The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-27 00:00:00

THE MASSACRES IN SYRIA.

(Ftoin the Gazette of last _Erening.)
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Majesties the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Geeat Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of the French,
the Prince Regent of Prussia, and his ' Highness
Majesty the Emperor
of All the Itussias, having offered their active co-operation,
which his Majesty the Sultan has accepted;
Their said Majesties and his Royal Highness have
re-
solved to conclude a Convention to that effect and
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named for their Plenipotentiaries, that is to s
Her Majesty the Queen of the United eeinay
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Britain and Ireland, the Right lion. Henry Richard
Charles Earl Cowley, Viscount Dangen, Baron Cowley,a
Peer of the United Kingdom, Member of the Privy Council
of her Britannic Majesty, Knight Grand Cross of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of her said Majesty to his Majesty the
Emperor of the French ;
His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, Richard Prince of
Metternich-Winneburg, Duke of Fortelle, Count of
Konigswart, a Grandee of Spain of the first class, Grand
Cross of the Royal Order of Albert of Saxony, and of the
Ducal Order of Ernest of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, G rand Officer
of the Royal Order of Leopold of Belgium, Knight of the
Legion of Honour, Honorary Knight of the Order of St.
John of Malta, Actual Chamberlain of his Imperial and
Royal Apostolic Majesty, his Ambassador Extraordinary
to his Majesty the Emperor of the French.
His Majesty the Emperor of the French, M. Edward
Anthony Thouvenel, a Senator of the Empire, Grand Cross
of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross
of the Imperial Order of the Iron Crown of Austria, of the
Imperial Order of St. Alexander Newaki of Russia, deco-
rated with the Imperial Order of the Medjidie of the first
class, &c., his Minister and Secretary of State for the De-
partment of Foreign Affairs.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Prussia, the
Prince Henry VII. of Reuss-Schleiz-Kostritz, Knight of
the Royal Order of the Red Eagle of the fourth class, of
tha Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Prussia, &c., his
Charge d'Affaires ad interim at Paris;
His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, the Count
Paul de Kisseleff, his Aide •de-Camp General, General of
Infantry, Member of the Council of the Empire, Knight of
the Orders of Russia, decorated with the double portrait in
brilliants of the Emperors Nicholas I. and Alexander 11.,
Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Legion
of Honour, having the portrait of the Sultan in diamonds,
he., he., &c., his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo-
tentiary to his Majesty the Emperor of the French;
And his Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans, Ahmed
Vefyk Effendi, decorated with the Imperial Order of the
Medjidie of the second class, ho., he., he., his Ambassador
Extraordinary to his Majesty the Emperor of the French ;
Who, after haying communicated to each other theirfull
powers, found in good and due form, hare agreed upon the
following Articles
ART. I.—A body of European troops, which may be in-
creased to 12,000 men, shall be sent to Syria to contribute
towards the re-establishment of tranquillity.
ART. ll.—His Majesty the Emperor of the French
agrees to furnish, immediately, the half of this body of
troops. If it shown become necessary to raise its effective
force to the number stipulated in the preceding Article, the
High Powers would come to an understanding with the
Porte without delay, by the ordinary course of diplomacy,
upon the designation of those among them who would hare
to provide it.
ART. 111. The Commander in-chief of the expedition
will, on his arrival, enter into communication with the
Commissioner Extraordinary of the Porte, in order to con-
cert all the measures required by circumstances, and to
take up the positions which there may be occasion to occupy
in order to fulfil the object of the present Convention.
ART. IV. Their Majesties the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of the French, his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent of Prussia, and his Majesty the Em-
peror of all the Russian, promise to maintain sufficient
naval forces to contribute towards the success of the com-
mon efforts by the re-establishment of tranquillity on the
coast of Syria.
Art. V. The high parties, convinced that such a period
will be sufficient to attain the object of pacification which
they have in view, fix at six months the duration of the
occupation of the European troops in Syria.
Art. VI. The Sublime Porte undertakes to facilitate, as
far as lies in her power, the furnishing supplies and provi-
sions for the expeditionary corps.
ART. VII. The present Convention shall be ratified, and
the ratifications shall be exchanged at Paris within fro
weeks, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries hare
signed it, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms.
Done at Paris, the sth of September, 1860.
(L. S.) COWLEY.
(L. S.) METTERNICH.
(L.S.) E. THOUVENEL.
(L. S.) REU SS.
(L.S.) K I SSELEFF
(L.S.) AHMED VEFYK.

Protocol of a Conference held at the Department of
Foreign Affairs, August 3, 1860. _

His Imperial Majesty the Sultan wishing to stop, by
prompt and efficacious measures, the effusion of blood in
Syria, and to show his firm resolution to establish order and
peace amongst the populations placed under his sove-
reignty; and their Majesties the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of the French, his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent of Prussia, and his Majesty the Emperor
of all the Russias, having offered their active co-operation,
which his Majesty the Sultan has accepted; the Repre-
sentatives of their said Majesties and of his Royal Highness
have agreed upon the following Articles :
[Here follow Articles I. to VI., as above.]
It is understood that the six preceding Articles shall :be
embodied verbatim into a Convention, which shall receive
the signatures of the undersigned Representatives, as soon
as they are furnished with full powers from their Sove-
reigns, bat that the stipulations of this Protocol will come
immediately into force.
The Charge d'Affaires of Prussia, however, points out
that the present distribution of the Prussian ships of war
may possibly not permit his Government to co-operate at
present in the execution of Article IV.
Done in sextuplicate, at Paris, the 3d of August, 1860.
(L.S.) COWLEY.
(L.S.) METTERNICH.
(L.S.) THOUVENEL.
(L.S.) REUSS.
(L.S.) KISSELEFF.
(L.S.) ARMED VEFYK.

Protocol of a Conference held at the Department of Foreign
Affairs, August 3, 1860.
The Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria,
France, Prussia, Russia, and Turkey, desirous
of establishing, in conformity with the intentions
of their respective Courts, the true character of the
assistance afforded to the Sublime Porte by the provisions
of the Protocol signed this day, the feelings which have
dictated the clauses of this Act, and their perfect disinte-
restedness, declare in the most formal manner, that the
Contracting Powers do not intend to seek for, and will not
seek for, in the execution of their engagements, any territo-
rial advantages, any exclusive influence, or any concession
with regard to the commerce of their subjects, such as
could not be granted to the subjects of all other nations.
Nevertheless, in recalling here the Acts issued by his
Majesty the Sultan, the great importance of which was esta-
blished by Article IX. of the Treaty of March 30, 1856,
they cannot refrain from expressing the value which their re-
spective Courts attach to the fulfilment of the solemn pro-
mises of the Sublime Forte, that serious administrative
measures should be taken to ameliorate the condition of the
Christian population, of every creed, in the Ottoman Em-
pire.
The Plenipotentiary of Turkey takes note of this decla-
ration of the Representatives of the High Powers, and
undertakes to transmit it to his Court ; pointing out that
the Sublime Porte has employed, and will continue to em-
ploy, her efforts in the sense of the wish expressed above.
Done, in sextuplicate, at Paris, the 3d of August, 1860.
(L.S.) COWLEY.
L.S.) M ETTERNICH.
L.S.) THOUVENEL.
L.S.) REUSS.
:L, S.) K I SSE LEFF .
;LS.) AHMED VEFYK.

TILE COIVFE

EN CBS AT JP ABS AW.

A letter from Warsaw, dated 23d October, sate :
" The representation given yesterday at the town
theatre was very brilliant. Among the spectators,
besides the Emperor and his guests, nearly all the
foreign diplomatists were present, and numerous
general officers of every branch of the service.
" Prince Gortachakoff, the Russian Minister for
Foreign Affairs, and M. de Gruner, the Prussian
Under Secretary of State, seemed to attract the
greatest attention of the curious. Those two diplo-
matists conversed together in a low voice during
the whole of the representation, without once look-
ing towards the stage.

M. de Gruner, who is a distinguished diplo-
matist, is far advanced in liberal ideas, and is not
supposed to entertain much sympathy for Austria.
After having boldly advocated a liberal policy in.
1848 he was obliged to leave the Ministry under
Manteuffel, but was recalled by the Regent. It
may fearlessly be expected from such a man that
he will remain true to his principles, and not lend
his name to any transaction detrimental to the
policy followed by Prussia either in the East or in
Italy.

" As you may suppose, we are all here in a state
of feverish excitement, for every one considers.that
in a few days th) question of peace or war' will
be decided. Men reason thus :—Either Austria will
obtain the support of Russia by making consider-
as re-
able sacrifices, to which she seems willing
gards the East, and then in another fortnight war
will have commenced on the Mincio ; or, the liberal
opinions of the Prussian diplomatists will prevail,
and Austria will be obliged to cede to the united
pressure of Russia and Prussia. All the wishes aro
on the reasonable side—that is to say, opposed to
the Austrian policy. It is especially the very strong
party of Prince Gortschakoff, who stands higher
than ever in the confidence of the Czar, that does
not desire an alliance with Austria. _

" The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria arrived
here this afternoon. The Emperor Alexander, the
Prince Regent, and his brother the Grand Duke:
of Saxe Weimar, and all the official world, were at
the station to meet him, and a guard of honour and
band of the regiment of which he is nominal Colonel.
were drawn up. As the train entered the station
the band struck up the national Austrian ai'r. The
Emperor Francis Joseph wore a Russian uniform,
the Emperor Alexander and the Prince Regent of
Prussia wore Austrian uniforms. As the two
Emperors drove from the station, sitting side by
side, they were slightly cheered.
"Last night Count Kisseleff, the Russian Am-
bassador at Paris, arrived here, and the Prince of
Hohenzollern, the President of the Council of
Ministers at Berlin, is expected. He has been
telegraphed for to his castle in Switzerland."