The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

WARSAW, August 3.

A RUSSIAN OFFICER is arrived here as Courier from General Romanzow, with the important News of Peace between RUSSIA and the PORTE being concluded, to the great Advantage of the Former. This most glorious Peace ever concluded by the Russians, was signed the 21st of July at Koutchouk Kainardji, near Silistria, by Prince Repnin, and the Turkish Plenipotentiaries, Nissangi Resni, Achmet Effendi & Ibrahim Micnib Reis Effendi, and afterwards ratified by the Field Marshal Count Romanzow and the Grand Vizir. The Treaty contains Twenty Eight Articles, but the following most material Ones are all that are at present known.

1st. THE absolute Independance of Crimea, and that their Chans shall for the future have no further Duties to render the Grand Signior than such as are due to him as the supreme Caliphe of the Mahometan Religion.

2d. Russia shall have a free Navigation and Trade in the Black Sea, and in all the Harbours, Rivers, and Ports of the Turkish Empire.

3d. The Fortresses Azoph, Jenikale, Kertch, and Kinburn, with their Districts, and a Tract of Land between the Rivers Bug and Dnieper, Shall belong to Russia.

4th. Russia Shall have the Liberty of building new Fortresses and repairing the old Ones, as they think fit.

5th. The Porte shall always give the Reigning Sovereign of Russia the Title of Padishah, that is, Emperor of all the Russians.

6th. Russia returns all her Conquests, stipulating certain Prerogatives and Privileges for the Inhabitants of the Provinces and Islands restored, which puts them in Security; and,

7th. The Porte engages to pay Russia a large Sum of Money not less than FORTY-EIGHT MILLIONS, nor more than SEVENTY MILLIONS of PIASTERS, to defray the Expences that Empire has been at during the War, and to give them all the Artillery they have in their Army.

The News of the Conclusion of Peace between Russia and the Porte, causes the greatest Fermentation here; some hope that an End to all our Troubles and Divisions will follow: others, on the Contrary, think we shall be exposed to greater Misfortunes than we have already suffered. Prince Repnin, who has resided here some Years as an Ambassador from Russia, after signing the Peace, set off himself with that important News to his Court, to have it ratified by his Sovereign. The deplorable Situation to which the Grand Vizir was reduced by the wise Manoeuvres of the Field Marshal Count Romanzow was the cause of this great Event. The Marshal have first sent about 40,000 of his Men over the Danube, passed it himself without any Obstacle from the Grand Vizir. He then kept Silistria in Awe with a Corps under Major General Lloyd (an Englishman) and Ruzug, with another Division under General Soltikow, who at the same Time cut off the Communication with Varna. Marshal Romanzow, with the heavy Artillery, held such a Position near Schumla, as cut off the Communication between the Grand Vizir, together with the grand Turkish Army & their Magazines, and intercepted all their Provisions. He placed General Kamenki in an advanced Position to stop any Succours that might come to their Relief. An Ottoman Corps with 5000 Waggons from Adrianople, escorted by 28,000 Men, was coming for that Purpose, but was beaten by General Kaminski, and all the Waggons taken, an Account of which being brought to the Turkish Camp, the Grand Vizir found his Army ready to Mutiny for Want of Provision, and that he could not give Battle in that Position without manifestly exposing himself to a Defeat: Therefore, after attempting to no Purpose the Renewal of Negotiations, and the recommending of a Congress, was obliged on the 21st of July to sign the Conditions which the Russians imposed, and which are nearly the same as they required at the Congress of Foczani & Bucharest in 1772 & 1773.