The Press.
London, England, 1854-06-17 00:00:00

THE ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIA.

Yesterday's Moniteur authenticates a statement
first published in the Swabian Mercury, that at the
interview between the Emperor of Austria and the
Duke of Saxe Coburg his Imperial Majesty had de-
clared that if his summons to the Emperor of Russia
to evacuate the Danubian principalities should be re-
jected he would immediately issue a declaration of
war. His Majesty is reported to have said :—" I

give you my word that if the Emperor of Russia doca
not evacuate the principalities I will declare war to
him." The Duke having asked if he might repeat
the words, the Emperor replied, " You may repeat
them to whoever would like to hear them." A Vienna
despatch of Wednesday states that there was no
doubt that Russia had rejected the Austrian sum-
mons.

The latest accounts from Stockholm intimate that
Sweden was most anxious to join France and Eng-
land in their war with Russia, and was only waiting
for Austria to make the first movement, by which
Sweden would be secured from having Prussia as an
enemy in the Baltic.

The retirement of Red sc hid Pach a from the Turkish
Ministry is reported to be only temporary, and occa-
sioned by indisposition and family affliction.

The letters from Berlin announce that negotiations
are understood to be in progress for a new Prussian
loan. The rate of interest will be 41 per cent., and it
is thought the amount may be for as much as
6,000,0001.

Various parts of France have for the few last weeks
been visited with heavy showers of rain, which have
done considerable damage to the crops. Trade is
suffering also in consequence of the weather. Great
anxiety is felt for the future, particularly among the
middling and lower classes of society.
The French troops in Algeria have obtained some
further advantages over the unsubjected Kabyles.

The ice in the river at Archangel broke up on the
12th May, and since then tw•o ships have arnved
from sea.

From Athens, on June oth, we learn that the
insurgent chief Tchami•Kara-Tassos, having estab-
lished himself at the head of seven hundred men in
some houses at Gonitza belonging to the convent of
Mount Athos, had been attacked by the Turks. His
provisions, ammunition, and equipage fell into the
hands of the Ottomans, who also sent to Salonica
two standards of the insurgents and a quantity of
arms. His seal and several of his papers were also
taken—among the latter, despatches addressed to
the Greek Government. The insurgents lost 280
killed.

The Colossus, a newly-converted RO.gun ship, has
been ordered to be commissioned immediately at
Portsmouth. Capt. It. Spence Robinson will com-
mand her.

Last night's Gazette contains a despatch from Sir
C. Napier, dated on the 30th of May, with a report
from Captain Key of the Amphion, senior officer on
the coast of Courland and Livonia. The report gives
an account of the measures Captain Key adopted to
effect the surrender of the town of Libau and the
shipping in that pert, which was happily effected
without having occasion to fire a shot.

M. ALEXANDEE Du Asp luxurious fancy villa at St.
Germain, almost as well known as his favourite work
after which it was named—" Monte Cliristo"—which
cost him 450,000 f., has just been sold for 31,000 f.