The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-04 00:00:00

THE GERMAN POWERS.

The Cologne Gazette, under date of Vienna, the
30th ult., States that on the 9th the Austrian
Cabinet sent to its Ambassador at St. Petersburg
instructions to express to the Russian Cabinet its
regret that the propositions of Russia were of a
nature which it could not accept without engaging
in a war with the western powers, which it was
resolved to avoid. The same journal, however,
mentions a rumour that Prince Gortschakoff has
received.fromi,the Czar his nomination as resident
Ambassador tiV,Vien.pa. If this rumour be true,
the misunderStiMding-1 between the Russian and
Austrian Cabinets cannot be so grave as most of
the German journals declare it to be, or the ap-
pointnient of Prince Gortschakoff is a mere attempt
to-deceive the world. as to the real state of the re-
lations with Austria.
The !Lloyd of Y'estb,. of the 30th ultimo, says :
" Austria and Prussial have at length come to au
understanding.. To attain this object both sides
have niodi6d their primitive views without there
having restilted:any essential change in the princi-
pal question. Prussia in partly mobilising her army
responds to the wish of Austria; our Cabinet on its
side has wished to make a concession to Prussia by
consenting to make a new attempt at mediation.
These propositions, however, will not be addressed to
the Cabinet of St. Petersburg by Austria and Prus-
sia, bat by a personage allied to the two sovereign fa-
milies of Russia and Prussia. Not much hope is founded
on this proceeding."
A letter from Vienna in the Post Ampt Gazette
of Frankfort says :
"The geographical situation of Austria renders her
policy as well as her military position in the great Eu-
ropean question more difficult than those of other Powers.
It is a duty for the Government, although it has consi-
dered all the chances of a decidedly aggressive attitude
against Russia, and made that depend on the position
which would be assumed by the Western Powers, to
ascertain what guarantees would be given to the Irn-
pe•:.ial Government if it should decide on taking an active
part in 'the struggle. According to what we learn, that
questiOn was the exclusive obj,.ct of the recent elibera-
dons of the Conference. The envoys of the Western
Poweri must have offered on this point explanations of a
nature to give a certain satisfaction to the Government.
At the same time, we learn that the entrance of our
troops into Moldavia (for they could not from circum-
stances at present think of penetrating into Wallachia)
will not take place until the Western Powers shall have
shown by proofs of fact that they are seriously resolved to
carry on a war against Russia in all its consequences.
This is the only means of putting an end to all the un-
certainty which has hitherto prevented a military coali-
tion of Austria with the Western Powers, and which,
considered in a political point of view, was but too easily
justified. At Vienna every one feels convinced that the
present war has a signification historically universal, and
that the question is more than of a retreat of the Rus-
sians beyond the Pruth. It is an error to think that
Austria would show herself satisfied with the re-estab-
lishment cf the status quo ante. What is understood
here by the words 'guarantee of German interests,' as
regards the Eastern question and the menacing superio-
rity of Russia, is an East open to all the states of the
European world : it is the free navigation of the Danube
and of the Black Sea; it is that the commerce of the
Levant.should be freed from all the obstacles which for
a number of years have shackled it, and which has
closed Armenia to it so as to prevent it from penetrat-
ing into Persia. In the accomplishment of her demands,
Austria admits the guarantee that Russia shall not at a
future day pursue the policy which has already caused
such uneasiness in Europe. We may be persuaded that
if Austria once draws the sword to obtain these guaran-
tees, she will not return it to the scabbard until she has
completely acquired them."

A letter from Berlin, of the 31st ult., in the
Cologne Gazette, says :—" It is certain that the
Western Powers have sent to Berlin declarations
that they refuse to take into consideration the Rus-
sian propisitions. There can no longer be any
question of new negotiations as desired by Russia
to gain time. The note in which Prussia recom-
mended the Russian propositions to the Western
Powers demanded bf France and England to make
known the conditions on which they would be dis-
posed to make peace. No reply has yet been re-
ceived on this point."