The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-11
Latest NEWS FROM ABROAD.

The steamships Washington and Niagara
have arrived since our last with London and
Liverpool dates to the 23d July
Russia and Twkey-Respecting the Eastern
difficulties, there is no doubt that the reception
given by the Emperor Of Russia to the propo-
sition from France and England was so favor
able a. TO warrant the expectation that the
question in dispute will be settled without fur
Their difficulty. Ii is also very probable, we
think, that Nicholas himself dictated the terms,
and had them rendered to him for his accep-
lance, The Cabinet of England had made no
disclosures yet.
At Constantinople, a conspiracy to assassin
ate tho Sultan was detected and fifteen of the
leaders arrested and bow-stringed The con-
spirators proposed to depose the Sultan and de-
clare war against Russia. The Turks do not
cease their warlike preparations 1t is expect
ed that the Russians will, in any event. con-
tinue to occupy the Danubian provinces till
spring. on the pretext that the army is in win
ter quarters, and cannot be disturbed There
are great disturbances in Constantinople, and
are probably enough the work of Russian ennis
saries; at least they would serve the purposes
of the AutOcrat. The Hungarian prisoner,
Costa, rescued from the Austrian brig at Smyr-
ma, has been placed in the custody of the French
Consul, to await the decision of the case. The
American captain, whose gallantry we noticed
in our last in this affair, is lngraham, and not
Stringham.
France --There was rumor in Paris that
the American Minister at Constantinople had
addressed a note to the Sultan, announcing
that the United States would associate with
other forces to support the Turkish integrity,
and would henceforth claim q voice in the af.
fairs of Europe. Not very likely.
The French press mostly viewed the Eastern
difficulties as about over.
British Indta.--Lord Dalhousie, already in
the occupancy of the Burmese Territory Of
Pegue, has declared it annexed to the British
domnions. The Burmese have refused to cede
it to the British, and they are proceeding to es-
tablish themselves in it by force
China-The insurgents have possession Of
the city of Nankin, where, it is said they have
raised the banner Of Christianity and recog-
Missed the Protestant worship. The rebels were
waiting endorsements from the south, previous
to advancing upon Pekin. 1t is reported that
they have very complete translation of the
Bible; that they acknowledge the one God, the
creator of the world; with him Jesus Christ
as the saviour of mankind, and the Holy Ghost
last of the persons of the Trinity. Their moral
code they call the heavenly rules" 1t is the
Ten Commandments. They threaten the de-
struotion of the whole Tartar race. If this
news is true, or nearly true, "the world does
move,n and the American tribes, on the high
way to the White Sea, via California and the
Sandwich Islands, have an agency in its affairs
that will bring up the doctrine of intervention
some day soon The United States, however
bounded, will begin to feel over its borders
Yankee pedlers and Chinese coolies will com
mence the interchange and the prejudice o
color xll soften little.
Ii we begin to look after European refugees
with American passports and bring up Aus
trian briggs all standing under our guns, oul
consuls may as we'll put on eraulets. Nego
tiation and annexation together will put q CIR
die round the earth sooner or later, and our
rights Of territory, right of security over a
broad margin Of inimicnl institutions, and the
honor of our flag, altogether will raise oogra
ply and military engineering to the rank Of
universal sciences among us. Young Americs
is not fenced in yet
MfTico seems to be busy cooking up quar-
rel for our settlement The Mesilla valley at
fair is kept stewing in the Government jour
mails, as if it might boil over some day.
Who is sufficient for all these things VIVA
did our fathers mean by calling us the Unite
States of America emitting the word north
middle or east? What did they mean by tn
Continental Congress Was it by anticipation
that they selected the termsf We have |
guess, and our children will see. f..