The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-04
PROGRESS or AffAins IN TURKEY

n Recent accounts from Cppstntinople TO the effect
that the situation Of the Ottoman empire becomes worse
and worse every day The fire shoulders under the ashes
IL is true serious movements not yet reported but in
every direction the governors their guard aud are
called TO repess acts of nsubordination, which are
the forerunnen Of rising Omer faca, In spite of the
prestige which still attaches TO his has lost all In
uencc and cannot keep order the province he governs
except by the most ncessant vigilance and unfnohing
mnes The Bosnians and the Croatians under Seryisn
influence manifest desire for independence since
the Moldo Walachians have been in immediate expecs
ton of shaking of the yoke of the Porte These latter
in order encourage such tendencies, talk Of the
cation OF national assembly, where the people wiz have
the right to appear in All the slayonan and Bul
garian population preparing for struggle which they
see at hand For long time past the trade has not been
SO brisk in arms and ammunition, which are
easily introduced into Constantinoplo, owing 10 the
yenality of Ottoman functionaes. The Turks behold
I with alarm this situation becoming aggravated,
and they fear to he sooner or latter Hung
back Asia The myahs, who carry their heads
high, and have shown themselves 30 insolent,
boast OF their number and their wealth and they
make point of speaking ncessanty Of the numerical
weakness of the Turks the Greek population OF Turkey
in Europe amounts to eleven millions and half whilst
the Mussumans hardly number four And the Greeks
and Amenans who employ this Language are those who
inhabt the capital where every one enjoys the fullest
liberty In the country they more ccumspect and
I
ton should break out it will not be- assurcdy at Con-
stantnople although that is the place people
most abusive The fire most likely TO burst forth in
Moldava Wallacha where there greater degree OF
agitation Thence the flame would rapidly extend to
Serya, Bosnia. Croatia, Montenegro Ihrace, Albania,
Macedonia, Thessey. and Eprus. The Divan has met
several times, with view 1t is supposed, to provide
against these menacng eyentualties which people no
longer know how to MASTER much nertncss does there
exist since the death of Redschid Pacha The Turkish
ministers beheld the arrival Of Lord Sratord dc Red
clifc with satisfaction they hope that the English d
pomatist will help them out of this deplorabe difficulty
and that in Of conflict, they may count the
ergcc aid OF Austria, II not even OF England, on cond
ton of making certain concessions to these powers.
The government OF Rittoia Nonastic) discovered some
weeks back conspiracy of the Turks in that district
who had resolved TO all the Christians Three
Seiks were for time travelling about in Albania
and Eprus endeayong to excite the feelings Of the in
habtants against the Christians and at Anone these ag
tators were well received by the Mudir, Selim Bey At
Bittoa these three fanatics succeeded in organizing
conspiracy in which 5000 persons enrolled aud the
plan proposed by them TO fall suddenly on the Chris
tians at the moment when they assembled in their
churches Everything ready arms and ammun-
ton had been provided and all that remained to be done
to gain Bey who had great influence in the
country One of the Scils went to this Icy and cndea
vored to induce him to join the conspiracy by saying that
his companion had an order from the SEEK Oul-Saan
which enjoned every believer to ASSET IN the destruction
of the ndes and lat 500 of the troops had joined the
conspiracy The Bey pretended to listen to the PROPOSE
tons of the Seik but, the moment this latter had left
him. he went to the governor and denounced the con-
spirscy him. and the leaders in the plot arrested
One of the Scks he who the bearer OF the Order
having been warned in time, made his escape The
has also removed the troops compromised in the
affair, and replaced them by others. The Christians
throughout the whole of the country described
being in great CONSERVATION.
Rnmors were current in Constantinope that serious
disturbances had again broken out in the Isle OF Canda
but nothing precise said TO the Of them,
ccpt that the governor Sami racha, had not sue
ceeded better than his predecessor in conciliang the
pathy of the Christian population The Council of Min
listers had resolved send Gambia sufficient forces TO
re-cstablish order complete ministerial revolution
has taken place in Persia The Vizir Mira, who has
been minister for the last years. has been arrested
with his sons and the restitution of several millions
is required from them These hrve caused uni
versal satisfaction The situation of affairs in Persia had
become deporablc The province of Azerbidjan had
voted that Of Ascrtb invaded by the Turcomsns
who had destroyed forty villages and carried off the in
habitants into slavery famine ragged in Ksoacan, and
Hcrat surrounded by various hostile tribes
Lord Statford de Radcliffe has had audience of the
Sultan and presented his letters of credcnce for secret
mission That fact caused immense sensation in the
diplomatic world and nowhere than at the French
and English embassies The Porte, fearing embarrass-
ment ordered the journals not to publish anything
the subject of the audience. 1t known, however
that ythng passed off with the usual ceremonial the
greatest honos paid to his ordshp who presented
to the Sultan autograph letter from his sovereign
Mahmoul Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamil
Bey, the ntoducer Of ambassadors and Arf Dey, first
dasoman of the Porte present the occasion The
in order to cut down the expenses Of his department
Ferruck Khan prior to his departure, had audience Of
the Sultan to take leave and received by his Ma
| jesty in the most distinguished manner.
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