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the Servians and Turks. Servia maintains neutral
position. Russia is indignant at the expulsion Of n.
de Muchin the Russian Consul General, from Bel

the position Of Serva s anything but pleasant one.
II is sincerely TO he hoped that Vienna will not be
selected for the meeting Of the proposed Congress,
should it eventually be held. Austria wears mask
and is at best a ukewarm ally; she owes an enor-
nous debt OF gratade to Russia for helping her to
put a foot upon the neck Of Hungary. Austria will
endesyor to play into the bands of Russia and dur
ing negotiations that Power will have time to con-
centrate troops and make arrangements for the cam
paign in the Spring Ii is also 60 be hoped that the
Sultan will continue hostilitIes until Russia gives
signs Of retraction.
The last accounts from Asia state that the Russians
had been defeated in three saugunary engagements,
and the Turks uLder Selim Pacha had taken 70
Russian forts by assault. What Turkey wants is
money Nsrnik Pacha has met with the greatest
difficulties in negotiating loan, which has not yet
been concluded He is still at Paris. This Eastern
question absorbs all other political intelligence
Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS, Dec. s, 1853.
fhe New European Protocol The Position of Rus-
Sa-Mtersstirg Fashionable intelligence
The allabsorbing topic of interest, go where you
will, is it is perhaps needless to say the solemn
agreement which has been made by France, Eng
land, Austria, and Prussia, to support each other
territorial distribution of Europe. The mere an
Douncement Of the fact is supposed to have produced
the present rise in the FUNDS, both in France and
England, and there are many who, amid the dark
ness which now for many months has see ned to
De lowering the Continent fancy that as leagth
hey see light-that Russia, startled by the symp-
oms of Disable ,ton which on all sides are manifested
in Poland, in the Caucasus the Crimea, in Fin.
land than he the nac.ed Mt disnl
by Turkey, not to mention the unmistakeable atH.
tude Of England and France-will at last lay aside
the mad role she has lately played, and become
reasonable being.
There are others, however-and they are very
large port of the best informed have
no such fault, who see in this adhesion of the Ger
man with the Western Powers more than meets the
eye, who believe the willy diplomacy of the autocrat
to be at the bottom Of it, and regard the whole as
being the impress of the old Russian craft. These
parties call to mind that on the occasion Of
his last memorable war with his present,
and at that time certainly feeble adversary,
his threat Of moving from Adrianople on to Con-
stantinople was found-although it effectualy an.
swered his purpose-to be pretext to cover his own
weakness, and they look with mistrusting eyes on
this apparently ready, though late acquiescence of
Austria ard Prussia his brothers in the spoils of
Poland-in the proposals Of France and England.
Turkey, it seems is to be called upon to state the
terms which she will lay down her arms. Is it,
then, supposed that the simple evacuation CT the
provinces will satisfy her? viii she not demand in
6emny for the ruinous outlay she has incurred and
the alb olitioa of the treaty Of Kanaid-of every
vestge, in fact of that protectorate by which, by
the embrace of giant, she has been we'll nigh
crashed And is it probable, it is asked that Russia
would or could consent to such humiliation? Then,
again, will Turkey be prepared to expose herself to
the refusal Of the demands she is now desired to
make2 and are hostilities 10 the meanwhile 10 be
prosecuted? To consent to srmistice would be
simply to accede TO Russia that which the rains, the
roads, and continued disease among her troops,
make Of the last Importance TO her and if it is said
s. here is not to be suspension OF aostilties, ths
basis OF negotiation must be perpetualiy shifting.
For these and other numerous reasons, comparatively
lew disposed to zee 10 the prese6t conference OF
The four Powers anything but 81 episode In the
strange medley of events which from the Block Sea
and the Danube, TO Lombariy and the Rhine,
threaten toe peace Of Europe.
Then, also, with regard TO the French emperor.
Has not ns ambassador 1t Is asked, suggested hopes
to the Sultan Of independence Viii n may soon con
siderasly affect the tone Ut that potentstss de-
man6s and thus augment the difficulties lying n the
way OF peace? And is il 50 sure that Louis Napo:
leon himself would wish these difficulties removed
The policy which seems 10 have governed him ever
since hs elevation TO power from the Presidency to
the Empire is that of following, rather than orlSlna
ting, events As matters over which he had no con-
troll first brought him to France, and opened path
TO bin, 30 it may be asserted the conduct o.; the
National Assembly rendered his famous coup etdt
less an outrage on the constitution apparently, than
q Just condemnation. The penalty incurred Dy us
gross misdeme anors and when the brie dictatorship
gave way TO the empire, he yielded, so It seemed
more to the will Of the French people than to his
own am aton. In the political vortex which followed
the year lS4S, the phantom OF this empire momen-
tarily cleaned before the public eye; but IL was as
uuicsy oaDsned, and even secuted as totally lncom
pshbls with such narrow limits as then pertained
to France.
But the Empire is now great fact, and il is argued
that be who wrote in exile that the sword of Bren
mas must cut asunder the treaties OF Vienna, aud
who, as President, designed for the people some
grand and dazzling expedition, cannot but be amo-
tious Of removing the chief reproach to the dignity
which ne has attained. he may conceal ", Dut ne
conceals everything; and to have sought the accom-
plishment of bis object by openly throwing down
the glove to all Euro2e-by attempting, for Instance
descent, as was supposed, upon Ens sndmwta
have been to place himself IN state OF isolation
utterly fatal 20 the permanence OF his power; aud
thus it that proclamation went forth that the
empire was peace.
largely benefited, be waits for events; and it must
be confessed that lattery these have been Of such
character that the possible acquisition Of Belgium
has ceased 70 be considered altogether either an I'M
polite improbable contn sency. There exists,
then among Frencbmen inclination to perceive
in the present aspect Of Europe, combined with the
enormous concentrated power of France, another
opening, perhaps, for the fight OF the imperial
eagle: and il is 10 uncommon or unusual thing In
society 20 encounter "reminiscences AID aspirations
which have long been supposed to be entombed
among the " Capulet-'-anc 50 the present quarrel
is thought by many TO be far to pretty" TO be
lightly srrab ged.
Meanwhile the Sultan's reply to General paraguay
dHlliers is supposed 10 have contained matter of
bolder and frmer charact than has been permitted
20 reach the public eye; bat as it is pu olshed, 1t
sufficiently manfests that nothing save the complete
evacuation Of the Dsnubian provin 'es and th9
ackuowieised independence or Turkey will make
peace desirable as il may be for Europe generally,
acceptable 10 him. TIE Celligsrsnts continue 10
marshal their forces
Nichols a name Of ominous import, is taken
ard hed, despite five assaults to recapture it. The