The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-24

p2VCecue 20 say txs&t II rance ana EnSihnu hao
desire lie te'A mu b he id, they would at
any cost have prevented that declaration OF
war, or whe war was once declared, have
taken care that it should have been restrained
within the narrow limit to which he wished to
confine it on The Danube so that he might not
oe compelled by force to abandon the purely
defensive system which he wished to adopt.
He then puts it to the French Emperor whether
the determination arrived at by the Allied Pow
ers to prohibit to the Russians the navigation OF
the Black Sea, or in other words, to take from
them the right to strengthen their own coasts,
was the way to f cilitate the conclusion ofpeace,
or whe her in the alternative that the coalition
had placed before him, Louis Napoleon would
him elf, if he were in his place, accept such q
position. He adds, that whatever his Majesty
might decide, menaces would not induce him
to recede. His confidence was in God and in
his ris hit; and Russia, 'as he could guarantee,
would prove her. elf in 1854 what she was in
1872.
1t will be seen from the firm and spirited tone
of this oocument that the Gear is determined
not to yield an inch of ground to his enemies.
He shows no disposition to recede from any
of the conditions which he has insisted upon
throughout the whole of the negotiations,
and he seems impressed with the convic-
tion, or endeavors to make it appear so, that
he has in tee and right on his side. In his
manifesto to the people of Russia, he briefly re-
capitulates the facts that have led to the inter-
vention of England and France, and makes It q
rcproach against those powers that they have
sided with the enemies of Christianity against
Russia, which he states is combating for the
orthodox faith.
The French Emperor has also issued mani
festo, in the shape of circular from the Min
isterscf Foreign Affairs to the diplomatic agents
Of France, in which he states that the two docr-
ments above noticed had destroyed the last
hopes that had been placed upon the wisdom
Of the Cabinet of st. Petersburg. 1t adds that
the government of the Emperor was deeply
afflicted at the inutility of its efforts and the
i'll success Of its moderation; but on the eve sef
the great struggle which the Emperor had not
desired, and which the patriotism of the French
nation would enable him to assist, he felt it
necessary once more to disavow responsibility
for results, and to place the whole weight of it
upon4that power which would have to account
for those results to history and to God.
third edition of the London Morning He
raid, issued on the day the Pacific sailed, con-
tanned the startling announcement that a spe-
cial messenger had arrived, bringing intelli-
gence that the Russians had taken Kalefat and
mocsacred all thu TurLc within &c r,,lI, IA
adds that the messenger was closcted with the
Queen when the paper went to press. This
news was generally discredited.
AT the banquet given to Sir Charles Napier
by the Reform Club, previous to his departure
to assume the command of the Baltic fleet now
assembling at Spithead, Lord Palmerston, who
was in the chair, proposed, in highly laudatory
TERMS the health of the Emperor and Empress
of the French. The toast was drunk with en-
thusiastic applause.
In another part of our paper will be found a
remarkable article from the last number of the
London Times, in which it is irsinuated that
the King Of Prussia hesitates, .on personal
grounds, to give effect to his engagements with
the Allied Powers The Austrian government,
respecting whose sincerity SO many doubts have
been expressed, has on the other hand put forth
an official document, in which it declares its
concurrence in the justice of the policy pursued
by the Western Powers. 1t is stated that in re-
ply to the demands Of Russia, Sweden has de-
clared that she is prepared to defend her policy
Of neutrality, and has commenced warlike pre-
parations with that view.
From the seat Of war, with the exception of
the nnconfrmed statement noticed above, there
is no news of decisive character On the
night Of the 10th or on the morning Of the 17th
a severe conflict took place by mistake between
two columns Of the Russian army, and, after
fighting for about an hour and half, they only
discovered their error when morning broke
Several hundred were killed in this suicidal
struggle.
President Pierce and his Administration.
More than year has elapsed since Mr.. Pierce
defeated the broadcast uarr;or in +b;S oo,,rtrx