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

THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.

The Spener's Gazette, of Berlin, of the 29th ult.,
says :
" The army, placed under the orders of General de
Schlick, in Gallicia, is estimated at 160,000 men ; that
commanded by the Archduke Albert in Transylvania
already consisted some time back of 170,000, so that
Baron de Hess is at the head of an army of 330,000 men
on the Russian frontiers. To these forces must be
added two corps of reserve amounting to between 60,000
and 70,000 men. Our garrison is to set out iu a few
days by detachments for the eastern frontier, and will
be replaced by a corps-d'armfie from Italy, which
will arrive here also by detachments. These move-
ments seem to indicate that is in contemplation to raise
the army along the Russian frontier from 400,000 to
500,000 men. It is asserted on good authority that
preparations have been made to be able to dispose, in
certain eventualities-Ist, of 50,000 men of the military
frontier ; 2dly, 20,000 of the first army ; and 3.11 y, of
30,000 man of the second army (Lombardo-Venetian),
to support the army of operation ; which circumstance
would seem to prove that it is intended to act even
without being supported on the left wing by a federal
ally. Much amusement has been excited by the opinion
put forth by the New Prussian Gazette that Austria
could not place on a war footing against Russia more
than 250,000 men. We are convinced that the Russian
Cabinet forms a very different idea of what Austria can
du in a military point of view."

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 from the Czar his nomination as resident
Ambassador at Vienna. If this rumour be true,
the misunderstanding between the Russian and
Austrian Cabinets cannot be so grave as most of
the German journals declare it to be, or the ap-
pointment 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 Pesth, of the 30th ultimo, says :
" Austria. and Prussia have at length come to au
understanding. To attain this object both sides
have modified their primitive views without there
having resulted 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 Im-
perial Government if it should decide on taking an active
part in the struggle. According to what we learn, that
question was the exclusive object of the recent delibera-
tions of the Conference. The envoys of the Western
Powers 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 of the status quo ante. What is understood
here by the words guarantee of German interests,' as
regards the Eastern question and the menacing i-uperio-
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 fre d 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 propositions. 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 of 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."

THE BALTIC.
STOCKHOLM, August I.—General Baraguay
has been presented to the King of Sweden
by M. Victor Lobstein, the French Amhtssador at
this court. It is said his Majesty declared his
willingness to unite with the Western allies on
certain conditions.
The General left yesterday in the Queen Hor
tense, to join the expeditionary army and the allied
fleets.
The Brandon, a French sailing corvette, left on