XIV CONTENTS. CnAPTFR I. — continued. The Czar's tletiTniination t" retaliate with liis Rlack Sea fleet, 12 Error of the notion that the disaster of Sinope was a surprise achieved by stealth, ........ 18 Ostentatious publicity of the Russian operations in the Black Sea 13 Tidings of an impending attack by the Kussiau fleet, . . 14 Inaction of the Ambassadors and the Admirals, ... 15 The disaster of Sinope, 18 CHAPTER 11. Chasm in the instructions furnished to the Admirals of the Western Powers, . . . . . . . .19 Reception of the tidings of Sinope by the French Government, and by the people in England, ... . . 20 The anger of the English di-erted from their own rulers and unjustly brought to bear on the Czar, .... 21 First decision of the English Cabinet in regard to Sinope, . 22 Proposal of the French Emperor, ...... 23 Danger of breaking down the old harriers between peace and war, 23 Ambiguous character of the proposal, 23 The French Emperor ])resses upon the English Calnnet, . . 24 The Cabinet yields, 26 Orders to execute the scheme and to announce it at St Peters- burg, 27 Lord Palmeistou's exclusion from office at the time when this decision took place, 27 CHAPTEK III. Terms agreed to by the four Powers ; and forced upon the Turks by Lord Stratford, 33 Grounds for expecting an amicable solution, . . . . :i4 Friendly view entertained by the Russian Government of the English Caliinet's first decision, ...... 34 Announcement at St Petersburg of the scheme finally adopted by the "Western Powers, ....... 35 The negotiations are ruined, ...... 37
