The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-11
The News from europe The Eastern Cues
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Matters are progressing SO slowly in the
East that mails frequently arrive without ad-
ding any material news to our previous infor
nation. This is true of the Franklin's mail,
which arrived yesterday. The British and
French fleets had entered the Dardanelles on
the invitation Of the Sultan, and held them
selves ready, in pursuance of orders from Lord
Stratford and NJ. de la Corn, to afford any as
sistance to the Sultan he might require On
the other hand it was generally believed that
Omar Pacha would attempt to cross the
Danube: and though the wisdom of leaving
that river in his rear was questioned by many
of his officers and the Turkish statesmen, it
seems to have been generally admitted that
Turkeys interest required the war to be car
ried on in the provinces. On the strength of
the former item Of intelligence, strong hopes of
peace were entertained in London and Paris;
the government editors in the latter city were
confident that the affair would be finally ar
ranged Tamia5le; and the British sympa-
thisers' were in an ecstacy at the prospect of
English Intervention in the quarrel.
Tous it seems by no means beyond contro-
versy that the advance Of the fleets into the Oar
danelles involves or implies an act Of interven-
ton by the Western Powers. 1t is true thatthe
placing them under the orders of the Sultan"
would appear to constitute an open espousal Of
his quarrel: but it must be recolected that the
Russians are not the only enemy Abdul Medjid
has to contend against, and that the CONSTANT
nople populace have already menaccd the
Divan. Some months ago, when q street out
break was apprehended Lord Strattord offered
to place the British feet at the disposal of the
Sultan. for the support OF law and order in hi
dominons; ard it is more than likely that it
was the apprehension Of similar occurrence
which led to the recent dispatches and firman.
In the second place. as we have already had oc-
casion to remark, the anchorage at Beska Bay
is not safe during the winter, and no harbor
but the Dardanelles affords safe refuge to
fleets which must be within reach of CONSTANT
nople. Finally, as, according to all reasonable
surrnise, the theatre Of the winters operations
must be on the Danube, it is difficult to conceive
what practical part ships-ofthe-line lying off
Constantinople could take in the ARRAY.
One question is warmly agitated by the
European. and especially the Continental press
If the advance of the combined fleets be net 10
tended as a mere guarantee of protection to
the Sultan from his subjects, it constitutes
breach Of the pledge Of neutrality offered at the
Congress by France and England; and, in this
case, it entirely absolyes Austria from the spon-
taneous promise she gave not to interfere. 1t
seems, indeed, fair enough that if France and
England take part in the quarrel at this stage
Austria should be at liberty to exercise a SINH
lar discretion and no blame could be attached |
to her giving practical manifestation of her |
sympathies This apprehension seems to be
exciting some uneasiness at Paris and London.
Ii would disappear altogether, of course, as
soon as the character of the movement of the |
fleets was shown to constitute no real inter- !
vention; and viewing the matter as we have |
done all along-regarding Intervention at the
present stage as most impolitic and unlikely |
step for England or France to take-we look
forward with tolerable confidence to see peace |
restored TO the minds of our European cotem-
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