Nebraska advertiser., 1870-11-24
The COmpliestion-Eng Engiand-Rus
The Black Sea Question.

ate idea than can he obtained from
the telegraphic reports, relative To
matters between England and Rus
.sia in regard TO the Black Sea Ques.
ton, We coBdense from the CORES
pondence of our eastern exchanges.
Prussia's specific complaints Of the
violations of the treaty of 1856 which
Russia has complained of are as fol-
lows: The cruise Of the Prince OF
Wales ia the Black Sea, in an Eng
lish frigate; II similar trip Subsequent
- ly by Lord Bulwer Lytton; the ap-
Pearance Of an Austrian squadron at
Varna, Turkish city on the Black
Sea, when the Emperor of Austria
was there; and lastly, voyage of
the Sultan in a Turkish frigate. The
envoy at Constantinople protested
against this latter circumstance at the
time, but Intellectually.
Prince Gortshakoff OH the 9th of
November, communicated the follow
ing explanatory dispatch to Earl
Granville, through Baron Brunnow
IN making the communication 10
the principal Secretary of Stale of
her Brittanic Majesty pre- entcd to
you by the orders Of his Majesty the
Emperor, you will be good enough to
make its import and object clearly
understood. When at the COM
nencement of the year 1856, confer
: ence was talked of for the purpose of
= preventing the war then Imminent
III Germany by the assembling of a
congress, in discu 3sing the basis of il
you were able TO point out TO him the
compensation and the guarantees
which, Of nature 10 modify the
st0tH gti0 existing in the East, il
would render necessary to Russia.
This was recognized by Earl Russell
with the utmost fairness He did not
deny that every alteration effected ia
the text and spirit of the treaty of
1886 must lead TO the revision Of that
document.
Although these eventualities have
not been realized, Lord Granville will
not deny that that treaty has suffered
grave notifications in one of It's es-
sential parts. What cannot but i'm
press Russia in THESE notifications il
not the factiOus auu hostile tendency
toward her, of which they bear the
stamp, 1t is not the consequences
that may result to a great country
from the establishment on her from
tier of small quasi independent
State. 1t is above all the facility with
which ten years after its conclusion a
solemn transaction, invested with an
European guarantee, can be infringed
in its letter and spirit under the eyes
of. the very Powers which ought to be
its guardians.
In the presence of such precedent
Ia ~
efficacy OF this agreement, and to the
guaranty OF security she believed she
had found in the prineille of the
naturalization of the Black Sea? The
equilibrium established in the East
therefore, is destroyed to the detri-
ment of Russia; and the resolution
taken by our august master is to re-
establish is. Her Britannia Majesty's
government would never consent to
leave the security of its coast TO the
mercy Of an agreement which is no
longer respected; and is too just not |
TO recognize that we have the same |
duties and the same rights
But what we specially desire TO es-
tablish is that this decision implies no |
change in the policy his Majesty the |
Emperor follows in the East. You |
have several times already been made |
TO enter into explanations with the
Cabinet of London upon the general
views the two Governments hold
upon this important question, and 10
point out conformity of principles
Of interests which we have noted
with much satisfaction.
We have decided, therefore, that il
Is neither from England nor from
Russia that the dangers shall come
which could threaten the Ottoman
Empire, that the two Cabinets have
an equal desire to maintain il as long
aspossible by the settlement and con-
ciliation of the differences between
the Porte and the Christian subjects
of the Sultan: and that in case deci-
sive crisis should occur notwithstand- .
ing these efforts, both are equally :,
resolved TO ask the solution above all
in generOl agreement of the great
Powers of Europe. I
We have not ceased to entertain
these views. We believe that their
complete analogy readers a serious S
understanding possible between her S
Brlttanic Majesty's Government and |
ours. We attach the utmost value to !,
it as the best Guarantee for preserving
the peace, and the equilibrium of Eu-
rope from the dangers which may re- {
suit from the complications in the "
East. y
BY order of his Majesty, the EN- .
peror, your EXcellency is authorized
10 relterate the assurances of this to e.
Lord Granville, We shall sincerely "
ourselves If the frank >,
ness of these explanations should con- .
tribute to it by removing ali possibiIi- u
" OF misunderstanding between her fo
Brittanic Majesty's Government and
Us. | am &C.,
(Signedl GoRTsCHAKoFF.
Notwithstanding the momentary &c
and somewhat forced unanimity ex- i'll
sting i'm the British Cabinet upon the I'll
Russian question. it is known that G.
his unanimity exists only i'm theory: :,
hat Russia will not proceed to en- .,
orce her claims, but that upon find IL
ng England, Austria, Italy and P'
france resolute she will submit the siI
natter to arbitration and not engage :,
q war Should this expedition prove p
leluslVe the peace party in Cabinet as
will insist on England abstaining w
rom all war measures. The conse- W,
Iuence will be either the resignation
f portion Of the Cabinet or a COM
'lete change of Government. Re- Nv
'orts Indicate the summoning of Par tiy
lament. D,
Odo Russell was sent to Versailles A.,
ask Bismarck categorically if he y"
fouid asquiesoe at once and uncon- 90
ltlonally in the rejection of Russia's
roposltion. The war party of the tn.
'ablnet propose, should Bismarck s n
nswer be either negative or hesitat- :"
1g, and disengenuouS, to inform sa.
'ussia that she must choose between die
of her claims and war th.
ut the peace party suppose Bismarck. %,
'ithout committing himself further. ''
Ill propose a. congress of all the lie;
overs TO discuss the modification of 7
he treaty of 1856. The peace party L.
re- determined to do all possible to '.'
lduee the Government To assent TO Wis
lis arra nm.atn. aI,t 1yIn la tho ,,-,- ..s. sna