The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-30

their government the by word Of Europe.
We now arrive at the third and not the least
be OF these Official productions which answer q
tho Russian cabinet inserted In the Journal of S. Pc
speech of the 18th February The Russian
thinks at TO declare that whatever might be the grounds
q mistruss entertained BY other Powers the Ensish
Ministry had ne reason TO doubt the views of Russia in
asmuch at early period preceding Prince Mems
chikoGs mission the Emperor Nicholas had spontane-
ously communicated with the Queen Of England aad her
Minister'S for the purpose Of establishing an intimate
agreement with them, even in the event of the most
empire In short We are Informed that in the cours
Of Lord John Russell brief administration Of the Foreign
ofice-that is in January, ls5S-sr Hamilton S1pour
government TO enter into detailed private
saton with the Emperor himself on this subject;
character. and the secrecy of which does mot
concern the Emperor alone, but which disclosed N
the fullest confidence the views Of the Court q
81 Petersburg with reference to the approaching dsso
luton OF the Ottoman empire. We these facts 10
be correct We have not to loarn for the first tine
that before the Emperor Nicholas engaged in these
traordnay transactions he had attempted at various
times and in different FORMS TO lure almost every Conrt
in Europe to share the plumber of Turkey An long
as his visit TO this country he held the a
guage and have been repeated in greater detail In
the course Of last winter But what answer a.
he get when he sounded Lord John Russell, Of An
in the world. the subject Of eventual partitioa
indignant refusal the part Of the British government
lie was told We are not greatly mistaken, that this
country could entertain proposal which
presupposcd the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of empire the in
egrty of which had engaged to respect and
to protect that the British government
opposed any change in the status quo Of Turkey -
source danger difculty to the world and THAI
as this communication had been made in q frendI1
spirit England strengly recommended the Emperor a
Russia abstain altogether and scrupulousy aug
interference in the affairs Of Turkey which must b
productive of groAt periIs 10 the world Az these
munications Of Q confidential nature, and
wholly anterior to and unconnocted with the affair
OF the Holy Places and Prince Menschikoiis mission,
the government appear to have thought that they
cid not properly form part Of the correspondents
recently laid before Parliament, but constituted Q
separate transaction. This challenge Of the Russian
government relieves them from all further uncertainty
that point. Lord John Russells to the Rus
sian overture will do him dishonor and although In
time OF peace might have been inconvenient to lay
the preensions Russia has sometimes indicated
present relations not likely to suffer from ndis
cietion' she herself has provoked; and trust the
whole correspondence will be immediately produced
From the London Times, March 13.1
The Russian government has thought ct to publish, In
supplement to the ST. Petersburg Journal Of the Sd Of
March, elaborate attempt to explain and vndicate
their conduct throughout the transactions which have
brought the Emperor Nicholas TO the verge Of hos
lties with several Of the great Powers This document
which is too long for to publish to-day IL moderate
in one for 1t is addressed to the Russian agents at the
posc Of those furious and fanatcal manfesocs to the
Russian people which astonished and Disguised the
civilized world II il strictly argumentatve In FORM Tor
it is intended If possible not only to excupate Russ
but to establish against the Western Powers.