The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-25
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the late news from England tallow advanced about
one cent per pound. Twenty-Five thousand pounds
were sold at l2a cents per ID.
The News from EnrOpe-Austria and Prussia
Likely to Take Different Sides.
The complex interests involved in the Eastern
difficulty are at last beginning to resolve them
selves into definite and Ineligible Issues. The
retreat Of Russia from the lower Prncipalties,
and the concentration Of her forces on the line
Of the Sereth were susceptible of double in
depreciation, the most unfavorable Of which,
as regards the good faith Of Austria was that
which most generally prevailed amongst Euro
pean politicians Even the hopes excited by
her later declarations and action did
not suffice TO conquer the latent distrust
that existed as to the sincerity Of her
conduct Her policy has in general been
marked by sycha disregard OF all moral princi-
pie. and such purely selfish consideration for
her own interests, that her alliance has almost
been regarded with as much dread as her open
hostility. This, no doubt, has in some degree
arisen from the precarious and exceptional
character Of her position. Her empire is COM
posed Of such Heterogeneous and antagonistc ele-
ments, and is held together by such frail bonds
of union, that ii necessitated more than ordinary
subtleness and skill on the part OF her states
men, to steer safe course amongst the political
shoals and quicksands by which its exist
encc has from time to time been menaced
The gravity Of the circumstances to
which the present European complications
have given rise have, however, placed her in
an embarrassment from which the proverbial
diplomatic adroitness of her statesmen have
been unable to extricate her. She is driven to
the choice Of two alternatives, both of which
are fraught with extreme difficulty and peril.
After in vain seeking to temporise, aud to pur-
sue safe, middle course, she finds herself re-
duced to make a final election between the
powers who have been alternately fattering
and threatening her. Like all who have not
the moral courage to face a present danger to
avert prospectively greater one, there
is now reason to believe that she will com
NIT herself iTevocably to those extreme
measures of the coalition, against which
il was supposed she guarded herself by the
she bound herself by the last Vienna protocol
This new view Of her position and intentions
is not only consistent with but rendered *
tremely probable by the strategic movement
which withdraws the Russian forces from the
lower Principalities, and concentrates them on
the line of their own frontier If, as there
had been some reason to suppose. the oc-
E1.-a
Of previously concerted plan between The
cabinets of ST. Petersburg and Vienna. it would
be difficult to account for the precipitation ard
disorder with which that movement was cf-
iected. The reason assigned for il was plausible
enough, namely, that Of a desire TO concliate
Austria and to prevent The danger Of collision
between the forces of the respective countries;
but we now find that there was no necessity
for all this haste, not single Austrian soldier
having as yet entered Wallachia. From IS
and other circumstances that have since trans
PRED, and which will be found detailed under tie
head Of the Pscifc's news we are forced TO
the conclusion that the movement was dictated
by more serious apprehensions on the part Of
Russia than were at first supposed 10 have 10
iiuenced II, and that the breach between the
two courts 10 now complete. Ii looks as if the
Russian commanders in the lower Principali-
ties were in reality afraid Of being hemmel in
and utterly eSterminated BY The allied forces Oh
one side, and those of Austria on the other
This view OF the case il The more natural aud
probable one, AMI is borne cut by the langua ye
Of the Russian organs, as well as by the suisse
quent declarations attributed TO the Gar, WHO'S
stated TO have expressed himself in the most in
dignant terms with regard 10 the tardily
declared intentions OF the Austrian 80, a.
ment. Prussia also seems to he thr, y
ing aside the mask. and in proportion as Aus
tria appears 10 incline towards the ultcrior &c
signs Of the coalition, the sympathies Of tic
former arc more openly manifested in favor Of
the Gar. Her journals now contend that her
action should not be made dependent upon that
Of any other power-a declaration significant of
the course that she means to pursue \
serious point of difference has evidently arisen
between the views previously entertained
by the cabinets of Berlin and Vienna.
and there are grounds for believing that
the discordance Of opinion is occasioaed by
a departure, on the part of the latter, from the
principles laid down in the separate treaty be-
tween the two Courts. IL this hypothesis b.
correct, we may shortly expect to see an open
rupture take place between them, for events
are now hurrying on with rapidity which VIII
leave TO Prussia no alternative but to range
herself boldly on the side of the Gar.
The difficulty, therefore, far from holdinA out
speedy prospect Of settlement, seems to Us
TO wear more critical and dangerous aspect
than ever. Once secure Of the cooperation Of
Prussia, il win be the policy Of the Car
70 content himself with protecting his frontiers
On TIC Turkish side and 70 carry tho wnr into