The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-11

Danube the line from varns TO Choumia. and third
line which guards ell the passages OF the Balkans and
closes the road to Constautnople. On his side Abdi
Psehs has under his orders regular troops and
irreguArs who encSDped the banks Of the
Black SEA in Asia.
THE PASSAGE OF TIE DARDANELLEs BY THE CON.
BINED FLEET, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
tFrom toe London Times, oct Is
Three after date the positive intelligence or our
contemporaries may prove to M actually true The com
ttned es Which according 10 these dahoy1'ies,
had aroaedy entered The BoSpr1S abo,a the miik Of last
noth oprR,ed for IN the utn days ago and
probably before Coasann0pe There has certainly
been precipitation eyinced ain the adoption OF this
STEP dor need involve change in the relations OF
any Of the great Powers As far the mere opening OF
the Drds oees concerned that fact accomplished
when the detachment from the were srAmon
Ell to the Turkish psl fortnight back and the mate
rial support Of Great Britain and France asanAt the
of Russia when the fleets first
sailed from their espective harbors for Beska Bay The
event itself however is dous connected with the new
attitude to be assumed on the banks Of the Danube
with the state OF affairs which the actual declaration
OF bosties may At the sat of the Ottoman 60
vernment We have for supposing that the
sultan either desired or anticipated any Immediate col
listen from thu publication Of his recent manifesto but it
ia obvious that If the popular feeling compelled him to
issue 6eclsrsoD of 1t Is not likely to acc niesce
quietly IL the suspension OF arms after war has been
declared.
Ills remarkab fact however that in proportion as
hestites appear more imminent there seems less dspo
stion accept the alternative do imagine that
European governments before brought close
to state OF with such general inclination to
Apart from the revouonists and exes who natural
ly drawing from the prospect of conu
sion there no country and scarcely any party sin.
cerely DESTROYS o eang TO the issue # the sword
The Emperor OF Russia after being notoriouy foied N
the 10 alliance of his own, has offered
to pitulae terms including the substance of ell
that required and little is he disposed to
puAh his policy to is natural that Prince
GorischakoH may not improbabiy remain passive under
consider able provocstion The Divan from the first to
last has shown tse anxious to avert the extremtes of
contest anu IL propcrtio0 indeed to the wisdom claim
ed it's must this resolution have prepondera
Ottoman statesman ultimate
from Russian conceive that the good Of
foes of the Western Powers could be benefciay
exerted unrer the smbarrassm of actual hostili
ties. The French and British COVER themselves
have employed all their influence to prevent
retard the outbreak impending from popular passion and
Austria and Prussia have announced their intentions not
only of ccumscrbng any 10 the limits of its proper
but o. Ignoring IT as fsr as possible altogether
whatever but If there should be- it agreed to
consider it as interrupt Of peace. We wish all
cess to the experiment, but great nation cannot
make little war, it hardly embark in hostilties
without any war 1T all
1t fortunate the true question before the coun
try Ia now Understood. We not conending for the
maintenance Of an expiring empire the dominion of
Mahomedans Christians the fuhlment of terrific
rial guarantees No special treaties exist to place
der any obligation Of acting do. We act in
interests Identd with the interests If Europe which
presc ibs that State should not be permitted ag
grandze itself at the expense of another We been
told indeed that tins assertion of such negative
th is sheery impossible and that the principle of
the protection of Turkey cannot rest on the mere
Illustration of the agg andizement of Russia; but
the promoters Of such argument must surely have
forgotten all the lessons of historical precedent
So far Is the protection OF States from being ndssoubly
based the recognition of deserts the States pro-
tected that cstion Of such principle would
We venture to be scarcely discoerabe in the annals
OF vcar'ous To take the most memorable and Apo
site illustration at band, what grounds is it supposed
that proceeded u the Of Egypt and the
ton OF this territory to he Porte fifty years ago2
Was Intervention really dictated by the merits and
sufferDgs of the Sultan Sem and in degree BY our
own interests, or by appreheu of what Napoleon
mari tn naal IN napt
example of such interference indeed from very
absolute and perfect esteem for the Madrid
Its financial integrity and sterling good faith in the
ton OF slave treaties hat proered guarantee
Of the island of Gu to the Of Spain Did our
proceedings in this matter that must caring
for what oefend for corrupt governors
tribunals, and infamous administration any instance
is produceable Of undertaken out of positive pre-
dlecton particular ally without to b. oader
interests involved should like for curiostys sake 10
make q note of the fact.
Meantime it would be some satisfaction to understand
that the chances Of i'll not be seriously preudced
by the decay of This remark appear not
little paradosca but the truth that the whole trans.
is improbable should hold himself in position to
disregard the of the Porte and the hos
ties of the Ottoman there will still bs opportunity
Tor adjusting all outstanding differences by pacific nego
ations gotiatons wi ich ought surely TO be diff
suit when all parties profess Themselves nearly of
mind. At Omutz the Emperor Nichol expressed his
scquiescence in the which the Western
owers ad proposed and, nothing remains but put
his unde rstandirg into plain language cannot bat
rated by large river and the stronger of which uu-
Wiling to fghr shor Id succeed coming to blows In
GEMS why the should OF be confined
AID two the part Of the Turks followed by evac-
stion Of the Prnciralties and settlement Of the dis
ute in the ensuing spring
In any however It upon the En- peror Nicholas
hat the whole responsibility of events exclusively
If the Asatc eyes Of the Sultan prove too uuruy
his government the Gar who caused the spirit
be evoked 1t was 10 consequence of his and
il material aggression that the appeal behalf of Tur
do tn Eo 10
he Divan, either by exhaustion weakness, becomes
nabe to control its subjects, the blame will lie with
russia only. The Car had no warrant for demanding
piritua proectorate go warrant for enforcing his de-
nand and warrant for occupying the Prncipalities
each Of these steps he proceeded without any pretex
Except that derivabe from superior strength in each
tep he encountered the dhapprobaon of Europe and if
the opposition thus excited he is compelled to
his steps such a retrt at would be, at any rate
eg bic alternative than that of advancing at the
isk of European
ORD CLARENDON AND THE sHIPowERRs OF SHIELDS.
The following reply had been given by the Earl of Ga
endon in answer to letter from the above society,";
FOREIGN OFFICE Oct. 90, 1853.
SRI directed by the Earl Of Clarendon to acknow.
edge the receipt OF the letter dated the l4th in
which the part of the Society .of North
eds you call his iorcshp's attention the number Of
British vessels trading with ports in the Baltic and Black
the event Of hostltes between his country and Russia
sufficient notice weud be given 10 enabs British veses,
clear ou Of Russian ports in time to avoid capture and
also request to be Informed whether Lord Clarendon
ders the present state Of affairs critical make it
expedent for the Society of Underwriters to prohibit the
cha rtering and railing Of vessels for Russian ports
to state 10 you in ply that there exist
any treaty stipulation between this country and Russia
by which the giving such notice that to which you
refr is made obligatory either government and that
with respect to the general questions Is of
impossible for her government to for fu
ture contingencies which might depend the conduc.
Of Others her Msjesys Cover will neglect step
in Their power which may conduce to the security Of the
trade Of this country.
With regard the last point referred to in your letter.
namely the question OF the amount awarded to British
ships Of war in case Of recs9ture Of British vessel
from enemy am to state to you that this is grave
question Of Law and policy upon which Lord Clarendon
does not feel hih elf called upon to express opinion
am, cir, your n ost obedent, humble servant,
II A ADDINGTON.
THE LATEST DISPATCHES.
PEsrH, oct l3, 1853.
The Austrian government havrg sscertained that the
cholera has broken at Ja has extended the term OF
quarantine for travellers from the Danubian Princips
ties
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