Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-04-11
From tic Columbia Telegraph.
CONDITION OFTHE CONTINENT

SOtNOl llON Oc i ne CoN lNEN
Full accounts Of the Canada's new
have at length come to hand, after al
The perils by wind and wuter which
have SO long delayed them: Amidst {
mass Of trivial details and uninteresline
particulars, piled a mountain high BY
the industricus correspondents of the
Northern prints, or dumped down
like rubbish from the English papers
we find but little worthy of laying before
our readers.
Crude and imperfect as all the state.
ments are however, they are sufficiently
explicit when taken together 10 prove
the condition Of the Continent to be most
critical, and that The great bug.bear Of
Russian Intervention has now become
a reality. The Russians have en'ered
Transylvania at the request of the Aus.
trian General, and have already fought
two bloody battles with the Magyra and
The Poles, ard seem but awaiting the
proper time 10 pour down their myriads
on Constanlinople, and pitch their tents
on the banks Of the Bospliorus. This
conjunction between Russia and Austria
looks ominous 10 freedom; for already
the first ,hroes of the Revolutionary
spirit abroad have subsidized, and With
the exception Of France-~here all as
yet is quiet-llaly and Hungary alone
keep good the promise given BY the
convulsive efforts of the people of the
continent 10 crush 'at once The thrones;
and the. tyranls. who sat secure upon
them. Prussia siill obeys her King, who
covets the control Of all confcderated
Germany, to secure which confederation
his last "speech from THE throne" de.
clares "Prussia is ready 10 make all
necessary sacrifices" "Such, many
sagacious spectators seem to think,
must be. the ultimate destiny of the
German Empire. Austria has her ra-
pacious eye on. Venice, which affects
iricpubllcanism, for the Concordid;, or
Turin, of the Sd inst, says. "Every.
thing induces the belief that a serious
attack is medilaled on Venice, and that
that attack is imminent
The condition OF the Roman Repub-
lie is equally critical, for "La Presse"
announces That the Pope, after having
consulted the Sacred College, has a p.
piled TO the Governments of Austria,
France, Spain and Naples: for an armed
force 10 enable him to return TO his
capital.
Austria, it is said, is determined to
proceed, in consert with Naples, 10 res
tore the Pope, more especially as not
only the Catholic powers Of Bavaria and
Belgium, but the Proisslan, powers Of
England: Prussia and Wirtem6erg, offer
10 preserve the Papal Government in
the interest Of the balance of power in
Europe, and the maintenance OF the
general peace. 1t is calculated the ap-
pearance on the Roman territory Of an
army of 10000 men would be sufficient
10 bring about. the restoration Of the
Pope, wilhou, firing shot.
The "Epoca" Of Rome, Of the 25lh
uli. states from Naples that the British
Minister, Temple, had protested against
Neapolitan intervention, in tie Roman
States. :.
Letters from Rome, by Vienna, an
nource that Austria has offered the Pope
aid in men and money. The Gear has
declared himself in his favor. The Pope
is said 10 have obtained loan Of six
millions of scudi in Prussia.
These movements all indicate settled
purpose or the part Of the allied powers,
ever the champions Of Despo,ism, to
slife the growing spirit! of liberty, and
fetter the hands Of freedom on the Con.
tinent one more. The current Of CIR
cnmstancps too would seem. 10 favor
their designs, for they will be checked
by no external influences. France
seems bent on peacefully working out
the problem Of Free Government for
her own citizens-lhe spirit of pro-
pagandism which whitened the burning
sands of Egypt, and The frozen wastes ol
Russia, with the bones Of ller lsgious,
seems 10 slumber now-and our own pc.
cuIiar. policy Of avoiding all eniauglng
alliances" has been adopted by her
How long that excilable people car
pursle it, is another nlat'er-at pre-
sent the French eagle perches with fold.
ed wing and lislless eye on the Tor
of the capitol, while peace is the pun.
pose of the people.
England cannot interfere; for tho dis
aslious accounts from India, partial a.
they doubtless are, reveal enough te
make US certain that retribuiion Of tht
sins Of Warren Hastings and his fellow
spoilers is now being heavily visited up
on the country that encouraged the act
and rewarded tho perpetrators. II
settle with the Sikhs will give England
occupation for some time to come; he
hands then are tied also.
What then is there tn onnose tn,