The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-29
Rich NJ 0ND, VA:
MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 50, fass

MONDAY MOkNlN0, JANUARY s9, 1855.
| THE FouR POINTS The following are the four
points alluded to in the negotiations:
the abolition OF the Protectorete OF Russia over
the Danuban Principaliiies, and the privileges OF
those provinces placed under the collective guaran.
| tee of the contracting Powers.
2. The free navigation Of the mouths of the Da-
nube secured according to the principles established
| by the Congress of Vienna.
3 The revision of the treaty fthe 18th July 1s41,
in the interest OF the balance OF power in Europe
4. The Abandonment by Russia of her claim to
exercise an official protectorate over the Christian
subjects of the Porte Ito whatever rite they might
belong, In consideration of the Powers giving their
mutual assistance to obtain from the Sultan q cop-
frmation and observance of the religious privileges
OF all Christian communities.
The unconditional acceptance of the Four
Points, by Russia, would be strange when
| it is remembered that they concede wha. the
Gear has so frequently and so positively
claimed as matters of right. The English
and French journals consider this act of the
Gear as insincere, and merely to gain time
but as no armistice is declared it would ap
pear that if this were his object it has not
yet been obtained. 1t is assumed by those
journals that Nicholas has two reasons for
desiring little time: one of them to improve
his position at Vienna and counteract the
| growing influence of Great Britain at that
Court the other to increase his defences
and his men and provisions for their support
| at SebastOpol. The latter reason for desiring
a-truce may be as strong with the allies as
| with the Car. They are believed to be just
as much in want of provisions, munitions and
soldiers to attack Sebastopol as the Car is
to defend it.
The truth is, the simple and unexplained
dispatch relative to the acceptance of the
four points leaves great deal of room for
speculation, and journalists never lose an
opportunity of the kind that may be afforded.
They are always ambitious of the reputation
of seeing further into milestone than any
body else and hence their sage speculations
upon all indefinite intelligence. We have
great confidence in the pluck as we'll as the
sagacity of Nicholas, and in the absence of
| more definite information, we will only con-
lecture that any treaty that he concludes with
| the allies will not be one sided one, in which
| he makes all the concessions. The allies
| have more at stake than he has, and can bet.
ter afford to pay a high price for peace than
he can.
| The Paris correspondent of the New York
journal of Commerce, under date of JAN IL
writes as follows with regard to the apparent
| acceptance by Russia of the conditions pro-
posed by the Allies:
The London and Paris editors have not hitherto
been able give positively the precise nterpre-
| tation of the guarantees. This day, however, we
find in the Constitutional editorial article on
the subject, of two columns, signed CuchegaI Cla
| rieay, a gentleman who enjoys intimate relations
| with rhe Ministry OF Foreign Affairs and who would
| not-judsipg as do of him from close personal
| acquaintance announce in strict terms and with.
OCT authority, the actual state of things He mar
| rates occurrences at Vienna, as follows, in sub.
| stance:
On the 2sth ult, the joint Interpretation of the
| Four Gusrantees was read to the Russian anibas-
ssdor BY Count Buol, merely as gratuitous inform.
alton. The ambassador took copious notes of the
contents OF the document which was simply COM
nuncated not delivered to him. He asked and
obtained fortnight, for reference to bis Govern.
ment. 1t was well understood that by the 14th
ms: he was to answer by Yes or No. there must
not be qualification or discussion When be trans.
mitted the conditions of the Three Powers he de
signated them unreasonable. Eight days after, he
announced to NJ de Buol that he was authorized
to accept the guarantees, modifying slightly the
construction OF one, or perhaps of two of them
If thai suited, he was ready to commence thorough
and defnitive negotiations. The Representatives
| of France and England might have refused; Aus
tria requested them not to exercise this right i'm
medisteiy: there was no material difference in the
Russian terms, from their Interpretation: the delay
accorded to Russia had only half elapsed Russia
still had week for final reply the representatives
might in the interval, cons2lt their respective
| Courts. This plan adopted the INSTRUCTIONS
| returned to the British and French Ambassadors
| are not divulsed Mr.. Cucheval Clarigny proceeds
TO assert great moral victory" so lar for the AL
lies; he expresses doubts of the sincerity of Russia
snd assigns various reasons for the presumption
that che mainly seeks to gain time In order to put
in motion an eiectiye force of hundred and fifty
thousand men. with whom to march on Galicia,
en- route for Vienna. For my part believe In the
sincerity of Russia far as 10 that of the Allies
The beat policy of all parties would be moderation
mutual concession.
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