New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-08

Laros and Enos ss well those Of Adramyti and smyr
ma. notwithstanding an agreement concluded between
the Cabinets Of ST. Petersburg and London in lslo,
that Russia should not exercise any beligersnt rights
in the Mediterranean. These blockades threatening
to ipiure the British in the Levan aroused
the otherwise dull opinion Of the English Of that time
into vehement decl-matons against Russia and against
the Ministry. Interviews accordingly took place be-
tween the Russian ambassadors, Prince Lieven and
Count Mstuszewich on tue one side, and Wei
nptcn and Aberdeen the other side. In dispatch
under date Of London lst (I3th) June l529, Prince
Lieven reports ss follows ON the character of these
interviews:
"The conversation with Lord Aberdeen which took
lsce some hour later than that with the Duke OF Wei!
ipeon which had 10. been altogether very satisfactory
to the Russian dplomast not less remarkable As
he acquainted only inperecty with conversation
with the fret Minister, he lebored, when he learned the
details of H. 10 so4 the dssgreesbIe impressions that
might have been left upcn by his language at the CON-
of H. by the reiterated assurance thot A. ~
JeYod he'd entered iO .ae AtcR.i0as o England to sf
01aJ rel nth RasS0; that ii the ministry had sought 10
induce insist the blockade of Enos it was In
he full desire TO prevent mporunae recamntcns, and 10
cement the good Intelligence between the two cabinets,
fL0t sioDd haze 10 congratulate 0Vrsres an per-
Lops rcrc 0T0Tc on e 6s@et &c reoered from "a,
harry ord constant oosevrrsHo He hatsered that he
could place the msin;anance Of That harmony higher than
the mone.ery advantages that the blockade of the Gull
Enos would lave oed but he feared that the position
Of the English Ministry not well understood at 81 fe.
tersbure They attributed to maievoen, intentions and
TO hostile views the difficulties that he sometimes raised
a. in the that had just been terminated while these
intentions and these peRsts very lar IRON
his spirit from he policy. But: the other hand he
found imse delicate situation. Public opinion was
always ready TO burst forth against Russia The Br"'A
Gorerheo coWd Sof constantly brcre Il, AID II would DC
dangerous 10 excite questions of maritime law that
touched nearly the HotoRot adsccS On the oter
side could reckon upon the wel-dsposed ami friendly
dispositions OF the English Ministry hch shrugged against
htm the rational prejudices
II know, repie0, the weight of public opinion in
EDg,snd and ! have seen ii change III few days.
1t i agains, us in war because 1T thinks US az.
eressors, while We have been attacked; because IL
inpuies 10 the idea Of overihowing the Ottoman Em-
Ire while dciDre that such is not our object because
finally +, believes that pursue ambitious policy
against which ourselros protest. 10 eaAseH non hts
po.nt would be the surest way to correct it,
Lord Aberdeen replied to me that the matter was not
exactly ss represented public opinion pronounced
against us because generally in England took with ar
cor the side OF The Whss-bu rcste. The BTifsh Cain
far fo0, not w'sang rs success on the contrary
fed success prompt and dccissre because IL Know
that il the only means of terminating the war; which
would not be regarded except as great misfortune since
Il vas in oesible oresee its results la conclusion
the Ebclish Minister entered into long deductions to de-
strne that we lent 10 him intentions that he could not
have and ended by saying that the Cabinet Of London
desired that the should DC terminated IN T "0Fp am
od,onioge cf Rrss'o.
Ii is strange that none OF the opponents OF Lord
Aberdeen have thought proper to to this dis
before the treaty OF Adrisnople that il would hsve
been impossible attach any importance to anything
contained in secret dispatch of his Lordship, writ
ten after the conclusion Of the treaty. The prodac-
tion Of tie above dispatch would have demolished at
one stroke the only argument of defense which Lord
Aberdeen could bring forward in his speech OF
Yesterday. His true defense would have been an
open recrminaon against Lord Pslmerston, since
the whole ''row" was exclusively between these
two sld rival servants of Russia.
Lord Aberdeen began by saying that hc had moth
Ing either to retract or TO contradict but only to
"expIar. He had been falsely accused of having
clsIled tie honor Of having framed the treaty OF
AdIian.pe. nstead of having framed it, he had pro-
tested aeai.st ii, their lordships wouli from
the 6ispatcl for the production Of which he now
M fde motion. Such had been the earm produced
on lis mind and his colleaeuss mini, BY that
treaty. that the whole policy of the Government had
been changed in most material point in consequence
of its existence. Which this change OF policy
Peiore the treaty OF Adranope was signed. he Lord
Aberdeen and the Duke Of Wellington, therein fol-
lowing the pole! Of Canning, had never contempt ited
constituting Greece an independent Kingdom, but
only as seal state under the Sg-traiHtff OF the
Porte somewhat similar to Wallachis, aud Modava.
After tie treaty OF Adranoplc had been signed the
condition oi the Turkish Empire appeared to them so
reTilcus I'd lie existence 80 precarlOus that they
propoed tC convert Greece from vassal state into
independent kingdom. III other words it was re-
solved, since tie treaty OF Adrianope did much to
weaken Turkey, To countcract ITS periious con-
sequences ly dismqterirg whole provinces from il.
Tins was the "chiHge.
Although their alarm for the conseq quences Of that
treaty Lad hccn exaggerated, Lord Aberdeen far
from not considering 4 III tie highest degree disas
r,us ard rreiudicis he had said that " Russia had
'lot acquired greet territorial acquisitions BY that
treaty" and even he contended that the Rus
sian empire bad not greatly increased in Europe within
tie last nifty years. Lord Lyndurst had asserted.
(Bessarab "a. Finland, and the kingdom Of Poland APP
r.ai IL be very significant acquisitions in the view
Q, the ncblc lord. But, he had stated in his dis
patch of December lc29, il the territorial acquisitions
Of Russia had been small. they had been important in
their Characteristic one giving Russia " exclusive au
hority over the navigation of the Danube and the
others ports in Asi. which though small in extent
yet had the character Of high political Importance
Che vast territory ac9ulr.d IN the Caucasus is again
not present 70 Lord Aberdeen's mnd.) Starting from
this point Ol view. he asserts that the treaty OF
Adrisncple was the commencement Of change Of
poicy on the part OF Russia which since the time of
IL at treaty. had looked 70 extension OF national in
hu.pce rather tLan ~ the acquisition of territory.
Ills change If policy Lac not been ! change Oi mten
lion. Satsu had only grown wiser than in the days
/ OF Nore. The fact that Russ, concerted plan
with Charles y. for the acquisition of Turkey-not
through alarming coDquests, but through series of
igeaies-s passed over in silence. Nor did Lord Ab
crdeen hirk Il; 10 mention that before the treaty
ofAdrsnople and the treaty al Cnkiar Sseless which
be quotes proof OF tie change in Russian policy
Russia had hound herself 10 France and England sl-
ready IN lo7 not 10 seek derive any further terri
tory iTt M tie war against Turkey and that. bu. for
ftti.. .f nd hava Iae