Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-11


-. - :, n,oh,bly ,hls-that EuRiand has 10 desire .
! u . au"' 70 9th Russia, with a view 10 pIesehuns ~
downfall of Turkey, while RUSSIA Wou'S DC ..h . his down |
me conct 81 f fi ~ have, &c. G.. II. SEf NUN
lSn 10 ~ . s's"" ,,;s desua,ch was written, / have heard from
s,,inn Minister that the Emperor has SPOKEN 10, - "H 81,
tue Aus'lias,,inn which he had held with inc. " loG en-
Q, mT seymour" his Majesty said, What me new mIno
~, =, .nnears 10 me to be strong, and mat 1 IN Roland
10y s PIP p,s,i;ao.~nllhough to say the truth, as regaIas Ensan h.
It's dnrallond mai il js the country with which, we must Dc
allied. We must mol lean % m'S u '"a' G.. H. S.
Sir G. Fl. Seymour to Lord John Rus'en.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 22, 1898.
,.o.-oo The 18th instant, in consequence of q sum
W. r,hich I received from the Chan cellor, ! ~aitea upo"
m" Emoeror, and had The honor OF holding WIN US n impi !,
rial Majesty the very, Interesting .Iim or scconnt which, If
wiIl be INV duty to offer your iorashiP an a.couh'' "NN"''
;mnerfccl, will, at all events, not be incofIec.: ~. bind.
:" i found his Majesty alouei he received me WIN ets :, him
nesp, saying that had appeared rec .sn es' there was no indis.
upsihnn 10 do 30, bn, he must begin al a remote pe',Tu. +,
Yon know, his Majesty said. the ateam ns, @W ,otnlai i
m,;on tha r. mnress Catherine was In theihaoL u inouleme;
when lac h = apteS 'd down to our time; but while 1 Inherited
immense territorial possessions, l ou mi W ham an On The
slons--.hoss ven u ~ ia 90 vast, 50 happily circumstanced IN
every way, that II would BE- "osscss. on the contra.
more territory or more Po%e, "a : our great, perhaps our
" 4 dm .ra ~ i. that which would arise from al eA'ehS'on
given to an empire already 100 iaIee; ,resen, condition, no.
CloSe - - sr - interests can be desired; the times nave
aone by when we had anything 10 rear ,.onl vac mnt ,ha
Spirit or the military enterprise o, . - hem strong enough,
e" n,esrry rye its Independence, and 10 insure resPccuu' treat
ment from other countries. uuyors Of ch,,.
,,,ne whose interests | am chilled upon TO walch oVeF' "hle
, rho riph; of doing 30 is secured 10 He oy Heuay. = VI"
u , mi sny that | make n moderate and sparIns use VI my
r;oht. and | will freely confess that il Is one wncn IS a,en ,
Cd with obligations occasionally very lnconVehlen,, o, !
, cannot recedc from the discharge OF q aislnc' guy. o ,l
q religion, az established In this country, came 10 u HonA Wy
8 Els,; and lherc as feelings, as well as oonga'onS' "h''"
must never be lost sight OIL L h,.
no doorses fallen into such a state of decrepilude that, Us
- ,o,J yol the other night, eager as We are oil tor the prolons'
). ed existence OF the man, (and ina! ~ I d M a . GS' :" bsIsye =
h. may suddenly die upon our hands. We cannot resusci
tnle what is dead; If the Turkish empire iallS, II f!l's 10 tls'
mn more: and put II 10 you, therefore, whether II 10 not Del
y tcr IA be provided beforehand for a contingency tnan u IN
cur the chaos, confusion, and the certainty OF an Eulopeaf
wal, all OF which must attend tho catastropne II II s" Hoa,
:. occur Unexpectedly and before somo ulleTior system mas oue.
aketched. This is the point 10 which l am des'rous INA yo'
, should call the attention of your government ,.u
" Sir. | replied, your Majesty is 30 frank win me 'hu1 l au
4 sure YOU will have the goodness TO permit me 70 speak WIZ
the same openncss. l would then observe, that osp.u.auN
"a as is the condition of Turkey 1t Is a cnuosy WHY. ~ y ia Ia
,s long been plunged in difficulties supposed by many " oe u
surmnuntahle. u,o0,u,
] with regard TO contingent arrangements, her AlnJeslY
government, as your Msjesty is well aware, objects as a re
IL IL neral rule. TO taking engagements upon possible Gventu an
. Ties, and would, perhaps. be particularly di'lncInea 10 ooln
so in this instance: If may DO allowed 10 say y So a a S,ha
disinclination might be expected In Ens'ano Il ul'posih
=; by nntIcipation of the succession of on old friend and a'y
The rule ia a good one, The Emperor replied good al a
times, especially in times OF uncertainty and change, hk
" ,he nresenI. stiil il ia of the greatest Importance that "
II should understand one another, and not a"o" o'en's ~ q
o US by surprise. . ,o,,It
ID man; if England and | arrive al an understanding OF W
matter, as regards the rest II matters little 10 me; !. . rno o.
ferent 10 me what others do or think. Frankly, then, ~
&c YOU plainly, that il England thinks of establishing herse
one of these days al Constantinople, | will mol aho" II.
do not attribute this intention to you, out IL IL oeaee \
these occa sions TO speak plainly; for my part, am equal
disposed 10 take the enga cement not to cstao!sn Gnyse
there, rs proprietor-that is 10 say, for az occuplei l u y u
say, might happen that circumstances, II no previous pr
vision wero made, if every thing should be lett 10 cnanc
III might place me in tho posilion OF occupying oon''a
nd nople. . Il, daoI,r
=, lions, and for the desire which no had expressed OF actin
cordially and openly with her MaJesty's government, OF
~ serving, a, the sume time, that such an understanding al
peared The best security against the sudden danger 10 whic
Ills Majesty had alluded. l added, that, although unpr
" pared to give a decided opinion upon questions OF sucn maj
Il. nitude and deIicacy, 1t appeared TO me possible tai son
" such arrangement might be made between hr maIts19
government and his Majesty, as might guard, II not ior'
least against, certain contingencies.
To render my meaning more clear, | said iurther:-l ca
cb only repeat, air, that in my opinion, her Maleslys cover
PC Connected S%' with 'T ;See do@ora az m @'zs selsa'e q .."":":::sn es.
bic that they may be ready 10 pledge themselves ugain
certain arrangements which might, In that event. be q
tempted.
in in His Imperial Majesty then alluded 10 conversation Thii
n. be had held, the last time he was in England, with the Dui
of Wellington, and to the motives which compelled MIN
" omen himself 10 his Grace. Then, as now, his Majesty wa
n he SAID, eager 10 providge against events when, IN Inc a
o Of my concert, might compel him 10 act in a mann
IS opposed to the views of her Majesiy's government; uh
Tho ~ .Gperor briefly rocapi.uIated his olalm. npS"r .
Holy Places claims recognized by me n n,msh his Si Maios
Ter s snid no %.,sensa" %assr asiaI i#RsRHiiaa RGf5P 50 5hf farrf6sd, Il
r. Emperor said, he must insist upon, but was willing TO b
,er lave that his object would be attained by negotiation, u
he I,st advces from ConsIan,inoplc being rather more sati
of factory.
" | expressed my belief that negotiation, followed, as | SUI
of posed il had been, by the threats of military treasures, won
he DO found sufficient 10 secure a compliance with the just d
nj mands of Russia. / added mat / desired TO state to his III
ieafu uhnf | had DrpviDDelv read frOn a written DaDUr 10 n
r. minister, viz that what l feared for Turkey were not Il
intentions of his Majesty, but the actual result of the me-
sures which appeared to be 10 contemplation Ihatl won
il repent, that two consequences might DO anticipated frol
d tho appearance of an imperial army on the frontiers OF Tu
10 keY-the one the ounler-demonetration which might be pr
g voIcd on The part Of France; the other, and the more seriot
g the rlsins.on Tho part of tho Christian population, again
the Sullan's authority, already so much weakened by revolt
and by a seycre financial crisis.
The Emperor assured me that no movement OF his force
had yet taken place, and expressed his hope that no udvanc
would be required.
With regard 10 a French expedition 10 the Sultan's DOM
10 Mons, his Majesty intimated that such a step would brln
ID affairs to an immediate crisis; that a sense of honor woul
r compel him to send his forces into Turkey without delay q
hesitation; that the result Of such al advance should prov
TO BE- the overthrow of the Great Turk, he should regret III
event, but should feel that he had acted as he was compelie
r 10 do.
l.. To the above report have only, l thInk, to add that tn
Emperor desired to leave 1t to my discretion TO eommunicat
" or moi 10 his minister the particulars of our conversation
and that, before 1 left the room, his Imperial Majesty said
lyon will report what has passed between us 10 tn
Queens government, and you will cay that | shall be read
TO receive any communication which 1t may be their wish -,
10 make TO me upon the subject"
s The other topics touched upon by the Emperor are men
toned in another despatch. With regard TO ths extrernel
&c important overture to which this report relates, will ooI
u observe that as 1t is my duty 10 record Impressions, az we
q as facts and statements, l am bound to say that If words
II tone and manner offer any criterion by which intentions ar
to be judged, the Emperor Is prepared to act with perfec
d fairness and openness towards Her Msjesty's Governmon,
. His Majesty has, no doubt, his own objects in view; and h
o il, in INV opinion, too strong believer in the imminencc o
Danger in Turkey. lam, however, impressed with the belle
8 that in carrying out those objects, as in guarding agains
those dangers, His Majesty is sincerely DESTROYS OF 1cting il
II harmony with Her MaIesty's Government.
: 1t has been on a H;s, occasion glanced at, and on a secona
, distinctly made by the Emperor himself to the Queens min
:, lister al his court, whilst the conversation held some YEAR
- ago with The Duke Of Wellington proves thar. the object il
view is one which has long occupied The thoughts of bis I'm
d pcrial Majesly.
y If, then, the proposal were to remain unanswered, a de
cided advantage would be secured to the Imperial Cabinet
which, in the event Of come great catastrophe taking place
! in Turkey, would be able 10 point to proposals made TO Eng
: land, and which, not having been responded TO, left The En-
y peror ut liberty, or placed him under the necessity of follow
Ing his own line OF policy in the East
A noble triumph would be obtained by The civilization OIL
the nineteenth century, If the void left By the extinction
:, nf Mohon,rodop rnla IL Enron rnntd ha EIla1 m ;,L.