The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-11-07
From The Aigemeiae ZeituHg, Sept IS.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND IN THE EAST.


RUSSIA AND ENGLAND IN THE EAST.
PosEN, Aug 2s-Howeyer Theoretically Russia NAV
seal IT'S frontiers, it cannot hinder from obtaining here
occasionally from the interior. particular account.
OF ITS relations and gaining insight into its pocy The
Poidfque Paeifqne is sty led, which Count Stropan
OIL gave toast IN London, looks almost like IRONY
because 1t becomes and evident that Russia
and England have for sometime carried on war with
each other.
The English secretly assist the rebellious CircnssauS
so efectnaiy that they always able continue the
contest which Is the sensiby fell by the Russians
as they would long since have subdued The
who destitute Of carry on regular warfare
but who themselves mpeded in their entcrprzes
beyond the Caucasus by eycrwatchful though nv
no means powerful, enemy in their rear On The other
hand Russia is assembling considerable forces in The
South Of the empire, the two fold object Of which is no
longer secret for while part holds itself in readi
TO 90 TO Asia Minor 10 support the Turks, large
bodies OF troops further the TO march TO he
south. which (though the given in English iou-
mails Of their arrivals at Teheran is probably premature
only Russian srilerymen having yet been sent 10 that
place. takes direction which opens to them the wsy
to the most vulnerable point Of the British power Ills
besides, not improbable that the Russians NAV preIer
the commercial route by way Of Khva with which they
acquainted, 10 that through Iran, for the former is
shorter less dangerous, and natural for the pro-
ducts OF Russia. England is well Of her weakness
in India, and knows that the possession Of this gigantic
limb by the dwarf European body be but tians,oy
for the maxim dirde impera To bear
its point that Is, soon as the nations Of India be-
sensible Of their interests and consequently
considering the distance Of the mother country aud the
great population OF Hndos,an the empire Of the En-
glsh in Southern Asa is at an end Oh the other
hand Russia knows its vocation, and that the regenera
ton OF Asia only proceed from her Thence the
reciprocal jealousy Of the two nations, and especially
Englands anxously watching every step that Russia
takes or may take; il sees with alarming apprehension
the Russian colossus advance slowly indeed but surely
to put end TO its unnatural supremacy in India The
rest OF Europe looks this conflict with compcsure
and even with secret JOY for the one side the sym
pahy Of the Continent for England no where great
and sincere, and the other hand be satisfac-
tory to Russia diverted from the West to the East
III under existing circumstances the tranquility of Eu-
rope is not interrupted the sole probably that
Russia does not SEQ occasion to act oenslvely but
prepared and wishing for the combat waits till some
other hand first takes the sword to cut the Gordan knot
Of the policy Of the East
! Lord Pamerslon evidently awaits the first cannon.
shot, for though very clear sighted he yet
the unavoidabeness OF this combat which he probably
only seeks to pnt of, because he is of his own
incapacy to guide the helm Of England in time Of
crisis The British political ed6cc too arhcially
put together 10 be kept in proper order except by arh
cal means the morality Of which, under these
stances, not he too scrupuonsy thought Of Grea,
Britain may thank its weak Ministers that since the fal
OF Napolean il has gradually declined its political i'm.
portancc. Had they continued in the OF their
great predecessors proud England would have remained
sole sovereign Of the and would have no reason to
fear in the long any nation upon earth. II is
that its political consequences must be strait
laced (as before Copenhagen but they mus,
soon without direct OCCASION take the first step, and
destroy at the onset every foreign naval power Tho
favorable moment is perhaps past, for France,
Russia, and North Amercs possesses fleets which may
be- indeed defeated, but cannot be annhIlated Eng
land too ought long since to have recognized the Pacha
Of Egypt independent sovereign in order to gain
powerful and able ally the East, whose e-,rained
armies might be opposed to the projects OF Russia
From the continental Powers, Russia, has at present
nothing to fear, for its policy is similar in its main
lines TO that Of the grea, Powers of Eastern Europe,
and Louis Philippe is not seated firmly his throne
as to venture war and its chances The Euxine and
the Baltic may be in certain closed, and it is
possible that merely for his amusement that
the Emperor Nicholas made voyage to Stockholm and
guaranteed the succession TO Prince Oscar. The mis-
understanding between Turkey (aready so dependent
RUSSIA and its too powerful vassa the Pacha Of
Egypt must soon come to issue. The status quo
cannot possibly continue. The necessity OF reducing
the Druses in Lebanon and Anti Lebanon has probably
hitherto prevented the Pacha from procaimng his indie
pcndcnce. As as Meheme, Ali draws the sword
the Sultan must Of necessity throw himself into the
arms Of Russia, upon which England will Immediately
separate itself from the Porte recognize the indepen.
dence OF Egypt and hasten to supper. the Pacha with
lis power.