New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-12
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

Upon the receipt Of intelligence that the Russian army
bad crossed the Pruth, had entered Mold,vs and
marching upon Wsllacha, the Turkish Government adj
dressed TO the Court Of st Petersburg and The Powers Of
Europe formal protest under date Of July H. This doc
ument entirely temperate in its language, and, in sub
stance ainaips precisely the ground which the Porte
has all along assumed It briefly rectes the we'll known
Incidents Of Menchko mission and the sudden dsclos
ure Of peremptory demands inconsistent with the
eighty of the soltan after the question Of the Holy Places
hsd been apparently adjusted 1t repeats the firm de
,ermr a;iCn Of the Sultan 10 maintain involate and
even to extend sl the rights and privileges enjoyed
by his Christian subjects but at the same time the
protest declares that the independence Of sovereign
State end if it does not retain among It's powers
that Of refusing without osnse, demand not authorized
BY any existing treaty the acceptance OF which would BE-
up,Tuous for the object 10 view and both hGmlahag
81 urious the party declining it, Under these cir
cumstanees tie Porte espresso great astonishnen and
resrst at the occupation Of the Prncpaties which
STYLED An integral part OF the Ottoman dOmnions' 1t
entirely cenies tie right Of interference claimed by Russia
on the basis of the Treaty Of Ksinsrdj and the special
claim il favor OF the Greek Church. which is not much
as Ismed in that treaty IL oers nevertheless 70 send
special Ambassador 70 81. Petersburg TO endeayor TO ID
some arrangement that will satisfy Russia wiihou, preiu
dice to the sovereignty Ct the Sultan but entirely
fuses any further apology the part Of the Slt4n the
subject Of religi,as privileges.
Lastly the positively denies the nigh. Of the Rls-
sArs to the Principslit such aggression il
states OILY be regarded declaration OF war but
The Porte snIious Rot to push its rights toe arhest
uis sblsins orhe present from the use Of force and
CO. fiji ia eli 10 formal and opea protest ag4ns, the az
gretion appealing at the tine 10 the Powers which
signed the Treaty Of ~ for their support and sntAn
ng attitude Of armed defense TIE folio wing trans.
laton Of This mpor AIT document:
pPfTF THE STrPTrNr pORrP
The following Is Translation Of the protest 4ds oy The
sublime Poite sgansl the occupation Of tbs Princp
by Rassis.
The sublime Porte has just learned officially that the
Rus amy has passed he Pruth and that has entered
Nodsvia tn The intention Of Ikswise occupying W4la
chs Itis n vem,n NJ, made without its concurrence up
On an integral pant empire has necessarily clussd
much pain surprise. Il Is painful 70 IL to the 10
habi4ns OF 10y Al and tranquil provinces exposed 20 al
te chances of nlt.ry occupation Il Is di1cat It
reconcile such aggression With the pacific declarations
burg lss often reiterated Ii still diff ul, for It
not be astoDishec al operation which strikes az the
prir ciI les esiablilled BY the Treaty Of ls4l
The Sublime Porte, expressing the sentiments which
this event has Excited cannot avoid plscug in clear z
some crcumstances TO which the Ministers Of his Imperial
Majesty have in vain attempted 10 give conclusion such
their love Of justice and Of peace would Make thsm
cesre.
The gotistons which opened by Agreement with
Prince MeEchkoE cJIfnsd At frst to points counec
ted slh difficulties relative the question u the Holy
Places ard TIE Differences which we're the principal o.