The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-11

OF the Car il is said too to YIELD now that
the gauntlet has been thrown down by his adversary
War seems inevitable and Q manifesto declaring thus
much shortly expected In that manifesto ths sacred
for the Double Cross to Be proclaimed against the
Crescent which refuses to do justice to the orthodox dis
cipes of the Lord In st. Petersburg the army and the
civil service for war but the from the south
shows that publc feeling in those provinces Is far from
movements of large bodies of troops have exhausted the
of the agcutursts and the merchants in the
towns suffer from the stagnation Of trade. There
is enthusiasm for war, in spite Of all official
poetry ans other means taken to the
sluggish feelings of the masses From Moscow
southwards but soldiers and contractors are
in favor of Military preparations are, MEANWHILE
executing on most extensive scale The corps set
for the Caucasus has not indeed been reinforced
by regular troops but it has received strong reinforce
ments of new sves Of Cossacks 1t is said that
from the Caucasus have been directed
upon the Turkish frontier in Asia The Caucasian army
consists Of three divisions of infantry with the
and rifle battalons, and division of artillery,
sides colonizsc Cossacks militia &c. making total OF
fifty five battalons ten squadrons and $50 pieces Of
artillery, 600 troops of the line and 10 900 rregu
lars.
The BresIor Zeitung has letters from Bucharest of
the 18th inst stating that the Rus engineers while
close to the Turkish bank. They warned OFF, and
they paid attention to the summons, q gun
fred The ball struck one of them, MAJOR, and killed
him on the spot
The London Times, of the 25th ult says
The current number Of the Journal Of st. Paersb,rg
contains curious mistake, which may lead some people
to the apprehension that the British ambassador had left
that city Sir Hamilton Seymour is announced to have
lift ST. Petersburg and to have arrived by steamer at
Lubbock person intended to be Captain
Hamilton bearer of der patches.
In leader regarding the passage of the Dardanees by
British and French fleets and reference to the
chances Of war; the London Times contains the suboned
renarks-
There has certainly heen no precipitation evinced in
the adoption of this step need ii nvovs any change
in the relations of of the great Powers As far the
mere opening Of the Dardanees is concerned that fact
plished when the the squad
summoned to the Turkish capital fortnight
back, and the material support Of Great Britaa and
France against the aggressions of Russia
when the fleets first sailed from their respective hs
for Besika Bay The event itself, however, is no doubt
connected with the attitude to be assumed
the banks of the Danube and with the state OF affairs
which the actual declaration OF hostities may occasion
Ut the seat of the Ottoman We have
for supposiDg that the Sultan either desired
any immediate collision from the publication of his
cent manifesto but it is obvious that if the popular feel.
ing compelled him declaration of war; it Is not
to acquiesce very quietly in the suspension Of
after war has been declared.
1t remarkable fact however that in PROF ortien as
hos ites appear more imminent there less dspo
sition to accept the alternative do imagine that
European before brought close
to state Of war; with such general inclination peace.
Apart from the revolutlonists and exes who
rally dra wing from the prospect Of
fusion there no country and scarcely any party sin
cere desirous OF appealing to the issue Of the sword
The Emperor Of Russia after being notorousy filled in
the endeavor to create alliance Of his ovn
to captuate terms including the substance of all that
required and little is he disposed to push
policy TO its natural conseq that Prince Gorts ,ha
ko may not mprobsbly remain passive under consider
able provocation. The Divan from first to last has
shown ITSELF xous the exremties of contest
and in proportion indeed the wisdom claimed for its
counsels must this resolution have preponderaed No
Ottoman statesman could expect any ultimate
from Russian war; conceive that the good offices of
the Western Powers could be benecally exerted
under the endorsements Of actual hostilities The
French and British governments themselves have
ployed all their influence to prevent retard the
break impending fro popular passion and Austria and
Prussia have announced their Intentions not only of cir
cunscrbIg any to the limits Of its proper heatre
put OF Ignoring it as far as possible altogether 1t is
whatever but if there should be it agreed to
slider it as interruption of peace We wish all
to the experiment but if great alton make
little war il can hardly embark in hostities without any
At all.
With reference to the manifesto said to have been
issued by the Emperor Ct Russia the Paris correspondent
the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia, of which, how
ever no authentic particulars known Nevertheless
certain expressions al eyed to be contained in it
psated u quarters that it is not easy to reject
the rts on the subsctas wholly devoid of
French governmentast night and not sooner and that
Drouyn de Ihuys went to Compiegna this morning to
Of possibility tina. the manifesto have arrived many
hours earlier than last night The Car did ST.
Petersburg till the 18th state paper of this import
ance mu.t at least have required day to prepare and
in all probability It could not have left st. Petersburg till
the 18TH Six days is the average time taken by
ier in performing the journey therefore he could not
well have arrived in Paris before yesterday the 2lst
elegraphlc despatch received days since from
character Of the manifesto described The contents
OF this despatch have doubtless in part transpired
given rise to the current rumors 1t is agreed all
tans something very nsulir France Some allusion
made it said to France being hotbed of revolution
and Nicholas puts himself forward the great anti
champion of the world. phrase which
have frequently heard to day being contained In the
defend it ee as rights Of my regionis against all
toreim intgtTnce (immtatton) phateu and staA not
stand alone" The latter expression, which points to
coalition Of the Northern powers receives degree of
frmaton from the Abee of St. Petersburg, which arms
distinctly that Russia Prusss, and Austria have
to understanding sont etedus to the
be pursued with regard to the Eastern question The
stat ement Of the Atte has produced painful impress
and is considered be principal cause OF the
great depre, sion which prevailed at this Bourse
The Steele the faith of correspondence from Con
dated the 9th gives the following explana
tion of the delay in the movement Of the feets:-
II is confidently stated that u. Iaeour had
read the dispatches brought the Soon he caused the
Sultan to be informed that the fleets would to Con-
stan,inope the necessary rmans for their
sage should be signed To this overture Reschid Pacha
receive such support but that before granting rmans
for the entry of the fleets MS Hghness desired to have
frank explanation Of the object proposed to themselves
by his iusrous allies If English and French vessels,
English and French troops, were TO to take
sort Of military possession Of onstantnope and
ally to restrict s shs freedom Of sSpn Of the sn T ,ss
Citing deprive himself of assistance which ne ar
IDENTITY solicited it intended to aid him in repulsng
the Russian invasion The of the ambassadors
having they felt it to refer to their
pectve governments, the question remained there for
the moment. But according 10 the teiegrApn'c .des
patch from Trieste would appear to be certain that
on the 10TH the Porte did officially apply for the fleets
This demand, it is said made aft explanations
given BY Lord de Radcliffe to the real intentions Of
France and England.
The suboinsd letter in the Times dated Constantnople
Oct TO- furnishes full particulars OF the naval and mill
tary movements OF the Turkish forces together with
other information
Mehemed ALL the ssraskicr, has promised an addition
of 100 900 disciplined Redi in Asia, and $4,000 in Rou
mela On the 6th 1857 troops arrived from Bey rout by
the Meddie steamer part of the "ardou, corps ddr-
moe of syria About 5000 more were expected from the
same place On the day the steamer Shaik Shadi
brought from Trpol ], s57 troops of the line.
About 1,7t0 troops are just embarkng for Trebzond
steamer Is 1t vsrna waiting for the answer of
General Gortschakof to the he has received to
quit the 0toms territory In the event OF the answer
being negative the plain has instructions to proceed
At once TO Batoum order the commencement Of hos
tities Six gates sent to defend the latter port
About the 25th Of this month he term given to General
GortschakoG expires.
The old Admiral, Achmed Pasha has gone into the
Black Sea with squadron, composed OF four frg6es