Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-02

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lie Illus an troops in s9slsa ,lasitith thai The
fstnperor Nicholas was Obliged TO inaAa M his
laliid 10 svaelate ibe lsneipaliIies. Russia how
seeks TO reader to Anstria what She hrs done 10
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10 orcer not 10 be tale, N the rear By the large
ioices Which Russia has assembled in Poland on
the Piics, aud the Upper Nistula tic Austrian ar
my has extended IFS left beyond measure. and {
found necessary 10 create in Che greatest haste
the entrenched camps of Cracow and Lemberg, III
order toprotect Gallacis. With the immortal guard
concentrated at Warsaw, the corps 81 Siewers and
Paniuiine, and the reserves which are in Lvonia
and Courlsnd, Russia can in fact in few DAYS
throw 10000 men into Gaacia on the read to Vi
emma The great point now is to prevent the AUS
trisn army which occupies the Principalties, and
the centre OF which is Trspsylvania, from giving
assistance to 'ialiacla. while leaving divisions
TO hold lirm against the Russian corps which guard
Bessaraba and the banks of the Pluth
Since Dec. ID, Russia has been making every ex.
eriion to form, without stripping the Danube new
army to menace the Upper Dniester and the head
quarters OF which are at Kew. These two armies,
the army of Poland, intended to be marched from
| the North to the South and the army of Podola,
intended to be marched from the East to the West
and which would so place between two fires the
| Austrian army, are to be placed under the COM
! mand ofPrince Pasklewitch Gen. Hess would be
obliged to provide against both at the same time,
! and battle gained march concealed would
/ open to one of the two Russian armies the road to
Vienna. What Russia wants in order to be able to
strike this grand blow is to have assembled st Po-
doa sufficient forces; she has so completely strip
ped her army OF the Danube to defend Sebastopol
and Odessa that she has as yet been able to col
! lect around Kew not more than $4,000 men. She
requires from 100 900 to 10000 to act efficiently
Did she hope. by pretending to negotiate, 10 gain
time for the troops which are on their march from
all sides to arrive at Podolia? 1t is for better in
| formed persons to say.
| Interpretation efhe -Four PointS-In the Debats
of the 18th instant NJ. Slvestre de Sacy gives some
particulars not hitherto published respecting the
Interpretation given to the four points in the con-
ferenees at Vienna on the 28th ut. He says
The protocol of December %, concerning the
Liberation of the mouths Of the Danube, lays down
| that a syndicate Cor counciD shall be formed in
common between the FIVE courts, and that its pow
and attributes shall be regulated in the course
of the negotiations Respecting the revision of the
treaty in lS4l in the interest OF the European equ-
lbrium, the protocol says that this equilibrium has
been DISTURBED by the preponderence which Russia
has secured TO herself not only by means of the
treaty of lS4l, but also by means of several
preceding treaties All those treaties shall be an
| nulled.
The Black Sea shall be free, but the naval force
which each of the five powers shall be at liberty
to possess or keep up there shall be determined by
adopting the principle of equality which, on this
subject, shall be the foundation of the future stp-
ulations. The protoc0lof Dec % affrnls also that
the allies have no intention Of violating the integ-
! rity Of the Russian empire, and consequently Of
! taking from 1t any ofits privileges. Nevertheless
they to themselves the right profttng by
oil fna 80
| when il shall become necessary to arrive at def
mite understanding concerning the importance and
extent Of the military and naval establishments
which Russia shall be able to possess hereafter on
the shore OF the Black Sea.
The first of the four conditions of tie note of
August 18th relates to the protectorate that Russia
exercised over the Principahties Of Walschia Mol
davia, and Servia. This protectorate will have to
cease. The language ofthe note Of August S is so
precise on this head that the protocol Of December
% had nothing to add 10 it. But this protocol goes
| into an explanation on the fourth condition. 1t
has for its object the definitive abolition of the right
of special protection that Russia does not cease to
assert in favor of the Sultans subjects protesting
! the Greek religion.
! All the treaties appealed to by Russia in support
! of this pretension arc to be annued; the common
/ protection Of the Five Powers viii be substituted
| for the exclusive protection Of Russia: Rnd those
powers viii engage to deal with the greatest con-
sideratiOn for the Ottoman Porte and to act to-
ward it with the greatest delcacy go as not to ex-
tie Its susceptibility. and not TO injure IFS ndepen-
dence The protocol ailudes to the recent acts of
! the Sultan, whose sincerity is not doubtful. The
! allied powers guarantee the maintenance Of these
acts so favorable to al Christian communities and
the loyalty OF their execution .....
| The reading Of this protocol was followed by a
very animated discussion, in which it appears fur
Their explanations We're given respecting the advan-
taGes which the allied powers reserved to them
selves the right Of deriving from the deeds of arms
| that may be accomplished before the prelimnaries
/ are signed. Thus it would not be impossible that
demolition of the fortress of Isnail on the Danube
might be demanded, and the construction in It's
! stead OF neutral fortress TO belong to the Five
! Powers, and held by garrison in common. Thus
again the destruction of Sebastopol might perhaps
be exacted the demolition Of its forts ard arsenals,
and its reconstruction forbidden forever, as the for
nation any military port would be at the same
time prohibited, should it be OF nature to menace
the independence of Turkey
This commentary, il is said was theoretically re-
lected by Primes Gortschakot who is also said to
have declared that he bad no powers for accepting
such conditions; he added that, he would immedi-
ately transmit the protocol or memento to the cab-
net OF st. Petersburg and that he would apply for
the commands of his sovereign. On the following
day Prince Gorschakoff saw N. de Buol again
specting the third condition a new wording, that
did not essentially differ from the one proposed on
the day previous concerning the consequences of
deeds of arms, and NJ de Buol maintained in his
reply that It was necessary to answer purely and
simply by an acceptance or a refusal Prince Gort-
schakoff dananded the delay necessary for receiv-
ing an answer; this term was conceded to him, and
was to expire on the l4th of January
GREAT BRrTAIs.-Our Liverpool correspondent
says that various rumors were ahoat respecting
proposed changes in the Cabinet. 1t was said that
the Duke Of Newcastle had rendered his resigna-
ton, and that negotiations had been opened with
Earl Gray. the Earl of Carlisle, Sir Francis Bar
ing and Others to ascertain the conditions on which
they would accept Office under the present head of
Government. Lord Palmerston and Sir James
Graham are talked Of for the War Department.
A RooRBAcK.--The Washington correspondent
oil the New York Times, apparently for want of
something like Washington news to write about, !