Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02
His Highness REDscHID- PAcHA,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
FROM THE LONDON TIMES OF JUNE IL.

FROM THE LONDON TINES JUNE IL.
The announcement in the Paris Moaiter that the
French and English Governments have transmitted orders
to the sauadrons Of both nations to approach the Darda
nees corroboraes the opinion have for days
pressed as TO the Importance which affairs in the East
have assumed At the time there is nothing at
present to justify the belief that these will
proceed beyond the roads Of Tenedos Beska Bay al
though the Ambassadors Consantnople would in the
event OF the outbreak Of hoses find themselves in
position to Command the services Of the Admirals But
until peace be actually broken, IL must be remembered
that the straits closed by the convention Of 184l
against the naval forces Of all the Powers and il is Of
vital Importance the maintenance Of peace that sig
nal Of hosties should be given by departure from the
terms Of that agreement Surprising that the Russian
Government adheres TO the which il has indicated
in its latest communications the other Powers il would
seem that time must still elapse before any decisive
events can The courier who the bearer Of
last demand addressed to the Porte left ST. Petersburgh
on or about the LIST Of June. He would require seven
or eight days TO reach Constantnope he is then in
sructed wait eight days for answer and to return
so that would be before the Goth Of that
to commence hostiltes could be given.
But in the mean time, the Russian Government will
have received from all the principal States Of Europe the
strongest against the conduct il has
ht 10 pursue. II will have learnt that in every part
the civilized world these demands have excited the ut
most establishment, augmented by their papabe incon-
oLGs and by the rules policy he has proessed to follow
this and many former occasions; aud wholly
at loss to conceive what reply the Russian Cabinet is
prepared to give to representations unanimous for
chile and so true. 1t has indeed been asserted be-
half Of Russia that she has asked for than the
Christian population had enjoyed Of DID, and that the
rights which she now affects to claim the natural con-
sequence and fufment of the rights she had already
qured under the treaty Of Kainard in IVA But this
argument, II it have any weight at ALL is absolutely de-
sructive Of the new pretensions advanced BY Prince
for If Russia already such rights
there is no further that she should demand Them
and II she does not possess them, her whole case mea
sured by her existing treaties with the Porte, falls to
the ground
The seventh article Of the treaty Of Kainard birds
the Porte constantly to protect the Christian religion
and its churches and allows the Minister'S Of the Imperial
Court at Russa to make all occasions representations
well in favor Of the church to be built ut Constan
tinope ms OF those who ofciate in it. promising to take
such representations into consideration proceeding
from person of trust and sincere friend. The pre-
tension that this stipulation in favor Of particular
church at Consantinople, and those who ohcate in IT, Is
to become the basis Of treaty embracing the whole
population Of the Greek Church in the East will not sup
port moments discussion and, il this question were
to be settled before any tribunal in the world we should
have no fears to the result.
We have already received warning that the Court OF ST.
Petersburg disposed to deal with the case by the
occupation Of the Principaes the Danube than by
controversial correspondence; and the short communca
ton Of Prince Menschkof to the Porte encourages no re-
lance on the cxpedent which bad been regarded as the
best method Of escaping from this dangerous predicamen