New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-29

We have private information from Sc. Petersburg Of
the most postye nature and Of incontesble truthful
ness brought by the Pacific which throws some light
on the complicated Eastern drama. The Russian dis
possible forces on the Danube at he beginning OF hos
tilties amounted to Do more than 80, 900 Only
single army corps tjat Of Gen Daonenberg originally
crossed the Pruth. Gen. LADDERS with another corps
remained in Bessaraba, and near Odessa, 10 order TO
be able to send :e6niorcemonts both to Asia and the
Principates The corps under OstenSacken was
cautioned still further north in the Ukraine. Each
army-corps hunters $4,000 men, and seldom mora.
Deducthg the Thousands in hospital, anl the dstach-
ments occupying the fortified places in the Principal
tiles, Gorchakof could scarcely dispose OF many as
$4,000 to oppose the attacks OF Omer Pasha. No.
body in ST Petersburg imagined that open hostilties
would so soon begin. The declaration of war By the
Sultan as well as the almost immediate crossing Of the
Danube took the Russians both in Bucharest AMI ST.
Petersburg wholly unawares. The Car aud his cOun
cillors believed to the last that bullying Turkey
and her supporters would suffice to bend them to
his demands Now, Nicholas is taught better and is
exceedingly dissatisfied with MenchikoG The En-
peror seriously wished for and does not now
wish it, though he says that he will never submit to DO
dictated to by England and France It is, therefore,
impossible to foresee what VII Be the influence in ST.
Petersburg ofthe recent military and diplomatic events
The excitement in Russia and above all 10 Moscow,
the heart Of the Empire, whose pusstOns act power
fully on the masses OF the people through the whole
countryths excitement is the increase AMI Of the
most dangerous character because it is religious. The
wealtliest merchants Of that capital among the
dissenters from the Orthodox Russian Church. and
generally rot on good terms with the Government, bat
now they have offered to furnish millions of rubes to
carry on the holy war. This example will be followed
by other cities and communities in the interior On
Moutenegrns kept quiet yet by the untel exer
tiOns of Rus STA and Austria. IT. however no pacfca
tion should take place during the winter Europe is
really on the eve of terrible coDfagration. Ia
such case it is decided in the Imperial COuscils to
open serious campaign by stirring up all the elements
of general discOrd. PAsHKEwITCH will then be put
at the head ofhe active army numbering above 100000
men and will marchf he can,-drectly on CONSTANT
nople Other corps de such that Ofthe Grenadiers
and othe Guards 10000 in ALL under the personal CON-
mand of the Grand Duke Alexander, the heir apparent,
will be drawn up in echelons between the theater of
and Poland which will be occupied by some
10000 men of the Guards of the Interior all of whom
veterans In Poland the peasantry take no inter.
est in anything and no chance exists there for sue
cessul insurrecticn. Preparations on an extensive
scale now being made in the military colonies of
cavalry the borders Of the Principates and the
signal to rise viii be given the Montenegrins and Ser
Wars when their services are wanted As yet however
the chances about equal. With the spring we may
displayed the white flag of peace or the bloolred
flag owar Should the latter be the case Europe will be
paTalleled into two hostile camps, power Of the sec
ond third order being able to remain neutral How
they viii divide it is difficult to oresee precisely, but
peace will be nowhere. The first hostile acts will be
marked by bockading the Baltic the Euxine aud very
likely the Mediterranean. The American will be the
only neutral flag. Even Holland Sweden, and the Ger
free cities will soon be obliged to side with ons
or the other of the bcgerents. But God grant that
suredy, general war cannot lead to freedom any.
where