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

dNoTHER PRUSBII9.N CIRCULAR.

It following is the text of a confidential circular
Ltsh issued by the Prussian Cabinet to its re-
%tatives at the Courts of Germany.

BERLIN, ,inMstA.RClliha
'te tarring to my circular of 16st.en
t,,eard you, for the purpose of completing your
slielltsr a copy of the Austrian Circular of Feb. 28th,
~?"?a been brought to our notice from various quer-
-44t,h the expression of surprise and displeasure that
,Lust of Vienna should have taken such steps
Previously or even simultaneously informing us
• The text of the annexed (Austrian Circular ot 1
Bth • 28th), which at the time of our circular of 1
fed ilAt, was not yet known to us, is only cal:
~.i It
strengthen us in the views expressed in the
ZltttC",t is evident, beyond contradiction, that the
'llte,°,' Vienna is desirous of substituting its own
i '"l' Ulnae of the Diet, and to this end it attri-
c,•4 ec),, us intentions which we do not entertain ; it
e"niruvecations where no impartial judgment can i
i,71441 and adduces the views which-prevailed at the I
0 a6ll et the treaty of April and its Additional
NI 4 the sole guide of action, in the place of the
i.,lt ,Principl es of the Confederation.
'',,,()111..1 take up too much apace, by reference to the
',ote,re'sions made use of by our organ at the Diet,
.1‘.411. all the incorrectness contained in the Austrian
.‘tj-' arid I confine myself in this 'respect simply to
ic,,, Put forward in my circular of the Bth inst. The
Itell4ucl correctness of our views, as expressed there,
. t Brfeetly beyond all dispute, that, with any one
Itlt ehis
t ", "I to recognise them, reasons and argument
10.4eLY be of any avail. .
iclttb. 40t hesitate to designate as a decided mis-state. •
C 1,4 t Kerr von Bismarck-Schonbaueen either offi-
%,""t°f 13°e-officially has declared that Prussia would
018(lr the entire Kriegsbereitschaft of the Federal
i 0,14. His Majesty's representative at. the Con.fe-
)lh,:,Who has been more surprised at this expression
lkh:‘B7eleto his mouth by the Austrian circular of
than by the other mis-statement it contains, has
t tis'a the most positive manner, that he said no-
-I,,lgkefl'at could even be misunderstood in the sense
',4)1;, and confidently appeals to his colleagues for
~,:14ilitsZtsie,°0nii• after the sitting, the expression alluded
ate
Passed from mouth to mouth, as having been
0 k'' -tterr von Bismarck, by persons who could not
i,.e. Ilvra what had passed in the sitting, is, indeed,
7Aet hence tWs information originated we are ig-
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;lekl.vete of Herr von Bismarck's (as member of the
li' itt
klt% kee on the question of the garrison ot Rastadt),
tetn"wever, had nothing of the tendency above al-
ef',,cenld not at the time have come. to the know-
,c'keace,'"uo Austrian Federal Representative, Baron von
tk't F4l) and cannot therefore in the remotest degree
0 :ed as a ground for the latter's report, which
11 s`u have
given rise to the statements made in the
a
k h ''
ar .
patch of Feb. 28.
N 8 nature of this sort of reporting is thus put into
• Per light. I will not waste a word upon it.
yet tahort remark, however, I cannot omit making.
ti1kt,..1.31101 strives in vain to explain himsef .ow
quid
loh eat the Diet can possibly be brought into
to ay with the missions to London and Paris.
to the
attitude at the Diet were of a nature offen-
qlq j9e Western Powers, (as according to the fictions
k i, ahinet of Vienna it is represented to be, but in
kiitit,, not in the remotest degree), Count Buol's
14"" about seeing us involved in contradictions
lttittlt°llgruities can at any time be removed by the.
INC that according to the express command of his
1 the King a regular understanding
.with
tllil l'inets of London and Paris cannot be attained,
0,,e-rrussia has, by participation in the peace
l
k'Aq ttluesle acquired a thorough knowledge of the u
‘;‘, of the bases of peace, for the attainment of. which.
Add
1 ts, have to enter into obligations. Our position in
4444,2,11ect is exactly that indicated in the despatch of
ht.'. addressed to Graf Bernstorff and Graf Hatsfeldt.
e itsietliere has nothing taken place between us and the
Qv obi' Powers beyond a confidential interchange of
‘ ulti which we, for our part, have net departed,
i $l4 ai character if it bad been observed. on all sides,
1 . ',.,?e.rhaps, have prevented many misunderstai:id-
solet,:lits interchange of views, however, cannot, with
II ' eitlesre desire of arriving at an understanding,
It kli 1104 us any obligations by anticipation, and least
ONegeet)cl the timid apprehension of an appearau.ce
timtts ,\'°eation produce in us any intermission in acting
P4l '.9
-4t Convictions, based as they are on the prin.
moped the resolutions of the Diet, with their accorn-
ktliieg motives. If Count Buol finds an incongruity
gym. • 'lou,We confess ourselves unable to remove it for
ktl, 110:
°.should, however, at the same time, like to
kiVlitte y;t the Cabinet of Vienna reconciles basing its
V er alien on the dangers that threaten on the
V'te,„ Prussia, and its urging the deploying of
0%,`13''8 military power to meet them, with its sitnul-
ktal'ri it. Profession of hopes of peace, which it puts for-
ted the connection with the negotiations now opened,
'l'ee,, eelacilia,fory attitude assumed at them by the
ti ~‘,.oetative of Prussia.
Opt 11 Will have the goodness,'
on fitting occasions,
'ult resse! YeUrself confidentially in the sense of the fore-
vmutrks " MARTEUEFEL.7,
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