New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-27
THE STATE OF EUROPE

small force Just sufficient TO watch the Russians, but
not strong enough either for attack upon Bucharest
or even for the defense of the line OF she Auta IN
case they should se seriously attacked by Pdshke-
witch. But the Russians on their part do not seem
over anxious to advance upon Basardjik, Varna and
! sLumls, though two army corps have been
sent TO the Principalites in order 10 reinforce the
corrs of Prince Gorchakof A large army OF obser-
yation about 70CO0 men, is approaching the
! Austrian frontiers of the Bukovina and Tran
/ sylyania; its headquarters at Hamenetz.
| Ills is the first sign that the Gar begins
10 sistrust the Emperor of Austria and it is to be
hoped that this movewi at last precpitate the crisis
Tie Ango-French diplomacy is now very busy all
over ne Continent since il is that the present
war cannot be concluded without crippling Russia.
In order to bring about such result it is principally
Sweden Denmark. Prussia and Austria which are to
be enlisted in the Anti. Russian crusade. As to Den
mark Admiral Napier, who was intrusted with
the negotiations, has signally failed. The King
and people Of Denmark not willing to
engage in war with such powerful neigh
Dor Us Russia besides, Russian diplomacy easily
gets hold of narrow minded men, and is, there
fore just as powerful at Copenhagen as at Washing
ton The negotiations in Sweden are more likely to
succeed the King treats Sir Charles Napier with the
utmost distinction, and as be has practical
assurance that England and France not cousOn
with the Car be will surely join the Western ALI
snce, ard supply army for the operations in the
Baltic to garrison the places taken by the fleet Hs
expected that the attack upon Helsingors Will be the
signal for the Swedish declaration. | need not say
what important aid the English and French would
derive from Sweden, which has fat-boat war fotIlla
Just as numerous and better manned than the Cars
Prussia is still wavering, and Napoleon thinks 1t
necessary to form camp of 1OO, goo men at St. Omer
in order to threaten the Rhine should Prussia remain
stubborn. As to Austria, poor Francis Joseph is in
the most difficult position. He has succeeded in con-
tracing new loan, nominally of seventeen million
dollars, in reality getting only twelve millions an
a hail. but this loan will be eaten up in four
months by the regular Austrian deficit. Then
again he is pressed by the English to declare either
for or against Russia Now, be has already made up
hs mind to repay the Car by ngratitude for his in
teryeption in Hungary but he fears the revenge Of
Russia in case peace should be concluded the basis
OF the status qxO minus the Russian Protectorate in
Turkey. Russia must be humiliated and crippled if
Austria is to join the western powers, for otherwise
Austria would soon be swallowed up by the Car, the
way from Warsaw to Vienna being shorter than from
Odessa to Consthntnope, whilst England and France
unable to stop the progress of Russia on the cap
itsls of Austria, of Bohemia, or Of Hungary Aus
tra therefore, tries to remain neutral and is shuing
and lodging, and again making new proposals to Rus
ss. Everybody is fully aware that Francis Joseph
feels very uneasy he is in fact d" the dying man." If
he goee with England and France be must make con-
cessions TO his subjects; if be goes with Russia he
- l.. ill
outbreak either in Bohemia, Galica, and the Slavonc
parts Of Hungary, OF in Italy. Even in France there
is some hope that Imperial despotism may
become leniert. War cannot be
carried without a great deal Of money, and
if people TO pay higher taxes, they
must have the privilege Of grumbing and OF debating
about their own interests and Of censuring govern
mental policy And this isone of the most important
ana benefcent results of the war; it leads by the
necessity Of increasing taxation to liberal Institutions
and to Parliamentary Government. The present war
may last for long time but whether long or short
it will have changed the map Of Turkey, Russia and
Austria, and probably destroyed each of the three
Empires Greece too, will be occupied by
French army, and King Otho depOsed. The MonaeW
openly him of having favored the nsurrec;on
for monthly subsidy of two hundred thousand dollars
frsm the Gar.
Persia is said to have likewise seized the oppOrtu
nifty and TO have declared against Russia and if the
English succeed in forcing Austria into alliance
with them, the Gar may be attacked by all Europe
AID Persia, without having any other ally than Tie
BG.Lingtcn tpion and Mr. Douglas. Should such
combination really take place, then it is more than
probable that Russia will concentrate all her attacks
strseht upon Austria Germany and Italy and fight the
Governments BY the natives We the threshold |
Of the greatest crisis Europe has witnessed.
Lord Rsdolfe and Gen. paraguay d Hilliers at
loggerh,ads at Constartnope. The French Embasss-
dor is in the right, yet he had to yield to the
bearing Englishman, and is probably be recalled for
tie precpation with which he conducted his negota
ton. The facts OF the case are as follows
conspiracy having been discovered among the
Greeks IN Constantinople the Sultan, the advice OF
both the Eybsssadors, expelled all the subjects of
krg Ohio from Turkey. Lord Redclife hid some
prottets among them and those were spared and al
lowed 10 remain. Cen paraguay pleaded for no per-
sonsl prot.gts. but for those subjects of Otho who
belong to the Latin Church. They are hated in
Greece therefore always have formed the nucleus OF
tie Anti Russian party Reshid Pasha Immediately
acknowledged the justice Of the Generals
remarks and promised TO have the Greeks belonging
TO the Latin Church excepted from the general rule
OF expulsion But as Lord Redclife became
sTprsed OF the fact he forbade the fulfmen Of the
promise, on the plea that il would give religious
character TO the contest; Reshd, therefore, had
n Har.