New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-26
THE QUADRUPLE CONYENTION-ENGLAND
AND THE WAR

A.P c.
THE QUADRUPLE CONvENTION-ESGLAND
AND THE WAR.
From Our Own Correspondent
LONDON, Friday, Dec Q, 1853.
Your readers have followed. step by step the aiplo-
matte movements of the Coalition Cabinet, and they
will not lie surprised any attempt, on the part OF
the Pamerstons and the Aberteens. to back the Car
under the pretext Of protecting Turkey and securing
the peace of Europe Even the resurrection OF VI
era COZ ference or of London Congress they are fully
prepared for The Metropolitan stock Exchange was
FIRE. informed BY TIE Morning CiToH,cs on Friday last,
Of England having succeeded in inducing Austria and
Prussia TO support the Western Powers in their attempt
at new mediation between the begerent parties.
Then came The Morning Post with the news Of this
attempt and with the consOlaory announce nent that
in this attempt the cooperation Of Prussia and Aus
"tra Las been sought and obtained and the four Pow
"ers have signed protocol engaging them Implicitly
to maintain the present territord distr5aoEc Ear2P'
and inviting the belligerent Powers to come to IN
amcabe adjustment of their difereLces by means OF
an European conference Tie first step that viii be
taken in consequence Of this proceeding Of the four
Powers viii be 10 ascertain the views OF Turkey on
tie bases upon which she will allow negotiations for
"an arrangement of the Eastern dispute to be col-
"ducted. This clearly ascertaned the four Powers
will then invite Russia to state her views IN regard
to the bases OF the proposed arrangement and thcn
both Powers viii be requested to send plenipotentil-
"ries to a conference of the great Powers az some
&" time and place to be hereafter determined upon.
"... Tie Cars dignity might be preserved while
the interests of Turkey would be fully upheld in the
frst place By treaty Jetreen THrkcyGaa Russia 0a@
y aad peace and Of commerce, stipuating tor due
protection of the subjects OF either state within the
territories Of tie other, and in the second
place, by a treaty between the Sultan and the i've
Powers, svch treaty as that Of The DgTfsHe'es
Of ls4i. in which tie Sultan should IN
deItake to respect the eriaiHg constitutions and
"prirHeges Of The DanuJiGR PrEePal'ss ami ei SeFr'G
and in which he should bind himself as IN he irsaiy
" EaiHardi. but his time TO Europe, and not to Rus
siaspecialy to protect the Christian religion wiIEln
bis domnions' At last came the thunderer os Print
ING House square, announcing in FIRST edition that tie
alliance between The four Powers had been dehntlVeiy
concluded and that they had laid down conditions which
Russia and the Porte would if necessary be forced to
accept" Instantly the funds rose; but the satitac-
ou OF the stockholders proved short lived as the same
T;mrs announced in its second edition that the four
Powers had indeed drawn up protocol and presented
he draft OF collective note without having, however,
bound themselves to enforce its acceptance. Down
went the funds again. At last tie startling news
was reduced to the old story of the resurrection OF the
dead body of the late Vienna COnlerence-t would be
preposterous to speak Of its ghOst-ani telesTapaic
dispatch confirmed the report that the Conference OF
tle four Powers at Vienna had on the 9th forwarded
Ito Consantinople another proposal for the arrange
"ment Of the pending differences founded on new
project and that negotiations for peace VIII con
tirue even though hestfties should not be sus'
"peuded" On the very eve Of war the Vienna Con
ference that retrospective Pytba, had jusr proposed
to Turkey TO accept Prince MenchikOds uti naium.
After the first defeat Russia had undergone England
and France took up Rechid Pashas answer to Prince
+ Menchikofs utimatum. What phase Of the past
transactions they win now have arrived at in their
retrocrade movement it i, impossible 10 predict The
Aagssugr ZtpHg states that the Her propositions OF
tie Conference express the des=e Of the four Powers
70 prevent war startling novelty this
IusPid as sl this diplomatic gossip may appear at
moment when the status quo has been suPplanted BY
stalks b we must not forge; that the hidden in,en-
tons of the British Cabinet anspre through these tau
tstca projects of conferences and Congresses that
the ministerial papers thlVW Ous t-eA -S4eA- ~ 49,
tain bow far the Ministry may venture to go and that
the uufounded rumors of to-day more than once have
foresLadowed the events OF 70 morrow. 60 much ID
sure that if not accepted by Austria the quadruPle
alliance has been proposed BY England with view To
enforce upon Turkey the resolutions to be agreed upon
by the four powers IfnO alliance has been concluded
protoeol has at least been signed by the four powers
establishing the principles upon which to conduct the
trsusacors II is no less that the Vienna Confer
enee. which prevented Turkey from moving TIL th'
Russian army had occupied hefrncPsties and reach
ed tie frontiers of Bulgaria has again resumed rs wor
and already dispatched new note to the sultan Id
The step from Vienna conference to European
CONGRESS, at London is BY no means great one wa
rroyed in 1889 at the epoch OF Mehemet AIS insar
rection The Congress pursuing It's work OF 8 Pacin
caticn" while Russia pursued her war against luE
kew. would be but repetition OF the London Congres
ofss7-e9 resulting in the destruction Of the Turks
aeet AZ Navarno and the loss of Turkish ndePendenet
BY ,Le treaty of Adrianople. The bases upon "Aie
the British Cabinet have proposed and the other power
s,reed to conduct negotiations, are clearly Indicated
the Ministerial papers. Maintenance o. u
:. present territorial distribution Of Europe II "oul
10 Great mistake TO consider this proposition As
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