The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-03
INTERESTING LETTERS.


1syial and Popular Movements-French Indus
trial Commissioner to New York, &C., &c.
The question d'or,ea has been the leading topic OF
the week in Paris, as well as in the whole Of Europe
and the daily and constant question OF everybody
was: "What do you think OF that contest between
Russia and the Porte? Shall we have war;" &c
The Bourse of Paris has been the political thermome
Ter Of all these fears and of all that anxiety which, at
this moment seem to have ceased for ever at least
among the brokers and bulls and bears of the Ex-
change of Paris.
They all seem to be in the utmost jubation at the
announcement that Russia will only occupy the
Danubian provinces to secure the ultimatum pre-
scented by Prince Menschikoff to the Sublime Porte
but that no hostilities will be undertaken God only
knows what will happen in of the occupation of
that part of Turkey by the Russian troops, and all
the wise men of the diplomacy of France to be-
ieve that, though the Russian Gar assures the
powers of Europe that no will be declared, his
secret intentions to take possession of the Turkish
land, and thus to accomplish the private views of
Peter the Great, which were to unite under his
mand the whole land from the Baltic sea to the
Caspian lake and the Bosphorus. Such is the am-
biton Of Nicholas; but the Russian eagle will not
perhaps have the occasion to take his fight over the
Turkish provinces. Everything now depends on the
growing events.
1t has been rumored, during the last few days that
all the Russians living in Paris had received in
timation to leave the city and France, and that M
de KOttole himself had given up his hotel, in order
to be ready at the first signal to abandon his lega
ton and return to ST. Petersburg This is altogether
false N. de Kottolef has renewed for nine years
his lease OF the hotel which he occupied in the
Faubourg st. Honore, and his countrymen are still
enjoying the pleasures of the French capital More
still, the Minister of Justice Of Russia Count Panm
has arrived here on visit to his wife and children,
who are living near La Madeleine. II has beenru.
m0red that Count Panim had special mission for
the Emperor relative the Eastern affairs but this
q totally denied by the Russian embassy. Count
Panlm is among us as private citizen, but he holds
no diplomatic Office
AS it may be seen, the difficulty of the question is
still standing unsettled; but it is generally believed
that we shall have no war in Europe The beginning
OF hostlties would be the signal for socialist re-
voution in Poland, Hungary, Lombardy, Sicily,
France and elsewhere and no potentate of
the Old Continent seems to be ready to withstand
1he shock. For Louis Napoleon, war out of
France with any foreign nation would be to his loss
Tor as soon as the army with which he is protecting
his dictatorship would abandon the frontiers social
ism would raise its head and attack his ''rear.'
Nevertheless, the future of France is still in dark
ness, as well the future of all the other nations.
No one can tell if the prediction of Napoleon the
Great-"within fifty years France will either be re-
plished.
1t is sure fact that the invasion of Russia on
Turkey and the success of Car Nicholas troops in
the kingdom of Abdul Medjid would totally change
and turn the equilibrium Of Europe. The only ques-
ton to ask is, if France and England united toge-
Their would have power enough to prevent Nicholas
nom accomplishing his wishes, in case he has any.
Though no credit is now given to the runor of
war, the Sultan Abdul Medjid, has given special or
ders TO continue the ornaments in his domnious and
his officers are daily recruiting for soldiers and sailors
The Viceroy OF Egypt, Abbas Bashaw, has sent
5000 men commanded by Soliman Bashaw, (Col-
onei sewer, trenchman) one man-ofwar, two
fgates four sloops two steam frgates. and a steam
sloop. Mustapha Bashaw has given advces that
ne had zoo GOO Albanians ready to protect the Sultan
and In the kurdistan Rendy Ban Bey is raising
considerable body OF troops. At the present the
whole force OF the Ottoman empire is as follows
Do. do in reserve ......... 1860 q
Irregular troops .................... $1,000 "
Auxiliary regiments. .............. 10000 Z"
Total ............. 443, 800 "
The navy is composed OF six men of war with
nom ninety to seventyfour guns each, and from six
hundred to nine hundred men; eleven frigates with
from sixty -four to fifty two guns, aud five hundred to
fhrse hundred and sixty men; tuelvs briggs with from
0!y-eleht 70 eighteen guns, and two hundred
a1o SHY 70 one nundred ana nifty men; four sloops
wal WIN LILLY ey ana t"ehly-hve guns, with one
nunoeo anu hty 10 one hundred men fourteen
Sus.eH, paris, &C. SIX steam 1rigates from eight
sunareo 70 Jour hundred ana NIFTY horse power; and
eeus sioops ana oiner snail vessels. As II may be
cen TINS suaeron not large put II may resist Tor
wnne the united forces OF Russia All the ports on
me SHORES OF tne nave been furnished with
uops anu pardcuaIiy 1hat wnicn Is situated at the
ensSnce 70 tne caspian sea- Inc fortress OF Shuma
nned WIN oVVo men, ana that OF warna with 1000.
Anese .~e are sne most important points 10 De pro-
seCeeu "a we Danuoiah provinces.
YIN 'ne "a lnst. tne Grand sultan reviewed the
9OoPs OF MS army 10 the pace called Grand Champ,
ys. opposl.e Cons:1antnopie' on the eosphorus,
eno,es Vi ASIA, "hiie on the same day emperor
NicoSias was also reviewing ms army at peterhof,
~nicn Is a camp situated near 81. Petersburg, and
1nanagea % the same pan as that OF batory, near
versailles.
Al Constantinople the hotel OF the Russian en-
bsssy totally abandoned and left under the care
On turkish ponce oihcer "a havas). The most in
nuentla among tne RUSSIAN merchants have left the
S'y anu the others nave placed themselves under
me protectlon oil the Charge Affairs OF Neither