Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-12
FROM OUR Z L0NDoN CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, OCTOBER 20, 1853.


ga just and holy one; but there are very few
wars that are necessary, and still fewer that be
called just and in the way there are very few
quarres between individuals that are not discredit-
able to both parties 1t is true that the most quiet
inoffensive in the world may get mixed up with
a street sauabble, and the least pugnacous nation
the earths surface feel compelled to contend with
its neghbors pro aris co tocis" but there are ex-
ceptions to general rule and by no means such as
tend, according to the proverb, to prove the rule
But even defensive war can only be just and ne
cessary on the part of one of the combatants, and
not Just even with him, if he have given any cause
of offence to the other party, without offering repa
ration or necessary until every other honorable mode
of settling the difference short of war has been at
tempted and failed. Now, these observations trite
as they are, exactly apply, we think the existing
state of affairs between Turkey and Russia 1t may be
that Turkey gave Russia of offence, but it is
certain that she in the opinion Of both France aud Eng
land offered every proper concession and that the whole
course of Russia has been direct violation of
ty obligations Her political manfesoes unounded
in their premises and unsound in their conclusions
whilst the other hand the rejonders of Lord CLAREN
DON and NJ DRoUN HuY's, and especially the commu
nications of the Turkish Ministers, OMER and REscHD
PACHAs have been models of undsputed truthfuness,
courtesy, and diplomatic Skill worthy the talent but inf
nty superior point Of drectness of purpose of TAI
MErTERNIcH. Turkey has tried every hon.
orabe expedient to avoid war; and has, afraid,
failed in averng its horrors She has armed her
self for the combat the great standard of the Prophet
probably before this oated in the breeze The temper
ate of TURKEY in its dealings with the CzAR is of
the marked features of the Eastern question The
SULTAN has, in all his communications to NICHOLAS pre-
served the tone of upright and liberal man, deermn
ed to have justice done but yet willing to concede to
unjust adversary every opportunity of Withdrawing from
a false position with good grace before extreme
sures were resorted to-
There ranged under the flag Of the SULTAN
army Of than three hundred thousand men, of whom
about one-thrd is with OMER PAcHA the Danube I'm
der Russian generals there at least hundred and
ten thousand men, among whom there is much sickness
There they are encamped opposite each other with less
than week to eapse before the first shot is to be fred
and nothing but stream, in places only threequar
ters of league wde to divide them What may happen
when this remaining week of truce has out becomes
therefore, most interesting question War has been
declared upon contingency which greatly fear will
occur. This throwing down the gauntlet of defiance is
commonly but the signal for the sound Of the trumpet the
tramp of cavalry, and the roll of artillery the crash of
opposing forces and all the other wholesale horrors of
war But the world is improving, and Kings Cars Ke
sars and Sutans who have kept pace with the march Of
circumstances wiser and moderate than they
:
occurred between Russia and Turkey had taken place
the year lSo0 would have been than sufficient
have spread and desolaon the opposing
tries whilst France, and England and Austria and Prus
sa instead of wearing even the sembance of mediation
would have taken parts with other OF the angry
t begerents, and have extended the of diseord
without duting its horrors Let still hope that peace
may be maintained, although wish and not udg
ment may be "father to the hope"
The interchanges of Royal visits which have recently
taken place in Eastern Europe generally considered
have special political significance and there be
very little doubt that principal object of the Gar has
been impress the Western Powers with the conviction
that if they proceed exremtes with him. they
calculate on the support Of Austria and Prussia We know
not how may be with the former but there is to
suppose that the latter will maintain strict neutrality
Some German journals however, state opinion that
the neutrality of neither Power be calculated upon
if other nations than Turkey and Russia become parties
in the conflict That say should England and France
support Turkey with either ships soldiers then Aus
tria and Prussia viii give their aid to the Gar.
The subjects of immediate home concernment are the
cholera and the market the price of GOALS and the
strikes among the Lancashire cotton operatives AS
spects the cholera sorry have to state that the
deaths in the metropolis during the last three weeks
been fortyeigh sxty-sx, and fory-fve respectively
AS respects the progress Of this visitation in the Provinces
willing to hope that it has been stayed il has
appeared in any fresh places and has almost entirely
ceased in Newcastle and other northern tswns
With regard to the market prices have scarcely
been maintained owing large arrivals of foreign wheat
but the opinion respecting the crop in this country
mains the same, viz. that it is very deficient
hrashng proceeds the reports become unfavorabe
and there very few districts where the yield is well
reportedof.
Late news from Ireland states that the result Of in
qures very generally prosecuted shows that large and
excellent yield of potatoes will generally reward the labor
Of the husbandman and that the crop will be more than
average The quality Is also said to be excellent
The price there is only little than half what 1t is in
England We have potatoes, Of far from the best
quality sold at l6d the peck very nearly onethird Of
dollar and there every prospect their becoming much
dearer Apples, the contrary plentiful and good,
and about half the price OF potatoes Butchers meat is
DEAR and cattle and sheep said to be below the
age number In this increasing price Of consumabe
tices is no wonder that strikes for increased wages
should general among the aborers and ope
ratves and the effects Of them beginning to be very
serious in Lancashire AT Preston alone than twenty
thousand persons are out Of work oil attempts to bring
about an amicable arrangement between the men and
their employers having failed and nearly all the mills are
closed In order that they may not be attacked in detail
the master manufacturers in other towns of Lancashire
contemplate closing their mills The GOLFERS strike at
wigan continues and eight thousand miners are unem-
ployed whilst least equal number Of drawers en-
gineers, &C. are in o similar position.
The dearness and scarcity of coal continue to be felt