New-York tribune., 1871-05-05
TURKEY.


PRACTICAL RESULTS OF THE RECENT NEGoTIA-
TIONS-TROUBLEs IN ROUMANIA-sINGULAR
DEMAND BY GREECE-PERILOCS FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF TURKEY.
IFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
CoNsTANTINOPLE, April 14-Whatever may
beensaid the contrary in London it has long
been known here that Gen. Ignatief the Russian Em-
bassador at this city, persuaded the Turks to agree to
the abrogltion before Prince GOrtschakOf wrote his
famous no.e have not seen Turk of any character
who does not regard the change good thing for Tur
key The change at once relieves Turkey from her
subordinaon the Great Powers and removes the only
obstacle TO friendly relations with Russia it in way
weakens Turkey In case of an attack by Russia, En-
Gland is Just TO aid the Turks she was be-
fore Treaty or treaty. it would be simple question
Of personal interest with England and Austria whether
they would aid Turkey not The Turks do not feel
that the results of the Crmean have been lost at all
by this change In their opinion the three great results
Of that war were the naturalization OF the Danube, the
removal OF the Russian protectorae the Danubian
Provinces and the removal of the claim Of Russia to be
the protector Austrian subjects OF the Porte and
all these results have been accomplished.
No doubt Russia win fortify sevastopo again. but she
has been erecting forrihcatons the Crimean
war in the sea of AzOf No doubt she will build feet in
the Black Sea- hut at present she can only muster there
nine small wooden steamers. with 156 officers and 1858
men while the Turks send into the sea, at a weeks
notice Is drstclass iron-cads, beside large fleet Of
wooden steamer, with 1900 to 1900 men, The Porte
has already commenced building Notifications at snope
Trezbond he fortified and al the improvements Of
modern warfare DC applied TO make impossible for
any feet enter the BOSphors Is strange then that
the Turks decidedly pleased with the abrogaton of
treaty which was really almost calling 10 them it
was to Russia. two Russian cOrvetes steamingup
through the Bosphorus, with flags fying, this week. by
PERMISSION OF the Porte, but they attracted no more al
tention than fthey had been English
The united Provinces Of Wallaelia and Modava, now
called the Principally Of Roumania and governed by
HoheuzOern Prince, are hardly part Of the Turkish
Empire. They pay small annual tribute, and are under
the protection Of the Porte-that all. But they have
always been a source Of trouble. The population is
m.xed-1nore than half Of that Of Moldayia Jews,
twothirds Of the population Of Wallacha are Rouman;
tie remainder comprises Russians Greeks, Bulgarans,
Jews, Germans, seryiaDs, Arinenians &c, &c. The
government is constitutional monarchy and the con-
stituton k liberal that Of thesUned States. Uni
versal suffrage is its basis There is but little education
and still less religion and morality among the people
There is no unity Of feeling among different classes and
natonaHtie but, the contrary, bitter anmosity ana
jealousy.
Prince Charles has done his best TO reduce the country
TO order; but he has had hard time OF it, and is now
pretty much discouraged. Things have been going
from bad TO worse, and have eliminated IN great
German riot IN Bucharest Prince Charles has given
that unless the Constitution is modified and more
authority placed in his hands, he will resign At the
same time, secret negOth0nS are suppOeu 10 pe SoiuB
under the lead OF Prussia for the purpose OF breaking
up the Principality giving walachia TO Austria and
Moldavat 10 Russia The Porte would probably agree to
tis for its position would be materially strengthened
II would place austria barrier between Russia ana
Turkey and would put end TO the revolutionary
intrsues constantly going on in Waachia to cause an
iDsuncctOn ia Bulgaria.
There was once Greek Patriarch, Gregory, who was
hAhseo ia CosantinOpe during the Greek war OF lhde
pehuehcc He hung in public place three days ana his
body was en given to the Jews, who dragged 1t about
tne streets Tor Two days mOre finally what was LEFT OF
IL was thlo"h INTO the Golden Horn. The Greeks pro-
less 70 heVe 'hat IT afterward noated, was picked up
by devoted hsherman and sInugged away by night to
Odessa. There IL received with great bonors aud
buried in the cathedral by the Russian authorities The
Greek Government has just had the boldness to demand
OF the Porte mar Greek ma-of-war be allowed to pass
Constantinope TO 20 to Odessa convey the remains
Of this martyr 10 Greece, where there is TO be great
national funelal over ais remains and he s TO be en-.
shrincd as saint The Turks very naturally refused
but have finally greed TO allow the remains o he taken
by "a Greek merchant steamer. condition that the mas
sage Bosphorus De made IN the ght so AZ 10 pre-
vent any unpleasant demonstrations the part OF the
Greek population here. The whole city has been In
Of excitement tns affair this week and II NAV
yet make selous trouble II the time of the steamers
passage should become generally known.
The finances OF the Turslsh Government lust now
N a worse state than usual There is a deficit OF s6O-
Op0O and. in addition soiGc prospective expenses far
beyond tiie ordinary revenue must be met. loan
Of si0O0OO talked Of aud IL is even said that this loan
s tobe negotiated in New.York The truth is that
Turkey far more 20 fear financial embarrass-
lD'nis than from Russia. With annual revenue OF
tb0nt eOnO She has spent AN average, for - years
patt about S50oO0 The TAXATION ia the country