The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-17

tance Of sAe Capture of Bomarsund- The
Cyimsan Expedition The Morale Of Rus
s'ass Observation-Disclosures Of the Ssifan's
DsUghter-.ayrest Of the Correspondent Of
the London Daily .retcs by the Turkish
authorities = Louis .Napoleon's Spanish
Pohcy-State Of .aGaus in Spain-7ae
French Emperor Playing Henri Quatre,
&c,
Perhaps ut no period since the opening Of
European hostil'ti ties have affairs possessed 30
great AT interest as at present. The sigas abroad
are altogeshe such as make men ponder seriously.
A volcanic action among thu nations of Europe
seems imminent to the most cursory glance.
Turn which way You will, there are evidences
Of it. Portugal, without one real element Of
vitality, looks with fear and trembling over her
frontier border and sees Spain in the throes Of
convulsion with threatens to become epidemic
Rome, Naples, Sicily, the whole Of Italy, in
fact, north and south is one vast heep 6f infamma
able combustible matter. Germany is shaking
under the impulse of a latent energy, which,
like the fires of Etna, are smouldering in it's
vitals. Russia and the Anglo-French alliance
staI d fercely looking each other in the face
like Paris and Menelaus, thirsting for each
others blood; while Turkey - the wretched
Helen OF their neutrality-suspicious. in her heart
would be very well content to see them both
strsngled.
The fall of Bomsrsund, rs substantive advan-
tage, is made no account of; but among all
parties toat have mingled with, in this CAPT.
tOl-and many have strong Russian tendencies
Il find q disposition to look up IN it in moral
sense, as heavy blow, and great discourage
ment to the Gar. 1t may, or may not raise
question of Northern granite, or Russian out
decide, that is, the skilful and efficient manner
in which the Western Alliance can do their
work when they fairly begin. The tug of war
with that gigantic power. which, even so far
back as 1875, in the times of Louis the Four
teenth. was spoken Of as formidable to the
whole Of Europe, is now commenced, and unless
the disturbing elements Of Europe light up
confaaration which shall distract the eyes of
the bellig' rents, strong opinion prevails that
in the fall of Bonarsund the Gear may read his
tate. But no one speak to, seems to be blind
may Tor that for Russia which will be impos-
sible in Der innate strength to effect In
the meantime this colossal Power, which under
Paul lst sent out two armies and defeated the
French on the Trabia and at Novo which, in
1898, at The Congress of Rastadt set itself up
rs the patron of the old States of the empire,
and stipulated in their name-whch under
Alexander held the balance between France
and her enemies, and powerfully conduced to
the fall of the great Napoleon, and which exer-
cises such enormous influence over Germany,
and has matrimonial alliances with Prussia,
Mecklenburg, Hesse, Oldenburg, Nassau, Bava.
ria, Wurtemberg and Baden-is in she midst
Of her difficulties displaying o catlike caution.
To the Austrian and Prussian propositions the
most smooth and plausible answer is returned.
"Only guarantee me against pursuit. she says,
=" and promise to run away" "and there is
no denying" says Austria, that in this there
is much show Of reason" Whereupon, she pro-
misses her good Offices And then, how curious
to read the following order of the day ut Odes-
sa, Of the 18th Of August
His Majesty the Gear has ordered, in his big,
wisdom, that the troops who had entered Wallach,a
and Moldavia shall withdraw fsom those pro-
vnces where there is the greatest danger. To pro-
Turks, tie ancient ally Of his Majesty the Ozar
(Austria) has undertaken to occupy them in the
meantime. here you Will have to combat q new
enemy, WHO dares TO att1ck you in your own coun
try. This enemy ba: been frequently beaten q. d
yanquished by our vslorous fathers; bis Msjesty the
Gar expects tie same fFOm you. YOn will van
qnish and destroy the enemy by your bravery and
discipline. tbs new enemy 10 more skiful and
Turks: but your courage and strength can also van
quish this enemy, as your fathers have proved
several times Call to mind, In fighting against the
French, the glorious year OF 1912, when the heaven
" Father ako sent his hosts against these impious
and criminal men, and buried them all under the
ice.
There seems to be but little doubt that
10000 men have at last gone to Sebastopol;
and the same system, which, with sixteen guns
and FIVE mortars, set "chattering," and finally
tumbling, the walls of Bomarsund, will be tried
there The MIME rifles have awfully increased
the difficulty Of lighting in case-mated bate
ries, directed, as it is now proved they can be,
with such precision into the cmbrasures. What a
three decker on Russian fort can effect is still
q question These thirty two Founders in eight
hours and o halt at Bomarsund destroyed every
thing; it is only natural to ask, what twenty
times that weight Of metal in fire Of greater
rapidity might not accomplish in half an hour.
Where the landing of this army is to take
place is a profound mystery. On the 9th Of
August there we're $50 sail Of vessels at Varna,
and ten immense fat-bottomed boats made at
the Turkish arsenal. The Orinoco and two
other steamers from England, were waiting
with troops on board for further orders Gene
rails Brown and Canrobcrt, it is known, had in
spected sixty miles Of coast where landing
could be effected, and though there are
thousand different spcculations on the sub
ject by this eminently military people,
the fact itself is still profound Sc
cret A tremendous resistance is generally
anticipated, though all seem saneuine Is to ult-
mate victory. The millions Of Russians are
beginning to be looked upon In France as only
French chasseur worth hundred of them.
At Sils,ria, it is remembered that numbers
were totally Intellectual, and that they were
obliged to be literally driven to the Gggt In
fact, every day the opinion gains ground that
the Russian empire is deficient in the FIRST ele-
ment Of nations strength, that Of patriot
ism "a strength which no nation under heaven
has so eagerly availcd herself Of as America,