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greatly to the dangerous and difficult complications
of the present crisis.
THE PREPARATIONS. &C, IN RUSSIA.

The PREPARATIONS, &c, IN RUSSIA.
SrETTIN, (The Baltc), July 8, 1853.
Voluntary illuminations took place at st. Peters
burg when the order to cross the Pruth was pub
lished. Public excitement was at its height. The
streets were thronged. The Emperor was received
with accamations, and saluted on bended knee.
Several men danced before the Emperors carriage.
[Fron the National Gazette, PrussiAn paper, July
The corps OF Guards and the Russian Grenadiers
have entered the camp of Kraznozelo. The mani
iesto OF the Emperor Nicholas was read to them in
which the war against Turkey is represented as a
holy war; In favor of the Greek religion. The cadets
have entered the camp of Peterhoff
The Russian Baltic fleet il composed of three d.
vsions-one, under the white flag, is in the Baltic
another, with the red flag, is near Cronstadt; and
the third, under the blue hag is in that port where
all the war steamers are also at anchor.
Are such demonstrations and such preparations
made when desire is felt not to disturb the peace of
the world for the benefit of personal ambition? This
Is question which we willingly submit to the judg-
ment Of our readers calling their attention, at the
same time, to the attitude Of England and the Ian
An army Of eighty thousand Russians is to occupy
the prncipalities Contracts for rations have been
concluded for period of nine months.
The Russian officers at Warsaw are aocking to
Czenstochow, to make their vows before q miracu.
lous image of the Blessed Virgin they did before
the Hungarian war.
The above contains the latest intelligence from all
quarters Of Europe to the then existing aspect
OF the Eastern question: its complexities, the posi-
ton OF the great powers, and the existing popular
sentiment regarding the war probabilities down to
the annexed dates which the last dispatches re-
ceiyed from every geographical point Of, what we
may call, the theatre of war.
CoNsrANTINoPIE June q, 1868.
The representatives of the powers to pursue
the path of mediation. The demands OF Russia will
probsby be accepted to their ground work. but IN
the form In which they have been made. The French
sno Eng sh fleets st at Besika The Circasiaas
concentrating their forces, under the command Of
Scbamyl
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the London
Times, writing under date OF July |, says" From
all can gather should say that either the late ma
nesto has succeeded in awakening the religious fa
naticism of the lower and middle classes, or else it
is itself true reflex Of spirit already existing there
previously; be this which way it will, the spirit at
present at work in the classes have mentioned is
that OF new crusade against the Crescent. Men
well acquainted with the Emperor assure me that
man in his dominion feels so well as himself the
pulse Of his subjects incnations that whatever the
Court or the corps diplomatique may say or think,
the Emperor himself is the true thermometer Of Rus
sian feeling.
A diplomatic here has drawn my attention to what
ne states to be false reading OF the London treaty
Of July l3, 1S4l, now being put forward by the
French Government, tending to show that Russia is
guilty OF double perfdy in thus attacking Turkey
through Moldavia since she was party to the above
guarantee the integrity Of the Ottoman Empire.
The preamble OF this treaty, however, only states
that these five Powers experiment s desir to main
tain the integrity Of Turkey and it is mentioned
expressly III Lue fTOtOcO tnat Wnen AuStrla repre-
sentative proposed that clause should be intro
duced for securing the integrity of the Ottoman EN-
pre- 1t was our then Minister tor Foreign Affairs who
replied that "the Emperor Of Russia had acted
throughout in so loyal manner that no step ought
to be taken that should express mistrus in His I'm
perial Majesty"
Letters from Warsaw state the preparations that
have been made for war during the whole of the
past winter greater than those made in anticipa
ton Of the late Hungarian campaign. The army
Is now on the complete war footng the reserves and
the rear guard fully organized the military colonies
OF the guard at Novgorod, and of the cavalry in
Southern Russia, have been made mobile. Prince
Paskewtsch, it appears. will remain stationary at
Warsaw, in the neighborhood of which, at Powons,
a camp Of O,OO0 men is to be brought together.
The correspondent of the London Times, writing
to the state of popular feeling existing in that capi
tai with reference to the action of the Emperor
~ should describe the present excited state Of
feeling prevalent here as gaining an intensity in in
ratio with the station of the individual While,
as am given to understand, the highest military and
diplomatic officials opposed to the idea of war,
it is welcomed by the lower classes with fanatical
thusiasm. When the manifesto became publicly
known here, numerous Russians were known to fall
on their knees in the open street. and pray for bes
sings their great Gar the defender of the Ortho
dox faith, the warke champion of their holy Russia.
But the higher we mount in the social scale the clear
erthe atmosphere becomes; threatening clouds in
deed seen, but it is felt that the storm will blow over.
Not that any one here for moment entertains the
slightest idea that the Emperor pM giue ,cay in
onyhing, but still the conviction holds its ground
that means will be found to arrange the diff
fcIlty. In my last letter l mentioned my own
view of what l believed the resource will be,
and | still retain that expectation, although
meet with many who assert positively that as yet
"no mediation on the part of Austria has been ac-
cepted, proposed or even wished" Moreover, am
assured that protest has been despatched to the
Porte against the entrance of foreign fleets into the
Dardanelles. / cannot vouch for the accuracy Of
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necessary existing treaties providing for that point.
/ must not omit to MENTION that on occasion of the
publication Of the manifesto, the inhabitants of st.
Petersburg Illuminated their houses of their own
cord. In some of the English papers there is talk
of bombarding Sebastopol. l would beg to draw at
tention to - newly and highly scientifically built
fort of St. Irenus and the coast batteries there,
which, am assured, are well provided with Paix-
difficult an affair but that would be indeed cutting
OF our nose to be avenged of our face" The exports
Of Odessa last March Chiefly grain) amounted to
2,323,ss2 silver roubles. During the revolution of
Poland in 1880. the collection Of diplomatic archives
formed by the Grand Duke Constantine fell into the
hands Of the patriots, and large number of letters
were published One of them, addressed by Count
Nesselrode to the Grand Duke contains the fol-
lowing passage 1t is dated st. Petersburg, Februa-
ry IL, 1880 =
The object of our relations with Turkey is that which
we have proposed to ourselves by the saty of Adrano
Grand Segtior 1t only depended to march 10
oplo and to the Turkish empire No
power would have opposed that course. Immediate
danger would have mcnaced If had given the last
blow to the Ottoman monarchy in Europe But In the
opinion o. the Emperor that monarchy reduced to exist
only under the protection Of Russia and to merely
cute her Desires suited better political
and commercial interests than any new combination,
which would bave forced either to extend too far
domains by eonquests o-substtute for the Otoman
empire States which before long would have become
rivals in power civilization, manufactured, and wealth
ard 1t Ia that prir cipe OF his Imperial Majesty that
relations with the Divan regulated. Since
have not decided the ruin Of the Turkish government
endayor to support In is present state aud since
that cannot be useful to but by its defer
towards require from II the religious obser
ion Of is engagements and the prompt execution Of
all our wishes.
THE QUESTION IN TURKEY.
II Is said that the Porte will publish manifesto In
reply to the Russian proclamation. IN this mani
fcsto the Sultan pN make statement of all the acts
of injustice ,chich Turkey has for abore century
suffered at the hands Of The Russian Emperors. The
price Of Turkish arms in the Bazaar had risen enor
mously Of late, in consequence Of the demand which
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