The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-18
PROTOCOL NO. 5,
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Present-The Plenipotentiaries OF Austria, France,
Great Britain, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey
Count oRIoff states tina the pleni potent e Turkey
and OF Russia MT prepared u lay before Congress
the project of treaty relative to the which
the powers possessing the coasts may keep in tae
Sea, and applies TO defer this communication I'll the
sitting
The FIRST PINporEsrARY Of Great Brt.in iaquires OF
the pIenipotenaIes Of Russia whether the
made by Count Orof in the preceding sitti on tbs
subject of Nicolaief applies equally to Caerson asd to
the Sea of Azof
The FIRST PlESIPorEyrARY Of Russia repi' at, like
Nicolais Fl, the Sea OF Az1 cannot be locads sr the
direct application OF the principe sc.sped q, dssta
that on the other hand is ndu ina vessels
cannot navigate that he abdes, howeye., by the
10 which the Earl OF Clarendon has referred
snd he rep ats that Russia being DESTROYS Of acting
wholly in CONFORMITY with the engagements whi:b shs
mas contracted will not build anywhere the shores of
the Black Sea- its tributaries, or in the
wDich DEEPEN ent on i any ships Of war otaer than
those which Russia will msiutain ia the Bla TX Sea,
cordipg to the terms OF her convention with Turkey
The Congress- proceeds to the development Of the
second point.
The FIRST PIESRoTEsTARY OF France remarks that the
Conference Of Vienrs nad carefully studied all the ques
tors relating 70 the navigation Of the Danube aod that
what mad been t. an prepared.
Count Biol reads tie annex to the 9th Vienna pro-
tocol.
Count wArEwsn proposes that the fJlloring clauses
should be drawn up -
rne act Of ne Congress o Vienna having ss,bi.hed the
several states the contracting spulae
apped 70 The Oar aoe and It's mouths they declare ,hs this
arrangement herceh FIRMS part of se puoic Jaw Of ku
and take II under their guarantee.
The navigation of The Danube cannot be subeced to
iaiIons hcu follow coneqaencs there sns not be ievei
sny to founded solely upon me sc q me navigation OF the
vessels ard no obsce whatever a be opposed TO free ma
The Sublime Porte engages be executed con-
T he 9oa ae The
well to cesr the mouth OF the aauoe from the sands watch
other points the parts OF It's eps
ci,ly between he ports Of Galsiz and BraiIs
embellishments n,enosd TO and 70 acae the navga
ysatng the Lover Danube on the express condloa thu ia
hs espec rs 10 every other The sgs OF al nations snail be
viii the view carry The srrangs mens Of the proceed
ing article mmsson which can only pc os'oRea com
shs be charged with he duy ofdeerminpg the en Of
son fr navigation. ara for river and marlvme poics
sts also draw 10 insri:ons Intended for the gudancs OF
IN conformity win he stipulation. Of the treaties of Vienna,
y The qusy.of river borierns states; win per
In csse % disagreement relative 10 the ner0re alton OF the
ing powers
Count wlIEws observes that.the Congress viii fur.
tber bsve 70 take INTO consideration the composition
the commissions Toned ia the two last paragrs
but that the executive comrsson comp dee-
gates q All the Powers bordering the Danube, IL will
be proper 70 invite Bavaria fend representatives T.
Count Bror remarks that the regulation Of winch this
commission will have to supernend the execution an
affect only the Of the navigation Of the Lower
DANUBE; that the navigation Of the Upper Damn ~ has
not given rise !. any cipu'e among the Interested par
tee and that there could be giving TO the
authority Of the commission extension which there
was no Justification.
The FIRST PIENIPoTENTARY Of France replies that the
congress has cea with general question affecting the
navigation of the river that Il had been thus laid down
u the document which forms the basis Of the
and that from the moment agreed that the commits
SION styled executive TO be composed o.
powers becomes Impossible to exclude Bavaria from
He that moreover the text Of The proposed articles
admits OF no Sigay AMI sufficiently iocicatel the
tufe OF the attributes Of this c,mmissi m.
Cunt WArEwsKI reads the seventh lad last paragraph
which IL in the folio wing terms:
In order 10 insure he OF the regulators which
fha have been drawn ny common con 'eut In accord
with The pncp above Sc Tor each ~ contracting
powers shah The right 81 saionng Zone two) ngb
a. the mouth Ct the Danu1e
re Coz g.sls a. frs T. fu'use fi.g .As EAST r.
rrgup y taese several paragraph