The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-29
NEWS FROM EUROPE.
TIE MAILS BY THE NIAGARA.

The steamship Niagara reached hsr dock at Fast Boston
early yesterday afternoon and full 6ss OF the
don and Liverpool papers ria the New Haven Railroad
reached Office about half past o'clock this morning
for the prompt delivery of which are indebted to
the overland express Of Messrs. Adams X Co.
Having already given very complete summary of the
European news By telegraph Halifax we shall defer
publishing the general details till to morrow contenting
ourselves for the present BY giving the following leading
editorial in the Ioaion Times Of October H. relative to the
Aspeet OF the Eastern Difficulty.
No time has been lOst in executing the decision of the
Grand Council 81 rkty On The Sth INST Prince Gorts
chakod rceiyed formal summons i.om omar Fashs to
evacuate the tsrrit0 Of the sultan bat intmation
the tine conveyed TO him. that he required
instructions from ST. Petersburg further delay Of If
teen GAYS would be before the actual
ment Of hostites This would delay operations until
the 24h inst end Il Is correctly reported that the
instructions OF Omar Fasha forbid him TO cross tho
Danube then The war; can hardly such an
aspect TO interfere with any negotiations for peace 1t
il probable nevertheless, that this decision of
the Turkish Government Will hasten practical re-
suit and this result, there is hope may still be
pGcihc. Thoe Of contemporaries Who exultingy an
nounced more than fortnight ago, that the combined
fleets had entered the Dardanees that war had
positively commenced must Of course be distressed at
ascertslnng that hosttles even now are likely 10 be
avoided and that he combined aees" with the excep,
ton Of the steamers detached the Dvans request
STILL the 18th OF this month, at anchor in Besika bay
The people of England, however. Mr. Gladstone dis
cerned al Manchester, Of different opinion and will
be perfectly eontented object of British policy can
be secured without the sacrifice OF peace and its blessings
our correspondence from Constantinope viii have
acquainted the public with the particulars of those pro-
ceedngs hitherto only known in their general import
II will be that at the time the great Ottoman Conn
Gil was assembled nothing was known at the Turkish
capital respecting the views Of Russia beyond the fact
that the Gar had rejected the notifications Of the Vienna
note suggested by the Porte The explanatory despatch
OF Count Nessrodc enyng the of the Conference
with that Of Prince MenschSoG had transpired and
consequently the Ambs ssadors of France and Eng
land conceived II adySble press the gina note With
out the notifications upon the acceptance Of the Dyan
With these views they oaerd in the joint of their
respective governments special guarantee Of that par
hcuar attribute OF the Ottoman sovereignty supposed
be Affected by the noethe administrative independence
OF the Sultan within his doinnions From VIVA. fol
lowed it appears proba that this assurance was by no
means unsatisfactory 70 the Diyan but that it was
deemed expedent upon the whole to consult the dignity
OF the empire the passions or the popusce by making
ut least demonstration towards open war. Meantime
however the governments OF France and England better
informed through Count Nesserodes gasconade Of the
construction really nt upon their propositions resolved
70 set aside altogether note susceptible Of such false in
terpetston and instructed their representative to ap
prise the Porte that its notifications would oe firmly sup
ported, and introduced in instrument n2rei
diced BY equiyocations Of language.
No doubt be entertained respecting the seadi
and consistency Of the opposition offered by the
Western Powers 70 the Entertainments Of Russia That
their representative perfectly sincere in believing
the desired object 70 have been Obtained Blythe note Of
the Conference proved beyond doubt by the direct qua
rsntee to this elect which they afterwards enered--a
guarantee which would have placed France and England
under obligations towards Turkey considerably
peretiye than exist 81 present and il is evident that
never been questioned thought the Porte might safely
and properly accept the Vienna Note in it, unmod
6ed forin with the appendage Of declsratory clause
Nevertheless the British and french governments
went hey ond this in their resolutions and decided upon
dcarding the whole work Of the conference when they
learned the TO which Russia had been ieavoring
- turn IL.
1t further appears from these reports that whatever
delays may have bnsn occasoned b. the incidents OF
negotiation they have in operated to the advan-
of Russia in fact the position OF the Car this
moment less favorable than It has been since the
commencement Of the rupture The terms now pro-
posed to him incluse the acceptance Of note direct
ed expressly against the very objects OF his ambition
and the admission Of avowedly unwelconle to
his pride lie is required to allow conditions already &C
copied to be superseded By others framed with special
stringency and in default Of his adhesion to these
terms, he is left with the option OF under crcuu
stances materially adverse him than formerly If
delays therefore have taken place. they to
the prejudice of the European cause; but the truth is
that they have been almost wholly due to the unfortu
nate mistake of the Vienna conference Let the reader
recall the facts as they occurred. When Russia put
comPulsion upon the Ottoman government By invading
the prncpalties Europe called upon interfere
There two forms which this interference might
take-ether war might have been declared against Russia
at once, or Russia might be summoned to retace her
steps under penalty Of such consequence The latter
was OF course the alternative preferred by the European
governments has, indeed the instantaneous efusion
Of blood been any where advocated to the best Of our
knowledge except in certain emnently religious prints
OF this country Terms could only proposed TO Russia
by conference. A conference was assembled gthou
delay; il delberated without delay and without elav
pronounced its award i this award had been in:eligbly
framed and the intentions authors had been unn
takeably expressed in s language the whole question
H.
luckily, the terms cmbodying the decision had been ba
nced and qualified with such prodgous care that the
object Of the entire proceed ing lost and II became
ascessary to define and establish what Bussia might
ask and Turkey might grant without injury to the secr
its Of Europe This and this only, las the cause of
the delay; but there is point which every reader
may most confidently himself Even II the nego-
taton should be proracted for six months longer the
process would still be inconceiuaby shorter than that OF
war. We put aside for the moment all that war might
cost, and speak Of time only and there not we are
sure, reasoning being who viii affirm that twelve
N yQuli "A
70 settle the huIkish ques by appeal to the sword
The Enperor OF Russia has now expressed himself aud
probably with sincerity, in favor OF peace and be has
as readers are aware assened to the substance
OF such conditions the Western powers think necessary
such point this and accept the last extremity rather
than come to terms on matter OF form, would be
hardly reconcleabe with that astuteness Of char
acter which few deny him. All that Is sought for Is
security. new note IL required for other
than because the oginal document has been proved
be faulty The Justice Of the conditions exacted is placed
beyond dispute by the Cars acknowledgement He
processes his willingness to accept and observe them II
he will only place this his own resolution upon salts
factory record, the Eastern question viii be
shelyed, and Europe viii return with better
thao to the pursuits and improvements Of peace
The Paris correspondent Of the Tine. writing under the
date Of October 49, r. NJ, says: have rot learned
that fact Of Importance relating TO the Eastern
question Ii known here ia addition 10 the intelligence al
ready communicated By telegraph and the ordinary
respondence Private letters from Consantinope rccei7
ed on Tuesday si speak q war between Russia and
Turkey as inevitable. The question Is examined Ia
every point of view in these letters and the
oi1sion unanimously to is that there Is
escape. This seems TO be the opinion in Constln-
tinope than here perhaps in England, ard
whether the o0up he delayed for month three
months come il will That despordng view Of things Il
rendered still b. the conviction Of the writers Il
those letters that IL indie, tons have been given by
the Emperor a Russia OF willingness TO entertain
positions for pacific arrangement, they only intend
ed blind that his object Is to gain time, in the
hope ofan insurrection in partno matter where
OF the ottoman d. minons; and that to obtain this
il 10 him matter OF Indifference whether the Mus
sulmans Christians each other or whether
Christians revolt against the Sultan II Is asserted that
Russian agency has been actively at work in
that immoral mission than at the present moment, and
the knowledge that such il the j. naturally matter
Of much concern to the Turkish government. In the
meantime all accounts agree that the call for War
unanin in every part Of Turkey and though the
Sultan il popular with hi subjects, yet II would be
much his crown were worth TO attempt thgarting
pubic feeling These also speak Of the number OF
English officers, most If not all belonging to the Indian
service who in Turkey and who constantly
the from Varna TO Sbuma, and other parts o.
Turkey where there strong military encampments,
or to the headquarters OF the general officers Some
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