New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-26
RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY.

The sphere of Russian diplomacy has now become
restricted in Europe through Its exclusion from Lon
don aid Paris teO Of its principal points of actDn
Vienna and Berlin its chet focuses and next
to them the minor German capitals where it lsbors for
purposes ard aims too notorious to require repetition
explanation. The same is true regards Sweden aud
Denmark There, well as 10 Central Europe they
play ing sharp and cunning game missing move that
may checkmate their opponents and bring the neutral
Cabirets TO definite action or restrain them from
it, as the policy OF the Gar may require. The South
of Europe is no object with either party The sympa
thes Of the King of Nipes 10 be sure, with Nicho
las but the fear of England OF the Nspoleontes aud
the Murat family stiles any uttersnce within The bosom
Of the Parthenopean tyrant
In the East, Persia is undoubtedly invested by
Russian and Anglo French ntrigues, as her decision
either way may be of immense weight in the ensuing
struggle. Per.ia covets the Turkish provinces in
Asa-MinOr there is always pending some undecided
broi about the frontiers; the Shah at Teherau and
even the PersiaIs, nation hate the Turks, and
envy them their dying prepondersnce in Asia they
look hack far the recollections of the XerIean
epoch ihroueh the Arsacdse down TO the now reign
ing Sssssndae ard find in the survey food for ami
mostly against the Osmahlis, as parvenus and their
successful rivals II hstred equal in its intensity TO
that between brothers cousins. But Pers, equally
hates England AID Russia though hitherto she has also
stronely feared the latter 1tisttus question whether
EDelsnd or Russia will be more successiul-the one in
exciting the Persian animosity toward Turkey, tie
other in abrogatiDs least neuralizng its action.
The Persian Court is the most cunning and fathess
the face of the earth and most probably the Shah will
wait at Teheran 10 see on which side fortune smiles
in order TO join the winning against the losing party.
| But, in the West, the Cabinet of s., Petersburg
will very naturally fix its eye on the Unitel
States, especially if the struggle should become pro-
trscted, and thus augmented in violence 1t is natural
that the Car should wish for powerful diversion in
his favor in any quarter and the most po Eerul would
be from serious quarrel between England and the
United States into which France would necessarily be
drawn. Ii is not probable, however that a. present
the Russian Cabinet or It's agents here have aby well.
combined and settled plan TO follow. but such plan
cannot lor be wanting No doubt the neares! oppor-
tunity of embroiling the three powers is offered by the
Cuban question and of this the Czaran diplomacy Will
be very likely to take every possible advantage sec-et
y ally ing itself Of course with the fllbuser enden-
cies preyar in the South and generally in the bosom
OF the sham Democracy and exciting them TO an open
and violent outbreak.
Nicholas has never yet recognized The constitutional
order and the violation of the Sale law of succession
insuguIaed in Spain since the death of Ferdinand
He has Minister at the Court of Isabella and only
tgo Cctsu'ar Agents in her kingdon-oue at C.iiz,
the other Al Havana and in Russia there are Span
ish Consus CT al II is perfectly Indifferent 70 Rus
sian interests whether Cu~ in The possession pain