New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-12

&c he Redap. the Malakof and the green Mamelon
80 Immediately repaired at night and indeed
The eject of the English and French cannon has
beeu magnificent compared to that of the Russians
These latter fire at times from the Malakofcanno
of e. and even 40 pounds shot, and these tell
fearfully upon the Allies, whose fires seldom throw
shot heavier than "a and 81 pounds.
The Ottoman Government has Just effected an
important change in its hitherto policy toward its
non Muss ulman subjects. The Porte has invited
the Greek, Armenian, Armenian Catholic, Arme-
pisp Protestant and Jewish Patriarchs to hear
read an Imperial furr.an abolishing the tax known
here as the hharatoh q captation tax heretofore
paid by their conn unties and that hereafter they
will be called upon to perform military service.
Tie Greek Patriarch replied that he would make
the matter known TO his cor regionisis, but added
not a word Of acquiescence. The abolition OF the
tax is popular. but not the military service,
among ID, non-Mussuman subj,cr Of the Sultan.
Centuries of wrong done TO them BY the authorities
of the Ottoman Government; long series OF acts
of aggression and injustice cannot be so readily
forgotten and though many Of them possess an at
tschnent to the country and TO its SOIL they have
none for the Government They have Lo conn.,
dence in its honesty or its sincerity they believe
it cannot possibly last much longer and prefer to
make merit with some other one, 70 losing them
selves and their fortunes in vain attempt to up
hold ar edifice whose foundation is completely
rotten As an inducement to military service the
Porte engages to promote them 10 the rank OF Colo
nes and they declare that if they free men and
EQUALS the whole field of promotion to the highest
Grade must and should be thrown open TO them
In all this they are certainly correct
There are two parties even in this Government
the one Loaded by Reschid pacha, and the other by
Mehemet Ali Pacha, 4 brotber-in law Of the Sultan
The former as YOU are probably aware, has risen
a. oil of no a
foreign Minister to the Office Of Minister of For
eien Affairs, and Grand Vizier, or Chief Minister,
ard has acquired q reputation as a statesman
and one more in favor of reform and alnello-
ration than any other OF the Sultans officers.
be commenced by being under French influence
and ended by being wholly English why THIS
change has been made in his mind cannot be CON
eeived. He grants everything to LORD strattord
de Redclie and governed implicitly by his advice.
Reschid Pakba is assuredly tie most talented Turk
in Constantinople if not, indeed the only one mt to
represent the Ottoman Government in It's present
crisis The Sultan is weak-minded and gentle,
easily led to DO anything, and is little calculated TO
decide for himself al so mOmentOus PERIOD as INC
present. He is warmly attached to his brother
inlaw, Mehenet Ali, whose wife is the only sister
be has living. What is the cause OF the impla-
cable hostility existing between Mehemet and les
child Pasha is not known but it has broken out,
rainier ut tihcei III '"
manner as 10 cause one or the other 10 retire from
Office. Reschd Pasha is often highly imprudent In
his deportment toward other functonarles; he Is
severe and egoiistic, and even tyrannlcal. The
Ministry which has now come in is still his own,
and therefore no change of policy may be expect
ed Mehemet Ali Pasha is recalled from the exile
into which Reschid Pasha recently sent him, to
Caistamoni in Asia Minor, and Ali Pasha, at pres
ent Plenipotentary of the Sultan at the Vienna
ConfereIc &C. becomes Grand Vizier, to be governed,
as aforesaid By Reschid Pashs The Ministry will
then be:
ALI PAsBA, Grand Vizier.
Fran IhsHA Minister of Foreign Affairs.
HALL PAsHA (Capudan Pasha,) Minister OF Ma
rne.
RIA PAsHA, Serasker, Minister of War.
MAHOMED PAsHA, Minister of Finance.
ALI GHALIB PAsHA, Minister of the Mint
1t is composed of various eements-some OF
them French, Russian and English--and many OF
tie members are not over friendly to Reschid
Pasha.
All of the French troops encamped near Pera,
| composed wholly of the Imperial Guard. about
22,CO0 in number, leave for hamiesch. The sui
tan reviewed them on the 18th. All of the Sardin-
ians, 10 600 in number, proceed directly on 10 the
Crimea. Seventy officers (mosty East lndian)
have arrived for the =" Ottoman Contingent" force
existing as yet only in name
Forty American ships are on their way here
from England and France, in the service of those
two Governments. Several have already arrived
here. They are all clippers-such as the Great
Republic, Queen of Clippers Ocean Clipper,
Rapid ard Ticonderoga. ORIENT.