New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
Ffors Our Own Correspondent


which TO-DAY passed Dover and ia at the Downs Out
of feelings of delcaey for the French su1aries he
does not intend to begin hs operations against Russia
until they have arrived The Baltic feet \ amusing
tsef in chasing and taking Russian merchant vessels
laden with salt, arriving from different ports in
the Mediterranean, Portugal and Spain, where the
Consus at the time of their departure did believe
in the possibility Of war between the Gar and his
cLef allies, England and France. Admiral Dundas
has other difficulties He finds that scvastopol,
as well az even Odessa, ia imprenable and as
the Russian feet does not come out from under
the batteries of sevastopo it would be madness to
attack the unprotected forts the Crcassan shores
especially Anspa and suchum kaleh, because they
could not be taken without gripping the combnedfeet
which in this way would lose ts numerical superiority
over the Russians The British officers IN the Black
Sea must indeed be set OF towards, ii the letter Of
one of hem which appeared in to-days Tirres, is to
be taken for fair expression Of their sentiments.
The man who writes il, wishes, evidently to com
muBicate the deadly fright he himself feels his coun-
iymen. He believes that the Russianshay 80 900 ar
tilerymen at seyastOpO % and that they practi
cling at target in the harb0r day and night therefore il
would be madneFs to attack them" There are again
as he writes 81 600 soldiers at Odessa @ aud there
fle be does not think it would be safe to attack Odessa
ABapa and Sucbum Kaleh in Crcassa are likewise
said to be formidable, therefore the brave English Oft
Ger avOws that if he had the management be ,c0sd
tae anything tOr05y easy but could be deeoyed into
anything reTy serious" hat an excellent specimen of
an otficer! am sure be must be OF Admiral Dun
dass friends. The French making ntrenchments
at Bulari, above Galpoli for the protection of the
Dardanelles and the English to do the same be-
tween BOOioOk Tshekmedje and Kara Burnu for the
protection Of CoDsantnOpie and the BOsphOrus much
to the disgust Of the Turks who expected to see the
auxiiares going 10 the Danube and nghting the Rus-
,iang-not iortying the Dardanees and the BOsphOrus
from the lard ride and keeping the keys of the En-
pire perhaps for themselves. Though the Russians
passed the Danube the oath of March and occupied
The DobrOda they have, up to the last adgces not yet
advanced beyond lie Wall Of Trs an. As to the re-
ported bombaIdment Of Siisria, it is Just as apOcry
pha as the bombardment of Odessa. Fevers begin to
appear with the spring, and the Russians are suffering
from them in the marshes OF the Dobrodja as well
the Turks in the udbarracks at kalafat. The Rus
sian operations for the occupation OF the D0brOda are
severely criticised by the Austrian military paper,
which thinks that by crossing the Danube at
Hirsove and at Rasseya and threatening Sistrla In
stead Of taking the bull by the horns and attacking Tut
sha and Isaktcha the Turks would have been either
forced abandon the triangle of the Danube and o evac
uate the little ortroGses Mustapha Pasha would have
been cut off at Babadagh and forced to surrender or to
accept battle under the most uniavorabe clrcumsan'
ceg. BY the plan Of Gen. Schder the Russians
suffered severe loss at Tusha, and the Turks had time
enough to withdraw the garTlsOns from the forts and
All their forces from among the rshes OF the Lower
Danube Prince Pashkewitch has ordered the Russian
troops ALTOGETHER 20 Withdraw from Lesser Walachia
Gen Lprandi is already beginning TO remove from the
neghboihood of Kalaat where the Turks continue TO
be victorious in their daily sbrmishes.
There is a report the Exchange that portion OF
Cronstadt has been accidentally blown up. | do not
believe single word OF IT. There scarcely passes
day that some such starting news is not circulated.
Coming from Vienna it is the surrender of Siiisrla
ard the capture Of Odessa from Berlin it is Cronstad
blown up, on a naval action in expectation.
Austria and Prussia have succeeded in their great
scbeme-that is to say, in keeping their neutrality
which is more favorable to Russia than open ALI
ance with the Gar. England and France objected to
tie neutrality and the Austrians aud Prussans evaded
STRAIGHTFORWARD declaration. first, by chickering's be-
tween themselves then by signing the protocol of the
four powers, and acknowledging that Russia was in
the wrong; and by transferring the decision as TO
the time when they really TO take part IN the war
against Russia TO the Germsnic Diet at Frankfort.
You are aware that the unwedy body at Frankfort,
called tie Germanic Diet cannot dispatch business
Otherwise than by unanimous vote The protest oi the
Prince of Lichtensten, or of ReussSchleiz or OF
Lppe is sufficient TO negative any resolution Besides,
the Representatives OF these petty States and
principaities cannot enter into any discussion until
they have received instructions from their Princess
ANYTHING TO be decided by the Germanic Dlet-uness
il s measure for imprisoning Democrats, curtallng
personal freedom the liberty of the press-ls shelyed
question OF against Russia the decision OF the
Gernanic Diet, Austria and Prussia have hit on a
means of maintaining that neutrality which is iayOra
bic 10 Russia without offending England and France
Chevalier Bmsen the Prussan Embassador. being too
much attached to the idea of English Alliance, has
been recalled in spite of Lord Clarendons effort to
keep him in his place. But, in order to give less
offensive color to the fact Bunsen said TO have re
signed and his resignation to have been accepted.
As to Spain and the dealings of soulc we do not
know more here than is reported by The Times which
personally attacks the EmbasssdOr. According 10 its
correspondent he has modified lis harsh ultmatum,
end IL is expected that Lord Iowden may succeed in
bringing about a mediation. Bulled by the United
States the Queen of Spain immediately seeks prOtec-
ticn from England and pledges herself TO more eiec
tive measures for the suppression OF the slave trade and
"A new system In the administration OF Cuba more IA
vorable TO the gradual emancipation of the negroes
than tie present one. Humanity gains by the contest.
Austria is again trying to get the refugees removed
from Sardinia and the liberty of the press restricted
at Turin This is the third time that Austrian
friendship has been offered TO the only constitutional
hing in italy, on these terms but, though the poor
man is ho great friend either OF the refugees or of
the free press he knows that II he varies from
tie STRAIGHT course he cannot maintain himself
and his independence and must become either
a vsssal of France, 3 tool Of Austria. lie there
fore concludes with Bentham that honesty Is after all
the hest policy and remains firm. The Princess of
Parma widow of the murdered wretch who dehied
even an Italian throne and sister 10 the French pre-
tender Henry v Duke OF Bordeaux, or Count Cham
bord is row becoming popular She has surrounded
herself with honest men, has reduced the expenditure
Of the Court and returned the property private aud
public seized by the late Prince a. the advice OF his
Minister the late Yorkshire groom Baron Ward, who
hes now been banished by the Princess, much TO the
delight OF bis adopted country. A. p. c.