Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-09

them They a.e free without Doubt To adopt against
Russia such measures US they may think cNpcdcnt
but tIrv are not able 10 lay the consequences Ia his
charge. The responsibility OF the caainiii's Of Il war
belongs 10 that Power which declares it, hot 10 Inc
one which limits itself to It's acceptance.
Isl. Petersburg, March 80 1854"
The 81. P,s,r<jurs .Ionrnm of the :'lst of March
(l2t! of tIrl contains the following article on the
publication Of the "Sccrct Corrcerondcnce
"Thc British Cabinet has just published! ali the con-
iilen,ul correspondence To which the article in the
Jynra0l Il, 81 I,irS6Hr" alluded on the 18th of Fc-
brunry. In addition 20 these documents, il has
thought proper Ia Introduce no. only the Cabinet
notes exchanged between ;hc Imperial Court mud that
NJ England, hut the secret reports which Sir II.
Seymour made to his Government of his private con-
vrrsntiols with His Majesty the Emperor.
"lt was natural that public curiosity should be
most excited by the Latter. Without examining how
iaf The English Envoy allOwc, himself, however un-
Willingly, to be influenced by his prcjuiccs ANA i'm
prcsaiUs party spiri, and bad iul haze moi failed to
draw from his account, the most ulfnund,l infer
ciict: AMI the most false interpretations Mised BY
expressions Of which the rcpnrtcr himself avuws he
wn not always certain nf having exactly retained the
precise lnenlng-,icccivcd by fugitive ideas
thrown on; by chance IN the warmth and the conf
dcncc OF conversation without c"n"trunt-he
thought hc saw III tile wordn ui the Emperor such hs
they have been reported, the proof nf objects deter
mined bciorchand OF territorial arrangement Il: the
| expense nj Turkry-im word III plan of parti-
| ti"n which His Majesty had proposed 10 England,
without thu participation AMI IN c exclusion OF other
Courts
Nevertheless. on several nccasinns. i'll the
n his DISCUSSIONS with the English representative,
th" Emperor did M. 10 repeat thai hr did moi
wish L" conclude either treaty q: pru:nc"l with Eng
!and That there was III mention made II! amy plan
hr which the Two Cabinets m..l illSp,,s. without the
concurrence oi and without respect To the other Pow
rrs, n the provinces governed by the SulEan tlnt al
he had III his mini simpl. general understands
ing upon events iha mi ght arise which each nt the
iw" Powers might prevent aS much aS possible: III
short, by simp plr exchange Of cis--Jy N" TOrd 81
II gentleman. TO bind both the intention Of avoiding
p'tr' combinations that might bc rnr,rnry 10 their
mutual interests. THESE lssllr;ucrs contained III
II tnrm and in terms not less positive in til" ncnn-
randum which the Emperor caused Ia hr prepared by
his Cabinet in reply Ia the written communications
which the reports of Sir H. Seymour liand provoked
nlI the part q; the British Ministry.
at Is, then, Snprcucly unjust not Ia say diShonor
able, la cIdGuvor 10 seek, in the motive which III
rluccd the Emperor 10 open with England II CORES
lnncnrc on this subject, the intention {" induce that
Power I" dispose. with himself, beforehand, Of the
possessions of Turkey Nothing was further from
the ideas of His Majesty than the notion of pari
ton, and of partition effected BY anticipation. The
expectations of the Emperor related To the future
not t" the present; his view. were quite eventual
The design of His Majesty in explaining himself
tranklv WAS solely To avoid any incident nt Il nature
to effect the intimacy which he desired IN maintain i'll
hi, relations with England prevent all differences
ull misunderstanding, and any kind of divergence
which events uncertain but possible might suddenly
bring about between Great Great an,l HIMSELF II they
had been left entirely out OF their reciprocal fore
sight"
''Ihc two Courts might have differed in opinion
upon the greater Or lcSE immcncc Of the catiustro-
pr which iorcsecn; but, i'll the Of that Gu
tas!roplIc, what the views oppressed by the En-
pcror! He di-av"wrr expressly for himself any de-
sire 90 intention Of possessing Constaa,inoplc. lie
made beforehand an engagement not t0 establish
uIplff her n n nlrO ID
avnwH, this engagement Is confirmed by the papers
Of this Cabinet. Is il conceivable after this thar, III
the tuce Of verbal and written Observation-Disclosures
tioS formal and binding that the English Mini
iSlrrs should have had the courage His Ma
jc-y in open Parliament Of ambitious cUvctousicss,
and o projects ol conquest upon the capital OF the
Ottoman empire! Such Il iorgcflncss 0i the word
of the Emperor, added to that of all proprrty in la
guage which they have employed towards his august
person, assurrdly intended III order to authorize
the Imperial Government to address direct appeal
tn their conscicnces, referring couiical cominu-
ncatons which so evidently attest the sincrcstcd-
ness and the purity Of the political views of His Ma
jcsty.
Not only have the character and the motive of his
ovcrturcs been Intentionally misunderstood and ell
vcnumed but it has even been sough. 10 Use them MS
mciiiS OF attempting 70 persuade other Powers that
ii the Emperor, this occusior, addressed himself
more particularly 10 England, it was only because he
paid no respect 10 their opinions their interests.
| We content ourselves with rcnarkng that the sub-
ec Of these conversations wills brought conidenally
10 the Surcrcisns Ot Austria and Prussia. And, lis
fur concerns Francc,t is essential TO remember
that tho epoch at which they were brought about WIS
precisely when that Power created at CuilsHntInopc,
i'll respect To the possession of the Holy Places, the
difficulties which successivcy have produced the pre-
seat crisis, and when its ambassador in Turkey had
just employed all his energy to suppant our influence
! there.
Under such circumstances, and later ut the mo-
| mcn when France did everything to drag England
into hostile attitude against us II was quite natural
that the Emperor should not deem il cxpcdient to
place the Cabinet of the Tuilcrcs in Possession by
halves of its confidential suggestions In the British
Government although that circumstance ought not to
give rise to the assertion that hc intended IN prevent
understanding to the eventual fate Of the East,
sincc III has been shown, the question not OF n
partition Of Turkey, nor even of naking any ar
rangcmcnt whatever under the form Of protocol or
| treaty.
"flcsc short observations will be sufficient to re-
durc To il. proper value all the lnschoo and lmpro-
prcty which malcvolcncc has discovered III the Ian
guagc of his Majesty In the cvcs Of impartial men,
the publication which has just taken place will prove
only one tling-!he abuse oi generous confidence
which Inns not been appreciated and the injustice OF
suspicious which have been nlalc the rretcxt oi
disastrous war, for which, but Tor tic there would
not have been any cause.
| DEFENCE OF VARNA BY ADMIRAL Dun
DAS'S MARINES.
lSy letters lated from the Black Sen fleet of Var
na ith inst we learn that the dag previous Admiral
DiIllt- ;ltl llitlt II St1iTu ON
cor from cah ship to repair board tie flag ship, TO
copy general order issued by Lieut.. Colonel Prnt,
commanding. and approved by the commanders,
in-chiel, stating that it was hourly expected
| that it would he necessary that the Royal
| Marines OF the fleet should be- au'lch for the
protection oi the town Of Nalnn and that i'll cnnsc-
qucnce carh man 10 be provided with I'D rounds
OF ammunition the men tn br dressed in coaters and
iora@ng caps, carrying their jackcs, shirt, pair Of
stockings, boots Sc, in laversncks; officers
tnl. Icli krf nn
| cpssurIcs with thrm The order PRONUNCIATION
was received with great enthusiasm BY the officers
and men, and the writer states TINT NIL were III the
| highest state of ,liscipncrcndv, most anxious to
come within reach OF the Rlssaiis. adding, 'lt we
can manage bnyonc:a with "ur i"cs ther'; Is
no doubt shall be able I" give pretty E""d ne
! count 0f then
From the Black Sen, ,ating Narna. the Sth inst,
wu hear that Admiral Dun,las had not then received
the declaration of war; Notwithstanding he was net
| ing most cmcrgcicaly 10 protect the Turks The
proclamation that must have rcnricd him some time
after. by The iin-cr, will IL" only conhrin hS ac-
tive prngrcssion but will unite his hands, nnd lcavc
him with the great task of making active war upon
any enemy, instead of merely protecting an ally.
REAR ADMIRAL PLUMRIDGE'S CRUISE AND
THE CAPTURES
Another letter from Copenhagen, dated April 18th,
! gives the following account Of of Phmridgcs cruise
THE Admiral and his four Slips loft the feet on
the :S of April 10 rcronnorc the Russian pOrts, if
possible. About the Sth Of April, Admiral Plumridgc,
in the Valorons accompanied b. one OF the trigat"s,
scpurutcd 10 cruise off Russian island by the
Of Daco, nbout seventy miles from Rcvel which is
| ohout the nearest naval port
"In three days he returned hnrinr been TO tho
edge of the ice, and having u Russian men OF
| wnr frozen in. The Dauntcss was Immediately dis
patched TO the feet to acqunint the Admiral fit. The
Alnphion remained cruising to see what she could
pick up. Several merchant ships fell prizes; they
were from foreign ports The Tribune had four, and
rowed two of them-tinc bnrqucs-to Copcnfagcn-
Some of the ships company sent on board them,
and number Of prisoners were sent on board the
| Iivllnspcs The Tribune, reaching Copenhagen,
conlrd 10 rcioin them.
The tlcct passed us ns, nigh: III their way TO the
Rus.nn ports, bu. question ii We can 10 much get
on account of the ice. AS yon may suppose, it is
very cold, and we get some stiff hrrozea, otherwise
| the weather is fine nyerhcad. ] hive no doubt but