Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FRoMoUR L oND oN CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, FEBRUARY II, 1854.

bic, it is warlike peace; if warke, it is peace
like war; if neutral, it is one-sided neutrality.
Ministers themselves do not know how to designate
it, Lord ABERDEEN says" War could not be said
TO have begun, nor did he yet believe that it was
inevitable. Preparations were making for the worst
event, but he could not abandon the hope of main
tanning peace" Punch has capital hit at the
Prime Minister, in caricature, in which Lord Alb
ERDEEN is represented as holding back the British
lion by the name; the inpatient animal has evil
IDENTIFY nearly escaped from his lordship's hands,
who exclaims, g must let him 60" The lions
attention is fixed upon bear, who is looking around
him at distance Lord CLARENDON says: "Nego-
tiations might be considered as closed, and, though
war absolutely declared, there nothing that
stood between the country and that ultima ratio"
We have nearly lost all hope that win be avoided
England appears to have two paramount obligations if
she do enter upon the the frs to fight well; the
second make that she gains the object for which
she tights. Once begun there must be hesitation, no
hating between two opinions no opposing An olive branch
TO sabre, meeting batteries with "notes, none of
that perous generosity which seeks to dsarm an adver
sary rather than wound him The interests Of peace Of
justice the people OF England and her soldiers and
Sailors Of real mercy to Russia and Of the interests Of
peace and happiness viii all be best served by Engands
putting forth her whole strength and throwing her whole
the scabbard must be thrown away and the pursued
with the energetic and determined policy, being
the most wise the cheapest and the mercifu We
do not think that the British Government will be much
hampered in the conduct Of the by Parliamentary
opposition. The Tories will probably see that honest
will be the wisest All parties and the nation
at large believe, prepared to support the Govern
men in whatever line of action they may adopt to give
them whatever they ask for and to throw upon them the
entire responsibility Of failure. But,
than ALL the country will insist that having gone to war,
the shall not terminate without gaining the object for
which it commenced 1t will demand upon the set
element of the account Qsid pro Quo equivalent for
every British life lost every British guinea spent It
viii bear to be told year two hence that the sta
quo secured that matters just where they
WERE except the blood split and the
expended, when the dispute commenced. For reasons
growing of this view of the very doubt
full whether it is to be wished that the Gar should
and back out of the scrape. We think that such a
termination would be consummanon devouty to be de-
plored and quite certain that such granted
to Russia after had actually been commenced would
be consummation which would be condemned in the
severe language The object for which France and
England must fight, if fight they must, is not ourn
ment Of from day day. but security for CONT
nued peace. Western and Southern Europe want qua
rany against the ncursons of barbarous tribes into civ
ized and peaceful countries conviction deeply engrav
ed the sword if necessary upon the mind Of the Gar
that henceforh he will be kept within his present terri
tories The old treaties between Turkey and Russia
he abrogaed The entire and bona de remuneration by
Russia Of all control protectorate the Princpa
ties and Serva be obtained the restoration Of the
mouths of the Danube the Porte and the opening Of
the Black Sea to the fleets Of oil nations be secured
Tbase hoe IF tha If
with Russia. ....@. .. II.
Whilst the Earl of ABERDEEN talks peace the Ad-
miray and the Horse Guards actively preparing for
Nor is this ALL for the Chancellor of the Exche-
Quer is making up his accounts at much heavier figure
than those of last year Under existing arrangements
cannot expect to have the Baltic feet fitted without
being asked pay something extra for it. The fitting
Of this feet is progressing with marvellous rapidly
1t will be the powerful fleet that left British
shores and, being principally composed of steam
ers, it will be almost invncble. Then, respects the
army already has contract been made for conveying
1900 troops the halfway house Of Malta, but
booked through for their destination tConstantnople
The Government have expressed their desire to engage
the services Of the Cunard line Of steamships fast
they come back Liverpool; the transportation of the
mail be provided fer by other steamships Vessels
are also engaged for the conveyance to Malta of provi
sions and munitions of war. a'. ....
London beheld spectacle on Tuesday that has not
been witnessed in its streets for nearly forty years.
regiment of guards marched amid the cheers of the peo
pie along the Strand, their way to embark for active
service the continent Such event has not occurred
since the year of Waterloo In addition to this the
cond battalion Of the Fusilier Guards marched from
Windsor London their way the port of embarka-
ton for the East The officers and men appeared in the
best spirits and the finest marching order and when they
reached the train which conveyed them from London the
soldiers forth loud cheer from the cars which
cordially re-echoed by the assembled populace 1t is
stated know upon what authority, that the bril-
gade Of Guards at the desire of the Emperor OF
the French viii proceed first to Paris where they will
join the Imperial Guards intended for service in Turkey
and that grand banquet in honor Of the occasion viii
be given by the Emperor. ...
In the House Of Commons Friday Lord JOHN Rus
SELL explained that the which had induced the
admras OF the combined fleets Beicos arose
simply from the danger they would incur by remaining
the Black Sea during the Indictment In the Lords
the Earl Of CLARENDON stated that Count ORLorrs mis-
sion to Vienna not to present counter project he
merely the bearer of four propositions lst That
the Sultan should send plenpotentiary either to St
Petersburgh the Russian headquarters TO negotiate
peace Cd. That If the negotiations took place in ST.
Petersburgh the of the Four Powers might
assist at them but that formal conference should be
held 3D. That protocol should be drawn up in which
the Sultan should enter into certain regarding
the privileges of his Greek subjects and the Car under
takes TO the Prncipaites ith That arrange.
ents should be made respecting refuge agitators