New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10

sAs<n instrument OF God and destined iah the Turkish
vssvAss, BY planting The ewes upon s. sopai's mosque
Nv very year Ne ugris tia, he has suffered 20 many
wear, az Ne he TO pas si hcu, having fuhled his mission
ne Russian rspcrs Of coursr take thsr tone from this sup
,.s state az feeling OF tho Car The following from
n Nsrseurs jcarnsl is nc, wahou; spice OF hamor'
-yrsrce and England invented for the Osmanii the
verS ksasrsndsncc word that had never before zen
4. 10 seaaa IN any Turkish dictionary and taNeu 'lo
ysrl, overt 20 believe that this strange ana
skls Independence would be injured u .ney ,n..
4, The Ru>s,sn demands There were olsmlro ec''n
Md 4, England in which war with kass,s was oI'sny
prvseheS ard Russia represented as weak, degayed
Incapable 81 resisting the power % ,arno' Iss porte.
IknSed and dcaiened declared war against hus ir anu
vAisl,a hy living reports and rumoFs allowed .e ~ ~
s,,.e In ridiculous belief Of is super'ori'y' On.l
Pay. srcssca the panuhe Of 0teni;Es aud marched "a
Al, aire,ion 81 Bucharest but was compelled 70 return
viii considerable loss. The epprosch OF VIM tho
r,r,,s ~, war on the Danube. Inc marian aSnore-
AZ tho Turks on the Astc frontier consisted IN tne
devastation and plumber of few coo.es, anu
Nat with such ssysge oaoay a. 800 ~ ~ h
a. s.,,s frcry and blood thriiness as they showed nj
sAe;r s, inc urons into Europe One change in them is
hov,vsr. 70 be noteed-some OF their faslss speak
rr,n,h and they all drink champagne
Ike Cessfi.1.s0HE publishes the following expressions
sg the Car ard have reason to believe they are strictly
sr,hsrc When the Emperor learned the entrance OF The
els into the Black Sea no displayed perfect cainnsss
and said to those about him -
when battle is offered to Russia, Rlssia accepts she
can afford to for feet but not for he honor oil
-is nation expected the resolution taken by France
and Great Britain and. therefore am not onnd unPe-
Pared Al my orders have been given in advance, fore
setnc this act which by violating treaties frees me from
ihsir Obligations appears certain that the Car had
..i,d Prince Mepchkoff whether he could make head
scaiust the combined fleets. The Princes reply was:
Yes we can conquer or fight and die TO the last man
TIE Emperor replied that that was all ho waited Tor TO
- die in !ueh cause was the old Muscoyite spirit
pSiv ate letter from St. Petersburg gives the following
sneedote There happened to be grand reception at the
Court ON the day that NJ de Reject attended for the pur
pose Of presenting the declaration Of France relative 10
he entry Of he fleets into the Black Sea- After the cere
nopy wa over the Emperor Nicholas addressing some
members Of the diplomatic corps who were near him sad
-Genilemen have done all could TO MAINTAIN peace
am driven into Russia never refuses battle when
oered to her she may the loss Of fleet but she
win never have to mourn the loss Of her honor
From The London Press
We Law before eur readers the note OF conversation.
very RECENTLY held at Gatschina between his Imperial
Nsesty the Emperor Of Russa and an individual Of dis
tnstop whose character is not only guarantee for the
authenticity of the memorandum but for the absence Of
any exaggeraton false colorng in s expressions We
give simply important historical document with
cut identifying ourselves with the views "nch II conveys
MOTE
The Emperor repeated that if there war behoped
that the English people would understand that it not
against Russian aggregation, but war brought about
ky the vascnang and usincere conduct Of the English
Ministry.
ale asserted that there power more interested
IN keeping the quo OF the Turkish dominiOns than
Russia that he in possession of Constantinope go
years ago that he might then have kept against the
world permanently remained at the request OF the late
Sultan which urged him. but that he quilted it for
The expressed in his letter TO Count Oof and for
ether reasons of high policy.
He said all that Russia required was free navigation
and long the Dardaneles held by power not
strong enough TO refuse this navigation to Russia he
content and preferred the present disposition of ter
rcry any possible change that had he wished to seize
he could have done with the greatest
ease when Prince Menchiko left the Porte The seizure
of Constannople the occupation of the Dardanees and
The overthrow Of the Sultan would have been an affair OF
a few days.
~Ihst his merely crossing the Pruth proved to all who
undertood this question that he did not seek territorial
sggrandixement.
THAT all this very well understood at Paris and
very well understood by Lord Aberdeen, who had acted
throughout this business without moral courage.
1.-The Emperor sad that since ls4s the religious element
had become predominant in politics that the emancipation
Of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany, which then
occurred had greatly promoted this that the state of the
Greek Church rendered his nterposon in Turkey ne
sessity.
He added that the religious relations Of the subjects o.
he Porte with various foreign Powers had always been
recognized by European statesmen that they had
souraged and by no than by Lord Aberdeen in
former days who perceived in these circumstances the SO
luticn Of many difficulties.
The writer in reply to an inquiry, understood the En-
percr distinctly 10 state that the aimatu of Menchko
had not been disapproved in London but that the English
Ministry having been informed that would probably be
accepted by the Porte had recognized a. satisfactory
settlement
"1he Emperor dwel upon the inconsistency both of the
English and the French Governments. England he said
had herself the terms of settlement at Venns and
when be cordially his adhesion to them receded from
her propositions The plea founded on the Nesselois
inter probation he treated with great contempt lie said II
Was placing the plea of an advocate in equilibrium with
The decision Of Court.
"The Emperor said that England appeared to have two
Governments Things were agreed to in London or Vienna
and the things objected TO at Consantinople Lord
Wesmoroland signs note at Vienna sent out from St
J6mess Lord Radcliffe recommends the Porte to disa-
VOW the same document.
The Emperor spoke Of the victory of Sinope and OF
he absurdty when the Porte had declared
him. of his not acting upon the aggressive He treated
The staemen Mt that he had offered act only the de
fensive with dsron and with reference to passage in
private letter from Paris that such assurance had
leen given by His Majesty to the French Minister at the
Court of ST. Peersburg-yiz. Gen. Casteibejac-Hs Ma
esy observed that when the of the victory OF Snope
arrived the same Gen CsstelbIlac had addressed him
letter beginning something in this vein - As Christian
and soldier permit me, Sire to congratulate your I'm
peral Mejesy the glorious victory obtained by your
Eajestys fleet The Emperor pleased with this
letter the French Minister that he invited the Gener
oil to Gartschna and held much conversation with him,
and the enthusiasm of the French General suffered no
dirainution. The Esnpeiof entered into details
This head which the writer of this note is not az liberty to
mention ell that is here stated he asked and obtained
perms sion 10 make public So much for my contract
with Gen Castelbeac added the Emperor, one OF the
numerous romasces invented to cloak the im6eeity OF
Governments
"The Emperor then REQUIRED to the aspect of war
some length. He said that far from desiring war yesr
ago he was not even prepared for TO- He was now pre-
pared and would act as became his personal honor and
The greatness of Russia. Ii the war; he frequently
peated, OF incspaetes, brought by who were
timid and accusing others freely of dupcity them
selves deficient in everything that straightforward
He did not believe that England with bourgeois Pariia
penl could carry on a with glory France he fire.
queny repeated had been drawn into moss which she
did not desire The Russians had beaten all with whom
they had been pitied-frederick the Great-Napoeon.
1.-The manner of his Imperial Majesty throughout. tins
interview temperate rational and frank aabe with
becoming dignity and free from any Of that excitement
or wilfulness imputed to him in many journals.