The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-04
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

Since the of has be considered only
of dsorganized Prince Metternics
deyour readers viii hardly blame the writer OF these
letters having always bestowed his chief attention the
diplomatic rather than the military movements and Incl
dents in the eastern drama. Strange say, the moment
last have when mas probably be compelled
to elnquh that preference because the about to
emancpate ITSELF for time least altogether from the lead
ing strings of diplomacy Let be well understood that in
speaking of the such, the between the
Turks and the Russanshe only that exists up to
the present moment.
The decided resistance offered BY the garrison of 81
stria has this time produced greater Reorganization in
diplomacy than previous event. and certainly created
embarrassment which may become of the graves
quences TO all the diplomatic schemes. Had Slistra fallen
had Russia been victorious in the edhad the suscep
bte of the character and honor of Nicholas been salts
hedhee doubt whatever that would have been
concluded The Emperor Russia has unable break
the Turkish empire neither by the invasion of his troops
the Greek instruction the candestine propaganda
amongst the Sclavonans and Bulgarans by all the
sisance be received through British diplomacy He has fail
ed in his eneavors break the union between England
France he been successful in inducing the Ger
powers give occupation to Louis Napoleon His har
bors blockaded his navy locked up, his treasury
hausted his mobiles wcaed by monetary sacrifices and
his people the sacrifice Of their blood In Persia the fruits
twenty exerons forfeited his moral asccndency
in sinking Polandis difficult and the position of his
generals the prncpalities prccarious.
Such considerations may not unlikely have effected desire
compromising manner and resoution to defer to
opporune the execution of his designs the Otto
empire 1t doubt with this view that he author
lied Austria address to him that umatuln soanmaon
for the evacuation of the prncpaes which has been the
topic political conversation in Europe during the last week
The of this document has become known
The German papers, generally bamboozled by the late
duct of Austria pretend to know that the utmaum implied
the simple and unconditional evacuation of Walachia and
Moldava, threatening Russia with in refusal
As the between Prussia and Austria spulaes
ly that shall be declared against Russia the
line of the Balkan be attacked the nfomaon the Ger
papers obviously absurd The line of Balkan has
attacked, and Prussia would neither be obliged nor
disposed the TANKS of Austria if the latter should
exceed the limits and restrictions of the treaty The Aus
ran journals point the other aternative-yiz: what
would follow if Russia answered. by direct refusal but
BY concessiOn Austria would then
her work of negotiation"
The umatum should be observed was despatched from
Vienna the LIST inst 1t had been coacocted in the last
days of May at the time when the Russians made
the most unheado exertons to get possession of ria
assault Had not time been pressing and had they
eved firmly in it to be presumed that they
would have sacrificed such number of lives in
precipate attack upon fortress which they would
been sure under different circumstances very easily
by protractcd regular siege? But Ssra had be taken
at any price, and reckon that the doing
arrived tho Russian headquarters from three directions
oncefrom St Peterburgh from Vienna and Constan-
nope The advance OF the allied troops could BY any
be much longer deferred could Austrian
ations forbear much longer take the shape ultima
The cabinet of ST. Petersburgh thus resolved the
blow should be struck at all hazards in order be pre-
pared for the resumption of diplomatic transactions without
forfeit of the military honor OF Russia The arrangement is
said have BEEN that Russia would declare intention to
evacuate Austria then have required from the
the withdrawal OF their armies and fleets and the
municipalities to remain neutral territory until the
cusion peace This arrangement would have satisfied the
conditions under which the German acceded to the
Vienna protocol 1t would have placed insuperabe
between the belgerent armies and moreover it would
have brought and Prussia positively and openly over
the side of Russia if the western powers should fail
abandon their pretensions of taking guarantees from Russia
against of her aggressons Turkey by reducing
the power of the former-a reduction which the King OF
Prussia had he would tolerate. England, in
my opinion would not have hesitaed Immediately give
this arrangement openly and the would
found sufficient to raise powerful of peace,
preference eventful with Russia Austria
Prussia united France might then have done she pleased
her reluctance would have been of avaher resistance
would have been crushed The constitution of an cvenul
bc between France and the other continental powers
would have entered but too well into the plans of the English
and Russian cabinets How the original point of dispute
might then have been settled it to saw At all
events the Vienna conference would have their
bors and neither Russia would have withdrawn Mcnsc
kof utmatum, Turkey her notifications the four
powers would have probably devised compromise i'm
posed upon the by sha and the by real
ci0n.
To all these nice calculations the resistance of Ssra has
inflicted a death blow. What will follow The Rus
have been defeated in each and every OF their
upon great Danube fortress Moreover they have been
ignominousy driven by the Turks from Little Waachia
Their pretence of having evacuated it in Difference Austria
are branded sham. Their of reoccupying it has
been rendered ridiculous since the battles of Slana and
Karaka in which the Russian regulars to pieces
driven into the Aua, by the Turkish baschbay
onets. Less than any other time would it become the
Cars honor give the order for Yet what will
he do There is also this that the Austrian
summons, from contemplated sham, has become Sc
rious reality Ausras honor staked i-always
pesuming be such has described Worse thar
this the chance of parayzing Austria through Prussia has
been lost since Prussia too, has been induced in the
belief of Silstrias fall to endorse the Austrian utmatum
Such least it is sad has been the result of the inter
view between the two monarchs at Teschen, in Bohemia
Well may the world look forth intense
the resolution taken by Russia She has to pa,
either desperate game, to lose her honor and European
ascendancy by unconditional retreat To induce Austria
and Prussia spontaneously to TO her rescue she
and abandon her material force then
to her. she threaten them with war and nsur
rection lift be true that Paskewitscb removed head
quarters ssY large bodies of Russian troops are
cumuatng the frontiers of Tranyvania the Bukovna
Gaaca in the kingdom ed infer
from the language of Kossuh and from the declarations
the Czartoryh party she resolved letting
land Prussia and Hungary Austria. If we consider tina
the corps of Luders still in the Dobrrdga and Bulgaria
that Gortchako yet continues the siege Of Bulgaria tn,
Emperor Nicholas is at least by disposed give NJ
the game. How will he carry 1t on The next week per
haps, will be decisive on this point.
How the disoganization of diplomacy has proceeded
by the fact that Prussia ant
realizes the waroan. The Austrian ornaments have beer