The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-31

SYRIA.
We learn from Syria that the land Ii quiet be
expected under present The European in
hasiants have to complain Of the treatment
they receive from the Aahomodan portion Of the popua
ton The sentiments o. the people are i.vor.Sls to the
for the most part sympathise with the Turks Most of
the Christian districts o. Lebanon have promised to send
auxiliary troops to Constantuople and the question hes
already been directed to the Porte whether 1t inclined to
accept the offer Of the Naronites The Druses 1t said
only awaiting steamer ON Constantinople TO carry
them to the OF hoeties Their destination Is to
be Dsleb-Jakfur, near ErzerOum The cavalry Of the
1ses ior which ~ ooo hoTsei are wiz proceed
10 pastres for the equip Of the above troops
Several hundred volunteers also about to leave sA
for Constanunepe. At the date Of intelligence they
had already heard OF the Turkish along the
Danube.
GREECE.
DREAD OF RUSSIAN INvAsIoN-KING OHIO AND
TIE GERMAN PowERS-FILIBUsTER0 GREEKS AND
THEIR TREATMENT.
The Vienna correspondent Of the London TINES writing
upon December 18th, says:-The Russian manifesto Of
the LIST November has caused great sensation in
Athens, and reused the imagination Of the people
that they are much inclined to believe that hundred
thousand Russians already In Adrianople and that
the next Easter festival will be celebrated In st. Sophia
The Greek officer Tsakss, who about two months since
undertook to Ieyolutonizs Thessaly with ty fol-
pondent Of the Augsburg Gaz writes that a. soon as
he crossed the frontier he seized and sent under
military escort to Athens where he will be brought be-
fore court martial The precautionary measures OF
the Greek government now severe that private
persons experience considerable difficulty In obtaining
permission to the frontier into the Turkish pro-
viIces The Chevaer de Schnas has hitherto oiciAted
Greek Minister-in family matters-st Munich but
recent events have led the court Of Athens to desire to
enter into closer connection With the German Powers
than has hitherto been the and consequently it ID
proposed that de Scbinas shall reside at Vienna but
be accredited to Austria Prussia Bavaria and the Ger
man Confederation.
THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Chronicle gives
the following of the project Of negotiation
cuded at VIENNA which he sayr, derived from trust
worthy source
My informant says that the proposition to rsstAbish
negotiations through the means of new conference at
Wilma originally from Austria NJ de BJurqueuey,
the French Ambassador at Vienna who had ap
preeiated the disposition conduct OF Austria
Since the Of the Eastern crisis very warm
ly supported 1t Lord Westmoreand his SIDE strongly
recommended 1t TO his government The cabinets of Paris
and London accepted In principle the proposition for the
resumption OF their lAbors for the Of
peace but they laid down condition, that In place Of
meeting, they did the first occasion, without any
st,led understanding without any axsd pan the four
should he with regard to cash other that
In place OF giving simple advice the conference should
pare to insure that those decisions should be carried into
effect that In place OF presenting official notes.
that the conference should constitute itself with
petey cal character in order to exercise real inter
!" s OF the -FOUR
Austria has not hesitated to declare that it 10 this
that she understood the AFTER and Prussia also
character which ought to BE- given to the intervention
and to the results which ought to be obtained from L.
the cabinet Il Vienna has even sent not,
to Paris and LONDON in which it reviews Its sentiments
and its conduct rin,e the arrival Of Prince Menschko at
Constantinope NJ De Buo shows in that document that
Austria has blamed the pretensons set mp and the
OF the note demanded BY that Ambassador that she ao
regretted and blamed the passage of the Pruth BY the
Russian army that she entirely the maintenance
Of by reducing the demands Of Russia to Just
sures and he adds that Russia should persist in pre-
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security of Germany, Austria, after having taken part
with France and Edgland in diplomatic Intervention
would still remain with them IN resistance which would
in that case be inevitable.
In making known its pretsnsons the cabinet Of Paris
had sent drafts Of notes to Vienna drawn up 10
dance with the cabinet of London setting forth the st
acts which were to determine (odt) the atti Jude and
the action Of the conference 1T submitted them to the
acceptance Of Austria the observations modihcs
tons which she might wish to propose them.
found that they were entirely in Conformity with her
sentiments and resolutions, and declared Prussia did
also, that he accepted them purely and simply.
The representatives. Of the four Powers being provided
with full powers met immediately in conference and at
their nrst meeting they sgned their proosol No which
lst That the four Powers consider the question of tho
East rallied between Russia and Turkey, As European
question: In which the Powers which signed the treaty OF
the 18th Of July lS4l called upon to interfere in
tue Of their rights and Of their interests riding to
which they have resolved to act
IDLY That their action should take Its basis the
maL of the rights OF sovereignty Of the Sultan and
of the integrity Of the Ottoman empire.
This protocol is In conformity with the project present
ed by the cabinets Of Paris and London These cabinets
had also demanded that identical instructions (des in
andtons idcnU shoudlbe sent to the ambassadors of
the four Powers At st Petersburg and at
there Instructions, 1t settled, emanas not
rom the conference, but from the Ministers Of Foreign
Affairs of each government. The drafts drawn up BY
france and Engsnc thus approved Of at Vienna and
Berlin In conformity with previous gsments each
member f the conference had received beforehand
his government the document which destined for the
ors of their respective governments which they
dres to forward after the examination and the
de Ausfr nah mat
copied literally, and without any change, the draft pro
pe'ed By the English and French cabinets NJ de Man
toune 10 the name OF the Prutsan government had In
oduced was to introduce, slight changes In the
wording which. only touching the FORM consideeed
cnment In Consequence il was stated in the minutes
that the conference had recognized identical
on the part Of the four Powers
By letters the Paris Pres from C,nstantiuopls Nov
a. We are informed that the entsates Of Lord Srattord
had q. length prevailed with the Divan not purely and
terrnna tion extaordtn sry setting
the Grand Council held the 9th. The TURKS we're
much dhsatisfed with this decision.
THE PAC 1ICATIoN NOTE
As the absurd and m,ohievoas practice OF secret d.
plomacy keeps all people in snor Of what Is going
what is contemplated BY the joint note before the
Powers
nal says that the basis Of the project Of mediation
namely, that which put forward BY the four Powers
ia the maintenan,e OF the previously existing treaties
The Vienna protocol pronouncss In favor OF tho nteg
ry Of the Ottoman empire, but at the time also In
favor Of the maintenance Of the treaties Of Kusehuk
Ksinardi and OF Adrianople Moreover the proposals.
for peace which Tarkey invited TO make may be modified
by further negotiations should they not obtain the assent
Of Russia The negotiations relative TO the treaty OF
peace will take place directly between the plsnipoens
rss Of the begersn. Powers, and tbs participation Of
European diplomacy viii be limited 10 sotsning down the
opposition Of Hgous pret~nsi,ns by It's concatoy inter
vsntion. at II evident" continues the semi ofioia
writer "thst in sotins thus the jour Powers have nc
intention Of meddlng in the difference ITSELF ~ indeed
they have no right TO do. Sioh conduct would be I'm
proper towards the Turkish government engaged In do
Tending BY all the means in Ito power, the ssveregr
rights which It deems msaaced 1T would be completely