New-York tribune., 1867-04-30


CoNsTANTNoPiE, April c, 1861
Russia certainly understands diplomacy better
thap any other Power in Europe. She has been
PLAYING n very deep game in Turkey for year paSt
and her present chance of is greater than
has ever been before. No one who knows anything
OF Russia is ignorant OF the fact that she mas ins
sought the dismemberment Of tho turkish Enpii'
II is not m easy thing to accomplish IN 'io l0o
Jealous Europe. single misstep ten years ago UO'
Russia the Crimean war and for the time made Iur-
kev stronger. This object could not now nave peon
senpbt directly and so the designs OF Russia since
,I,o ontLreak i'm Crete have been vailed 1t would
seam absurd 10 suppose that she could IN the year
1ay7. deceive the diplomats of Europe but she has
done 50 on this very question upon which, OF all
Others they were suspicious.
Russia proclaimed q new dogma last summer as 70
The East 1t was no lTngeT her idea to doctor the
sick to put him upon the disSectng table Pc
fore he was dead She assumed the position of dts
interested spectator of street fight and cried OUT
Hands Off Form ring. Let them have faIr llglli
or in diplomatic language she declared that her poi
icy was simply that OF n0nnteryentlon;, one f Saiu
we will not interfere in Turkey nor VIII we arrow
YOU to do so. Let the Turks and CHRISTIANS oil ur
key fight their battles. If the Christians are let
alone they fully able to gain their rights andto
set nm such governments as they wish. Let us have
then the most absolute nOn-ntcrVentlOn but was
non-interventOn what Russia really sought! Not
at all This cry was raised simply to blind the eyes
of Europe, while Russia was moving Heaven ana
Earth to bring about such an intervention as would
succeeded. Every Power IN Europe mas taken tho
bait and swallowed the hook except England.
No had the dfRoNc@ent OF the farcc mere iast Week
III II not so serious matter Il w0nd inlhlSn &
capital picture for PHnch; just imagine II before
your eyeS-yOu have a solemn procession. Inc at
Fancc guard is France, carrying Dold tace Dut IN
Clined to hesitate. Next comes Russia, bearing III
one hand, banner inscribed win the words Non
intervention and ornainentCd with the picture OF -
prpflc-attached 10 the of which Is seen
thumb and the extended fingers OF hand; IN the
other hand. Russia carries sharp stick when Is
toward delay. Behind Russia comes the rear guard,
Austria Prussia, and Italy; each anXonsly lnqmr,
ing of the other how much extra grog Is TO ne Sete9
out to them by Russia. Sucn u procession, nle9
through the streets Of COnstantinOple last week ana
presented itself before Fuad PaSha, who humbly sug
Iescd that if il lust cOnN enlent hc womb he
glad 20 havB them call some other day. m
All OF which picture would serve 10 illustrate the
fact that Russia while nominaliy demanding non
intervention, has actually persuaded all Europe TO
Interfere and, what is more, has calOlcd France
into taking the lead in demanding of Turkey the
weeks ago that the French Embassador had received
instructions to this effect lie hest&ed TO dellNer
them. Has organ here still asserts that ne never
received them. and has never given any such advice
which is untrue. But he never would nave
taken the decisive step of Gen. 1gnatcf the Russian
Minister had not driven him mp to 1t by hours and
DAYS of argument and persuasion. The other powers
bad instructions to act In the same sense as france
should. At last, on Thursday last, NJ; Bonree the
French ambassador, went alone, and demanded OF
the Porte suspension of hoStilites, and the submS-
sion to the people of Crete of tho question whether
independent Principality under Turkey, Fuad
Pasha replied that nothing but second Ndrd7n0
could force the Porte 70 TINS step bu' % on ItaSS
Ministers called in body on Fuad rasha and
made tho same demand as was made by Mt source
They. of course, received about the same answer,
and there the matter now rests; But Russia has
accomplished her purpose. She has induced France
70 take steps in this matter from which she cannot
retreat without wounding the sensibties OF the
French people, Napoleon is not inclined to wound
I,o.,, ,laIf cf n,ler fbp
Every one is anxOusly shaking his head now, and
asking every one ese--what next What Is to be the
next step in this nOn-intervention pollcyy have
the best of reasons for believing that Russia
means to push on and secure the practical
dlsmenberment OF turkey at once 1nT hn1oI may W
success Her plan is to let COnstannope and Asiatic
Turkey alone for the presents and to content herself
with dividing European Turkey into three indie
pendent OF semi -udependent kingdoms; one part to
go to Greece, and the rest to be divided between
Roumania and Servia Bulgaria to go with the latter
These Kingdoms will be brought into close alliance
with each other and will be under the immediate
infuence OF Russia until the time comes when they
will ftnish her with an easy road to Constantine
pie. Such is the plan 1t Will not be many months
before she shall know whether it is to be carried out
ConscTipts coming in every day.. No one IS
spared by this terrible cOnscrption in the interior
see cOnscripts who cannot be more than 10 years
old and those not five feet high. The hospitals at
SMYRNA are burned up. Immense purchases OF war
material are made every day. Fuad Pasha has
made another direct SPPea. to the GLeeS 0v
note to Athens, in which, in language OF great
courtesy and moderation, he reminded the Greeks OF
the many and patient efforts Of the Porte 10 avoid
rupture and appealed to them to remove the canses
Which now threaten one on the frontier lie added,
however, that if hOstihties were forced upon
Turkey the Sultan would accept the situation and
leave the fair Judgment of Europe to throw the blame
of suoh calamity on those who had provoked 1T.
Those who generally trustworthy tell me that the
revolution is certain to break out III lheSsaly and
Epirus although il may be a'few days delayed and
that Garibaldi has secretly given bis word 20 the
Greek committee to be there IN person. 1t is under
stood here that Italy rather in fave[ OF his going
and Russia fully counts upon this. II war comes
with Greece Russia will succeed think, III her
plans.
yesterday and it rs certainly fortunate that personal
beauty is not essential to success lie is about as
ugly a locking man as have seen III Turkey. IL is
settled that the Turks to leave the SrVl9D fort
resses on the sole condition that their flag still floats
over them. The question Of Scrvlas purchasing the
4O and other war material is Pet vet settled
i sent you hast week copy OF the Grand VlZlers
letter. ThePYipee has been received Here IN grand
style. He came ina royal yacht and. tasdea at the
Imperial Palace where he was at once received by
tan, having his palaces az his disposal, and every
thing is done to insure quiet in Servia, whatever nfy
happen ir other parts Of Turkey
We,haye had no steamer from Crete for mere than
10 days but one is expected Tomorrow. So
without war news but 10 is now certain that old ki
rpy Mustapha Pasha has been remove from the post
of Imperial Commissioner, and HHsseiH PaSha APP
pOinted in his place. Mustapha Psshas attempt TO
pacify the island has been complete fallEre. The
Turks know it, and believe that he was paid by the
Niceroy of Egypt 10 pTelong the contest. hussein
Pasba has orders to the rebellion al 0t
dnV cost and he is a whe knows how TO act with
vigor as his campaign against the Russians
proved ten years age Poor Crete! 10 Will be
but partial very partial satisfaction TO the few
surviving CTetans 10 know that them bravery has
r9-Opened the Eastern question aud given Russia
they may at least get their liberty If nothing else IS
left to them.
The American vessel which went to Crete had strict