The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-09
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

now In full retreat upon KslAssch The Times as 10 be-
in ecstacy On this great decisive and sorioss of the
Turks OF the moral Intervention Of Austria and The
imminent appearance Of the allied armies in the held Poor
Times we can understand ito reluctance round With
pater eccarr confession that IL talked hired
when some fifteen months ago. it persuaded the world that
the Ottoman empire mschevcus felton, its speedy dis
solution certainty, and above all the idea Of military de-
fence by the Turks themselves laughing stock How, Of
all times, could the Times make such confession just
when not only its credit but that Of ts imperial
ployer 70 sadly in want for any petexted cause OF their
common misfortune, short Of the rebukc given to their
pectations by the ferocious" Turkish army?
What must be the disorganixation, disappointment
and distress Of diplomacy of Russia and of the Times BY
the way when speak of the Times do not to give
other importance that great literary Proeus except
what 1t deserves account of its representing the Off
ca but the secret of the great Russian
piracy between Downing and the cabinet Of NJ. dc
Nesserodethat conspiracy which views the dissolution Of the
Turkish empire only opportunity for the restoration Of
order" in France. In what degree .fap of Sistrs
entered into the calculations of this diplomatic clique the
chief agencies OF whom must consider the Vienna confer
ence and that despicable Of the English ambaa
dor ut Constsntnope Reschd Pacha, follows from sgn
cant In the Eastern correspondence of the Morning
Chronicle at not to be disguised that the Turks dis
appointed at tho slow advance of the British and French
forces to the Danuhs especially well known that the
Varna council o6war had decided that the army Of Omer
Pacha upon the defensive the junction of
the Anglo French forces According the latest and
accounts from Varn there present only
and French troops who have been transported
while two French divisions advancing but slowly from
Galipol by land Adrianope and Constantinope The
two British divisions that have remained at Scutar do not
ready to start yet, though there whole fleet of
transports and steamers at anchor waiting to embark them
The Turks not unnatura view these things unavora
BILE light Considering the critical circumstances of Ssra
this letter under date of Consannople, 10th June and
the hardness Of their allies they given to think that d
pomacy playing with Them and that it is intended to al
low Sistria fall into the hands of Russia. These
he
here of the preparation of protocol at Vienna
in which the fad Of Ssta is spoken of as it were ac-
compished and the military honor of Russia being salts
fed would consider the time to have arrived for her
armed intervention bring about arrangement by the
Of her occupying the Danuban prnci-
paes which would be evacuated by the armies of Russia
Thc admirable defence of Sstria by the Turks adds this
correspondent seems however, to mar such projects as
would not withdraw quietly after experiencing such
defeats those she has met with before the walls of Slis-
tria."
The disasters which been the Russian army before
sa mainly to be attributed to the fact that military
operations required to suit the terms conycnences,
prescriptions of diplomacy The Russian Statesmen
flushed with their diplomatic and there is no doubt
that an army dplomasts would have found little difficulty
in carrying the Turkish fortress Unhappy, the diploma
tists who such excellent spirits, remained quietly,
though by idle at Vienna and in their place
sodey under the command of reluctant dis
appointed and discouraged generals seat against the
death vomiting batteries Of Siistra They certainly did
the wounds received by all the commanding officers But
their exerons in vain and they paid with their lives
for the illusion of Russian nvincbiity and Turkish
Impotence got up and entertained by Russian diplomacy and
believed in by the Statesmen Of Europe.
The Russians will probably withdraw from the prnc
paes altogether aud their ignomny under short
simulated with AUSTRIA whose nonstrous ingratitudc
would be welcome bone OF contention to the En-
peror Nicholas Who knows but that by this arrangement
the Car may his and e since other
his apparent disgrace might be acceptable to the
Russian nobility and army who hitherto have but little
motives be satisfied with the loss in blood and fortune i'm
posed upon them for the benefit of the orthodox but them
mysterious policy of their chief The arrangement WILL at
all events barrier between the chief combaans The
Turks will be unable to profit from their victory except by
coming into conflict with the Austrians The Turkish gov
eminent, know, assens to it, The Turkish army would
thus become idle from the absence Of hostile object The
English French might pretend to be willing take
bastopo and the Crmea, but then the Russians would not
fail throw their entire dsengaged force into that for
and province not to speak the objections which might
be raised by Austria protesting and declaring that she
satisfied. A JeM is thus provided, merely
between Turkey and Austra, but also eventually be-
Austria and the western powers However, there
is little ground fear the latter alternative since the gov
of England and France will only be glad have
fresh preext for inactivity. The operations of war will
therefore, be again at end far the theatre of the
Danube principates is concerned Meanwhile the confer
Vienna will reasonable and pass the time in devisng
and bases for adjustment The Russians by
their evacuation will have entirely in
their favor and the Boosting of Lord John Russell about
cesary against Of Russian
will have been the idle his chief Lord Aber-
deem declared only the other night with truly syncal
courage that he would be satisfied with any compromise
which promised peace of something like twenty-five
years. But then it is said for this object it would be
necessary reduce least Sebastopo and the Cmca and
wiring this chief stronghold and force for mischief
Russia. Very well only the arrangement with Austria
will Just enable Russia throw her whole force garrison
into menaced province and to give to the allies
reception than they prepared to brsye Where Russia
mostly endangered her Georgian province but what the
sacrifice of few artresses and army to her. when
she knows conditions of peace beforehand to be settled
as to render everything she may have lost through
The Greek Instruction still fingers and is
than that the occupation of Greece by the allies has
only been executed norder to its occupation by the
Ottoman Forces and just retrbuton on its robhe govern
| ment.
clause in the Oxford University BILL the only left of
the long list the reform catalogue Of the coalition When
the admission into their sanctuary Of the
dsencrs we may be only in order the
ministry abandon the whole bill. This triumph will
tainly be theirs w. p
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, juno %, 1854
The clouds which spoiled the fun Of the English party,
whose visit chronced las. week, still hang over Paris
Tho has hoe here rarely enough of Late but it June
sun when does shine 1t quickly dries the mud the Bou
evards hut the mud Is bock agn the next morning. and the
idcs front Of Tortons the day alternately
thin white pants and heavy overcoats Multiplying Of
show that these MONDAY heats and midnight torrents
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