Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-04-13
E.iroDean Affairs.

European Affairs.
The late news from Europe represents the.
state of affairs on the continent as by no means
pacific. Every thing, however, is involved in
uncertainty and it is quite impossible to tell what
some of the great Powers are contemplating
Austria. it seems is still grunbling about the
course of Great Britain towards the refugees; but,
like one of the monsters desc4bed by Buuyan, she
is able to do little more than bite her nails aud
spit out spleen upon the English pilgrims passing
through her territories. Her passport risors To-
wards English travellers, it is said, have oeeo Pa'
in full operation again She pcrsevefa, Also IN leF
bullying treatment of Switzerland. The cause Of
complaint against that country is, protessedy' 'ne
supposed participation of the Canton OF lisno IN
the late instruction at Milan; but the hostile
measures are attributed rather to spirit oil retail
alton for the recent expulsion from Switzerland of
eight Capuchin monks of Lombardy Great Bf-
tain can afford to laugh at the Emperor FRANCIS
JosEpu's displeasure Switzerland will probably
have to succumb to some extent.
LOUIS NApoLEoy is quietly increasing his mil
itary forces declaring to the world all the time
that he is doing just the contrary. lie has now
100000 bayunets at his command. He is also
forming two new squadrans, OF six ships ot-the-
line each. to be added to his already powerful
navy. Whether he coutempates foreign con-
quests, or merely seeks to strengthen himself at
home, no body as Yet knows. For the present,
his miGd is supposed to be chiefly occupied with
the preparations for his approaching coronation
In reference to this ceremony, nice question has
arisen between NAPOLEON and the Emperor OF
Austria The latter has not been crowned yet,
and insists that the Pope shall repair to Vienna
and perform that service For him, the descendant
of an ancient line of monarchs, before he visits
Paris to wait upon the French upstart. NAPo-
LEON ILL., will not consent to a postponement, and
the HOLY Father is in sad dilemma. Should he
obey Austria, the French army might be with
drawn from Rome, aud in that event the Head of
the Church would be very likely to lose his own
head at the hands of the oppressed and exaspera-
ted Italians
But the matter of most interest and Importance
is that relating to Russia and Turkey. No soon
er had Austria browbeaten the Porte into acquies-
cence to her demands, than special envoy of the
Great Bear, in the person of ''whiskered pan
dour'' bearing the euphonical name Of MENTscHI-
KovE, presents himself to prefer new claims
This Embassy requires the supremacy Of the
Greek Church. of which the Emperor ofitussia
is the head in the Holy City, and some other
matters quite unnteligiblc, at least to people on
this side of the Atlantic. The Church Of Rome,
under the guardianship of France, now has the
supremacy in Jerusalem, and tho Sultan has ap-
pealed to that Power for protection. LOUIS Ma
poLEoN was in something of splutter at the date
of the last account. lIe had ordered a fleet to
Constantinople, and was busy at work assuring
the English Governmental his fast love and at
lection for them, endeayorins to secure their aid
in preserving the integrity of the Turkish En-
pire. Great Britain, however, is said to be en-
tirely indifferent about the matter and perfectly
willing that Turkey shall fall to pieces, If she
will At any rate, England has no idea Of allow-
ing .'the balance of power" question to be made.
pretext for drawing her into war with Russia.
the real object Of which viii be to uphold the
claims of precedence in Jerusalem asserted by
France for Roman over Greek Pores.
G5- After the above was put in type, the news
arrived that the Turkish question had been settled
| amicably.