New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-28
THE SECRET TREATY.
G.. w. 8.

NO FURTHER STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERN
NATURALIZATION OVER AMERICAN SIM
PATHIEs FOR PRUSSIA.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.l
LONDON, Wednesday, July q, 1870.
The English Government intends to make no fur
Their statement about war except that of Lord Gran
vile's. Tomorrow Mr.. Gladstone will not say any
thing on the subject unless questioned, but it is be-
leved that the Opposition mean bring on debate
on Friday in the House of Commons.
The number of people who really believe the as
surances of the French ambassador, quoted by Lord
Granville respecting the proposed treaty, cannot be
great. Nevertheless there great feeling OF
relief that NJ Lavalette had even prOfessed to be
able to explain away so ugly an incident Explana-
tons are eagerly awaited from Berlin in addition to
what the English ambassador has telegraphed.
The Daily Necs to-day expressed the willingness OF
the Government to accept friendly assurances from
France. That journal says:
owe are quite ready to admit that whatever has
been discussed, nothing unfrendly has been DONE
Perhaps the misunderstanding just raised viii tend
to consolidate friendships both with France and
Prussia and it will have shown that arc not dis
of Europe and that any attempt to redistrbute Eu-
rop,a territories and to reconstruct the map of Eu
rome made without u.s. would be reckoning without
a host! We desire to maintain neutrality, but shall
not forget obligations treaties nor the duties OF
our position nor the claims of our national honor
and pride. We are friends of both nations, but
firmer friends Of national right and justice and who
ever infringes that must count on having England
for an enemy"
This article well expresses the general feeling.
Yesterday morning all England waited in suspense
a declaration, which almost threatened instant war.
With such a prospect, anxious eyes were turned
toward America; and the anxious question was per-
petually asked, What would America say and do
if we have to side against Francer There has been
great satisfaction in learning that in general the
Americans sympathize with Prussia.
The correspondence published concerning the
English effort for mediation adds little to what was
already known. 1t appauds Great Britain's share in
the negotiation but declares that the knowledge of
what was going on was far from complete. 1T was
no fault of Granville says The Daily Nars, that
his incessant and interchangeable exertions for peace
could not succeed But what throws air of painful
unrealiy over all the correspondence, almost unex-
ceptionable as find it the part of our own Gov
eminent is on one hand, the clear determination of
France to obtain at least grand diplomatic victory
by the humiliation Of Prussia; and the other
hand the evident conviction of King William that
the Hohenzollern candidature nothing but pre-
text. and that the Government of France treat
ing Prussia as it had treated Austria in January,
Al.
defendant in the wrong" G.w.s
THE PRUssIAN AND FRENCH OFFICIAL PRESS on
TIE TREATY-CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS
DENIALS FROM NJ OLIVIER AND THE DUO
DE GRAMONT.
LONDON, Wednesday, July 81, 1870.
The Berlin Correspondence of to-day, prints the
text of the treaty of the French Emperor
offered the Count Bismarck. In it's comments
the Correspondence says that the Emperor waived
all opposition to German uniiication, provided
Prussia would abet the French acquisition of
Luxembourg, and the reduction of Belgium. The
minutes of the treaty in Benedetti's autograph
are preserved in the War office at Berlin. Before
the war of 1866, between Prussia and Austria, NapO
leon had offered to aid Prussia with 800 900 with
which to attack Austria, as equivalent for a
sion to France of the territory the left bank Of
the Rhine
morning on "the pretended treaty recently published
in The London Times having for it's object the acqui
sition of Luxembourg and Belgium by France on
the condition of France not opposing the union OF
the States of the South with the North German Con-
federation 1t says that after the treaty Of Prague
in 1866 several conferences held at Berlin be-
tween Count Won Bismarck and the French Embas-
sador, on the subject of a project of an alliance.
Some of the ideas set forth in The Times were then
advanced, but the French Government never had
any knowledge of the project and far the prop
ositions which were discussed at the interviews men
toned the Emperor rejected them 1t escape
no one that this publication the part of The Lon
don Times is designed merely to influence public
opinion in England.
NJ Olivier, in letter to friend here, denies the
negotiation by France Of the alleged secret treaty
with Prussia. The French Minister of Foreign AT
fairs again positively denies that France has ever en-
tertained the idea of annexing Belgium.
The Times to-day maintains that its publication of
the proposed secret treaty between France and Prus
sia has had good effect il has secured the neu
trality Of Belgium, which, without the warning,
would have been liable to violation at any moment.
FRENCH REPORTS.
THE EMPRESS APPOINTED REGENT-THE TREAT
MENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR-ANOInER
WARNING TO THE PREss-PRAYBHS CALLED
FOR TIE NOBLE INFANT"