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CONTENTS. XXXI Chapter XL — continued. Russia's ultimatum, . • • • • Its rejection, . ...... Final threats of Prince Mentschikoff, His departure, ...... Effect of the mission upon the credit of Nicholas, Position in which Lord Stratford's skill had placed Engagements contracted by England, Obligations contracted by the act of giving advice, England, in concert with France, becomes engage the Sultan's dominions, .... The process by which England became bound, Slowness of the English Paiiliament, Powers entrusted to Lord Stratford, the Porte, I to defen 176 177 178 178 179 182 184 186 186 187 187 189 CHAPTER XII. Rage of the Czar, .....•• The Danubian Principalities, The Czar's scheme for occupying them, . Efforts to effect an accommodation, Defective representation of France, Austria, and Prussia, Court of St Petersburg, The Czar's reliance upon the acquiescence of England, Orders for the occupation of the Principalities, The Pruth passed, Russian manifesto, ...... Course taken by the Sultan, . Religions character of the threatened war, t the 191 193 194 195 196 199 204 205 205 206 207 CHAPTER XIII. Effect of the Czar's threat upon European Powers, . Upon Austria, ....••• Upon Prussia, . . ■ Effect produced by the actual invasion of the Principalities, In Austria, .....••• In France and England. ...-•• In Prussia, ..•••••• Attitude of Europe generally, 208 208 209 210 210 211 211 211