Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-01
FOREIGN.
THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The foreign papers received by the late arrival
contain the following interesting documents, having
an important bearing upon the great European ques.
tion and the impending war:
Reply Of Me Emperor of Russia to the Deputatio,
from the Society Of Friends
The Emperor after listening with kind attention to the
address said he wished to offer explanation of his
views as to of the present unhappy differences
Ills observations in the of the conversation were
nearly as follows:
We received the blessings of Christianity from the
Greek Empire; and this has established and maintained
ever since link Of connexon both moral and religious
between Russia and that Power The ties that have thus
united the countries have subsised for nine hundred
years and severed by the conquest of Russia by
the Tartars and when, at later period, country
succeeded in shaking of that yoke and the Greek Empire
in its turn fell under the sway of the Turks, still
tinued take lively interest in the welfare of
reigionists there; and when Russia became powerful
enough to resist the Turks, and to dictate the of
peace paid particular attention to the webeng of
the Greek Church. and procured the insertion in
sive treaties of the important articles in her favor
have myself acted my predecessors had DONE and the
treaty of Adranople in 1922 explicit the for
mer in this respect. Turkey, her part, recog
missed this right of religious interference, and fulfilled her
engagements until within the last year two, when, for
the first tme she gave reason to complain will not
advert to the parties who were her principal instg
tors that occasion Suffice it to say that it became
my duty to interfere and to claim from Turkey the full
flment of her engagements. My representations were
pressing but friendly and have every believe
that would have been settled if Turkey had
not been induced BY other parties to believe that had
uterior objects in view that aiming at conquest
aggrandzement and the ruin Of Turkey have soemrly
dsclamed, and do solemnly dscsim, every such
motive. -. | do not desire war; abhor it sin
oerey you do and ready to forget the past if only
the opportunity be afforded me- have great
Queen whom admire, not only sovereign, but
lady, wife, and mother. have placed full confidence
in and have acted towards her in frank and friendly
spirit felt my duty to call her attention to future
dangers which considered later likely to arise
in the East in consequence Of the existing state Of things
What my part prudent foresight has been unfairly
construed in your country into designing policy and
ambitious desire of conquest This has deeply wounded
my feelings and afflicted my heart Personal insults and
invecves regard with Indifference. 1t is beneath my
dignity to notice them and ready to forgive all that
is personal to me- and to hold out my hands to my
mics in the true Christian spirit cannot understand
what of complaint your nation has against Russia
am anxious to avoid war by all possible means. will
not attack, and shall only act in sefdefence. cannot
be indifferent to what the honor of my country
have duty to perform as sovereign. As Christian
ready to comply with the precepts of religion On
the present occasion my great duty to attend to the in
terests and honor of my country"
The deputation then remarked that as their mission
Of political character, but intended simply
convey to the Emperor the sentiments of their
ciey religious body, they did not feel to be their
place to enter into any of the questions involved in the
present dispute; but, with the Emperors permission,
they would be glad to call his attention specially to
few points: .....
They said that they and many others in their own
country had incurred the dsavor of the supporters
the present military system by advocating the settlement
of international disputes by arbitration They also re-
marked that seeing that while Mahomedansm avowedly
ustfes the employment of the sword in propagatipg its
doctrines Christianity is emphacaly religion peace
there appeared with reference the dspue peculiar
propriety in Christian Emperor's exercising forbear-
and forgiveness And they added that the event
of European war, among the thousands who would be
its victims those who the principal causes Of it
would probably not be the greatest sufferers but that the
heaviest caates would fall innocent with their
wives and children.
The Emperor, before quitting the apartment informed
the deputaon that the Empress desrous of seeing
them They accordingly at introduced to her
and to the Grand Duchess Olga with whom they had an
agreeable interview.
The deputaton were subsequently informed, through
Baron Nicoay, that the Emperor desired to transmit
the Society of Friends written reply to their address,
which was accordingly forwarded to them previous to
their departure from ST. Petersburgh. copy of that
document is subjoined.
JOSEPH sTURGE of Birmingham.
ROBERT CHARLET0N, Of Bristol
HENRY PEASE, of Darlington.
LONDON, 2jTH OF ID MONTH, 1854