Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-12
FOREIGN MATTERS.


The note from oxER pAcHA to Prince GonrscHAKor Is
firm resoute decided but courteous and conoiliatorv
1t repeats the offer Of fifteen days grace the eyacua
ton OF the Prncpates before force should be resorted
to. We give translation Of this letter:
Monsieur LIE GENERAL 1t is by the order Of my Gov
eminent that have the honor to address this letter to
your Excelency.
Whilst the Sublime Porte exhausted all means Of cop
ciaon to maintain at peace and its own indepen
dence the court of Russia has ceased to raise Difficult
ties in the way Of any such settlement and has ended with
the violation Of Understanding the two Prncpalities
OF Moldaya and Walacha integral parts Of the Ottoman
Empire.
True to its pacific system the Porte instead of exer-
csing Its right to make reprisa confined itself then
to protesting and did not deyae from the way that might
lead to an arrangement
Russia, the contrary, far from eyncng correspond
ing sentiments has ended by rejecting the proposals
commended by the august mediating cours-proposals
which were alike necessary to the honor and to the
rty Of the Porte.
There only remains for the latter the indispensable ne
cessy Of war; But MS the invasion of the Princpaes
and the violation of treaties which have attended it are
the yerabe causes of war; the Sublime Porte as last
expression of its pacific sentiments proposes your Ex-
cellency by my intervention the evacuation Of the two
Provinces, and grants for your decision of fifteen
days to date from the receipt Of this letter If within
this interval negative shall reach me from your
Excelency, the commencement Of hoshtes will be the
natural consequence
While have the honor to make this ntmaton to your
Excelency embrace the opportunity to offer the
ahces oI my niSh esteem OMAR.
The following is Prince GoRrscHAKoFF's reply: 5 II
My master is not at with Turkey, but have or
ders not to leave the Prncpaes until the Porte shall
have given to the Gear the moral satisfaction he demands
When this point has been obtained will evacuate the
Principaties immediately whatever the time the
If am attacked by the Turkish army, viii de-
fend myself, confne myself to the defensive.
GonTscuAKoFF.
The Paris Moniteur of October 20 contains decree
granting extraordinary credit of 5000 000f to the
Minister of Marine The Ministerial report on which
this decree is founded states that France has present
two squadrons Of forty ships Line with proper
tonate increase in the number of gaes and cor
yettes There is in the French navy steam ne-ofbat-
ship, the Napoleon four with auxiliary power
peted while nine others being fitted for steam and
will be ready for within the two months Six
steam vessels after the model of the Napoleon
the Stocks and will be launched about the end of 1854
ned by SO ,635 sailors, gunners, and marines
The Monteur contradicts the statements Of sundry
Italian and German newspapers the affairs of Rome.
Those papers asserted that Papa delegate had been
sassnaed Ravenna that there had been Instruction
at Civta Veccha that thirty thousand political prisoners
mmured the Pontfca dungeons and that the Pope
accompanied by General dAndre had held general
view of the French troops "These various Statements
says the Monteur, are altogether without foundation
The trial of the thirtytwo persons concerned in the
conspiracy Of the Opera Comque has been postponed
to the 18th of November before the Court of Asszes of
Paris Twenyseven Of the accused in custody Ac-
cordng to the Indictment the object of their plot
assassnate the Emperor and destroy the form of Gov
eminent.