The Express. — London, England, 1855-05-11 00:00:00

terms and stipulations of any treaty of peace are of inch less consequence than the relative position of the Powers which conclude the peace in respect of re seurees and ability to continue the war. Russia has not yet been taught to feel her inferiority, and, =tit she has been so taught she will not bind herself to any stipulations that are of the wit value to her antagonists. When Russia has been made to feel her inferiority, she will take good care not to provoke a renewal of hostilities, let the terms of the peace then concluded be what they may. This is the guarantee for the future good be haviour of Russia that real statesmen will look for. Earl Otter and the small and crotchetty clique whose mouthpiece he is in the House of Lords would allow th' meshes to be satisfied with fair words. The I'rotocols of the Conferences of Vienna are now in the possession of the public. As might have ts en expected, they throw little light on the real motives and aims of the Powers re presented at the Congress. All parties spoke with a consciousness that Europe—the world was N etching them—and were more anxious to say uotbiog that could commit or compromise themselves, than to discuss honestly and exhaus tively their differences. Still, several important points may be gleaned from then records. It is clear thal Russia never fora moment entertained the idea of making any concession that could give satis faction o: security to Europe. That is nothing but what was expected. A more important point is the strong evidence the Protocols afford of the hollow faith of Austria. The Government of Vienna, though hound by the Treaty of Deoember to the Allies, stood in a somewhat different posi tion from the belligerent Powers. It had not yet recognised the existence of a earns bola, AI contemplated in the Treaty. On this account, mainly, the Presidency at the Con ference s Wee conceded to the Austrian Plenipoten tiaries. kind of arbitral character was attributed to them. An attentive perusal of the Protocols will show that throughout the discussions Austria, while professing to agree in opinion with the Allies, embraced every opportunity of promoting the objects of Russia. Did the Russian Plenipotentiaries ask foe delay, Austria backed them. Did the Russian Plenipeteni nides tender proposals palpably evasive, Austria aas ready to swear that, although not ex actly what could be desired, they contained the " elemens" of an arrangement that might be ad. miesib.e. Did Russia set kto steal a step by enteric,: upon the discussion of some point, while prelimiusry questions were yet undecided, Austria was ready to protest that such a mode of proceeding was go •e fair and harmless. And when the Confer ences v.kre finally broken off, Austria convened a supplementary and irregular Conference to give Russia an opportunity of putting upon record an additional proposal, only meant to give her the ap pearance of seeking more earnestly for peace than she has really done. The arbitral power has not held the balance equally between the belligerents ; it has slily thrown makeweights of its Sown into the scale of Rassia to propitiate that dreaded neighbour. The game of Austria is palpable. She aspires, in concert with Prussia and the other Germanic Powers, to dictate to England, France, Turkey, Sardinia (and any other European Powers who may hereafter join them), and to secure for Russia the beet terms pos sible. There is not a man in Europe, of average common tease, who has followed attentively the pro gress of the negotiations at Vienna, who does not see this. And yet Lord PALMERSTON affects to be blind to it. He is as willing is ever to allow Austria to hoodwink him and lead him by the nose. He invitee the Austrian Government to " fool him to the top of his bent." He apes Sir Andrew Agnecheek when tho Illyrian Knight request Muria to "set her foot upon his neck.' When asked last night in the House of Cern. monswhether the negotiations are entirely broken off, Lori PALMERSTON replied that there are " the ele ments of a Conference" still at Vienna, in the persons of the Ministers of Britain, France, Andel', and Tur key; and that if Russia has any new proposals to make, directly or through the intervention of Austria, there are "elements for receiving them" at Vienna. Lord PALMERSTON has recalled his Plenipotentiary, but he is still open to negotiate through the medium of his " elements." Will the country consent to have its interests and honour left to the mercy of Lord PAL MERSTON'S " elements ?" Will Parliament allow itself to be juggled and evaded by new-coined words which mean nothing ?—Daily News. SYMPTOMATIC. - • - LORD PALMERSTON grows wondrous civil. Last night he moved that precedence be given to the identical motion of Sir ERSKINE PERRY'S upon which Government not long ago contrived to have the house counted out ; and be managed to find a day for Mr. LAYARD'S motion, after having eo superciliously scouted that gentleman's application for one. The City meeting of Saturday last is already telling. It has taught the PREMIER politeness, if nothing more. The Administrative Reformers, if true to themselves, can command greater concessions than this. " Fine words butter no parsnips," and mere courtesy ought not to content them. Mr. LATAID at least does not appear to have been captivated by the PREMIER'S civility. He looked at ;the proffered opportunity to bring on his motion much as a watchdog examines a bit of broad held out to him by a suspicious stranger, and turned away from it in the same fashion. The Hon. Member for Aylesbury knows best ; but as it is not so easy foe a private member to get a day is the Hones of Commons, it appears to us that he needed not to have looked his gift horse in the month. However, it is well to be wary. Administra tive Reformers may be further tried with specious plans of improvement in the organisation of the Government offices ; but even these ought not to Indust them to lay down their arms. Such plans will he valueless without the right men to work them ; they will be mere " vows made in pain as violent as void." The contending factions discern the latent power that slumbers as yet undeveloped in the young Association. Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S notice of motion for Monday is one bid to conciliate It; Lord PALMERSTON'S new-learne d civility is another. Lord ELLEN soaouou, though an eccentric, is a clever and dashing debater, and rather popular at present; but he is linked to the DERUY party, and it was Lord DERBY who placed the Duke Of NORTHUMBERLAND at the head of the Admirely. To succeed, the Asa elation must adopt the tactic* of the Anti-corn-law League ; cry " a plague of both your houses;" and commit itself to neither faction. Upon its keeping itself independent of all existing political parties, supporting every good motion made by any of them, bat allowing itself to be the instrument of none, depend its hopes of ultimate success.—Daily News. firsts.—Letters from Madrid of the 4th state that Lord Hood's& dose Sot COW to plain the government to allow protestant worship to be freely ezereed in Spain; but the Minister et Foreign Affairs replies that, sa the penal ends forbids say maim of more this twenty persons with est the permeate of the authorities, it is not possible to maim the epsomite demanded. Glaitca.—There are rumours from Athens that I tits Itagliel sad Prowls mops of oesapatice is emit leavias the soaatry, its plass bolas sappliod by a body of troops to be foraisbod by core of tbo Germs pewees. THE NEGOTIATIONS AT VIENNA. The papers which we subjoin form, with that which we gave yesterday, the eomplete record of the negotiations relative to the third point to April 26. We give first the memorandum accepted on behalf of Russia before the opening of the conferences. 1/NORANDIIII commuxicamaa BY Till TLINIPOTIDITIA. OT IA, TRANCI, AND ORTIAT BRITAIN. TO FACTOR 001TCN•ROFT, ON TNN 28TH OT DBO &&&&& 1864. In order to determine the sense which their govern ments attach to each of the principles contained in the four artless, and reserving to themselves, moreover, as they have always dome, the power to put forward such special condi tions as may appear to theta required, beyond the four gua tentage, by the general interests of Europe, to prevent the recurresee of the late complication+, the representatives of 1 1 Austria, France, and Great Britain declare: 1. That their governments, concurring in the opinion that it was necessary to abolish the exclusive protectorate ezerei eed by Russia over Moldavia, Wallachia, and Sonic, and henceforward to place under the collective guarantee of the five powers the privileges accorded by the Sultans ti the principalities dependencies of their Empire, have run• sidered and do consider that none of the stipulations of thr 1 ancient treaties of Russia with the Porte, relative to the said provinces, should be revived at the peace, and that the arrangements to be concluded on the subject of them s bonld be ultimately combined so as to give full and entire effect to the rights of the Suzerain power, to those of the throe princi2alities, and to the general interests of Europe ; 2. To give to the freedom of navigation of the Danube all the development of which it is suiceptihle it would ►, desirable that the course of the Lower Danube, begibuioit from the point where it becomes cosmos to the two river bordering states, should be withdrawn from the territorial jurisdiction existing in vistas of the 3rd Article of the Treaty of Adrianople. In every case the free navigation or the Danube could not be secured if it be not placed under the control of a syndicate authority, invested wi h powers necessary to destroy the obstructions nerving at the mouth, of that river, or which may hereafter be formed there ; 3. The revision of the treaty of July 13, 1841, must hero for its object to connect the existence of the Ottoman Em• Ore more completely with the European equilibrium, and to put an end to the preponderance of Raters in the Mach Sea. Alto the arrangements to be takes in this respect, they depend too directly on the events of the war for it to be possible at present to determine the bases : it is sufficient to point out the principle; 4. Russia, in renouncing the pretension to take under an official protectorate the Christian subjects of the Soften of the Oriental ritual, equally renounces, us a natural conse• quince, the revival of any of the articles of her (vice, treaties, and especially of the treaty of Koutchouk Kain ardjii the erroneous interpretation of which bee been th e principal cause of the present war. In affording their mu tual co-operation to obtain from the initiative of the Otto man government the confirmation and the observance of'' the religious privileges of the different Christian comma ' =ties, without distinction of sect, and conjointly turning to account, in the interest of the said communities, the gene rous intentions manite.ted in rupee to them by his Majesty the Sultan, they will take tee greatest care to pre serve from all attack the dignity of his Highness and the independence of his crown. The third point was introduced in the course of the Sixth Conference. at the commencement of which the wooed point had been discussed. PILOTOCUL No. 6) 0) , ♦ CONFERENCE HUD AI VIENNA, MAacu 26, 1845. Present—For Austria: Count de lluol-Scharrensttio and Baron de Yrukesch Osten. For France . B•ron de Boar queasy. For Great Britain Lord John Russell end the Karl of Westmorland. For Kumla : Prince Gortehelsoff and M. de Titoff. For Turkey : Aunt Bffandi. • •• •• • • This ques'ion being concluded, Count Buol proposed passing to the third basis of negotiation, by whi:h two prin ciples are established : that of attaching more completely the osistence of the Ottoman empire to the balance of power in Europe, b modi fi cations to be introduced into the thinly be of the 13th July, 1811, and that of oozing to an seder standing respecting a just equalisation of the naval forces in the Black Sea. It seemed to him that it would be useful first to consider the practical solution of the amend prin. eiple, because an understanding on this subject would facilitate tho task which the study of the other reserves for the conference. If this opinion met with the approbation of the assembly, he thought that nothing would be better calculated to bring on a desirable ogre. meet than that the ' plenipotentiaries of Russia and Turkey should themselves be prepared to declare to the conference their Ile is on the Insane of arriving at it. It could hardly be disputed that an unlimited enteasion of the naval forces of either one or the other of the powers bordering on the Black Bea would to • subject of uneasineu to Europe, and, consequently, it was of the highest importance to consider the miens of obviating •situation which might become • source of serious complier tiohs for the future. - . . 11WiaTiirtaTec;to restart, that the eaceeetwo iocresse of fleets in a rea to which the access was coned to other tip of war of Europe, wu in contradiction to the object umlaut) to the flute ;if the Bleck Sea. These considerations, to which Europe had • right to attach • high interest, neaten to him of a nature to call upon the two powers who were more directly interested in the solution of the problem, to enter with the conference Ist* an examination of the proper means of establishing a state of things which should of f er pledges of security to Europe. Baron de Bourqueney is ready, on his part, to follow Ow order of discussion pointed out by Count Baol in his first word,. . . . . . . . Having arrived at a point of the negotiations which ap- peared to many minds as beset with difficulties, he, on the contrary, expressed the hope that it would be easy to come to a perfect urderstanging ea this subject. The confidence which animates him arises from the belief that it is on this point that every one will give proofs of his sincerity, and that Ramie will frankly assist in developing a principle to which she has given ber moral adhesion. To what, in fact, would the problem to be resolved be reduced ? To finding Ia combination of a nature to substitute a peace establish ment for a war establishment in inland which seem peculiarly adapted for peace and commercial transactions, and which have, nevertheless, unfortunately become the tbestre of war. . . - • Lord John Ruse% recalling the declaration made at the opening of the negotiation by Prince Gortchakoff, that he would consent to no condition incompatible with the honour of Russia, maintained that, in the eyes of England and of her allies, the best and only admissible conditions of peace I would be those which, bring the most in harmony with the honour of Russia, should, at the same time, be sufficient In the security of Europe, and for preventing a return of ones pliestions such as that the settlement of which Is now in question. The Earl of Westmorland expressed himself in the same MSS. . . Prince Gortehakoff, while congratulating himself on the sonailiatory disposition with which this question had been hitherto touched upon in the conference, said that he was prepared to disuse the means of execution which should be proposed by the plenipotentiaries, bat that he did not con eider himself in a ;ileitis' in which he ought to take the initiative on this subject, as Count Beol had suggested. Appreciating at the same time the sentimentsof courtesy and eastilittion which, according to the unanimous language he had jest heard, seemed to have inspired this propo sition, ►e declared himself ready to take it ad referendum, reserving to himself to make known to the conference the answer which he should receive from his court. hi. de Titoff expressed biased in &Sails sense. Upon this declaration of the Russian plenipotentiaries— • declaration which all the members of the conference unani mously recognised and appreciated as showing an intention of facilitating the solution of the point under discussion— the plenipotentiary of Prance thought it right to reserve the development of the views of his government oa the question of the third guarantee until the moment when the matter should be ripe for dimension on both aids. The plenipotentiaries of Groat Britain entirely adhered to t►ie opinion. Aarif Effendi, while declaring that he w•s not authorised to take the initiative in propositions relating to the third point, expressed a hope that his government would secede to those which the plenipotentiaries of France and of Great Britain have reserved to themselves to make on this subject. Client Buol proposed to enter, at the next meeting, tined As the 19th instant, upon the fourth basis of negotiation, while waiting for t h e answer of the cabinet of St. Peters- berg. Prism Gortchskoff weeded on his part to this proposition, stating that he attached no political idea to the fourth principle, bat that he was firmly coxvineed that norbiog would afford greater facility to the Sultan in governing his empire, than what he might do to add to the happiness and contentment of his Christina subjee a. The Ottoman pleinapehmelary, while declaring that the Sultan has already s wim, and continues to give, undeniable and notorious proofs of the kindly isteatiou which animate him on this subject, expressed a desire that this discussion should be adjourned until the approaching arrival of the plenipotentiary expected from Coartantinople, with TIM complete instructions and more extended powen. Count Buol answered, that the contemns* would cer tainly receive, with all the interest they deserved, the overtures which the new Ottonan plenipotentiary should have to make to it ; but that, is his opinion, this ought sot to prevent the conference meanwhile from continuing its labour,. (Signed) BUOIrSCEAI7IUISTBIN. netRTCIIIILOIi. TITOrI. J. RUMILL. LAS. ' At the 7th and Bth 111011frT111011• the Medea sad Maria& pleaipeteatiaries urged ea the diseurioa of tbe berth poiat, which the &Wish, Fliellk sad Austria& plealpeteatierise deeliaed. At the 9th esahnsee, bald April 9. Gnat Bait iatrodyeed the Walston of Foreign Affairs of PIM* sad it the Porte, IL Droop de Lbw sad Lan Psalm By • mums consul the eseetemee was sdiestatil Wit the THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY ETENING, MAY 11, 1855. arrival of freiN instruction', which the Itunisn plenipoten tiaries, by a meteenger mint off on the 28th March, bad re quested from their eosin agar the costumes 0 . 1 the 26th• the mum of the ease and the eidgenedes of the situation biter than any her course, N. Drouyn di Limeys said, that the Win would be milieus to give every weight to this initittive In the preliminary consultation which nu about to its place between them. PROTOCOL (No. 10) OT • CorintAIDSOI MILD AT VIs:NNAr Tie plenipotentiaries reserved to themselvea the right of APRIL 17, 186.5- afire on hereafter on the day on which they should 'gait. I Preeent.—For Austria: Count de BaLl•Schauenstein am: um' is S s , fl e fstescs * ... „, Servo de Prokemb•Osten. For France : ii. Breoln de 1 voignsi.l , moot, iSCRAIIINITZUL Lime sad Baron de Bourqueney. F o r fliest Britain: 1 ROIESCH OITIN. GolocoLicorr. Lord John Reason and the Earl of Westmorland. For I DIOUYI DI lattlTS. TITOPT. Russia : Prince ClortthAtoff, end It. de Titoff. For 1 BODISQUINIT. Tarim : Aoli Paella and Aarif Eff ndi. J. Busent.L. After the protocol of the 9th inctent had been read sod signed, Count Buol announced that Prince Gortehskoff had informed him of the arrival of the answer returned by the imperial court of num' tv the report forwarded by its raarsiraaraeriaaia. Prince Clortehekoff a id that his court, though fully sp. pretending the ellaetiell which had prompted the members of the conference to surrender to the Cabinet of St. Peters burgh the initiative of the proposals respecting the develop ment of the third point, did not feel it incumbent on itself to take adthotage of the initiative which had been offered to it ; that at the same time it had authorised its pin ipo teotiarles, In conformity with the declaration made at the meeting of the 17th of January last, to enter most gravely and with the sincere desire of &Mehl( at an !agreement, on the examination of the measures which should be proposed, provided they were not of a nature to infringe on the tights of sovereiguty of the Emperor of Russia is his own terri tory ; that for his psrt, he agreed with the form in which Lord John Russell had stated the question when he said, in the ionference of the 26th of Muth, that the best and only admissible eionditioas of peso* would be those which, whilst consistent with the honour of , Russia, should at the same time suffice for the security of Europe, stdi fur pre venting the recurrence of the existing complications. H. Drouyn de Lbuy• expressed his deep regret at seeing, after a delay of eighteen days, the initiative which had been surrendered to Russia at a conference et which he had not asaisted, again thrown upon the originators of the proposal. His regrets were the more sincere, as the allies, having ea 'tooted a precisely oppo.ite result,were not prepared to draw up their proposals imentaiately. He thought, therefore, that the allies should at once meet to consult together tan this subject. He telt bound, considering the importance of the reeervati n made by Prince Gortehekoff, to demand further eaplanations respecting the meaning which that minister mulled to it. He put the question, whether Russia would consider her eights of sovereignty intrieeed if she, deprived herself of the Ithetty of building an unlimited number of chips of war in the Black Sea. Prince Gortchak• if replied that Resit would not con sent to the strength of her navy being restricted to any l ined wanner, either by treaty or in any other Re shared in the regret 'trimmed by M. Droops de Lhuys 1 ell the delay that had taken place in the negotiations, which he attributed to the distance, and added that the Russian I plenipotentiaries had been ready to enter on the discussion 'imp the 26th March, and had only undertaken, in the first Instance, to make the reference to their court in deference t i the unanimous wish expressed to them on the subject. With reference to the no cessity which H. Drouyn de Lhays said +mitt exist, of establishing a preliminary spree thentaniong the allies before tee proposals could be made, he mesidered this repugnant to the principle laid down et the preliminary meetings in the months of December anti imenary, that each individually should retain complete Iberty of interpretation on the subject of the development of the four bases of negotiation. Baron de Bourgseney expressed his concurrence in the regret espressed by the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, and, in answer to Prince Gurtehakoff's last ohne maim, remarked that the members of the conference had the right of deitherating among themselves, as they signed the protocols. Lord J.,bn Russell could not disguise the surprise which Prince tiortchaeoff's statement hod caused him. The s le object of the surrender of the initiative to Russia was to give her the opportunity of making proposals consistent with her honour. History recoiled more than one in• stance of great and glorious sovereigns having consented to • limitation of their rights of sovereignty in their own ter ritory, being animated with the desire of putting an end to I the etiosion of blood by • treaty of peace, or of preventing ' a rupture and the coesequent evils of war. He instanced the consent of Louis XIV. to the demolition of Dunkirk, and several other cases drawn from treaties concluded between Great Britain and France, and Great Britain and the United States, with the view of avoiding war. He had hoped that Rossi* would have voluntaiily, and with the view of re-establishing peace, made proposals tending to this end. Siace the court of St. Petersburg had decitaed to take the , initiative on this subject, the abettors of success attending Min negotiations fur peace appeared in his eyes much Prince Uortcbakoff replied that • power of the first order wield hardly accept the limit itions of the nature to which Lord John Russell had alluded, eacept alter having sue mined a long series of disasters, and that the cue of Dun , kirk could in no way be applied to the present position of &Wk. As to the diutiou'ion of the chances of peace, spoken of by Lord John Russell, he bogged him to consider that Russia had oaly eaclu..ed one point from discussion, ma was ready to examine all the modes of solution whiffs sinald be proposed, eaclusive of this point. H. Drouyn de Lhuys expressed hie wish to waive, if pos sible, questions of dignity. As soon as a stipulation was semetioned by mutual %assent, no one could pretend that thwethigety was injured, and consequently honour in- I triaged. Russia herself, in consent ng, in the course of the negotiations, to the restriction of certain rights—for ex ample, in the islands of the Danube—subscribed only to gerfectiy honour.hle conditions. Prince Oortehektif admitted that honour was safe when there was mutual consent It was on this ground that Ramie had judged it fit lrsnkly to agree to the stipulations respecting the Danube. It would be different as regarded the limitation of her forces in the Bieck Sea. At the same dote he did sot pretend to exclude peremptorily the con sideration of every proves] teedtng to the point of limits. den, hut reserved to himself the right of refusing his adhesion. The Earl of Westmorland expressed a hope that the principle of reciprocal accommodation between river-border ing states would nut be excluded by the Russian plenipo. tessiaries. He added, that he shared in the painful impres sion produced on the other plenipotentiaries by the reception given by the cabinet of St. Petersburg to the proposal to take the initiative. Aali Pemba agreed with the French kilolitre for Foreign Affairs, that in the new phase in which the question was pieced by the statement of the Russian plenipotentiaries, it would be noceseary to ooncert beforehand the proposals to be made. tie could not conceive hi+ they could ever deflot lively agree, if each plenipotentiary were to bring to the lalliefOUClll a plan of settlement drawn up without previous eonsultation. This mode of proceeding appeared to him, be sides, repugnant to the reciprocal engagements existing be tween the allied Powers. He added, however, that in his opinion the limitation of the naval forces in the Black Bea was the only mode of solution at onco practicable and honourable to all parties. Baron de Prokesch asserted that, u the allied Powers had sessalted OS the four bases of negotiation, nothing could be on,. Wing than that they should also consult on the appli sibs of them. Come peel shared in the regret txpreesed by the pinalWetillathries of France and Greet Britain, that the aasseees of the Cabinet of Bt. P burg were not of a =tan to serve as a point of departure for further delibevations. He would have misted that the Imperial Overt of Russia had not oily appreciated the hidings which had prompted the offer of the initiative, bat bed bees equally struck with the facilities which the se mileance of this Lifer would have opened for the success of abc negotiations. With respect to the course proposed by ibe Pesach Minister fur Foreign Affairs, it appeared*, him to be bet a natural consequence of their position, sad of the Nth successfully trodden hitherto. Fsr from having a hea ths character against any one, its effect would be to geode sate and hallitate the negotiations. • diadoolon arose between the plenipotentiaries of &min ea the one hand, and those of Austria and Frazee on the other, on the question of ascertain ing whether the preliminary consultation between the fear allies would, or would not, be repugnant to the principle established, according to Prince Gortchakoff, is the preliminary conferences, that the plenipotentiaries, eter having ascertained the identity of their views reopen ing the bases of peace, shouln retain complete liberty of la torpreastioa on the subject of the development of thaw beim. IL Drew% de Lhays having proved, by the treaty of Dwasiber 2, that the allies had contracted a mutual engage matte eater into no arrangement with Russia before a pre vMm deliberation in common with respect to it, and that Qtly nothing was more natural than to find in the n the allies, as a collective body, on the en had, and Russia on the other, Prince Gortchakoff stated that, without wishing to dissimulate the fact of the ethane% be rested his ease on the difference which ezisted between a belligerent power and a power which. though allied le bsUigerents,:was not herself at was. He asserted, that wham the treaty of the 2nd December was concluded, the solthet a which was to lay down the bases of peace, no Auk wee on their iaterpretation ; just as Austria remained Ce l t lodge, in ease peace should not be re-established. wkieh power should have d it. Dams Dwargoeney did not wish to deny that each pleat. phonier, /stained his freedom of opinion, whilst taking past in the deliberations of the conference ; but it was en Wispntable eoesequence of the treaty of December 2, that the allies should attempt to establish a community of opinion with regards the common adversary. K. de Titoff protested, that Russia was not the adversary of Austria, and malatatned that the oropoesd course mould met only institute a conference in addition to the general anaterence, but in a practical point of view would entail deplorable delays. Y. Drosys de Lhays replied, that the preliminary coa gulation which he had pretend was neither a new nor an illegitimate fast; that Franco demanded this consultation of her allies as a right; that, for his own pert, it was only Is the opposite system that he *odd see ewes of delay ; Analil a: that as the alit., having expected proposals from bad not drawn u,. any en their side, it wasneensary *at ilag should give their attention to them with common en=not with the least possible delay. Baal agreed to the proposal of K. Droaya de ickaye, both on the grated of principle, sad in eon dieeolien ef the perstical advantage which Its eppliestkon would oaten, *doh advantage had bees already provr4 by Ile same filleted in the aissaaskos of the two former fel" TI MM prejudice, to the freedom of oplairP.koteither Pm* Hpea IL de Tito( remarking, that the taking date bl the SOWN Pont would appear at bottom tossit AALL A•azr. PaorocoL n) or A COMI,IIIIXCI MILD AT VIINNA, APRIL 19, 1856. p v ",t_g m . Au , stria : Coeot ds Baal-Schottenstein and Baron de Prokerch 0-ten. For France: M. Dronyn do Lbws and Buoy do Bourquensy. Fur Gram B r it a i n : Lori John Russell and the Eul of Westmorland. For Runts Prince Gurtchakoff and M. de Titoff. For Turkey: Ash Pasha and Aid Effendi. Tie protocol of the last meeting having been read and appioved, the discussion was resumed cn the third gas ran ee. M. Dronyn de Limy, recapitulated the double object of *bat guarantee. The Stabilise Porte Niel the prircipal pasty interested that its existence should be more consaletely connected with the European equilibrium, the Idinieter fur Foreign Affairs of France invited the Ottoman plezipotentiaries to explain themselves first on this portion of tae question. Axle Pectin is of opinion that it could be settled in • atufeetory manner by a stipulation conceived in the follow ing terms: "The contracting powers wishing to manifest the im por.ance which they attach to the participation of the Otto MU Empire in the advantages of the system established by nubile law between the different European states, declare tem they consider that empire as forming, henceforward, an integral pert of that system, sad mutually under tabs to r.•epect its territorial integrity and independence as an essential condition of the al equilibrium." the plenipotentiaries of France and Great Britain gave their entire sdbesion to the principle established by the Moister fir Foreign Affairs of the Sublime Porte. Tne plenipotentiaries of Russia ale) concur is it. In explaining their idea they add, that they do not intend (berth, to pledge their court to a territorial guarantee. E. Drouya ae Lhuys, with the view of recording with MOM precision the principle onivenally admitted, proposes the wording of so article which is adopted. Oo an observation of Count Buol that it was also nous- eery to anticipate the possibility of a mieunderatanding be. terra the Sublime Porte and one of the contracting powers, it was agraed to draw up a second article, hereto annexed, topethar with the first, ander letter A. Oue of the object; of the third guarantee being thus sr►soged, the other portion of the question is introduced, namay, the cessation of the Russian preponderance in the Blare Sea. Pd. Drouyn de Lbuys explains his visors on this matter. He clictatts, that the most natural and most allSeactious meat sof pu . tting an end to the preponderance of the Black Bea, conside in the limitation of the maritime tortes v hick vie maintains there. Russia having accepted the principle of the cessation of IL r preponderance in the Black Sea, the French government did not expect to see t , ,e princtial means of {carrying it into effect excluded by the declaration of the plenipotentistiso of Russia, that they would consider all limitation as encroaching on the sove reign rights of the Emperor their Eisner. He enters into the question at large, with the view to, prove t'-at every treaty implies a certain restriction of the rights of sovereignty, which, nevertheless, being freely accepted, is in nowise derogatory to sovereign dignity. C insioeting the question as the facts now stand he states that the Biach Sea is at this moment occupied by the forces of the three powers only, to the exclusion of Russia. Those powers, in possession of the Black Sea, will remain in that position so long as the war shall last. It is therefore not for them to demand co,tcessions from Russia. Wishing to lay down the question correctly, it would he more exact to say that it is tor Ruuia to ask of the three powers on what ociatlitions they will consent w put an sod to the mansion in which her war flag is at present plac.d. To impose on herself a moderate limitation in order to re-enter into session of a portion of her a:rrereignty which in fact a no longer in the bands of Ruasis, would therefore be to make ila as • man altogether reonable and justified by the circum stances. That sacrifice would be all the more justified and honourable, as it would contribute essentiallj to give to Rurope a pledge (or the duration and solidity of the pm: which it is endeavoured to re-establish. After haring added that it was his earnest desire to este blWh that tLe propositions to be made to Russia were per fectly honourable, and that by refusing them the would place herself completely in the wrong, he read the articles 3 to 10, a copy of which is herewith annexed, marked B. In entering upon the preliminaries of peace, with the ex ception of the changes to be made in the wording, those articles would be, according to him, sufficient to ealm Europe, and to secure the integrity and independence of the Ottoman empire. Baron de Bourqueney has nothing to add, either to the easiness of the explanation or the force of the arguments which the hl‘nister for Foreign Affairs of France has made use of. Lord John Russell maintained that, under ordinary cif. I en:Bottom, a power which regards as excessive the force of • neighbouring power can have recourse to its own re- sources for the re establishment of the balance. It was I thus, for Domaine, that Great Britain, on being informed, about 20 years rgo, that Russia had increased her Baltic fleet, limited herself to the strengthening of her own navy. Nevertheless, the Black Sea is placed in an exceptional Monition. The principle of closing this sea having been in all times • rule of the Ottoman empire, cams by the treaty of 1141 under the public law of Europe. Of the two Powers which alone command the shores of the Black Sea, the one, already very etreng, continually augments her forces, while the other is weakened by the wars which she bee hod successively to carry on against Russia. In this state of things England regards the excessive increase of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea as • perpetual menthe hanging over the Bosphorus and Constantinople, whither that fleet could in a very short time transport considerable land forces. Turkey net finding in her own forces the guarantees for security which she herself and, with her, Europe, has the right to demand, it is just to look for them in the diminu tion of the maritime forces of the other sea-bordering Powers, in a proportion that would put an end to the menacing character of those forces. That sacrifice being necessary for the repose of Europe, the Emperor of Russia could not, in his opinion, qualify it as derogatory to his dig nity. To admit that the Ottoman empire is an essential element of the European equilibrium, end to wish to main tain at the same time a perpetual menace directed against that empire, would appear to Dim an obvious contradiction. In the point of view of military honour, there would be in hie opinion, in an adhesion to the ideas developed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, nothing that could disturb the susceptibility of any one. The armies which are attacking Sebastopol, and that which is defending that for tress, have equally covered themselves with glory, and military honour is safe on both sides. The Earl of Westmorland, in concurring in the opinion of his colleague, brings forward in support of the proposed mode of solution considerations founded on the reciprocal undentandiog of riverain states. Count Buol sees in the project under discassion an effica cious method for terminating the effusion of blood, and for securing Europe against the excessive disproportion which exists between the respective forces of the two states bor dering on the Black Sea. Re establishes as a general theory that to pretend to limit the land or sea forces of • foreign power would be to encroach on her sovereign rights. On the other hand, the unlimited increase of the military establishment of one power authorises others to make it a subject for representation. Applying this rule to the excep tional position of the Ewan., • closed sea, where an ag gressive tendency can alone be attributed to an indefinite development of the maritime forces of one of the bordering powers, he considers that in this special cue, and in these inland seas, the limitation is just, and nowise of a nature to compromise the sovereign dignity. Baron Prokesch said that Austria mast strongly desire to an Russia accept the proposition in question, which, in his eyes, is calculated to calm Enrage, and to place facts in harmony with the assurances of the Cabinet of St. Peters- burg. Prima Gortohakoff asks the Minister for Foreign Affain of Austria if the limitation of the Russian forces in the Black Bea, which Count Bud had admitted to be an exception to • general principle recognised by himself, were in his opinion to be accomplished by means of car eer, in case Russia were to refuse to concur in it sponta neously. In answering this question, Count Beol declares that Am in., fur the present, supports the project under discussion. by recommending it to the adoption of Russia, but that is other respects be must reserve for the Emperor his master full liberty as to the choice of means by which he may 006. alder it expedient eveatually to give his support to this pros pc anion. Prince Gortchakoff having reserved to himself the right of explaining himself at the next conference as to the pro poSed mode of solution, M. Dronyn de Lhoys brings forward all the urgent motives which tell in favour of an immediate decision, iasisting particularly on being informed at least , at once, if the plenipotenixnes of Russia accept or not ttie broad principles of the per.jett, subject to an ulterior er rsogement of details. In the discussion which foUowed on this subject, the plenipotentiaries of Russia maintained that it is not to them that the delays and tardiness of the negotiation CV/ with justice be attribute's. Prince Gortchakod said that he was a party to the prinri.ple that each should propose individually his own mode of execution, but that seeing before him on I this occasion a ern combined amongst four, on • 'oasis which he had always indicated as a rock to be avoided, he thought he had a good right to ask, for the purpose of maturely weighing ie.is plan, which he had only heard rapidly read, as much tkme so had been necessary for preparing it, via., WIN 24 ' SOWS. XlT.meoye de Lanus observed that if, in the system pro- P olo '4, NAOMI bad anything to object to the fining of a eer tem mater, and the direct and immediate intimation of '.bat number by the confirm* to the ROW= pleaipoteo- Mario, o Ore Thee devised which w NUM this dealt diftnft. pleMpOrstlepiss Rid k ems the Pena amid sem Is seme - whismiladke with sod Mime is the masses ed the saalweewe, let basis of eetutterpelm of I tiwir mereelive leme, "bleb n on a oottsd is aa eneogemist which they @bowl& mutually el g a , sad whi c h, gummed to the treaty, dwelt lave the Nate !else sad the MIMI hum that he did not understand ...haaaraPlaa &mil Mhos the the Russian project would permit their indefinite ' ati On a general oboe . 1018 by Led ammill, two bordering states, of all apporteasnees of war, where.. ciple of limitation, M. de Titoft `tales that, to resolve the Catherine of Russia, desired to make of the Euxine mprels see difficulties is an equitable meaner, :end is conformity with entirely commercial, from which should be excluded a the edering powers, the flags of war of all nations ; Porte showed itself disposed D. 7 Its pert tesspeme die prin. satiric. France, adopting the idea from the E lla"- the lan proposed by Prin ce p . e _ . odtentieries of there. Fiance maintains the principle of I • t t e b tia ew g an d t i s res an t d t z Pau pla t n i : l t l ion ° s i be th t . er t ee w t:tla b : moat efficacious method would, doubtless, consist facili- Gottebakoff leads, on the contrary, to invite them c all n ,c osing —R u. sin Turkey and those of Russia. Fully sensible or he salutary wishes to abolish it. effeete of a good understanding between the two. he M. de Titoff having o b serve d that Article 6of the proje ct is pommeled that nothing wo u ld o ff er to the Russian ps :eni- of treaty presented by Id. Dro u y n tie Lhuys also infrines potentiaries • better opportunity of proving the concili a te,' on the principle of closing, even, in his opinion, to an ex disposition of theireourt than if they were is a position to : 1 4: t try dangerous to the ineepeedence of the Porte discuss their mutual interests with a power free in rose- sari 'me. tiortchalteff h av i ng equally declared that lotions and its movements. nothing w cold be menacing to that independence, and to This opinion having raised frcm several quarters the ob• the Europeat, equilibrium to g I, except combinations jection that the treaties signed by the Porte on the occasion wk. would a d,sit on the otter side of the Straits the Of the war prevented it from coming to an arrangement oilstone" of the moo: formidable fleets in the world, while with Russia without the concurrence of the allies ot the within, the munterpoiie of the Russian marine would be Sultan, M. de Titeff maintains that to discuss was nut annihilated ; M. Drouyn de Lhuys replied that the the same thing as to pledge. He therefore thinks that, Ottoman Gevernniont IS the ben judge of the question without derogating from the obligations which the Porte whether the exceptions stipulated by Article .5 ere or are his undertaken, the friends of peace ought not to discour• not conformable to its interest ; that, moreover, the emit age that Power from adopting a siestas which the nature eon only confirmed the role ; end that, in any ease, there of things points out to two countries which the war does not ill no pots: ble comparison betweeu the exceptional cases prevent from having a large number of neigh bowie g into provided be in the article in question, and the total abolition Irests, susceptible of being better appreciated from the mo- cal the pri n eip2e of closing, SR proposed by Russia. must when they should be submitted to the competent Lord John Russell calls to wind that be has already I elimination of either into its own affairs. proved, at the last conference, that tee dangers whi c h Prince Golealmkoff declares his cone rrrrr es in the menses the empire of the Sultan come Dilly from Russia ; sentiments expressed by his colleague, and regrets to see that neither France nor Oteat Britain is suspected of lock the Sublime Porte, the 'amity of whom independence tog for the breaking up of the Otteman ,ewer; that nothing wee in question, in • position which seemed so adverse to it. can prove better the. this war what detereet sentiments Aali Psalm protestsagainet this of explaining the animate those govern:a eats. The Sublime Porte has celled question. He expresses his regrrs at being obliged, not- upon the Western Powe." s , as well for their assistance against withstandiag his &sem out to embitter the discussion, to the aggression of Russia, as to obtain guarantees of security answer the observations of Prime Gortedakuff, by resin- for the future. England would have seen an efficacious taming that the Sublime Porta has been forced by Mecum- mode of obtaining these by the adoption of the sy stem of 'Maces which are within the knowledge of all the world to the neutrality of the Blatk tea, of which the French Minis have recourse to arms to defend its rig h ts ; that the two ter for Foreign Affairs tie. made mention. Russia could great Western Powers, haying recognised the justice of its base adopted it without dm esre because the Blac k Be! cause, have signed with it a y o f a lli a nce, which stands wou ld h ave rema i ned closed •to all flags of war . Russia on bases of perfect reciprocity ; that the clause which binds flaying rejected this system, no m'so that of reciprocal limi the Ottoman Empire to the Western Powers not to arrive tattoo of river. bordering state., a ith the admission of a re al a conclusion without coming to a previous understanding .triCt•id number net ships of war o. the contracting powers, with them, binds them in return in a similar degree to the and having on her aide only prop need a plan based on a Sublime Porte; that, in fact, hie fall powers do not au. totally opposite principle, and riot o. Bering, is his opinion, thorise him to enter into a separate negotiation with Russia any guarantee against tee dangers w nuts it is proposed to Irrespective of the sonfineence. remove, be can only express his deep regret that it has not (Signed) BUOL-13CRAURNIITZIN. been possible for the conference te co. ne to so atreement GORTCHAKOFF. PROILMICH.OBTEN. on measures for a pacific solution, and that England and Temps. Dnours Ds LRUY.. France ere reduced to the acceasity el se 'eking those india• BOOKtitithEY. mumble g tees In the continued occupation of the J Rveeu,t.. Black Sea and the Baltic. The Earl of Weeimurland concurs in tit a opinion of his colleague. M. de Titeff regrets that the plenipntentt elite of Great B are not authorised to discuss the pro 1e et proposed by Musa., while such latitude would have u !feted a real pledge 01 the sincerity of their deeire for peace. M. de B m quene y havirg observed that the whole plats delimit:teed by the Hendon plenipotentiaries had the cha racter of Mewing met tie preeonde ranee of Russia ix the Black Sea, to which the conference has to seen the means cal putting an nit, is an •bsolute necessity for the Earth peen equilibrium, Priem.. Ourtchek. ff replies that .the dons went preeea'ed by him heti the double object of provieg, Ist, that the aggressive twee of Russia in the Emmy is net nearly so redoubt. ble as it appears to be considered ; and moreover, that in the in r of the European equilih: ium as s ell as the independence of the Porte, the existence of a Russian naval force in the Black Sea is neci awry. Count Buol said that Austria haying nothing more at heart than to contribute to the re-establiehment of peace, he regretted sincerely to see Rustle proposing a principle of opening the Black Sea, while the other Powers are unani mous in proclaiming the contrary principle as necessary to the tranquilli•y of Europe. Austria can underarm:id that Russia holds to liming a respectable force in the Black Sea; bat she sees in the unlimited extension of that force a dan ger not only tor Turkey, but for Russia herself. The Russian plenipotenriarice have themselves shown that their fleet in the Black flea was too weak to contribute in this war to the deice es of the coasts. It is net the less true that it is, never theless, toostrong for the Ottoman navy, as the results of the war have 'treads proved. It he, therefore, with the object of provide g against new complications that Austria *Mears see .certain limitestien to the Reeeien naval forces is the Black Sea. M. Drouyn de Lhoye Pha.s that Russia will not give any species of guarantee to the Ottoman empire. In regard to that provided by the first article, sod adopted at the lost confer ence, Russia 'educes it to a chimera, because even in the case lot • Turkish province b'irg invaded by one of the contracting I powers, Russia, according to Prince Oortchakotre inter pretation, will confine herself to the employment of its good dices On the other hand, the admits of no limita tion to a fleet which, in the judgment of all the Powers, is disproportioned to the eces of the other river-bordering power to such an extent as to form a permanent mensal epaulet her. Russia herself points to the danger to the Porte of the assembling of European forces round Con atantatople, end nevertheless she proposes a plan according to which they could Ireely come there, and which would even permit the Russian Baltic fleet to go and join that of the Black Sr... Prince Oorichato ff does not pretend that his plan has no ohjections. It would be better in general to abandon the Sublime Porte to its own iespirations, and to give it greater freedom of action. In any c so, his preys-m.11.s fewer lemon y. esteems than that of M Drouyn de Lhuys, to which he attributes the design of wishing to humiliate Russia, because the principle id limitation touches upon sovereign rights. M. Drouyn de Lhuys protests egotism the tendency im puted to hi. project If Russia hen no intention of giving to its Blasi Sea fleet an indefinite development, why doee she nut come to an tie demanding with the adjoining power, upon a basis of reciprocal limitation, why should not the two power. then realm knows to the conference what they had agreed upon between themselves ? Where would there be in each a proceeding humiliation or dishonour ? Baron Prokesch observes, that when four powers are unanimous in geeing in the existence of an unlimited fleet in the Black Sea a danger for the Ottoman Empire, the contrary opinion of Russia cannot prevent them from devising means of precaution mimed that danger. The Russian plenipotentiaries hove themselves admitted that en unlimited development of the Russian naval forces in the Block Sea was neither fur the interest nor according to the ibteutions Of Russia. Wbi, then, not impnee upon hermit a limitation in so convenient a form as that of a recteroca' agreement between sot; .itsieg powers ? Prince Gerichakelf replied to Baron Prokesch that he could not hut participate in the respect which the Austrian plenipotentiary manifested for a right of sovereignty of the Sublime Port , : that he recognises it as incenteitible, and bows to the principle ; but, in return, he asks the Austrian plenipotentiary why the same value is not placed by him on a right of sovereignty equally ineontestible on the part of the Emperor of Russia, that of deciding urea the num ber of vessels which it may suit him to have in his own pmts? It seems to him that, in this case, reciprocity should be in strict equity. Baron Prokesch said that the answer lay in the difference between the respective positions, Austria being et the actual crisis the ally of the powers at war with Russia. Besides, whatever coefiderce may be merited by the wisdom and moderation of Sovereigns, them does not suffice to render superfluous the positive stipulations of treaties, which will be necessary as long as there are governments. M. Drouyn de Limy. repeated that the emoject produced by:him had been originated in • sincerely conciliatory spirit, and that it coimined absolutely nothing offensive or pro ve:eatery to Russia. The problem to be solved consisted in the means of connecting the existence of the Ottoman em pire with the European equilibrium, end of putting an end te Russian preponderant), in the Bleak Sea. lint when it is a question of placing the territorial integrity of Turkey beyond danger, Russia says she. will maictailt, but not g tee it; and when it is a question of guarding against the dangers which menace Rumen on the sea coast, Russsia peremptorily rejects every specie& of limitation to her fleet, even under the form of a direct arrangement with the Sublime Porte. The discussion having bent brought back to the question of the guarantee spoken of at the opening of the meeting, and to the different opinion expressed on its beatings by the Russian plenipotentiaries to that of the other members of the conference, Baron Bourqueney stated that, sa having signed the treaty of 1841, he had already seen a similar die agreemeet to that of which he was this day witness. If his effort. did not then succeed to puss the principle of the pre paratory preamble, he should at least have the satisfaction of twice maintaining the name doctrine, though in the face, it was true, of the same adversarit a. Who would venture to ,contest that the intereationsl obligation solicit to-day from I Russia by the Four Powers, then written in the articles of a treaty, had not imposed on all the contracting parties duties, the ',tempt aceomplishetent of which would have nipped in the bee. the existing complications 1 Count Boot said, that if one of the contracting Powers attaches to the common guarantee a meaning different to that given to it by the lour others, she would do so at her own risk sad peril, as the otheta would maintain their Interpretation. Asti Pasha proposes for Article 1 a modified version, of which n copy is annexed, milked C, adding that the en gage^ eat made by each of the contracting Powers in virtue of that article consists, in his opinion, M respecting and musing to be respected the independence and territorial in tegrity of the Ottoman empire; anti the common guarantee applies, therefore, to the strict observance of that meagr ment on the pert of each of the contracting parties. Baron Prokesch thinks that it would be more logical to unite Articles 1 and 2 inv.) one. The Conference will consider them propositions at the time of the final settlement. Count Baol does not consider the different modes of Sllll4Oll as exhausted, and considers it especially the task of I Austria to look for means of an ommodation. He hopes, therefore, that the conference will meet again as soon as any of its members shall have any new propositions to make.. Lord John Russell, in doing full justice to the coming.. toy spirit of toe Austrian Minister for Foreign Affaim, declares, se 'regards himself, that his instructions are exhausted. M. prOlr in de Lams made the same declaration• adding, that he under the necessity of taking the ord ere of the Biltlw.or, his master, and he to himself to mike an swotted communication thereon to the ter, resentative of Flame at Vienna. _ _ AMA. AAHIP. ANRIX A TO PROTOCOL No. Article 1. The 'sign contracting parties wishing that the Sublime Porte should participate in the advantages of the system established by public law between the cl , fferint states of Europe, angels themselves ally to respect the lode pendence and territorial integrity of the Ottimen empire, guarantee together the strict observance of tnia engagement, and will in consequence consider every act or event which should be of a nature to infringe on it as a question of Eu roi.ean Meerut. Art. 2. If a misundentaneing should arise between the Porte and one of the contracting parties, these twu States, before Laving recourse to the employment of force, should place the other powers in a position to anticipate this ex *ems muss by pun& means. ANNEX B TO PROTOCOL No 11. Art. 3. His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russia', and his Highness the Sultan, wishing reciprocally to gite a proof of their confidence, and to anticipate the mitgiviesia which might arise from the emigre development ul their naval forces in the Euzine ' engage respectively not to have in that sea more than four ships, four frigates, with a pre pertionate number of light vessels and of unarmed vessels etclusively a laptcd to the transport of troops. Art. 4. The rule of the cicsia4 of tha Straits of the Boa phonic and of the Dardanelles, kid down by the treaty of July 13, 1841, shall remain in force with the exceptions , specified in the following articles. Art. 6. Each of the contracting powers who have not en establishment iu the Bleck See shall be authorised by a fir man of His Highness, on notifying it five days beforehand, to bring into that sea a number of vessels equal to half the naval forms which each of the two powers bordering on the sea shall maintain there in conformity with article 2. Art. 6. At no tune shall ships of war of foreign nations with the reception of light vessels belonging to the embas• Gies admitted heretofore, be able to anchor at tte Golden Horn, and in time of peace the • nuttier of vtuels of the line a the contracting power who have no establishment in the Bleck Seashell nut be allowed to be more than four tat he came time beforo Cuni is i n from the Dardanelles to the Black Bee, and from the Black the to the Dardanelles. Art. 7. In cue (which God forbid !) the Sultan should be menaced by an aggression, he reserves to himself the right to open the passages to all the maritime forces of his allies. Art. 8. The two powers bordering on the Black Sea, in order to testify to the other high contracting parties their desire to maintain with them the most friendly relations engage to admit in all the ports situated in the Black See' 1 the consuls which the latter may consider it useful to Ws bliah there.. Art. 9. His Majesty the Emperor of all the Ruuiss and hie Highness the Sultan, wishing to give a proof of tho generous sentiments with which they are animated, pro mise a full and entire amnesty I. all it:lll.hr alit., and officers of the provinces which have been the Utters of war. None of them shall be molested nor prosecuted fur his (vi sions, for his acts, or for the conduct he may have held during the war, or during the temporary occupation of the provinces by the respective troops of the belligerent parties. The inhabitants of the Islands of Aland are admitted to the benefit of tbis provision. Art. 10. His Majesty the King of Sardinia is comprised in the present peace. Commercial and other relations are re• established between that kingdom and the empire of all the Russia., on the same footing u they were before the declare tion of war. PROTOCOL (No. 12) OF A CONFERENCE MILD AT VIENNA, APRIL 21, 1866. Present —For Austria : Count de Buol-Schavens.ein ►od Baron de Prokeach-Osten. For France: Drnutn de Lbuys and Baron de Bourqueeey. For Great Britain: Lord John Russell and the Earl of Westmorland. Fur Russia : Prince Gortehakoff and N. de Titoff. For Turkey : Asir Pasha and Aarif Effendi. Protocol No. 11 having been read, Prince Oortcheknff took the opportunity of requesting that express mention should therein be made of the explanations which he gave to the preceding eaaference in order to prove that he does not attach to the guarantee mentioned in Article 1. which was unanimously adopted, the sense of an active guarantee of the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire. Y. Dronyn de Lhuys states that the engagement to be contracted by the Powers, as recorded in the last confer ence, imposes upon them the obligation theniselv , s to re spect, and to force the other contracting parties to respect, the independence and territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, ae that any contracting power which should make an attempt upon that territorial integrity should be respon sible to the others, who then, in order to cause respect to be paid to the common engagement, should employ all the means in their power, force not excepted. Prince Gortchakeff recognises that Russia would be ob liged to consider any act hostile to the territorial integrity • sa a question of European interest, but he refuses the ea- i gagesaent to make it a cams of war. He insists on the in sertion, in the preceding protocol, of his explanatory oh- • servation. The plenipotentiaries of Great Britain and Austria, ed. herieg to the opinion expressed by H. Gronyn de Lhuys, require on their part at the same time that the plenipoten- • tiaries of France will record, in the protocol of to-day, the expression of the regret with which they learn the restric ties interpretation of Prince Gortchaktff. Count Buol adds that his impression bad been that the ezplanations given on all sides, at the last conference, had entirely dispelled the difference of opinion manifested in the best instance by Prince Gortchakoff. The reading of Protocol No. 11 having ended, Prince Gortehakoff said that the plenipotentiaries of Russia have this day a double duty to fulfil; that of giving their opinion epos the propositions made at the Met conference, and that explaining their own views on the means of developing the tt ird principle. The propositions which have been made to them being in their eyes deregatony to the sovereign rights of the Em peror their master, eontrary to the European equilibrium, and dangerous to the independence et the Ottoman empire, they cannot but decline them. Before making known to the conference the views of the Ti114:011 the manner in which the treat could be revised, Prince Gortehakc,ff of the 13ih hay, 1841, nperrted his regrets at not seeing a representative here of ens of the European powers, whose double right to parti efpan in these deliberations arises, in his view, from her car dry as a state of the first order, and from the fact of her ha wing been • party to the signature of that treaty. After having read the memorandum annexed, marked A, 'c'rince Oortchthoff inquire* whether the conference desires to know the ideas of the Russian plenipotentiaries on the mode of carrying into effect the general views which he has just made known. Lord John Russell declares that the plan developed by Prince Gortohakoff rests on • basis on which he is nut authorised to treat ; that be is, therefore, precluded from entering into a discussion of the details of this plan, which, however, he cannot prevent Prince Oortchakoff from making known to them. Prince Elortchakoff, after having read the d paper marked B, holds that Russia, having engaged to propose the meths of re-establishing the equilibrium of forces la the Black Sea, has redeemed her word. Anil Paella declares that his instructions prescribe to him the maintenance of the principle of diming the Straits, which the Russian plan tends to abolish ; that the Sublime Porte having at all times considered this principle as a gua rantee of its independence, holds to its being respected, excepting in certain eases which might be stipulated ; that the opening of the Black Sea would in her eyes ma 'titan not only a danger to the Ottoman empire, but [ would also multiply the occasions for a misunderstanding between the European Powers. M. Drouyn de Limy' says he wits not authorised to die [cure the details of the Russian plan, the fundanental idea of who:his diametrisally opposed to the 'Men which France would ham wished to have NOR maintaiesd. That silt.= tended to obviate the danger of leaving two unequal lona in thopressase of one another, b7cettoblll the diuPPesraSSi from Sth Mack Bea, empties as regards the politg ii lig (Signed) BtroL•Sonnor msTi/N . raomiscm-Ornut. GOUTCII•IO77. DROUYN DB Llillr d . T ivm. BOUR4OII2CIT. J. Rossais,. WiarYOULAND. AALL Aana.