The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-11


Inc a,s Em psror autaorziog his representative 10
az. n.r be,sin asigDed "a crovde linn With pre-
,s. ,,srru.fons apn-cy.dty hi Majesty ~ end
,as, year in he Of the opening Of the Tssnna
Err re sase Of more clssrpess win briefly sts.e ths
sxsct ten those instsuc i,na They sta 'rc-a he
principe aat 4, sultan, - sovereign OF the territory
fpch,g the straits % the Da-daHees and u the
B sphos has a right 70 open slut the passage.
They not opposed 70 t-owng open he Rach sss %
foreign Tags, The Porte tseB adiis the principe In
that case hey dsdu ,ed the nasurL consequence CT
,srss,t rsc2ro:sy, 50 Thai Hussisn vessels nyh. "a
nee TO pas ne srsts, enter the Mediterranean in
the same manner hss fore ship oswAy migos navgAs
TIE Black sea. They morrow :, admitted the perfect
liberty Of The Soraa to excrci his sovereign rgat %
Ing Tor fors,sn vessels On h.s. co.. di.iens the lss
Emperor hao authorized eventually, his plsniposntsre
to give tht assent TO the abrogaca Of the principle Of
Faihsul 70 the idea Of his august .her the ESperor
Alexander Il prescribed 70 his enpo en- isrie 20 "a
here stiisy to the inst, lions which they
already provided In making tat decision known 70
item on the 11h Of Ap j. his M'jAsty deignsd 70 "a
the siI,iI Of the ID Of March and 10 discuss The mat
ter Thoroughly leaving 70 sdversa,ies the o6igson
q tab Dg the initiative Of revision provoked y ihe
the day II sr they received the srustoa. q heir
Court Prince Gortschskoa and NJ ritof In he loh all
asi.s Of sncs and Esglsnd s sxpl in sh.mseisss ~
TO the notifications their CxbeS deAred 10 have D4de
Th.te modiacati M occupied the 1lth and 18th ait
In q, of Vie lot apc 2lst Of Ap-fl.
IN The first place the pseni eparcs Of the Western
Powers explained the plan concerted bet ~een their
courts In the second TIE pleni 1ten,ariss OF Russia
presented eouuter project based uEon the instructions
OF the Imperial Capnet.
We VI briefly snalJze both.
The DIST project read in tie sitting Of the 18th of April
ccnsis Of ten articles. asre fellow the tea articles,
Annex TO protocol XII AZ es this project WAS read,
he sussAn plsaipoenii.res, without catering iatn
discus Of The ar les from to 10. reserved to the
selves TO give sply the next conaren; e as to the
mode OF 30 ntioo psoposed
o. sr'Ss,: sIaS -s.s f
ebaSc to brine tie proposals made on tee 18th OF eli
ir edia ely me .lsiss Of the Imperial CAbiust
renafs sale aeapan wai.S Lori join Russell esta:
hhed he 26h Of March TO serve ~ rule t,r ths
solution Of the problem which formed object Of tbs
actual eelbcrahon lie. quote the wofds Of the
Epe.s eenposntisry, In.ertAd IN tas text OF proc
Lord John Russell recalling the declaration made Al the
opening o. he nesoa'ias BY Prince Goscesk9r hA be
Rnssa MAINTAIN ed hat ey England and of her a.
sss the sss s Ssu s be ~ s ses ws 81 O.
should st the time be ausieat Tor the security Of
ha e I TO- 4 She
After his dtcsrafioa Iosss formally IN the Gomez
Of he Goth Of March Lord John Russell caunot d
surprised cat rhe pr" 81 ians made on the 18th OF
Apil nat judged o5 the Imperial Cabinet the
yessel- in the Black Sea while tie naval forces in the
MsoiseraoI remained without CONTROL t, open the
Daroapelles and the B,sph,rus to france and England
while cosed 10 tina Russian dsg; finally, to stpuAte
Donina,ion o. for reign Crsus In pc IS without
the goverur0e1J having il IN its power TO refoss
them the c-Iudtt.T right Ell yed equally by France
an England 10 tina territories submitted 70 their rule
surely these not Of nature to assure
the ses sings Of sad end durable peace Eorope for
Transaction TO he snnapert one among states, must
be ally honcra5ie otherwise it is not peace but an
afulis.ice.
These copsde at appreciated in thei exact truth,
will complete the prof that reality the combinations
suggested by The paDpoeotiarcs OF france and Engsna
would have cd fsuer I'd less sold olsdses
peace OF Europe than the drawn up by the late En-
peror He .hreg The Black cey to the aga OF
all nations Thereby pm end to tine isolation of
the Ottoman empire And 70 the apprehension a7sed in
foreign States by tie opropcron Of the naval forces OF
the TWO Powers who haze territory In the Eaca Sea. BY
cessing be che ID -,ds accessible the surveil
lance and observation OF al oher powers Tnis did away
also with tbe fear OF presumed danger to which tue
capital # the Ottoman enpie might be exposed by tine
vanity Of our naval establishments In word that plan,
conceivec by policy at the time provicent and dis
interested, would. The one hand k.ve afforded per-
msnenr guaranty of secority 10 Europe, while the
other the dqniy OF Russia woud not have suffered in
the sighest dearee On her aide she would have ,tan
equal rights for her asg by the opening OF the Dara
mel an 81 the Bosphorus On both sices there would
hsye been in the adoption O. this plan, the more OF
perfect &c procty which forms the basis OF inerna
tcral Ieatops the INN table principle OF justice which
the sentiment OF honor every nation approves and
spects.
Fenenated with his conviction, our august master
reiterated to his representatives the order OF sdherng
10 the execution OF that pan given in their inssr1c
tions under the late Emperor.
The egrsphic COMMUNICATIONS gave in.relbls celei
~ TO the transmission os that order Thus the plan pre-
Petersburg tho 20th, declined by The Russian PIE
npo.er iAIes IN tue conference Of the 2'st.
Having obeyed the orders Of their Court they present
ed IN the sitting counter project based upon their
nstruc principle Of throwing open the Straits
and the n paviga'ion oft-e Black Sea.
In SUPPORT Of that plan they rea1-l memorandum
drasn no With view TO develop the advantages OF he
combination proposed by the Imperial Cabinet in the
e interest Of the haarce Of power in Europe and
tined to convert he said pra,ect into treaty On the
demand the Russian plcnpo.entaries these two docu
Vr..4u I>.tn 10 o4xa.
all friendly Powers Inc sincerity and the Of
the edors Of the Imperial Cabinet towards the
ble with the dignity Of 9ssis We have thought 1t 70
annex thNs documents 70 the present despatch,
complete the relation Of Gcts.
TAnrezes and p, as previously Published in the NEW
weIegrss to add that AL the attempts Of pleni 20
tenaries taec procure tie adopt OF the PLAN and
that they could not overcome the obstacles to its execu
ton The rt obstacle raised by the Ottoman pleni
posenay 10 declared that his instructions prescribed
the maintenance Of the principle Of the closing of the
Straits that the sublime Porte had considered that
principle guarantee Of its independence and that it
might be stipulated The penpopentiaes of france aud
England declined 70 dJcuss the Russian CONNER protest,
az being ouned upon basis entirely contrary to their
instructions Conse ueny they declared that they
Aot authosi sed TO discuss the details Of the plan.
In conclusion, they declared that thsr powers
exhausted. Tho Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs,
declmg hat his Count had nothing at heart than
to contribute to the establish peace expressed
throwing open the Black So. While the o,hof Powers
unanimously maintained contrary prndple ~ neces-
sary 10 the t-anq sli.y OF Europe
However, be die lot regara the different modes Of sou
ton exhausted and he regarded IL especially tor
yofproch>,aent he hoped the Conereuce would meet
again u he Inanlbers had new PROPOSE.
tons 10 make.
The day after .hc sitting Of the zig. Lord Johu Russell
le.t Vennn for London. His departure did no! put
end 10 the conferences. The deliberations resumed
the Goth Of april, .! the request % the penpc.en
tiaries Of Russia.
Their instructions, in authorizing them to rive The
Of tbe Imperial Cabinet 20 the opening of the Straits
o Of arriving at general publication,
mated from the idea taat combination conceived In
that spirit 20 De carried oct ought first 10 have the
hesion Of the Porte Ia a quality OF sovereign Of the
ritories lie Straits. The declaration made by the
ottoman PenipctepsTy in the sitting Of the 2Ist pat
end That eventually IL teen remained for the Rms
sian Penrotent TO the latitude o. their poYers
arrive at soaton in eccesdaIoe with direct
interests q Russia.
From the very first, have said, the Imperial
Cabinet without provoking the revision Of the irsY o