New-York tribune., 1872-04-12
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Khan of Khiva, State bordering the
Caspian Sea- is armng against an expected attack by
the Russians. All abe-bodied men called to the
standard and attempts made to drain tho western
canal Of Amou Oar Ya TO render it's water undrinka-
Bile. report, however, from st. Petersburg that
tho Khan has dispatched an Embassy to the Emperor
with conciIiatory message Ine Russian Troops nave nave
been joined by Atamurat, Khan OF TurcOman tribe.
The April number Of BlackwOods Magazine
has q review of the position Of the Gladstone Ministry,
which the dispute arising out OF the Washington
Treaty figures cOnspicuously The article, which Is or
course written in the interest Of the Tory party makes
the following among other remarks the Treaty Of
Washington Americans may listen to our plea. that
the Treaty does not to us the conditions which we
we're made believe that IL secured and that as now
worded it does not express what our Commission
scous OF any intention beyond the drawing up Of paper
which they could induce the American Commissioners TO
aaence Of each nation differing from the other in inter
preaton OF the Treaty. allow the whole agreement to
ful. We must not. of course, conceal from opr.
selves that there courses TO America by
pursuing which she might wound our honor ana disas-
trously embtter the whole contention Of these ING
most to be deprecated that has been threatened
by portion OF the Transatlantic press viz To lay the
claims they stand before the arbitrators leaving TO
Great Britain to come into court or not as she may
choose"
The Due de Gramont, in his work just
published entitled France and Prussia before the
War;" gives the following letter from the Emperor Ma
poeon written about four days before France deiared
war against Germany: "st Cloud, July II, lsIo-My
dear Duke On rejecting about conversation yeser-
day. and on again reading the dispatch OF Prince An
tone see that 1t will be necessary to emphasize more
strongly tho dispatch that you must send TO Benedctt
by setting forth the following points, That we have
TO do with Prussia and not with Spain. q Prince An
tones dispatch addressed TO Prim II % doea
to u.s. Prince Leopold has accepted the candldateshlp
for the throne OF Spn sGesary Is s, s insists
upon having O categorical reply, by which the King en-
not engaged to follow the example OF his brother and
10 set fine morning for SPAIN Unt we nave
to have had an answer just demands. g. Until We
have this reply shall continue our armaments u it
ia then, impossible for us to make communication 10
the Chamb6r until we have been better informed Re-
cevc my dear Duke the assurance OF my sincere friend
ship. NAoLEoN'
A Mr.. James Bird of New-YOrk having writ
ten letter to The London Times. contradicting In
general terms the statements of Mr. George smaley
published in that Journal respecting the question Of
Indirect losses. The london Standard comes to the
following conclusion: 1--WE should be glad to believe
Mr. Bird then 1t Is impossible to deny that there
were dates names, and definite statements In Mr..
shade BY Mr.. Birds vague assurances that every one
whom he met took a reasonable aud moderate view Of
sHecptiopalIv sne reasonable and enlightened views
in reference to foreign affairs, and he may choose
among persons of congenial and sym,
patbjes. Many people disposed 10 Imagine the
prattle OF their little coteres the murmur or the
world Looking at broad official statements connected
with the breakd down OF the Geneva Arbitration there IS
but too much reason acknowledge that Mr. smalley
has the best OF the argument between himself and Mr.
Bird. The Government and leading politicians OF the
United States must either have been under the strange
impression that had agreed to arbrae the Indirect
claims or else-an alternative supposition that Ne
merely put forward TO show that the above assumption
is the only adopt-they must have coDspred
make series of deliberate nisstatements since tho
publication VI the American case"