New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-12
- ...o,r.,ant Nis.;cuary

Seizure Of All the Frotestant Mis-cnsr!
| tabIishrnrnss In Constuptinople -
R,a. for the Baea.Mre-A. Wide
| ,yrrus Hostile Movclacnt Among tho
Turks.
| From Oar Special CerUspoodssI
CoasTAyTryoPLE, July 20. 1864.
roBc1BLE SEIZURE OF ALL THE PROTESTANT MISSION
AIRY rs Attachments IL coNsTASrISoiL LIE.
| All CoIistantinupe is in ieTrnont The
greatest excitement prevails among all cisses. on
SUNDAY lust sll the converted Iuris. who eoud 10
! fonpd we're suddenly seized and thrown into Prison
I'm Monday tue establishments VI the American Board
the nercan Bible Society the british Bible S"eety,
and al tho English Missionary Societies wore seized
by an armed force the occupants elected and the buhd'
| ings sealed up.
This summary proceeding the most cagrant vio-
laon Of treat, rights ever heard OF in tas city. Aside
rum al religious quesions this is the most serious act
upon which the Turkish Government ever sentarcd.
All the treaties with Turkey mako foreign residents
re- pol.ble directly 10 their own embassies or con
snlaes and Turkish police olcrr has no more night
TO enter their doors than be would have to arrest man
| IN Nev.YOrk or London
In the face Of this right which hiss never before been
disressrdcd American and English citizens were forced
by srned soldiers out Of their Offices and their esaD'
lthmeuts were seized without tie slightest notice,
without tie knowledge of THEN consas, and In spite oi
thoir solemn protests. America and England do not
compel tho ample apologies for this outrage then
NJ be no safety for theT citizens IN Turkey his pfia'
cpo il the Magma Charta Of all forcgIes IN ttis Ian
| IL ia due TO tie Hon. John L. Brown. American
Charge dAfaires. TO say that thus far be Las ae~d
| In tie most cne getio manner. and has Won the
- p1 Autnr
can residents Sir Henry Bulver. the English
Eubassaor has as jet done nothing. and The BriIis
and Foreign BibIe Society will have ~ thank NJ Brown
for the opehing Of the rooms. which tbey hold III con
eetrpn With the American soceties There ID pTooa'
nv no more thoroughly costemptbie men IN Constinti'
n,nl. Than the Ingsb ambassador lie Is hated m
,eu.ey BY al tie British residents who arc not 10 bis
pay lie is shaincfuly immoral. HE staicsmanship Is
nothing but low iltrie ue in which be Is generally out.
s,.d by the French and the Turks and be holds bis
place. t. ds race OF tie very language he speaks
becsuse HE vile l. connected with the English ArsIoo'
acy in such way that the Government dare not turn
him What blessing to nation IL al al lsocraey
these eItraoidiunry outIsees upon English aud Amer
can ctizshs we're .omuiited oy tue Turks five days
after he Lad been privately informed Of what they III
tended to do and bad soauy acqniesced IN it, 1t now
remains b. II the English have pluck enough 70
drive him from his place.
suPPUsED CAUSE or THIS ATTACK eros PROTEST.
AsTsM.
| II tho Turks can be believed. these extraordinary
NOV ements originated with the Sultan himself
The Rev. DE- Ptinder oi the English Church Mission.
ary society has written within few YEAR,. several
,ery god but very strong books against Mohammcdn
km which have been printed in London. and privately
inrodu ced into Turkey They hare been very eIt.n-
d. t.l Ia ff.al
veiy much. These books put forward as The
sole cause for the Of tue Government. not OILY
against the society WHO published them. but also against
the American missionaries who believed the books III.
timed, aud bAve opposed their circulation.
But "a far 40 can b. learned. there are political rcas
sons for this n,tion tLs lait OF tho Government
which have probably led them 10 put forward these
books as plausible poelt with which to blind the eyes
Of the asute English Emb'ssador.
WIDESPREAD MOVEMENTS ANoSG TIFF TUrKs.
The majority OF the Turks Ia ConsiintBopo are not
at heart true Mohannedaas. Tie better educated
Panhests full Of French rationalisn The others are
unsettled Thousands OF New Testaments hive been
circulated among them and la various other ways they
have come under the Influence OF Christian ideas with
out becoming Christians large party ISL to reform
tie Mohsmn cdan faith. It is sad they have adopted
i
eminent TO recognize them aud give item mosque to
worship in These t!ngs in exaggerated form have
come To tho knowledge Of tie Sultan who has been in
formed tat the Ministry OF fual rasha favored this
movement To save themselves nom this odium and
frum inevitable disgrace II Loeame lecessary for bcm
a. take against tho PrOtcstants
| which would satisfy the Sultan-qnet the fan stica
party and Tighten those Inclined 10 this new way II
The English Embussador lad been man they would not
have yontured 10 propose to him such al Infamous
scheme for strengthening themselves by overriding
treaties and basely insulting Ensish aad American clt
gns Tie highest English legal authority here. the
udrc OF the Supreme Consular Court, pronounces the
net the most Gsgrant violation u tbs rights OF foreign
s,s which tie Turkish Government ever committed
WHAT The GOVERNMENT DID AND HOW THEY DID 1T.
For weeks past the Missionaries haye been beset with
spies al every step and Sunday lust Ill the TuiAs
Who Lave been baptised were srrested--one on the
premises OF an English missionary another was enced
cut Of tie house of Amer lean nissoay and arrested
In tho street Without any other charge than being
Prof cstans they thrown into the prisons OF STAN
booi-e1ccrt Selim Agha, who was released after
an hours detention. during which time, however. ne
as subjected to tie grtssest Insults. II Is not Known
why he was released. The ohe!s sti remain In close
confinement With no immediate probability Of escape.
Ills is religious liberty in CoustantiDolle.
On Monday the printingpresscs used by the Protest.
ont sciecs were a seized and put unLer SEAL and an
hour later al armed force appeared at the building 90
,nied nv the American BouId and tho Bible Societies.
Air Wnshburu was ordered ~ close the building inne
diately He refused. and referred the oficer 10 the
| Amer,oau Embassy. The replied that no knew
nothing VI the American Embassy. aud again ordered
tho building 10 be dosed. I, was again refused; and