The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-22
From The NJ r. Commercial Advertiser, July 10.
Russia and Turkey.

~'"" s"e ~ T. C0mMcTct0S sdooeTttSer, Jury 10.
Russia and Turkey
Tue relations Of these two powers absorb the
France. 1t is placed beyond doubt that Russian
troops have passed the Pruth, but whether on the
26th or 9th of June is not vsry clear That.
however, is matter Of little moment. The
corps destined for the occupation of Wallachia
passed the Pruth at Leova; that which wss to
invade Moldavia passed at Skouany General
'Gortschakof was to arrive ut Bucharest on the
9th instant.
On the Goth of June the Gar issued a manifas-
to, of which the following are the most important
passages:
''PErERHoFF, June IA, (26,) 1853.
SIT is known to our faithful subjects that the
defence of our faith has always been the sacred
duty of our ancestors.
''From the day it pleased the Almighty to place
us on the throne of our fathers, the maintenance
of the holy obligations with which it is nsepara-
bly, connected has been the object of our constant
care and attention; these acting on the ground
work of the famous treaty of kainardgi, which
subsequent solemn treaties with the Ottoman
Porte have fully confirmed have ever been
directed toward unfolding the rights of our
church.
''All our efforts to prevent the Porte from con-
tinuing in this course proved fruitless, and even
the oath of the Sultan HIMSELF solemnly given to
us, was soon perfdiously broken.
and having in vain tried all the means by which
our just claims could be peaceably adjusted, we
have deemed it indispensable to move our armies
into the provinces the Danube in order that
the Porte may see to what his stubbornness may
lead.
"But, even now, we have no intention of com
mencing war; in occupying those provinces, we
wish to hold a sufficient pledge to guarantee for
ourselves the establishment Of our rights under
any circumstances whatever.
''Wc do not seek for conquests; Russia does not
require them. We seek the justification of those
rights which have been SO openly violated. We
are still ready to stop the of our troops
if the Ottoman Porte will bind itself to observe
solemnly the inviolabirty of the orthodox Pravo-
slavnai) church. But if, through stubbornness
and blindness, it desires the contrary, them call
ing God to our aid, we shall leave him to decide
between us, and, with full assurance in the arm
fthe Almighty, we shall 60 forth to fight for the
orthodox faith"
Our London correspondent comments upon the
terms of this manifesto indicating readiness
on the Cars part to avoid extreme measures, if
possible; and the improvement of both the French
and English funds after its publication indicates
that Spectator 81 views are in accordance with
the general sentiment in London and Paris. The
mission of the Austrian messenger Count Gyulai,
to st. Petersburgh, is generally supposed to be
another favorable sign. The Vienna correspond
ent Of the London Times considers the count Is
mission as part of prearranged affair. Russia
he deems quite incapable at present of coping with
the opposition which her course has evoked, but
supposes that it was agreed that, to save appear
ances, small Russian corps should enter the
Danuban Provinces; that then Austria should
employ her influence with the Emperor Nicholas,
who would express his willingness to listen to the
friendly counsel of such faithful ally.
The opinion seems to prevail in quarters likely
to have information that tho proffcr of good offices
on mi RI If Ans fric Wt11 nj wi an
the Danubian provinces are occupied by the Rus
SLAMS, and the straits Of the Dardanel1es entered
by the combined fleets; and that then direct ex-
plantations will be found necessary between Rus
STA, on the one hand, and England and France on
the other. The correspondent of the Times also
throws out the following suggestion:
sit is also believed that in order to effect an
understanding between Russia and Turkey, M.
dc Bruck will propose to change the firmans of
the 7th instant into convention, in which, as
contracting parties, all the powers who signed
the treaties of 1841 would concur. By this means
Russia would be authorized TO say that what she
demanded was treaty, and that her demand had
been complied with. On the other hand, Turkey
might say that what she had, under a menace,
refused to power exclusively, she had not
hesitated to grant to all the great powers united
for the purpose of maintaining the peace of Eu-
rope.''
All this is, of course, mere superstition but it has
plausibility on its side. The invasion, however, is
fact, and it is observable that the French papers
seem to be more exasperated at this step on the
part of Russia than the English. The Russian
Ambassador at Paris had an interview with the
French Minister of Foreign Affairs in relation to
quantity of muskets having been supplied to the
Turkish government, which M. Kisselef COM
planned Of as an Indictment to war against Russia.
M. Drouyn de Lhuys gave the following expla-
nation:
SHE said that there was nothing contrary to
M Al
tiOns existing between France and Turkey, in
ceding at the request Of the latter certain num-
Der of muskets, 100000 instead of $4,000 first
mentioned.) Such services were mutually rem
dered by governments on anicabe terms with
each other and he denied emphatically that it
could be construed into act of hostility to Rus
STA, inasmuch as there was no declaration of war
made by that power against the Porte. He
trusted that that explanation would be sufficient;
he should feel regret if it were not, but he had
none other to give. 1t is said that M. de kisse-
left appeared quite satisfed-in diplomatic
sense-with the explanation"
We have scarcely information enough yet to
form decided opinion respecting the course likely
to be pursued by England and France. The Lon
don Examiner has strong article condemnatory
of Russia s policy toward Turkey, but it throws
no light upon the immediate policy of England
The Lodon Times also has article on the Gar s
manifesto, but it breathes no prophesy respecting
England course under the circumstances The
Daily Neacs mentions that the British cabinet sat for
four hours on the Cd of July, when the news that
the Gar had given orders for his troops to move
reached London. but thus leaves the future in
doubt:
Gas the stands, the public sense of ma
tional honor, deeply pledged for the preservation
of Turkey, puts hesitation out of the question
The Porte refused Prince Menschikoffs demands
confessedly and VIGOROUSLY by the advice of Lord
Stanford and M. dc la Cour, and in reliance on
the assurances of both that England and France
would never consent to any further elrroachments
of Russia-any national burglary-on either side
of the Danube. That encroachment is now about