The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-04

ALEXANDRIA, May g. 1854.
Persecution and Expulsion Of the Gres-American Inter
rsntion in their Fdpor-Noble and Energetic Conduct Of
the american Consul General, Mr.. Ei,rin de Leon
Another Kossta Attempt on the Part Of Austria Fbled
BY his Firmness.
The fact must be well known by this time to the Amer
lean public Of the cessation Of diplomatic and ccmmer
cia relations between Turkey and Greece, and also Of
the very short term Of fifteen days which the Sultan al
lowed to the Greeks without distinction Of standing,
rex age to depart from his territories. As
lie arrived here the Egyptian government
Gated to the Greek authorities and also posted the
q der about the streets mentioning the short period In
which the Greeks should depart and giving the sricest
orders to the Turkish authorities 10 collect to the last
farthing all that the Greeks owed to the government
So by the above harsh you easily perceive that
the intentions of the evil towards the
unfortunate Greeks they to be left at the discre
ton of the local authorities who have turned deaf
to the and rcmonstances Of the Greek
authorities.
The local had began to use every forcble
to obge those who owed money to the govern
ment pay not taking the least notice Of those who
had 10 receive from the government The Governor
also the Chief of the Police forced the Greeks to pay al
most everything that Mahomedan would demand
debt Of the Greek to him, without justly examining the
demand If the Same Greek proposed that he ought to
he paid ALSO he had to receive Of Anhomsdans or
another Greek presented himself having to receive
from Mahomedan, no attention was paid to his de-
mand that the poor Greek forced either to pay
lie imprisoned being al the time threatened wit
the bssinado he did not pay. Old cases, many year
lefore settled both POLITICAL criminal and commsrcal
were renewed and brought TO trial Very old IN
ment as by private individuals and with all those tn
positive departure Of the Greeks was insisted upon within
fifteen days. with threats that the measures woo be
still The Greeks being citizens Of free natl
called upon directly by the local authorities and
some pre,sndng a FIRST not 70 think 1t right to go unless
for by their authortythat Is the Greek Con
sui Generathey dragged BY force te the Turkish
police, and to the Governors house and ensrs LOOK
creek Consul General himself was forced to pay,
have been informed, sums that he never owed or else
they might have iltre him That you may be con
,ncsd To what extent these unjust dongs ba reacher
Will briefly relate 10 ycu few instances, as which
| myself was present and an eye witness.
A certain Mahomelsn had sman garden near tb
Aouse Of Greek, in which there three four dat
trees the former calling the latter to the police ONCE
losing eighty dollars Tho trses not producing o mucl
fruit building IT, tho Turkish nsgstra TO- with
out much examination justified the kAhomedar, and to-
the Greek to pay arrcstng him Till be should ia tn
Greek however, hrough! his case 70 the notice OF th
French Consul who accepted the arbitration Of tn,
Ton years ago company OF cocpers had hour ut fror
| the government credit large lot OF slaves whc
they had paid, excepting one who died two years ago
| extreme poverty before completing his PAY ment. III
triaing amount remaining TO pay was about tire
dollars the government demanding IL through tn
| Greek consulate, Vas then told that the man died
tiemcy poor, and that there way TO pay it, an
therefore the government ceased 10 demand The trdc
sum Now, howeser, the police magistrate took up q
other coerer, Greek, Of the name, and insis
upon bis paying In vain they try to persuade the OH
that this is isot the oebtor the magistrate insists
has TIE poor Greek sin Imprisoned Another Greek,
sidi,y in town about cy's journey from Alexandra
bad some dispute with Turk, when they came blow
many Jays before tie Greek authortss were depfivo
their fowcr, and everything was syicably settled
Ntisn the order Of expulsion arrived the Mahofned
Wrought an action against the Cree and the governor
cfeer Of that place sent the paint " the tover
of Alexandria, who sent for t.lm and as ne answc
fom his consulate, b va. isissd, bad ls hands bsv