The New York herald., 1869-02-28
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

The Dispute Between Turkey and Greece.
The Paris correspondent OF the London Daily Ne,cs,
writing on Saturday. the 18th inst, says:-The fol-
lowing is the text Of the Marquis de Ia valette's
highly comminatory despatch to Greece, which was
published yesterday in Florence by the Gazetta
d'Itaiia, and an abstract only of which came this
morning by telegraph
PARIS, Jan. 20, 1soo
MONSIEUR LIE MINIsrRE-The Powers which signed
the treaty OF 1856 having met in conference in Paris
ence which has arisen between Greece and Turkey,
deeply regret that the Greek government did not
think ut 70 instruct It's representative 70 De present
explanations to the conference. Nevertheless, the
Powers have thought 1t their duty to go on
with the work OF friendly Intervention which
they undertook in the interests OF peace and
have charged me- president Of the conference, to
inform the Greek Minister In Paris that he may put
through me, think 1t needless TO add that, as the
protocol OF the sttngs shows, lost no tme ID laying
before the conference all the documents which NJ.
kanghabe handed 70 me, and the resolutions Which
the conference came to were taken alter an impair
tial examination OF all the documenLa which
could enlighten its conscience. BY means OF
this impartial and careful examination the
conference came to the unanimous conclu-
sion that 1t was desirable to eliminate from
the discussion ali questions OF fact and to pay less
attention TO the past than to the inquiry what should
be rules Of conduct for the future relations be-
tween Turkey and Greece In short, the conference
thought that the best means OF preventing recur-
renee OF existing dificulties would De to lay down
with precision the general principles OF international
law touching the points as TO which there was
dissenson between tue TWO governments and
which are and must ever be the common
law OF all peoples. / am directed by the
conference to communicate TO your Exccllency the
enclosed declaration in which the representatives
ol the Powers summarize their decisions and views
The conference feels convinced that the Hellenic
government Will not misunderstand the friendly
spirit which has throughout guided is Deliberations,
and that Win not refuse To adhere to those gene
raj principles which, repeat, are equally binding
upon all States and which Greece may accept with
out any derogation from her independence and dig
mediate Importance which the Powers desire 1t should
have Il Is essential that within week from the
delivery OF the present declaration the Hellenic gov
ernment should answer by communicating through
me TO the conference its pure and SIMPLE adhesion
TO the principles set forth In this act and its engage
ment to CONFORM 70 them for the future IL Is estab
lisned by the adhesion gwen to the present decara
tlou by the Turkish Minister, and inserted IN the
PROTOCOL that the Ottoman Porte undertakes
10 renounce the measures spoken Of In It's
ultlmatum OF December IL. BY the adhesion
VI his Hellenic Majesty's government 10 tine
declaration the resumption OF diplomatic relations
between Greece and Turkey viii be considered AZ
fully established from the moment OF thus adhesion
expiration OF the period fixed the conference would
ind itself compelled, with much regret 70 consider
the silence OF the Athens Minister tantamount to
refusal, and would feel that 1t had exhausted all
available means 10 produce an accord. From that
moment II would have no other course open than 10
abandon the Greek government to the consequences
of resolution opposed 10 the wishes OF all the
Powers, with a view TO the maintenance OF peace.
am, &c., LA VALErTE-