New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-12

England at that time surrendered the right Of
search. Soon afterward the English diplomat as
sured the Cabinet at ST. Petersburg that British
vessels of war should not modest the subjects OF the
Empress in their commercial pursuits; and IN
17sl sir james Harris claimed as a merit for the
English Board Of Admiralty that it overlooked the
freouent case of Russian vessels conveying naval
stores 10 the enemies of England, and that wher'
ever such vessels had been by mistake arrested or
hindered, liberal indemnity for the detention had
been awarded BY the Board. Every indueement
WAS EMPLOYED BY the English Cabinet to detach
Russia from the neutrality. Thus, Lord otormont
writes 10 the ambassador at 81. Petersburg: rs
"there no dear object with which to tempt the
..ambition of the Empress-no concession advan'
..taceous to her navy and her commerce, which
may move her 10 help us against our reOelllous
colonies ," Harris replies that the cesSlon OF
Minorca will be such bait. In 17Sl Mnorca was
proffered TO Catharine-but not accepted.
In March, 1752, Fox entered the Cabinet, and
immediately the Russian Minister at London was
advised that England was ready to treat with Hol-
land with HON the previous Ministry had de-
clared war on the strength OF the treaty oil
I674-wherein it was conceded that Free ships
make Free coods-and would at once conclude an
armistice. Harris is instructed by Fox to repre-
sent these advances as evidence of the Difference
which the King desires to pay to the wishes and
opinions of the Empress. But Fox does not stop
here. A Cabinet Council advises the King TO make
known TO the Russian Minister residing near his
Court that his Majesty is DESTROYS of sharing the
views of the Empress, and of forming the most
intimate relations with the Court of st. Peters
burg. making the declaration of neutrality the
basis of spulations between the two countries
Soon after this Fox resigned. His successor,
Lord Grantham, certified that the rather favorable
DISPOSITION of St. Petersburg toward London was
the fruit of Fox's policy; and when Fox rcentered
the Cabinet, the idea was proclaimed by him that
an alliance with the Northern Powers was the
policy for an enlightened Englishman, and should
continue 10 be so forever. In one of his letters to
Harris he admonishcs him TO regard the Court OF
ST Petersburg as the one whose friendship is oil
the first importance to Great Britain, and AYERS
that tbe proudest aim of his first brief administra
ton was to make plain to the Empress how sin
cerely the English Ministry desired to follow her
couusels and win her confidence. The Partially
of Fox to Russian alliance was extreme. lie
advised the King to write to the Empress and III
wife her to lend her cOndescending attention to the
affairs Of England.
In 1871, Fox being then in tue Opposition, said
in Parliament that 81 was something new for a
British house TO hear the growing greatness OF
Russia presented as matter for anxiety. Twenty
.syears before, England had introduced Russian
vessels into the Mediterranean. He (Fox) had
advised the King not to impede the annexation
of the Crimea to Russia. England had con-
" frmed Russia in her scheme to found her own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT on the ruin of Turkey. Itwere
madness to betray jealousy of Russia's increased
power in the Black Sea-" In the course Of the
same debate, Burke, then Wing, observed: lit
sis something new to consider the Turkish En-
"pre as a part of the European Equilibrium
and these views were urged in still stronger Ian
guage, again and again by Burk-ewho is held by
every party in England as the paragon of British
statesmen-dOwn to the close of his political life;
and they were caught up by the great leader OF the
Wings, who succeeded in command of that
party.
During Lord Greys administration in 1881 and
1882, he took occasion in discussion on foreign
policy to state bis conviction that it would be for
the advantage of Turkey herself and the happi-
ness of Europe if that Power were merged in the
Russian Empire. Was Russia less barbarous
then than she is pictured now Was she less
then that hideOus despOtism which modern Wings
in such terrible color portray her And yet not
alone was her alliance coveted with fawning SER
Witty, but she was encouraged by English liberal
statesmen to that very design for which she is now
so vchementy denounced.