The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-02
THE WAR IN EUR oPE
THE NEW TREATY OF ALLIANCE BETWEEN
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.


euts of France and England have exchany copies OF
an offensive and defensive treaty-thus giving formal
completeness to the close and intimate alliance which
Hnies the counses and the arms of the nations
the of European independence The terms OF this
most important international convention, which Is sadto
consist of five articles have not yet learned but its
practical purport Is sufficiently indicated by the simple
announcement of the fact The friends and the enemies
OF either OF the Western powers are henceorth the
friends and the enemies OF the other the
either are available in every part Of the world for the
protection of the territory the trade and the subjects of
The other. In his defnitive ratification of the friendly
understanding and harmonious operation between the
two governments Europe has solid pledge for the ut
mate triumph Of the which they jointly pledged
to maintain by the whole power Of their fleets ana
mics In the meanwhile learn that Sir Charles Ma
Ter commenced operations in the Baltic by declaring
ctate Of all the enemys ports in that and the
sar the other hand is adopting precautionary
nssures which whatever be thought Of their poll
8 evidently indicate strong of the dangers OF the
ending struggle As Russia has established what she
gals purely defensive ? occupation OF the Prnci-
,aliiies, 30, on the other hand she seems in tho
North 10 be engaged in purely aggressive evacuation of
peculiarly little regard the feelings of those most i'm
mcdiatey concerned The island of Alani has, il APP
pears, been entirely abandoned naval station; and
The pilots well ali other Inhabitants capable of
teaiing aims, are being removed to Finland Rum
sdds that the system TO be pursued along the
whole line Of coast from Helsngfors to CIonadt and it
4 stated that plan for the deportation of the
Eas under discussion at st. Petersburg 1t is not
sificult to comprehend the policy which dictates such
Secure for the present against invasion by
Land provided Austria and Prussia be induced to
tain their neutral position Russia aims principally at
guarding her maritime frontier She has long endeavor
ed, by the maintenance of rigdly protectionist
rather prohbitory system, render herself indepcn
dent Of foreign commerce, and it is probably imagined
that whatever disasters may befa her fleets armies
abroad she viii be able to subsist in isolation upon
her own resources. Human life, too is cheap enough
in Russia; and for tune the Car will experience no
great difficulty in supplying the vacancies created by
But the game Is one which, though it may be
temporarily successful cannot answer in the end Such
e1pedients those of which have lately heard
much, may to prolong the struggle but their
ultimate operation must be to impair the resources and
consequently to weaken the defensive power OF the
Jre and il be true that channels have been choked
that rocks have been sunk harbors, for the
purpose of excluding hostile fleets we may safely say
that Russian commerce has already sustained an amount
OF injury which will not repair The allied squad
enemys trade; butit appears that portion OF their
task has been already accomplished without their
interference 1t is possible that history has suggested
the strange precauon to which have alluded; but
the precedent which appears to have been followed is
singularly inapplicable. Moscow is not a maritime
city, and the ports and harbors which the Emperor
is said to have rendered difficult dangerous Of
certainly ot essential 10 the existence OF
the allied feet. Wha may be the truth OF the
reports in question there appears at all events to be
little doubt that vast concentration OF troops is
taking place in Finland and there is every reason to
believe that they forced upon reluctant population,
which Is only prevented by its weakness from showing
its disafecon. While thus engaged in tho North of
Zurope ard az the time steadily advancing in the
last appears that Russia has been unable TO abstain
entirely from interference in the western Peninsula It s
announced that Spain and Portugal have attracted the
attention Of the Court of ST. Petersburg and allies
not very abundant II is probably thought that their
assistance may DC worth securing IOpuiar teeing IN
both countries sympa hzes, believe with thewestern
Powers and il is not likely that profe sedy under
taken for the defence and propagation Of the Greek
faith will find much favor with nations deyotedly at
tached TO different and rival creed. The rumor al
f6ed 10 may may not be well founded, but 1t is Ger
tanly worthy Of observation that wherever inrgues
carried wherever soyrreigns excited to tyranny
subjects 10 rebelion-a suspicion Immediately arises
that the great conservative Power Is at work in the
matter that Russian gold being expended and that Rus
sian interests being IN way other promoted
The fruits Of these Vaccinations visible at this moment
IN The petty kingdom OF Greece. Only few weeks have
passed since the final cessation Of friendly relations be-
tween the Porte and the Court Athens and already
find That, in the midst OF what il called the Hell.
lepie movement" the Russian party makes its influence
visbly felt. That faction II Is added wishes TO raise
Russian Grand Duke to the throne OF Greece and II Is
suppose with view 10 the ultimate success OF this
design that King Ohio Ia eyhored TO take Geld In
person, and to commence campaign against his Turkish
neighbors. lrfatuation alone lead q monarch so
situated 10 reject the only support which maintain
his lettering throne, and voluntarily TO play his adver
eary's game yet II appears by means unlikely that
this may actually be the The expulsion OF the
Greek inhabitants Of Constannople has II the accounts
which receive be depended on occasioned quite
as much irritation against the Court Of Athens whose
against the Ottoman administration by whom il has been
inflicted and II is doubtful whether any very strong
patriotic impulses exist in the breasts Of those who
driven from the SPOT in which their choice had 6xed
them and TO which their connections had them
forced back into country from which they had been
glad to make their escape. In the improved state OF
feeling prevalent among its Christian subccts the
Porte appears 10 lie already reapng the frat OF its wise
and generous concessions.