The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-20

and RAAevA On the 2ssh, the Russian troops stu 90
eupied their old positions st Radovan. On ths alst,
these Russian regiments that had bssa osassssy In
on from the 6th to the I6th Withdrawn to Krso
W. having suffered heavy lossss, and their place was
supplied by fssh troops On the ssd the whole star Of
the eommasdsrin chief arrived at Bosshts, grand
rseonnosanes was to take place very shortly against
KaisfaL
The Critical Condition or Affairs.
from ths saoon II nss, Feb. 81
When information reached from St Petersburg that
thu Emperor o. Rusia bad thought proper to anticipate
the last OF the Vienna conference BY des
patching OF his sblea and most oonA dsn servants
special mission TO that capital seemed improbs se
that snch man shoud be sent on such GRAND with.
out making slime sttemp, TO give effect to the pacific
views which Count Oof supposed personally to en-
tain the hopes Of excited BY that mission ware
Russia was about offer fresh and deliberate insult to
every court In Earope BY passing In supsrcious
silence the exsricns which had been made By al the
other powers for the res Grafton Of peace aad By ia
mating that he vas himself disposed to treat oaly on
terms radically opposed to every principle which those
powers had Recognised and estabshsd SUCH psvsrths
less the character OF Count Orlof mi,uiop and
that the opcsittons Of which he the bearer
have ranspirsd, describe them In language too
strong TO cerote their arrogance and sbsurdity.
The Conditioner which Count Orlo express the
Emperors readiness to treat foar In number-that
raIs.n ;nop,d proceed 2 the d nsso
negotiations with Russia but with liberty TO refer to the
Minister'S Of the Four Powes; that the former treaties
between Russia and the Porte should b renewed that
Turkey should enter into engagement not to give
asylum to political refugees; and that the Porte should
rscognise b. the Russian protectorats Of
the Greek Chrstsns which the origin Of the quarrel
Demands more utterly extravagans would have bean
tmPossibs to frame Turkey 10 nsd unless
the Car had required Of the Sultan the surrender Of his
territories and the A5oicAtion Of his crown and, Ia
making these terms the price Of peace the Emperor
Nicholas has given the atropses proof OF his dstermaA
ton to pesl In since he must have been perfectly
that under WlfktAvor could
Porte have submitted to them. They amount In fact
to . considerable incieaie ON Prince Aenchikons de-
msrds
But the propositions addressed By Nicholas to his for
mer friends and allies the Emperor Of Austria and the
King Of Plutss, we're scarcely ess hmm atins OF them
no cd an absolute and donA armsd neutral
ty In the Eastern quarrel; but, fo.ssaw AMI
knowsds ed that fuch neutrality wAs in fact 90 eper.
pose the German States 10 the hostility Of the West
srn Powers he cond@scspded to these ancient
snd powerful mopsrohes that Russia wauli protect
them and, ~ reoompenss for his SERVICE Count OrIoG
was TO promise the that In the approacniug dissolution
OF the Ottoman their interests should not DO for
ton the Ministers of An riA aud Prussia felt An astonis
ment and irritation they did not osguise and that the
nrst impulse o. every honest cognEant Of these
tfansao,ions WAS to SGT his name to declaration
that they wers pere uptor.ly rejected It was an
attempt ON the part OF Russia, not only to ssss It
her suprsD.cy over the whole Tristan popu alton Of
the East and to drag the Turkish Government % sup
PLAT to st Petersburg but also, and at the Time
to the leading Powers Of Germany positive and
evoWco Psuu0ur0 ON INC pOucy OF tho CxAt guon
sohsms could have succeeded, mot only would 1t have
rendered war IN the East more osrtstn and probably
more protrsced but It must infAlbly have extended
divided the German and the Western Powers into two
camps, and viii they oontending for NOT
act - pleased on Danube and the Euxias that
was tbs Russian pan must be permitted TO nay that
It was diaboical attempt to aggrAvass hlndredfod
But the snare was too evident and the bait too oamsy to
deceive any one, The Gar appears to hare formed
sgp..y low estimate Of the morality And the i.tslgsnes
OF boodshsd and havoc end to the other solely
to spare Nicholas OF Russia the humiliation of failure.
Fortunately at the time when those demands were
made the Powers to which they had bsen directly I'D
dressed were already In possesaion Of explicit and
preeese answer to which thsy had recently given the
which they have peged themseves to act those
rendered to BY Russ but those sstab BY the
AIRY with France and England And here No may repeat
an observation which We made some weeks sgo, but
which forcib confirmed BY the present state Of Affairs
that they might and probably would fail to secure that
peace between RussA and Tarkey which their mms
dats object. Ba. We pointed ont that they had second
the four great Powers these questions and they new
sncer most iA service to Europe In determining
and the ground on which al Aoss Powers have
The Austrian did not hesitate to declare to
Count Orof tsat thee protocols which had BEEN drawn
the true basis Of the conduct that MIMI er
solved TO pursue that any intrAeton Of those prin
ciples would be ID honorable and impoltie and that
the Emperor Francis Joseph ell aehers to these
ditons ~ the hazard Of war II any doubt
could still exist A. to tbs intentions OF the Emperor
Nicholas even the part Of those who were most dis.
pred to put favorable construction bis actions the
tenor OF Count Ofofs pTopNions must have dspelIsd
IL. Telmi OF peace In suoh shape do not evsn dis.
Euiss the vndictivs ami insatiable passions Of
They wrs sent not 20 much 10 Insure the fall Of Turkey
:. the tuesotion Of Germany The sa'et however, Of
this demonstration has been the reverse Of what seemed
to have been INTENDED By IL 1t has reused the Ger
their duty. IL has shown them, In the language Of
Russia herself that nothing bat resistance tsrmnats
this struggle II has also proved 10 them that
trAty precisely What Russia II eager to obtaiD
In order That she may her assressons before
their eyes. These facts appeal With irresistible
force 70 their honor and their interests, their
that II IL their military power alone which crcum
scribe the war within . narrow c,mpass, and avert
the dissolution Of empire uhch they think 1t indis
pom, able to their safety 70 preserve All these orcum
have had their effect minds Of the German
statesmen and without vensurng - yet to place com
piee reliance on the intentions Of the German Cabins
against which every engine Of Russian intrigue actively
employed. Ne entertao strepg hopes that they win 70
main faithful to the engagements they have contra ssd
and that - they have already rejected the proposals
embrace the cause Of Independence In with
the Western Powers
Commercial Affairs.
MONEY MARKET.
Considering the ftate Of AFFAIRS money Britain muAt
be quoted easy and the public securities we're COMPARE
lament. Cepsols clo.sd for money aecouut oily
VI Three and quarter per cents e2s1 92z. Bank
Seek 2lb Ill Erohsqusr Bills lie. . 20s premium.
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PARIS Borsss Threes oiosed co., 5oo; Four and
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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
On Saturday Feb 4, an active speculative demand
sprung and the EAes reached 600 bales OF Wills