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« We  do  not  seek  conqneste.  Biueia  does  not  need  tbem.  We  de-
mand satisfaction  for  a  legitimate  right  openly  infringed/'

On  the  2nd  and  8rd  days  of  July,  1853,  the  Russian  troops,  under
Prince  Ck>rtchakoff,  crossed  the  Pruth  and  entered  Moldavia;  and  upon
that  occasion  the  prince  issued  a  proclamation  to  the  inhabitants  of  Mol*
dayia  and  Wallachia,  in  which  he  declared —

«  We  come  amongst  you  neither  with  projects  of  conquest,  nor  with
the  intention  of  modifying  the  institutions  under  which  you  liye,  or  the
political  position  which  solemn  treaties  have  guaranteed  to  you."

The  proclamation  then  stated  that  the  occupation  was  only  proyisional,
and  that  on  the  day  on  which  the  emperor  should  obtain  the  reparation
due  to  him,  and  guarantees  for  the  future,  the  Russian  troops  should
return  within  the  frontiers  of  Russia ;  and  it  concluded  with  exhorting
the  inhabitants  to  engage  with  security  in  their  agricultural  labours  and
commercial  speculations,  and  to  be  obedient  to  the  laws  under  which
they  liyed,  and  to  the  established  authorities.
The  Russian  OoTemment  informed  the  Hospodars  that  their  relations
with  the  Porte  must  be  broken  off,  and  that  all  action  on  the  part  of
^e  sovereign  power  must  for  a  time  cease ;  that  the  fixed  tribute  p^,  -.
