Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-08

Majesty have received from her Msestys Government
the anxious and deliberate confederation that their I'M
portsnce Demands and although her Msjestys Govern
snt feel compelled adhere the principles and the
pecy Ibid down in Lord John Russels despatch OF tine
Oh Of February yet they gladly comply xIn s1e
rors wish that the subject should be further and frankly
discussed The generous confidence exhibited py the
Emperor entities his Imperial Majesty to the most cordiai
declaration Of opinion the part OF her Majesty uos-
ernmen who fully aware that IN tne esen' ol any
understanding with reference future
being expedient or indeed possible the WORD Oh MS I'M
pera Majesty would be preferable to any convention that
could be framed.
Turkey m the elements Of existence, and they
consider that events have proved the correctness
of the opinion expressed in the despatch OF predeces
aor that there was no sufficient cause for ntimating
10 the Sultan that he cannot keep peace at home or
serve friendly relations with his neighbors.
Her Maiesty's Government have accordingly learned,
with sincere satisfaction that the Emperor considers him.
elf even more interested than England in preventing
Turkish catastrophe; because they convinced that
the policy pursued by his Imperial Majesty towards
Turkey viii mainly depend the Fastening or the ndef
mite postponement Of event which every Power in Eu-
rope is concerned in averting Her MAjestys Govern
ent are convinced that nothing calculated to
precptate that than the constant prediction of its
being near hand that nothing be fatal to the
vitality Of Turkey than the assumption OF its rapid and
inevitable decay and that if the opinion Of the Emperor
that the days Of the Turkish empire numbered be-
came notorious its downfall must even sooner than
his Imperial Majesty now appears to expect.
But the supposition that, from unavoidable causes
the catastrophe did take place her Maestys
entirely share the opinion Of the Emperor that the occnpa
don of Consannople by either Of the great Poaes aooud be
incopati5le with tie present balance Of po,oer and the main
senace of Europe and must at once 6e regarded as
impossible that there elements for the reconstruction Of
Byzantne empire; that the systematic isgopernment Of
Greece offers encouragement 10 erttd s territorial doma-
SON and that there no materials for provincial or
communal government anarchy would be the result Of
leaving Provinces Of Turkey TO themselves permit
ting them to form separate republics
The Emperor has announced that, than permit
settlement Of the question by one of these methods,
he will prepared for OF every and however
much her Maesys Government may be disposed to agree
in the soundness Of the views taken by his Imperial Ma
jesy yet they consider that the simple predeermnaon
OF what shall be tolerated does little towards solving
the real difficulties or settling in what manner it would
be practicable desirable to deal with the hee
materials Of which the Turkish empire is COM
posed
could be party previous arrangement from which
she was to derive any such benefit England could be
party to any understanding, however general that
to be kept secret from other Powers but her Majesty
Government believe that arrangements could control
events and that understanding could be kept secret
They would in the opinion of her Maestys Government
be the signal for preparation for ntgues of every des-
crpon and for reYolts among the Christian OF
the Porte Each Power and each party would endeavor
to secure its interests and the dissolution of the
Turkish Empire would be preceded by state Of anarchy
which must aggrayate every difficulty If it did not render
O peaceful solution of the question impossible.
The only mode BY ,ohich ISOLATION could be attempted Toud
be that of European Congress- but that only affords add
sional for desirng that the present order Of ns ~
Turkey sLoud be mantaaed her Acsys Government
not ,oto ALARM reflect the jealousss that Woutd then BE-
evoked mposbity Of reconcilay the different ambition.
and he diverqent that coud be called play
e certainty tho treaties Of 1915 must then be open rer
sion might be prepared to risk the chances Of
Eopean to get rid Of the obligations ''hich she consider
ina,ous her national honor and wc hacing been imposed
6y victorious cnenaies irritation to her,
The main object of her Majesys Government that to
which their efforts have been and always will be directed
is the preservation Of peace and they desire to uphold
the Turkish empire from their conviction that great
question can be agated in the East without becoming
source of dscord the West and that every great
ton in the West will revolutionary character
and embrace revision of the entire social system for
which the Continental Governments certainly in
state Of preparation
Tho Emperor is fully cognizant of the materials that
are in constant fermentation beneath the surface of
cety and their readiness to burst forth even times
peace; and his Imperial Majesty will probably, there
fore not dissent from the opinion that the first cannon
shot may be the signal for state of things dsas
trous than those caamcs that war inevitably brings
In its train
But such a. var would be the result Of the dissolution
and dsmemberment Of the Turkish empire; and hence
the anxiety of her Mjesys Government to avert the
tastrophe Nor they admit that the signs Of Turkish
decay either evident more rapid than
late years. there still great energy and great wealth
In Turkey disposition to improve the system Of
~ great is still not of character carried to an
tent that threatens the existence of the Sate the treat
ment of Christians is not harsh and the liberation exhi
bited by the Porte towards this portion Of its subjects
might example to some Governments wholook
with contempt upon Turkey barbarous Power.
Her Maesy's Government believe that Turkey only re-
qures forbearance the part Of its allies and deter
mination to press their claims in manner humiat
ing to the dignity and independence Of the Suanthat
friendly support in short that with States with indi
vduas the weak entitled to expect from the
in order not only prolong its existence, but to
all cause Of alarm respecting its dissolution.
It in this work of benevoence and Of sound European
policy that Maestys Government desrous of
operating with the Emperor They feel entire confidence
in the rectude Of his Imperial Maesys intenons and
as they have the satisfaction of thinking that the interests
of Russia and England in the East completely den
CAL they entertain earnest hope that similar policy
there will prevail and tend to strengthen the alliance be-
tween the two countries which it is alike the object Of
her Majesty and her Msjestys Government to promote
1 am, Sc. CLARENDON.
The Earlof Clarendon to SIR G. II. Seymour.
ISecret and CONFIDENTIAL
FoREIaN OFFICE, APRIL 5, 1853.
SrR Your dispatches Of the 9th 10th, and 18th utmo
have laid before the Queen My despatch Of the 23d
ultimo will have furnished you with upon oil the
principal points alluded to in the memorandum which