The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-07

did address summons to Russia Tor the evacuation
Of the Prnci, alities In short time. An snswcr to
that summons came from Russia to Vienna, but we
were no parties to the com nunicssion made by Aus
trA 70 Russia nor shall be any parties to the an
swer which has been received. (Hear. hear.) Her
Majesty's government will at all times be ready to
enter into negotiations with tho object of concluding
this war by o just and honorable peace but until
such terms set before ns as we have reason to
believe are of bona tide character, no negotiations
viii be entered into BY her Majestys government.
(Hear.) have upon former occasions adyerted to
the almost entire impossblity Of stating, at the
commencement Of q war, what should be the terms
Of peace, and ! have, therefore, no wish to detsin
your lOIdships Sy. going owe, over "a. the same
the TIME that l have administered the affairs
Of the Foreign Office have given your lordships no
ressor to believe that ana insensible to the honor
and dignity Of this country (cheess) and ask you.
therefore to haiesx me- vhen say, not only IN my
tSes " s no intention Of rsss,sng q he status
quo. loud cers), and that there Is no intention of
listening to patched w peace scich could only be
hOiiOir truce, and echich U0uId render return to
mar in<riteIt (Hear. hear2 Il. however, We con-
people Of England, can assure your lordahips that
we viii enter into no negot atoms that shall not
have for their object Just and honorable peace,
worthy Of the just sxd ishtesqs cause II WHICH We
are engaged, @oS1hy Of The allies With whom Ne
worthy Of the great and disinserested sacrifices
which this country has so cheerfully made.
(Cheers.)
The address was then agreed to.
In the House Of Commons on the same day
Lord John ]. RUSSELL ssid-In pursuance Of her
Msjesty's most gracious message, rise to ask che
committee to agree to vote of credit to the amount
of f3 100000. In performing this task, think 1t
unnecessary to travel through the negot istions
which preceded the breaking out Of hostilites or
the causes OF the war in which we fnd ourselves
rnA Aw~< An1xva~ --lr1~~ n
the willingness with which the House of Commons
has ooncurred with her Majesty in recognizing the
necessity for undertaking thel war, and the
readiness with which It has granted the supplies
which have been asked for by the ministers Of the
crown. Lave likewise to acknowledge that
having at the commencement Of thess hostilities
stated to the House that it would tend greatly to
impede the public service If questions should he
asked from time to time with respect to the mode
OF carrying on the Wharf.-The members Of this
House have been remarkably kind in refrain
ing from putting questions that might have EN-.
barrassed the government with respect to the con-
da:t Of naval and military affairs. have therefore,
in the first place. to return the thanks of the govern
ment to the House for the support have received
in the arduous task in which We are engaged and in
the next place, have to state that which, indeed,
is well known to all the world, namely, that large
expeditions have been fitted out; that as regards
the navy. two large fleets of her Majesty occupy the
Baltic and the Black Sea; that they are undisputed
masters of those seas, and that the enemy has not
ventured to come out Of their ports to encounter
her Naiesty's ornaments on either of those seas
which have hitherto been looked upon as the pecu-
liar DOMAIN of the Russian navy. While il must be
admitted that this is gratifying circumstance, 1t
wo ald have been more welcome to our gaffHnt sea
men to be able, in fair battle, to venture their
prowess against that of the enemy, and to
have reaped SEINE of those laurels of which
their forefathers obtained 80 ample q share. (Hear
hear.) The committee will, perhaps, allow me to
state, somewhat in detail, the increase which has
Ia kauu lacn in oyru IN ~
the votes Of this House since the beginning Of the
year 1853. Under the head of first, second, and
third rate steamers, we had In commission on the
LIST Of January 1853, only one ship, while on
the LIST of July last we had seventeen. OF sailing
line of battle ships we had on the LIST of January
1853 under the same head, eleven, and we have low
seventeen. The number Of Seamea has also been
from TSI 70 4Ss and that Of ma
these services, which, the lst of January, 1853
was 81, $40, il now 80 200. {Hear, hear). With re-
spect to the army, likewise, we have been able, by
military force exceeding 10000 in number, great
part OF which lately at Varna and its neignbor-
hood. will not Of course, notice In ths House, the
various criticisms which have been made with
mics. As I have already remarked, great
forbearance has been displayed on this
subject. The operations Of war on our part have
but just commenced, and no person acquainted with
naval and military operations would agree in the
remarks which have been made depreciatory of the
conduct Of either cur admrals generals. It il,
however, impossible not to notice in this place
that While our exetiGns have been directed to max
ing preparations for war the ally we went to
the Turkish army (cheers)-has performed deeds
OF yalor and proves deserving of the highest adm
rntion. cloud cheers.) In the course of last year,
when negotiations were in suspense it was frequent
y represented that ii we went TO the assistance Of
Turkey we should be extending useless aid to de-
cayirg State-that we should be seeking to prop an
empire already fallen; and, to refer to the Ian.
guage Of foreign Minister Minister of the
Emperor of Russia-it was said, no longer ago
the Emperor Of Russia to overthrow the whole Otto
man Power So far from this being the case, how
ever we find that the Emperor OF Russia having occu
pied the municipalities, ct first with only small
tions, with the avowed intention Of Commencing the
campaign in the month Of May Of the present year,
with the siege and capture OF Sistria, the Russian
army which crossed the Danube for that purpose,
(whose numbers, though not at first reported with
accuracy, are now stated to have been 10000 } has
been repulsed and driven back from the outworks of
that fortress, after siege during which deeds of
valor have been performed worthy Of comparison
with any examples of ancient or modern times-with
Saguntum or agossa--and compelled ignominous.
~ to abandon the object of their attack. (Cheers)
Although ! have it not in my power to recount any
actual operations Of war, there Is circumstance
Of too much importance to be passed over in even
of affairs. It was thought by many that,
whatever measures of policy might induce
the Emperor of the French to join US in
alliance against the Russian aggression on Turkey,
yet the wars In which the two natious had so FIRE.
qucDtly been engaged must have engendered such
feeling Of bitter hostility between them as would
prevent any cordial mutual cooperation Of the
French and English either by landor sea. We have,
however, not only seen the armies of the two ma
lions combined in the most friendly manner in the
neighborhocd OF Const antinople, but we have also
seen within the last few days considerable French
force embarked on board Of English line of battle
ships. tCheers.) In short, every cireum stance
which comes under our observation indicates that
nothing but the most friendly feeling prevails be-
Although no one can fail to lament the Interrupt
ton of peace, yet rejoice that the circumstance to
which | have just adveIted has grown ont of the
present war, forI look upon the establishment
such cordial feeling between two great and
powerful nations, who have so often encounter
ed each other in arms, aud whose historic
teen with accounts of many well fought fields
on either side. as an earnest of An endur