The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-15

tne creeks, has demanded that they should be
soaIanteeo. As, however, his Majesty the Sultan
. ~ ~ sacred duty to maintain perpetuav
VIZ p.,hnsge OF the Greeks, well OF all the
n .uHJec's o. ms empire, there is not the small
est intention Of destroying them: but ON ths Cor,
trary, OF ensuring without alteration their mainte
nance But, however strong and reciprocal tn.
..a .on"nen =. and confidence existing be-
tween RUSSIA and the Sublime Porte il il never
theless manifest that one State, by sic nino an en-
gagement with another, in a matter 40 internsI
would entirely destroy the basis of its independ
The Sublime Porte, which has voIuntar;iv moi,
tained from the earliest times the rights and nriy
s accorded TO Its subjects, and above all to the
thar, =; VII continue to preserve and maintain
mem IN like manner henceforward
In renewing once more the assurance of tic nm
aiteraoie resolution in this respect the Ottornsn
government 10 desious of manifesting formally its
Sehtiinents OF respect and regard for the Emneror
and his government vi
PRINCE MENsCHIKoFF's REPLY.
j., Prince Menschikof acknowledges the recent of
tne ministers note, April %, Gold STYLE and ex-
renced at the sentiments of friendship and recsrd
manifested therein by his Majesty The Sultan TO-
ward the Emperor of Russia, az well as the assnr.
ances OF the Porte OF its desire to strengthen those
bonds of amity which unite both goverpmerts
He is, however, compelled to express his astonjsb
ment at the want of confidence evinced bv Inc
Porte IN refusing to accede TO frank and legitimate
demands, such as were specified in his note This
mlstrust displays itself principally in the suspicion
OF the Porte respecting the intentions of Russia
supposing them to be of nature calculated to
infringe on the sovereignty of his Majesty the
Sultan.
He is unwilling to recur to the causes and mo.
tlves which have awakened the fears Of his august
master In regard to the future lot and welfare of
the Eastern Christians. His mission is only to
negotiate, and to come, possible, to an amics BILE
understanding on these points with his Majesty
the Sultan However, he would feel himself under
tne necessity OF considering his mission at an end
In case the Ottoman government persisted in its
refusal, but is still disposed to allow for the con-
sloeratlon OF this matter another term of delay
ending on Saturday, May IA.
THE LATEST,
Constantinople letter dated Nav I6. nublisbed
IN second edition of the<London Times states
that Turkish steamer had been sent to Ervpt To
assist In transporting the troops that Abbas Pasha
mas reaoy at the Suitan's disposal The Minister
OF war had sent couriers to the whole of the pro
vlnces OF the empire TO call the militia to arn,e
and TO prepare them TO act at the shortest notice
mere were rumors at Paris that the Russians had
actually advanced, but this was probably mere
surmise.
A second edition of the Morning Chronicle npb
nshes the following postscript from ts Paris cor
respondent:
81 have just heard that letters received at the
Russian embassy from st. Petersburg contain the
language towards Turkey These
on hearing of the rejection of his ulfi,natum that
ne would carry bis cannon to Conetantinople 10
punish the lnsolence of the Porte
- his is presumed to be incorrect becs use the
emperor could not have heard of the rejection of
the uItanlatum at the date of lettersi