Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-06
The War in Europe.

The New York Courier des Flats Unis publish
es portion of private letter from Paris in
which the following passage occurs
Here, at Paris. nothing very positive is known
in regard 10 what passed between NJ. de kissel-
eff and NJ. Drouyn de fHuys, but ! am able to
affirm that the following questions and answers
have been exchanged between the French and
English Governments;
Immediately after il had received information
of the Cars response, the English Government
telegraphed the following despatch TO the Tuller-
les; at is agreed TINT we shall send 300oO men
and you $4,000. Our 10000 men are ready
Are yoursl The French Government repbed:--
"0ur $4,000 men are ready, but not the means
If transport" To which Lord Clarendon an
swered: 1--WE will supply means of transport"
This statement differs from the commonly reeeiv-
ed one as to the number of troops 10 be sent re-
spectively by the two Governments but agrees
substantially with the report that the English
Government had consented to supply something
more than mon.
Of course we cannot undertake TO say what
truth there may be in the statements of this let
ter writer, but tbs certain that the means of
transport have been occupying the attention of
British Statesmen and Journals, and that esti-
mates made which exceed any demand pro-
portioned to the troops which England is expect
ed to contribute. A late number of the Liver
pool Journal has an interesting article ON the
Steam Marine force Of England which is not
without interest to American readers at this
time. The "Cunard Company could alone fur
nish nine powerful paddle wheel ships, with tom
mage of Is, 500 TONS and horse power equal to
7,150. Each ship could carry regiment of the
line in twenty-one days to the Cape of Good Hope,
and in much less time TO the Baltic or the Black
Sea. Those in port could be made ready in
twenty-four hours notice. The four screw steam
ers of the Liverpool and Philadelphia line are nj
90 taken into account possessing 1896 TONS and
1,150 horse power. Then there are enumera-
tons in favor of the Pacific line being $500 tons,
and 400 horse power the six of the Liverpool
and Constatinople line, 900 tons, and g53 horse
power the four of the South American Compa-
ny, 5045 tons, and 900 horse power: the three
of the Canadian Company, 1900 tons, and zoe
horse power the three of the Lisbon and Cadia
line, 1850 tons, and $40 horse power and fiji.
teen trading to different parts of the Mediter-
ranean, IL, 700 tons, and 2,2i0 horse power. In
addition to these, which will constitute an aggro-
gate of more than &C 900 tons, and 10000 horse
power, Liverpool could also furnish, it is showna
number of good steamers Of 4 and 500 tons bur
then each with such fleet" it is continued
1--WE could effectually prevent any Russian mer.
chant vessel from putting to sea, and thus close
up altogether the sources from which the nobili
ty derive their large revenue, adding however
that 1.-THE most material object would be attained
by harrasslng the 'enemy in the Black Sea and in
the Baltic, and thus detracting from his power o.
concentrating large force upon the Danube
There are probably upwards of two hundred
and fifty ocean steamers of ample tonnage which
could be used by the British Government in cas-,
of necessity, growing out of general European
war; in these steamers lie the great strength Of
England as maritime power