Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-08
Sr. PErEasBURaH, Pm. Al, 1858

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The Emperor came up to last night at q party Of
the Grand Duchess Hereditarys. and in the most grs
cious manner took apart saying that he desired tc
speak to me- After expressing in fattering terms the
confidence which he had in and his readiness speak
to without upon matters Of the greatest mo-
ment his Majesty observed he had proved in late
conversation, he said Sand il is well it is for what
most desire is that there should be the greatest ntima
cy between the two Governments it never was SO
sary as at present Well" the Emperor continued, 80
you have got your answer and you are to bring it to
tomorrow"
81 am to have the honor, SIR" answered; sbut your
Majesty is that the nature Of very
y what had led you expect" " SO sorry to hear
but think your Government docs not well understand
my object am not 80 eager about what shall be done
When the sick man dies am to determine with Eng
land what shall be done upon that taking place.
But sir, replied, allow to observe that we have
no reason to think that the sick your Maesty
expreSson) is dying We are as much Interested
believe your Majesty to be in his continuing to live
while for myself will venture to remark that experience
shows me that countries do not die in such hurry.
Turkey many year. unless unforeseen
crisis should 1t is precisely sir, for the avoid
ance of all circumstances likely to produce such crisis
that her Mesys Government reckons upon your gener
assistance
Then," rejoined the Emperor ct win tell you that if
your government has been led to believe that Turkey
tains any elements of existence your Government
have received incorrect information repeat to you
that the sick man is dying and allow such
an event to take by surprise We must to
could hold but ten minutes conversation with your
Minister'S with Lord Aberdeen for instance who knows
me so well, who has full confidence in me- have in
him. And remember do not ask for treaty pro-
ocol general understanding is all require; that be-
oeen gentlemen sufficient and in this certain
that the confidence would be great the side of the
Queens Ministers mine. So for the pre-
sent you will to tomorrow and you will
member that often you think your conversng with
me will promote good understanding upon any point,
You viii send word that you wish to me'
thanked his Majesty very cordially, adding that
could him that her Majestys Government, was
convinced, considered his word, given, good
bond
1t is hardly necessary that should observe to your
lordshp that this short conversation briefly but correctly
reported offers matter for most anxious reflection.
hardly be oeroise but that the Sovereign ,oho
Ol sueh pernacy upon the Impending fall Of neighboring
State have settled IN his mind that the hour Of
its dssoon, at all its dissolution, be at hand
Then, now, reflected that this assumption would
hardly be ventured upon unless some perhaps general
but at oil events intimate understanding existed between
Russia and Austria Supposng my suspicion to be ace
founded the Emperor object to engage her Maess Gover
ment conjunction Nth has Cabinet and that Vienna,
scheme for the ultimate partition Of Turkey and for the
sec,ssion Of France from the arrangement