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

the course which the late Czar took, and the lan-
guage he held, when, iu 1829, ho desired to realise
his slow successes in a treaty of peace: The Baron
Muffling, who proceeded on a special mission from
the King of Prussia to - Constantinople, at the- de-
_ the Czar, and who was mainly instrumental
in bringing about the peace of Adrianoplet gives
us some useful. intelligence. on tine subject, and
I) yrOcularly as to the importance he attached to an
indemnification for the expenses of the war in biz
" Narrative of my Missions to Constantinople-and
St. Petersburg." Speaking. otb.the Czar's unex-
pected visit to Berlin, which led to his own special.
embassy, Baron Muffling says -:
, The Emperor was present at Berlin at the marriage
of Prince William, the second son of the King, with the
Princess of Saxe Weimar, the Etnperoi's niece. ACcord-
' ing to the usual custom on such occasions, the• diplo-
matic corps were invited to attend the ceremoty, and
while they were assembled together with the. hig Prus-
sian ministers of state in the chapel, the Russian Minis-
ter of the Household, Prince Wolchonsky, appeared, and
aloud and openly invited the French A rnbaeeador, Count
Agent, to folloW him into the Emperor's cabinet, as his
Majesty desired a few minutes conversation with hits.
The Emperor on that occasion told the French Am-
bassador "that he should carry on the war with the
Porte in conformity with the principles declared in his
manifesto—that if his object could not be obtained in the
present campaign, he was resolved to undertake a third,
fourth, or fifth, or even more campaigns--that he was
sorry to shed so much blood and expend so much power
fur objects apparently unimportant, but that the honour
and dignity of his empire, as well as his own personal
position as sum ssor to the Emperor Alexander, would
not, permit him to turn aside from this his immutable
resolution, But although on the one side he could not
lay down his arms until he had attained the object de-
clared in his manifesto, he should, on the ether hand, be
always ready faithfully to perform the promise he had
made in the same manifesto, namely, that when the con-.
test was over, he should look for no conquests or acqui-
sitions of territory, but be satisfied with the mere repay•
merit of the expenses of the war, the amount of which
might be ascertained by a commission specially appointed
for that purpose."
Recording one of his interviews with the Reis Effendi
the Baron says :
We came at last to the point respecting the indemni•
fication for the expenses of the war, the amount of which
he believed was to be imposed arbitrarily by the Em-
peror upon the Sultan. With respect to this demand I
soon perceived that he desired to make use of me as a
mediator in favour of the Sultan. I explained to him that
the Emperor appointed a commission which kept an
exact account of the expenses of the war, balanced the
amounts every month, and was thereby enabled to spe-
cify the precise costs incerred from day to day, that the
Field Marshal bad all the necessary papers with him,
and would probably lay them before the plenipotentia-
ries in order that the total sum to be deduced from them
might he stater: in tone of the aiticles of the treaty of
peace. He told me that the Divan urgently desired that
this might not be done. He declared that "they heal
never on any former occasion of the conclusion of peace
paid money for an indemnification of this kind ; in fact,
that they could not do it, fa- that in the whole Turkish
Empire no one had money but the Grand Seignior, and
that his treasury eas exhausted. Besides, what an im-
pression such an article as this would make upon the
people." I explained to the Reis that the Russian people
were as much interested in the question as the Turks,
although their interests were opposed to each other.
What would the Russian people say, if, after a bloody
war had teen brought to a prost:er,ua result, the repay-
ment of the expenses occasioned by it should not be pro-
vided for by the articles of peace told him that Rue-
s'a would probably insist for this reason, that the amount
of the indemnification should be seecified in the instru-
ment of peace; but then that the Emperor would accept
fortresses, ships, wood, copper, or other articles of mer-
chandise, at an estimated price, in place of money.
It is shown that the European Powers, even though
condemning the Russian war, and sonic of them contein-
plating armed opposition to Russia, coincided in the pro-
priety of the payment of its costs by Turkey. Thus we
read :

The English Ambassador, who acted as our spokes-
man. said, that " the most effectual course would be for
the Porte at once, clearly and distinctly, to declare what
means she had determined to adopt for the attainment
of peace." The Reis referred t• the declaration
already made, and the scheme for peace contained in the
five articles. Sir Robert said that "this would be suffi-
cient, because it was always understood that Russia
would only treat for peace upon the footing of the mani-
festo ; and the manifesto contained a sixth point, unno-
ticed by the Porte, namely, indemnification for the ex-
penses of the war." It was upon this point the Turkish
Minister said that he especlally desired our advice. Sir
Robert replie 1, that " the Emperor of Russia had fa-
vourably impressed all the European powers by the mo-
aeration of his demands, and bad acquired their full con-
fidence ; and, therefore, that we sax no other course
open to the Porte but to aequ'esee in the general opinion
os Europe, and to reply upon the magnanimity of the
Emperor for the final determination of the point in ques-
tion."