Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-23
THE EASTERN WAR.

The following is the text of the Austrian note
conveying to Russia information of the minimum
that the Western Powers propose to themselves 70
attain IN the war with her:
"VmSNA, AUGUST 10, 1864.
"Io Graf Valentin Esterhazy, in ST. Peters5uvgh:
In my despatch Of July 9th bad the honor to in
form you of the impression produced the Imperial
Cabinet by the communications with which Prince Gort-
schakpf was intrusted, well Of intention to
turn to good account with the maritime Powers
elements these communications might contain that could
possibly serve as basis of negotiation for the attain
ment OF peace.
"While we by no means concealed from ourselves the
difficulties Of task nasmuch Russias communi-
cations only imperfecty the demands which we our
selves had been impeled to address to her we have
felt ourselves called upon to represent to
the maritime Powers in what spirit the Emperor au-
gust master, would wish to see these communications
received at the time laying special stress on the
extreme Importance of the decisions to be arrived by
them.
awe reminded the Cabinets of Paris and London that
joint endeavors Of the Powers ought to be invariably
directed toward the attainment Of firm and durable
peace We expressed to them opinion that certainly
Power ought to expose itself to the reproach Of
ing neglected any Of putting end the evils
and drew from that the conclusion that the ma
rme Powers would maturely and conseentiously weigh
the question whether IN the contents of the
the Cabinet of st. Petersburgh, there such
germs Of accommodation contained as that defntve
pacifcation might spring up from them.
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to the that Russia makes objection to accede to
the principles laid down in the Vienna protocol Of April
in that she declares herself willing respect the in
tegrty of Turkey and prepared to the Prnc
paities first receiving fitting securities, well
cooperate in the consolidation of the rights of the Chris
tans in Turkey by participating in the European qua
rantee under which, according to the view of the Cabinet
of St Petersburgh, these rights including the religious
privileges of the united Greek r should be placed
that this hreefold basis according the opinion the
Russian Court might point de depart for peace
negotiations which would be- preceded by general
pension of hostites; that finally, though the Cabinet
of ST. Petersburgh has not expressly mentioned fourth
point contained in the protocol of April O. in virtue of
which the Governments who signed the protocol bound
themselves jointly to seek out the most fitting guarantees
for connecting the further existence of Turkey with the
general balance of power in Europe appears be-
yond doubt that the perfect and unreserved acceptance Of
the first three points must inevitably facilitate the sou
ton of the question involved in the fourth
In this the Imperial Cabinet has exerted itself
procure for the above mentioned declarations Of the
Russian Court such reception at the hands of the mari
time Powers that happy results might be expected
from them.
'We have, however, been compelled to admit the fact
that the first impression produced the French and
English Governments by the communication Of the Cabi
net of St. Petersburgh did not up to expec-
tations
ssBoth in London and in Paris the continued stay of
the Russian troops Turkish territory seemed to deprive
of it's chief worth the Russian accession the principles
laid down in the protocol Of April O. The Cabinets of
France and England persist in looking the evacuation
Of the Prncpaes the preliminary condition of every
and express their astonshment at the
ton Of Count Nesselrode that the integrity Of the Otto
man Empire would not be threatened by Russia long
respected by the Powers that at this moment
Ply the waters and the territories of the Sultan These
Cabinets repudiae theoretically the analogy which the
despatch Of the Russian Chancellor of the Empire
to be DESTROYS Of drawing between the presence Of the
allied troops, which were invited by the Sublime Porte
and in virtue Of diplomatic document, the effects of
which were to be determined by common consent and
the fact Of the march of the Russian army into Ottoman
territory.
Wth regard to the religious part of the question the
Courts of Paris and London think they compelled to
that according to the views of the Russian Gov
eminent, the religious protection which it claims over
the Greeks of the Oriental us must necessarily be based
European guaranty with reference to which they
unable conceive how the independence and sove-
regnty Of the Porte subsst with such
q system. While the Courts Of France and England de-
clare the interest they take in the Improvement Of the
condition of the Rayahs they at the time entertain
the view that the reforms which ought be introduced
into the administrative system to which the latter
amenabe emanate from the initiative or the Otto
man Government, and that every extraneous influence
be exerted only the form Of wise counse and
by any intermeddlng which might be founded trea
ties that State could sign without renouncing its in
dependence.
The Cabinets of London and Paris finally have point
ed that the Russian document has avoided entering
upon that portion Of the protocol of April which ought
have ettered its attention. and which, according
the opinion of these Cabinets Of re-eminent
portance, inasmuch as it implied the necessity Of tran
QUILTING guarantees against return of new acts of vo-
lence that threaten the equilibrium of power In Europe
The Governments of France and England consider the
sacrifices they have already made to be considerable
the object they have in view too important for them to
let themselves be stayed before they attain the certainty
that they will not have to begin the war again.
"On all these grounds the maritime Powers have
thought themselves compelled at to reject any pro-
position the object of which should be to promote
mediate cessation of hoslities their part and
hestated say any thing to the conditions of peace
inasmuch the latter are dependant too many
tingencies for it to be possible to fix them
"On our urgent application, however, these Powers
have at consented but with reservation Of oil modi
fcations and additions that circumstances might make
necessary to state in terms the guarantees which seem
them indispensable for the restoration Of peace 10 Eu
rope and the of the balance of power in Eu
rope firm basis, which occasion they have left it
us, If consider it desirable, to communicate them
to Russia in own name
ssThese guarantees indicatedin the identical notes,
copy of which is annexed which the representatives of
and England have addressed to the Imperial Ca
bnet They the consequences Of the. principles laid
down in the protocols particularly in that Of April
g. and coincide with apprehension of these lat
ter The Imperial Cabinet thus in their acceptance
on the part of the Russian Cabinet the only practical
Of entering the path Of negotiation and cannot
do otherwise than recommend them warmly for Sc
rious and mature deliberati0n
You will read this dispatch Count Nesserode and
give him copy of it, At the same time you will put
forth with emphasis all the arguments which advocate
nm unreserved acceptance of the fundamental principles
ON which alone believe it possible to set bounds to
the horrors of war, which have already cost many
Victims and which will undoubtedly continue to spread
and increase.
In fact the sincere acceptance Of these grounds