The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-29
TACTICS OF NICHOLAS

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TACTICS OF NICHOLAS.
HIS DESIGNS TOWARDS AUsTRIa-HIs oPis
IONS OF ENGLAND.
Some facts Of interest given to the farls
of the New York Tribune oy
a gentleman then In Paris, on his way 10 tue
tinted States. charged with important diplo-
matte propositions to our government are
as follows. The gentleman referred to has
had extraordinary opportunities as counsel
lor and confidant of the Court, and as
member of the Staff Of the Grand Duke
Constantine, to become fully acquainted with
the views and intentions of the Emperor in
the present contest.
Russia considers that she has never received any
serious defeat anywhere since the commencement
Of the war; She acknowledges a want OF success
ut Slistria but says it required years to take that
place in 1929, and that she expected 10 require
months to take It at present: and that 1t was not
want of success that compelled her to retire, but
the menacing attitude of Austria, which forced
upon her change Of tactics.
The Emperor Nicholas has now changed his tao
tics Il s asserted positively that he has preferred
10 fight the Austrians to the Turks; ne has been
waiting and expecting that Austria, from the line
of conduct she has pursued toward him, would de-
clare war; and az every one knows, be has been
constantly collecting troops on the Austrian iron
tiers He now declares publicly that since Aus
fria has given him the casns beui, his first move
win be on Vienna, which he means to take and
hold Hungary which has more love for Russia
than for Austria, sympathises with the movement,
and It 10 through Hungary that the main attack is
to be made Nothing is said by the Emperor
about declaring the independence OF either Hun,
gary or Poland. No hopes for the independence OF
the latter country, at least, need be entertained
For some reason the Emperor seems grained at
the opportunity which is presented to march on
Vienna perhaps because he knows thst austria
will receive neither the sympathy nor s,a o. Eng
tria has treated him somewhat contemporary on
the Turkish question.
In regard to the Interior views of Nicholas 10 his
attack on Turkey, he has declared with emphasis
10 the gentleman who furnished this Information,
add who has heard him declare it on several occa.
sons In other company, in az frank, honorable and
sincere manner as 1t is possible for man to do,
that territorial acquisition was not the END ana 90.
jects OF his demands that he only asked and only
desires that Jerusalem shall be free to all religions
aud that the Christians In Turkey shall be protect
ed in their rights as Christians and equals Of the
Turks; he says that he asked nothing more nor
less the day he sent his first agent to Constantine
pie, more than year ago that he asks nothing
more nor less at this moment. He believes this to
bejustice; he has planted himself upon that plat
form; bis word as an Emperor and gentleman
has gone out that he will defend these claims; and
he declares his determination with vehemence to
fight for them till the last roube and the last man
of the Empire are exhausted, before he will yield.
He says: II had Constantinople in 1923: why
didn't keep it, If that was the dream and the OBJ
ject of my life, as my enemies charger No,
hold myself bound to leave the Turkish territory
the very moment see settled upon reliable basis
the rights which claim for my Christian brethren
in that country. | shall not cease to make war
against every power which may combine against
me, until / secure that object announce it boldly
to the world as the unalterable policy of the Rus
sian Government which will be followed out by
my family after me, If should fail to secure it be-
fore my death. The Christians in Turkey shall
hare their rights. / have pledged my word otf
ciay and privately that did not seek to go be-
yond this point, and shall not"
In regard to the secret correspondence
published by the English Cabinet, the EN-
peror states that, in the confidence of friend
ship and close intimacy with Sir III. Seymour,
who had taken every occasion to impress
upon him the friendship of England for
him, he had spoken in familiar conversation
of Turkey as power that must fall by its
own inherent weakness, and of the measures
to be taken in that event, exactly as the
United States about Mexico. 1t was spoken
of as an event belonging to destiny, with
which force of arms need not mingle. The
Emperor, adds the correspondent, did not
know till later that these confidential CONVEX
sations with Sir Hamilton Seymour were de-
signedly brought about by that gentleman;
at the instigation Of the British Cabinet, and
that he was at that moment in secret CON-
munication with ali the German courts, send.
ing them from time to time all the precious
revelations that he had obtained by the sac,
rifce of his claims to the title of gentle.
man. Nicholas adds "The old man." mean.
ing Nesserode, always told me to beware
of the English; that they were gold outside,
but rottenness within; he told me SO when
returned from England, a few years ago,
with my mouth full of praises for the Eng
lish, and he has not ceased to repeat his
warning to this moment have at length
got my eyes open to the full infamy of their
character, and l am going to settle the &C.
count with them to the full extent of nv
MEANS