New-York tribune., 1867-10-10

From Our Special Correspondent
CoNsTtNTfNoPIE. sept. 90, 1861
The extraordinary negotiations between Iur-
KEY and Russia of which wrote you three weeks
since have come To end for the present. rs ! IN
formed Won. the Russian ambassador demanded an
answer to his plan of reform III ten days Many H
councils were held during those ten days by the
Sultan and his Ministers, and on the morning OF thc
10th the Grand NiZcr and Minister of Foreign Al
fairs went TO breakfast at the Russian Inna?ouoi s'
The only reply they had to bring was that the pan
of reform was still under consideration and that as
to Crete they would declare suspension oi hoStIl-
ties and propose most favorable terms to the lisr-
gents all of which has since been done-allcf q
fashion Gen Ignaticf expressed his regret, aSsur-
ing them that this proposition as TO Cree
was wholly ilusory and would neither
satisfy The Emperor nor the people OF Ciele:
They Of course, had nothing more TO offer. beyond
vague promises as to the abrOatiOn of the treaty oi
1856 and GEN lmatcf left the same day Tor me
Crnca lie returned three DAYS ago, and sent ms
dracoman to Fuad Pasha tosay that ne had returned
but that ne had nothing agreeable to communicate
to him Next day Chamberlain iroln the rance
came with message ltom the sultan 10 inquire
whether Gen. lgnatld did not wish an audience Wlth
His Majesty. lcrcpcd that If the sultan desired u
he would ask for an audience, but that as ne llau
nothing agreeable 10 communicate perhaps H. might
be better not TO have personal interview; Inc I'm,
per0r could only look with regret ana d,appioFai
upon the coulse which the sultan was pursuing, ana
cnuld NOT ina any WAY rcctdc from tine position r htd
already taken "a the thing stands Tor the present,
In Crete the war has ceased for the present anu
Turks are awaiting the cltcct OF their ANNE, ,ll
effect IN Crete hut In Europe. The state ol thihgs
in Crete now. ! have il from The best authority ON
the eIouud. is this: The Turkish troops are al ~
and about The lOrtrcsscs Iu state al uttcr dcmod-
zaiion Fever and dyseltcTy arc wasting thcm ana
the nature and ill-succcss a. their Int campaign h"s
broken MP AN discipline among th,u. 80 ltu-. 1870
months must capsc before they can hc DO condition
TO take the field again. The Greeks and Crri"is. on
the other hand have TcOc,uptd all thc STRONG llace7
of the island and are more determined tian ever 'o
hold ont until they secure the auucAallnh ol tlr
island TO Greece. The amnesty and SUSPENSION oi
h0stillucs is. i'm their eyes, Transparent lImuuF.
Ia Greece there Is strange state of things. IN
credible II may appear, the Greeks arc IlihAlhg
seriously of prOcaimug republic and then pIupur-
ing 10 become pant OF the American lmon.
They would propose To us 10 receive them q, thTcc
new States on equal terms with the old States II
this were refused they Wuuld propose 10 have arcuh-
lie of their own under our protection these thlu3-
are now seriously discussed and u Crrtc iS not ai-
neXcd there seem, 10 be- douh that they VIII Ic-
fuse 10 receive King George back, and Will proclaim
a republic Az present there j., question between
King George and his Ministry as tO the propucty oil
attempting 10 conquer Ihcssaly and Epifus by open
war with Turkey. The Ministry iay0Is and he rc.
fuses this plan, although lac would not oppose u u
the Ministry could devise any means of carrying on
the war successfully A. far as can judge. ~ would
be a mad project. The Greeks could never meet the
cavalry and artillery Of Turkey on the plains OF
Thcssaly
The relations between Russia and the Greeks are
not at all cordial The Greek, are very suspicious oi
Russia and are inclined to regard her rs even more
dangerous enemy than Turkey. Still they cannot
dcny that. whatever be- her motive Hnssa ~ press
ing hard possible for the annexation oi 'Iclc'