necessary to convoke the council to
deliberate and then to submit the result Of the delibera
ton to the sanction Of the Sultan. 1t impossible to
do all that in twenty -four hours limited and the more
because the day Friday day of rest among Mussu
mans.
take his to Buyukdere to the oyerures that had
been made to him. This stated that the Greek
patriarch would shortly receive rman frem the Sultan
confirming all the religious privileges granted to the Greek
church by the Suans predecessor that he himself would
the scrupuous maintenance of them for the u
ture that copy of this rman should be delivered to the
Russian embassy that in all that concerned the du quo
at jerusalem alteration should be made without the
consent Of the two Courts of France and Russia and,
finally that the Porte would not refuse guarantee be-
forehand the Greek church oil the religious advantages
which might be granted in future to other religious com
munons protected by foreign Powers. The only point
upon which the Porte would consent to conclude written
arrangement with Russia relative to the establish
of the Church Of the Convent and to the Russian
hospitals demanded by the Emperor Prince Menschiko,
in his turn, refused to agree to these propositions.
On the 21sttha is to say some hours only before his
deparurc-he addressed final letter to Reschd Pacha
to to him that he regarded the concessions
insufficient and that in consequence he should set SAIL
passage in this letter is very significant, showing
very clearly what Russia understands at Constantnope
by the interests of the Greek church Among the mo-
ves put forward to explain the for his REFUSAL
Prince Menschkof lays stress upon the phrase in which
Reschd Pacha spoke only OF confirming the religious
privileges of the Greek church and clergy without saying
any thing of the other rights and granted under
former reigns by Sultans to their Greek subjects lie
gave notice that if that project should be persisted in
Russia would in it offence to the Greek church
Now it is necessary to understand that the rights and I'M
muntes of which Prince Menschiko speaks means civil
and administrative jurisdiction which, by virtue OF an
cen concessions of the Sultans, the patrarchs exer
cised the faithful of their communion and which
was gradually weakened by the reforms introduced by
Snlta Nah, In ap1nau affa
prevailing between the various forms Of worship
and to put the Christian and Mussuman subjects OF the
Porte upon footing Of equality in seeking in short to
denude the Government of its special religious character
and to constitute according those principles which in
Europe the basis OF temporal authority the Ell
feet of the Tanzimat to render this ancient urisdc
ton of the pararchs almost without any object and near
y to abolish it in point OF law 1t is this Jurlsdlcuoh
which it the of Menschkos proposed treaty to
revive in the plenitude of its ancient power This COM
munication is the last which was exchanged between
Reschid Pacha and the Russian ambassador He left as
is known, in the night of May q and p
The London Times has the ubjoined speculations
on the failure of the Russian mission:
The accounts which have reached us down to the pre-
sent time from the East do not amount to positive or di
rect evidence that hoes have begun or that
have been taken to render them neyiabe but on the
other hand, learn from ST. Petersburgh that the reu
sal of Prince Menschiko's umatum had produced con-
siderable irritation and there to apprehend that
the Emperor of Russia had expressed his determination
insist on the immediate and unconditional acceptance
by the Porte of the terms which Prince Menschiko had
been instructed to demand 1t stated and generally
believed in Warsaw that orders have been given to the
fourth corps of the Russian army to proceed by rapid
marches the frontier Of Moldaya to reach that
position by the 9th of this month"; but nothing certain is
yet known this bect Meanwhile we cannot doubt
that the British Government has been moved by the att
ude of Russia and the evasion Of her recent
to take eectua measures in conjunction with the other
Powerso of Europe to prevent violation of the rights of
Turkey by the Russian forces and that the British Am
bassador has been empowered to the fleet from
Malta, in of necessity, to the Dardanelles 1t is
also stated that the squadron under Admiral Cory will
at reinforce Admiral Dundas and that however re-
uctan her Majesty Government has been to engage in
demonstration Of important nature the course pur
sued by the Cabinet Of ST. Petersburgh compels to
that defensive position which the interests Of this
country and of Europe prescribe the Court Of Russia
should actually resolve to take up the very in
sufficient grounds which have been made known to the
world points strongly to the probability Of
invasion of the Danubian probabilities and in the
first instance of Moldava, from which the Russian
Of Bessaraba separated only by the channel of
the Pruth But invasion of these several princpates
would simply be the overthrow of the system established
by Russia herself for their governments and ii would
still DO to the Porte 10 treat IL or not as an act OF
hostility against the Turkish dominions In reality, the
provinces north of the Danube have been efecualy
wrested from the Porte by the treaties of 1926 and 1922
and by the reiterated Russian occupations, that fresh
invasion of them of less consequence to Turkey than
is to the general policy Of Europe movement that
should establish the Russian frontier along the Danube
from Orsoya the Black Sea- is Of the utmost
consequence to the Austrian Empire. 1t would directly
affect the commercial interests Of all Germany aad
commercial rights determined by the treaty be-
tween this country and Austria in 1888
When first drew attention to the affairs Of the East
three four months ago, before the public had
discovered the alarming aspect they about assume
pointed to the fact that by far the largest portion Of
our supplies Of foreign wheat shipped in the
ports Of Turkey and Of the Danuban prncpaltes and
consigned the Greek houses in this country On
that ground especially the political independence and
merca freedom Of those countries Of interest to
selves and Great Britain cannot them with indfe
become part and parcel Of the Russian domnions
Still less Austria allow the entire control Of that
river which is the main artery Of her empire to pass
into the hands Of Russia who might either intercept the
whole Danube navigation, avail herself of the stream
to all Southern Hungary. BE the relations Of
Austria to Russia what they may, that is surrender and
sacrifice which she cannot make without the loss not
only Of all dignity but Of all security and, if there be
still statesman in the councils Of the young Emperor
he will resist at all hazards such danger. This strong
determination to uphold the principles with reference to the
Ottoman empire which Russia for the first time
openly to set at naug would command the assent Of Eng
land, Prussia, and France and IL there time
when urgent for four Powers set bounds in lS40
to the separate policy Of the fifth that occasion has been
brought forth by pretenson Of the Emperor Nicho
las II is essential condition Of such combination that
the German States should take prominent share in it.
and they deeply interested in identifying the policy
Of the French Cabinet well the moderating influence
Of England, with their because il they suffer them
selves TO connive the aggressons Of Russia they will
find their territories the Rhine in Italy called
upon to supply such compensation the policy or amb
ton Of France may exact
On the other hand IL the French Government be soli
cous, believe, to obtain something more Of the
confidence Of foreign Powers this is admirable oppor