The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-20
State Of Affairs Prior to the Reception ol
the Declaration OF War.

We annex various extracts and opinions Of the dk
ferent British newspapers concerning the Eastern diG
Guilty prior to the confirmation of the report of the de-
claration of war by Turkey against Russia:
The ground for surlnsng that the Sultan had not for
ma the declaration was that previous to declaring
the Sultan submits matter of form to the opin
sanction of the Shek ul Islamths decision of the
Dvan-and thus formaty requires delay of days.
The despatch which has caused much excitement
stated that the Sultan signed the declaration the
evening it was voted.
We give the position of the Eastern question in the
summing up of the London Times To the successive
phases of the Turkish question: (says the 7nes may
be added of greater singuarity than any Of
those preceding IT, The Ottoman Porte has pronounced,
by the decision of its Supreme Council for open war;
and although is not yet known viii any certainty that
this resolution has been embodied in any formal decara
ton the part of the Sultan there every
supposng that the opinion of body constituted like the
Supreme Council will be adopted by the executive 60
yenment This does not appear TO have been the
result OF especial provocatica the part OF
the Russians. The Car had committed his several acts
of aggression and insult without encountering the
reception TO DO naturally anticipated. lie had
invaded and occupied the Danubian Provinces he
had demanded unwarrauiabc concessions the price Of
his retirement he had rejected the Turkish term. Of
adjustment and he had expressed his several intentions
None Of these proceedings however ELECTED such dci
sion as that now pronounced and the probability
is not that the government, the chiee
authorities of the Ottoman nation are desrous
than before Of bringing the question TO the issue Of the
sword but the feelings Of the population and the army
have become uncomfortable, and that declaration OF
thought indispensable to the internal security Of
the State. y On the other SIDE the Emperor
Of Russia has declared for peace.
This announcement may probably appear incredible
after what has been proved respecting the nature of the
original trnnsgression but state, upon un-
doubted authority that the sentiments of the Gar,
as expressed At Olnutz, by mis- lips, are NOT
only in favor Of pacific settlement but reconcabs,
to great extent, with the conditions proposed ~
England. He represented that he had accepted the
Vienna the hands Of the Conference in full sas
| faction Of European demands, and on the termA
framed bv his oppopents he could not, with any re-
gard TO his own dignity be referred to any second
proposal He offered however TO accept declaration
INTERPRETATION which deprive the original Vienna
note of the Objectionable features since discovered in it.
ard stated distinctly that although he could not swerv0
from the conditions first imposed him. he ,iy
TO admit st such an exr,anaton OF those coss-
| tions as conormabe to the views of the French
| and British government proviied only that his
acknowledged rights wer stl maintained The reader win
perhaps be at some Pss imagine why terms appa-
renty reasonable we closed with the spot but
think the obecr ons to such compromise perfectly
mantanabe - replied TO the Car, that he had de-
prved of the benefit Of the expedient in question
BY the 0 planation' which he had already issued on
his own motion In exactly contrary to that
aow posed He might interpret the Vienna note, e.