The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-09

power and force OF Russia the hand, as II had
been coected organised and disciplined for many years
about half million Of kept constantly under arms
trained with the greatest skill and diligence and the po
siton OF Turkey on the other hand well know it to
be, weak in the state Of her finances the composition
Of her armies, and In the disaecton which she might
have to fear from the activity Russian emssares On
ceal from ourselves that If Turkey unprepared
to rush into that war II could not but be very
equal contest. Lord Stratford de Radcliffe took the
view Knowing the position of Turkey she then
he said that for two purposesfrst Of endeavorng
to negotiate peace and in the second place for the
pose preparing her forceit advisable for Turkey
not to declare upon the entry of the Russian
into the Prncpates. Would II have been wise In US
only allies in the who not exposed to the dan
ger Of Turkeyto advise her to herself to those
dangers when her best friends thought it unadvisables
Such, conceived sufficient declaration that, not
Immediately proclaming that could preciptate hos
tilites, should warn Russia that war must immed
regard to any part Of these negotiations that IL You had
taken different course-f you had told the Emperor Of
Russia that you would at go to If he occupied
Nothing is more easy than to say that il you
had done SO and So such and such sovereign would
to give nny proo that such would have sen the
case, to show that the Emperor Of Russia, in
the position Of his great would not have consd
tered into without further delay Then came the
negotiations after the entrance into the Prncpaltes
Vienna Note which NV hon friend the member 81 for
Aylesbury says everybody has admitted to be mistake
not going to defend the phraseoogy Of the Vienna
it note Of ours but with respect to the spirit of
that Vienna Note and the intention in which it
ilustraton YOU have friend Of YOUR own Of no very
great means about to enter on an expensive lawsuit
with man Of $4,000 or 100000 year, might very
well say to hmI your rights you very possibly may
be able to show that you In the right but it pos
ble that while your opponent has the means of carrying
the contest you may be ruined; and, therefore,
should advise you make concession Of your abso
Lutte and strict rights in order to to agreement
That the spirit of the advice Of the Vienna Note and
lOnIsu IN tn Tn
key exposed ii good and wise advice that she
should consent to those terms which she not abso
the nome mt that Count Nesserode had axed the meaning
of that note-from the moment he showed that
if the Vienna Note had been signed 1t would
which was presented at Constantinope by the
Russian ambassador-from that moment we not only
ceased to press upon Turkey that she should to that
note hut we took the more vigorous step Of supporting
by force the independence Of the Sultan. Hear hear
The feet ordered TO go to the Bosphorus and on the
Sh Of October orders given that the feet should
protect the coasts of Turkey the Black Sea- the Euro
pean and Asatic coasts come now, sir, to the next
tons come to What occurred on the Both November at
Snope The orders given to the ambassador what
have named and the ambassadors thought it advisable
that certain number Of ships should 60 into the Black
Sea- they should visit Varna and the mouths Of the
Danube order that they should take Of observ
ing what going forward in the Black Sea- It so hap
pened however, at that moment that the French
men had displaced their ambassador at Constaetnope
and had sent another Cen bsraguay danm Under
the order of ambassador who leaving
pie and the ambassador who followed did not think it ad
visabe to take the course which the English ambassador
had desired to have carried out This misfortune and
know ships left at Snope and that they were
in exposed to that dreadful calamity which
befe them But do not think that, under the circum
stances which took place. there was any party much to
blame in the affair, because do not believe 1t would
which might take place in that state of affairs 1t would
not have been consistent with the safety of the fleet to
have dispersed in various parts of the Black Sea- for
had on ont mt ofta mir
made at Varna 1t matter for the exercise OF the
discretion of the ambassador and do not believe that
he in fault in not insisting upon his orders when
they failed to obtain the concurrence Of the French am.
bassador and admiral The disaster which took place at
Sinope was one that must have affected every man In
this country with the most painful feeling. (Hear,
hear Sir Unjust say greatly surprised at reading
the congratulations addressed by the Emperor of Russia
to his officers and his adrals upon the receipt Of the
intelligence Of the destruction and the butchery at that
called victory victory of some six or seven
large line Of battle ships six seven frgates Of very
inferior quality (hear hear IA victory pushed to the
extent Of the dreadful carnage and with sort
Of generosity shown. (Cheers.) That the advantage
of large and superior force like that should be source
Of glory to the Russians and for the congratu
lations Of sovereign to his Subjects does own, act
me with feeling of the greatest disgust (Cheers)
Sir that event deeply felt in France it felt
here and in consequence orders given to the
Constantnope that the English and French
fleets should take the command of the Black Sea- that
they should not only protect the coast Of Turkey that
they should not only protect the flag Of Turkey but that
they should likewise prevent being sent
from Russian port to another and that wherever
they found Russian ship Of they should send it
back to Sebastopol to the nearest port 1t is mpos
warke preparations possible. (Hear, hcar) There
have been in the of the last twenty in Eu
rope transactions somewhat resembling this. namely
occupation of Ancona, the battle of Navarino, and
various other transactions carried without decla-
ration Of war; but from the nature of the orders
given by the French and English governments one
can be surprised that the Emperor Of Russia should
withdraw both from London and Paris his ambassa-
dnpa And "a de ma tn Gfnattn
which has been justly described being the brink
Of have stated shortly as could, without
gument and without quotations. the general course which
the British government has pursued. We have now
to consider the prospect before and what remains to
be DONE With regard to diplomatic correspondence re-
spectng terms Of peace there terms proposed by
the ambassadors Of the four Powers at Constantnope
terms very nearly assentd TO- at least assented to in such
manner at Consantinople to be sent to Vienna by
the conference Of the four Powers Sir it does not
pear to that those terms derogatory to the
nifty Of Turkey nor were they such as were at all unbet
did the Emperor Of Russia take Be it remarked that he
Is reported to have said at OlmuE that he had been asked
Turkey herself did not agree to it, that he thought
reasonable to put him In such position and that he
hoped when the next terms of were proposed they
would be such Turkey herself would agree to. The
four great Powers had exered themselves in order to OBJ
tain peace and must say that considering those Powers
ali the great Powers Of Europe, and that the terms
they proposed were proposed with view to pre-
vent . bloody and costly war, extending all over
Russia showed total disregard Of the peace Of Europe
-(hear hear, Jan utter contempt of the opinion Of
Europe and disregard Of those sovereigns with whom
he had been allied. (Hear, hear) Instead Of the
cepnnce Of those propositions other propositions were
sent TO Vienna which shall shortly be laid upon the table
of the House, containing very much repetition of the
original demands and the addition Of other terms Of
which was that the refugees in Turkey of different
tions should be expelled from that country That article
intended doubt, to weaken Turkey, 1t would
have been perpetual source Of continued remonsrance
and would have occasionsd at any moment Russia
might think ft Count Buol the Austrian Minister, in
communicating those terms to the conference declared
expressly that he did not recommend them for adoption
Hear, hesr) was asked yesterday whether letter,
to have been sent by the Emperor Of the
French to the Emperor Of Russia, genuine docu.
ment. No doubt that letter Is genuine letter. and II
Is attempt made by the Emperor Of the French and
the government Of France to induce the Emperor
Of Russia to reconsider the he has adopted,
to evacuate the Pncpalties which he has wrongly
cupied and TO draw up articles with Turkish plenipo-
Tertiary which shall afterwards be submitted to the
ference of the Four Powers. For my part say
that at all events there IL concession to Russia in the
proposition thus made will not attempt to say en-.
terfan hone that the Emperor ef Russia will accede