Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-02
uE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RICHMOND WING.
rurpsnIv unpNING MARCH 2. 1854,


These Powers have officially stated that In case o
war, they would be strictly neutral, and they pup
fish list of the ports which will &c closed to the yes
so,s nj the bclgerents This declaration OF neutrali
~ a. first wa received with great satisfaction by the
English press Blu. the sagacious correspondent o
the London Times at Berlin explains that the neutral
;tv ON the terms proposed is in effect tantamount to
siding with Russia-and he says that snch was the
object The ports from which the vessels OF be'ige-
rents are 10 be excluded, those only which can
be of any use to England and France and if these
Powers recognize the neutrality, and enter the Sound
the conditions imposed, they will be Obliged, in
good faith to respect the erms-and will beworsc oil
than If Denmark had sided openly with Russia. The
whole proceeding is q Russian trck-and the writer
suggests that England and France should re-
pudiate the declaration Of neutrality and force the
Sound.
We make an extract from The letter
"Neither the Swedish the Danish nation TOD well
disposed towards Russia but the Govern cns of the two
countries and this whole declaration of neutrality
coming did ut when was of no
TO any Power for maritime purposes intended to be
only the first link in chain OF neutrales which the
frmness Of Austria and Prussia alone has within the last
few days prevented from being extended the neck
Of Germany. The neutrality Of Denmark nonenity if
England and France do recognize it, and choose TO
pass the Sound. Denmarks only chance OF its being re-
respected lay in the hope of Prusas being prevailed on
join the three Scandinavian Kingdoms the character
ola Baltic Power but Prussia has thought fit to hold back
Holsten, which contains the important Baltic harbor OF
ke while belongs Denmark a ducal ieL is at the
same time an integral part OF the German Bund Dem
mark cannot undertake implicitly for the neutrality of that
harbour until the Bund has spoken This has not taken
place, and will not but the King Of Denmark was pre-.
pared Duke of Hosen aud auenburg to instruct his
representative Frankfort support any motion there
for collective declaration Of neutrality.
The peculiar transparency and useleSsness OF this docu-
ment evident not only from the time Mt which it sp.
peared but also from its contents, for leaves all
knoty points of maritime neutrality untouched IL pe
ther declares for the English the Russian principle Of
armed neutrality which VIGOROUSLY opposed to each
other, g., on the point OF whether the flag covers the
cargo or not or as to the treatment OF neutral vessels
sailing under convoy. Another difficult point of maritime
aw-what coDtaband Of wais-seems already TO have
been settled by Denmark according the letter rather b
the spirit OF the authorities this subject since Ne
terday orwarded you by telegraph contract has haep
concluded in Copenhagen, English account for Goals
Tor H. 600 horse power; for how long, my nioi nation
does not at present state.
The Swedish and Norwegian press thouyb airr,.;, =;
their apprehensons regards the TO their
geographical position agree all but universally in bexs
ing this STEP IRON the fact that the Royal message to the
Diet spoke not only o joint declaration of neutrality
with the King OF Denmark but also OF treaty for ion,
and common operations sea- They look fLrsard 10 ne
ing inevitably involved IN the war; should it break out
between the Western Powers and Russia The LOGIC Is
perhaps not very sound but they argue that the station
ing OF DaGoSwedish naval force in those water. n
compel the neutrality of two the coasts to be re-
spected, and TO prevent either party enioyirp
advantages to the prejudice OF the other will cetanv in
vove the kingdoms in with the beligereDt pa, il,
which case Norway would be hepessy eruosed TO the
attacks of the English Sweden would be to those al the
Russians On the balance Of the argument they make il
ciearha it would have been better policy to have decr
ed at once on the side OF the Western Powers who could
more easily run into the Baltic early period and PRO
tect both Norway and Sweden than Kussn flee, could
ger Out 10 attack Sweden and Norway seeing tie lat
Ter mas both fresh and the combined enemies to contend
with
with almost no exception, the public press Of Norway
anu sweden looks on the EARNED neutrality and the
JOINT operations at sea- inevitably nvoving them il
war and that too on the side Of Russs which thew pro
pathies." -