Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-30
NEW PORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW YORK. SEprEMBER 26, IS

Europe for there is, I think, now no doubt that
the allied forces in tho Black Sea intend max
| ing grand "coup" upon Sebastopol, but that
success is to attend the effort is By no means
matter of certainty. Their intention has long been known
the Emperor NICHOLAS who with his able and
immense army would Of course have made every possible
provision for tho defence Of such important point
From the large body of troops that have been embarked it
is evident that military operations will be principally re-
lied upon capture the place. and the naval force will
only be used auxiliary, if they allowed at all
to approach the formidable batteries that defend the har
Dor seward.
There can be little doubt that Nicholas when he con-
Guided to evacuate the Danuban Provinces intended to
strengthen himself in the Crmea 50 long threatened by
the Allies and am prepared to hear that the army col
lected for the defence of Sebastopo fully equals, if it
does Dot outnumber the Allies, and be able to beard
them face to face in the open field Should this be the
fact and the Allies happen to be beaten in grand pitch
ed battle, what s'gettiDg up stairs there would be-
particularly in England where there is already such
state Of general discomfort at the inactivity and want Of
results The Aberdeen Ministry would have to retire
in double quick time" and the whole state Of affairs
would be changed. There would longer be any doubt
or hesancy the part of Austria, but both she and
Prussia would become Russian forthwith; elimination
recrminaon would take place between France and
England; the entente cordiale" would be destroyed ;
ssthe sick man would probably be abandoned to his
fate particularly If Austria could be bribed to let him
die by the promise Of being Of the coheirs to his
estate, which Russia would promptly accede to- Nous
rons The month Of October will tell the tale.
In the history Of the world probably there has
been such riang results from such gigantic
as France and England have had foot during the past
season.
The capture Of the Aland Islands in the Baltic was
without! motive results What injury has it been to
| Russia? What good to the Allies? They marched up
the hill and then marched down again they captured
the islands and then evacuated them, they we knew
they must do as they could hold them during the
winter, they did, without any possible result The
islands and their Notifications protected naval force
or depot, guarded channel defended no important
point, and the whole affair barren victory, without
ncting any injury And this is the result Of the opera
/ tons in the Baltic. agt
In the Black Sea, with immense feet and one hum
dred thousand of the ncstroops in the world they have
done less literally nothing The troops there have not
fred musket The fleet has done nothing but make a
ridiculous display before the commercial port Of Odessa
And now, unless they do make successful effort at Sc
bastopo the French and English land and naval forces
in that quarter will make most ridiculous figure in the
eyes of the world If the Russians should not have
force there that successfully meet the Allies, there
be doubt that the garrison and means Of defence
will be sufficient for most obstinate resisance and the
of the year win prevent the AngloFrench army
from continuing proracted SIEGE What they do must
be done before the first Of November.
The policy of the Emperor Nicholas will be to proract
this war for the expense of carrying it by the Allies
is enormous. by the English journals that
the British Government have already paid a4Ooo,0OO
(S2000000 for transportation alone, and every thing
for both armies has to be sent to them. One item that
they shipping from France is ten thousand head of
cattle. If the Gar will only draw himself within his
shell like terrapin, and let them bang their bootless
blows upon him, they will get tired Of the unpro6t
able and inglorious contest.
Yon of cop-ss recent publications rs re-
CARDS Minister at Madrid, Mr.. SoULE and the orge
that he has been intermeddng with the revolutionary
movement in that country, and that he had Madrid
for the Pyrenees 1t is but fair that he should BIO heard
in his defence. It grave charge against per-
holding such high and responsible official station.
If true nothing be censurable and if substan
ated, would no doubt induce the President Immediately
to recall him. hope, for his sake, well for
the country that there is foundation for the charge
but must confess his published letter the banquet of
the liberal press sery ominous to his indscretiOn.
! No doubt exists of most exuberant crop in Eu-
rope. In the south and of Europe aud the Da-
nube, letters which have state that it is the most
prolific yield known for long Of years In Great
Britain there hos also been magnificent CROP This Is
happy circumstance not only for Europe but also
for the United States for though crop has not been
failure, many led to suppose, still 1t is not
abundan. one, unless in wheat and oats Had there
been considerable the usual foreign demand for
breadstus prices would have ruled very high Nor
will agrcuurists lose their reward by the absence
Of this foreign demands for from present prospects
grain market the actual result of the crops prices
of breadstus during the coming will be at least
full, If not more than full average.
AT the last quotations from Liverpool -four, previous
to its sudden fall within two three days. could have
been brought with profit from that port to New York
and now under the decline the price Of -four
here is higher than in Liverpool Contracts have been
made for the delivery of ordinary superfne -four in No
vember at $3.50 per barrel
The potato crop in the United States is highly impor
tant one and Of that article there evidently will not be
full average crop; but still there is no why tn,
present cxorbitant rate Of two dollars per bushe
even more should be demanded for them in scapors
This price is fictitious and kept up by management LIE
the community generally curta their consumption of pc
tatoes, and the remedy would work reduction in
price Rice and hominy would make good and eoonomi
cal substitutes.
You viii by the published statements that specie
continues to Europe in very heavy amounts larger
even than the supply from California The last bank
statement shows dmnution in their specie capital
ing the week of 81 oO0 This is the largest inroad
upon the metallic basis of the hanks that his evcr been