Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-06-15
1NpopTANT FROM TURKEY.

Prince took his departure from Constantinope
for Odessa. The ambassadors OF France and
England, aud the ministers of Prussia and Aus
tria had previously agreed to make joint at
tempt at reconciliation between the Dyan and
the Russian Envoy. Their attempt, however,
WIS fruitless. as Menschikof persisted in his
demand for the immunites of the Greek Church.
notwithstanding this intelligence" (snys the
Moniteur) sit seems difficult to believe that
the rupture of diplomatic relations between Rus
STA and the Ottoman Porte will be followed by
hostities. One guarantee is the wisdom ofthe
Court of ST. Petersburg, and its assurances of
peace recently given to oil the European COURTS
and another consists in the fnct that, according
to the right of nations, the refusal to accede to a
demaud of concessions and advantages not pre-
viousIy agreed to, is not regarded as suff-
Gent reason for the commencement OF hostii-
ties"
The following is nm abridged but faithful trans
lation of the reply of the Porte to the note in
which Prince Meuschkof first demands
guarantee for the rights of the Greek Chris
tians-
The Minister of Foreign Afflirs acknowledges
the receipt of Prince Menschikoff's note of the
18th inst. He has perused the same with atten-
ton, as we'll as the various documents by which
it is accompanied Inasmuch as the Ottoman
government is DESTROYS of maintaining the friend
Iy relations at present existing between Russia
and the Porte; aud inasmuch as his Majesty the
Sultan is equally anxious to attain that object, and
to strengthen by every means in his power that
friendship that has so loug existed between him
and his Majesty, the Emperor OF Russia, the Sub
lime Porte, conformaby with the duties OF
good neighbour, is firmly resolved to regulate ami
caby all matters connected with the demands OF
Russia, in as far it is possible so to do without
compromising the interests aud Independence OF
the Ottoman Empire.
10 reply to the different points contained in the
| document annexed to the note of Prince Men
schikoff, the minister has to Observe in the first
place, that the Sublime Porte by means OBJ
| jects to confirm its decision adopted in late
ference, ad hoe, relatively to the demands con-
| corning the monks and pilgrims, as we'll as the
| church and hospital at Jerusalem.
| The sublime Porte and his Majesty, the Sui
tau. have always considered j. a duty to preserve
intact the religious hts and privileges accor-
ded to its subjects. but Russia nevertheless, APP
pearing doubt the sincerity of these sentiments
! in regard to the Greeks, has demanded that they
should be guaranteed, As, however, his Majes-
| ty, the Sultan. considered tia sacred duty to
| maintain perpetually the privileges of the
Greeks as we'll as of all the other subjects OF his
empire. there is not the smallest intention of des-
troying them; but on the contrary. of ensurng
! without alteration their maintenance. But,
! however strong aud reel proca the friendly SEN
timents and confidence existing between Rus>
STA and the sublime Porte, it is nevertheless mani
fest that one State, by signing an engagement
with another, in a matter so internal, would en-
tirely destroy the basis of its independence.
The sublime Porte, which has voluntarily
maintained from the earliest times the rights
and privileges accorded to its jects, and above
all to the Greeks, will continue to preserve and
maintain them in like manner henceforward.
In renewing once more the assurance of its
unalterabIe resolution in this respect the Otto
man government is DESTROYS of manfesting for
mally its sentiments of respect and regard for the
Emperor and his government.
PRINCE MENsCHKoFF's REPLY.
Prince Menschikoff acknowledges the receipt
of the Ministers's note, April %, told stye) and
expresses the high satisfaction which he has
experienced at the sentiments of friendship and
regard manifested therein by his ma jesty the
Sultan towards the Emperor of Russia, we'll
as the assurance of the Porte of its desire to
strengthen those bonds of amity which unite
both governments. He is, however, compelled
to express his antonishment at the want of con
fdence evinced by the Porte in refusing to nc
cede to frank and legitimate demands, such as
were specified in his note. This mistrust dis
plays Itself principally in the suspicion of the
Porte respecting the intentions of Russia-sup-
posing them to be of nature calculated to in-
fringe on the sovereignty of his Majesty the Sui
tan
Ie ~ uhWi"S u tecui 10 tHe causes anu
motives which have awakened the fears of his
august master in regard to the futute lot ant
welfare of the Eastern Christians. His mission
Is only to negotiate and to come, if possible, to
an nmicabe understanding on these points with
his Majesty the Sultan. However, he would
feel himself under the necessity Of considering
his mission at end in case the Ottoman go
vernment persisted in its refusaI-but is still dis
posed to allow for the consideration OF this mat
ter another term of delay ending on Saturday,
May IA.
California gives by the arrival ofeach steamer,
renewed evidence Of prosperous and growing
State Most people have their attention called
to the quantity of gold procured in the Califor-
mia mines, and think more of the gold produced
there than they do ofany other product of the
soil. We are, however. more and more struck
with the agricultural power of this new State
than even with the gold which comes from