Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-21


such \ position nigh, hive incalcuiah!c coTseqneuces, y.
o.. cnunot coacUf III ;he opinion that the Russian cohisndn
ders have caused 'h!6 important operation TO DC mace o",
for the purpose Of ad:aGcing their f'on! and rnaih'thlns
defensive attitude. and. n any Tats, II Is h'shiy Emporium :"
,esist their progress The intrenChmcnt Enu"n DY thc am
nj the Vullum Trnj1nii ia said To form n strong Inc o oe
Erocr. and II Is precisely The sort OF position Which Inc lurR
are won't To hold against On enemy with great energy AM
s,rcess. We hope that the iOrces on the right WinS Y
OaaR PAsHAs army are equal 10 the duty now requifra y
Ihrm, ard the presence of u part of the allied fleets oil Nos
rendi. and Varna must materially assist in the deieuce .
hose pa ices and Of The coast.
II RMY Of H EAST.
France is pushing forward its evolutionary force VIII
The u'% = s, s n ,n THE Paris 2l0"i'sa' of q inst con
.His Majesty having ordered q body of troops to be sen
+, the Levant, the first convoy of vessels. ffisates and cor
ye,,es OF the Imperial Marine assembled u, Toulon mas al
re.dy sailed, the convoy being divided as follows; sn!n!
Muntobello, Alser, Vile de Ma!seiles, and Jean Bart, 5 4U
men; Asmodce, Unoa. Labrador, Coltquy, Metecre, and Cor
gore. $3.50 men: 225 horses; Mouet;e, Eclairemr, L'plac'
and Internal. | 495 men. 40 horses Catlreli, Veloce am
Brandon, l,l3O men: 20 horscsi Napoleon and Suttfen, 3 O4'
MEN; Monlezuma, Panama, Albatross, Canada and Titan
4 663 men, SO horses. This total, 10 which is TO be addet
ne contingent of the Christophe Colnmbe amounts T. 2OO1S
men and 36o horses: Every day a portion o! the 3OO ship:
T.Inh,ed at Marselles leave with cavalry, munitions, pro-
visions, and articles of cncampnent."
The l1oaiieur further says:
"Tuo much care cannot be taken 10 guard against The
,cws which maIevolence or speculation invents. Thus il
linn 10 the Rhine; that the Russian army would De al Con
s,nntinopIc before the English and French troops could gel
INTO linz; that the squadron Of Brest had been forced by
rrmpcst TO return to ToulOn; ard that English and French
frlpitcs had been sunk in the Black Sea by The Russinns.-
All these rumors are quite devoid Of found 'lion. The Gov
rrrmen', which is perfectly aware Of the anxiety OF the
nublic, cannot better respond 10 il than by publishing all the
news, good or bad, which it shall receive"
Great enthusiasm was manifested Ht Malta between The
English and French troops there assembled. Being The h's'
lime that the soldiers OF the two nations have ever stood
tGo.ihrr in friendship, they wed with each other In tokens u
cnrdialty. Even the musicians had fraicrnized, the bands
Of the English performing the air Of "Partdnt pour Ia Syrte,"
and the French playing God save the Queen" The troops
| now leaving England will be expedited 10 Tursey direct
without, stopping al Malta. On the 2Oth nlt. ten Turkish
steamers were at Alexandra Ia embark Is 600 Egyptians.
Iii is stated that Prince Demidud, who, for several years
MAST, has resided in Florence, has written 10 The Emperor
Nicholas. placing at his MoIcsty's disposal hi. fortanc and
his sword" The Prince is The husband @! he Princess Ma
lhilde, daughter Of the ex. King Jerome, and consequently
first cousin TO the Emperor OF the French.
OPINION AND OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA.
The Wanderer has 4 letter OF March Ii. from 81. Peters
burg, which contains a matter OF considerable interest. The
Russia paper1 vie with each other in abusing England and
France. A. NJ. WuIk1ii thus writes in one of them:
nProud Albion has the ]impudence 10 send her fleet into
our seas, and the nag Of France waves beside that Of Eng
land. Well. lei the iniadsi1 come on we are, as formerly
prepared 10 conquer Or 10 perish. let the West not coT-
plain il il again feels The weight VI the hand OF Russia; lei II
not BE- as,onished if the Koran and the Crescent are trodden
in the dust"
The LnpIo. French alliance is highly spoken OF, partly be-
cause The power OF England is underratrd, aud partly be.
cause il is supposed that line cocd understanding between The
ancient rivals will be of no long duration. 0nc ct the 81.
Ictc[SOuTpn pHpe1S lUuulHCS III IL IuIcNb utldSh vi VII Lh-
pcror of The French, who is reminded, that as he attained
his present elevated position BY The assistance OF The revolu-
ton, 80 he may be deprived Of il by tie same power. Only
Legitimate dynaslies are firm and stable" Tine state OF pub
lie feeling in Russia is represented 10 be go exceedingly ex
cited, that The Government ia not likely to consent 10 con-
cIudc peace On any terms but those OF lis Own making. Do
ney, cattle, biscuit, flour, &c, are continually contributed oy
individuals, but neither in proportion TO the SIZE oil the EN-
pire, nor in such quantities as might reasonably be expected
The attention Of The public is called To the fact That Russia
has considered II necessary ''lo put provinces conlermlnous
with Prussia and Austria under military law" Ii seems lha
the possible coalition of Europe Gda made more extensive
precautionary measures necessary. me inner gIerc' Ias
commenced its dttics, as ia usually the case whenever the
active army Is employed beyond the frontiers, and on the
2Tlh The Emperor will Inspect the maritime places, and the
reserve naval corps, which a;e now atoui TO enter lnIo &C.
live service.
All the smaller vessels, about 400 in number, nre put on a
war footing, but it is not very clear, even 10 the Russians
themselves, that they will be OF any great service against the
British fleet. ~"EngIand VIII not, however, nave such easy
uwo,k IA she seems 10 expect. When the Russian feet is
destroyed, what will be done thenf VIII troops DC disem-
~"barkedI" IN the Baltic PROVINCES there Is now an army
of 60.uCO men IL, end oil the reserves are completed
An old general, a Frenchma2 by birth, who has grown
grey in the service Of Russia, says, "nrssla Is able boldly
ITO defy = coalition Of the whole o! Europe" At Is out
natural that ltussia should strain every nerve 10 give her
opponents a warm reception; but 10 me It Is not clear why
Austria shout make such tremendous preparations Tor wal
if she only Intends 10 maintain a strict neutrality. Inc
German provinces Of the empire are left almost defence
less. in order that an army Of almost irresistible power
may be concentrated in the East and Southeast. Inc re-
enforcement of 10000 men demanded by Marshal HadeiZky
has not been granted, but not 8 day passes without hali a
dozen large trnins, either crowded with soldiers, or loaded
with The materials oil war, quitting Vienna.
THE ASSASSINATION OF II DUKE OF PARMA
pARNA-Ou hearing of lite acala of The Duke Of PARMA,
the refugees who had established themselves al St.ad-Iia,
returned to their homes, with no further hindTancc than a
rencontre with the doudnicrs.
The Italian papers make the most contradictory STATE
nents as TO the circumstance or the DUkes death. One
paper reiates circumstantisIiy that he was stabbed By 4 sol.
der whom hc IicLed for not showing him respect; another
saws that the assassin wa en- officer whose sister Inc Duke
spoke lightly OF. And n correspondent Of the London Press
states that the assassination was pcrpeirated 10 open day at
The corner OF the Borgo San Biagio, (S.rada 81. Lucia) by a
man wrapped in a cloak, who stabbed the Duke in the stomach,
and who, although pursued by 40 aldecamp, escaped. The
Duke was conveyed 70 the Palace, where he expired In a
lew hours. If we may believe all accounts, the character oil
the Duke was Infamous.