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London, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

RUSSIAN AND PRUSSIAN NOTES.

The following diplomatic documents have been
exchanged between Russia and Prussia :

TO BARON BUDBERG, &C., AT BERLIN.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 14 (26).
Monsieur le Baron,—Baron de Werther has placed
before us the communication of his cabinet, dated the
let (13th) lilt. The Prussian Government, in there
examining the four points which have just been pro-
posed by the Western Powers and adopted by Austria,
expresses an opinion that these points were of a nature
to form the basis of a resumption of negotiations for
peace, and, as such, recommending their adoption by
us. I consider it superfluous, Monsieu le Baron, to here
enumerate the reasons which do not permit us to even
enter into the examination of the new conditions laid
down to us. These reasons are sufficiently developed in
the reply, a copy of which is annexed, which we have
just addressed to Austria, and which you will please to
make known to the cabinet of Berlin, begging it to refer
to it. We deeply regret not being able on this occasion
to once more yield to friendly suggestions. But as it is
on these same suggestions, and, as it were, under its
dictation, that our last overtures were drawn up, and
to which Austria has jast replied in a manner so dif-
ferent from what the approbation of the Prussian Go-
vernment had led us to hope for, astonishment will not
be felt at our refusing to depart from the bases of nego-
tiations which had been considered equitable and satis-
factory. It is in vain that we have made every sacrifice
that depends on us to the interests of Austria and Ger-
many. At the moment when, even before knowing
what securities Austria would offer to us, we presented
to her, by the evacuation of the Principalities, a means
of releasing
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towards the Western Powers in the path which led her
to impose on us with them, conditions which in the
openly avowed idea of the latter, have for object to mate-
rially humiliate Russia, not, as they pretend, to secure
the balance of power in Europe, but to change i t for
their exclusive benefit, or to compromise it indefinitely.
We have sufficiently proved by our successive conces-
sions on which side feelings of a really pacific character
lie. None of these concessions have been accepted ; on
the contrary, each of them has only led to fresh exac-
tions. Nothing, therefore, remains to ns, to our great
regret, but to accept the position which has been created
for us, and to wait until events produce a more favour-
able opportunity for opening negotiations for peace,
which will never cease to be the object of our sincere
desire. The Emperor charges you to explain yourself
in this sense to the Prussian Government in making
known to it the present despatch.—Accept, &c.,
NESSELRODS.

TO BARON DE WERTIIEB, PRUSSIAN MINISTER AT ST.
PETERSBURG,

Berlin, Sept. 5.
Monsieur le Baron,—l have the honour to transmit to
you annexed a copy of the despatch which Baron de
Budberg has communicated to me, in order to make us
acquainted with its annex, addressed to Prince Gorts-
chakoff, under the date of August 14 (26). I should
now confine myself to expressing to
the refusal of the Imperial Cabinet to admit the ,itees
some
the negotiations which had been proposed to it,
if
passages of the despatch to Baron de Budberg
to it. did not
Russian
impose on me the duty of replyingyou my regret at
o
Th
last overtures
is to say, the de-
of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, that
li k ff were
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despatch gives it to be understood that the
Prine
that consequently a
drawn up under our dictation, andhaving
spatch of June 17 (29), to
approved of that
hope might be felt that, after
ee to Russia bases of
despatch, we should not p
was to give by our coon-
Certainly, when the question different from them.
siatraolflythe Imperial Cabinet,
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our conviction, but with•
conformably to
we gave them con
es onsibility whatever, in the sense
believe that our
iciererence to the demands of the
of conciliation, a
We have fully appreciated what the
German Powers. .
contained of a satisfactory out assuming
of Russia
declarations
d we have reason to
on this subject,
acid
overtures of Russia has
opinion as to
not been
on the results which without influence have arisen from
Our manner of regarding this subject cannot,
them.
be entirely reconciled with the attitude 148-
however,
sinned by the other Powers, and the result has been that
we have had nothing to do with the exchange of note's
which has taken place at Vienna. Is it to inferred from
this that the Cabinet of the King renounces taking part
in any steps which may appear to present any chance of
re-establishing a basis for negotiations, and a starting
Point for the suspension of hostilities ? Certainly not.
We do not claim for the four points which Russia
has
just refused, as the basis of negotiation, the monopoly
of being excluively calculated to effect that object ; but
we continue to find in it a nucleus which may serve
sooner or later, with some modification, as the basis of
anynrdth_e wered: decisions
the arrangement which will secure to Europe the bene-
fits of peace. . You are aware, Monsieur le Baron, that
it is towards that object that all the efforts of the King,
our august master, tend ; and I need not repeat to you
that, his Majesty will not depart from it. Have the
kindness to make known this despatch to Count de
Nesselrode, and accept the assurances, &c.

MANTEUFVEL.

The Walter Hood, from Sydney, which has made
the passage in 73 days, brings 7,660 ounces of gold
and 28,834 sovereigns, making a total of 59,470/. The
Hooghly and the Asa Packer have also arrived, but
their respective amounts remain to be ascertained. The
accounts from Sydney by the Walter Hood are nearly a,
fortnight later than those previously received. They
continue to report a declining market for most descrip.
tions of imported goods, the arrivals being still far be.
yond the daily requirements of the population. Among
the recent departures for England had been the Walter
Itorrioe, with 1,712 chum of gold, valued at 6,804

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