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EUROPE AND RUSSIA..
BY THE ABSE DE PRADt. , -
rrt.- Anne de Pradt. thd Nestor of politicians,
j ,u mnt indefatigable writer of the present
nnu hor wnrv- pntitln.! " Of
Ko Permanent System of Europe towards Rin
iia, and of Eastern Affairs." ,
? i .. iioa mim imiuu o.uv" j
As the opimou t --
liderable weight on the Continent of Europe,
Ithe ci-devant Arciiuis"p .o. ...6 r
Inosed to be' a complete master in political lore,
iwe have made the following extracts trom the
P3 Situated at a distance' from Russia, France
ntirfilv independent of her, and nearly as
L.,rli n as Entrland'; but she is like the latter, in-
Jl,u" . - 1 . 1 J
terested in general liberty ; ana, inaeca, in our
civilized societies, united to eacn otner in a mou
sand ways, of what use would be an isolated in
dependence, ana, as u were, mi iumcu vu,
which, being sufficient for' individual liberty,
would put a stop to all influence and aw connex
;n abroad ? These cases do not suit this state
of societies, corresponding and analogous feelings
must be met with. Of what use would imcrty De
when only met with slaves? We must hold com-
.nrraiati with each other : to propose to iso
late oneself, to leave the strong, to take advan
tage of the weak, is proposing a social anachro
nism, and this no longer belongs to our times.
The French Ministry has carefully avoided the
situation: it has "asked for means to assist Europe
in rase of need, and in this it has done well ; it
has shown itself to have foresight, and to be Eu
ropean ; it has much better understood and ser
ved France and Europe than its opponents have
done. It is not enough to speak ot glory, ot na
tional honor, and of many other similar things
we must support these fine words by realities.
France, upon this occasion, has made an hoiio
rable commencement in the name of Europe ;
she has prepared arms for common assistance.
in her situation no aniDiuuus projects wu uc as
i ribed to her. She returns, with respect to Rus
sia. in favour of Europe, to the grand part she
hn linr-n nlavin? against Austria, in favour of
finrnmnv. This thought is far superior to thst
which has been expressed before the Frcncli De
initios, sometimes even in a harsh manner. So
much the better, has it beensaid, that the Russian
colossus should take a direction towards the east.
Well, but who has told you that this torrent will
not move buck ngain towards the north and the
west :
that, alter havinc enlarged itsell nnd ne
juired strength towards the east, it will not fall
with jenewed weight upon the western nations f
Let Rome take the road of Gaul or Africa, it
was said at the court of Syria, so much the bet
ter ; she departs from us. But when Carthage
and Numamium had fallen, could the road to An
tioch be taken i so much the better, said jea
lous Ltolia, Rome falls upon Perseus ; the lauer
bointr overcome, what becomes of Etolia 1 It is
just the same ia this case, either to defend one
self cn masse, or perish in detail ; this is, in fu
ture, the whole diplomatic science of Europe.
' Friends at Jireda, brothers here,' said Sir W.
Ttmpk at the Hague, to the Grand Pensioner
l)c iVUt, suitinc his ianjruiiee to tho interests
which required that tho connexion- between Eii
land and Holland should be strengthened. Tlio
same iltiuir must be done here: Russian "icatncss
ha peopled Europe with brothers invested in
the same cause, and necessity has done what the
greatest diplomatic dexterity would not have
been able to accomplish, far Irom us, lar let
that political hatred be, which does not permit us
to pronounce the name of England withoat an ac
companiment of envious, depreciating, and re
proachful expressions. Wo only thii.k of the
benefit we receive from her. and forget the evil
she may have done us. Have wc not also done
her a great deal of harm, and of what use will tho
time be that is spent in this rotdiniere hostility ?
What advantage would common danger derive
from the recollection of the wrongs of Austria?
Let her get out of it, has been said, since she
would have it so. Sobieski did not ask if Aus
tria had never offended Poland : he did not
quire whether Leopold would be grateful or not ;
he saw the danger, he marched straight to Vien
na, and from within her walls he saved uermany
Here is an example for great affairs. France, it
has been said, must be isolated, and to employ
the language of the times, it has been stated
' Let us place ourselves on tho ground of the
Cnarta let us enter into the Charta do not
let us go from the Charta.' Respect, fidelity,
and success to our institutions, nothimr can be
better, but the Charta will not save Constantino
pie, nor Greece, nor Europe : the Charta wil
give ns much without doubt, but it will not take
from Russia an inch of ground that she may wish
to conquer, and retain to the common detriment
Well, this is what we mu&t obviate, and against
which we must prepare ourselves.
Since these six years that we com
mencod writing on the anairs of ureece, we
have not ceased announcing tho certainty of war
oetween Russia and Turkey, in spite of the per
severance ana the efforts of Cabinets to prevent
it. 1 lie treaty of Ackermann never appeared
to us to be any thing more than an adjournment
which ma, dui tor a very short time, an unavoia
able explosion. Even had this treaty been con
eluded with sincerity by Turkey, it did not at
tain tho real cause of quarrel always existing be
tween these two States : this is in the nature o
things, that is to say, in the weight with which
Russia hears upon Turkey. For these hundred
years the former is advancing towards the latter
she increases, and Turkey diminishes : until now
they have been at a distance, and the weight 1ms
been supportable ; but, having come so close as
tney now are, it has become overbearing. It is
to shake it off, it is from the feeling the evils it
rawsos, that tho Sultan has taken up arms : Ins
Manifesto , may be reduced to these simple
words': Russia is crushing me, I can no longer
remain in this oppressed state." It is in this ge
neral view that the question is to be considered :
ef the present quarrel be appeased to-morrow;
for the same causes a new one will arise. It is
the history of the three Punic wars succeeding
each other, m spite of all the pacific solemnities,
because there was something above all thesethc
natural . incompatibility of Rome and Carthage.
In all our former works, as well as , in this, we
have endeavoured to show the weakness and im
becility of the Ottoman Empire. The proof
Was shown by the impossibility of her reducing
the Greeks to submission, when 3,000 European
soldiers could have conquered and exterminated
them. The present war completes the demon
stration of this falling off of Turkey. She has
not been able to show an army worthy of this
name ; some of her towns have defended them
selves, others have opened their gates. , The
Turks fight well under the cover of their walls.
It is the custom of Oriental nations of the "Afri
cans and Spaniards; but, in an open country, in
capable of Regular movements, they do not
stand, and their retreat is always a route. As
we have said before, the Russian army is strong
enough to besiege, blockade, and march forward;
tt is what she is executing at this moment ; by
besieging and taking towns, this army, is opening
for itself a large passage, and assures for itself
communications, and a retreat in case of misfor
tune. Every thing is difficult in such a country,
which incivilization has almost reduced to a sa
vage state. It is, therefore, they advance slow
ly but surely. The fleet of Sebastopol, com
manded . by an Englishman, Admiral Greig,
strengthens the operations of the grand army,
supplying it abundantly with provisions, and pro
tecting the arrivals of the convoys. This fleet
can sail all along the shores of the Black Sea, ei
ther in Asia or in Europe ; it can land troops in
the rear of Shumla, of which the Turks make
Thermopyles, but which will not with them find
aLeonidas. It is when the Russian army ap
proaches Constantinople that all the importance
of tho possession of the northern coast of the
Black Sea by Russia will be discovered ; it is
then that the extent of advantages it gives her
over Turkey will be known. It has been said,
that the Sultan has wrongly flattered himself that
ho would be able to make all his subjects fly to
arms in the name of religion ; the latter has lost
in Turkey her ancient stimulus, as she has lost
them almost every where else Holy wars are
no longer of our age ; every where there is a
difficulty of making soldiers, even with the aid of
severe laws. The Grand Turk has not found
many volunteers disposed to be killed for the ho
nour of the Prophet; the flag of the latter, for
merly so much revered, has lost its virtue as the
ancient Oriflammes have lost theirs. The Sul
tan is reduced to raise his defenders among the
vilest classes ot the capital, or is supplied witn
small levies from Asia. If the Russian army can
attain this incoherent mass, it will soon be seen
that this armed populace is without discipline,
without honour, without experienced chiefs with
preconcerted plans, in one word, without any
thing of what constitutes an army capable of de
fending a state. Another Russian fleet has pas
sed the sound, and is sailing towards the Archi
pelago. Is it going to relieve the fleet which has
entered since a twelvemonth, or to reinforce it
This addition would form a new combination in
in
affair which is already too much filled with
others. After much hesitation, a French expe
dition is resolved upon, and is to set out from
Toulon. Hero arc two things which we have
announced: First, that the Morea would be
giv,(;n up to Greece, either by the voluntary eva
cuation by Ibrahim, or by his expulsion. I he
means of blockading appearing either insufficient
or too long, they have recourse to force. The
employment of this means has certainly been
preceded by negotiations at Alexandria, to induce
the Pasha to recall his son: they have been un
successful, us at this moment they have had re
course to arms. Thus the liberation of this part
of Greece is assured, and the treaty of the 6th
July will be fulfilled. The Turks are too much
occupied on, the side of the Danube to carry as
sistance to him who had sacrificed himseh to
come to theirs. Yet a short time, and there will
be no more talk about Ibrahim Pasha, nor of
that singular exportation of Negroes and Ara
bians into a country of Europe. Secondly, it
was quite evident that any expedition on the
Continent of Greece would fall to the expense of
France ; it is the necessity of her alliance with
two Powers sufficiently strong to give umbrage to
the whole world. France alone must take the
charge of Greece, precisely because she is the
weakest of the Allied Powers. As to the future,
it depends entirely on the will of the Emperor of
Russia. It appears. that in London as well as
Vienna, they wait with equal stoicism, what this
prince will do, and what obstacles he may meet
with ; in one word, a system of general expecta
tion has taken root in the Cabinets in leaving
them at the mercy of events, placed as. they are,
not before but behind them, although the former
should be their situation. In Europe, at present,
tho political scene is occupied by Russia ; all the
others remain as if they were in the pit, attentive
to the movements of the principal actors and each
reaulatine his own action by the former's. It is
neither a situation of dignity nor safety ; states,
like individuals, increase their strength by oxer
cising it. Russia does more than compensate the
inevitable losses of war by the instruction her ar
mics acquiie, and by the advantages she is cer
tain of obtaining. If the Grand V lziet has, as
it has been stated, endeavoured to diminish the
grief of the Sultan for the taking of Brailow by
the expose of the great price at which the Rus
sians boueht this conquest, he has only parodied
the manner in which Olivares announced the re
volution of Portugal to Philip IV. But tortuous
policy, dictated by fear or flattery, always in use
nt courts, will no more stop the march of the
Russians than it stopped the insurrectional pro-
gross which placed tho house of Braganza upon
(the throne. Purm? ttie war ot mc nevoiuuon
the'Austri ms, continually beaten in Belgium and
upon the Rhine, said to one another, in a way of
consolation and excuse for their misfortunes ori
ginating in their unskilfulness, ' We shall see in
the hereditary States; there it is wa w3fr or
them.'- How many times have those who had
conquered them out of these hereditary States
been able to find the road of the latter ? At Aus
terlitz, at Wagram, at Znaim, who was the mas
ter in the hereditary States? In a short time,
you will see who will be the masters in Europe,
when, on one side, they will have acted, and, on
the other, they will have sacrificed themselves
with observing. In Cabinets, this may be called
wisdom, prudence; in history, it will bear ano
ther name. ,
. . " 'ftffie'
From Dr. Granville's Work on Russia.-rirf published.
RUSSIAN MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
' " Ivan Ivanovitch and Prascovia Constanti
novna Ivanoff humbly request the favor of your
attendance to the marriage ceremony of their
daughter Anna Ivanowna with Nicholai Demc
trivich Borissow, and to the dinner table, this
November the 13th day, in the year 1827, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon."
i On the embossed border of the card, delicate
ly edged with rose colour, the emblematic figure
of Hymen was represented on the one side stand
ing under a palm tree, between the sleeping
dogs of fidelity, and inviting from the other side
the figures of the bride and bridegroom. I learn
ed that the parties were wealthy Russian hemp
commission agents, and most excellent people ;
and as such an invitation promised to afford me
an opportunity of witnessing the church marriage
ceremony, of which 1 had read so many dissimi
lar accounts, I gladly accepted it.
At two the friends of the parties assembled
f: om all quarters in the winter church of the An
nunciation, in the Vassileiostrow, where a great
concourse of people had already collected round
the choristers or chanters, who, in the most, de
lightful manner imaginable, ind in the fuga style,
were singing hymr.s, mixing with skilful combi
nation die sopranos and bass voices.
The officiating priest, decked in his rich
church vestments, accompanied by the deacon,
advanced from the sanctuary towards the door of
entrance into the church, and there received the
pair about to be made happy, to whom he deli
vered a lighted taper, making at the same time,
the sign f tlie cross uU'ce on tne'r foreheads,
and conducted them to the upper part of the nave.
Incense was scattered before them, while maids,
splendidly attired, walked between the para
nymphv, or bridegroom and bride. The Greek
cimrch requires not the presence of either of the
parents of the bride on such an occasion. Is it
to paro thom the pain of volnntily surrpndor
ing every authority over their child to one who
is a stranger to hr blood ? I stood by the side
of the table on wWch were deposited the rings,
and before which the priest lifted at the conclu
sion of a litanv, wherein the choristers assisted,
and from which he prono,inced, in a loud and
impressive voice, the followinr prayer, his face
bein? tn-ned towards the sanctuary, and the bride
and bridegroom placed immediately behind him,
holdin" their lighted tapers :
O Eternal God thou who didst collect to
eether the srittered atoms by wondrous -union,
and didst ioin them bv nn indissoluble tie, who
didst bless Isnac and Rebecca, and made them
heirs of thv promise ; trive thy blessing unto
these thv servants, nnd "uide them in every good
work : Fo- thou nrt the mercif'il God, the lover
of mankind, and to thee we offer up our praise
now and for ever, even nnto ages of ages."
The rtriest next turning round to the couple,
blessed them, and takin? the rines from tho table,
pave one to each, beginnin? with the man, and
nroclnimin? aloud that ihev stood betrothed,
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now and for ever, even unto aires oi aires,
which declaration he repeated thrice to them,
while thev mutually exchanged the rings an equal
number of times. The rings were now again
surrendered to the priest, who crossed the fore
head of the couple with them, and put them on
the fore-fintrer of the risrht hand ot eacn ; and
turning to the sanctuary, read another impressive
part of the service, in which an illusion is made
to all the circumstances in the noiy lesiameni,
where a ring is mentioned as the pledge of union,
honor, and power ; and prayed the Lord to "bless
the espousals of thy servants, Anna Ivanowna
and Nicholai Demetrivich, andconfirm them in
thy holy union ; for thou, in the beginning, didst
create them male and female, and appoint the
woman for an help to the man, and for the suc
cession of mankind. Do thou, O Lord our God,
who hast sent forth thy truth upon thine inheri
tance, and thy promise upon thy servants our fa
thers, whom thou hast chosen from generation to
Generation, upon this servant, and this thing
handmaid, and establish the espousals made be
tween them in fidelity and unity, in truth and
love, and let thine angel go before them to guide
them all the days of their lite.
The priest, now taking hold of the hands of
both parties, led them forward, and caused them
to stand on a silken carpet, which lay spread be
fore them. The congregations usually watch
this moment with intense curiosity, for it is au
gured that the party which steps first on the rich
brocade will have the mastery over the other
through life. In the present case our fair bride
secured possession of this prospective privilege
with modest forwardness. Two silver Imperial
crowns were next produced by a layman, which
the priest took, and first blessing the bridegroom,
placed one of them on his head, while the other,
destined for the bride, was merely held over her
head by a friend, lest its admirable structure,
raised by Charles, tho most fashionable pcmi
quier of the capital, employed on this occasion,
should be disturbed. That famed artist had suc
cessfully blended the spotless flower, emblematic
of innocence, with the rich tiesf.es of the bride,
which were farther embellished by. a splendid
tiara of large diamonds. Her white satin robe,
from the h inds of Mademoiselle Louise, grace
fully pcncillinirtbe onfours of her bust, was ga
thered around her waist by a zone, studded with
precious stones, which fastened to her side a bou
quet of white flowers.
The common cup being now brought to the
priest, he blessed it, and gave it to the bride
groom, who- took a sip from its contents thrice,
and transferred it to her who was to be his mate,
for a repetition of the same ceremony. After a
short pause, and some prayers from tho respon
ser, in which the chorister joined with musical
notes, the priest took the bride and bridegroom
fcy the hand, their friends holding their crowns,
and walked with them round tho desk thrice,
having both their right hands fast in his, from
West to East, saying .
Exult, O Isaiah! for a virgin has , conceived
and brought forth a son, Emanuel, God and
man ; the East is his name. Him do we mag
nify, and call the virgin blessed !"
Then taking off the bridegroom's crown, he
said .
" Be thou magnified, O bride'groom, as Abra
ham ! Be thou blessed as Isaac, and multiplied
as Jacob, walking in peace, and performing the
commandment of God in righteousness."
In removing the bride's crown, he exclaimed-
And be thou magnified, O bride, as Sarah !
Be thou joyful as Rebecca, and multiplied as Ra
chad; delighting in thine own husband and 'ob
serving the bounds of the law, according to the
good pleasure of God."
The ceremony now drew to its conclusion, the
tapers were extinguished, and taken from the
bride and bridegroom, who, walking towards the
holy screen, were dismissed by the priest, re
ceived the congratulations of the company, and
saluted each other.
QiQO
London and Liverpool contrasted. The com
merce of London and Liverpool form objects of
wonder and envy to the civilized world. The
trado of each port is very different in its nature ;
and thus the tonnage of the one may increase
without any diminution of that of the other.
The Pool of London, indeed the whole course
of, the river, from Blackwall to the Tower, is
perhaps, one of tho most splendid spetacles. of
modern times. The almost uninterrupted range
ol warehouses and quays ; the East-India, the
West-India, the London, and the St. Kathcrine's
docks ; the coasting and other small vessels an
chored in the Pool, the long succession of steam
boats arriving from, or departing to, all the ports
of the Old and New Worlds ; these are circum
stances which fill the mind with a sense of the
vastness of our commercial wealth and industry.
The trade of the port of London has more than
doubled within the last thirty years. But the
port of Liverpool offers a greater condensation
of commercial objects, und is to a certain extent
more imposing. From tho magnificent expanse
of the Mersey you look upon a quay of about
two miles and a half in extent presenting an un
interrupted succession of docks, and piers, and
towering warehouses. The river is constantly
alive with steam packets crossing to the opposite
shore, or going out to the various ports of Ire
land, Scotland, and Wales; while ever and anon
some stately merchantman arrives from her" long
journey across the Atlantic, and rushes into the
harbour, like a bird seeking her nest. From
one extent' of these magnificent docks to the
other you may walk without interruption. A
merchant in London seldom sees his vessel ; but
at Liverpool tho adventurous speculator hurries
down from the exchange to the quay, when the
distant signal has told him that his ship is coming
into the port, and he welcomes her to her home
with a proud feeling, which the ordinary cold
ness of money getting cannct deaden. The new
dock, for the completion of which a bill to bor
row additional sums was passed in the late ses
sion, is a continuation of that splendid line of ac
commodation for shipping which has been grow
ing with the extraordinary growth of the trade of
Liverpool. This single dock has already cost
more than a million ; and, extensive as the other
docks are, it is no uncommon case for vessels to
ride in the Mersey, which is often dangerous,
from the impossibility of finding othr accommo
dation. The trade of Liverpool has more than
doubled within the last twelve years. The reve
nue of customs, which this port contributes to
to the national stock, is four millions annually ;
and its export trade is the largest in tho empire,
larger even than that of London. Lond. Mag.
eC5
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as other plates can be engraved. All orders from the
country will be promptly attended to. Address,
T. K. GREENBANK.
No. 64, Spruce street, Philadelphia.
SWAIM'S PANACEA.
Price Tko Dollars per Bottle.
TO THE PUBLIC In consequence of the nume
rous frauds and impositions practised in reference to
my medicine, I am again induced to change the form of
my Bottles. In future, the Panacea will be put in
round bottles, fluted longitudinally, with the following
words, blown in the glass, " S w aim's Pah acea-Prilada..
as represented above.
These bottles are much stronger than those heretofore
used, and will have but one label, which covers the cork,
with my own signature on it, so that the cork cannot be
drawn without destroying the "signature, without which
none is genuiuc. The medicine may consequently be,
known to be genuine when my signulure is visible ; t
counterfeit which will be punishable as forgery.
The increasing demand for this celebrated medicine
has enabled me to reduce the price to Two Dollars per
bottle, thus bringing it within the reach of the indigent.
My Panacea requires no encomium; its cutontVitng '
effects and wonderful operation have drawn, both from
Patients and Medical Practitioners of the highest respecta
bility, tho most unqualified approbation, and established '
for it a character w Inch Enry's pen, though dipped in gall.
can never tarnish.
The false reports concerning this valuable medicine,
which have been so diligently circulated by certain Phy
sicians, have their origin either in emy or in the mischiev
ous etlects ot the spurious imitations.
The Proprietor pledges himself to the Public, and gives
them the most solemn assurances, that this medicine con
tains neither mercury nor any other deleterious drug.
The Public are cautioned not to purchase my Panacea,
except from myself, my accredited agents, or persons or
known respectability; and all those will consequently be
without excuse, who shall purchase from Hiiy other per
sons. WM. SWAIM.
Philadelphia, October, 1823 Nov. 8. tf.
FllESH FAMILY FLOUR, &c. &c.
nnHE Subscriber has just received, by the packet
H schooner Neuse, from New York, fresh Family
Flour of the very best brands, in barrels and half barrels.
Also, a few pieces superior and common 5-4 bleached
Irish linen Sheetings, elegant 10-4 damask and common
Table Diapers, beautiful damask Nankins, superior nd
common w hite gauze flannels. All of which is offered at
a small advance for cash.
August 15, lH. JOHN G. KINCEY.
CASH GIVEN FOR NEGROES.
UK highest cash prices given for likely YOLNG
iNtXjiROES of both sexes, from the ages of 9 t o S
years. Also, lor several 3iecliamcKS viss. iiiacKsnmii.-.
House Carpenters and Coopers, one Seamstress, and iwo
Washers and Ironers. It is not necessary that the Me
chanicks should be under sJti vears of age. Apply to
Anc. JOFIV fm.DF,KHI.F.Vf
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