New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-25
EUROPE.
Danger Of war-rnrkey and Mss,cnes gro.


Statesmen of the Continent feel some I'M
easiness about the future policy OF the Frennh
Emperor. He does not cease 20 protest that
his intentions are peaceful, but nobody believes
in his sincerity. Symptoms similar 60 thOss
which preceded the Coups dEtat, are auguries
of war aud aggression; pamphlets written by
obscure men, advocating the old theory ct the
boundaries of France, as that they should be
extended 10 the Rhine, 20 the Alps and the
Baltic. are freely circulated al over the coun-
try. lust in the same way in which the pamph-
let's calling for the establishment of tina En-
pire we're circulated before the famous I'd Do
cember; ard the police which seizes every no
publican alusiou and stops every expression Il
legitimist feeling. does not Interfere with these
other incendiary publications. England iscsm-
pleung her naval armament and her national
detenses. Prussia is providing Coblentx, her
greatest fortress on the Kline, with military
stores as il a seige might be anticipated. and
Russia is marching her armies slowly in n south
western direction Everybody fears something
unexpected in the spring, and the French On
GERS speak openly about campaign looming IN
the future Besides Napoleon seems anxious
TO stir mp old quarrels and to keep open the
feasibility of a rupture The COurts of Brus-
sells and Turin are treated harshly, King Leo
pold must degrade himself SO far as to refuse
20 Kossuth the permission to visit his dying
mother In Sardinia the French Ambassador
openly protects the refractory Roman Catholic
clergy. aud takes the part of the ultramontane
opposition AGAINST the Ministry. In Naples
Prince Murat claims damages for the jewels
and furniture of the royal palaces which passed
into tho hands of the Bourbons in 1915, and
the King OF Naples is already so much trsgh-
tened that he offers fifteen millions OF francs 70
the son of the man who was shot by the order
of the Kings grandfather. BY the bye the
creditors of Murat az Bordentown and Eliza
BEETHOVEN have now good chance to he paid,
as the Prince is to become rich by Neapolitan
indemnity In Turkey Napoleon has raised
souabble whether the key TO the Holy Sepulcher
is TO be kept by the Greeks or by the Latins
into a question of trst-rate Importance, ana tho
moor Sultan. who does not care much about the
KEYS and their guardianship, is threatened BY
Russia as well as BY France on account OF the
matter This question illustrates very well tho
policy of Europe toward Turkey. The facts
of the case are simple
In TO f740 there were eternal fights IN the
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem bs-
tween the Greeks and the Latins; to the dis
Grace of Christianity Turkish Policemen had
often to separate the begerent parties who
claimed the precedcncy and enforced II by ma
neuvcrs or open violence. Az this time
treaty was concluded under the auspices OF the
Porte, with the consent 0s Russia and France,
that the Greeks were to have one half OF the
church for their service and the Latins the
other. and that the Keys Of the respective cha
pels should be divided among them, under
condition that they were TO provide IN equal
rates for the repairs Of the church During
the wars of the Empire the Latins who are
less numerous and lees wealthy, were unable to
furnish their quota TO the rebuilding OF the Gu.
pola, which was destroyed by fire; the Greeks
furnished all the means for IL and claimed ac-
cordngly two chapels more, 0biging them
selves always to repair the church The
Turks thought this claim well substantiated,
and decided that the Latins should either
pay their share or give mp the oxciu-
sve use of two ckapels, as they did not
cooperate in the restoration Of tho ,cupola.
The Latins yielded under protest, accus-
sing the Greeks Of having maliciously set fire
10 the Church in order 10 extend their property
and annex the chapels by repairing the damage
they had criminally caused themselves In this
state things have remained for two score years,
when at once the French Ambassadorinsist upon
the fulhllment Of the Treaty Of I740, as tho
cupola again needs some restoration, and both
The parties are ready to pay for it out Of their
own means. The Sultan, 10 avoid disagreed
bic discussion, offered to maintain the stain quo,
and TO have the repairs made out Of the lmpe-
rial Treasury. But this fair proposition was re-
iected. aud Monsieur d. Layalette threatens
the Porte with taking his passports in case the
old Treaty which had been abr0gated dc factO
for the last forty years, should not be revived
aqain. The Russian Ambassador, on the other
side, utters the same threat In case the two
chapcls, now in possession Of the Greeks, should
be gwen to the Latins. The question has been
magiifed on both sides only 10 pat the Sultan
in the awkward position Of giving offence In any
case 10 one of the great powers In the mean
time, Russian mtrigues kindle the fame Of in
surrecton on the Lebanon, aud incite the
Prince Of Montenegro 10 war against Turkey.
There was never a more wantOn aggression than
that OF Prince Daniel, who is at once the Civil
and Ecclesiastical head Of the Mouutaineer,
and in this latter capacity dependent on the
Emperor OF Russia. He receives his inyesture
at ST. Petersburg Turkey has always ac-
knowledged the de faeto Independence Of the
savage Montenegrins, but, since Russia las ac-
knowledged them automatically, Prince Daniel
il epdeayorng TO extend his sway beyond tho
fsstnesses Of bis mountains. Without assigning
any reason, without any previous declaration,
he snddeply attacked the small Turkish fort of
Zabliak, on the Lake OF Scutari, murdered the
surprised Turkish garrison and fortified the
place The Turks, well aware that the Black
Mountains cannot be attacked successfully from
the eastern side, but very easily from the west
ern slope, then sent their naval forces 20 the
AdYatic 20 blockade the coast, and land troops
ON the two points where the Turkish territory
inrerects Austrian Damstia But now Austria
begins 20 threaten; she thinks she has been
wronged by the Turks, because they did not
give up KOssuth 70 her vengeance, and the Vi
emma papers declare that the Turkish deesmust
not be allowed TO approach the Austrian terri
tory, on their way totheir own coast, though tho
Turks have never objected 10 the Austrian Gov
eminent marching lie troops through she pro