The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-26
General Survey OF Affairs.
THE POSITION AND ATTITUDE OF TIE VARIOUS


From the London Times, Jan. 81
Some don having been expressed to the conduct
the Northern Courts az Sweden Denmark may think
ut TO a5olt in the event Of extension OF hosities
which have commenced GA the DAnabe and the Black
Sea, those Powers have recently determined to establish
strict union OF their 10y, and formal dsslarat IN
OF th IL entoks has just been addressed by their
htsrs In identical terms 20 sl the cahHets OF Europe
Whatever may be the result OF the differences which have
occurred between Russs and Turkey AID which threaten
are desiIous OF tanning their freddy relations with
all the States At sEity with them, ard accordingly
they propose 10 observe In the contest uh,h may
BE- IN PeLdipg over the world Etrct fsty, BY ab
staining frRi every direct Indirect MEASURE cal.
cul.,so 10 favor or assist either Of the consnling
pal ties.
For this they puIpose {, admit vithou. diro hon. TO
then ports the merchant vtels and vessels OF be-
longing the tsgeeDt. on either side with the sole
excep Of prvasrs which to be prohibited from
entering Swedish and Danish harbors Tns only excsp
ton TO this free access 10 the OF Denmark Is the
port OF Chitanoe which Is ns,d rs Stae prison. and
In the case OF Sweden, foreign vesses of rot
he principal harbors with ths line OF certain
rts They further propose TO concse 10 both parties
fun liberty Of tracing and obtaining supplies with the
exception u articles contabsnd OF var but they lay 1t
down rule OF their nsnsr' lily tns except undsr
OF ~either martins prizes to bs taken 10,
condemned or sold in the port, or 10 their Courts OF
Admiralty Lastly they asser for themselves the right
TO their mercantile and other relations with
the States viii IN be engaged IN this war subsc
existpg Avs and, OF ooure 70 such itons the
state of war may i'm pose.
As several month"; must still espse before the Baltic
ports open either 10 the prosecution Of trade to
cperaiops OF war the Nor thern courts might without
practical Inconvenience 10 navigation have deferred this
declaration some time longer or till between the
maritime powers is actually oom msncsd Bat they have
taken more polite - we'll more decided course,
and ttf announcement Of neutrality thu proper
them 10 give to the imputAtion OF Russian
hu.nce Confused and exaggerated statements Of the
position a these governments towards Russia already
current and had obtaoed circulation ia tbs west OF
EuroIe bat ater In orr Auon from Sseoen oonLaoicts
the statement that RuaA hkd made direct attempt
to obtain from the Baltic States Of hostile
ohshter a. TIE closing OF Their ports ysst French or
Epgsh vessels In the event OF var ard in the esntime
these govern ments in negotiation OF which
the maritime powers OF Western Euroe have right to
complain.
The idea Of armed neutrality has plso mention
ed probably from ineisiuct "reminiscences of the
nsrue convention concluded by the Baltic states with
Russi IL 1870 but nothing of The kind found IN
TIE present declaration The neutrs o. tbsss States
their Independence, and it aysust the
only danger could arPrehend in the BAls from the
Russia might have st.eripte. to exercise
IN ports not belonging to her empire rhs Emperor
Nichoas will end that, under hess present circum
tsnces the all OF the 3altic Sta altogether fails
sim aid " he fhou,d make any attempt to urge them
to SP.' n T% me me o. GhS they have
Sees o. the two would Lead them resist ever,
attempt at foreign die alton 1t to su ,psse
that the Scandinavian Kingdoms are under Russian In
auence and the prompti,ude with when they have de.
oa1ed the nseves this :son is = d nct refutaton
Of the charge sometimes brouyh. against them svsds
Is too n.ar g. Petersburg and has lost too much
important territory on thf side OF the Russian from
10 rnder her very ccoadDg Deshbor and tbs policy
and open sea, both In peace and war
While these arrangements have been ,mplsed In the
must be tome 10 mind that two lions OF
oppo,le character are on their way from ds parts OF
this contnent Acsorebg 10 the latest accouuts vhich
have been received and pubhsd BY the Freach govern
msut arc s organs IL not until the 10th OF Decs
her that the Turkah miostry hal made up mind TO
adopt the propositions transmitted from venns aud IL
not till the 10th ut that tas formal answer Of tbs
Porte to that muncsios you'd be placed the hands
OF the four ENJOYS at Dc nstsntinople.
IL may conseq usnty reach Vienna about the n inst
and will thsn Be forwarded 70 ST. Petersburg
soue discussion has taken place as 10 the mode in
IN ha IN
the kurdAn court and IL would seem that impression
exists 1t Vienna that the Austrian and Prusan Caones
are 10 eooer their good offices In ths part OF the
% conceived that such pretensisn wi seriously be
LOT the VERY essence OF the proposition res's
on the ocmonsd action OF the four Powers.
II tnsre oe one plinoipe more plain than another
for the lnt action OF AL thu great European powers
the ahsis OF ire East and the aioped IN
common ~ vnnna e,pressy provide that Turse, and
krsss ere 70 be Invited 10 negotiate for not Al me
bit with the Of the Four Po,sr, % thst
rouud Tu-ley bias aeceded to the projs, and OF similar
roupds only can IL be rendered to Russls
The point viii IN the Em 2-ror Nicholas VII arst
- decide H. wh.ther he does does no, rsco1nI, h,
collective tcion of the nediatins Powers 10 ths sat
which be hiss hitherto affected TO svads II hs soes "a
know 10 prevert him reading plsnl
Tor tn. 81 Of peace Deutrsl ground II he
does not the rtgotaioo fails and his intent can orly
he TO tctss peace 70 Turkey on worse Conditions
before, ~ ~ % Arms
But long before tbs CON nnolcation reach st
Petsrfbure ~ all the EmDscr viii have received, and
probably has tekdy a. tbs received csspatchsa
from Lotcs aud Paris Of different character. when
the Btiish and FIsnth govern nene resolved TO take
fcv meAsprs to prevep The n sueh an at
fscs AZ the Russians had Just made the squadron OF
sapop~ and for that purpose hold the Black Sss n
csiA1Ty sHsnst the forces shch Russis might at
a. Fs,F-oug dstiast NOTES Of their Intention, and