Washington sentinel., 1854-03-08
Guropsan snteIIiaents.
BY THE NASHVILLE.

The great feature OF the news by this arrival is
ofcourse, the immense preparations for war in pro-
gress at all the British ports Although Lord Alb
erdeen had stated in the House of Lords that war
was not inevitable, yet the admiralty and horse
guards authorities in London were acting as
though war was actually declared It is now
known for certain that the government resolved
and are taking the necessary steps TO send out TO
| Malta as the first division of the contingent des
tined for the defence of Turkey, body of infantry
10000 strong, and proportionae force of cavalry
and artillery. The extent TO which this auxiliary
force may hereafter be increased will, of course,
depend upon circumstances. The division which
has been prepared for immediate embarkaton,
consisted three battalions of the guards the 4th
2Sth, 3d. Both, 77th, and 93d regiments-of-theine,
and the I'd battalion of the rifle brigade. The
tillery force will include five field batteries, and
one brigade for small arm ball cartridges. 1t was
not expected the brigade of cavalry would leave
till early in March, and its destination will be Con-
stantinople, and it will comprise the Scotch grays,
the carbneers the 18th lancers. the 11th and Sth
hussars and the Ennskillens. The Duke of Cam
bridge will take the command, assisted by Gene
raj Protherton and /fhe Earl Of Cardigan Lord
Raglan has been appointed 10 the chief command
! of the expedition
the infantry detachments of which are TO rem
devious at Malta, the government had chartered
several large steamers belonging to the great
steam packet companies. AT Southampton great
preparations were being made in getting ready
the steamships Orico, Ripon, Manilla Hmalaya,
and others which were ordered to be ready TO
embark $500 men the 18th from Southampton
docks. Other large steamships both in Liverpool
and London had been engaged by the government
on the 11th instant the Niagara and Cambria
belonging to the Cunard Company were taken up
and the place of the former ship in conveying the
mails TO this port was TO be occupied by the screw
steamer Alps, which would leave Liverpool on
| the 18th. The other ships of the Cunard company
would also, it was stated, be taken up by the
/ government as they arrived, leaving it to Messrs
| Cunard to carry on the mail service as they best
| could, by means Of smaller steamers. Many OF
/ Green's 81 Dunbar's fine East India sailing ships
had likewise been hired blythe admiralty to convey
horses munitions of war, stores and troops to the
i east.
AT Portsmouth, Plymouth, Woolwich, Chatham
and at all the naval stations the preparations We're
on stupendous scale. The Baltic fleet, consist
ing of SO ships Of various classes, chiefly of line
| of-batte ships and powerful screw frigates would
be ready by the 9th Of March, and was to assem-
BILE in the Downs on that day, where they would
be Joined by ten French sloops-ofwar Of l2O to SO
guns each, and the whole fleet under the COM
mand of Admiral Sir Charles Napier would then
be held at disposal for operations in the Baltic
| against ST. Petersburg. The pioneer OF this great
1 force,
on the 1lth, 10 make surveys in the Baltic and
| North sea before the advance Of the fleet. The
| Hecla has on board several elder brethren of the
Trinity House, and thirty North sea pilots.
! While these gigantic preparations for War on
the part of the English cabinet, and while others
of a similarly formidable character, were simulta-
neously going on in France, runners OF peace Were
again in the ascendant, and many people Were
willing to indulge the belief that there would be
after all no fighting. The Paris correspondent Of
/ tba for nerfa hat frash n
gotiations for settlement of the eastern question
We're on the apis and hopes were generally enter
tained that they would not be unsuccessful. The
new propositions said to be adopted by the four
| powers make a concession 10 the Emperor OF
| Russia viz: The liberty of treating TO a certain
extent alone with Turkey, the latter power, how
ever, TO have the right to consult with its ales
1t is proposed that the, evacuation of the princ
| palities shall take place simultaneously with that
Of the Black sea, and that the fleets will reenter
the Bosphorus when the Russians recross the
1 Pruth. "..
A telegraphic despatch from Toulon announces
the arrival at Agiers of the French squadron under
Admiral Bruat. 1t was to take on board division
4 of IL 600 men, under General Pelissier, and make
\ | sail for Touon, where English squadron and
transports were to meet and take on board 10000
French troops. Both squadrons were then to pro-
ceed TO the Levant, and disembark their forces in
the sea Of Marmora to undertake the protection of
| the Bosphorus and the Dardenelles.
! The proceedings Of the Russians in Wallacha
| are most revolving towards the unfortunate in
habitants and wholesale massacres of the inhabi-
tants Of several villages has taken place, conse
| quence of the women and children having resisted
| the Cossacks who were sent 10 compel them to
! do unsuitable work.
| Kurschid Pasha General Guyton) has re-
sumed the offensive against the Russians IN Asia
| with 10000 foot, 5000 horse, and 140 guns.
| AT Kaafat both parties were anXiously waiting,
and expecting decisive operations. 1t was sup
posed that it would be attacked by $4,000 Russians,
as the emperor had sent orders for every effort to
| be made to drive the Turks out of lesser Wal
| lacha. The Russians were evidently preparing
for series of attacks against the whole line of the
Danube, and it was feared that before assistance
could arrive from the allies, in the event of Omer
| Pacha being defeated that irreparable mischief
| might be done. The news from the Danube was,
therefore, watched with the greatest anxiety.
| Louis Napoleon the Both ultimo sent an
autograph letter to the czar, (Which was pre-
viousy communicated to the British cabinet) pro-
posing that treaty of peace should be negotiated
! between Russia and Turkey, on the basis Of the
| Vienna note modified by the porte that negota-
| tons should take place direct between Russian
| and Turkish plenpotentiary, and that II an ar
rangement should be effected, convention shall
take place between the cabinet of St. Petersburg,
the Ottoman porte, and the four powers, under the
guarantee OF Europe.
In this letter, (Which our limited space prevents
US from inserting at lengthy after reviewing the
events diplomatic and strategic of the past few
months, the royal writer closes thus:
"Your majesty has given so many proofs of your
solcitude for the tranquility of Europe, and by
your benihcent influence have so powerfully ar
rested the spirit Of disorder, that | cannot doubt
as to the course you will take in the alternative
which presents itself to your choice. Sould your
majesty be as desirous myself of pacific con- |
clusion what would be more simple than TO declare |
that an armistice shall notc be signed, that things |
shall resume their diplomatic course that all hos |
Utilities shall cease and The beigerent forces shall
return from. tic places to )ttch motres Of fcar hare
| led hem2 ...
"Thus the Russian troops would abandon the
Municipalities and our squadrons on the Black sea-
Your majesty, preferring TO treat directly with |
Turkey, might appoint ambassador, who could |
negotiate with penipotentiary of the sultan, |
convention which might be submitted TO a con-
ference of the four powers. Let your majesty |
adopt this plan, upon which the Queen of Eng
land and myself are perfectly agreed, and tran
..,;l, he rn.nsfahished and the world salts