Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-31
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS. DECEMBER s, 1853.

PARIS DECEMBER 8, 1858.
If the English and French journals were to be be-
eved, the eternal Eastern question is now in good
earnest upon the eve of settlement, all fear of
general European war is at an end, and Russia and
Turkey themselves will soon be most excellent
friends. England, France, Austria, and Prussia,
forsooth, are now united, and agreed to impose, by
force of arms if need be, upon both belligerents,
terms of pacfcaton which are to be concocted in a
future Congress- to be held it is not yet determined
where Really it seems difficult, Notwithstanding
the numerous respectable, though unofficial sources
from which this report proceeds, to treat it as other
than most improbable, if not quite absurd We
are not pointed to the slightest symptom that the
Sultan will depart inch from the letter OF the
terms he SO distinctly specifies in his reply to the pre-
sentation address of the new French Ambassador,
Gen. PARAGUAY d KILLERS The Sultan declares
that he acU entertain no proposition for peace until
he DanuJian provinces be evacuated by Russia.
What sensible man can suppose that the Gar is
about to recross the Pruth that he, on his part,
will listen to any overures for peace under the
ti6cation and anger with which the news of the
slight reverses which have attended his arms In
Asia and on the Danube are known to have affected
him ? that he will discuss terms while the Turks
are defyng his army Of occupation at Kalafat, on
the left bank of the Danube? He must revenge
those first defeats, and the Turks themselves must
eyacuate the principaties and retire to the right
totally, or the Car will seem to YIELD and will be
asserted to have yielded to the arms of the Turks
what be refused before the commencement of active
hostilities Assuredly he is not yet reduced and it
is not 40 all likely that he ever will be reduced, to
such extremity. Another absurdity, even more pal
pable than either just mentioned, is that which, in
the reported arrangement, represents Austria as
having taken the engagement with England and
France to cooperate with them in arms, If necessary
to impose the terms of the new conference upon
Russia Really it to only necessary to state
such proposition to demonstrate its improbaby can
yet probable for events to take this winter
other than that heretofore indicated
There is much talk about the fuson just that
say the reconciliation of the two branches of the French
Bourbon family and the recognition Of the Count of
Chambord the Legitimate King of France. This event
has certainly been consummated far the several
families concerned, with the exception, however, of
the head Of the Orleans branch the Count of Paris who
is yet minor His mother the Duchess of Orleans keeps
aloo upon tho plea that her son does not now lack
many years Of attaining his majority, Che born oath
August 1882 she deems it right TO wait and allow him,
in so important matter to determine for himself his
course as head Of the Orleans house have had
of the meeting at Frosdor between Chambord and
Nemours from the relative of person who present
at the interview This person asserts upon the authority
Of the relative who present. that the abdcaon OF all
royal pretension and the recognition Of Henry King
Of France much servie and distinct the part
Of Nemours in behalf Of himself and brothers than would
appear from the published accounts He actually bent
the knee to his cousin the Count Of Chnmbord as his
only lawful King, promising, in behalf Of himself and
brothers. faith fealy and unceasng sincere cooperation
in the effort to restore France its lawful King lie even
pledged the whole Orleans family to abandon and dsown
the Count Of Paris il upon coming Of age, he should re-
fuse or omit TO in all that was being done
and to resign for himself all pretenson the Crown as
grand son Of Louis Philippe, founder Of dynasty
Now, the above may be all true, and yet is difficult to
how much Importance be attributed to it po
ca event Itspossibe though not at all probable that
the princes above mentioned have become seriously
cied Princes than individuals in humble sta
on perhaps less than they likely to be sincerely re-
concied after having been personally engaged for twenty
three years in the exercise Of deadly hostility and most
abuse of each other Let either Of the families
attain power and them fly apart despite the
union Of to-day, which has base but community Of