The Shasta courier., 1854-02-25
The Turkish War i'm Europe.

w ar EUROPE
There is no news from the seat of war Oh the
Danube The severe cold has prevented active
operations.
official accounts of the battle of Sinope, here
tofore represent the Turkish loss at 5000 men.
The number of Turkish vessels destroyed was
twelve, carrying 4S2 guns and 440 men.
To crafty England, it is said Turkey has con-
sented to send an Ambassador to meet the Rep
resentatives of the Four Powers-England
France, Austria and Prussia, on such conditions
as will enable her to treat honorably for peace
Russia it is believed. will not commit herself by
sending an ambassador, but will rely upon her
allies, Austria and Prussia, to cajoe England
and France. Like all previous negotiations, this
conference will most probably end i'll nothing
Should Russia refuse to make any concessions
and to cease her hostlities in the Principalities
and the Black Sea, which it is more than proba-
BILE she will refuse to do, it is said the Powers
WILL without delay, assume the attitude of ener-
gy that becomes them-Which can mean moth
ing short of actual war.
England is making active preparations for
war with Russia-for even the best friends of
peace now say that it must come to that The
massacre of Slnope, the attack upon the Matchin
which is the Turkish Territory, and which
fragrant breach of the promise made by
Russia not to commence an aggressive war
have at last opened the eyes of the most blind.
The agents Of Russia in Persia it is said, have
induced the Schab of Persia to declare war
against Turkey; and accounts state that Persia
has organised an army in Central Asia of 20, 900
horsemen, OF the Montgolian and Tartar tribes
The English representative at the Court of Per-
sia has been obliged to leave. The Persian az
my has been placed under the orders of Rus
sian General, and it is confidently rumored that
Russia will attack England in her Indian pos
sessions at the very commencement of hostili-
ties. These proceedings well calculated to
arouse the apprehensions of England, although
it is manifest she would still prefer to bring
about peace by peaceful means.
Louis Napoleon is preparing for on the
grandest scale. 1t is known that he will have,
by early spring, an invading army of seven hun
dred thousand men fully equipped. The active
part taken by all the Northern Courts, especially
that of Austria and Russia in bringing about
the Bourbon fusion, has deeply excited Louis
Napoleon. He in the success of Nicholas
the re-estabishment of the BoUrhons in France
Hence, notwithstanding his present friendly re-
latons, or rather pleasant coquetry with Aus
trla, he will, in few months, strike for the
Italian States, and au attempt to hold them at
the cost of Austrian alliance with Russian, and
the Orleansts and Legitimists.
The ministerial crisis in England may be re-
garded as over. Palmerston, it is said. demands
a temporary postponement of the electoral re-
form BILL subject to reform examination of the
question before the end of the session, and the
despatch of instructions to Lord Radcliffe and
the Admiral Dundas for the immediate entrance
of the English fleet into the Black Sea- This
was granted, and the noble Lord resumed the
seals of the Home Office.