New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-16
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

Bpu Our Own Correspondent
LONDON, Tuesday, Nay :, IS54
Az to the military events of the last week, find
that Sir Charles Napier is satisfied with blCckadDg
the Russian ports and capturing prizes all laden with
salt in expectation Of the arrival Of the French fleet
which by this day must be at the Cattegat if not in
the Sound Still Lord Hardwick at the dinner Of
tie Royal Academy, warned the public not to expect
dazzling news since the Russian feet seems 70 avoid
the English and quietly TO remain under the batteries
Of Swoaborg and CrOnstadt, and ships are not eX-
pected TO fight rocks and fortress-walls. From
tho Vienna papers, we see that the Russians,
when eyacuatng the Isle OF Aland, destroyed all
the fishing boats, and carried oil many of the inlab
tants pressing them into service Finland is like
wise said TO be disaiectcd as is surmiscd from the
circumstance that the Russian hota Of shallow gun
boats for the protection of the coast is to be manned
not by Finaudcrs but by inhabitants OF the govern
ments of liver, Perm and Ooncz. The Grand Duke
Constantine is TO take the command of the Russian
fect at Cronstadt. Gar Nicholas seems not 10 be
frightened by the hostility OF the western powers.
In the Black Sea- Admiral Dundas has at last done
something. The British flag oi truce the Furious,
esrying the English and French Consuls back from
Odessa was fired at from the Russian batteries AS
soon as kIt Icll liH Iofls NutI'ulon tue Aulnlldi
sailed to Odessa and boInbarded the town for ten
hours, without doing much damage to the city. lie
dsmountCd two batteries burnt few merchant ships,
among them Austrian in the harbor and retired
again. II evidently his intention 10 do as little
damage TO the Russians possible.
On the Danube the shrmishes continue. The Rus
tiaue in the DObrodja suffered loss before Rus
lsnde Oh the 10th of April and before karassu on the
18th. They were severely handled by the Egyptian
troops aud driven into between Kara Murad
Al .I.tko
crossed the all ofTrajan and not Yet taken Rassoya
Silistria is continually fired at from the opposite side
Of the Danube, but the Russians have not besieeed il
They lave not yet advanced SO far Turkish parties
are continually crossing the Danube They had Sc
we're fight at Smnitza and Turna but they only harass
the Russians and do not seem 10 have any plan Of ad
vance into Wallachia.
Ii is confirmed that the Russian stores at Fokshan
we're destroyed by fire. and il the fire was not
accidental. On the 26th of March the Turks fought
their last engagement around Kaaat when they again
defeated the Russians, who had made great show OF
cavalry in order to cover their retreat from Lesser
Walachia, which they have now altogether eyacu-
sted. The Turks have advanced to the River Shyll.
without seeing any Russians; even Krsjoya has been
evacuated, and all the Russians are now III Great
Walachia between the Auta and the Pruth. 1t seems
Prince is concentrating his forces opposite
to Siistra al kaarash, (not to be mistaken for kar
alasb opposite to Eahoya) in order 10 attack Sstrla
and 10 carry il BY storm with superior forces. The
Turkish army Of Nddin is directed toward Shumla
On the 10th of April the Prince of Montenegro is
sned proclamation to his people suninonlns them to
the holy war against the TURKS. lie Is to lead his
brcands TO the Herzegovina while sc"usn Is 10 hcSa
the attack on Fort Zabak, well-anownirom the Mon
tenegrne war of last year. Austria will IN this case
with or without the consent OF the Porte occupy
Rospia and the Herzegovina. new step toward the
PARTITION of Turkey. The French have fortified the
ihracan Peninsula, and are masters Of the Darda-
i. Al Il NAT MI f.pA pl..
indeed the independence Of Turkey never better
guaranteed than row :
The Kingdom of Greece is on the eve OF evil war.
The Republican party are eager 10 seize the oppoTtu-
nity Of getting rid OF the King. who has incurred the
displcasure OF England and France by avorrg the nj
ibustering expeditions to Thessly and Epirus which
until now have not achieved any important feat oi
arms against the Turks while they destroying and
plunderng the villages and farms of the agrlcuurs!
population in the plains without caring whether they
are Greeks or TURKS.
The Enelish Ministry still cling to the hope of in.
duciIg Austria aud Prussia 10 join tue western powers
heartily. Tae Times begins 10 feel uneasy about the
policy OF Vienna and Berlin, but the great thunderer
throws all the blame on the double-deaAns Pohcy OF
Prussis aud still datters Francis Joseph. We learn
from the blue books that the Car has claimed nothing
more than strict neutrality from Austria IL IS SAID
by The Ministers, that Count Orion Inssioh dlI hVl
60 bey ond this aud were told that the IohnI aed
IL carry the designs OF his masters but We cannot Or
get that accorllilg tu Hi'-iNuSe l"fN
the Count left Vienna satisfied with his success In
fact he did not even claim Austrian neutrality since
this was already granted TO the Gar But he
instructions of the Gar to his yasssl the Emperor ran
els Joseph how to behave in order 10 bameccze puhc
opinion in Europe how 10 make believe that be go.
ing with the western powers against Russia "hie al
fcrdng the Czar all the aid OF his neutrality and how
to get out OF the difficulties in which Austria had been
involved by signing the protocols snd notes OF the Con-
ference OF Vienna from July TO January.
The hrst most important service Francis Joseph
could render 10 the Gar after the occupation Of the
Prneipalties, to give him time 10 reinforce his
army, and to delay the operations of the Turks.
In order to accomplish this purpose. the diplomatic
action Of Turkey was TO be nuihed, and the decision
Of she pending question to be transferred from Con-
stantinople TO Vienna. Ihs IS the origin Of he Ieana
Cenferesee. In order 10 give all the advantages of a
new treaty 10 the CZsr Austria had to declare that
the Gar was in the wrong while she was scbeming a
proposition, unobjeetionabe in FORM but in substance
Welding all the pretensiOns of the Gar Ths is The
origin Of the itnHa Note, scheme which had already
fgly succeeded; even the dying man vas ready 20
swallow the last drug e. au.sA him. when pep az A.
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