The New York herald., 1871-03-18

weeks was accorded for that purpose. At the end
OF mat time he announced that his government do
NJ. Drouyn do Lhuys asked whether RUSSIA would
consent to prohibition to build an unlimited
number OF men-of-war In the Black Sea-
Prince G0rtcEakor replied that she could not con-
sent to such an arrangement.
LOrd Jonn Russell cited several historical prece-
stimulated by Louis XIV.
The Prince answered that no great Power could
submit 70 such conditions unless subdued by u
series or disasters.
Lastly, Count Buol on the part OF Austria, recon-.
should settle between themselves tho balance OF
their naval forces which should not be permit ed to
exceed the actual number oil Russian vessels then
THE TREATIES
The IaH OF SeDast0po took place few months
The renewed conferences which led to the treaties
Of 1866 were opened In February OF that year.
After eighteen slttings these documents-four In
number-were signed on the 30th OF March.
The first was general treaty, signed by the rep.
resentatlyes OF England, France Austria Prussia,
The second confirmed that OF ls4o respecting the
closing OF the Dardanelles and Bosphoru5
The thlrd-between Russia and the Porte-6xcd
the number Of vessels which each should MAINTAIN
The fourth was treaty between England, France
the Aland Islands.
The principal effect OF these Instruments so far
Us relates the present subject was that the Black
sea was declared to be neutraized, and that Russia
ana tho Porte engaged not TO establish arsenas on
tne EuXlne coasts, and to keep only certain mum.
per or vessels there. The following the princl
pal passages or these important documents relating
TO The questions now revived by the Russian gov.
ernment
The Black Sea being neutyaxed according to the OF
article eleven tho maintenance or establishment ts
coast OF military maritime arsenas alike
sary ana purposeless; In consequence the Emperor OF
tain upon that coast any military maritime arsenal
His Majesty the sultan the part declares that he Is
yarasy As the anelen. rule Of his empire and
he ships OF war OF Powers enter the Straits OF the
Dardaneles and OF the Bosphous and that long the
Porte ia at peace his Majesty viii no foreign ship
war into the said straits.
The separate treaty between the Emperor OF
Russia and the Sultan included the following stlpu-
laJiOns:-
The high contracting parties mutually engage to
In the Black Sea other vessels of than those Of
which the number the force and the dimensions herein
after stipulated.
maintain In that sea six steam vessels OF ATTY metres IN
Length a. the ne of noai9n and tonnage of 800 tons at
the maximum, and four light steam sailing vessels of
tonnage which shall not exceed 2U0 tons each.
England, France and Austria, under date Of the
10Th OF April 1856, concluded a further convention
OF two articles. In the first the contracting Powers
Jointly and severalIy guaranteed the integrity and
independence OF the Ottoman empire. on the bases
which had been already laid down In the General
Treaties; while article two recorded the agreement
OF the three guaranteeing Powers that any tnfrac-
ton OF the sttpulationS OF those treaties would be
considered US cdsuS 0elli, and taat, In such an
event,
They will anding with the Sublime Porte
a. 70 the measures which have become and will
without delay determine themselves the employ
ment OF their military and naval forces
Such was the European situation with respect to
the Eastern treaties prior to the perfection OF the
Ereaty OF London OF which we have the HERALD
special telegram record to-day.