The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-05
.rHE EAsrERH QUESTION.
The Russian liquidation OF the Treaty
OF ls56-A New Sebastopol Wanted.

The Russian liquidation OF the Treaty
Of ls58-A New Sehastopol Wanted.
Writing from st. Petersburg, on December
II, the correspondent Of the London Daily
News says:
1t would appear that Russia has, for 0 long
time past, entertained the idea OF repudiatlng
portunIty offered, for learn from o perfectly
reliable source that, as substitute for Sebas-
topol, which, of conrse, could not be rehaohl-
tated as an arsenal and port for ships Of war,
another locality has been selected, and the
works carried on there 80 silently and secretly
ever since the year 1868 that nothing. has
transpired on the subject, and even here. IN
people have been kept In happy ignorance Of
the preparations already made in the extreme
SOUTH The site chosen for this new and im-
portant place Is the town OF Pod, at the mouth
of the River Rion, on the eastern coast OF the
Black Sea, aud only some few miles distant
from the Turkish frontier, which separates
Circass'a from the Russian province OF Geor-
gis. 1t Is close to the lake known 10 ancient
geographers as the Pal@ostoma, and from lts
close proximity to Crcassia must always be a
standing menace to Turkey. A railway has
already been commenced, connecting Potl
with Tffis and the Caspian Sea, down the
valley OF the River Knr. Though the town
and the railway terminus are both on the LEFT
bank of the southern arm Of the Rion, the
docks and other works Of the new port are
being constructed on the northern side. Us
offering greater facilities for the object
In view, and the sum expended on them
till the end of last year amounted to !, l,l67,-
600 silver roubles. As, however, neither
the wooden piers that were built out into the
sea nor the dredging operations that nave
hitherto been carried on without intermisslon
fha
cumulation OF mud and sand brought down by
the Rion and deposited at Its mouth,
all alteration in the plan of operations
has become necessary, and piers, faced with
solid stone masonry and filled up with con-
crete, arc now being pushed ont into the sea
10 great distance, SO as to allow ships OF war
drawing thirty feet OF water TO enter and leave
at all times The width OF the basin 80 formed
is TO be 5000 feet, thus afordlnS safety and
good accommodation Tor large number OF
vessels. 1t iB furthe proposed to build heavy
dam across the Rion, which Is navlgable for
some considerable distance into the interior,
In order TO prevent The SAND from sitting up
the port in future; but in that case-as tue
river navigation Is much made use OF by the
small craft of the inhabitants-lt would be.
needful 10 make lock or basin with food
gates to admit the passage Of the vessels. On
the other hand, 1t Is proposed by the engineers
10 utilitiZe tile Lake PalnOstoma, which forms
q natural basin, and 1t would not be difficult to
but a channel Of communication through the
neck of land that separates 1t from the Euxlne,;
though The cost in either case Is estimated al
5000, 1000 roublcs.
Abstract OF Count Beust's Dispatch In
Reply to Prince GortschakoM
In a special edition ofthe Eastern Budget we
find the following abstract Of Count Beust's
dispatch of the eth ultimo, in reply to the note
OF Prince Gortschakoff:
The dispatch begins by expressing the salts
faction OF the Austro-H Hungarian Government
that Prince Gortschakoff's note shows desire
for q peaceful settlement Of the question OF
the Russian declaration relative to the
Black Sea. In view Of the approaching Con-
ference, Count Beust declines to enter into
any discussion on this question, put he ne
theory of the intimate connection between
all European treaties were accepted, the
consequences would be dangerous to the
foundations both OF international law and OF
popular rlghta. The course OF time might
render changes in certain cases advisable In
treaty stipulallons, but no such change can be
admitted without previous appear TO the
powers by whom the treaty was concluded.
Austria baG, it Is true, recognized the adyisa-
blity of making change In the Treaty of Pa.
rig, but she at the same time expressly slated
that any alteration must be effected solely on
The basis ofa previous understanding with the
powers. As TO the alleged cold reception
which, according to Prince Gortschakof,
was given TO the Austrian dispatch OF
1867, Count Beust observes that the
dispatch to Count Stackelberg, alluded to IN
the Russian note, Is dated November, 1866,
and could rot. therefore, be al answer tn ini-
tiative taken by Austria on the I'd of January,
1867. The dispatch concludes by strongly re-
pudiating the Russian view that in his note of
November Last Count Behst accused Russia OF
reopening the Eastern question. He merely
pointed out that the Russian declaration might
cause lively agitation and possible complica-
tions in the East Austria will enter the Con-
ference without deciding beforehand as to the
course which should be adopted. Her sole
wish is to MAINTAIN peace In the East, and to
settle the points at Issue without impairing the
other guarantees.