New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-19
THE WAR.
THE AUSTRIAN NOTE AND THE RUSSIAN
REFUSAL.

There were various rumOrs both in Paris and Vi
emma TO the substance Of the reply received by the
Austrian Government from the Gar refusing to
evscuate the Princpalities. II would seem, how
ever, that the formal Eepy was not expected TO reach
Vienna until September l6. As the document will
doubtless be latudinaran and evasve, il is useless at
present to speculate what its precise terms may be-
Our last accounts ndi lated that door was re0pencd
for negotiations but if the following telegraph to The
Tendon Times be correct the Cars refusal is uncon
ditional.
"VIEsSA, Monday morning, Sept 4.--On Friday
Prince A. GorchakOff received dispatch which he
delivered to Count Buo early Saturday morning,
The H0te contained an absolute rejection 0t the Jour
prSP@Ssts,ons. co,;ao, Council o. which tho En-.
peror presided, was hell. II is not expected that
Austria will declare against Russia bat probably
the army Of occupation in Wallachia will be raised
Immediately from 80, 900 to 100000 men,
at is believed that the Austrian and Swedish
Ministers viii leave st. Petersburg"
Thisntelle eDce is confirmed by the following from
the Paris Msi,eer;
sdorfT has arrived at Patubus as the bearer
Of adspatci1frOm the Emperor OF Russia to the king
Of Prussia"
1.-THE Emperor returns absolute refusal TO the terms
lately offered by the Four Powers"
The following is the text of the Austrian summons:
"To GRAF VALESTIN EsTERHAzY, rs 81. PETERSBURG
VIENSA, Aug. 10, 1884.
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form you of the impression produced on the Imperial
Cabinet by the communications with which Prince
GorchakOff intTusted as well as OF our intention
10 turn to good account with the maritime powers
whatever clements these communications might con-
tain that could possibly basis OF negotla-
ton for the attainment of a peace.
"Whie we by no means concealed from ourselves
the difficulties Of our task, inasmuch as knssas com
mupications only imperfectly me. the demands when
we ourselves had been mpeed TO address TO her. we
have nevertheless felt ourselves called upon 10 rep
Iesent TO the maritime powers IN what spirit the Eui-
peror, our august master, wouid wish 10 see tneso
Communications eeceived, at the same time laying
special stress the evtreme importance OF the deci-
siops 10 be arrived at by them.
I'VE reminded the Cabinets OF Pans and LONDON
that the Joint endeavors of the Powers ought 10 be
invariably directed toward the attainment Of hrn
and durable peace We expressed to them our opin-
ion that certainly power ought to expose itself 10
the reproach of having neglected any means oil put
ting an end to the evils of war; and We draw from that
the conclusion that the maritime POwars would ma
turely and conscientously weigh the question,
whether in the contonts Of the answer OF the Cabinet
Of St. Petersburg there were not such germs OF ac-
commodaion contained as that dehmtive paclnes-
ton might spring up from them -
1--WE have drawn the attention OF France and En-
gland TO the fact that Russia makes no objection TO
sceede 10 the principles laid down in the Vienna pro-
focal Of April g; in that she declares herself willing
10 respect the integrity of Turkey, and prepared to
tyacuate the municipalities on hrst receiving hitting
securities as well to cooperate in the consolidation
in the Europe an guarantee under which, according TO
the view Of the Cabinet of 81. Petersburg, these
rights including the religious privileges of tue non
united Greek rtas should be placed mat tins three
fold basis according TO the opinion OF the Russian
Court might serve as pint de dtPart for peace ne
gotaiions, which would be preceded by general
suspension Of hostilities that finally through the
Cabinet of ST. Petersburg has not expressly Hen.
toned fourth point, contained in the protocol OF
April 9, in virtue of which the Governments VINO
signed the protocol bound themselves Jointly 70 seek
out the most fitting guarantees for connecting Ihe
further existence of Turkey with the general balance
Of power in Europe, it appears TO US beyond douo'
that the perfect and unreseryod acceptance OF the
fret three points must inevitably facilitate the solution
Of the question involved in the fourth.
"In this sense the Imperial Cabinet has eherted IL
eef 10 procure for the aforementioned declarations
Of the Russian Court such reception at the hands OF
the maritime powers as that happy results might nc
expected from them.
awe have however been compelled TO admit the
fact that the fret impression produced on the French
and English Governments by the commune atoms OF
the Cabinet of 81. Petersburg did not come up to our
expectations.
both in London and in Paris the continued stay
of the Russian troops Turkish territory seemed to
deprive Of It's chief worth the Russian accession 70 the
principles laid down in the protocol Of April 9. The
Cabinets Of France and England yersist in looking on
the evacuation of the Prlncipstes as the prelmna-
~ conGnon Of query arrangement, and express thslr
astonisbment at the assertion of Count Nesselrode
thar the integrity oi the Ottoman Empire would not
be threatened by Russia es long IL is respected by
the powers that al this moment occupy the waters
and the territory OF the Sultan. These Cabinets
pudiaie energetlcaly the analogy which the dispatch
II the Russian Chancellor of the Empire seems TO be
esirous Of drawing between the presence of the allied
oops which were invited by the Sublime Porte, and
virtue of a diplomatic document, the effects of
beh were 10 be determined by common consent
ID the fact of the march Of the Russian army into
tomsn territory.
with regard to the religious part Of the question:
Courts Of Paris and London think they COM
Id tspr 20 Tho pfou - tho
ssien Government, the religious protection which.
lams ever the Greeks Of the Oriental Ti!as must