Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-10-30
THE EI1RopA,s NEWS

Porte Specuations as to its issue must need be
altogether conectura for is upon the will of the
Gear alone that the alternative of or peace de-
ponds. Nothing whatever Lad been heard from St
Petersburga, since Fuad Efendi took his hasty de-
parture from Constanhnople, charged with the duty
of notifying if possible, the wrath of Nicholas at
the Sutans refusal to accede to his demand for the
surrender of the Hungarian fugitives. The appa-
rently authentic disclosure, by the Paris Journal
DIES Debats of the nature of Lord Palmerstons note
to the Court of st. Petersburgh, to TO af-
ford no means of safely predicting the policy of
Russia. 1t is undoubtedly an important datum in
the consideration of the present aspect of the subject
that England has formally made known her purpose
to take the side of the Sultan, should Russia choose
to 90 to war The Journal des Debats does not
speak authoritatively for the present French Gov
eminent yet its confident opinion, that the difficult
ty will not proceed to violent solution, taken to-
gether with the assertion of the London Times that
France does not mean to involve hersefin the con-
test. may be regarded as evincng at least the pro-
liability of her at least using all her influence to pre-
vent rupture. Her preoccupation with her Italian
policy might oppose serious obstacle to her active
~ S0COnOlnQ LIE VIEWS Vi 1OTu Tdllll6TSlOl, IL
seems that she is very dscreditaby preparing the
way for release from this embarrassment by surren-
derng her ostensibe purpose of securing Roman
liberty, and suffering the Pope to resume his secu
lar authority upon his own terms.
1t will be seen that many of the Hungarian and
Polish refugees at Widdin had their religious faith
very unhappily tested by premature announcement
+hot the porta had datarminod IN ourropdor thor,
unless they would embrace Mahomedanism Benz,
we told, found little difficulty as Napoleon did,
in becoming Mussulman but the letter Of the
heroic Kossuth to Lord Palmerson renders it who'll
ly improbable that his virtue yielded to the tempta-
ton Of personal security.
= TN lassguage Of the Londofa Times on our Nj
issna susstion is probably significant of con-
sluss4 that affair, which will be satisfactory alike
4 10 flaes led States and to England The contract,
ysgetased " Mr.. squier With the State of Nicara-
qua, isere which the British Government will ne-
eessary be glad to see executed as it provides for
canal that shall be open to the ships Of all nations
whilst it also secures every advantage the people of
ahe United States could desire in such an enterprise
The .:afairofM. Poussin, as viewed by the Go
yernment and people of France, is another matter in
which the American reader has particular interest
1t is very evident that France does not to take
the studs seriously aboutit We do not tind in the
detailed adyces entire confirmation Of the statement
that had been deteraaned to demand indemnity of
our Government for Capt. Carpenters detention of
the Eugene, though this is not at all unlikely. The
Journal du Hapre mentions the important runour
that the French Cabinet propose to submit the ques
ton to the arbitration Of third power, a mode of
determining it to which we presume the United
States will readily assent
With regard to this subject we find some interest.
ing reflections in the correspondence of M Frede-
nc Gai!lardet with the Courier des Etats Unis-
He represents that the first tdings of NJ Poussin's
dismissal were received with profound surprise and
pain. Public opinion, he says, was divided some
censuring the Cabinet of Washington, others al
tachng blame 10 MN. Poussin and de Tocqueville
but all were agreed in thinking that there was no.
thing grave enough in the diplomatic quarrel to au-
shorize the step of the American Government. He
afirms that people generally saw in it harshness,
precipitation and even sauqgeness. but there pre-
vailed sentiment of forbearance for nation as yet
nniniIiated in the laws of diplomatic temperance
pretty initiation in those laws indeed did Mr. Pous-
ain manifest by using language which his own 90
vernment has distinctly acknowledged to be I'M |
seemiy and improper The sequel of NJ Gaillar-
diets letter shows that what he calls public opinion
was simply his own, and that perhaps of Louis Ma
poeon's Cabinet, which, he says, was more offended
at first than the public:
THE frat irritation he tells u.s. "was 50 lively that the
of tn ak
council and also Of sending Mr. Rush his passports of
which the worthy hao need for he vas all ready
10 give place to Mr. Rves What rendered this retalia
ton necessary in the eyes of statesmen was the fact
that The MoHlteur had announced the substitution of
Bots lie Comte for NJ Poussin the yerv dav haforo
abe of the old minister's rejection by the Cabinet
at Washington reached Paris and many persons had
seen in this coincidence act of deplorabe weakness
and hnSnlilty But this was purely accidental For
long time lhe removal OF M Peussn had been decided
upon and the Cabinet had resolved to do spontaneously
what thought should be accorded to the indirect de-
Inand OF Mr. Clayton. Wise thought it sufficient to
state this fact in the oniter and no more aggressive re-
solution had been adopted when the steamer Eurona
which sailed from New York the 25th of Sent BROUGHT
us. on the 9th OF October all the official documents and
the pacific reflections of The Repubc translated BY the
Courier des Etats U1lis
The reading OF these documents generally confirmed
us IN ourhrst IMPRESSION that the rgorousnsure of the
Cabnet OF Washington effect without cause or Mt
least lar from propotonae with its causes patent and So
eres; bus the same time, this reading happily modified
the situation by showing that The Cabinet of Washing
no0y stepped forward to dsclam any national character
Tor this difference which therefore descended to the att
nde OF purely peraonal affair The protestations of
ympathy with the Goyemmentand people of France and
ne promise TO g'pe prompt and respectful attention TO
ny communication concerning The tlco countries pro
ueed an excel lent effect The journals absaiued from
III recrirnination." q
AND here NJ. Gaiuardet shows, by quotations from 0
'urnals OF different parties, that the National is the