The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-16
Switzerland.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS NOT REsUMED-CIRCULAR
CALLING ON THE CANTONS TO ARM-STATE OF
The FRONTIER, ETC.

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS NOT REsUMED-CRCULA AR
CALLING ON THE CANTONs TO ARM-sTATE OF
NSlsmatic relations have not been reestabished be-
tween Austria and Switzerland notw the
journals At the sam. time the probability is that nsso
tations win be resumed, nasmuch as before Austria
attacks Switzerand she must calculate the probable
action Of France significant incident may be here
peated. When the Swiss Council Of State offered the
command Of their forces to Gen. Dufour that veteran
cept decline the command. reply was at once re-
turned to accept 1t should be remembered that Dufour
the latter living in exile in Switzerland and very
friendly feelings still exist between them.
It Is true that the Swiss have put themselves in an
all the contingent The following is the circular ad
dressed by the Federal Council to all the confederated
FAITHFUL AND BELOVED CoNrEpEnArEs:-
By circular Of the 9Th inst invited you, is usual
as mg s sns
the federal army which from the returns
e. and
hs s5 haze %
which s char Cd with the strict
military authorities the directions and all the Interior
We are confident that. animated by truly federal sent
mens you will neglect nothing your side to fulfil
ana tS.s sppIseatins sssea. position q affairs You
s
to defend the integrity Of our beloved country:
vow faithful dear eonfsdsrates with ourselves to
Signed in the name name Of the Federal Council,
vppN crpv NGFF President lent Of the the CONFEDERATION % fed
The Federal Council had received report from Colonel
Bouieeos their commits sionsr respecting the condition
of the districts y ing the Austrian frontier COL B.
reports the population exposed to the prvaon
not only account of the expulsion of the cnese but
of the blockade which maintained with in
creasng severity Public opinion in the districts in
favor OF compromise with Austria The government Of
in ita and
subsistence for the refugees Col Bourgeois at Men
drso and in communication with the Austrian Generals
Gyulai and Stras0do but not in far touches the
withdrawal Of the blockade
Austria.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has addressed circular
dated May 26 to the Austrian repre entayes declaring
officially that the recent meeting of kings Vienna had
nothing to do with politics. the circular also
the marriage Of the Archduchess Maria with the Duke de
Babant, Of Belgium.
Russia
LOSS OF STEAMSHIP-THE CHANCES OF WAR
PITHY LETTER ON THE SUBJECT.
Letters from st Petersburg reach the 25h of May,
but they contain no political news and the rate of
change was unaltered. The Neptune steamship from
ST. Petersburg to London had been lost ih the Baltic
crew and f4o GOO in gold on freight saved.
respect to Russas intentions Of war; are that the Eu
peror would not care to risk his feet against the
bined .quadIons Of England and France, although he
is already too late to undertake INVASION for ab ut
the end Of May forage fails completely in the Danubian
while, the following letter in the Daily Ne,us is to the
point -
failed ask Himself following qatiOn and to reosvs
%sass
Turkey.
HISTORY OF MENsCHIKoFF's sLEAvNG-sTRENGTH OF
THE TURKISH EMPIRE-FoRMIDABLE RESOURCES
IN MEN AND MONEY AT IT'S CoMMAND-PEoHECY
OF ITS DOWNFALL, ETC.
1t telegrapbed to the London Times from Trieste
May 3lst that Count Nesselrode had arrived at
tnope from st Petersburg The announcement caused
great satisfaction in the London Stock Exchange but
TUNED out to be untrue.
A Copstantinople correspondent writing under date
tci,ated by Telegraph Yesterday lsh The saws was
The last day accorded By Prince Menschko to the Turks
to give their anal 10 the ultimatum of Rus ia
determine which Of the two sOveregns govern the
twelve millions of the population of the Greek Church
the Ottoman domDionshe sultan the Gar. The whole
OF the Great Council OF the na0n assembled at the house
ofhe Grand vzer and long aud xious the debates
large majority decided in their refusal Of Rus
sias claims, ana their determine ion conveyed in
note 10 the Russian Ambassador; ut the same time
tuIes for mutual Arrangements made the part of
the Turks. Prince Aenchikof receiving the aasxer
at sent in his final note declaring that all fur
ther negotiations useless--that BIS mission
end, apd othiDg remained for him but to de.
part with the whole Of b, suite On the same evening
The ambassadors Of England and Franco called TO tabe
leave of his excelency This, we believe for
maty, since at the time of their visit, all ami
and nothing could be done by diplomacy Last night
AZ late hour, the Sultan summoned all his ministers of
state into his and addressed them He observed
that be had done all in his power to preserve the goodwill
Of the Emperor of Russia and evsIy reasonable
of the Gar bad at all times been granted but now a de-
mspd which infriDged upon the lives If
which he had right cede had rendered by the
Emperor, which he he SULTAN bound to refnse If
then pleased the Almighty nfct on the nations the
scourge of war he bimself guiltless of it, but
pever should forget that he was the descendant
ha first rs Mt fha hoad Of
his troops n defence of the holy territory of Islam"
The Turks are now preraripg for war in right
of them have already arrived and troops and nmmuni
tion moving at all points. 1t is supposed that in
will be able 10 bring at so 600 men under arms
The Iresept Grand Vizer being Albanian is abls,
through his influence, to ase the whole OF that wsrike
prpula' ion. meeting Of the British merchants resi-
dent Constar tnopls has been held in order address
the Ambassador and ask his counsel in the present
Of affairs.
The correspondent of the Daily Neuys has an account
more formidable still of the of defence nd
Of The Turks He says-lhe Dvsn, although not admit
ting the possibility OF yet believing that in the pre-
state of affairs the best mode of assuring peace
by taking ergetic attitude resolved on adopting
Pacha commanding the Mediterranean squadron to
tuIn Immediately with bis feet: He vas expected at
Conaptinope in the courie OF the present week The
Hset of the Vceroy Of Egypt also expected in few
days q courier having been sent to Alexandria with
ders Tbit feet to bring reinforcement of $1,000
men, At the time orders given to Omer Pacha
General In Chief of the army in Roumelia, to de-
sceDd to shurnia with his corps d'armee force Of
from eighty to hundred thousand excellent
troops Injured TO war, and a great number Of which
took part in the expeditions to Bosnia. Kurdistan
and Montenegro. The Commander-in in Chief has also
O dered the immed formation of two camps-one
X, u6jouck and the other at Brussa These two camps
oompo ed of the edf will comprehend 900
men who Joined to the active army Of about $50 600,
will form total effective force of than 500 900
available for the defence Of the country Besides its ordi
nary resources Turkey has at its disposal the
chest to which is only had in extreme
This treasury has not been opened since 1927 rs present
contents estimated at SOC, 900 'purses, thirty
seven million francs at least The Turks Of all
are decided in their hostility to the Russians and should
var bre ak out it Is the whole nation that will rise
against the Muscove The Greek clergy have taken the
alarm at the first glimpse of the Russian yoke, and
are ready to persuade their focks TO oppose the ad
vance Of q despot who would reduce patriarch,
ard priests TO the slavery and gnomny Of the Russian
clergy. Important and powerful in Turkey the Greek
priests that the meIest corporal would be OF more
in Russ ia than they 1t is said that with
view recognise and confirm the devotion Of the Chris
tian population, the Sultan contemplated act Of
sovereignty which shall forever to all Christians
of whatever communion, rights and immunities more
extensive and valuable than those which have been be-
fore granted whether in treaties in the hat sheI If