New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-28
THE STATE OF EUROPE.


LoSDoE, Friday, Oct 10, 1854.
The English papers are filed with details Of
the battle of the Alma, and all are e1ulting on the
probably speedy fall Of sevastopsl. The bonn
bardment If the town began on the 4th inst, and
il seems that regular siege may reduce the place
in about three weeks as the defenses on the land
side are not so strong as was anticipated. Still,
even three weeks will suffice for the relieving
army of Prince Gorchakoff to arrive in the Cri-
mes-he is expected by Menchikof about the 18th
and one battle more must be fought before the
allies can plant their colOrs on the fortress. The
sinking of portion Of their feet shows clearly
that the Russians are resolved to defend them
selves to the utmost, and the English and French
Governments, therefore are not backward in
sending reanforcements to the Crimea. The at
tack of Omer Pasha on Bessarsbia will not pre-
vent the Russian main army Of Moldo Wallachia
from Fastening to the Crimea. The Turks can
not leave the strongly fortified places of REM and
Ismail in the rear, and must begin the campaign
with sieges Should the autumn become rainy,
little progress can be made against lsmail, since
its chief defenses are the marshy soil on the
Danube. where no trenches can be dug. Still,
even if Prince Gorchakof arrives in time in the
Crimea, he will scarcely be able to prevent the
fall of Seyastopol and the destruction OF the Rus
sian feet, though be may succeed in forcing the
allies to evacuate the Crimea just as the Aland
Islands were eyacuated after the fall of Bomar-
sund. That the winter will be employed in ne
gotiations can scarcely be doubted, and the ques-
30 Ia tyhn
four points of Drouyn de rHuys will hold
good after the destruction of sevastopol, and
whether peace will be concluded without the con-
currence of Turkey. If Turkey is dlsregarded
altogether by the Allies, and if the ALLIES
treat for her without asking her upon what
terms she wishes to make peace, if no indem-
nifty is TO be eIactea by the western powers
for the expenses of the war, the indepen'
dence of Turkey win prove to have been ex-
tinguished by the Allies, while Russia had only
threatened that independence, and threatened 1t
in vain and to her own cost. The four points, "a
you remember, were not at all anti Russian, and
could not be accepted by the Car only on account
of their form. The joint protectorate over Mol
do.Walachia which they included, would accel'
palities from Turkey; and the joint protectorate
over the Christian populations of Turkey is the
wedge which must, sooner or later, destroy the
empire of the Sultan. Turkey therefore, if
asked, would have surely rejected the four points
after her victorious campaign, before the allies
had done any tbing in her behalf; butTurkey was
not asked, and Austria took hold Of the four
points and il is said that she even nswinssts upon
them, since the position of Russia has changed
for the worse. 1t remains to be seen whether
the Porte will not once more, as at the time OF
the famous Vienna note, defeat the diplomatic
cunning of the western powers, and declare that
il has indeed assented to the stipulation not to
treat separately with Russia, but that it never
engaged 10 surrender it's sovereignty or TO snnul
its existence. Turkey has never bound herselfto
accept any terms that the powers may agree
upog and if they should come to a settlement
with Russia, she will perhaps pursue her own
war alone.
The free pardon Of Barbes by Napoleon has not
been accepted by the prisoner. lie declared he
would not quit the fortress where he was kept,
and had to be expelled from his prison. When at
large, lie wrote letter to the Prefet declaring
that he was ready to return to prison, and thst
should he not be taken back he would rather go
into exile than owe his liberty and country to the
man Of the I'd December.
In Spain, the Carlists begin to look cheerful.
The manifesto of Count MontemOlin has created
some sensation because i. has been inserted in the
MonitsHr II is therefore believed that Napoleon
is not altogether hostile to the restoration of the
elder branch Of the Spanish Bourbons. OF
course, he is only playing Montemolin against the
republic and against the Duchess of MortPensier.
In Sweden, the King is trying to get rid Of the
free press by the enactment of restrictive laws.
The clergy the mobiles and the burgesses immedi-
s,ely sssented to the proposal, but the peasants
protected against the encroachment.
In Prussia, discomfort is fomented BY the En-
glish, and palace revolution putting the Prince
Of Prussia on the throne. would not fail to be
countensnced by the English Cabinet.
The loss of the Arctic has caused most pro-
found impression, and is felt here as national
calamity. 4. P {.