The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-01 00:00:00

(The signatures follow.)

PROTOCOL No. 15,—SITTING OF IaRCH 26, 1856.
Pre-set.—The Plenipetentia.ries of Austria, France,
Great Britain, Prussia,, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey.
The protocol of the preceding sitting having been read,
the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, Great Brritain, and
Turkey, declare that they consider the explanations fur-
nished by the Plenipotentiaries of Russia on the subject
' .of Montenegro, as implying the assurance that Russia
has no relations with that Province of an exclusive politi-
cal character,
Aali Pasha adds that the Porte coresiders Montenegro
as an integral part of the Ottoman Empire, and declare
however, chat the Sublime Porte has no intention of
altering the present state of things. After these ex-
, planations the Protocols is read and approved.
, . Count Walewski then proceeds to a general and de-
finitive realing of all the stipulations adopted by the
Congress, and which are sucessively inserted in the pre-
sent Protocol, atter having received the modifications
unanimously agreed upon :
"Their Majesties, &c., animated by the desire of put-
ting an end to the calamities of war, and wishing to pre-
Vent the return of the complications which occasioned it,
resolve to come to an understanding with his Majesty
the. Emperor of Austria as to the bases on which peace
might be re-established end consolidated, by securing,
through effectual and reciprocal guarantees, the indepen-
dence and integrity of the Ottoman Empire.
" For this purpose their said Majesties named as
Plenipotentiarie-, &c. ; which Plenipotentiaries assem-
bled in Congress at Paris.
"An understanding having been happily esta-
blished between them, their Majesties the Empe-
ror of the French, the Betperor of Austria, the Queen
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, the Emperor of all the Russias, the King
of Sardinia, and the Sultan, considering that in the
interest of Europe, his Majesty the King of Prussia, a
signing party to the Convention of the 13th of July,
1841, should be invited to participate in the new arrange-
,' extents to be adopted, and apreciating the value that the
concurrence of his ,aid Majesty would add to a work of
general pacification, invited him to send Plenipotentiaries
to the Congress.
"in consequence, his Majesty the King of Prussia
named as his Plenipotentiaries, &c.
ARTICLE 1.
"From the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the
present treaty, there shall be peace and friendship be•
tween his Majesty the Emperor of the French, her Ms•
jesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, bis Majesty the King of Sardinia, his Ma-
jesty the Sultan on the one part, and his Majesty the
Emperor of all the Russias on the other part, as well as
between their heirs and successors, their respective
'dominions and subjects, in perpetuity.
ARTICLE 2.
" Peace being happily re-established between their said
Majesties, the territories conquered or occupied by their
armies during the war shall be reciprocally evacuated.
Special arrangements shall regulate the mode of the
evacuation, which shall be as prompt as possible.
ARTICLE 3.
"His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias engages
to restore to His Majesty the Sultan the town and citadel
of Kars, as well as the other parts of the Ottoman terri-
tory of which the Russian troops are in possession.
ARTICLE 4.
"Their. Majesties the Emperor of the French, the Queen
; of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the King of Sardinia, and the Sultan engage to restore
to His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, the towns
and ports of Sebastopol, Balaklava, Kamiesch, Zupa-
Kertch, Jenika!e, Kinburn, as well as all other
territories occupied by the allied troops.
ARTICLE 5.
"Their Majesties the Emperor of the French, the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land,. the Emperor of all, the Russias, the King of Sar-
dinia, and the Sultan, grant a full and entire amnesty
to all those of their subjects who may have been com-
promiaed by any participation whatsoever in the events
of the war in favour of the cause of the enemy.
"It is expressly understood that such amnesty shall
extend to the subjects of each of the belligerent Parties
who nitiq have continued, during the war, to be employed
-in the :service of one of the other belligerents.
ARTICLE 6.
"Prisoners of war shall be immediately given up on
either aide.

ARTICLE 7.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the French, His Ma-
jesty the Emperor of Austria, Her Majesty the Queen
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
His Majesty the King of Prussia, His Majesty the Em•
peror ot all the Russias, and His Majesty the King of
Sardinia, declare the Sublime Porte admitted to parti-
cipate in the advantages ot the public law and system
(concert) of Europe. Their Majesties engage, each on
his part, to respect the independence and territorial in-
tegrity of the Ottoman Empire, guarantee in common
the strict observance of that engagement, and will, in
consequence, consider any act tending to its violation as
a question of general interest.
"ARTICLE 8.

" If there should arise between the Sublime Porte
and one or more of the other signing Powers, any mis-
understanding which might endanger the maintenance
of their relations, the Sublime Porte, and each of such
Powers, before having recourse to the use of force, shall
afford the other Contracting. Parties the opportunity
preventing such an extremity by means of their media-
tion.
I, ARTICLE 9.
His Imperial
Majesty the Sultan having, in his con-
stant solicitude fortheirellfa re of his subjects, issued a
while arzei
firman, which,r
oaftirnagee
recordsei their condition n
generous
distinction of religion.or
intentions towards the Christian
to give a furtherrpultAtion of his em-
comprnouonf.ef his sentiments
em-
pire, and wishing
emanating icate to the con-
in that respect, has resolved to
spontaneously
high
valuethof
tracting parties the said firman,
from his sovereign will.
" The contracting powers recognise the
this communication. It is clearly understood
cannot, in any case, give to the said powers the righta it
interfere, either collective!y or separately, in the reltao
tions of his Majesty the Sultan with his subjects, for in
the internal administration of his empire.
ARTICLE 10.
" The Convention of the 13t,1i July, 1811, which main-
tains the ancient rule of the Ottoman Empire relative to
the closing of the Straits of the Bosphorus and of the
Dardanelles, has been revised by common consent.
"The act concluded for that purpose, and in con-
formity with that principle bet•veen the high contracting
parties, is awl remains annexed to the present Treaty, and
shall have the same force and validity as if it formed an
integral part thereof.
ARTICLE 11.
" The Back Sea is neutralised : its waters and its
ports, thrown open to the mercantile marine of every
nation, are formally and in perpetuity interdicted to the
flag of war, either of the power, possessing its coasts or
of any Other power, with the exceptions mentioned in
articles and of the present treaty.
ARTICLE 12.
"Fi eo freim any imperlirn, it, the commerce in the ports
and water, *f the Black Sea shall bo subject only to
regulations of health, customs and police, framed in a
spirit favourable to the development of commercialtrans-
antic n s.
. "In order to afford to the commercial and maritime
interests of every nation the security which is desired,
Russia and the Sublime Porte will admit Consuls into
their ports situated upon the coast of the Black Sea, in
conformity with the principles of international law.
ARTICLE 13,

The Black Sea being neutralised according to

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