The New York herald., 1869-01-07
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
rhe rurkIsh Uitimatum to Greece,


The following Ia the text OF the ultmatum ad-
dressed TO the Greek government by the Turkish
Minister at Athens:-
The Cabinet OF the Sultan. does not consider II
necessary to search Tor proofs or the sincerity and
seriousness Of its desire TO keep up relations Of
friendship and good ne ghborhood with his Hellenic
Majesty The whole world has witnessed the for
OF tie attitude assumed towards II by the Greek ad
ministratlon for the last three years. Inc history OF
the Crete insurrec;ion is known, and there Is no
need to here enumerdte the Vaccinations concocted
publicly and undsr the eyes OF the Greek authorities
by committees sitting IN the capital or the Kingdom
Itself. with the OBJECT OF fomentng and maintain
ing rebellion in Crete against tne"will Of tue I'M
mense majority or its inhabitants. The history oil
civilized countries is without an example OF
the contempt with which the law OF nations
has been treated by these committees. They
have spared neither threat nor falsehood TO
the poor islanders to obige them TO take up arms
against their legitimate s4yeIeign. Ban91o en-
gagged at their eApenss and sent 70 Crete Wider the
name OF volunteers, abandoned themselves to deeds
OF the most horrible brigandage against such OF the
Inhabitants as dared 70 resist them. Thus by me.
mace, iInplacaby carried out or BY deceitful
promises q portion OF these unhappy people have
been led to emigrate into Greece, where they have
found only misery and suffering. DsaDused, pressed
by want, and seeing the perfect security which
relgns In their own country, these unhappy exies
demanded and still loudly demand 70 Do carried
home. They supplicate. but In vain, that tney
should be allowed to exercise their free will. The
Porte has made earnest endeayors Tor more tnan
two years to procure tneir liberty from the HELEN
OF them remain exposed to all sorts OF privatl0ns
aud annoy ance; AMI the lev who have icon able TO
return had to enect tfeir departure at the RISK or
their blood The stlLlshment u tranquility In
Crete and the agony OF the struggle kept up by the
few volunteers stall IN arms on the mountain ridges
OF the island have had the eject of lkn9 the Hell
enic ringlcaders labor to prevent ut any price the
return oil the eFnigrants and " rase new oahds Oh
volunteers IN oruer to deceive pubic opinion as TO
the entire suppression VI the iDsurrection. =
his sucCincs and faithful statement of the sltua
tiOn appears suacent 10 convince every impair
til Judge that the question IL In no wise one of de.
lverance OF an oppressed people, but Ol persecution
aud torture OF o whole population In the ambitious
interests OF q neIghboring STATE. The documents
exchanged for than two years bear impre 5slve
evidence to the spirit OF conci iatioa with wnich we
have shown ourselves animated towards Inc govern
ment OF King George. and VI the consideration winch
we have Manifested for Its interior dncultles Inc
sacrlfces OF all kinds which the Porte Imposed on
ttelf ia order not to belle It's sentiments OF modera
tion are familiar " every one. livery proceeding oi
ours toward the royal government mas been met In
varlably either with reply equivalent TO anon-recep-
ton, or with ayowals OF npuissance 70 repfess IN
expansion OF party which desires that all should
DO subjected to the cxlgences OF Us desires lhis
state of things Is getting worse and worse IN Greece
Tue latest events crowned the edlflce ana deprived
the Turkish government OF any hope of speedy TO
turn on the part OF Greece to sentiments OF JUSTICE
and respect Tor the law of nations. In fact wha
hope could we have preserved7
fryst-fn the face OF the declaration OF one Of the
former Ministers IN the Chamber that q part OF the
last loan had been applied TO the purchase OF ths
ship Crete which Is al present employed In the con
yeyance OF the volunteers and munitions TO the
island In contempt OF ali international rights de
clal alton which c0nlfalicts so solemnly the
ances given by the kings governments
Secoud.-Of minis erai speech which denotes
clearly the resolution 10 pursue Inc idea OF annex
ing Crete To Greece. .,...