The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-18
PROTOCOL NO. 16.

EVACUATION OF TURKEY.
SITTING MARCH e. 1856.
Present--The plenipotenta.ies OF Austria, France,
Great Britain, Prussia, usia, Sardinia and Turkey
The protocol Of the preceding sitting is read and ap
Cunt wAIEwsKI the project of convention de-.
signed to replace the act signed in London the 18th
This oec s adopted and the congress decides that
it shall be annexed to the present protocol
The congress further determine that special proto.
COL which shau be signed before this convention shall
stipulAte during the period necessary fur the
ton of the territories by the bellgeIent ARMIES for
temporary exception to the regulation respecting the
closing.
Count wEwsK resumes the reading of the articles Of
the general treaty which had been interrupted the
close Of the preceding sitting; these articles are sue
cessively adopted, in The following terms:--
There follow articles Is to 80 ncusivs.l
The FIRST PLESlPOTENTARY Of France says that he ar
ves at the article STIMULATING for the of the
Ottoman territory by the armies of the allied powers.
He remarks that the previous concluded with
d the eevelOpsmsnt assumes BY the war have become
and material collected at this time in tie Crimea he
ACIDS that the evacuation will commence Immediately
France as wen IS of ali her allies is to recall her ar ny
within the shortest possible period but that this opera
ton will require not less than six months that the allies
Of the Porte find themselves consequently unable how
great their desire to conform to them to fulfill
within the stipulated PERIOD the engagement which they
have taken on this point and that it is accordingly
necessary to come to some understanding.
In consequence of these observations, the Congress
decides that viii meet Immediately after the concu.
sion of peace In orcer to to agreement upon
the to be adopted In order to fix the pc
RODS within which the evacuation shall be accomplished
The adoption of the last articles Of the general treaty
ID deferred to the next meeting.
The Draft of convention to be concluded between Rus.
sic and Turkey and which is annexed to Protocol no. TO-
having been revised is agreed to and finally settled
is annexed to the present protocol.
The signatures follow.
ANNEX TO PROTOCOL NO. 16.
CONVENTION respecting STRAITS.
Published in the New YORK HERALD, Nay 13l
PROTOCOL NO. IT,
SITTING OF MARCH g. 1856.
Present The penipotentiaries Of Austris, France
Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sarcina and Turkey.
Count WAEwsKI reads the last articles of the general
treaty These articles are settled and agreed to by
congress In the following terms -
Articles 81 to "a inclusive
The congress further decides that the treaty shall
inmate With the following additional and transitory
article -
ADDITIONAL AND rRANsrroRf ARTICLE.
The spuletops OF the convention respecting the straits
employed by he beseren powers for The evscuaion
or the territories occupied armes but the said pu
atons shall their entire effect evacua.
lion shall be terminated.
All the articles having been read and approved Count
WAwsK proposes to the congress meet the
of Tomorrow in order to silk their initials to Il treaty
and to the conventions which will be annexed to IT, he
likewise proposes to fix Sunday the 30th of the present
month, for the signature Of the peace
The Conference agrees.
Count WAIEwsK finally remarks that, upon signing the
treaty peace the gress will not have the
conclusion of its abors that It must continue in
order to settle all that relates to the cessation Of host
ties and particularly to the bockades prepare the in
coed to the Prncpslties and finally agree upon the
ements be adopted In order the
alton of all the territories occupied by the armies Of the
allied powers.
The congress decides that it will continue
to sit and to assemble ct the place Of its sittpgs.
The signatures follow.