New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-27

now Foreign MlDisteI OF rahCeI Loiu taimcie'
ton and Lord Clarendon, Lord L.nsdo wn- also
s.-i.tirg AT this meeting the elements OF tue
prrposal to be made by be Western Powers
zee fixed. The fret alternative was 70 reduce
tn. naval poSer OF Russia as vel as Of Turkey
10 four sail Of tn lice and fouf frigas4s, with
p,opoft,onate Dua,ber OF light vessels foe 'h' POI
nc. Of thee aters the AllIes to have the faculty
Of maintaining there bGlf the same number Of
ships. By this alternative ii vas proposed to
SECURE the ind, yendeuce Of Turkey by putting
sn I'D to the prepoDoerance Of Russia ia the
81, q Ses. In the event of this proposal being
declined another alternative VA. to be offered,
ia the neutrohz ng Of the Black Sea BY exclld-
lue all wars chips except for police purposes;
but that appears never to have come seriously
ul der discussion.
To these b.ses the Cabinets OF England and
France from FIRST to last ogreed, aud up to cer-
tam point their representatives, remained hrm-
From the start, however, Austria sppeara to
haze shrunk from any positive course. Afier
having 5grted to the Four Points, che at once
rails, difficulty at the Conference as to the IN
terpre atlsn of the Third Point, signifylng that
she would not declare war unless her o~a inter-
probation was accepted. With this view she
II nde proposition that Russia should limit her
forces to tbe amount at which they stood before
the war, and that Turkey should be allowed TO
increase hers by way of "counterPolse, the
other Powers To- have the faculty of entering the
Black Sea on the summons of Turkey. This
would haze been virtually to revert to the posi-
ton IN which all the powers stood before the
war, with permission TO Turkey TO guard herself
better in the future Snd to the Others to assist
in enererncl.s But even should this, her owo
proposal, be rejected, Austria refused to give
my assurance Of going to war, while she POSI-
ti,ey declined to do 50 In case Ofhe rejection of
tie I'm tation proposed by FraUce add England
Again Il the course Of Austria the Engish For
eign Minister Lord Clarendon, appears to have
prott eo with ubbesitating vigOr, reminding Aus
trla that she had declared the naval power of
Russia ID the Black Sea to be " a standing men
" ace To Europe" expressing his surprise aud
copcern at cuur,e which he could view as
nothing less than IN snnoune -ment that Aus
s'trla would not here to the Treaty of Decem-
" eember 90" aud calling upon her " to fulfill
" Der solemn engagements by at once entering
Unto concert to give immediate effect to the
" treaty"
IL this disposition of parts the curtain fell
upon tbe Conference. Russia appears 70 have
paved the role of silent recipient of propo-
soils. Austria 6noing herself 10 this dilemma, in
which sbe must either fulfill her engagement or
stand before Europe with a damaged reputa-
ton devise, the ingenious plan of summoniug
private conference IN Count BuOls chamber
with the representatives. OF England and France
At this conference was starttd that new "base"
to which Lord John Russell and DrOuyn &c
rHuys gave approval, but which was atterward
rejected by their respective Governments
This acceptance furnished, however, to Aus
tria the opportunity she desired, and which she
at once embraced, of retiring with great appa-
rent honor from her engagements. With an
ingenious csndor, TO well becoming her career,
she now excsims: " Here is proposal ad-
united BY your own representatives to afford
% The base of just and honorable peace. How
p" can you look to us to support you when you
reject that which your own plenipotentiaries
have deemed sufficient Crafty Austria
how Francis Joseph, that young hope of his
country, must cbuckle in his triumph over de-
luded France and England.