Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-14
RICHMOND w HIG.
EyGLIsn EMRAssApoR AT CoNsrANTINoPLE

ENGLISH EMBASsADOR AT CoNSTASTINoPLE
FROM he London TTnaes JAW. lo
Ia aao,hef fortnight, Parliament will meet after
crowded With incidents IL will be the lot Of
the Legislature Discus the past and future campaigns
60 examine the cause of failure suggest
wards cr eminent services to demand inquiry into al
legged uegcct. In such circumstances longer
della, mention OF a subject which occupies the minds of
tho-, convcrsant With Eastern affair. We have before
au led To the transactions connected with the siege at
Kar. and a. the comment. made ;hc conduct OF Lord
stratiorl de Rcdclfe The British Ambassador Con
-iantinope The great calamity which has befalen the
Turkish has given these a Importance
and r.,houd IL perform duty If We concealed
the f,N that the neglect and abandonment of the British
officers aud the troops they ably lei spoken
attributed by persons well Informed the matter
personal feeling the part of the Ambassador towards
the Enghsh General whose j. well known o.
connrSion with long defence of the place The
i all acquainted with the capital and
tircy unknown the world in general although the oi
ma,- uf political discussion have generally prccuivi
any allusion TO It IN Parliament or the press
II be said, them that II Is the misfortune oi Lur
Stracr1 10 live in n of dissensiOn with almost
every man With whom h. is i brought into Al
though his az aud position sufficient to insure due
respect and those who approach him have wish To bee
on other than amcablc terms. few hope long
escape outbreak of his violent and grouudlcS lNi
He lives In atmosphere OF antipahics aud accustomed
during many to intercourse with Turkish official,
and to the difference OF Levaune society he j. impatient
of any drmur to what he conceivcs hs authority tn"
disregard Of his advice. the differing from sopiu
ion is enough knic dislike which last for years
Such i the mar to whom the British Governments has
committed the OF it, interests IN the East Turkih
not ways aud Minister at homc must
turaly leave all dealings with this unknown world tn the
representative aud his stall of Orcnali-t> aud dHcoman~
British Ambassador 10y word enforce attention 10
Request or his Government mark il tor neglect II
am Ia Law TIN, communication before you-do not "a-N
nv opinion of it, decide for yourselves" sufficient
sur the rejection evasion OF demand even though
emn,rd from Foreign office itself. for the Port wii,ncy
that It 10 De- acccdcl To-. and will, with
ready iupict, acqucsce IN the siraticcn i'ncc it Is
evident that the whole power OF the country he represents
must b. welded personally hv representative in the East
Now The statements to which wish TO call attention
are as foil ,ws.-Gcner Williams who had been formerly
EMPLOYED the Turco Persian Boundary CommI--iol.
and hid acquaintance with the people ami language
of A.i.tic Turkey was in Sji selected British Com
missioner the Ottoman army M Armenia. The Turks
had been defeated In five batte aud their force
ptev dsogauizd II thought that the Nperence #
General Williams might be of service the sutuu Of
the array and the defence OF the threatened
II, was distinguished chiefly by quiet duassuming j.pp-
ston mnch that lew OF his iicujs gave him credit
for the resolution and -tcruuess which he dispaycdw c
defence and government OF kars IL i difficult Therefore,
10 conceive the grounds Of the Ambassadors alleged III
like except it be that Gen. Williams received his appoint
ment from the yoregn-oicc. and not through the rope
sensations of Lord Satinrd. blt TINS dislike seems o.
b,y, been not uuy iclt but expressed The Ambt,s,il J.
said tn have ia his usual manner proclaimed his resent
ncnt and his purposed retaliation One ttinEis clear
Commissioners even in the most formal maunr.-
Genera, Williams had To go up 10 the scat ui
war utr.coumendrd and Unsccrcdtcd hy the fepr--
sentative ut his country. With me like the Iurki.l
m,nd,r, th, va. a sufficient hint the General, dhi
cutie. were doubt vastly increased. However, h'
applied hiu,. 10 his task. took OF dehcience,
how corruption and cowafice had worked, aud
intent ga . thorough reform. HIS Official position
sct, on,y that OF an adviser he could do nothing hu' hy
IN, Turkish Government AMI hi, ony instrument he
the representations of the Ambassador lie accordingly
Lbs .ttf.tH 1uI rrr
bcf the Porte the impending DANCE and the necessity ~
action The tact which shall nov state l. aim u-
credible ba, believe that it Is true beyond dolbt
The Ambassador Wouii hold no communication with Ten
crll Williams II" would not answer, he Won not
knowledge the receipt ui single despatch IL j. said that
not les t 63 dispatches ami letters sent by the
British Commissioner. AMI 10 not oi thc,c would the
Amhi,sii reply. He would have nothing 10 with
General Williams or his affairs, Among the most pres
sing wants that OF ammunition. General Williams
~rUtr, said repeatedly this subject but received
answer and u othin. was done. When kars surrenIci
there ouly three iiy- ammunition in the place. ai.
though had 10 sustain regular siege TIL, fact
successfully concealed from the Russians it might have
savei them long and setrspme blockade At lat, "e
believe General Williams made complaint 60 the Foreign
oice which in directed Lord Stratiiri, attention
the matter aui requested him longer neglect tie
representations o the Commissioner Lord Strutori un-
g-icioi-l, ubcycd. correspondent formally with General
William, but the requests Of the latter the last
intellectual.
Geae al William. making the best OF his narrow means,
fortified tho two clci cities of Armenia aud took hs
stanI At Kus the riutirr iortre-, Of the province. Men
provisions ammunition alike d,hcient,- troops
we're a miserable condition. One Of the matter, god
on the AmDl-,ador by Genera, Williams paym",t.
.ea-t IN part of the due 10 them Tn'sr 90
kars had received plaster Tor three years whe th
place t', and their clothes ont long nri"tr
their were pnched. The request need
saw, uunoic,d by Lord StutioIj The men
much down and Disconnected far il il in the
urc of the Mu--ulncu be-. but when Mourlyien
rounded t- place the energies ct both Eusshmeu aud
Tur,s reused Neglected in-ult,i, abandoned Gen
Williams determined resist u the last. His officers
stlunchly stood bv him. That these brave should cra
pnug Of recruitment towards him Whose ctGsclc-- ainu>i
believe have their ruin would be perhap-
than be- hoped from human nature II auytiI
however could AID t1 their indignation, It would tc
fad that after the place invested. alter the defence
had begun enlist the -yupatics and rouse the adn-
ton OF tie world the AmhI--ador -uilruly changed 200.
tone gave air OF cOriiity tn his despaChes eNpr,-
ell h> conmi-er,nu for thy unfortunate General aud -
staff aud Nr ol bis cu-tui eNeriions for their -artv
Bot W. have said enough. An inquiry into these things
must take plar- at clry day. The corre.po drnce
since the autumn of 1851 val, doubt bee called for
For the present We leave the matter 90 the foil hoe that
justice will Doe done.