Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-15
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

Further intelligence by the Canada ex-
plains the movement Of the combined
fleets, mentioned in our dispatch yester-
day. 1t hal been previously reported
that the Ulemas had called upon the
Sultan either to declare waragainst Russia
or abdicate. 1t appears that this was
done in the form of an address. The Sui
tan refused to yield to the dictation, and
from the violent tone of the address it
was feared that the refusal would be fol-
lowed by disturbances. Whereupon the
British and French Ambassadors each
ordered two steam frigates to be brought
up and anchored before Constantinople.
as much probably for the protection of
foreign residents as for any other purpose.
This is the whole story.
The British vessels were the Niger and
Tiger, and the French. the Conner and Mozc-
den. They were all under command of Rear
Admiral Barber Detina. Beside these the
Admiral has under his orders the British ships
Retribution, Fury and Caradore, and four
French frigates.
The Daily News of the Goth, states Iprob-
ably only repeats rumor or suggests the
possibility.-Eds. that Admiral Dundas has
received orders from the Brstish Admiralty to
move with the whole English feet from Besika
to COnstantinople.
The rejection by the Car of the Turkish
amendments, was known at ConstantinOrle on
the 18th, but ne crisis occurred and the Min
istry, at the date of the last letters. remained
without change
The Chief of the ulemans had apOloTized
for the disrespectful style of their address
and the feast OF Beriam had passed over with
out breach of the peace The Sultan an
peared in the procession, and was not modest
ed
Advices via Trieste, of the 18th. are that
better understanding prevailed between the
war and peace parties in the Divan.
The Austrian Lioyds says, under date Of
Constantinople, September 16, that the Pow
ers had not to that date induced the Porte to
accept the Vienna note, but the Sultan had
decided not to issue an appeal to the nation
at present
A Vienna letter OF the 21st states that Lord
WeStmOreland had received instructions from
his Government to insist that the proposed
declaration that the Vienna note contains
nothing dangerous to the SOVEREIGNTY of the
"hO"i' pC III d"u up III the FORM OF
protocol, us after the Interpretation given bv
Russia to the note, England might invite
but could not press the Sultan to adopt it, In
reply to this notification, the Austrian pleni-
potentiary is said to have informed the French
and British representatives, that from the po-
sition the Western Cabinets had taken. it
is DOW impossible for Austria to assent to any
collective declaration in the form Of proto-
col Vienna Correspondents of the English
newspapers state that the most perfect accord
existed between Austria and Russia with re-
spcct to Turkey.
The Trieste Gazette states that Russia de-
mands the Province of Daviston (2) in pay
ment of expenses In occupying the pricipali-
ties. This province possesses valuable mines
and forests, and commands Berkistan and
Circassia.
The Russians had sent forward detachments
to kaletal and Guirgebo, which latter place
they appear now to make their centre of ope-
rations
The Turks continued to erect defens:v,
works, and all points, from Varna to Neon
bia, were fortified