The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28 00:00:00

ANOTHER PRUSSIAN CIRCULAR.

a The following is the text of a confidential circular
713ateh issued by the Prussian Cabinet to its re-
"sentatives at the Courts of Germany. .
" BERLIN, MARCH 16.
Iteferring to my circular of the Bth inst., I hasten
do forward you, for the purpose of completing your
4trtnents, a copy of the Austrian Circular of Feb. 28th,
eli has been brought to our notice from various guar-
! tft,'.,with the expression of surprise and displeasure that
IsiLk.'.abinet of Vienna should have taken such steps
piton previously or even simultaneously informing us
blPril,,,e4l. The text of the annexed (Austrian Circular of
(14?.) 28th), which at the time of our circular of
%A C? inst. was not yet known to us, is only cal-
!lstteo to strengthen us in the views expressed in the
Ve. It is evident, beyond contradiction, that the
S:ilet of Vienna is desirous of substituting its own
,Ntei,6l: 'for these of the Diet, and to this end it attri-
Nit !) us intentions which we do not entertain ; it
kte Provocations where no impartial judgment can
silt and adduces the views which prevailed at the
4ti tilion of the treaty of April and its Additional
Pepe le as the sole guide of action, in the place of the
IV principles of the Confederation.
I t would take up too much space, by reference to the
llt:XPressions made use of by our organ at the Diet,
1
~°°o all the incorrectness contained in the Austrian
and I confine myself in this respect simply to
Put forward in my circular of the Bth inst. The
4e and and correctness of our views, as expressed there,
so
Ao Perfectly beyond all dispute, that, with any one
'lltlijefuses to recognise them, reasons and argument
tiardly be of any avail.
dept 440 not hesitate to designate as a decided mis-state-
tikli 'hat Herr von Bismarck-Schenha,usen either offi-
ol or non-officially has declared that Prussia would
Ittlr! for the entire Kriegsbereitsch,aft of the Federal
SoBsec.
tits_fses, His Majesty's representative at the Confe-
tlip:°n, who has been more surprised at this expression
Jlcto,)Plit into his mouth by the Austrian circular of
than by the other Dais-statement it contains, has
Nat;• :ed in the most positive manner, that he said no-
Nilts that could even be misunderstood in the sense
%Vied, and confidently appeals to his colleagues for
,„°,booration.
• ~,"t'hat soon after the sitting, the expression alluded
NI" Passed from mouth to mouth, as having been
Ztt Rerr von Bismarck, by persons who could not
,ne known wl. at had passed in the tiltflOZ. is, indeed,
'ut4 "nencethis information originated we are ig-
, 4t.
''/Ote of Herr von Bismarck's (as member of the
L'hol• tilittee on the question of the garrison of Rastadt),
L`kled, however, had nothing of the tendency above al-
10t, to, could not at the time have come to the know-
Ifrok tif the Austrian Federal Representative, Baron von
iNtSoh, and cannot therefore in the remotest degree
lou''erved as a ground for the latter's report, which
ktttij can have given rise to the statements made in the
...„'ar despatch of Feb. 28.
he nature of this sort of reporting is thus put into
\Per light. I will not waste a word upon it.
kh',llo short remark, however, I cannot omit making.
Buol strives in vain to explain himself how
10attitude at the Diet can possibly be brought into
:4totk, with the missions to London and Paris.
our attitude at the Diet were of a nature offen-
-01,,—,,91e Western Powers, (as according to the fictions
Cabinet of Vienna it is represented to be, but in
.Nll 7., not in the remotest degree), Count Buol's
L
N:ii,moo about seeing us involved in contradictions
I.tek.7,congruities can at any time be removed by the
ls- ,4) that according to the express command of his
-e7tY the King a regular understanding with
i ..‘tir4hinets of London and Paris cannot be attained,
rrussia has, by participation in the peace
aNPQ,r,eneeFt, acquired a thorough knowledge of the full
4% I,;" of the bases of peace, for the attainment of which
io
.4121(1 have to enter into obligations. Our position in
10-r• iPect is exactly that indicated in the despatch of
it". 23 addressed to Graf Bernstorff and Graf Ilatsfeldt.
there has nothing taken place between us and the
L(leki"vrn Powers beyond a confidential interchange of
.1;4 '‘%,ll,l:l'onl which we. , for our part, have net departed,
I 4,1144.Luich character if it had been observed on all sides,
• ,Perbaps, have prevented reany misunderstand-
et interchange of views, hoe evEr, cannot, with
tp.„-e Bincere desire of arriving at an understanding,
of all °D. us any obligations by anticipatten, and least
Stirpo t'eod the timid apprehension of an appearance
ti
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to °cation prodivie in U 3 any intermission in actig
0051 th °III' convictions, based as they are on the Fire
4111;4144(1 the resolutions of the Diet, with their a.cconi-
motives. If Count Buol finds an incongruity
, 1
k:1110. ',Nve confess ourselves unable t.) remove it for
1,„"e should, however, at the sante time, like to
si,ftto:* the Cabinet of Vienna reconciles basing its
we -Illation on the dangers that threaten on the
4tlr of P •
tk to4ti Prussia, and its urging the deploying of
Ottrii,Y 8 military power to meet them, with its simul.
ktlttei 14 Profession of hopes of peace, which it puts for-
th„ connection with the negotiations now opened,
INC conciliatory attitude assumed at them by the
4• I).o_Otative of Prussia.
have the goodness, on fitting occasions,
rem Yourself confidentially in the sense of the fore-
arks. " MANTEUFFEL."