The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-30 00:00:00

" No. 101.

"THE EARL OF CLARENDON TO COUNT NESSELRODE..
" Foreign-office, Feb. 27, 1854.
" M. le Comte,—As the ordinary channels of communi-
cation between England and Russia have been closed by
the recent interruption of diplomatic relations between the
two Courts, I am under the nedessity of addressing myself
directly to your Excellency on a matter of the deepest
importance to our respective Governments and to Enr..
The British Government has for many months u. • •
ously laboured, in conjunction with its allies, to - ;.;
reconciliation of differences between Russia and the Sub-
lime Porte, and it is with the utmost pain that the British
Government has come to the conclusion that one last hope
atone remains of averting the calamity which has so_long
impended over Europe.
It rests with the Government of Russia to &WTl:tine
whether that hope shall be realised or extinguishedl for
the British Government, having exhausted all the efforti'
bf negotiation, is compelled to d.eclare to the Cabinet of St..
Petersburg, that if Russia should decline to restrict Within
purely diplomatic limits the discussion which she has
for some time past been engaged with the Sublime Porte,
and does not, by return of the messenger who is the bearer
of my present letter, announce her intention of causing.
the Russian troops under the orders of Prince Gorts-
chakoff to commence their march with a view to re-cross
the Pruth, so that the provinces of Moldavia and
Wallachia shall be completely evacuated on the 30th of
April next, the British Government must consider the
refusal or the silence of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg as
equivalent to a declaration of war, and will take its mea-
sures accordingly.
" The messenger who is the bearer of this letter to your
Excellency is directed not to wait more than six days at
St. Petersburg for your reply ; and I earnestly trust that
he may convey to me an announcement on the part of the
Russian Government that by the 30th of April next the
Principalities will cease to be occupied by Russian forces.
" I have, icc., " CLA.RENDON."

" No. 104.
" THE EARL OF CLARENDON TO LORD BLOOMFIELD.
"Foreign-office, Feb. 27, 1854.
"My Lord,—l transmit to your lordship herewith a copy
of a letter, which I have addressed to Count Nesselrode, re-
quiring the evacuation of the Principalities; and I have to
instruct your lordship to communicate it immediately to
Baron Manteuffel, and to state that her Majesty's Govern-
ment having anxiously, but in vain, laboured for many
months, in conjunction with the Governments of Austria,
France, and Prussia, to effect an amicable settlement of the

differences between 'Russia and the Porte, must now con-
sider that negotiation is at end, that the inadmissible terms
upon which the Emperor of Russia will alone negotiate for
peace, and the vast scale on, which military and naval pre-
parations are proceeding in Russia, leave no doubt as to the
disastrous policy which his Imperial Majesty is determined
to puruse.
"The dignity of the Powers concerned in these recent
transactions, and the great interests now suffering from sus-
pense, forbid any further delay, and require that all doubt
as to the future should be removed ; and, as the forcible
occupation of the Principalities was an injury inflicted
upon Turkey and an offence offered to Europe by Russia, it
has appeared proper to her Majesty's Government, and to
that of the Emperor of the French, that the final issue
should have reference to that act of aggression, and that the
Government of Russia should be required within a given
time to evacuate that portion of the Sultan's territory.
"Both Governments, however, are animated by the
sincerest desire of co-operating with Prussia. They acknow-
ledge the paramount necessity of a cordial understanding
between the Four Powers at this critical juncture of the
affairs of Europe ; and they are convinced that the all-im-
portant questions aa to whether the war is to become general
or be confined within narrow limits, and whether the con-
test is to be protracted, or peace speedily restored, must
depend on the policy of the Four Powers, being decided,
vigorous, and united.
" They have consequently determined not to send for-
ward the identic letters they have addressed to Count Nes-
selrode without previous communication to the Govern-
ment of Prussia, in the conviction that that Government
will appreciate the friendly confidence implied by this pro-
ceeding ; and your Lordship will earnestly request Baron
Manteuffel to join in the requisition to Russia ; or, if he
should unfortunately decline to do so, that the Prussian
Government will, at least, make known to the Cabinet of
St. Petersburg that it has their sanction and support. It
is impossible for your Lordship to overstate the importance
whiab ber-Madeirty'oGoveramezak-attAchto.w.dia.i.iozi-upon
which the best interests of Europe may depend.
"Your Lordship will place the messenger Blackwood at
the disposal of Baron Manteuffel, and may for that purpose
detain him for a few hours; but it is desirable that he
should proceed on his journey to St. Petersburg with the
least possible delay.
" You will read this despatch to Baron Manteuffel, and
you will give his Excellency a copy of it.
" I am, &c., " CLARENDON."

" No. 108.
" LORD BLOOMFIELD TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON.—
(Received Feb. 28.)
(Extract.) " Berlin, Feb. 25, 1854. "
"Your Lordship's telegraphic despatch of yesterday 8.15
p.m. reached me this day at half-past 1 o'clock. I imme-
diately sought an interview with Baron Manteuffel, and com-
municated the substance of it to his Excellency, requesting
him to take the King's orders on the subject. He said
that he did not think his Majesty would, perhaps, object
to join in a summons which it is proposed to address to
the Russian Government to evacuate the Principalities ;
but he did not think his Majesty would take a part in
active hostility in the event of a refusal.
" I replied that the summons would be of little use if
Prussia declined supporting her demands with an armed
force ; but that I hoped, if the Austrian Government, as
we had reason to believe, joined with us, that such a reso-
lution might produce some effect on the King ; for Prussia
would surely not like to remain behindhand in carrying
out a work of such great European importance ; and that
as his Excellency had already mentioned his having written
to Vienna, I would not press him further at this moment,
relying on the hope that a little reflection might bring
about a modification of the opinions which he now enter-
tained."

" No. 115.
" LORD COWLEY TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON.—
(Received March 3.)
(Extract.) " Paris, March 2, 1854.
"M. Drouyn de Lhuys received a messenger from Ber-
lin last night, bringing advicos that the Prussian Govern-
ment would support the summons sent to Russia by Eng-
land and France in the same measure as Austria, but that
they declined signing it

" No. 119.

"LORD BLOOMFIELD TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON.—
(Received March 4.)
" Berlin, March 2, 1854.
"My Lord,—ln obedience to the instructions contained
in your Lordship's despatch of the 27th ult., I have this
day delivered to Baron Manteuffel copies of that despatch,
and of the letter which your Lordship has addressed to
Count Nesselrode requiring the evacuation of the Danubian
Principalities.
" I read both these papers to his Excellency, and he
seemed to concur entirely in the reasons which have in-
duced her Majesty's Government to take this step. He
said he should communicate them to the King to-morrow,
and submit to his Majesty, at the same time, the draught
of a despatch to General Rochow, instructing that Minis-
, ter to support in strong terms the summons which has been
addressed to the Russian Government ; but he was unable
to say, until he received the King's orders, what terms
would be given to the communication, and I can, there-
fore, only add, that he assured me there should be no de-
lay in the matter, and that the despatch would probably
reach St. Petersburg as soon as the English messenger.
"I placed Captain Blackwood at his Excellency's die.
posal according to your lordship's instructions but on
finding that there would probably be a delay if he waited
for the Prussian despatches, which might be detrimental to
her Majesty's service? I decided on directing the messenger
to proceed on his journey this night, and he has just
started for Vienna.—l have, &c.,

" No. 58.
" THE EARL OF WESTMORELAND TO THE EARL OF
CLARENDON.—(Received February 13.)
" Vienna, February 8, 1853.
"My Lord,—l have just left the Conference to which
Count Buol had this morning invited me, in conjunction
with my colleagues. Upon our assembling, he stated that
he had no proposal to make to us; but, in consideration of
the perfect union existing among us upon the Eastern ques-
tion, he thought he was forwarding our common objects by
communicating the despatches he had addressed to Count
Esterhazy for the purpose of being submitted to Count
Nesselrode.
" Count Buol then read to us these despatches. The
first gave an account of the proposal brought forward by.
Count Orloff, that the Emperor of Austria should, in con-
junction with Prussia, take an engagement with the
Emperor of Russia for the maintenance of a strict neu-
trality in the war now existing with the Porte, and in
which the maritime Powers seemed likely to take part.
Count Buol, in his despatch, developes in the clearest and
most distinct language the impossibility of the adoption by
the Emperor of any such engagement. He states, with all
courtesy to the Emperor Nicholas, the obligations by which
the Austrian Government is bound to watch over the strict
maintenance of the principle of the independence and in-
tegrity of Turkey—a principle proclaimed by the Emperor
Nicholas himself but which the passage of the Danube by
his troops might, by the encouragement of insurrection in
the Turkish provinces, endanger. Count Buol therefore
states that he cannot take the engagement proposed to him.
The second despatch to Count Esterhazy relates to the an- " No. 127.
ewer which has been retnened to the proposals for negoti-
"LORD BLOOMFIELD TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON.
ations transmitted by Count Buol with the sanction of the
(Received March 7.) •
Conference on the 13th ultimo. (Extract.) " Berlin, March 4.
"In this despatch Count Buol states with considerable ,s Baron Manteuffel has just informed me that he had not
force the disappointment felt by the Emperor at the want
failed to submit to the King the copies of your lordship's
of success which had attended his recommendation in fa- despatch of the 27th ult., and of the letter therein enclosed
your of the Turkish propositions. He enters very fully which you have addressed to Count Nesselrode, requiring
into the subject, and renews the expression of the Empe- the evacuation of the Danubian Principalities, and that
roes most anxious desire that the Emperor Nicholas may
d been submitted to him. his Majesty immediately ordered him to address an instruc-
still adopt the proposals which ha tion to General Rochow in the sense desired by her Ma-
" The last despatch is one in which Count Buol replies jesty's Government.
to the reproach which was addressed to the Imperial Go-
vernment, that by its present conduct it was abandoning "This instruction
last night by the posl he said, was sent to St. Petersburg,
, and was drawn up in very pressing
the principles upon which the three Governments of Rue- - It urged the Russian Government to consider
sin, Austria, and Prussia had hitherto acted for the main- dangerste' to which the peace of the world would be ex-
tentmce of the established interests and independence of posed by a refusal, and declared that the responsibility of
the different States of Europe, and that, by so doing, it
the war which might be the consequence of that refusal
was endangering the established order of things in Europe, would rest with the Emperor.
and the security at present existing. " Baron Manteuffel added that the King, in approving
" The answer of Count Buol to this reproach is very the draught of the despatch which had ben laid before
firmly and clearly stated. him, observed that he felt it to be his duty to give all the
"It is impossible for mo to give your lordship a more support in his power to any measure which might still hold
detailed account, before the departure of the messenger, of
. out a hope, ever so slight, of the maintenance of peace."
these despatches ; but I must add that they met with the On the 4th ult. Count Buol received from Baron
entire approbation of the members of the Conference, that
M
they were looked upon as most ably drawn up, and that, Me en orff dpreliminaries of peace, which had been
whileusing every courteous and friendly expression towards drawn up at St. Petersburg, in accordance with
y
the Emperor Nicholas, they most clearly pointed out the the suggestions made to Count Orloff, for trans-
present position which the Austrian Government would mission to the Porte ; these also were rejected by
maintain with the view of upholding the principles they
had proclaimed and the engagements which they had taken the Conference of the Representatives of Austria,
France, Great Britain, and Prussia, for the follow-
for their support.
" After these communications, Count Buol stated that ing reasons :
the Emperor, in speaking of the departure of Count Orloff, "After mature deliberation, the Plenipotentiaries of
had inquired whether any suggestion could be made to France and Great Britain, taking as the basis of their ex-
him, in a confidential manner, by which the negotiations amination the previous documents which had received the
for peace might still be continued. Count Buol bad con- sanction of the Four Powers, established the existence of
sequently given this subject his best consideration. He radical differences between those documents and the pro-
had gone to Count Orloff before his departure, which had posed preliminaries :
* taken place this morning, and, es a private suggestion of "1. Inasmuch u the evacuation of the Danubian Prin.

" BLOOMFIELD."