The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-08

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government, and to that OF Queen Victoria endes.
vors to prove that 1t was the system a psvsHs.e
adopted from the commencement by the Two n,
ratme Powers which aione involved the question n
utterness. On the contrary according Is nv
s: s.ae y mauer would nave Continued. a1cabinef
quesuon the occupation Of the two Principalifies
1ad not suddenly transferred II from the region Of
e tnat o. nct Neyerteless slthonsh
ySuL Maiesty troops mad entered Walachia, ;yas
advised tne forte MOTTO coasiderthat occupation as
awarnke col, thus proving our rene desire lfru
eoncnation- amer mad consulted with Enalsnd.
" Austra and rIusMa proposed to your Majesty q
note. designed TO give
;os.yrJ ~; ~ nad hardly however, been
sllol ueu VI tuls good neWs when your Minister.
" enp,ans1ory commentaries destroyed all the
eoncliasoIy enecss 81 u and thus prevented d
.oi hs isting az C0nstantinoPe upon its pure ard
snnp1s s saepuon- Inc forte for fs own part, sug-
ec1eo soIne modncatlons N the note 10 which tie
Oh tne tour Powers AZ Vienna were
noL lnolsposed 70 agree They were not, however,
asleeu .L - ny Jour Majesty. st'f 81 8'
was .nea tnat the forte, wounded in its dignity
ts lnIaependence threatened, and being compelled
10 raise an army 70 oppose that OF your Majesty
Prelerred 20 declare war rather than remain IN
s,a.e M q umnceltalnIy m ana numillty Ihe Porte had
Claimed our support the cause OF the Porte ap-
peared 10 us 70 De AUST one, and the English and
French squadrons were therefore ordered to the
bosphorus
Our attitude In reference to Turkey was that of
her to war. We increasingly addressed to The
ears OF the Sultan the advice of peace and nodera
non, persuaded that this wasthe best mode Of com
ing 10 an agreement and the Four Powersconsulted
together again, and submitted your Majesty some
other propositions. Your Majesty, on your tart.
exhibiting the calmness which crises from the con-
sciousness OF strength. contented yourself with re-
| pulsing from the left bank Of the Danube, as in
Asia, the attacks Of the Turks and, with the mo-
deration worthy of the chief of great empire
your Majesty declared that you would act On the
defensive. Up to that period, then, we were
may say, interested spectators, but simply specta
tors OF the dispute when the affair Of Sinope COM
PEELED Us to take more decisive part France and
| England had not thought it necessary to send
| troops to the assistance of Turkey Their fags,
therefore, were not engaged in the conflicts which
took place upon land. But at sea It was verydif.a 4
| ferent There were at the entrance to the Ros
| phorus 5000 guns, the existence Of which bro.
claimed loudly enough to Turkey that theifwo
leading maritime Powers would not allow her to
| be attacked by sea- The affair at Sinope was for
us as painful a. it was unexpected: fort matters
| little to US whether or not the Turks wished to
| convey munitions of war to the Russian terri
| tory In fact Russian ships attacked Turkish
vessels In the waters Of Turkey while those vessels
were riding quietly at anchor in Turkish port
The T,,rkish vessels were daotrovad =; s,,,;ta -