. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . cepted as genuine,—though now its authorship maybe questioned,—he is quoted as having said : Raise war continually—at one time against Turkey, at anotheragainst Persia; make dock-yards on the Black Sea; by degreesmake yourselves masters of the Sea as well as of the Baltic;hasten the decay of Persia, and penetrate to the Persian Gulf;establish, if possible, the ancient commerce of the East by wayof Syria, and push on to the Indies, which are the entrepot of theworld. Once there, you need not fear
. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . cepted as genuine,—though now its authorship maybe questioned,—he is quoted as having said : Raise war continually—at one time against Turkey, at anotheragainst Persia; make dock-yards on the Black Sea; by degreesmake yourselves masters of the Sea as well as of the Baltic;hasten the decay of Persia, and penetrate to the Persian Gulf;establish, if possible, the ancient commerce of the East by wayof Syria, and push on to the Indies, which are the entrepot of theworld. Once there, you need not fear the gold of England. So thoroughly did this supposed will of Peter theGreat represent the attitude of Russia that the peoplebelieved it their duty to follow its commands, as theyare doing with great patience and zeal. England, ofall the Powers, has been most jealous of the encroach-ments of Russia in the East. Her ofificers and emis-saries continually report that evidences of Russianintrigue in central Asia are apparent; and it is knownthat the policy of England, even in Afghanistan, was. 328 THE TURK AND THE LAND OF HAIG. directed and influenced by the representations of theCzar. Emperor Nicholas had made up his mind that theOttoman Empire should be speedily order to put his plans into a definite course ofaction, he visited England in person, in 1844, ^^^^ thereplainly outlined his design, and exchanged views withthe British diplomats as to the final dismemberment ofTurkey, His conversation at the time gave theimpression that his loftiest ambition was to consum-mate a friendly alliance with the British government,as a prelude to dividing the spoils upon the collapse ofTurkey, which he believed was impending. In con-versation with the Duke of Wellington and LordAberdeen, then Foreign Secretary, he spoke withastonishing frankness regarding his views on Turkey,its prospects, and what would probably take place if itwere dismembered. When he returned to Russi
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