New-York tribune., 1871-11-29
RUSSIA IN TIE ECXINE IND TIE B1LTIC
REMARKABLE PROPOSITION Oi LEADING
RUSSIAN JOURNAL FOR A RAPIROtIIEMENT
REwEEEN Russia AND ENGLAND - NAVAL

RUSSIAN JOURNAL FOR RAPPRWIEMENI
BEwEEEN HI ssIA AND ENGLAND - NAVAL
leila 1Sos. 4, tor,.po~,se u Tie Lonar Tine.
The interests Of Russia and England III the
Mediterranean are made the subject Of r"markabic
leader In the Mosco~ dafe, purportmg to bc reply to
The Timed: -,...a ,o.,o. ,,o,, ,,,o,. ,ro. in.
scrtcd In THc TIMES It's author who to be well
in diplomatic affairs, has good deal to say hbont tnc
Suez Canal and position In which England mas
The" The tone r o ii: corrrspondencc i must be samtteh
and assar1S GnHDct, ',f T ako LSm t"m:
ccrncd in the preservation OF peace in those distant
parts at the same time avows that II danger % "i Srih oD.
Eastern neghbors Of Turkey. We cann" but diIrct ie
attention Of our readers to th. deliberate adl.S" c
interests OF Russia and England az damericaiy opp"-
site in the East that the action Of Great g or %' oW r
And now we are suddenly told that the views OF the two
Cabinets are in perfect harmony: nv '-''. -
Reasoning these premises the corrcslona,nt tnT ar
national trenty, should acquire the right Of uDin"rd
navigation iu the suez Canal both In peace and war; 30
70 her important staks m that HnTiSr ,s d;sc, ir 'e
other should bend 10 ct ~ 6s wn
% S9P'1 Grs %9s'T were very odss"a %"sa asa:
existcnce ia -adays based upon the terms OF
tho tho independcncc Of tho ottoman Empire however
70; the nn,n,s of ID d. a. ons
she bo OF retaining direct comm!neatiIn IN
win ASA But who enoses Ensamds nss%ayI sSs I," TO
ger from the befcose propcIisites o the nui'
and Khedive. who bad enough to 1ish TO MAKE pa
cc England the instrument for the gratinrafion o thr
wicked desires. Entcrprisng people at Constantnope
advise the Sultan occupy Exyp eSvs' "S ns as
his with % of the s knsdyss ds5f"s ere re-
tain nrisuers at Cairo are for making Egypt indie
pendent State and insist spending money IN the pr
the sucz Canal All the renonstrancrs Of tho Porte
no avail the Khciye thinks he is strong enough To
realize his scheme, and dreams OF prescribing the
conditions Of u loan, or several loans, to England the
moment he is absolute master OF MS precious eanal
be partly need by the hope that the direct and m
contested posseson Of the country viii give her iresi
iirvo that England TO regard as her enemies
those whom has but recently defended agans. Rus
we arc thus enabled to divine the which
erned the action Of England at the time OF the ade BACK @
incndous hIIabaloo it only because diplomatic et
quette required it, Az to the continued nentTaIz"!,on liz ton
merston is crcdibly stated to have regarded 1t as
only temporary measure. England indeed: at
fhrS@ fra"sa 'Tns %ns Sns and might have en
s nf R..n "res S Sd now THAT Hc
the strength OF Russia Is matter of comparat|. inn
erencs to Great Britain Russia is at Ho5 safe ,S distance
spondent Of The Times himself cannot help COME 1ing
hat tho Emperor Nicholas in ainng coItro over Tar,
regard to Egypt. though he may not have well
selected his for the se"Sa s4ts Of posa
truth: Tho Emperor Nicholas, the correspondent hints
was right enough IN MS theory though mot very cry u
course nslIshrn arc NOR prcea peGts ,n N any any
Russian proporitions would have encountered the r..
sstance Of strong France; to-day she has no rival IN
Power which has since assumed colossal p,opcrtons
snd mShs whah sss has ars"dE an intention
tho RGino Should Lord Granville take the corrcapond
Of the snez Canal from Turkey Egypt and Russia our
Oriental politics would require be directed with at
i@i iod prc"edIng the Crmean War It is not little n
amusing to be told that treaty which locks us up in the
q boon conferred and that, were II only
to render England counterscryce we should endeavor
the Sucz Canal. "A wish be practical this time,
shall have TO consider very carefully whether 1t s con-
Of our policy to accept the over Turkey and
IN return give guaIantee for English conquests Ill the
/ couple the above with Copenhagen letter in the |
same pnper relative to naval politics in the Baltic:
looks upon the gradual development of German
tendency in tn. Baltic. moment. consideration WIN win
more those waters than have gained there since
da of m tine Baltic the To road sn'fE lies TIM
the Sound. or through either the Great or Little |
Belt The Sound beng M TOO sh%w for large men
at Nyborg to take in c%ns Up to ls6i the whole me % OF
as r Io as To 5 s sei
body and bound to Russia by the most intimate ties
was the ruling Power in the Baltic
which none has ever been UNJUST robbed OF
portion OF her territory Russia thereby not only lost
up with the conversion of that arbOr long the
OF merchant ships into frst-ratc military port. kie
it ought forgotten, only 20 miles from the
Great Belt, distance whch modern man-of war per-
forms in few hours; and Alsen has been likewise
lie, they have two esta6sinsns the latter Uven more
than the aEs our afS ne
the largest shipping need not that 1t Ia entirely
closed by the works Of Alson-Duppel. The same port
bar ecrcss from the Great Belt into Cattcgis
"Germanys position in the Baltic. then being both
frontal and lateral adv antageOus than that Of
England In the Channel or OF France I'm the Mediter-
ars OF Mn"' hs m sps w o
venture to show themselves: AS u getting into tho
ss Ia n w hSSst Sss
squadron IL sure to he strong enough to force our
inp' sat 10 1'sS Sf''Hsi eSa @
shipsi The distance from the Finnish shores to
Gs IT,: o with IL sf ana sa be
be S m s eins M 20 no. ssaa s & k
leaving behind strong hostile squadron relying upon
the protection Of two fortressesl No military man
the enemy % ta cur of our retreat, sving him at the
same time the power to sweep the whole Bltc
Hns ssst SSs ssss: %
ank attacks from Alsen. AlSen Itself cannot be bocka
ded, having too many outlets In every direction.
walt for the right moment to nhict decisive blow upon
the enemy. The Inference 10 be drawn from all this IL
hat Germany even now virtually sways the Baltic.
few years hence the policy inaugurated by Peter
the Great. when occupying the shores Of the Gulf
Of Finland aud ever since pursued at such an enormous
rcc. will have been entirely defeated by our neigh
bors In 1864 upon peace negotiations being opened be-
tween Denmark and Germany, Russian diplomacy in-
sisted that schesws should be divided between the two
belligerens way consistent with her own nterests
and alsO Denmarks Being, however but feeby backed
by England and France Russia effected nothing and
the keys Of the Baltic passed the hands OF Prussia
England that time did not probably forcsee that tho
day wOuld come when PIussias permission would be
quired for - single ship laden with corn. hemp.
Dr linsccd, to get out Of the Baltic into the
North Sea. little later, upon Prussia's settling
with Austria at Prague. France attempted to obtain
better terms for the Danes but the determination Of
more jsHabe frontier being made dependent upon the
popular vote, to result In Asen changing hands 1t Ia
not likely that this particular paragraph Of the iay