Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-10


matters, and added
aThe Principalities are an independent State
under my projection this might 10 continue
Servia might receive the same form OF Govern
ment So again with Bulgaria"
And further:
AS to Egypt quite understand the i'm
portance to England Of that territory can
then only say, that if in the event OF distrl-
button Of the Ottoman succession upon the fall
of the Empire, you should take possession OF
Egypt shall have no objections to offer
would say the same thing of Gambia. That
island might suit you, and do not know why
it should not become an English possession"
The eighth paper is from the Same to the
Earl of Clarendon; dated st. Petersburgh,
March 8, 1853, transmitting memorandum
from Count Nesselrode, still pressing an under
standing with England concerning contin-
gent partition of Turkey, mot to be binding
on the other Courts which, being merely an
Interchange Of opinions" need not be talked
about before the time.
The ninth paper is from Sir G. H. Seymour
to Count Nesselrode, dated March 8. 1853, in
answer to the foregoing memorandum, explain
ing the truo position Of England
The tenth paper is from the Earl Of Claren-
don to Sir G. H. Seymour, dated at London,
March %, 1859, affirming the previous mega
tive position of the British Government but
expressing willingness that the subject should
be further and frankly discussed y but
strangely adding that
II r. AZ
phe did take place, her Majesty's Government
entirely share the opinian of the Emperor, that
the occupation of Constantinople by either Of
the great Powers would be incompatible with
the present balance of power and the mainte-
nance of peace in Europe, and must at once
be regarded as impossible; that there are no
elements for the reconstruction Of Byzantine
empire that the systematic misgovernmcnt Of
Greece offers no encouragement to extend its
territorial dominion and that, as there are no
materials for provincial or communal Govern
ment, anarchy would be the result of leaving
the Provinces of Turkey to themselves, or per-
hitting them to form separate Republics
And further:
England desires no territorial aggrandize-
ment, and could be no party to previous ar
rangement from which she was to derive any
such benefit. England could be no party to
any understand ng however general that was
to be kept secret from other Powers"
The only mode by which solution could
be attempted would be that Of an European
Congress but that only affords an additional
reason for desiring that the present order of
things in Turkey should be maintained az her
Majesty's Government cannot, without alarm,
reflect on the jeaiousies that would then be
evoked the impossibiliiy Of reconciling the diff
ferent ambitions and the divergent interests
that would be called into play, and the GER
tainty that the treaties of 1915 must then be
open to revision, when France might be pre-
pared to risk the chances Of an European war,
to get rid of the obligations which she consid-
ers injurious to her national honor, and which,
having been imposed by victorious enemies, are
a constant source of irritation to her"
"They feel entire confdencein the rectitude
of his Imperial Majesty's intentions; and, as
they have the satisfaction of thinking that the
interests of Russia and England in the East
are completely IDENTICAL they entertain an
earnest hope that a similar policy there will
prevail, and tend to strengthen the alliance
between the two countries, which it is alike
the object Of her Majesty and her Majesty's
Government to promote"
The eleventh paper is from the same to the
same, dated London, April 5, 1852 expressing
qualification on the part Of her Majesty's Gov
eminent at the reception Of the memorandum
above described, and declaring that it is hoped
the above communication in relation to it may
end the correspondence.
The ttOelfih paper is from Sir G. H. Seymour
to the Earl of Clarendon, dated st. Petersburgh,
April 20, 1853, in which is described the EN-
perors pleasure at the friendly spirit in which
his overtures had been received by the British
Government that there was nothing in which
he placed so much confidence as Ia parole dun
geniiihomme, and that the relations Of the two
Courts thus stood upon better basis.
The thirteenth paper is from the same to the
same, dated ST. Pctersburgh, April 81, 1853,
communicating memorandum from the En-
peror, to the effect that his Majesty " has with
lively satisfaction, made himself acquainted
with Lord Clarendons despatch Of the cad Of
March, His Majesty congratulates himself on
perceiving that his views and those Of the Eng
lish Cabinet entirely coincide on the subject Of
the political combinations which it. would be
chiefly necessary to avoid in the extreme case
Of the contingency occurring in the East, which
Russia and England have equally at heart to
prevent or ut all events to delay as long as
possible"
He dwells with emphasis upon the oppres-
sions experienced by Christians in Turkey but
adds that he " IL ready to labor in concert with
England at the common work Of proIonging
the existence Of the Turkish Empire, setting
aside all cause Of alarm on the subject Of its
dissolution. He readily accepts the evidence
offered by the British Cabinet Of entire conf
dence in the uprightness Of his sentiments, and
the hope that on this basis his alliance with
England cannot fail to become stronger"
Col. FaEMoST's EXPEDITION. telegraph
10 despatch to the Washington Globe, from Mr..