New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-24
TIE EASTERN QUESTION.
FEELING IN RUSSIA

ont ali further negotiation ana fee red the decision OF
a. ,sssrr cues,iof to the fortune o. wer No such
has reached this count ~ The effect produced
In prssa and especially on .he mind Of the Emperor
Eicholss by tbe hteiger &c received during the past
month from the frontiers the Danube and the CaucasuA
l. sl inperecy kno' IN 10 the west OF Europe though
h of essential po .tsnee to any estimate when may Do
formed q tie ehnses Of peace and VA oaf oTn cor
The 18Th OF November and. although IRON gri ces
little is uered transpho which convey an impression
Of doubt Peoxiiy On TIE par o. me SOscrane dr
IRENE apxiey and spIrshension. lbe Emperor BinseA
srpesfs have been alternately ifsied and oppressed
snnovsd by the evident sUfe Il his political schemes ana
mits,y or0aous- irefciUe IN the adoption OF measures
,ufciently decided 10 oarryDn the grand scale
or conclcde lase,e peeee He ndsaimseh nasean
position IT qO.ed dsculiy and enOafra'sneh INC
troops which &c Chilly dispatched across hS ioners 10
oveTswc The Pore by bsr mere presence have rs yeI Deen
defeated On eqtly occs which they have como INTO
collision with the enesay The Russians them'tiVes az
knowledge aAoss Of 200 men kped wounded ana mSslD
in cir laforoIcouIf3rs with the Turks on inc DANUBE
rmoug tho number General PawloG, commanding a avn
sion 6ad General Surikowsb, commanding ine ar9iy,
have bern severely wounded On INC Asi".c ''nss.
maties look The trst incident OF 'ic wa
leiIg ne CaVtDe d fort named amer tue patron sain "a
the Car himself has tUck suporstuous gcga ho i5
.rmvard tie Russian people and is regarded as most
omissus oyert Prince WOronzows dispatch, giving an
account Of fle capture OF this icrt-St Nichoas-was
eena1ly prt coloaiaei 10 dainsh the Impression pro
drced by y h defect, AID subsequent ropuse Dy tle
Turks Attempted reiako this position hf graYa.so
the dsGaS r At he time ltgssiah steamer ths
FoudrOyrnt with tOOps board, the ssuie IL IL ssld
which conveyed Pa ice MenchkoW to CsustanVnOl'e On
his arr gent msi1n, aground on nc coas' ana wa
ds;r0ra hy the enemy, and steamiHgae srePortea 20
have fsen dsmef d, ii not ostR another part line DncN
Sen -ih.re apnars rrcst to expect that these
succeqsos urkL forces followed by OF me
bloch ade Of the coa aud supplies Of AIMS ana po"oe
from the Iurkth arsena will be followed ny gonerai
ipsrrecfon the OuntsileeTs ot the Caucasus j ne
bp forts lock h0uses which serve to cover the nus
sian stations viii 10 clofely iuvc "a, ana Inc coz
ton by the tary geads 1hrOueh the Province Mnoy m
terrulted Meanwhile Prince WorOnzow 4 at THIS WITH
an amy a. about coo bat the re-nercemens ne
had demas led have not Ttaohec MN ms GO -
By sea 6R and threatened On Guy Oh sAu 70
the etarassTneTf Of de Emperor II appea!s by tDe is'
accounts hat Prince WOrontow himselt' VINO may pc
REGARDED as the second parsonage ia he empire ana ns
shown grsat ability in BIZ Administrator % southern nus
sis. IL a. -iousy, ard even vigorously III
If the Emperor NicholasaHrns his thoughts westward
he ffsr there no grounds OF confidence or saSaeuen
F1sctb a yegr ago united 10y the closest ties 10 e
leading State of Central Europe and to this country
has 10 con vercd The intimate relations when eNsel
betws< lin self ard the German Powers into dlsapproval
Of Lis policy reulOnstrHnoes against his measures susP
con OF bis designs, aud neutrality vergng tows.us pol
tive Tosista Win ths country ana WIN fIanoe no
finds hims6 u a still moro prtoarious foouhgi ana III
the eouse Of these transactions nothing appears TO nave
affected a. Emperor fhan the CONSCIOUSNESS that nc
has forfeit cd the respect and good viii Of the whole Eng
lib peop aud placed in jeopardy the paec reisohs
Lesv,en Russia and England which hgvo remained almost
upLrokei for three hundred years. lie stands IN that posi-
tion of total isolation in which Government, not even
that Of Louis XIV. Napoleon could maintain
unwarI1ntabe pretensons and no Sovereign ever
vet permanently gave the law 10 Europe. Whatever be
hie bride and whatever be his power to that law Inc must
one day bow. and it is lamentabe mistake to imagine
that this necessity Wi become less painful and humia
ting by more pror acted contest. On the contrary al
each successive step the Emperor nds him eli more near
y opposed not 10 Turkey bat to the great western fo"
ers whom he has called into the field for there is now
reason to believe that positive and definite engagements
have been agreed to by the four me a roge dr
Tonftmenfs Of Euyope The scheme OF direct negot'a
ton between Russia and Turkey, which has been men
toned invention OF the journal deS DeO1S VI us
Probably another fortnight wilenpse before is known
with certainty whether the begerens accept or Ieise
invitation send plenpoentaries to conference OF
the other -Four Powers and in the meantime we must eX
pect the continuation Of military preparations Al present
however no OF extraordinary prOmputude OF
energy slpear have been taken and the Russians seem
rather intent preparing for long struggle than on
striking an immediate blow The army in Poland contrary
TO the reports which have been current has not moved
and has received orders TO but the process OF
recruiting is carried on this year in Poland with pee9lar
violence and babariy the number Of conscrps required
has bee increased by several thousands and persons nave
been seized even their houses and pressed into the
IMPERIAL ranks for military service of twenty five years
Willie these horrors are perpetrated az Warsaw and in
o CT Polish towns the dignfed and hopeful language OF
the venerable Prince Czartoryski to the Polish emigration
in Paris the marks OF confidence recently sao"h 20
the Polish leaders by the French Government, may
serve to remind the Emperor Nicholas that
the most audacous act OF Russian ambition and injustice
the spolaton of Poland-is still unredressed. IL
the army Of Poland is really intended TO move south
ward its place must be Immediately supplied, ana pro
baby the Imperial Guard would advance to the western
frontier The corps Of General Oten Sacken which was
reported days ago have crossed the Pruth Is still
croeed the Pruth only three cavalry regiments But
Oen sdckens army will probably not reach the Danube
before the latter part Of this month, or the beginning OF
January IT, indeed it be not still further retarded by the
state Of the country, which is almost impossible at TINS
season According all the previous experience we have
had Of Russian armies entering upon campaign, several
months will earse before the Emperor can be prepared to
take the field with such forces he marched into Hungary
in lel9.
Thee various circumstancesthe nglorous commence
Of the war; the critical position of the
Provinces the increasing alienation from Russia Of al inc
European Powers and the scarcity of money which be-
gins to be feare said to have produced avery uniaVora
bic effect the Emperors mind AT the most critical
moment Of his reign the confidence which existed ne
himself and his oldest counseors, and even MS
femy, is shaken aud impaired His conduct is way.
ward his policy unsettled and we hear no more of that
popular enthusiasm for war in Russia which was sau 10
be urging the Government to the most violent meas
ures II this be faithful picture as we believe 1t ls OF
the state of opinion at the Court OF St. Petersburg nom
ing be further from that vigorous union and manly
decision which can alone direct with success great
enterprises in politics and in w0r From the choice oil
Prince Mencko her envoy to the Porte down to the
incidents of this campaign Russia has commit
ted aseres Of gross bundors which have enectuay ex
pode her exrsvagant reputation for diplomatic ability
and shaken the prestige of her military power ihese
bundeSs have placed her in position out OF whch she
cannot force passage by fresh acts OF violence without
enooun,arng formidable adversares and more sig
nal defeat No doubt, it has become difficult for the
Emperor Nicholas to recede, and. for tho sake OF
peace II is wiser to facilitate his retreat than to in
sist upon a surrender Bat every days delay has
strengthened the united determination of The other Powers
10 oppose his pretensons and II were true that ne mao
resolution of breaking OF all further ne
gotiatons he would throw down the glove 20 great
of Europe OF the of these ne roSons we have
ceased rc the experience Of the last few months TO en-
terrain any confident hope but thew viii at least have ex
haused every of preserving peace they have con