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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from The Hague reports secrecy in Constantinople over Grand Vizier's army news amid Russo-Turkish conflict in Morea, public discontent risking insurrection, and rumors of Persia allying with Russia to declare war on Turks.
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The last letters from Constantinople advise that the meetings of the Divan are more frequent than ever, and that all the news received from the army commanded by the Grand Vizier is kept a profound secret. The people are much displeased at this silence, but are kept in temper by some favourable accounts, now and then, of success in the Morea, where the Russians are represented as in a way to be all massacred; but as such methods cannot long succeed, an insurrection is apprehended, when the truth can be no longer concealed. The foreign Ministers hardly go out of their houses, for fear of being insulted by the enraged populace, which is a reason why we can get no accounts to be depended upon of the real situation of the affairs of the Porte. On the other hand, a report prevails that Persia has concluded a treaty with Russia, in consequence of which the former will soon declare war against the Turks.
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Constantinople
Event Date
June 29
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russians represented as in a way to be all massacred; apprehension of insurrection; persia to declare war against the turks
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Meetings of the Divan more frequent; news from Grand Vizier's army kept secret; public displeasure tempered by false accounts of success in Morea against Russians; foreign Ministers avoid public for fear of insults; unreliable accounts of Porte's affairs; report of Persia-Russia treaty leading to Persian war on Turks.