The New York herald., 1869-01-03
TURKEY AND GREECE.
History Of the Present Turlso-Grecian DiRl-
entity.

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Before this letter can reach London you will have
heard whether Greece accepts rupture with Turkey
on the issue OF armed blockade running. informed
you that the Greeks were carrying on hostili
ties lately by enrolling armed men and fitting oul
armed blockade runners so openly as to make a
rupture with the Porte almost Inevitable. Affairs
stood thus:-The government OF NJ. Bulgares-
wishing to gain popularity, Of which 1t is
the three Powers, and feeling the necessity OF
bringing the expensive business OF feeding an insur
rection In the Cretan mountains to an end IN one
way or another at any rsk-began lately to patron
ze open attacks on Turkey. large corps Of adven-
turers, paid IN advance and equipped at the public
expense, but called volunteers. was collected at
Athens. Bands OF these men, dressed In o new
uniform devised Tor the occasion, were seen walk
ing about the streets Of the capital, as il
leader, Petropouiakes, who headed an expc.
residence Of the Ottoman Minister displaying i IA
Greek papers say, by $50 followers in the new uni
FORM Groups OF the adventurers in their new uni
and British Legations for two days. When they went
down to the Pr9us to embark they were attended by
band Of music and cneered by crowds Of admirers.
II was said that the government had supplied Colonel
PerOpOuakes with 120 600 drachmas for this expedi-
tion, and that he had 1000 men ready to join him
III MAMA. AL Syra report SalQ the government nau
paid 10000 drachmas for lifting out the Eross and
Crete as armed cruisers. and supplied them with
Armstrong guns and ammunition from the arsenal
at Nauplla and the dockyard at POros. NJ. Bugares
who Is Minister OF the Interior, as well as Prime
Minister had also refused, when solicited by Pho
tades Bey, to send police force to protect the
sired to return to their homes but were In
timidated BY armed mobs. Some OF the opposition
accuse the Ministry OF having suddenly adopted this
violent hostility to Turkey In order to throw the re-
sponsbiy OF its acts on the people by acting In con-
formity with the national will. II the people insist
on continuing their warlike demonstrations. they
must submit TO an increase OF taxation, and NJ. Bull
cares counts on the protection Of Russia, France
and England TO prevent actual nostilities.
The Ottomon government could not overlook the
open hostility Of Greece. The Minister at Athens,
Photiades Bey, who Is q man Of talent, Greek, and
sincere friend Of Christian progress and good
government in the East, was ordered to demand
from the Greek government direct assurance that
1t would prevent the departure Of the troops from
Mama and the armed blockade runners from SYRIA
and In future give due protection to the Cretan
families that wished to embark for Crete In case
the government refused TO give this assurance he
Georges government and quit Athens on the 18th
inst. At the same time he was 70 inform the Hell
lenic government that in case OF rupture the ports
OF the Ottoman empire would be closed against
Greek vessels anc all Greek subjects would be
dered TO depart from Turkey within fixed term.
The spirit in which the public at Athens has re-
ceived the communications OF the Porte can only be
fairly represented by reporting the language OF the
press. One paper declares The demands OF the
asserts thar the Greeks are authorized by every
principle OF natural and international law to
assist any Greeks In the Sutans d0mini0ns VINO
may take 10 arms either to gain their lnde-
pendence or TO annex themselves to the Greek
Kingdom; the government OF Greece IL powerles5 TO
restrain the acon OF this feeling and cannot be held
responsible for its effects. Another paper tells lts
readers that the only Just ground on which Turkey
can nnd pretext for rupture with Greece Is
AGairs. in I the Chamber. when he informed tie
deputies that the Greek government would
never give its consent TO any measure OF pacidca-
tion relative to Crete, nor change Its attitude to-
wards the InsurrectioD, unless annexation formed
the basis on which the Sultan consented to treat.
third paper argues that Greece Is too strong in
the power she derives from nationality and reli-
giOn warlike forces 10 fear anything from Turkey
The great Powers OF Europe know too well the
pire by conflict with IIellensm not to warn him
that he IL walking towards precipice. This
writer forgets that there are Greek pachas, Greek
diplomatists, Greek Beys and Greek bankers VINO
are advising the Porte "a subjects OF the Sultan
These men. whose orthodoxy ~ beyond suspicion,
must he able TO calculate the injury that Hellensm
can fnnict on Turkey quite as well as the
writers OF articles In the small Greek news
papers. The Greeks generally argue that all the
na o ,se EASTERN TbeS Sassu
their terror by the vaciIlation OF their conduct
during the Cretan insurrcction, and when their ad-
vice was not listened to they announced that they
would leave to Turkey alone the whole respoasibii
ity OF the course II adopted. On tho whole, II Is
evident that the Greeks persuade themselves they
levc confidently that tine protection OF the three
great Powers will save them from any DISASTROUS
consequences that might result from rupture with
the Ottoman government.
large part OF the creek press procaims war
even to the knife. Many believe that every 3rtho-
Greece can at any moment innict an inctrable
wound on the Ottoman empire by raising insirrec-
tons In many parts Of the Sultan's dominons u the
same time They suppose that the Porte win receive
more injury by civil war than Il innlct byfnter
ruptng the trade Of the Hellenes with Turkey They
Tdsuls ,sis the army ny and navy The Turkish my
breechloadcrs than n it was armed with bov and
arrows and the navy Is as incompetent to blockade
Crete rs II II consisted OF ancient galleydwth
three banks Of oars. The Porte ought, ihereife to
take lesson from the war In Crete, and ea1 that
the Hellenic people, who know their own wore and
the stupdltyof their enemies, cannot be intim1ated
by sucn armies and fleets as Turkey possesses how
ever great may he their numerical force. 1h4e en-
thslasts forget the long continuance Of the 9rcas-
sian war; aud the resistance OF the Poles ID tll the
force OF the Russian empire, and the trolae the
wars at the Cape and Ia New Zealand gave ela gov.
ernent. There 10 nothing exceptional Ia the oretan
Some Of the ministerial papers 40 not exhnt sli
the warilke sentiments and glorious aspiratlos OF
very Insignificant minority. One has the bo<iness
W revive the memory OF the defeat which te SOL
diers q The great idea received from ine Tks a.
kalaDaka anu the occupation OF the praus q for.
eign armies during the Cgnean war. IL 6ks n
Greece u better prepared for war with Turkefnow,
when X Is without an ally, than then when was
assisted with Russian tuDsidcs, and rrkey
was attacked by the armies OF the Emperor vlkolas
III cites the fable oil the dog that saw the reelection
OF the meat Ia It's mouth inagnidcd By the r,nnlng
stream, and II warns the nation not 70 snath az a
selnblance of greatness, lest, like the Dog in be la
ble II should lose the good meat II now holds hst in
lts mouth. There Is more truth IN this application OF
the apologize, but less grandlioquence than ondoud
expect under the circumstances. Improves hoSever,
that the peopic know how 10 respect the lbfty OF
opinion. The great grievance OF tie Greek X tiom
is that 1t IL not big enough ana ii has adopdd the
policy or julius Cgser, W get deeply into dot az
II can 10 bondhoiders, allied Powers nationally and
intercst In making It bigger
Yesterday II was expected that the govcnment
would communicate 70 the Chamber tho dem hds OF
Turkey aud the answer OF Greece In order 10 lylde
the responsibility OF rupture with the Chamber
aud the nation. But the Minister OF Foreign Affairs
the Sublime Porte had determined 10 eekonI ia
tolattopa with urneoo !, nina, st,c