New-York tribune., 1867-02-05
,.h nothing short of the annexation Of Crete, with
/ ....;a.. or, thn (,reekc with Enrland

n the Turks were collecting arms and ammunition III
4 the rnosques for massacre Of the Christians. lms
had foundation, presume, but 1t created excite
ment and some believed it so far as to communicate
il to the Embassies and the Minister OF Poice Inc
Turkish papers declare that the war in Crete is fin
ished that the whole island has made its SUBMISSION
and they ridicule the reports TO the contrary plt
they are very severe Greece, and threaten dea'h
t,S every Iofeigh sGSaei IU,,S "a III UreIe.
The distress of the Turkish Government for want
of money is veIy great, The expenses Oh 'ne oio'''
war have not only eaten mp everything Wn,ch ~
was in the Treasury but everything when 'he iuiAs
can borrow. Tbel January interest on tne hH'ion"i
debt has been paid but nothing else is paid ana the
distress among the employees ofth Porte ana
them among the small merchants, IS heartIehuihs'
Women and children in crowds surround the treasury
nanartmeut and the Minister of Finance does not
dare to show himself lest he should be stoned NO
one il paid who by any possibility can c
avoided OF compelled to wait. Ii turkey uocs
NOT declare war it will be because sac cannon
raise the money 10 carry 1T on. IN cohnec-
RON with this distress of the Government, the people
throughout the country are suffering eSerything'
Extra taxes are forced from the already staIVepoP
nlations and all through Asia Minor there are dis
ricts where there is literal famine There are suoi
places almost within sight of Constsntinope' About
| where men have murdered their own children 'nat
| they might not see them starve
The Porte and the public generally in Constantl-
nople have charged our Consul at Crete win oelhe
the author of the LGdat Herald letters on the rebel
| lion ] understand that the Porte has now WIN
| drawn the charge and acknowledged that they nad
| no other proof ef it than common report. nndeT-
| stand also that Mustapha Pasha has declared pup
| licly to Mr.. Stllman that he has never sus-
| pected him of having violated hls neutral'y
\ No tbe representative of o friendly power,
| and never sent any complaints against MIN
TO ConstantinopIe. The only comment have TO
make ON this is that the wind blows in this direction
iusS now. and that Mr. Stman is having the benefit
| oft. 1t will be more gratifying TO the American
.nc 10 know that the Crctans and the Greeks, ooth
bere and in Gr9696 feel that II Crete gains her hpefy
Of last n will be due more to MrStm&2 than 10 any
other influence l believe that they are very neaiS
RIGHT about this. too If they ultimately tall y w!
not he his FAULT but failure viii place the island III 70
ear worse poson than i was before the war; ana III
this way his presence there will have been misor
| tune. Let MS hope that they will not fall
| The Presidents message and the TeOpening OF the
Eastern ouestion have stirred up the Turks to con-
slider the propriety of sending an embassy TO the
limited States to prevent the Greeks from ellstg our
sympathies and obtaining our AID learn lha' vi,
Morris has been officially informed OF TINS lacl, anu
that a Minister has already been nominated hope
that this last is not true for the man said to have been
appointed is the very last man in Turkey for the
Mace His name is Rustein Bey. lie has been Turk
isb Minister at Florence and the Italian Government
after having several times ntmated their dislike oi
tine man. at last demanded his removal. They wonid
rot tolerate him any longer He was not lurK ny
birth, nor originally Mussnlman by religion Ou'
| was an Italian and Roman Catholic I'm Florence
he has acted as the spy the Pope and OF Austria and
being an adept at intrigue he has been able to com
municate several important secrets to them, TO The
disadvantage of Italy. Now We in America certainl,
= \ do not want any such mongrel yagahond ana sp.
os added to the diplomatic corps at Washington. IN
y Porte ought TO send full-blooded Turk There az
- many such who wOnld be an honor TO Turkey an
who would make most favorable impression j
America. There are such who have real synpath
- for the United States, and who would be glad 10
and learn more Of our institutions. Such ma
"a might be an advantage TO Turkey but tins Rnstei
20 Bey who has been kicked out of Italy, would proos
bly merit and in the end receive the same eatme1
in America
Six months have passed now since the Mudir Q
| Larnaca In Cyprus seized with an armed force tb
CANVASS of the American Consul in the house of III
, | Consular dragonan and threw him into prison. II
has lain there ever since. The Mudir too has he'll
s. his office in peace up TO the present tme although
the act was at insult TO our Government aR'
Y a plain violation Of the captuatons. Mir. Morris
onr Minister has complained has reasoned, ha
threatened but the Porte has resisted everything
only yielding just enough 10 prevent an open ruptur
when Mr.. Morris threatened TO leave. Finally, al
arbitration was proposed by the Porte, but Mr. Nor
ris was wise enough to decline it. At length Aal
| Pasha has come 10 terms, and am most happy t
report that the affair is settled, the Turks having
Welded to all the essential demands Of Mr. Morris
{ The Aludir of Larnaca has been dismissed in dis
grace The cavaSs has been returned to the Ameri
can Consul The dragOman has received $500 indem
nity and the American flag has been saluted with
e guns Now I hope the United States Government
will finish the matter by abOshing the Con
sulate, which is an absurdity. With a less de
te1mined or less skillful dplomatst than MI
Morris. this affair would either have destroye,
the prestige of our Government in Syria o
il would have caused rupture between Turkey an'
the United States. We ought not to create Office
for the benefit of Individual aspirants which can dou
no possible good and which may do no little hahn
see by the American papers that the Rev. MI
Bliss is raising funds in the United States for tn
erection of Bible House in Constantinope. This i
a grand project. Through the missionaries of th
A. B. G.. 7. NJ. the American Bible Society has don
a great work in Turkey. Mr. Bliss has done mucl
himself to extend this work within a few years a
p new nationalities have come within reach. Bibl
House. substantial ire-prOof building seems reall
y essential 10 his work OILY last night the bulldn
, now used came very being destroyed by fire
with all its immense stock of Bibles and other books
The buildings opposite were burned and the windoy
sashes of this ch8rTed. The time has come now to-
where such building he possesses could be safel!
erected, as even the Turks have Withdrawn all op
position 10 fhe publication and circulation Of III
| Bible. do not Knot know how much he proposes Il
raise but should hope that he would not attemp
! To build with less than $1,000. This is a Sma sun
for the friends of the Bible in America 10 give TO 50