text_original: That these terms were highly advantageous to the Sultan is indisputable. Were they equally advantageous to his Chris  tian subjects, or to the Western Powers who had thrust back his hereditary foe ? The neutralization of the Black Sea was a clear, though temporary, gain to the Mediterranean Powers in general and, perhaps in particular, to Great Britain. But, repulsed at the Bosphorus, Russia tried to force her way on to the Pei sian Gulf.
text_transcription: THAT THESE TERMS WERE HIGHLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE SULTAN AS INDISPUTABLE WERE THEY EQUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO HIS CHRISTIAN SUBJECTS OR TO THE WESTERN POWERS WHO HAD THRUST BACK HIS HEREDITARY FOE THE NEUTRALIZATION OF THE BLACK SEA WAS A CLEAR THOUGH TEMPORARY GAIN TO THE MEDITERRANEAN POWERS IN GENERAL AND PERHAPS IN PARTICULAR TO GREAT BRITAIN BUT REPULSED AT THE BOSPHORUS RUSSIA TRIED TO FORCE HER WAY ON TO THE PERSIAN GULF
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