Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-25
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

PERA, APRIL 10, 1873.
His exceency the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in tax
ing cognzance at his accession to office Of the neota
toas which have taken place, has seen the dupdty OF
his predecessors he must be persuaded how little regard
has been paid to the respect due to the Emperor kus-
STA, and how great is his magnanmity in offering 70 the
Porte the Of getting out OF the embarrassment
which the bad faith Of its Ministers has places ~ IN
They he Ministers have abused the good faith their
Sovereign in placing him in opposition with his owl word
xnd placing him, respects his ally and his fnnd In
position which neither high decorum the sovereign
dignity admit.
While wishing to be forgetful of the past ard though
demanding by way Of reparaton any thing but the
dismissal of deceful minister and the patentexecution
of solemn PROMISES the Emperor found TO
require Solid guarantees for the future II, requires
them formal positive and securing the nvdabiity OF
the worship professed by the majority of the Christian
subjects, well of the Sublime Porte as of Russia, and
In fne by the Emperor himself He cannot desire others
than those whie he shall find henceforth in an nsru
ment equivalent 10 treaty, or treaty and independent
of the nerpr ations of iadysed and Inscriptions
delegate Ia ~ g,aaddtGre NAL ARISE peu co,sceneieur
The delays which have been occasioned hitherto in
adopting fin Il decision the propositions OF the Am
bassador of Russia obge him TO demand from the Porte
categorical bly, and which he cannot await any longer
He demands, scluently-
l. An exph ye frman the form of which to be
agreed to- ing the key of the Church of Bethlehem
and the silver placed the altar Of the nativity In
the subteanean part Of the same sanctuary the pos
session Of the roo of Gehsemane by the Greeks, with
the admission e Latns to exercise therein their wor
ship but yet taning the presidency of the orthodox
and their priority Tor the celebration OF the divine service
In this fnry; and in hne, in what relates TO the
common pose Of the Greeks with the Latins OF the
gardens Of Bethlehem, and the whole according to the
bases discussed between his exceency Raa Pacha and
the Ambassador.
2 A supreme order for the immediate repair by the
Ottoman Government of the cupola Of the Temple OF the
Holy Sepulrre with the participation OF the Greek Pa
trarch without the intermeddng of delegate of any
ether worship for the walling up come muree Of the
harems having view the sanctuary and for the de-
molton OF the harems contiguous to the cupoia II the
- thai Aar ha
dor is charged with obtaining these points formal
assurance and notification.
5. A sened, convention fof the guarantee Of the
Etrict quo of the privileges of the Catholic Greco
Russian worship Of the Church Of the East and OF the
sxnctuares which found in possession of that worship
exclusively in participation with other rites at Jeru
saIem.
The Ambassador must repeat, in this place, to the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs that which he has already
had occasion to express to him many times that Russia
does not demand from the Porte political concessions her
desire tranquze the consciences of the deyout by
the certainty of the maintenance of that which is and of
that which has always been pracsed up to our times
1t is then in pursuance of the hostile tendencies which
are manifested years past all which touches
Russia that she requires in the interest of the religious
communities of the orthodox worship and explcatve
sitive of the guarantesan act which would not af
feet in any degree either the other religions the rea
tons Of the Porte with other Powers.
The Ottoman Cabinet will also please to weigh well in
It's wisdom the gravity Of the offence committed in COM
pairing with the moderation of the demands of repara
on and of the guarantees which the sentiment of eg
defence might have placed in a more extern
sre and more peremptory.
The reply of the Minister of Foreign Affairs will ind
the Ambassador the Interior duties which he will
have to fulfil and which will not be otherwise than
formabe the maintenance of the dignity of the Govern
ment which he represents and Of the religion which he
processes.
Note addressed Ambassador Of Russia the Minister
Foreign Affairs Of The Sublime Porte
PERA MAY 5.
The undersigned Ambassador of Russia, had the honor
90 address his exceency the Minister of Foreign AT
fairs Of the Sublime Porte confidential communication
of the draught instrument calculated to offer TO the
Government Of his Majesty the Emperor solid and inyo
zbe guarantees for the future IN the interest oil the
ern Orthodox Church.
The thought that he might expect to meet
ON the part of Government of the Sublime Porte an
anxious desire to renew on that basis relations Of gcod
and cordial amity with Russia He must confess, with
deem regret that shaken in that conviction with
which he had been inspired from the beginning by the
gracious reception Of his Majesty the Sultan.
Animated nevertheless with that spirit of Cancellation
and kindness which distinguishes the policy Of his august
master the Ambassador did not reject the previous obser
vaons made to him by Rfaat Pacha both as respects the
form of the act and the tenor OF some OF
the articles which were to be introduced into It,
With regard the FORM the Ambassador maintains the
declaration that long and painful experience Of the past
in order to prevent hereafter all GOODNESS and
distrust between the Governments, solemn engage
uaent having the force Of a treaty.
As the contents and wording OF the articles OF that
act he insisted on previous understanding and seeing
With profound pain that procrastnaton OF the Ottoman
Cabinet and its evident desire to eude the discussion he
considered himself obliged by his verbal note Of the "
18th April recapitulate his demands, and to embody
them in the most pressing manner.
IL only to-day that the note Of his exceency the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, accompanying the copies Of
sovereign ORDERS relative TO the sanctuaries OF
Jerusalem and the cupola Of the Holy Sepulchre has
reached the Ambassador He considers that communion
ton TO imply continuation Of negotiation ms to the first
two demands contained in his note Of the 10Th of April
and will regard it duty to place those documents un
der the eyes Of his Government
But not having hitherto obtained any reply to the third
and most important point which claims guarantees for
the future and having been recently instructed to insist
with greater force in order to arrive at immediate
iuon Of the question which constitutes the principal OBJ
ect Of the socitude Of his Majesty the Emperor the AM
bassador is obliged TO address himself to-day his
celency the Minister Of Foreign Affairs combining this
time his reclamatons within the limits prescribed by
superior directions.
The bases Of the arrangement he is charged 70 obtain
remain materially the same.
The Eastern orthodox worship its clergy, and its pos
sessions, shall enjoy in future without any moestaon
under the @gs Of his Majesty the sultan the privileges
and mmunities insured to them ab antique and in virtue
Of principle Of high equity they shall participate in the
advantages granted TO other Christian worships
At jerusalem the Russian monks and pilgrims shall be
assimated, respects prerogayes, those Of other
foreign nations.
Those points, herein summary indicated shall form
the object Of sened which shall attest the mutual conf
dence Of the two Governments.
In this net the objections and difficulties repeatedly
expressed by his excelency Rifaat Pacha and some q
bis colleagues have been taken into consideration as h
Exceency viii perceive by the draft Of seaed which til,
Ambassador has the honor to the present note
IL Arnho Aofto Frrifh bn,a ~.