Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-04-07
POLITICAL AFFAIRS OF EUROPE.

|, We intended the following, from the New York
Express, for the Commercial Journal of last week,
but it was deferred for want Of room.
The political aspect Of the European horizon seems
TO be dark ening, again France is quiet are glad
to Sce and gives promise OF keeping quiet for some
time TO come. Austrian and Italian affairs, however,
are in fcrment, even, if possible, than they
have been since the first outbur>t OF the revolution
airy storm on the Continent, over atwelvemonih ago.
The Pope is still at Gacta, where from present APP
pcarances he is likely TO permitted TO stay as long
as he chooses but reports gain ground that there is
10 be coalition of some OF the powers Tor his resto-
ration to Rome. The sudden and bold movement
Nicholas Cf Russia is making with his thirty or forty
thousand soldiers, gives intense Importance TO the
movements in that quarter. 1.-The Treaty of lSl5,'
saws the Autocrat, "must be prcscrved; and hence,
the various changes Continental Europe has been OF
late undergoing, from the line OF policy that was LAID
down in the memorable convention OF crowned heads
at Vienna are to receive no countenancc from him
or his Though his troops are dcbouching, as yet,
upon the Polish frontier only there can be no doubt
that the grand purpose is to constitute them kind OF
"Army OF Observation" 10 watch, and no doubt TO
check any further popular manifestations that may
be made, looking towards general dissemination OF
liberalism throughout Europe. Thus much, however,
seems to be decided upon: aid to Ausrla and inter
yention in Italy What success is to follow this piece
of Russian diplomacy, time will probably soon show;
but we should be at all surprised if, in the pecu-
liar state of public feeling, not only in the Italian
peninsula, but in France, (Which has strong party,
SN'iSiASi
selves bound take The part of Italy in the event of
lust such contingency that which, to all appear
ancc is about TO happen) and some OF the north
crn powers this last card'' of the Emperor is more
likely to precipitate general war in Europe than
any other event which has happened for many years
We shall look 10 the future course of Russia, in this
matter, with good deal Of anxiety and interest.
The disastrous accounts from the seat of war, in
the British East India possessions, of much interest
Ii is difficult to tell from the newspaper accounts,
whether it is the Sikhs or the English who can lay
claim 10 the victory; but be that as il may it is GER
tain that the prestige of British invucibility, if not
altogether gone, is now worth nothing. The bloody
engagements show plainly enough that the "anncXa-
ton of the Punaub is TO cost than II will come
to, in the end twill hardly pay expenses; and
some of the wisest of the London editors, we see,
are wishing they were rid of it altogether. What
creates even more chagrn and sorrow in England
however, is the fact, which cannot be concealed,
that a chaplet has fallen from the brows Of one or
two of the British regiments engaged in the fight;
and worst of ALL it is found that Lord Cough himself,
the Commander in Chief, shares the disgrace.
Altogether in about every point of view, this bud
get Of foreign intelligence the Canada brings US is
the most interesting we have received for long
while.