The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

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THE AUSTRO-FRENCH ALLIANCE.
Naval and Military Intelligence. —o—
Ncue Frewlen Blatt, a semi-official organ of
The preparations for the Abyssinian campaign
the
1 the Chancellor of the Empire, Baron Von Beast,
are now fairly begun. Yesterday the departments
in Woolwich Arsenal received instructions from the publishes the following remarkable leader :
We think that there is no need of a Russo-Prus-
War Department to occupy themselves in the I
sian alliance to incite an accord between France
arrangements for furnishing the expedition, which
0 and Austria. The cause of that accord is of a date
is to be despatched from India with the slightest
more recent; it dates from the treaty of Prague,
possible delay. The members of the Ordnance Select
Committee continued their investigation of the pack- which, it is true, is a mere convention concluded
between Austria and Prussia, but the tenor of
saddles and mountain transport, already referred to
which is of an importance eminently European.
in 7 he San, and urged the necessity of carrying out
The peace of Prague has created in the very
the proposal of Capt. Fenn with all reasonable haste.
centre of Europe a power unknown there since the
A. nuniter of mules and bat anim ds, it is stated, are
great Emperors of Germany. It is true that, till
to be purchased at Malta and Gozo for the mountain
now, it has been contended that a great and
service. A large amount of stores of every con-
we porful State in the middle of Europe:was neces-
ceivable kind necessary for the campaign, to be de-
sary to maintain peace on the Continent ; but, in
spatched in transit to Malta, will shortly be in
that
readiness for shipment at Woolwich, including 7- i it would be desirable that such a State
case,
should be animated with pacific ideas. Such event
pounder rifled guns, with complete equipment and .
would have occurred had Germany succeeded in
stores, the efficiency and abundance of which the '
country has reason to be well satisfied with.
Col. recovering her ancient grandeur; for Germany is an
empire of civilization and progress—an empire of
Campbell, superintending the Royal gun factories
peace. Instead of a united Germany, there rose a
at Woolwich, has, moreover, been instructed to pre-
great and powerful Prussia, which has thus be-
pare two additional batteries of steel guns as .e
ad-
come a new danger for the peace of Europe. It
juncts to the brass batteries in course of prepare- .
is fact that the Hohenzollerns must be logically
tion on the approved system alluded to. The new a
aggressive,
because a pause from Prussia would
batteries will fire the same species of projectiles—
amountto a backward step. After Frederick the
namely, a 71b. shot. The weight of each gun will
Great, that pause brought on Jena; the pause of the
not exceed 1501 b. Twelve carriages, also of spa,
Holy Alliance brought on Olmutz. Prussia must
for their equipment, are to be made in the Royal
be active ; in other words, she must aim at con-
Carriage Department at Woolwich, under the direr-
nests and never cease to disquiet Europe. Un-
tion of Col. Clerk ; the weight of each carriage q
• . fortunately, close to her are numerous morsels,
without wheels to be less than lcwt., and they will
such as to excite her appetite. Germany is at
thus be available for transport in the most rugged
the present time under the yoke of Prussia ; mili-
and difficult passes of the enemy's country. Capt.
tardy speaking, Prussia is a great power. It is of
Gordon, superintendent of the Military Stores, was
paramount necessity to circumscribe that 'power,
on Sunday in consultation with Sir John Peking-
and the end must be reached by means of the
ton and the various officials of the War Depart-
treaty of Prague. What Prussia took from the
merit in Pall-mall, and was instructed to urge the
Austrians at Kieniggratz, and what France had
matter forward without delay. The manufacture
granted to her previously, has been in Germany
of the new batteries will occupy about six weeks,
limitedby the Maine. But what neither France nor
and it is a matter of doubt if their assistance will
Austria did ever acquiesce in is that Prussia should
then be required. Col. Boxer, commanding the
plant her foot in Southern Germany. Already she
department of the Royal Laboratory, has given
has twice tried to do so. Firstly, by her treaties
direction for the issue of case shot and a thorough
of offensive and defensive alliances; secondly, by
supply of stores for their use when ready. The
the Zollverein convention. Austria could, with
expedition will be under the chief command of
reason, find in these a violation of the treaty of
Major-Gen: Napier and Brigadier-Gen. Staveley.
Prague, because in both circumstances Prussia used
A rumour was current yesterday at the Military
her preponderance, and compelled the southern
Train Camp at Woolwich that the 17th troop, Capt.
states to accept her proposals.
Corbett, 18th, Capt. Baby, the 19th, Capt, MeNeil,
But enough of concessions. As soon as Prussia
and the 20th, Capt. Bruce, are to be held in readi-
puts forward for the third time exigencies that
ness for departure ; but as the whale of the troops
would destroy the independence of the southern
will be supplied from India it is probable that the
states of Germany, Austria and France ought to
Military Train will be held in reserve only to com-
oppose Prussia. To-day they openly ask in Prussia
pose a relief for India. The officers under orders to
why France should interfere with the treaty of
accompany the troops are as follows :—Major
Prague? Such a question is sheer nonsense, and
Buller, in command ; Surg. BP Arthur, Lieut.
it is also a denegation of the truth, both precon-
lVarner, Lieut. Warren, Ensigns Andros, Stow,
certed and bold.
and Newbury. Let us ignore that at Nikolsburg M. Benedetti
'The whole of the officers and sappers and miners
was always between Count Bismarck and Count
of the Royal Engineers employed in the fieldwork
Mensdorff. But would it not be a shameful thing
depot at head-quarters, Chatham, have been en-
to forget that France by her attitude greatly
gaged for several weeks past in the formation of
helped Prussia to go on with the war
of 1866?
parallels, magazines, and stockades, and in the erec-
Has not the Prussian Prime Minister been at
tion of batteries and other fieldworks preparatory to
Biarritz—did he not offer Luxemburg
to France
some siege operations on an unusually extensive
as the price of her benevolent neutrality ? Had
scale, which are fixed to take place on Mon lay next,
not France shown herself disposed to such an ar-
on which occasion there will be a review of the en-
rangement--had
she informed Italy that she was
tire farce of the garrison. In addition to the regular
opposed to her conquering Venetia through
troops it is intended that a large body of Volunteer f observa-
Prussia—had France placed a corps o
corps shall take part in the operations, which, from uld Prussia have
tion at Lille or at Besancon—would
th be e arrangements in progress, promise to carried been able, even with her needle guns and her in-
out on a scale of great magnitude. For some
tellectual strength, which we gladly admit, to send
months past the whole extent of the lower lines at Bohemia ?
a single man to the frontiers of
Chatham has been in possession of the Royal Engi-
The arriere pewee of a Prusso-Russian affiance
neers, who have covered every portion of the ground
had not yet dawned at that time. Russia was not
at their disposal with trenches, batteries, saps, ma-
ready, and the pacification of Poland—we mean
gazines, and other works which are carried down to
her crushing—was not in the advanced state that
the Medway, several hundred men, under the super- it is now. And, also, the Prussian army did not
vision of a numerous body of officers, having been
possess then that assurance and that confidence
daily employed in the fieldworks ever since the wea- in its own strength that it entertains now. Prussia
ther would permit. The siege operations will be per-
would have deemed herself
happy if she had been
serially directed by Sir Jelin F. Bargoyne, G.C. 8.,
able •
to acquire the Elbe Duchies for a portion of
Inspector-General of Royal Engineers. the county of Glatz, and for a large stun of money.
The depot of th :22 1 Regime:it, now stationed ,Th ,
e Sovereigns of Hanover, of Hesse, and of Nas-
at Chatham, is shortly expected to proceed frcim
sau would sit still on the'r thrones. It is France
that garrison to Newcastle, the route for the de, ar-
which has accomplished the greatness of Prussia.
ture of the regiment being daily expecte 1 at Chatham
And the Emperor Napoleon should not be entitled
from the Horse Guards. to interfere with what is going on in Germany !
The Channel squadron, comprising the ironclad
Is it, perhaps, because he did not paraph any pact
screw steamships Minotaur, flagship of Rear-Admi-
with Count Bismarck at Biarritz? No. We can
ral Frederick Warden, Capt. James Goodenough ;
reckon on the association of the principal Prus-
Bellerophon, Capt. Edward Tatham ; Achilles, Capt,
sian organs, if we recognize the right of France to
Edward Vansittart ; and Lord Clyde, Captain interfere in what is going on on her frontiers. We
Roderick Dew, C. 8., arrived in Portland harbour
are edified enough about that continual bavardage
on Saturday from the westward. The fleet are
of inimity from France to Germany. It was the
under orders to remain at the Portland rendezvous same in old times ; but we do not know yet to-
until the Lords of the Admiralty make their annual day if we must prefer Prussian hegemony to the
official inspection of her Majesty's ship stationed in Emperor Napoleon's protection upon the Rhenish
Portland harbour, as well as the progress of the Confederation. Bid one thing is certain—Austria
works connected with the fortifications in course of
and France, the most interested neighbours, are
construction on the Verne heights, the breakwater,
compelled to keep a careful watch, since not Ger-
&c. Their Lordships are expected to arrive at
many, but Prussia, has acquired so much power in
Portland on Wednesday or Thursdey next. the centre of Europe. A wider development of
The' ironclad screw corvette Pallas, Capt. M. Prussia would give them the right to oppose that
Connolly, joined the Channel squadron on Sunday country in common. This would not be an alli-
at Portland. ante against Germany, but one against Prussia.
The unarmoured screw steamer Trafalgar, 72,
So far the Viennese journal. The Journal des
2,900 tons, 500-horse power (nominal), late the
Debats of Saturday had a still more striking decla-
flagship of the Coastguard at Queen's Ferry, is
ration as to the intentions of Russia and Prussia.
ordered to be brought forward for the first division
Here are the salient points of the Daats article:—
of the Steam Reserve in the Medway, in readiness The news received at Vienna from Berlin is not
for being recommissioned. It is stated at Chathani
at all satisfactory, and in no way pacific. It is
that he is intended for service in one of the ports
believed that the Prussian Government is continu-
of Ireland. ing its war
preparations, under the pretext that the
The screw steam frigate Liverpool, 35-, was
other Powers have set the example. The Prussians
placed, on Saturday, in No. 1 dock at Ke,yham.
say that it is necessary they should fortify them-
The screw steam frigate Phietie, 35, Capt. John
selves against certain dangers with which they say
Bythesea, will probably leaye Plymouth fur Halifax
they are menaced. It is the same tactics which
on Saturd ty next. Prussia employed against Austria last year, with
ller Majesty's double-screw gunboat Plover, under
what success is well known. The report has spread
a series of experimental trials, has again returned
in Vienna that the Prussians are placing cannons
to Woolwich, and was yesterday docked to shift her
on the ramparts of Cologne, and are also actively
two-bladed screw, to be replaced with a three-
at work on the fortifications of Mayence, which
bladed one, in readiness for another trial of speed.
they desire completed. Certain things, it is said,
The trial just completed was to test the increase of
have been pronounced by General Moltke, the
speed caused by the fan having been reefed 2 feet importance of which is probably exaggerated. The
forward, and which gave an additional speed of I ,
! general having been invited to give his opinion on
about one-tenth of her former trial. The increased
I the new organization of the French army, such as
speed was registered at 10.792 full speed and 9-186 ' I will result from the Bill presented to the Corps
half po titer ; 'and with the port engine stopped the 1 Legislatif, and which will be discussed next winter,
speed was 8-264 knots per hour, which was very • „
replied, Ihe French army, no matter what is
favourable. The Plover was commanded by Com. I
done, will always be inferior in number to the
Dillon, of the Steam Resenve at Woolwich, and I
Prussian army, in consequence of our landwehr
Mr. Steel and Mr. Crossland were in attendance
institution. The battalions of infantry of the
from the Admiralty and the Controller's Depart- landwehr can, whenever we like, supply us with
merits. She will be shortly commissioned, and is 249,000 men to reinforce our permanent army."
pronounced especially suitable for China, the River Russia, also, is not in good grace ; the under-
Plate, or any shallow water service. This will be standing between the Cabinets of Vienna and St.
P
er first commission. Petersburg is singularly cool. Not only does the
Lieut. and Adjt. John Straghan, Royal Marine Cabinet of Vienna not forget the tolerance which
Light Infantry, is appointed to be Second Captain 'the Russian Government extended to the
at the Woolwich Division, vice Capt. Wilson, re- •
Sclavonian meetings at Moscow, where Austria
tired full pay. was publicly attacked with great violence, but it
Lieut. T. A. Le Breton is raieed to increased
pay, reproaches the Cabinet of St. Petersburg for its
vice Straghan. incessant propaganda in the provinces of Turkey,
The following appointment has been made in the and even in Galicia. That propaganda is being
Royal Naval Reserve :—C. Douglas, to be sub-lieut.
The following appointments were made yester-
en
pushed with prodigious activity, and it is impos-
• .—Staff, Commander B. B. Bible to deny its results. At the same time Russia
day at the Admiralty
Stuart, Staff Comeiander W. G. Aldrich, and Staff
1
lis reorganizing and completing her army. It is
• stated at Vienna that Russia is at the present
Commander J. Symons, to the Fisgard ; Lieut. C.
B. Payne, to the Nelson ; Lieut. G. T. Morrell, t moment concentrating considerable bodies of
the Fisgard, additional, for te • •' ° troops on the frontiers of Austria. The Danubian
temporary service as
Transport Officer at Deptford ; Lieut. Duke D. principalities have refallen into the same state of
Yonge, hient. C. J. Wise, Lieut. Spencer M. Med- agitation and disorder as at the commencement
Icy, Liutit. W. F. BJughey, Lieut. E. L. Greet) of last 'year, and this disorder is attributed to
and Lieut. if 7 V. Lewis, to the Fisgar•l, aildi:ionali Russian influence. It is expected that another
revolution
fur temporary service in transports.; Navigating ► will shortly take place, when Prince
Charles will be dis
Lieuts. J. E. Seudam ere and J. F. Aylen, to the missed. "It all these things,"
o the Jaseur ; we are told, " which give great importance to the
Fisgard ; Sub-Lieut. C. E. Stewart t
meeting of the two E
J. D. Gilpin, paymaster, to the Indus ; E. Jago, mperors. The statesmen of
Austria have
paymaster, to the Nelson ;G. R. Johnson, assist.- c, ,th erefore, made on this meeting their
paymaster in charge, to the Oberon ; and F. Hynd- prowamme, which is only bared on conjectures,
no doubt, but
man, assist,-paymaster, to the Victory.
state of things so true, on a situation so pressing,
that they acquire great probability.
We have
said that it did not seem possible that the two
Emperors should separate wi • thout speaking of the
affairs of Mexico and the Eastern question. We
may add that it neither seems possible that they
can dispense with exchanging views -
their on the
affairs of Germany, and we will endeavour to
explain the opinions entertained on
subject by those statesmen interested in this
question. We shall, at the same time, say how
these statesmen persuade themselves that the
gulperor Napoleon ought to aPproye of their views,

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and join with them, in the interest of France.
According to our correspondents, the Austrian
statesmen, of whom they are, in a kind manner,
the 'interpreters, start from this point—that the
Treaty of Prague has not definitively settled all
the questions to which war gave rise, and that
in many respects the situation of Germany has
remained provisionary ; this is so true that that
situation has been greatly modified since the sign-
ing of the treaty, and especially by the arrange-
ments entered into by Prussia and the four Southern
states. But Prussia has not finished, and she fol-
lows without delay the execution of her designs.
She has already obtained such an influence over
llessc-Darmstadt that one might ahnost say that
Maycnce is in her power. She is not the less
powerful in the Grand Duchy of Baden, for at any
moment she may be mistress of Rastadt. But
Prussia, since last year, has rather lost than gained
in the Kingdoms of Bavaria and Wurtemburg. In
those countries a strong repugnance is felt for the
military institutions of Prussia, and even for her
civil and political institutions—liberal in appear-
ance but very harsh and very absolute in reality.
The Prussians, moreover, have manners which
repel rather than attract. There is, therefore,
among the people of Bavaria and Wurtemburg a
great dislike for Prussia. Now, at the same time
as the populations of Bavaria and Wurtemburg
separate themselves from Prussia, they draw closer
to Austria, in such a manner that Austria has
gained what Prussia has lost, independent of the
affinities which exist between the populations of
those two kingdoms and Austria. The question
being thus stated, its theoretical solution is very
simple, according to the opinion of Austrian
statesmen. The Southern states should form an
association and unite with Austria as a confedera-
tion, distinct and separate from the North German
Confederation, with which, however, it could form
a close alliance. Thus Germany would be united
as thoroughly as she can be without giving um-
brage to her neighbours, and the rights of all would
be respected; Prussia with the North and Austria
with the South German Confederation would be
two great European Powers quite independent from
each other, quite free in their action, and between
which there would no longer be any pretext for

antagonism.

Miscellaneous Foreign News.

Secretary M'Culloch, on the 7th instant, pub-
lished a statement of the Public Debt of the United
States, as it appeared on his books on the Ist
August, 1867, of which the following is the abstract :
c.

Debt bearing gold interest 1,678,906,691 80
Debt bearing paper interest ... 574,964,855 0
Debt on which interest has ceased 15,636,815 87
Debt without interest 417,177,533 72

Total debt, August 1 2,686,685,896 30
The correspondent of the Times remarks on these
figures that there " has been no public debt state-
ment since the Ist of June, and during two months
since that statement the debt has been reduced the
small amount of P 51,623. On the Ist of January
last the debt amounted to $2,675,062,505 43e., so
that during the seven months of 1867 that have

passed by it has been increased $11,623,391." We
cannot understand what the object of this gentle-
man can be in misrepresenting so systematically the
financial condition of the United States. It is

manifestly unfair to calculate the receipts and ex.

penditure, the total debt, without bringing into the
account the amount in the Treasury on the date of
the statement. He omits to say that the Secretary

of the Treasury ceased for some months to redeem
the superfluous paper currency, and that the balance

in the Treasury bad accumulated to the unpre-
cedented sum of $102,905,174 in gold, and

$72,474,296 in currency, making a total of
$175,379,470, being nearly thirty-three millions
in excess of the sum given in the return of the Ist
February, that is just six months before. Thus
the corr spondent omits from his calculation the
trifle of six millions sterling in hard cash in
Uncle S.:m's coffers, which he has allowed to
accumulate instead of paying away. The cur-

rency d ;IA has been reduced during the year
323,063,711. The net reduction of the Public
Debt during the sixty days that preceded this
statement was $4,309,000, and during the year
ending August Ist $121,792,850, taking into
account the increase in the Treasury balance of

535,007,357. The Times' correspondent, in esti-
mating his own resources, would not overlook his
balance with his banker. But this is precisely what
he does when estimating the financial position of
the United States.

The split in the Cabinet at Washington is now
explained. Mr. Stanton, it was known, has all
along opposed the policy of the President., fully
identifying himself with the Republican majority in
Congress. Several reasons combined to induce Mr.

Johnson, when fairly relieved from the presence o'
Congress, to force Mr. Stanton to resign his office
He wrote to the Secretary, stating that considera
tions of a high character constrained him to ask that
gentleman to withdraw from the Cabinet, to which
Mr. Stanton replied that public considerations of a
high character constrained himto hold his office till the
next meeting of Congress. The President appears to
have submitted to the Attorney-General the ques-
tion whether he had a right under the law regulat-
ing the tenure of office to remove the Secretary of
War. The Attorney-General considered that law
to apply only to persons appointed to office by Mr.
Johnson ; and as Mr. Stanton was not among the
number, the President retained the power of re-
moving him. Mr. Johnson addressed his com-
munications to Colonel Townsend the Assistant
Adjutant-General, and Mr. Stanton refrained from
attending the Cabinet meetings. The Cabinet held
the right of the President to remove the Secretary,
though two of the number considered it would be
injudicious to exercise it. Both General Grant and
Chief Justice Chase gppealed to the President to
forego his intention, but in vain. Mr. Johnson has
taken the step, and it now remains to be seen
whether Congress will reassemble as threatened for
the express purpose of impeaching the President.
General Grant has been appointed to the vacant
post, to act till the Senate meets.
The Indian Commission, consisting of Culonel
Taylor, Senator Henderson, Colonel Tappan of
Colorado, M. Sanborn of Minnesota, and Generals
Sherman, Hancock, and Terry, met at St. Louis on
Tuesday, the Gth inst., and elected Colonel N. G.
Taylor Commissioner of Indian Affairs, president ;
and A. S. 11. White, of the Indian Bureau, secre-
tary. They agreed that General Sherman and Col.
Taylor should communicate with the officers and
agents under their control, despatching runners to
the Indians in:the vicinity of their localities, asking
a meeting at Fort Laramie, at full-moon, in Sep-
tember, to be followed by a general assembly at
Fort Lamed of all tribes south of the river
Platte at full-moon in October. The board
a ijourned, to meet at Leavenworth, Kansas, on the
following Monday, and then to proceed to Omaha,
ascending the Missouri river to its highest accessible
point to confer with the Indians, and examine the
lands for a Northern reservation. General Sherman,
although totally disbelieving in any satisfactory re-
sult, has given the following instructions to the troops:
—"Do not invade the country south of the Arkansas
river, except in pursuit of parties guilty of hostile
acts. I want the deliberations of this Commission
to be as little disturbed by acts of our troops as pos-
sible, so that this effort to settle thelndian question
peaceably, may have a fair chance for success."
While the peace commission was sitting Spotted
Tail, with aparty of savages, struck the Union Pacific
Railroad at Plum Creek, 223 miles west of Omaha.
There he heaped ties upon the line, then the party
concealed themselves till a train rushed on the ob-
struction, when the driver, a fireman, two break-
men, and three telegraph operators were killed. The
savages at once rushed on the disabled train, killing
and mutilating seven persons ;—the wreck was set
on fire and the bodies consumed. Two days after,
Spotted Tail murdered three other men along the
line. The Indians made a daring dash on the Smoky
Hill route line, killing seven labourers six miles
from Fort Harker, Kansas, running off 20 horses
and mules at the Big Creek stage-station, although
exposed in broad daylight to the fire of 50 infantry
and a dozen employes not 300 yards away. Indeed
the war has become general, and Western news-