Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-11

-. ,.-, r,,ln whe, line l.a French might think proper to
lake in Eastern sfait r. e S"as ms that n'i if his s'' assistance St s. were
so,;rsd for teaistiur The menaces Of the French, 1t was en-.
tireIy al The service uf The sultan.
In n word. the Emperor went on 10 observe: as before
,oIt vor. nUl want is a good understanding with Enaiana'
and This moi as 10 what shall. but as TO what shall not DO cone;
this point arrived al, the Ensilsn goveanmsn! u L. - ~ oo
r the English government. having enufe commence u ono
& ano,her's views, / care nothing aoout IN ; ,.,,,. ,ov.
e remarked that l ieI' confident. .nai aT Msle.y y se gov
~, ,oIrrotc the presence Of the French al Constantlnop'e;
e and being DESTROYS, if possible, OF asceItaining whether mere
!. was any understanding between the Cabinets OF S. peters
= hnrg and Vienna, I added: But your Majesty has forgotten
J, Austria; now ali these EasIsrn questions snset ht '"'
e nearly she CT course would e1pect 70 u consuiteo' , ,or
!. On! replied the Emperor, greatly 10 my surprise os yoa
h must understand that when speak OF Russia, l speak OF
a Austria as well; what suits the one cults Inc omer; our IN,
e ,erests az regards Turkey. are perfectly. identical. l shou'u
h,vc hecn Glad 10 have made another inquiry or two upon
@ this subject, but | did not venture 10 aoeo ho
n 1 ought to have stated mat IN a pte g ~ pnn = e
n conversation, his Majesty, although without any sppea'aa.e
of nnqer EXPRESSED some surprise al an expression 10 SouI
{ IGrdships despatch. "lhc long cherished ambition Oh MS loc
Emperors own nltion." he wouo oh ""' ''' f"'"
> /, happened ,ha, was prepared for the surprise expressed
y and ready TO answer any reflection whlen Ii ~ = .o onr amhi.
, Sir, | said, Lord JOHN Russell is not speaking Oh your am np
d ZION, he : oaks OF that entertained by your peop.e. r III
Empe:or could not at first admit that inc phrase was appi ic
@ cable 10 the Russian nation any more Juan 10 hns sl
q when / said. your Majesty will permit us ~ ,I .it,n a "ars
Lord John Russell only repeats what was sala tn;I.y ys m
10 ago by our brother. of glorious memory. II ''t" 80
" ten,Ially to Lord Z .s,i.reagh, in the year ls22, The Enpc,,
e ror Alexander spoke Of being the only Russian VINO rer'.'eS
the yrW wa of his subjects upon turkey, u VI 'S
It popularity which he hud sustained by MS an'asonisn". ,os,
% This quotation which, by accident. could maze amoo ~
e in the words Of the letter, seemed to change lilo eu'e"' "
II You are quite right, he said, l. remember the events ;, 10
which my laIc brother alluded. Now, Ia pene9.} ~.
that the Empress Catherine INDUCED in oil eof's Oh 'lso"
= of ambition. but it is not less so that these Ideas a'e "o' o
g. all shared by her descendants. mi,
- You see how I am behaving towards the Sultan. inns
N gentleman breaks his written word 10 me, and acts 10 d
ST nr extremely displeasine 10 me, aud l nave -; y
self with de~spatchin. an ambassador 10 C"nstahtnDpf
demand repara;ion; certainly could send an army &c
10 chose: there is notalog 10 stop Them but l have conten'ea
myself with such a chow Of force as Will prove INA "1'
90 intention OF being tr!fed win. sin
And, sir, | said. YOU were quite right in retaining from VIC.
Iencc, and I hope on future occasions you VIII &C, WI" Nv
same moderation; for your Majesty must De sensiote wa
~ ,nv fresh CONCESSIONS which have been obtained by inc La
Tins are not refsrrabie To I'll will towards you. bt 70 NC - =.
IN cesslyc apprehensions OF the French enteIlolueu y w SiI
n fo, tuna,c Turks; besides, cir, | observed. the danger l VIZ
venture 10 say, OF the present moment is not IurNeyi ". ~
the evolutionary spirit which broke out four yeafs a?o. u i.
be which, in many countries, sill burns uncererounu' 'e, ,, ho
Ib rrr DANCE, and no DOUBT that q war ia Turkey would DC
re. The signal for freSh explosions in Italy. Hungary ana ss''
- where. We see what is pacing e. Milan. m,
His Imperial Majesty spoks oil MonteneeIo' ose u v
N. tina, he approved Of The attitude taken by the Austtian caoi.
nal net, and that in these days it could not be permitteo .as te
IN. Turks should Ill treat and even murder q CnIlsHau popu'H
- | ven,ured to remark that upon this point the wrongs weie
if at least divided between the Turks and the Montsneg,ns,
,ds and that had full reason for believing that the proVocatr"n
ire. came from the latter. The Emperor, with more impalt'i.isy
nee than | had expected. admitted that there haa oecn "i un
nc, on both aides: that certainly the mountaineers were Iatle
addicted TO brigandnge; and that the taking o! DJaD.aA M uao
!. caused him great indignation. Al the same lnne, Nv mI
jesty said, II is impossible not 10 feel great Interest IN u
population warmly attached 10 their religion, VINO na'e ~
long kept their ground against the Turks; and the Empero,
the continued II may be lair 10 tell you that il any attempts ~
Gus cxterminaling these people should DO made by omer racha
10 and should a general rising Of the Christians take place u
nee consequence, the Sultan will, in all probability, lose M
throne; in this case he falls 10 rise no more. l wish 10 sup
port his authority, but il he loses il, it ID gone forever. im
he Turkish empire is q thing to be tolerated, NOT TO Oe 'e ~ -,
hat struc,ed; in such a cause, protest 10 you, VIII mol ah'"
go. a pistol 10 be fred.
and l. I-.-. oI,h, nttnpn.n mil 10 fnnnpht IL mlrn n U les
difRcnlt TO arrive at a satisfactory territorial arrangement
sly than was commonly believed. The Principalities are, y
II said, in fact, an independent State under my protection; lhl
might so continue. Servia might receive the came form Q
oes government. SO again with Bulgaria. There seems 20 0
OUT NO reason why This province should no! 'oth d u
State. E,o
land of that territory. | can then only say, lhas IT,, ~ "
no event of a distribution Of the Ottoman succession upon III
cx' fall of the Empire, you should take possession OF Esypt
be- shall have no objections to offer l would cay M d
Tor thing Of Gambia. That island might suit you, ana ! D nc
ME know why it ahould no. become an English possession.
re. As l did not wish that The Emperor should imagine IN;
an English public servant wa. caught by ms soit u "
nm ture. 1 simply answered, that had always undsIs, o. D III
~" tho English views upon Esyp. did not = 81 % Us he, Ss e 81
our ish India and The mother territory.
The conversation now drawing towards an end. The Eu
peror expressed his warm attachment 10 the Queen, OF
n is gracious So.ercign, and his respect for her MaJesty's prese'
by advisers. The declarations contained in your IordshiPs DC
patch had been, he said, very satisfactory; he could only d
mi. sire lha, they should BIO q little amphfed. The terms
Der. which your loriship had spossu Of his conduct were, II
'S on, En nr .ra said. very y. catering a. ,..s-1 to MN, M.i..., amid. "veu. +,
-. eSSSussn enc 10 the English government. r Is moi an CT
gagement-a convcnrion-whic l ask Of lhemi 1t Is u fn
you interchange OF ideas, and, in cuse OF need, the word Of
,,ne gentlemeni that Is enough between US"
'o'' may only add, alphabetically, that ! may possibly ha,
failed in reporting some part OF his MaJosty's conversation
,ua and that am conscious OF having forgotten The precis
ecu terms employed b. him with respect 10 the commercial pol
'rd the Turks.
re- The purpor, OF the observation was that England and Ru
sin had a common interest in providing for the readiest a.
,n cess 10 the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
hat Sir G. II. Seymour 10 The Earl Of Clarendon.
80 ST.. PETERSBURG, March 9 1853.
When | waited upon Coun, NesseIorde on the 7h inst
uld his ExceHcncy sad that, 10 pursuance Of orders which h
but had received from the Emperor, lie had 10 place in my hand
US. a very confidential memorandum, which his Imperial Maje:
~ had caused to DO drawn up, and which was intended q
oPs an answer 10, ar n comment upon, the communicate ito
ion which | had made TO his Imperial Majesty on the 2lst u
me timo.
OF \: first, Count Nesselrode invited me 10 read the paper
lie subsequently, observed th,t IT. instead of reading il at III
time, chose 10 take it away, | was al liberty 10 do 30; tina,
in fact, the paper was intended for my use.
Very little conversation upon the subject passed etwee
Ut M rhlnctHor and me. lie observed that | should fnd !
Ing I'd memorandum indications of the Enperor's wish to b
que mcnt as TO what should no, be permitted 10 take place il
md The even, Of any e;ca! catastrophe in Turkey; and l, on my
5ui side, remarked that, rs there IS danger 10 handling hot GOALS
yin il appeared to inc desirable Tho communicat!ons upon q sub
10 Ject 50 delicate sho.ld net be long kept up.
'o' have The honor Of enclosing to your ~lordship a copy O
what, under the circumstances which have attended it
REQ drawing up and delivery, cannot fail of being considered q
one of the most remarkable papers which have been issued
nri do aot say from tho Russian "Chancellsrie," but from tn
ICY Emperor's secret cabinet.
'ab, IL would not bp difficult either "a cnotrover, eo,po Of III,
re- farts which tho nero,r,,dnn ody,,co. :, >, + y. -, H.
imp,es i,n Under which il has hsen iramai i, a., nno.,.
nj, one: thai ,tnpr.ssion beInq cvIden,Iv tha, IN h 49,
old carried ON br, ween Russia and Erance her Ma.s,nisp -,
re. ment has lpaned nartiaIIv 10 mo I,,te, nowo,
loy Three points appear 10 me TO be fully established by the i'm
IAN perial memUTundumi The existence OF come distinct under
he standing bel wee n the twu immortal Cour,s oon ,ho euh;s.
NOT Of Turkey, and the engagement taken by the Emperor M
Inc chola5 neither 10 possess or establish himself 10 Constant
- nople, or to enter ln;o arrangements respecting The measures
ne, 10 be taken in the event of The fall of the Ottoman empire
an without previous concert with her Majesty's Government
Pl' The wording OF this engagement, coupled with The con,
Ice vers,tion whirh had Tho hmm, o( boII;, ,;,h, ;, r..
ror, leaves upon my mind the impression that, whilst wiIina
~ to undertake not to make himself the permanent, master o
-" ~ ConstantInople, his Majesty is intentionally i%nexplicit as IL
$ its temporary occupation.
ia' Assuming asa certain and now acknowledged fact, tho
u existence OF an understanding or compact between the two
oe Emperors as TO Turkish affairs, II becomes Of the deeDcs,
Importance to know the extent Of The engagements entered
- into between them. As 10 the manner in which il has been
gs concluded, l conjecture that little doubt is 10 be entertained
Its basis was, no doubt, laid nj some of the mectin % be-.
tween the sovereigns which took place In The autumn and