The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-11
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The Ottoman Government and It's Pro-
pOsals TO Crete.

Seeing the critical state of affairs, owing to
the Cretan insurrection and the danger menacing
the Ottoman Empire, MustaDha Fazyl Pacha,
head OF the reform party, and Fuad Pacha one
of the Sultan's Ministers (probably correspond
ing with our Secretary of Foreign Atlairs), have
induced the Sultan to propose through an envoy,
SerVeZ EHendl, TO the Cretans, to elect two re-
representatives. from each province and send them
to Constantnople, there to state the complaints
OF the Cretan people before a commission ap-
pointed to hear them On hearing of this the
General Assembly of Crete issued the following
spirited proclamation to their gallant com
patriots:-
Our misfortunes are over. Intervention has
already begun. Crete is freeing itself and unit
ing with Greece.
Turkey seeing that she is going to lose the
game, has had recourse TO the following mea-
sure:-She has appointed an extraordinary
Commissary, Servez Etfendi, who will come
here, if he is not here already, to invite you to
appoint representatives from each province to
go to Constantinople and treat with the Porte.
This commissary will promise you that the
Sultan will make to the Cretans all the Conces-
sions that they ask for. The Porte only makes
concessions because it sees that Crete is going
to escape from II.
Take care that no province sends representa-
tives. Whoever will consent to go to Constan-
tinople as a representative will be traitor to
his country, and will come to a bad end Make
no engagement with the Turk. Whoever treats
with him will be regarded as the most odiouS
of traitors, and he will repent of it afterwards,
but in vain. Crete is IN your hands.
lysJ
| SphaSia, February l, 1867.
Letter by the Sultan on the Situation.
| The Independence Helieaique of February A.
| publishes u copy OF the following letter from
the Sultan TO Mustapha Neoli Pacha, on the
| situation of affairs in Crete:-
Ineed not tell you the trouble the revolt
! organized In the Island of Gambia by small
| number of ill-disposed persons has given US,
! and the preiudices which have resulted from
them towards the inhabitants, as well as of the
| blood that has been shed. The want of success
| on the part OF our Government to prevent these
| evils, the misunderstanding of the paternal
| advice addressed to the erring inhabitants, are
owing to ill-disposed people, who will be re.
| sponsible before God and b fore the tribunal of
| public opinion for all the disasters that have
| taken place tor they are the cause of them.
However, the wise conduct of the loyal inhabI-
| tants of the island, who have we'll understood
the real state OF affairs and, further the bravery
| Of which our imperial army has given proof in
its fights with the rebels and the effective mea-
| sures which it has so ably employed, have re.
suited in re-establishiug order aud public safety
/ at all points of the island excepting the places
| where are to be found the rascals gathered from
| abroad after the manner of brigands.
AS TO the natives, those among them who, LED
away by perfdious suggestions and fallaciOUs
promises, had tor time followed the agltators,
nave now hastened to avail themselves OF the
| general amnesty recently granted, and have
gone TO their homes. They have begun to apply
themselves to their field laborsI or to their com.
meHcial pursuits.
Consequently a commission has lust been
formed IN our capital to study and elaborate a
regulation by which the island NAV be admin,
iStered by the new Governor, who Will be sent
there as soon as the present anomalous situa.
tlon shall have passed Off. This conlmIssion
Will point out the means by which the evils
which the country has felt NAV be Corrected
will report on the perfecting Of the manner n,
administration, according TO the legiiimate
wishes and wants Of the people, and will obtsir
for the island the welfare that is necessary for
it, by the development of agriculture and com
merce, and by the general ameloration of th,
state of the country.
But in order that the projected administratv,
reforms may succeed; in order that the welfare
prosperity and tranquility of the country ma,
be assured, according to our wishes, we hayI
Judged it necessary to also take the opinions O
some men of note who enjoy the confidence 0
| the people of the country.
For these reasons, and by the suggestion Q
our advisers, we wish and order that you pro
ceed to the election by the inhabitants of one o
E | two men of note, Mussulmen and Christians i
I | each province, and that you hasten to send her
E | those who shall be elected In such way.
/. In making known to all our present imperi6
4 rescript, you will clearly explain our very goo
J | wishes and royal views and intentions.
l, TEE SULTAN,