Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-02-16
The Pending Negotiations for Peace.

he the announcement brought by the Arabia,
that Russia had consented to negotiate on the
basis Of the propositions submitted to the Cabi-
net of St. Petersburg through Count Esterha-
~. 1t will be useful to reall to the recollection
Of our readers what these proposition were:
I-DANUBIAN PnIcIPALITEs.
Complete abolition Of the Russian protecto-
rate The Danubian Principalites shall receive
Al organization couformable to their Wishes to
their wants, TO their interests; and this new or
aanizatou, respecting which the population it
self will he consulted shall be recognized by
the contracting powers and sanctioned by the
Sultan MS emanatng from his sovereign initia-
tive No State shall be able, under any pre-
text whatever, under any form of protectorlte,
as interfere in the question of the internal adj
uinistraton of the Principaties; they shall
adopt defnitive permanent system, demanded
by their geographical position, and no impedi-
ment can be made to their certifying, in the in
terest of their safety, in such manner they
may deem advisable, their territory against for
eign aggression.
In exchange for the strong places and terri
tories occupied by the Allied armies, Russia
consents to rectifcation of her frontier with
Turkey in Europe. 1t would commence in the
vicinity of Chotym, follow the line Of the noun
taIuS, Wnlcn eXtenu III u SOuluehstcfly uilcC-
ton. and terminate at Lake Sasik. The late
(trace) shall be definitely regulated by the gen.
eral treaty, and the conceded territory would
return to the PrinGpalities and to the suzerain-
ty of the Porte.
The freedom of the Daube and of its mouths
shall be efficaciously secured by European insti-
tutions, in which the contracting Powers shall
be equally represented, except the particular
positions of the lords of the soil on the banks
des rarerans) which shall be regulated upon the
principles established by the act Of the Con-
gress of Vienna regards the navigation OF
rivers. Each of the contracting Powers shall
have the right to keep one or two small vessels
stationed at the mouths of the river, destined to
assure the execution Of the regulations retatlVe
to the freedom of the Danube.
nI-NuTRALIZATIoN OF THE BLACK SEA-
This sea shall be opened to merchant vessels
closed to war naves marines mitatdares. Con-
sequently no naval military arsenals shall be
created or maintained there. The protection of
the commercial and maritime interests Of all
nations shall be assured in the respective ports
of the Black Sea- by the establishment of insti-
tutions conformable to international law, and to
the customs sanctioned in such matters. The
two powers which hold the coast engage them
selves to maintain only the number OF light
vessels of fixed force, necessary for their
coast service. This convention, concluded sep
arately between these two Powers, shall form
part rs an annex of the general treaty after re-
ceiving the approval Of the contracting parties
This separate convention cannot be annulled or
modified without toe consent of the sguataries
of the general treaty. The closing of the
Straits will admit the exception applicable to the
to the stationary vessels mentioned i'll the pre-
ceding article.
1v-cuRIsrIAN SUBJECTS OF THE PORE
The immunities of the Rayan subjects of the
Porte shall be religously preserved, without in
frinyemeut on the independence and dignity OF
the Sutans crown As deliberations TAX
ing place between AUSTRIA France, Great Brit
tain, and the Sublime Port to assure to the
Christian subjects of the Sultan their religious
and political rights Russia shall be invited,
when peace is made, to associate herself there
to.
The beligerent powers reserve to themselves
the right which appertains to them of produc-
ing in a European interest special conditions
over and above the four guarantees.
The London Times of the 18th of January
gives publicity to the following Geographic des-
patch from its Paris correspondent
PARIS JAN 1.-THE following telegraphic
despatch was received here at 1870 this NOR
ming, and was Immediately posted up at the
Bourse by order of his Excellency the Minister
of the Interior:
VIENNA, Jan. 16, Ills P. M.-Tae Minis
ter of France to the Nmisier Of Foreign 4 fairs.
Count Esterhazy writes to-day from ST. Peters
burg that NJ. de Nesselrode has just notified te
him the unconditional acceptance pacceptatto'
pure ct simplex of the propositions contained II
the ultimatum, which propositions are to serve
as preliminaries of peace
The Times also publishes the following tele
graphic despatch from its Berlin correspon'
dent
BERLIN, Jan. 17-Russia has accepted Aus
trials proposals. Official men attribute this t
the urgency of Prussia's representations ane
circumstances.
The Morning Post (ministeriaD says that He,
Majesty's government has received the followin.
telegraphlc despatch from Sir Hamilton Sey
mour: 1.-The Russian government accepts th'
Austrian proposals as basis for negotiations.
From the London Globe of January 10.
We have reason to believe that the announce
ment of morning contemporary that the Aus
TRAN ultimatum has been accepted unconditon-
ally by Russia is substantially correct, and that
her propositions have been accepted as basi
for negotiation. We have no doubt that the
Allied governments will meet this acceptance il
friendly spirit, and with firm determination
if possible to conclude a safe and honorable
peace. They must not forget, however, the In
tricate course of Russian diplomacy on former
occasions: that she accepted the weh-knowl
''four points" not long since, with what result i
known. We trust Russia will enter into tn
present negotiation in spirit that will preclude
similar disappointment on this occasion.
PREVIOUS POSITION oE AFFAIRS.
The following appeared in the London Nor
ming Post Of the 18th:
"Ws can state with confidence that the Rus
sian reply to the Austrian ultimatum has been
received at Vienna.
Russia rejects the second clause of the first
proposal, viz: the rectiication of her frontier
with Turkey She also rejects the fifth propo
sal, by which right Of producing special con-
ditions is reserved to the bellgerent powers, and
in virtue Of which they would demand the en-
gsgement not to rebuild Bomarsund.
Russia accepts the rest Of the ultimatum
including the naturalization of the Black Sea
with some notifications.