Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-03
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

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LONDON, May II, 1850.
A rupture between England and France in conse-
quence of junction, evidently long meditaed on the
part Of Louis Napoleon with Russia Austria and Bava
ria the startling possibility that will be announced by
this packet The Greek affair has been the proxima e
of the development Of the plot and the particulars
| at present known stand as follows:
From the first arrival OF Baron Gros the French "me-
diator Athens it plain by the accounts sent to
England that there intention on his part to act
in straightforward manner, and that either to foster
personal intrigue with the view of securing favor
from the absolute monarchs of Europe and from the le-
gtmss OF his own country or in consequence OF private
instructions from the French Cabinet OF different color
to those made public would be adopted by him
to embarrass the question all points, 1t soon came
out, therefore, that although the French Government
had been understood TO be in accord with England on
all the rights of the case and the general method OF ad
Justment that was requisite. Baron eros had been
able to agree with our Minister at Athens, Mr. WISE
and had ''msconceved his Instructions that there
was chance OF satisfactory conclusion. In this
state OF the case Lord Palmerson and M. Drown de
Puys the French anba sador in London took counsel
question: the conditions OF which to be forthwith
forwarded to Baron Gros, with orders for them to be
instantly adopted. Meanwhile however the course of
events was such as to Illustrate this consummation
The original instructions of Mr.. Wyse, it is understood
had simply been that he to suspend the blockade
during the friendly negotiations of the French agent
but no longer and it now turned out that Baron Gros
after he had sufficiently complicated the matter by his
misconceptions" had given notice to M Londoo the
Greek Minister and also to Mr. Wyse, that he was I'M
der the painful necessity of announcing that his mission
must be considered to have reached untavorable
mnation.
AT the same time he had preferred an urgent request
to Mr.. Wyse with which ii must be presumed he knew
Mr.. Wyse had no power to comply, nat resumption
OF the blockade should be deferred till the Cabinets of
France and England could be again consulted by
which step he OF course acquired sort OF popularity
with the Greek Court, the Russian and Bavarian Min
listers being also approving lockers on. Upon tie re-
cept of the notice from Baron Gros Mr.. Wyse had at
once acquainted him that he had choice but to re.
establish the blockade 1t was therefore forthwith
again put in force, and on the Both OF April all the
Greek ports were closed by vessels. Within TWEEN.
tyour hours from the taking of this step, the Greek
Government had sent to Mr.. Wyse to ask him to
name his final terms. These were instantly despatch
| ed to them and on the following day an unconditional
surrender on the part of King Ohio was the eonse-
| quence.
When the combined instructions of Lord Pamerston
and M. Drouyn de Pfuys arrived at Athens, the whole
affair." therefore, had been brought TO end The only
way in which the friends Of absolutsm could now hope
to defeat the of Lord Pamerston, and to keep
up the chance OF embodiment, by asserting that
Mr.. Wyse's uncompromsing resumption of the block
ade after the request he had received from Baron Gros
insult France and cruel hardship to Greece
and that any terms which might have been assented to
under the circumstances, must be regarded null.
Unfortunately for this attempt 1t turned out that the
terms offered by Mr.. Wyse and accepted by King Ohio
were actually less severe than those which had been
agreed upon by the English and French Ministers in
London. Mr.. Wyses stipulatlons were-l An apollo
gy for an attack on the boat of the English ship Phan-
tom. 2. The payment Of about $4,000 for the claims
of Mr. Finlay and NJ Pacitico the page OF four To-
Man vessels at Salcna, and the ill treatment of four
1onans at Patras and B. The deposit Of about $25 900
to meet certain claims Of NJ Paclco for the destruc-
ton of papers connected with demands on the Portu.
guese Government upon investigation it should
appear that such demands were worth anything, but
which was expected would prove vaueless. The terms
forwarded from London were the same as these in all
respects except that Greece to pay about $4,000
in full of all claims ad OF So 500 with the remote
chance of some farther payment to NJ Pacitco. 10
make difficulty from this source seemed therefore an
impossbility.
transped that the French minister with the nstruc
tons from M. Drouyn de PHuys, reached Athens be-
fore the unconditional surrender OF King Otho while
the English messenger to Mr.. Wyse delayed, by
OF weather, did not arrive until it too late. The
Russian party in London at seized upon this, and
insinuations indusriousy put forward in all quar-
tiers, and at the same time transmitted to Paris that the
delay had not been accidental and that Lord Palmer
ston had played false. These attempts however, were
regarded too despcable to merit moments atten-
ton, and all was considered settled The English funds
assumed considerable frmness in consequence and the
matter had been dismissed from the minds Of ali people,
when were circulated yesterday afternoon that
the French Minister had suddenly left London and that
his absence from the usual political dinner gwen BY
Lord Pameston the previous day, the occasion OF
the Queens birthday with the absence also OF the Rus
sian and Bavariau Minister'S was to be attributed to po
lltcal causes. But nothing positively known on
the subject until this morning.
In the House of Lords, last night, the Marquis OF
Lansdowne, In reply to question on the polnt sao tha
the departure of Drouyn de Hugs on her Majesty 8
birthday purely accidental, and was to be referred
entirely to the desire OF the French Government 10 nave
the benefit of his presence in Paris and in the House
OF Commons Lord Palmerston SAID That the Gfeek
question entirely closed and although elrcumstan-
ces had nerposed to prevent the settlement neing made
through the good offices of the French negoator, such
consummaton had it so happened, would have been