Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-26
From the New York Evening Post
The Present State of tho Turkish Emp

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Recent adyiccs from the Fast indicate that the
doubles between the Sultan Of Turkeys Christian
| Ind Mohammedan subjects far from being allay-
I'd. aro increasing in numbers and virulcncs-
There is yet no open. declared warfare, nor il tho
Prospect ui one beyond the possibility Of doubt
The outbreaks hitherto chroniclcd sporadic
that II general uprising rather than powerful or
succe ,siul one in particular quarter, il most
To be apprehehended. Tho Christian population
distributed throughout all the provinces Of the OF
| toman empire. have more cause TO dread tho ef
fects Of tho former than the Sultan, because, how
| ever imperfectly organized such All insurrcction
might be, they would prove the first victims Of
| its Jury and would probably appease its demands
while revolt confined to n few provinces, where
the inhabitants are unanimous in resisting the au-
thority Of the Porte. would require the concontra-
ton Of large bodies Of troops at distant points, and
n considerable expenditure Of money, never M ar
tic!c Of superAuous abundance in the Ottoman
| treasury
At present. the outbreak seems to partake Of
tho character Of spontaneous. organized. but not
very systematic religious war, waged by u people
whose want Of military skill while 1t does not pre-
| vent them from massacreing the unarmcd and I'M
suspicious Christian population. renders it probi-
bic that their resistance to tho disciplined troops
| Of the Sultan will nowhere prove prove iormda-
bic unless, inHamed with fanatica zeal, they pro-
coed tn deny the infallibiy Of the Sultan or sue
coed in de,noralizng his troops. Events, howev-
or. succeed each other with such rapdity in that
| part Of tho world and unexpectedly, that the
| opinion founded upon one set Of facts to-day may
be overthrown 10y fresh set tomorrow. 1t is ev-
ident Mt this moment only that the Sutans Chris
| tian ubjccts are ut the mercy Of the Ottomans,
unless where their numbers or strength render
them too strong to be attacked, or where the reg
ular troops posted in sufficient force 10 over
awe n religious Instruction; that tho pacifcaton
OF the empire is destined to give the Porte en-
| ployment for long time to come, and that there
| isa possibility, which future intelligence may
| ripcn into certainty. that war commenced a.
| gainst a race and a religion may become ma.
| tional instruction, aimed ut tho Sultan himself
whose friendly relations with Christian nations
find no favor with his Mohammcdan subjects.
In addition To the Intelligence previously given,
we lcarnedby yesterdays steamer hat the difficult
ties in Bosnia have developed into vindictive aud
| discriminating warfare between Moslcms and Chris
tians, the consequences Of which cannot Mt this
moment DO predicted. All through the month Of
July the hostile forces have been mingling ia Skin
mishes Of tho most sanguinary character, with
varying fortune; and the march Of column of
regular troops toward the Of hostilitcs seems
to have had no effect upon the combatants. Austria,
taking advantage Of the confusion which disracts
this portion Of the Sultan doninions, has conccn
trated IL large body Of troops on the frontier, and
patiently abidcs the event of circumstances, evil
IDENTIFY hoping that the sympathy VIII Oh the suffer
ngs of the Bosnian CHRISTIANS naturally create
among her Sclavonic population may lead to col
ision with the M,lems, and ultimately secure her
this rich province III general partition of Euro
pran Turkey. Camilla is by no means que;ed,
notwithstanding the arrival Of the new Turkish
Governor who il suspected Of wish to break faith
with the Christians and the last nd, ices state that
body of three hundred armed Turks were only
prevented from pursuing their vengeance against
the Christians by tho timely interference Of tho
Minister Of Police In Constantinople even the
,f he
To he manifested in transformations Of Christians.
In ASIA a condition OF things equally unsettled
is reported. Adyccs from Alexandria to the 18th
of Jnly announce that the Christians have been
threatened and insu,ed in that city, although the
offenders were arrested The presence of garri-
son OF eight thousand men. and the energetic
measures which have been adopted, it is hoped
will prevent any apprehension of danger. The
steamer Pcra, which has ns reached England
with the India malta, reports that when she left
Alexandria, the Pacha Of Egypt was pushing off
troops to Suez, i'll consequence Of runor that q
Mussulman attack On the town was expected. 1t
had been stated that fleet of boats had been seen
in the Red Sea, going the direction Of Suez, and
that train of cnnlels had been witnessed travel
ling in parallel direction on lnnd. Jeddah still
reminds unpunishcd. although the Sultan has
promised full rcpnration To the British and French
government and four batalions of troops are now
| the march thithcr.
In view of thesc events, and for the purpose of
ascertaining how much credit is to DO gwen to
the rumors which reach Us, and thereby of allay-
ing useless apprchensions for the safety Of the
Sultans Christian subjects, the necessity Of ex-
tending telegraphic communication with the East
has been strongly urged. a line from Suez down
the Red Sea to Alden, and thence along tho Ara
bun coast and across the Gulf of Oman to kur-
rachce. in Bombay, liz suEgcsted; and it is hoped
that the character which the war in India has now
assumed. AS we'll as the advantages which com
merce will derive from it. will at once ensure its
completion to the latter point. Being to great
extent submarine. and passing the coast it
can always he controlled py European forces and
its length, which is bout 1900 miles, will not at
this day Of laying submarine cables, be considera-
Ell an insuperable objection. When such an I'M
dcrtakng shall BIZ realized, the possibility of sud
| den and successful outbreaks against the Chris
tan population Of the East will be measurably
| lcssened