Washington sentinel., 1853-10-09
From the New York Herald.
The Turkish Question.

of the 9Th, the greatest excitement still pre-
vailed. A petition was in circulation, and had
obtained great number Of signatures, calling
upon the ministers either TO make war or to
conclude an honorable peace.
The feeling of the Turks is, that having col
lected a large army from the most distant parts
of the empire, declaration of peace and con
sequent disbandment of these troops would be
almost as bad as an irruption of the enemy. 1t
was not supposed that in the present state of
affairs, any collision would ensue ON the Dan
ube. Without further provocation, the Rus
slams would scarcely cross the Danube at this
late season, and Omer Pasha's operations are
mainly, if not entirely, on the defensive.
1t is in Asia that collision is most to be
apprehended, as there the Turks, surrounded
bya sympathizing Mussulman population, have
onlyto give the signal to raise around the stand
ard Of Islamism all the warlike populations of
Kurdistan, Lazistan, Daghistan, and also Of Cir
| cassia.
In Constantinople incendiary plaeards con
| tinue to be circulated. Several caricatures
have also appeared against England. In one
of these the emperor of Russia is represented
as breaking into Buckingham palace; Prince
| Albert rushes out to defend his house and fam
| lily; but Lord Aberdeen holds him back, de-
The English names Of the ships s-ofwar have
also been modified into Turkish bywords ex-
pressing anything but respect towards the
English.
All sorts of alarming rrlmors we're flying thick
and fast. Among other very doubtful news
that had been sent to Paris was u report that
a depaaation q Tie Uiema--or united bodies Of
priests, lawyers, and men Of letters-haa called
on the Sultan eie, to declare ioar against Rus-
| sid, or TO db0icdte the throne. The time allowed
| for his answer was to the feast of Kurban Bal
| ram, on the l4th. The peace party, however,
| would be satisfied with a demonstration from
| the combined fleets, and the dismissal of the
| Minister of War; A general feeling prevailed
at Constantinople that the Sultan would make
no further concession either to Russia or the
Powers.
| There is also rumor that the dispute be-
tween the French and English ministers at
Constantinople had been revived the French
minister insisting that the fleets should come
up to Constantinople, and Lord Redcliffe
strongly objecting to any movement at present.
Besides all this, a new and important fea-
ture, though one not unforeseen, has arisen in
the question. Austria begins more pointedly
than before to show symptoms of her Russian
leaning. A despatch from Vienna September
20, received at Paris, states that Austria does
not altogether adhere to the proposition Of the
two western powers respecting the collective
note to be given to the Porte, containing u
guarantee against any future interference on
the part of Russia between the Porte and its
subjects"
Letters from Vienna, of 7th September state
that on that day the representatives of the four
powers again met in conference, when propo-
sition to draw up note to the Porte, giving to
the Sultan such assurances respecting the force
and meaning of the original Vienna note as
would remove his objections, was discussed and
rejected
The Independence Beige adds, that after this
incident, the ministers of France and England
declared that, before all things, it was necessa-
ry to work with energy to induce the Porte to
accept the first note. Instructions had been
sent to Lord Redcfie and M. de la Cour to
that effect.
| THE LAST TURKISH MANIFEsTo.-One of the
| Paris correspondents mentioned some days
| since that manifesto was expected to appear
on August 80, in the official journal of Con-
stantinople and that this document had APP
peared Sept. 4th. We are not aware that it
has been generally circulated, as we find it
stated in letters from Constantinope that owing
to the exctnment nccasinned hy tho ayPeeted
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copies were struck Off 1t was added that the
prohibition of publication was out of Difference
to the ambassadors at Constantinople, who
were expecting dispatches from their govern
ments The manifesto lin Turkish) was re-
ceived in town on Sunday. The translation we
subjoin if not word for word, the same as the
original (which is, as usual, full of oriental am
phfcations,) is yet substantially transcript of
the document. The Sultan begins thus =
THE MANIFEsTo.-After the occupation of
Wallachia and Moldavia by the Russians, the
Sublime Porte protested before the four powers,
in conformity with it's ancient custom. Some
days before the departure of Prince Menschikofl
from Constantinople, the Sublime Porte had
framed a note which, in consequence of its not
having been accepted by the Russian ambassa-
dor, remained unexecuted. One of the terms
of that note was the evacuation of the princi-
! palities, after which an ambassador was to
| repair to st. Petersburg. The four powers in
terfered, with the view Of bringing the two
parties in dispute to an amicable arrangement
and with that object they framed note, which
was Immediately communicated to them. That
note was accepted by Russia in the same form
in which it was drawn up, and we were in
formed of this by the telegraph from Vienna rs
far as Belgrade and thence by an extraordinary
courier. By that act the four great powers
gave proofs of their good will, and their friend
ship for the maintenance of our integrity. The
Vienna note, when examined with attention,
showed some points which could not and which
cannot be admitted either by his majesty the
Sultan, who desires to maintain the right of his
ancestors in this grave question, or by his min
isters, who are bound by it.
For some months past the government of his
majesty has made great preparations with the
object of maintaining its integrity, and such
being the case, the note to which we have re-
fcrred cannot be accepted; and to resolve the
pending question It cannot accept other than
the note modified by the Sublime Porte, and
under the official guarantee Of the four powers.
1t is to that point the solution tends, and of this
all its ambassadors have been informed
On the same question we have received a
letter from his majesty the emperor of Austria,
to which we have replied after the same manner
in which we now express ourselves
Such is the actual state of the question, and