The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-25

name wss Omsr Pscha, who had not then had III
opportunity be has since had, and by which he has
Donly prftea, OF establishing for himself lastinl
reno6n 30 much were we and the French gov
errment convinced Of this, that Sir John Burgoyn
and Q French ohcer Of engineers were sent to Con
ssantinope In crder to devise means for defending
tna. capsa ana ene Dardanelles; and 30 much i'm
portsnfe was attached to their mission, and 90 en-
tirey was the whoie plan of the campaign supposed
TO be connected with it, that the departure Of Lori
Raglan snd Marshal st. Arnsud was delayed, thai
sney sn %isss hay have 2 personal communication with
She oince1s who bad been sent out on this specific
service. The allied armies then proceeded TO Gal
lirpl, where great works were thrown up. Thay
also went to Constantnople always keeping in vie
the necessity Of the defence OF the Dardanelles
Their arrival there was anxioualy expected
They vere received with enthusiasm, and their
prcsen,.e impaired new vigor and courage to the
Turks' The commanders OF the two arn les
went to- varna to meet Omer Pacha, aud
he entserted that large portion Of the allied
forces miaSh. come to yarna. knowing well how
great must be the moral effect Of SUCH 8 movement
upon his own troops. The Russians made ever
exerton TO ks Silistria before the arrival Of the
alied forces The fortress was most heroicaly ae.
Tended by the Turks The arrival of the allied ar
mics was most useful to them. As your lor fshlps
are aware, the siege was raised, and the Russian
army recroased the Danube; the Dobrutscha was
for the most part evacuated. All thoughts of :
southwark novoment on the part of the Russia us
were Ut an end. Offensive warfare on their part
was no longer oreaant Of; and the allied axmies are
now ready to commence. and perhaps they have al
Ieaoy cSmmsneed, those more important operations
to which my noble friend alluded. Then, again.
my lords, a. 70 the Baltic, ne have cerssinly
sent out there the finest and most powerful. Heet
which ever LEFT the shores Of this country and, if
great successes ere not to be obtained against
power who obstinaeiy refuses tile, and shuts up bis
fleet within granite walls yet his ships are blockaded
and useless; and when we consider Whck the amount
Of our trade is, and low depend upon that trade
Tor our revenue; and in fact, for our position as
Of
1t is not an unimportant thing that In war with
great maritime power our ships traverse every sea
unmolested, and as unconscious of danger as in
times o. paSfSnn1sst % sSu peace. Shear hsar In con-
commerce fouris hes, whilst the trade of Russia,
must say with all Difference to my noble friend, is
nearly extinct. am not as able to quote prices as
my noble friend Or to ten upon what terms certain
know, at least, that none of them come from the
Baltic. There may be-although / know nothing
OF it--some Russian tallow sent from Memel, and
which, having been transported over land is sold at
as high rate ~ between fl0 and f20 per ton.
Therefore the trade of Russia may be said to have
entirely ceased, and the industry of that coun-
try to have been to great extent paralysed,
whilst the want Q! markets has deprived the Rus
sian proprietors Of what they are in the habit of
reckoning upon in order to meet the heavy expen-
ses to which they are subject. Now my lords, l
know that these are not very heroic results; but
am sure they win do that which my noble friend has
create severe pressure upon all classes in Russia
and exercise an influence upon public opinion
there, which quite agree with my noble friend
d does exist and produce greater Impression there
stadt had fallen, and our national vanity and ambi
tion were more fattc-ed. Ny lords, we know that
in order to maintain herself IN this war, aud up
soid her authority over her vast territories Russia
crease her huge armies on the shores of the Baltic
in Livonia, in Finland in Poland, on the Danube,
in Circassis an 1 in the Crimea; and we know also
the immense loss Of life tha: has been occa.
stoned, and the great number Of conscripts and
recruits who required to supply the deficiencies
caused by those deaths. / know not what those
numbers are, but we have seen the imperial ukases
issued from time to time calling for two per cent,
three per cent. five per cent, and in Poland even
seven per cent of tho male population, the whole
bling taken from the landed proprietors; and when
you remember that the value Of every serf to his
proprietor is reckoned at not less than f6O you may
have some notion Of the direct tax which Is placed
upon the Russian landed interest-and this tax,
too which falls not upon revenue but upon capital.
All this must produce pressure in Russia upon the
people, who are not favorable to the war, and who,
notwithstanding that their fanaticism has been ap.
pea.ed to, have yet refused to believe that religion
is in danger simply because imperial ukases have
been published stating the fact to be SO. Your
lordships also know that, from the peridy of
the Greek Government, an insurrection was
excited and spread over important parts of
Turkey at the instigation Of Russia, and threat
ened to create most formidable diversion in favor
Of Russia. Well. this has entirely been put down
by the energy and determination of the English and
French governments. The insurgents have re.
turned to Greece and laid down their arms; peace
has been restored and believe there are now better
prospects Of Improvement In that misgoverned
country than have existed there at any time during
the last twenty years. (Hear, hear.) And during
all this time the good understanding and the friendly
feelings which prevailed between the allied armies
and fleets have only served to cement more closely
those cordial relations which, am happy to say,
subsist between the two countries. The notions
upon which the Emperor of Russia unfortunately
relied last year. viz that the people Of this country
France was only rope Of sand, and that the two
nations could never be brought to act together
have been as practically disproved as the prestige
OF Russia for her over vhelmning military power
and her uneaualled diplomatic skill have been COM
pletey dispelled, (Hear. hear. hear.) I say, then
that these are neither trifing nor unpromisng re
suits to be attained in the course of four or five
short months. My lords, have often said that it
is useless to state now what ought to be the condi
all know, and are all Of the same opinion, that the
objects for which we make this war are, TO obtain
q just, an honorable, and-as far as human fore.
sight can procure it-a lasting peace. And we be.
Likely to be lasting, which does not secure the indie.
per Ldence and integrity Of the Turkish empire
which does not make the Ottoman empire q part
Of the general system Of European policy-which
and secure It from danger. say, my lords,
that without this, peace could neither
be just, honorable, nor lasting In order
to accomplish these objects, we desire the co opera
tion of other governments though we are not de-
pendent upon them. France and England win not
relax in their efforts they. rely upon their own
great resources-up0n the Justice Of their cause
and upon the support which they receive at home.
And my lords, although we are ready to negotiate
for peace, we are determined never to do so until
we have good evidence of bona f1de intentions to
accept those conditions which we feel are just and
to which the whole Of Europe is as entitled as it is
interested Ia our maintaining. (Hear, hear)
The Marquis Of CLANRICARDE replied.-He con.
tended that he had correctly stated the purport Of
the Austrian demand upon Russia. That demand
did not insist upon the immediate retreat Of the Rus
slams from the Danube or upon anything else except
ing the territorial integrity of the Ottoman empire.
The noble earl had complained that he had given In
formation that would be servceabe to the enemy. II
the noble earl was 30 sore on that point he wondered
why he had not applied the same observation to state
ments that were made in the other House Of Parlia
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