Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06


new circular. They have all published it. however; and
the leading semiocial the Pays promises to have its
say upon the subject The article is looked
for with much interest for without doubt it win be in
spred from ST. Cloud itself The Hoacur has repeatedly
declared and for the last time very recently that the
Government makes the Nonitea only the medium Of its
communication with the public, and must be held respon
sble only for such articles appear its columns but
nobody the less believes for all that that the Pays often
used its unofficial but real agent for making expana
tons giving information broaching opinions, suggesting
arguments upon subjects and occasions upon which it
deemed prudent for the Government to distinctly
NIT itself for the Government is always liberty
to dsclam what appears in the unofficial sheet though 1t
may have originated in the very Cabinet of the Emperor
yet from the nature or the connexion Of the journal
with the Cabinet certain of its articles justly esteem
ed of much authority, and truly and Immediately
indicative of the Governments intentions if they had
appeared the Moniteur ITSELF Such the article from
the pen of NJ LAcuEnoSSIERE upon this Eastern
question quoted in my letter of the 9th june and which
the Inegencer quoted also from the Times Of London
the 25th June Such will be the article which the Pays
Of this morning promises for tomorrow.
You will remark that the Emperor Of Russia denies
again. in the new circular Of Count NEssELRoDE exp
city and emphaticaly in the manifesto which
you last week. all idea Of territorial conquest, which is
universally attributed to him. lie protests, again and
again. that the sincere wish and the present purpose Of
the Emperor Of Russia is maintain the integrity Of the
Ottoman empire and Count NgssELRoDE gives in the
euion Of his circular Of the I'd instant what may
conclusive argument in favor Of the sincerity of the
Cars professions upon this subject Nay, viii 60 fur
ther, and say that at least for the moment do believe
him sincere in those professions and do not join Tray
Blanche and Sweetheart, who now yeping at his
heels and charging him with the wish and intention
march once upon Constantinope. But read the fol-
lowing document, emanatng from his own Chancellery
and written by this Count NEssELRoDE, then now
the Cars Minister
"The end to be attained by relations with Turkey
that which proposed TO ourselves in the treaty
Adrianope ITSELF and inhe re-estabishment Of peace
with the Grand Seigneur Our armies had only
upon Constannople and the Turkish empire would have
been overthrown. No power would have opposed us
there immediate danger would have threatened us If
had given the last blow to the Ottoman monarchy in
Europe But. in the opinion Of the Emperor that mon
archy reduced exist only under the protection of Rus
sa and to henceforth only his desires suited
better our political and commercial than anv
combination which would have forced us either 70 en-
large dominons by conquest substitute in place
the Ottoman empire States which would have soon become
our rivals in power, in civilization in industry and in
wealth 1t is upon thsprinciple of his Imperial Majesty
that regulated for the present relations with the
Dyan. Since it has not pleased us 20 extncush the
Turkish Government we are seeking the Of main
tanning ii in its actual condition since that Government
can be useful to only by its Difference towards us VIC
exact from II the religious observance of its
and the prompt realization of all our wishes"
The above is extract from despatch dated ST. Pc
ersburgh February -, $780, and addressed by Count
NEssEIRopE to the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE,