The New York herald., 1878-03-14


perhaps, placed before yuur iordship WIN all tho
and iuuess that the vast importance Of the
subject demands. What nave 10 fosr Is the elect
upon the Sultan, his Ministers. his government and
his people oil telling them, even OF leading them 10
believe. that they were abou. 70 be driven out
wou.d they view Prince Gortschakon's terms.
They would, IN all probAby,. be thrown into
u -taic OF reckless despair would venture to urge
mos; earnestly upon Her Mat sty's government n"t
bc the medium of communicating or 0t suggesting
sc6akon to tho sultan or the Porte The Russian
lhanceilor's language does not admit Of the possi-
biI,ly OF me nation 1t is SIMPLY that OF dctation
The terms offered TO be accepted a. once, or The
consequences Will DO further osnembcrment Of me
Ottoman Empire. Lot some other Power accept this
tue importa nee OF which no words can adequately de-
SCRIBE much less exaegcraie mat wo should be ready
TO luerpose 10 save .he Turkish Empire from CON-
picte dissolution.
WHERE BRITISH INTERESTS COME IN.
II we have even determined 10 abandon II to us
fate have not determined TO abandon to the same
fate the hIgheSt interests OF tho BRUSH Empire.
Surely the policy which has hitherto mace us support
Turkey Tor our own purposes aud safety, and Tor no
aUslruct love OF TURKS their iath, policy approved
adopted by the greatest statesman tnat England
nus produced, IS not Que which the events oi the
last lew months, having no relation Whatever
20 II, sufficient 10 reverse fhut policy
was partly based upon tnc belief tnat
Turkey IS barrier to The ambitious designs
OF Russia in the East and that The sultan, the ac-
knowlcdgcd head OF the Monammedan faitn, IS useful,
II ccssary ally 10 England. WHO has N iiions
OF Mussuimans among her subjects. He may be de-
prived his empire aud DO n duced To the condi
OF nftu AsiutC lOtrhtatc Dut ne viii
be Caliph Of Islam, and the MussuIman worIu IN Il
srugse for very existence may turn upon England as
INC principal cause oil the danger that threatens IT.
Some PERSONS not without autbUriiy are, nm aware,
disposed to treat this confederation lightly ;
but am persuaded from what see passing
around me aud frUm what have learned that II Is
one which ought seriously 10 bear III mind. IL IS
scarcely necessary 10 dwv IN THIS place, upon the
result oi the breaking up par the Utto-
man Empire on The balance ei power, or upon the
great danger t6 liberty ana CIVILIZATION OF the cstub
irsnnent ot a vast inmary Slav empire in the East
OF Europe. II Hcr Majcstys government arc OF opinion
there nothing 10 he " pose the dcssps
Russia, wc should al least be prepared 10 mediate
when Tue comes. In order 10 bc IN pos. iion To
do 90 we should make Turkey icci that aiihoug, as
We warned her sne cannUt expect any uep from
us In her struggle with Russia No sha be ready, at
u favorable moment, to do our best TO tuat
be treated Win justice ana moderation, ahu
her Mohammedan and Christian sutJeets alike
with impariialty ana equal nuinuuIty. II mas been
my object to sucn hopes, as have hone others
" gIve without committing 10 any way Her Aaj"st
government, whose views aud policy II is my duty 20
cons,der aud carry cuI IL ,s tho only course iei
are not prepared 10 give Turkey even such ihui
rect aid Us The preservation aud maintenance oil our
national ana mperiai interests may render neces-
sary BY following II We may recover ana MAINTAIN
part oil tnat great and prcponderatfng innuence-l
hesitate TO use wvru which mas been 60 H. adisnantiy
denounced as ''presi ige''--wnich England once Gu
loyed among tue Mussulman, aud cveu Christian
nations and communities oi the East, anu whcu she
was able effectively ivr their good and her
own. / have cvnsipeied It my duly 10 place these
considerations thus frankly bilore Her Mscsty's gov
ernment
ENGLAND HAS ONE rHREE COURSES.
II appears to me that Enganu has Que OF three
cours,s 10 pursue; either prevent the accomplish
meut design oil Russia by decisive measures,
by holding, al oace sucn language u her ~ viii
make ner undostant that We are prepared /" prevent
possible, tho destf ucton aud partition OF she Otto-
Empirt or 10 let matters take ther course untll
favorable moment comes ior stopping Ia impair
tIai incubator prepared ~ save Turkey from
fatal Terms, or 20 fold our arms and 10 moth
ing, leaving everything TO chance. l Will not add
tue oner alternative tnat oi proposing terms 10 Tur-
KEY winch would cause her the utmost indignation,
rosen tment and despair, ana which would only
hrm the astrusI und suspicion she has alreAoy been
led by The vi Russia to ieei OF
England. There 10 a party III turkey favorable to
peace. believe that The Sultan might De induced TO
MAKE considerabe sacrifices TO put ~ END 10 de-
spa,cu vi May 80 Your L0rdship, suggesting
the present relative position OF the beligcrcnts
might alord occasion Tor incubation, could
scarcely foresscB af,er a tho 0f mod
eraLiou and inercsedness which Hussu hAd gwen,
single success except the cap urs o small Turkish
town (ArdaliaDt upon sISh terms as those proposed
by PriEce Gortsch"Hoh AS tho SINE qua non, terms
which. when iinpartialy examined w tho ngnt of
past history ana events only bc intended to lead
10 the partition OF Turkey III Fur ,pe the speedy
dissolution Of the Ottoman Empire Iu The iorceo
ing remarks | have not touched upon tue euor
nous difficulties Oi forming vassni autonO-
NOUS brownies out oil tho districts tuhab bited
by 1ugnriaus The north anu south vi the Balkans
OF nnding governor Tor II wio, II ~ to be presumed
to be Christian, aud not necessarily Turkish sub
jcct OF dcalipg with tho Mussuimvn populations tnat
are 10 be placed him. aud oi devIsing scheme
OF administration tnat VIII provide tor The security oil
th0 property aud the religious freedom OF Mo-
hann,edans. In these questions alone there tn 0
seeds OF inevItabe discord, wars, AID may be mas
lhey alone may pnord pretexts Tor future in
reference total Independence and utiI ate anUcxa-
tiOn. 1t must Ue remuuDerei that the new bulgarian
vassa province. with lis large Mussuiman population,
Will De very dnerent from Koumania Scrviu when
they received their neutrality-suspicious.. ne former
had MohammcdRns 10 emDarrass ncr the at ter
disposed Of the low she had deal Win. have re-
iorte in this desI,atCn to that branch OF tue
wh,cu Is more immediately connected WITH larger
matters and with the imperial interests OF England.
Tho other branch is however, scarcely al less I'M
porlapco, aud may venture to trouble Your Lord
ship with some observations upon II hereafter
SOUND THE SULTAN
On July rs Earl Derry scut the following despatch
sin--Aer Majss,y's government au,hor,ze you to
sound the sultan ON Tho su uect ol possible terms
peace should Hs Majesty be disposed 10 open Degota-
tons, you may bim Tint he may rely upon the
friendly oiliccs OF Her Majosty's Iovernmcui, winch
will be excsted with view Ia OBTAIN ior him most
terms possible uuder the circumstances tut
Her Majcsty's government are not dsposed 10 take
the ini.iatIvo in prOsIosing any condiiiOns am,
&C. DERBY.
NOTHING MORE CAN BE DONE AT PRESENT.
After sounding sultan Mr. Layard as tol.
lows 10 Earl Derby on August 3:-
My Lo.D--i nave bad means OF asc"rtaning secretly
Whether the sultan would be disposed /" consider
overturcs bringing the war with Russia TO end.
may, think, state with some confidence that II s
Majesty could not, under present circumstances,
either propose or Istcn 10 any conditions oi
uencc ALTHOUGH His Majesty. / nave every rea.
sou TO boinve is personally most desIrous and
anxious to saw hs empire IRON he horrors oi war;
country are so much encouraged Uy tne recent sue.
ocsses obtained by tue TURKISH ar ,esO The Russia
ut Pevna and Eski-Iaghra ana III Asia and by mo
gwen by Mcuenct All Pachu that VIII DC
able within lew days 10 comiuebce offensive opera
WIN prospect vi favorable result, that
they ler copiiuent mat the enemy wIl be uitmatey
rcpustG aud ariven out vi Bulgaria aad kouine,i
as he mas been cut o Armenia. Tho manner,
too, IN which The Russians stated to DC
carrying on the Aat has cxnspeIatcd the Mussuians
mus -poscu them 10 cutcrthh any Pr,pIshls
Tor peace winch kuesia 10 likely TO make 10 accept
| A.tl li,slA
es,y's goveruLcnt we're not disposed 10 take tue
iniiiaiive IN making any proposals ior tile tcrmin
tiVn oI the war, but that should favorable Upp0rtu
may ocr Tor opening ncgota, IONS Tor peace HIS Maj
esty rely upon Jne,r Ircndy Offices oUiain IUt
hun tue most favorable cvIaitivus that could be ex
pcctea uuaer tue circumstance. | am Ot opinion
BVth ns more Dv done on our part AT prcscn
III tho lDtorest oi peace. have, &C,
A. n. LAYAKD
lEKMINAL FACILITIES.
The Law Committee of the Board oil Aldermen al
their last adjourned until yesterday after hear
In d he use ot A.