The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-24
THE EUROPEAN STRUGGLE.
THE CzAR'S REPLY TO THE EMPEROR N.
Dol EON

POLEON
The Paris Monitsur, in Its official part gives the
following the reply Of the Emperor of Russia to the
recent letter Of the Emperor Napoleon-
THE EMPEROR's REPLY.
ST. PETERSBURG Jan. %, Qeb - 1854
SIRr-l cannot better reply to your Majesty than by
repeating, they belong to me, the words with which
your letter terminates Our relations ought to be sim
cercy amicabe and should be based upon the same in
tentions-the maintenance Of order the love Of peace
respect for treaties and reciprocal good feeling" Your
Majesty, in accepting this programme as had traced
and my conscience tells So that have not exceeded
its limits for in the affair which has excited division
SutsS to haye always Sought to maintain
relations with France, and have always endeavor-
ed to avoid anything which might clash with the
maintenance Of peacs all the concessions both of form
and substance compatible with my honor and in claim
the rights and privileges which they have long acquired
at the price Of Russian blood, claimed nothing which
was not confirmed BY treaties If the Porte had been left
to herself the difference which has long kept Europe
in suspense would have been solved fatal influence
has thrown everything into confusion. BY prorosiag
and BY deceing their government as TO my intentions and
hereai scope Of my demands has 30 eroggerotede orient
Of The questions, that the probable result secms 10 BE-
Your Majesty allow me not to enter too much in de-
tail into the circumstances they present themselves TO
you your letter. in which those circumstances mark
cd out Several acts on my part appreciated with little
accuracy, according to my opinion, and than
one fact perverted. would require in order to be
properly rectiHcd least conceive long dcvelopc
ments into which II would not be proper to enter in
correspondence between sovereign and sovereign For
instance your Majesty attributes TO the occupation Of
the Pncipalities the evil of having suddenly trans-
ported the question from tho region Of discussion to
that Of fact but your Majesty leaves out Of view the
circumstance that this occupation, stii purely con
dtiopal preceded and in greet measure caused by
a very important previous factthe appearance Of the
combined feet in the vicinity of the Dardaneles and
beside this, much before that period, when England
hcstated to hostile attitude, your Majesty
took the initiative in sending your fleet rs far
Salamis. This wounding demonstration certainly ex
hibhed little confidence in me- 1t was calculated TO
encourage the Turks and TO poralyze beforehand the
success OF negotiations by giving them the idea that
France and England were ready to support their
rnder all circumstances. In the your Majesty
makes 1t appear that tho explanatory commentaries
Of my Cabinet upon the Vienna note rendered 1t impos
sbc for France and England TO recommend its adoption
by the Porte but Majesty may recolect that our
commentaries followed, and did not precede the pure
and simple acceptance Of the note believe that
the Powers little seriously DESTROYS of peace
that they confined themselves TO the claims of the pure
and simple adoption Of that note instead OF allowing The
Porte to modify what had previously adopted without
change. Besides, If any point OF commentaries had
given rise TO difficulties offered satisfactory solution 10
them at 0lmntz, and such 1t considered by Austria
and Prussia. Unfortunately in the interval 4 part of
the Anglo french feet had already entered the Dards
nees under the pretext OF there protecting the lives
and properties OF English and French subjects and In
order 70 allow the whole to enter, without violating the
treaty o. 1871, il was necessary that the Ottoman
gcverpmsps sAQpid declare rar against ". Ny