Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-12
Foreign News.

or the conferences at Vienna.
The most noteworthy incident brought by th,
arrival is the publication of strong anti Russian ar
tcle in the NoRiteur OF Paris The Peace Part,
were all thrown back by the article, and rates fcl
more than franc The article written by the
Steele, Republican paper, in reply to the Journal
les De6dts-ai1 contends that the Allies must and
will insist upon the destruction of Nicoaieff as q
military and naval arsenal The Russo philites hat
been arguing that Nicolaie, being some distance in
lAnd, on the banks OF the Bug was not embraced il
the 81 article, which stipulated for the neutraza
tion of the Black Sea This position the Steel,
coInbAtS and 1t is sustained by the official organ o
the French Government The idea of excluding
ships of war from the Euxine while Russian arse
nal is left upo1 its waters ready turn out ships
by the dozen, WAS too absurd; and much as Loui.
Napoleon may desire peace he could not expect Il
palm off SO gross mockery upon England.
NJ Gaillardet admits that this question may en-
danger pacific solution. He hopes, however, that
some compromise may be adopted, as the universal
desire of France is for peace.
| We copy below letter from the Paris correspon
dent of the London Times, which contains the srti
Gle of the Steele
Correspondence Of London Times
Paris, Wednesday Feb. 20 t p NJ
The publication OF article from the Steele in th,
days Moniteur has produced certain sensation in public
The article is reply the Journal des DebAts o Mon
ay which had several OF its columns filed with a discus
sion OF the points that before the conferences
The Debas supposed itself merely express the opinion.
Of some imaginary correspondents in Berlin and Vienna
but the veil too transparent and believed tina
the reasoning that OF the person whose signature
affixed to the article. BE this il nav OF Oh,
principal questions taken up whether Nicolaief
should or should not be comprised among the asenas
the shores of the Black Sea the suppression OF which viii
he one OF the conditions OF peace with Russia Whether
Sicolaef belongs the third the fifth proposition IL
will have to be considered by the Penpoieutiaes and
very probably of the first The reasoning of the Debat.
prove that the allies had right to include /, in
that category and it declared in decided manner
that Nicoaief could not be considered being the
shores ofhe Black Sea Indeed the greater the ar
Gle in question might be very sdvanageousy employed b,
Count Orlof and Baron Brunow in the discussion aud
they might their French journal such in
fuencc the Journal des De6dfs The Steele which.
whatever Ice its opinions other matters has certainly
taken manly and patriotic view of the whole question
from the beginning seemed feel Ashamed that tile cause
o the Russian Plenpoientares should be thus defended
by OF the principal journals OF France Ii replied and
in the opinion OF most people satisfactorily, to the Rus.
sian pleadngs in the Debas The publication of the
iicle Of the Steele in the official journal considered not
only as correction administered to the Debas through
the Steele, but Interpretation of still more significant
kind = given TO it, The goes that the En-.
neror express desire that the article should appear aud
the publication in the Moneur Of the Passages which in
-ist the destruction of NicOlaief gives il no small i'm
pOrtauce The following the more prominent bart. .
There are journals which imagine themselves to b,
members of the congress- aud which Law down aud soy,
the most complicated diplomatic difficulties with imper-
turbable dto6. The Dsbdts is Of this number and
would willingly pardon the little weakness which Leads
TO play the Plenipotentary played the General be-
fore, during and after the siege OF SebastopO provided
the difficulties II euumerates solved in nations
manner. But the dponatists of the Ds5afs are far from
having the tendecrs it, generals. The milr,
editor used carry the Russian position with yng col
The dipouats the contrary leaves TO the enc
my. with remarkable beray, everything he desire
Now, according TO the Debafi the Turks star
ting from tile clear and precise OF the third point
are about to demand that the arsenals and dOckya
Nicolaef be transporel elseshere. According TO ou
IDEAS right and on teir side Nicolsieh i A.
dangerous To them Sebastopol and moreover sm IT,
lips have gone forth exclusively she Russian navy in tn
Black Sea But the DeJdts does not think So Ncoltrf
it argues, Is not the Black Sea; il leagues in
land, Oh the Bug consequently II il not comprised in Ar
iice g. We need prove the holowness OF this argu
nent II is not only the shores of the Black Sea that nr
to he liberated but the Black sea itself be emancpa
ted and above ALL the Ottoman empire i. TO lie place,
beyond attack Now, 10 close the Euxine 10 armed nav
. it is evident that the Bug must be closed II tia
river remain open there will be closing the Euxine
Let us admit that II Is closed by treaty who in tn
the world will guarantee that tact ID Niculaief remain
erect with IT. menacing srsenas and dockyards Norg
vessels will be constructed there but smaller ones will ma
up by their number for their Of sLe SnOpe e1ped
tons will leave the Bug and Nicolie instead Of raviu
Scbasopo that alone is the difference The arguments
the Debdf event. presented by Baron Brunow and Coun
OrlOG will believe founder against the good sense
! all. No closing % the Bug,-nO Article g. Nicolai,a
| eHant--no security This - beyond doubt. With ?,
-pect 10 Bomarsund the De5qfs which h.s studied ia
treaty OF Frederckshamm, asserts that the Russians pos
~ess the right Of iotfying the Aland Isles: but il think
that out OF consideration for Sweden not England Russ
will not be ntractablc that point II she does at
thus she will whatever be her reasons act with goo
sense for the quesion Of the possession aud iofyiug
the Alant Isles interests alone Sweden and Euglant
Tut also all Europe Mistress Of these islands Russia no
only commands Sweden and the passages Of the Sound
but che also 1enaces the commerce Europe in the b.
tic and could at any time impose her las on IT, FINAL,
within reach Of the passage of the Sound she has fleet
winch might row themselves given point Of Eut
land, Holland, even France. All Europe il therefor
much interested in the question Of the Aland lsle-r
Aier stating its opinion that these difficulties With r.
~pect to NicOnoN and Bomarsund are merely diplomat
scruples which will overcome :he Siec persists in it, d.
cauton that even then the object Ut tue ss7 will remai
unaccompTshed, while the real stumbling block Is still II,
hith article .-
The var has not been undertaken solely TO save the
tohhn empire u has been said and repeated eyetywher
~ official regions that it was a ques ion of the re.est,l
iishment Of European equilibrium and the prevention
any future Invasion ON the part Of Russia We deman
That the conditions Of peace shall strictly coincide wi,
the programme Of war"
Count Orof whose arrival at Brussels had been err,
neously announced 10y the telegraph &c should have be-,
beihn Is expected here tomorrow evening Baron b.
~ the Emperor The Austrian Pleuipot ,niiary dimes /,
DAY Win ihe Minister for Foreign Aniirs
The Black lit Of Thirteen.
Let the Thirteen InmortalsD rejoice Though n
E"q"'er remain silent forever they yet have an organ
The south Sidf D0qofrai has come 20 q cir rescue II
South Sid UJgOrraf! paper ybiob ia t,oro o,i,o,