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Correspondence u ths .SD;r;t II .yrn,} q.

.S'''>s eEst eitn1Aza cannot as ectIrfEArd
myself y thoroughly established unaertak ssaevsr-
.as'ess, to comply with ny promise. But alloing
s. you Eust pssIsspcet me q give you Aat hing
hike detailed account Of the political no,es5sn.s q
the European Powers which are Il present sssitine
50 much interest IL the World Because pro;aSly S
do 50 would require more time and space thasI can
possibly spare yda at present and becapss also.
what my letter would contain upon those ssiec,s.
would, N al probability, reach yoa some alssiAfier
yon had learned fhe substance II its contsIs SION,
o'her soarcss-io1' assure yen believe thsk keas
irona Sonssantnople, q least such news IS ~ b.
reiiea aen Is eaen soue distance on its ws issoss
we Atlantic before t reaches here That I'D saay
know with what delightful irregularity the n,k arc
received here WA meniion that take two & Is,on
newspapers, the Times and the Daily NsEsss-
iet often see their leaders in Gaiignans sles-
senger published it Paris before receive t,isna.
pers themselves
Eut as every BODY, public and private, i sfsala-
ting upon the result Of the Great Easterid siaes-
+ ton, as il is called few conjeetures Of fkiswu
upon that sueiest together with few facts iSIich
You may not have seen, may possibly enterts S5iou.
I IS Utmost impossible, just now draw any tolia-
bic Conclusion fromthe state Of affairs at preseatex-
isting between Russia and Turkey, and, inleeh. so
very contradictory are the reports which va dIy
receive frem the seat OF war, that it is necessh 10
wait many days, after the reported occurrence 5ay
important event before the irtA can be recslr d.
One thing however, Is very certain. and that Il, Shat
The sFmpathies efthe whole Christian world exsspt
possibly, those Of THE Government Of AUSTRIA ars On
the side Of the sEnfdel Turk against his bafbaEpas
invader; and the decided drubbing which Char
Pacha gare the Russians at oltetxa has bern Sail
ed in Europe with afjoy almost As universal is HAT
which win greet 1t in America There are various
coniectures as to thd efectwhich that victory and
the less important ones which The Turks havGg ailed
l in Asia and on hcIBlack Sea viii have upanlsho
Emperor of Russia. Many persons pretend toE se-
vetha he is aready heartily tired Of the gsatIhe
has commenced, and would willingly abandoa.it,
could he do SO without mourning the imputasoalof
cowardice, and without sacrificing what he now Be-
-lieves to be at stake, viz hisimperal honor Ism
of very different opinion myself, however eliEy,
the Emperor Of Russia made Up his nina many
months ago, to take and to keep the Turkish friAei
palities let the consequences be what they n,i,hts
Ofeonrse he would prefer to keep them Without i
contest with France Hnds England but the dreaas,s
that contest viii nevAr deter him from holding thsin
M
nor viii he ever withdraw man Of his army frtan
them, until be shall be compelled to do SO by suit-
rer military isEss Kilsl chose
the Emperor to abandon the Provinces he has sezti,
quietly to pull us stakes recall his troops, and We
good, precious, quiet Emperor, betake himself ~
his own side of the fence and keep the peace IN n
ture-whilst they are thus amusing themselves ssd
entertaining the world with suchspecmens Of diEp-
macy as ii has rarely witnessed Nicholas, as eH4r-
relic 4 man and probably as able Communicates
any in Eurape is taking his measures and making
his preparations with a determination, which seeta
10 me 70 say. as plainly as words could sayit:
will let go these Turkey-wings which have! sezsd
! when you force me to do it but not sooner hsn
! England aud France Iattempt to force him In ny
| opinion they viii be compelled 10 DO so, although
/ cannot help thinking that if Great Britain coa1d
/ now find any trick ANY device any starting hGie"
/ by which, without a6pen and apparent shame 10
avoid the coming contest, she would not hesitate 10
avail herself Of it. There is none such left her how
ever. and she wiz be compelled to cooperate with
| France heartily and zealously. As for the latter
| Power have always been Of opinion that she has
hitherto been restraihed by England, aud thar bnt
fer that restraint she would long SINCE have assun
! ca d much more decided tone towards Russia. hit
from the speech recently delivered By Count Hara-
quay dIIiiiers, the French Minister, TO the Sultan,
which YOU win haveseen, it Is impossible longer 90
doubt the determination to which the French Cow
eminent has come lTrue, there is another cenies~
enee spok In az to held either in London Gr Paris
W. hort is to be made to preserve
"A peace 81 and ii is said that Austria Il
parfienlariy .,sthat this should occur: y ne
tier any sue will actually be hsld. and
i what will I'D II it. is impossible 10 sly
! / For my own . x. not believe any thing 81 the
sort will be coiiyoked and lift shall, do not think
the result Of it will be reconciliation Of the present
: difficulties Austria may we'll desire peace7-for
take what side she may, (and who can dputA bel
Joining Russia? general war viii Jeopare beg yer'
: existence nation. Suppose my conIecfres slat
r prove correct and the coming Spring 9haBjhnt
j, England France Turkey and Russia engaged Il
real hostilities who possibly calculate ing con
sequences of the tremendous struggle that viii tnsue
j aguessn there are some shaky thrones oFer her
g that will beapt to go BIZ the board and Taore ma
one burdensone yoke cast off forever. The lsrits
Q newspapers haye, for many m6Rths past beeR 81
Il tenatically employed in undertaking the power an
IL resources Of RUSSIA; and because Nicholas feSeni
caused TO be Withdrawn freHa the Bank q EnFlan
ii 100000 or e700oD0 they have raised FFeats hot
= Of triumph, and proclaimed 70 the world tnqt Y
: Majesty is bankrupt positive paHPer that liess p
& solatelyin want that amount TO support ms star
fne troors dat his credit IS wholly gone, ane h
as national insolvency hourly threatens MIN Wlg u
= minent ruin &C. &C. II Nicholas ever reads "a
these silly illusions how they must ampSe tliiE,
How complaisantly he can smile ~ lhetns Y YEA ,
q remembers that since the month OF august lnss
n has withdrawn from securities 10 he Danh VsrH
u Land and The city Of London upwards q % Elsa
Of pounds sterngthat he has WltnarANn 15pa
Banks Of France more than tnht y
md upwards OF thirteen millions q poun1s, nc sfsassl
e. mart IL which he has transmitted % hoitana e
- treafure greater IN amount than bp
- 49, ..s-etber-that these are not by Aly meal
ed All his JefsoaaE not9I ihs Pc
hui his Individually be can carry On Irc ~
" campaigns without increasing the aIes q ~ p
as ,le-and that with an Increasing reveHae thf
sional debt IL lis iptoie Empire does nos rq7aA
- ,srys fateresf 81 that Of Great Britain yohn
Ia,rrot =, abandoned the silly custom 81 uEdfrf
If annonerits or Of his rivals either. / q
ut : cent sDecisnen II his talk about ETother v
.a,han.s designs ution the Sandwich lslapds ana
Il - 5en-ive you ofithe opportunity Of Observing
.s. sau; dino consistency also send you ssseraa
ete 81 rs arm 40 r in India. clip them both mo!
an u,,f ~ &c Gafigiani, where, as If to et tle M
,ta- see and aduirethe fiifpess ofthe British
IL thes are ppblished in parallel columns
flne az the exfrscis--tlat concerning lnna'
ta,< il from die TINES the other from fhe q
+: feles Read them carefully beg you, that Eoa
,v;il MAT reckless set Of Fllihusters and foa
on, eouutrsinen are and how worthy the ccnIsq
Osu lion of all Uhrsssndom n general ana sonal'
particular for even proposing Ieace;ni aaa Pee:
,hey annexation Of the Sandwich lslanus Al1n sas
ssat and free will Of I'll who are really eeeserpI
ANS am Ssa NJ s coOy this Of selling b iores e sIf
,sih blood and carnage wnole EnP'ses ~, = ~
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