The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-09
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS RESPECTING
TILE GREEk INsIL LRilECIIlN.

According to published accounts in the Austrian and
German newspapers the srrroction Is spreading; but
private advces equally reliable from Epirus to March
is, make contrary statement. The former say that
bana have risen; that the nsurrection extends from
end OF the Pindus mountains to the other and that
Tsayeas is proclaimed commander chief Of the nsur
gent army.
Letters dated the 9th of March mention the taking Of
the town Of Ata by the insurgent Greeks and that
bers Of men had joined Captains kronia and Jao, who
hold possession of the districts Of Armonr Demeko and
Kardza within twelve hours of yolo We have however
two days later than the above Ito the 18th ult brought
TO Consantinople from SYRIA by the Liverpool steamer
Meta, confirming previous reports that the Turks had
aacked the insurgents at Ara driven them across the
regulars Theren various embellishments to the above
which We need not occupy space by repeating. 1t
be inferred that the true state Of the is that
the insuIocon although temporarily suppressed far
from being eytngushed
The letters hand state that TO the remonstrance
Of the ambassadors of the four Powers the Greek govern
ment had replied that with the small number of troops
composing the army it was impossible to check any gem
the troops would probably revolt and eyoutonze Greece
itself The government, therefore, could not hope to
interfere with success
Further statements that have come to hand direct
from Albania and Thessay report that the sultan's
troops rctakng all the positions which at the out
break Of the insurrecton seized by the insurgents
Besides the 5000 Turkish troops landed at volo, $500
bad been disembarked at prevesa Tie position called
the Five Wells again in the bands Of the Turks and
The nsurgent force rapidly dwindling away Fifty
reyolted villages had submitted TO the Turks
PONDENCE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND ENG.
LAND.
[Frem the Paris Monteur (ofhciaD, March %
We have published the documents respecting the over
lures made TO the English government by Russia during
the first portion of the last year The views Of the latter
Power confirmed by official proofs efanatng from
the Russian Chnncelere and from the private Cabinet Of
the Emperor Nicholas and 1t is now sufficiently demon
stlaed that the French government was justified in
characerizng the demonstrations made under the pre-
text of protecting the sanctuares of Palestine designs
dangerous for Turkey and for Europe II Is known
with what precision Of language the English Cabinet re-
futed 10 join with Russia IN any attempt 70 make par
on Of the Ottoman empire, and it s not necessary for
TO indicate which Of the two governments has the ad
vantage III this correspondence.
If there be In the propositions thus rcpudated by Eng
land proofs Of excessive hardihood there also in
stances Of iorgetfulness which viii excite surprise The
Emperor Of Russia remodels the map OF Europe without
mentioning Prussia, and without taking any account Of
Austria II has been seen in what terms that sovereign
replies TO the expressions Of astonishment which tho
silence preserved respecting the latter Power, Inspired the
English ministry.
II Las, indeed been asked what part Austria could
take when Russia arrropriates to herself Moldaya, Wal
achia Bulgaria and Serva. Equal attention has been
paid to What concerns Greece TO which country the En-
eror Nicholas ntercts not only the restoration of the
Byzantine empire but all extension OF territory cacu
hated to render II a powerful empire"
AS to the government Of the Emperor Napoleon there
is but one observation TO make upon the studied eniea
of Russia to leave it out Of the question in her plans
Of territorial remodheation-whch is that Russia came m
back to the French government after having iato ~
London and that France in her turn, had to decline al
yances less direct which are not wi'nou, rcsr
tance TO those which were hrst mace 10 r-nsia"o'
| fTrom the London Times, March %
The Moniteur has lost time in confirming, oy the
authority of the French government, the statement
which had been published a few days before by this
journal to the effect that The failure IF he secret and
CONFIDENTIAL proposals addressed blythe Emperor Nicholas 70
The B,i,isl Minisyy that Sovereign turned has overfprcs 70
France and receired from Louis Napoleon similar
We NAV ada 10 these facts which indistncty stated
by the organ the French government that these pro-
positions not made by the Emperor Nicholas in per-
SON To the French Minister at his court they had been
made 10 Sir Hamilton Seymour, but that they
mpnicated in conversation by NJ de KisseeG, the Rus
sian Minister in Paris to the Emperor of the French,
WHO received them with that caution which ia part Of
/ his character and rejected them with q fidelity to
the great interests Of Europe and to the alliance Of
this country which does him high honor. This crcum-
stance all that could be desired to complete the case
against the Emperor Nicholas, and to give the finishing
stroke 10 the demonstration OF his bad faith In his
1 most secret communications with the ENJOYS OF this
country he affected to entertain the greatest msrust OF
France-he assured Sir Hamilton Seymour that her OBJ
Ject 10 embroi all the East and to get posses
sion OF Tunishe uniformly maintained that the ext
gences of France with reference to the Holy Places were
the sole Of the counter demands addressed by Rus
sis 10 the Sultanand hc had offered few months be-
gore to support the Sultan with his forces BY sea and