The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-09-07
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENTS

EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENTS.
| poL,., of 6uStria and PrsSSia-MOUemertS at
the Seat of War, Sc.
KEEL, AUSTRIA, Aug. l6, 1884.
| To the Editor of the National Era:
| The Austrian Lloyd is SO severe upon the
| course pursued by Prussia, that 1t seems rea-
sonable to conclude that, while the Court OF
Vienna still remains hesitsting, 1t begins, now
ever to show a somewhat more hostile teehng
AGAINST Russia the increase of which the Cabi-
net of Berlin is employing the most strenuous
efforts Of diplomacy to prevent 1t must be
admitted, as | observed in one of my former
Ietters. that the position of Austria is very en-
barrassing; and, consequently, it requires the
utmost caution to conduct her safely through
| her present difficulties. Ii is certainly the duty
| of her statesmen to prevent Russia from exc
| cutiug It's plans relative to Turkey but they
must also guard against the increase OF the
mower of France, while they are Obliged to
hold themselves ready to suppress any new at
tempt OF revolution in Hungary, and In those
| parts of Italy that are subject to the sway OF
Austria. They cannot but be well aware that
the house of Hapsburg, by its many treacher-
les. has made itself generally odi9us and that
it has no friends, anywhere, except among the
English arstocracy. 1t is, indeed, the con-
seriousness of this truth, and the friendly rela-
tons between the Austrian nobility and a
great portion of that of England, which chiefly
| Influence, at this time, the Cabinet Of Vienna,
| and render it inclined to side with the West
| ern Powers in spite of its hatred to the Empe-
ror of France 1t is also certain that the man.
ner in which the Gar spoke to Lord Seymour
of Austria, has greatly irritated the Austrian
Court, and offended its pride. Ii feels, there
fore, no little pleasure in contributing to the
humiliation of the Emperor Nicholas, who has,
besides, in the old Prince Metternich, an i'm
placable enemy who does all that he can to
thwart the plans CT the Autocrat.
Still, the Cabinet of Vienna, restrained by
the demonstrations Of Prussia, and by its APP
prehensions of any revolutionary outbreak, as
we'll IS of the power and Vaccinations of the
| Gar has evidently entered into secret under
| standing with the new Russian ambassador at
| Vienna. Prince Gortschakoff relative of tho
| Russian oommander-in-chiefo of the same name.
| The Car has promised TO evacuate the Danu-
| bian Principalities, on the condition that the
| Austrian troops should not disturb the Russian
| army while engaged in the movements neces-
sary for the evacuation agreed upon. 1t APP
pears, therefore, that the opjecture was fully
warranted, which I expressed in my last letter,
relative to a secret understanding between the
| Cabinets of St Petersburgh and Vienna.
! The Russian ambassador at the austrian
Court has now made officially knOtOn to the
| Cabinet of Vienna, that the Gear has ordered The
evacuation of the DanubiGn PrincipaHtieS. But
the Russian ambassador has not pleased to
make publicly known qchGt has caused the issue
| Of these orders The Austrian Court, however,
apprehensive that the Western Powers may
suspect it Of secret understanding with the
Gar. has FASTENED to make the declaration
that it deems France and England justified an
| recurring guarantees, IN order TO prevent a re-
neral of TIE present diSoTdered state Of the orr
entail affairs ; and that 1t binds atStJ to enter
into no ne gotiGtionS 10ith Russia untI the desir-
ed guarantees haze been giUen on her part"
But Russia and Austria having already ar
rived at a mutual understanding, no now ne
gotiations appear necessary; and, besides as
| Austria has left it open to her to deem such
guarantees acceptable which the Western
Powers may consider otherwise-she has, on
the whole, not bound herself to any certain
course of policy, but may choose the one she
A~rne svacuat6h 70 Or teti5p BBa riHRtsSssts v
ties is of the greatest Importance to Austria,
| because at the same time as it is attributed to
her influence, it delivers her from the apprehen-
sion of a conflict between the army of Omer
| Pasha, reinforced by the French and English
auxiliaries, and the Russian force under the
command Of Prince Gortschakof-a conflict,
which, on whatever side the victory had de-
clared itself, would have increased the difficult
position Of Austria. Indeed, the Cabinet of
Vienna felt :aore anxious to prevent the pres
ence Of French troops in the vicinity of Hun
gary, than to see the Russian army in pcsses-
sion Of the Principalties.
The Austrian Court while it has exaspera-
ted the Gar by not secOnding his plans upon
Turkey, has, however made it, elf deserving Of
his gratitude, by giving him the pretext of
strategic reasons for evacuating Wallachia and
rescung his army from the impending danger
Of an annihilating defeat, from the combined
Turkish, French, and English forces.
| IL has been supposed that Prince Gortscha-
| kCf intended to establish his headquarters at
! Foktchsry, and station his troops on the right
bank of the Szereth; but it is now rumored
| that agreeably to the latest orders from ST.
| Petersburgh, the Russian commander-in-chief
| is to continue his retreat to the Pruth, on the
| banks Of which the retreating Russian troops
are to establish themselves IA such way as
to be prepared to defend themselves against
any enemies who may choose to attack them
The Russian Danube feet, consisting Of IA
steamers and Ga gun boats carrying about 300
cannons, is stationed partly at Ismael and
| partly at Galacz. 1t Is reported that IS 600
| Turkish and French troops, but no English, are
now in the Dabrousha
The rumored battle between the Russians
and Turks, at Fratoshti, on the 29th ult, with a
loss Of 900 on the part of the former, appears
to be a nero fiction. But the Russian CORPS
who had held SIatins has had to sustain sew
eral bloody contests with the persevering Turk
| ish troops under the command of Iskender
| Bey. But as the Russians, after crossing the
bridge that had been thrown over the Argis,
| destroyed that means Of communication be-
tween the opposite banks, they were enabled
| afterwards to continue their retreat uudisturb-
| ed. lskender Boy, after establishing a new
| bridge, which however was not done in less
time than SO hours directed his march towards
Bucharest, where he arrived in the afternoon
OF the 9Th inst. He stationed his troops, consist
| ing of Badshi- Boozuks, outside the city. Ha-
linn Pasha is appointed commander of the
Turkish corps which is to occupy Bucharest
| The inhabitants of Bucharest are reported
to express much joy On account Of the retreat
| OF the Russians, and to make grand prepara-
tlons for the reception of Omer Pasha. But it,
| IS reasonable to suppose that the good people
OF Bucharest would feel still more pleased
were there any possibility for them to avoid
receiving the expected Turks as their guests.
they have not to expect much more forbear-
ance on the part of the troops of the Sultan,
than what they have experienced from the
| Muscovites
Generals Carwobert and Brown appear to
have returned to Varns, but only for the pur-
| pose OF fastening the embarkation OF more
troops, to be employed somewhere in the Cri-
mea 1t appears, however, that the combined
army will have to contend with the greatest
| difficulties in any expeditions in that quarter
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