The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-21

TIE given IN the public papers that the Russian
ships lad lett sebasopol In very considerable force soa
sailing with troops board and others without, and that
lai Sect had made diversion ia two places. a the
mouth a the Danube whef. Il 4 reported that i0so
men have been landed and tho other on the Crcasaian
cost where II Is alleged considerable have reen
transported ~ tins Russians Ia the r artillery aud
tour: % iht i would appear that notwithstanding al
ihat as taken piace, Russia was allowed totally nnmo-
lasted = strengthen her forces and slit her troops
scgor tie Ilaek Sea according her views 70 the
gfst! OF steh operations Vow, ny lords, aihce We
lave begun this unfortunate war, nobody feels more
tlHn myself how highly improper II woula be either 70
einuSTrAss TIE ministers with useless questions (hear,
hTr) Or 70 make observations which would BE- iniis
cr o ard Which mi trcd ~ affect the operations
proceedings 81 Ter A1ieays military naval officers at
tie theatre Of (6heers) haye nsyer asked my
no J. friend shy question which might have disadyan-
tageous tendency Us what were the intentions of her
Mey government with respect to their operations
those fGrts but al tlink il i duty which the gey
eminent 20 the country that they should inform it Of
facts which have actually occurred aud Of the events
which passing ~ the present moment. Ny lords,
these reports have certainly created very strong i'm
preston upon the public mind. ntem9gel with no
very pleasant feelings II is well known that there
is very large heet OF English ships joined to
equally large Trench beet lying, within reach of
Con5tsntnoqie. No doubt the public expected more
than they ought from those fleets, but since their
frt arrival there events have taken place which have
certainly in their nature rendered the fleets fairly
liable TO oboquy the part Of the public, and need
only aude the affair of Sinopc OF those events
or that melancholy affair nothing moro need be
said but it does appear that from some cause other
fleets have not been able to occupy that position and
assume that mastery upon the Black Sea which we have
been led 10 ANTICIPATED but the contrary, having
made far learn several attempts to occupy
that they have been obliged to return after
Constannople. Now, my lords We told that .
squadron Of Russian ships have come out from Seaste
Of II Euxiue and that an English rgnte has reported
that OF similar character have tas place
true, nothing be more Notifying, after the man
in which We have put forth pretensions to com
msnd the flack Sea- and after the manner in which
notification 81 our intention to do has been given to
the Russian Geet at Sobasopo by English frigate
nothing can be more Notifying than TO And that we
should have been unable with such energy to
prevent the conveyance Of reinforceents
by the Russian aeet to any portion Of their forces carry
of noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs is
Whether the government has had any information
frmirg this report and If such report be true beg TO
ash him whether he has objection to state Why the
English and French Reefs have been content to lie mac
tive ut Becos Bay and why, also it appear
ing that the Russian ships have been enabled to navigate
the Luzine has been thought dangerous or intricate
for the English feet to do whereby it has been pre-
vented from ntorceptng the supplies sent to
Tie Bari o. cIAHE,poS said-My lords, am very far
from deriug the question which has been put to
by my noble friend rs of useless improper charac
ter and with my noble friend that the psopls Of
this country ought to be informed Of the great events
which In The present juncture althoug the gov
ernmentare cernsly not bound to give any Information
to The disposition operations of our ieets and
cannot agree with the noble Earl in thinking that our
fleet liable be exposed to fair obloquy any oblc
qny all for believe that 1t will turn out that since
the notification to which ausion has been made BY my
nste friend the Russian Acct has not been in the Black
Sea at all (Chcer According to all the information
which the government has received since that time,
of the Russian fleet has entered the Black Sea-
and Therefore consider that the bcc the government
bad in view when it gave directions that the Russian
feet should be confined within has been fully
obaised (theers Your ordships will be probably aware
Of the stua ton and The condition oil ebasoPo and must
be convinced the great advantages derived by the
RussaRs from the possession of that important port
(Hear, hear) 10 certain extent it may be said to
commend the Black Sea, afording extreme facilities to
the Russian vessels pass and return without being
therefore,
the Black Sea, rather bockaded Sebsstopol in full
force during the whole of the winter months, 1t
would have been impossible to give security that
Russian ship should come out of it. Your lordships
must remember that the Russian feet which occupies
Sebastopolis powerful and numerous one and it could
not be Kept that port by the greater portion Of
the combined fleets. If, therefore, only few vessels
had been left there the Russians might have out in
superior and inflicted loss upon the British and
French admirals while the effect Of the whole set being
employed TO blockade the mouth of Sebastopol during the
bad weather Of the winter months-and tell your
ordshps the weather in the Black Sea has been parcu
larry bad this scasonwould have been to their
ships danger and to the certain wear and tear
Of the bad weather. while the Russians would have been
lying safe and snug within the harbor and At the APP
proach OF the time which has upon Us when
has been declared br whole fleet would have been
in the most effective state while the combined feots
very Ineffective (Hear hear) 1t for those reasons
that the Black Sea has not been occupied by the whole
Of the heets IS my noble friend has remarked but they
of the steam fleet out there tho 18th of last month
and rgates have been constantly cruising there
far such intention could be ascertained by the
Russian hoet to out Both the admrals considered
Of the feet should lie to receive notice from the scouts
and be prepared to ao accordingly With respect to the
particular question which my noble friend has asked
with regard TO the ships which, it is alleged have gone
out from Sebasop conveyed troops to varna and 70
ore.ssia can only repeat to him what said the oths,
OF fact and such knowledge as we have induces rs to
believe that such circumstance has occurred has
been alleged that tho first information which given
of these Russian ships having taken out troops by
English shipan English frgate too-but what does the
real fact out to be, Why that the only that
has been received at Constantnople OF the kind
brought by the master Of Bremen vessel, who stated
that Russian ships had gone from Sebasopol
and landed troops at the portion OF the coast Indicated
On the receipt OF this information, Sir Edmund Lyons
went 10 Consantinople saw the master Of the Bremen
vessel and instituted inquiry the result of which
that the report turned out to be untrue it being proved
TO the entire satisfaction Of the officers who conducted
the inquiry that he could have been where he
said he when the observation said to have been
made. (Cheers.) But, my lords, the 22d ut sebas
torol itself reconnoiiered by English ship OF
when il found that tho whole OF the Russian fleet
there. Since that time the whole Of the united
fleets have into the Dach sea- and on the 2ih they
proceeded to Nana and have this very day received
letters from Admiral Dundas and Sir Edmund Lyons, in
which they both express the belief that such cir
cumstances could have occurred as have bean stated
(Cheers)
CHRISTIANS IN TURKEY.
On the 9th inst. Mr. Bright wished to know what was
doing at Constaninople touching the condition Of the
Christian population Of Turkeyg Lord Clarendon had in
tmsed else where that great deal about TO be done
to be any convention for the security aud improved posi-
tCn Of the Christian subjects Of the sultan?
Lord j. russell said, there was convention either
signed proposed, OF any kind, between this country
and Turkey with relation to the internal government Of
the Ottoman domiuions. Whether there ought to
be question into which he should not
enter LORD Stafford, however, pursuing the course
which he had followed this subject for the last ten or
fifteen years had urged the Turkish Government the
expedency of improving the condition of the Christian
subjects Of the Porte and OF altering those laws affecting
them which belonged 10 another period, and which
incompatible with the fair and equal treatment of all the
subjects OF the Sultan The representations of Lord
Straford had been from time TO time adopted with the
result of material improvements in the condition Of the
Christians IN Turkey and he happy to add that Lord
traord recent endeGvors to procure the admission OF
Christian evidence ia criminal matters were as he learnt
by letter received that morning likely to be successful
CONDITION OF THE PR0TESTANTs IN TURKEY.
On The same day by order OF the House OF Commons,
q parliamentary paper, presented by command, was
printed containing the correspondence respecting the
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