The New York herald., 1871-03-13
THE DARDANELLES.
THE RESTRICTIONS OF TRAVEL.
Correspondence from the United States Legation
at Constantinople Relating to the Passage Of
the Straits Of Dardanelles and Bosphorus
by tho Ships Of Other Nations.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March H. 1871,

ton OF the United States from Constantinope, re-
lating to the restrictions on the passage OF the
straits OF Dardanelles and Bosphorus by ships OF
other nations. Mr.. McVeagh wrote the following TO
Mr. Fish, dated Legation of the United States, Con.
January "A, 1871 receved February %,
1S71D:-
snIn view OF the conference now in session Al London
the prominence which been recently given to tho
restrictions affecting the navigation of the straits Of the Boa
might possess in the form OF despatch state
ment well of the themselves OF the grounds
In view Of this question primary consideration e the
pecuar,es OF the Constantinople. the
the Straits Of the Dardanees connect the Sea OF
Straits o. the Bosphorqs connect the sea OF Mamora
the end o the other the shores On po sides belong eXes
sySy to The Ottoman nan empire and its capital and chef city
and the Sea Of Marora This site asserted to be
named and it is also asserted that the absolute neces
means OF securing the safety OF Constantnope from attack
country BY the Ottoman suans and that the
sy has been constantly. asserted and since
with the Black Sea are mare eus and are only naysabe
government of the empire The aueston OF this
eorsent and Of these RESTRICTIONS naturally divides Itself
to vessels OF war AZ regards both these classes
would allow asa 4. sVs exercise S .s @
often received has sways desired the cordial rscogn
The right merchant navigate these connecting
wstsr rests upon treaties and certainly the
COMPREHENSIVE when the treaties embodyng these privileges:
and oSrsan nations on the Of foreign trade ID
The earliest treaty between the and any Western
France extended the fuies, liberty Of navigation
provided that vessels coming to Consantnops and desiring
e the su be 4 % me s
King Of England and the King OF scotana the option Of be-
for their subjects In the next century 1875 the captas
Sns to Great Britain recognized the same absolute
France and considerably enlarged the privileges of foreign
that Old canon q should Be- executed at the
castles IN the ports only ana no where else the term
In the following century, 747, the treaty with Tuscany
ports subject to the Imperial Turk to sail backward and
n Ss a. then 5 their so0d for sale and
that said merchants having obtained the usual license and
ing The epon se%ers a.
the Dardanees" The three treaties which have alluded
lengthy commercial conventions concluded by the Ottoman
ne tn se o. b as
efforts Of Russia succeeded in annerns to her do.
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Of % Sc
not observed any ausion 70 such contingency in any
sumed that foreign merchant vessels would only
to the with Tuscany M ey wefs
qured only to submit to examination in port and to stop to
deliver the proper license or hrman aud certificate at the
ihe first mention Of the passage OF the Straits Of the Bos
occurs in the historic treaty OF kanard I174 whereby
coveted That treaty. called by the Emperor Nicholas
Se g9rgas a treaty granted in ample terms the free pas
n convention d77s explanatory Of the treaty Of Kahn.
the rights heretofore granted regulated BY the Of
the vessels OF other nations (which by the sea OF Mar
In the treaty Of commerce 17ss between Russia and the
s Ss Sr ss issts
arnans or permits to all Russian merchant vessels going
secure their unobsructed passage through those straits re-
The navigation of the Bosphorus and the Black thus
accorded to the merchant vessels OF Russia extended
Of France IN 1879 and to those of Prussia in 1906 while in
Of bucharest the Porte agreed accept good
~ Russia 1 SECURE 70 enter the Black Sea for ships
This convention was however, soon followed by war be-
treaty o. Adranope i isss whereby the possible
terms employed to absolutely free
& mo Of AL the waters ate G the ee
all the world. The language employed could hardly be
rendered more rel; by human ingenuity
land shall not be moested feteed in any way
sure whether public government or internal legislation
1.-THE Sublime Porte I to ,aks
shall be impeded no way whatsoever For this purpose
nople (the Bosphorus Of DardaneIes to be
entirely tree and OPEN to vessels under the merchant ag o.
that vessels shall be hndrance annoy
and 0avga,on not the obstacle shall opposed
In the following year asso our own treaty was concluded
favored nations and providing that the vessels of
tho Black Our treaty Of sss s1 upon
treaties Concluded in year. with the poPe fhe
passing through the Dardaneies and the Bosphorus.
shall always be delivered in such
VIII as sa the liberty exists for the
ali 81 & e
however ample s subject to proper regulations ol police
and Of the clause of recent treaties respecting hr
Conclusive evidence that regulations for these
should be framed SO as the slightest possible annoy
regulations in force are anquated and necessarily
her blu Of health to stop at consantnople to procure
hss ssp1a
% ss to to op stop a .s to S % her
for passage, stop the Dardansss
%an obtained Al nigh. these would con.ti
serious delay Upon some 20 also BY OF
that for ali these inlrlou. restrictions small steamboats,
ocer police and oer Of
sci desiring to would afford complete substitute that
ao sfs hs
Of .
very gladly bear the slight additional burden nscesayto
@ s wa.
S tSasso
that if earnest and united support given the
commendations of that commission. any other
OF remedying existing evils little difficulty would be expe
unan IN Is s sanss v
matte body accredited here II s not charitable to imagine
jealousy the influence Of other nations could
members Of IT, while general policy to dsntegraon
rather than of ameoration might influence Others but In
fact agreepent not easily reached Until IL reached 1t
does not seem be just to bold this
sponsbe for inacen No serious objection made the
rights which the Porte claims to the duties
winch it exacts. The mode of asserting and exact
ing them only Is Objectionable. Until, therefore,
the representatives Of the enlightened nations
interested In suggesting better mode il
surprising that this government, which is essentially
OF routine adheres to its ancient Indeed the
duct of the Porte In respects affecting foreign
and the uniform language OF It's commercial treaties would
Justify assertion Count Cavour during the
conference in Paris 1885, that Power possesses
mercal legislation of liberal character than Turkey
While, however, these connecting
free and to the merchant ships OF the world sub
only regulations OF police and health, with
to the second branch Of inquiry vessels of the
contrary s the In time OF peace; vessel OF
allowed to those meeting On
the Of Bosphorus and the west the fortress
of the Dardanees prohibit and to the
dag of nation. however friendly to the Sub