The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-08

dated December 8, statea that Admiral Naohims6
encountered a Turco- Egyptian fee! Of eighteen
ships in the Black Sea, near Sinope; that he az
tackled. burnt or sank them, slaughterins 5000
Turks; that several English and French officers
were on board. The sensation produced here by
the reading Of this piece Of teiesraphic Information
il not easy to describe regular panic seized the
Bouse The intelligence that four frigates, TIVE
French and two English. had Immediately set
out for Sinope from CoDs.antinopie in pat
alayed it. But the government has been DOM.
PEELED to issue most stringent orders to the
press 10 DO cautious III the commentaries it may
Kermit itself to make. The Steele sooner YEA
tured to suggest that for any benefit the 0ttomans
seemed to have derived from the English and
French alliance, up to the present moment il
might be question whaI,, IN. sho.r.~- y
tina combined teets altogether could not have h.en
more advantageous to them than its presence. than
il received an advertisement. A pretence was
certainly put forward that 1t referred to another
matter, but the true reason was well understood.
In fact, affairs are in that narrow, fdgety state
that the government cannot afford so much a. that
spark OF ridcule should fall its acts or councils,
for fear OF an explosion, doubtless, and feels its
thHnders are only sleeping.
At the date at which write nothing is accurately
known. Dispatches arrive by way OF Vienna, and
experience has shown that that is a medium not
always trustworthy. The fact itself is ascertaned.
but details have yet to be furnished
belief prevails that the slaughter amounts to ss
much as 6000 or 1000, and that the capital de-
stroyed is not less than twenty millions Of francs,
The Russian statement that the feet has encountered
il no. credited. The Turkish squadron could not
have been, il is argued, an expedition on its way al
has been insinuated to attack Sasum Kalsh for this
place lies SO completely in the line OF Russian de-
fence that 10 have attempted such an enterprise
would have been palpably to have run into destruc-
'on II is rather supposed TO have been convoy about
to proceed to Batoum with the view Of landing sup.
pit and reinforcements for the Turkish force there
esof In lie fhevd N 4 t.sf
wele deliberately sought out and pursued by over
pow eriDg Russian force, which drove tbem into the
roads Of Snope and there utterly demolished them.
Thi beng the case, the ships must have been en-
numbered by st pres, troops and ammunition, in =
stae SO cr wded and embarrassed IS to have pre-.
veIte6 the possibility OF anything ike electcal
sstapce, and it is argued, to have thus attacked
them, shows murderous spirit utterly unexamplei
in the annals OF civilized warfare.
In reality, feeling Is beginning to spread, which
may render more prolonged passive action on she
part OF the government not without hazard. it WAS
only Yesterday that Geographic despatch arrived.
reporting "tbat the Turks had been defeated at Akai
six the borders Of Turkish Armenia, aod that they
had left 1900 slain on the field y AID though i'm
plit credit not yielded to it, the public pulse
has not been the less teverish.
The Journal dss DebatS, ID regard to the coafer-
Of the tour Powers publishes the following as
the great collective note -
"The undersigned, representatives Of Austria,
France, Great Britain ana Prussia, assembled at
conference of Vienna, hsvc received instructions to
declare that then respective governments behold
with profound regret the commencement OF h0stiii-
ties between Russia and the Porte, aud desire ex.
ceediDgy by intervening between belligerent pow.
es to prevent any fresh illusions Of blood and to put
an end to state of tbiBgs which menaces seriously
the peace Of Europe. Russia having given an ASSN
rance that size disposed to treat, and the under
signed not doubling that the Porte Is animated with
the same spirit, they request in the name OF thsx
respective governments to he informed on what coz
dhOfs the Ottoman Empire would consent TO negs-
tiafe treaty OF peae.'
But am bound to inform you that the opinion il
almost snimous here, that no favorable results
to be looked fer from this conference. II expecta-
tons ever did exist that good would of it, it i
felt that late events have disspated them. C0nstaA
tinople is known to be already In flame at the dis
astrous reports which have been received and should
as is most probable. the confirmation Of these reports
arrive about the same date as the collective note the
pacific spirit Of the Sultan may possibly not be in
proved have only this morning seen private let
ter from Bucharest in which the writer states that
If in England In France any hopes OF the rep0se
of Europe are founded on the power and Influence
of The conference they ought to be Of very slight
character for that from persoUal knowledge OF the
coast, tie camp and the Russiaa society ia general.
he IL able to assert that the Emperor has bot the
smallest intention Of listening to anything bu: the
most abject submission on the part OF the Sultan and
lin to the they consider the present war
holy war-as crusade, in which it Is az act Of
le.y to join. and that toe greater the isolation in
which their autocrat may be placed, the more i'm
plcit will be their devotion ~ him. Tae writer
nd he is one whose word aud experience may be
relied on-goes on to state that he has spent months
among the Russian army, and never Q. any time
| had be seen Enthusiasm 30 intense was displayed
among all ranks. He believes the whole BUSINESS Of
| the conference !" deuson, mockery and q snare"
got up BY good natured, weltme aning people, Whose
| fears of the dreadful consequences Of war have
hood wnked their finer perception, and that so lOaS
the Western powers con inue to practise towards
the Emperor OF Russia the same system Of delicate
forLearance which has hitherto distinguished them,
long will he persist in his encroachments; and. Nero
over, that the sincerity of the French ana English a.
lance is not credited, and that its duration sbeleveA
| to be impossible.
Allowing for some exsggeraton in the views of
the writer and the differences be ia disposed to draw,
cannot be denied that opinions very eimiar to his
are prevalent Ii is calculated that what with prsOa.
ers with wounded and slain, the Turks must aires dy
be minus the vices Of some 20 900 of their best
troops, and the national pride is offended that such
| loes should have been sustained, under the very
guns it were, of France Persia too, has declared
| war with TIE Ottoman, snd we may expect every
| day to hear OF q combined Russian and Persian
expedition moving on Turkish position.
The position of the Persian territories, conterminous
| with the Asiaic provinces OF Turkey, the Trans
Caucasian provinces Of Russia and the wild regions Of
AfghADistsp, gives its government unusual facilities
for making diversions In one or other Of these direc
tons and its mi itary strength is small, its advan-
tages Of situation are sufficient TO counterbalance
this deficiency. Therefore the conduct of the Court
of TeheIan at the present juhcture Is considered to
have added increased perpexty to the state Of affairs
In the midst OF all our apxietes the news OF Lord
| palme,s.on's resignation has been as oil to the
| smouldeIng embers 1t is useless, worse than use
less, fer the Loudon journals to attribute this cir
cums,snce to the reform bill, proposed to be intro
duced by the British Cabinet; one will believe
to have originated in any other motive than that q
his totsl want of confidence in the foreign admins
tration. The French papers are unanimous in repu-
| dating any other plea. Converse with whom you
will, military, CIVIL or diplomatic, but one common
tary is made, that the cause OF Palmerstons resig
pation is the pusalinmity Of Aberdeen. 1t Is
thought that in the present state OF affairs, q
Palm. rston, and that therefore that nobleman
win be called again to the Queens councils
Ldsr very different auspices-that, in fact he will
| be required to form an administration OF his own,
holding at the same time the seals Of the foreign
Office. II, however Lord John Russell should ill
The vacancy made by the retiring Secretary for the
Home Department, the minis ny would, doubtless
meet the approaching Parliament, in which case
| under aIy circumstances, they are sure Of a ma.
| ioriru shonld the CahiI RI fall To nieces il clu