Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT

PARIS, JUNE %, 1854.
The salient fact in the political intelligence of
this week is that announced in the Moniteur of
Sunday last, that an arrangement had been con-
cluded at Constantinople between Austria and the
Porte for the eventual occupation of the Principai
ties Of Moldava and Wallachia by corps Of the
Austrian army" This morning the Moniteur re-
ours to the subject and states, upon the faith Of
dispatches dated the 18th instant from Constantine
pie, that the said convention had been signed the
evening previous (l4th) in the Turkish capital
The ambiguity of this notice, " the eventual occu
patton" leaves us in ignorance as to when and in
what contingencies the occupation is to be effected
and the omission on the part Of the Meniteur (Which
would be SO happy to announce the positive and
prompt occupation against Russia, or probable
contingency upon the occurrence of which the occu
patton would be effected) affords perhaps reasona-
BILE ground for the suspicion that the whole truth if
known would not materially alter the position toward Rus
sa assumed by Austria when she declared that the
nexation Of the Principaites attack upon pas
sage Of the Balkans, would constitute bel No
thing has since occurred of nature to induce Austria to
depart from those terms and join the allies No decisive
victory has been either side. 1t is perhaps even
little evident than it then that Turkey and her
allies will be able without the aid Of Austria to protect
Constantinope from the Gar Indeed nearly organs
Of the French and English press asserting that the
evacuation Of the Principates by Russia at early
date is certain and has already commenced 1t is known
that the Russians abandoning the mouth Of the Dam
ube 1.-THE Dobrudscha and have failed, after repeated
and courageous assaults to carry Sstria by storm We
bound to believe, after the notice in the French off,
cia journal Of this morning, that convention for the
eventual occupation of the Prncpalities by Austria has
been signed. But nothing has yet to light which
gives to such possible eventual occupation character Of
hostility TO Russia any other character in fact than
that possessed by the contemplated occupation by Aus
tria Of Servia Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina which
had previously been made matter of convention between
Austria and the Porte. That occupation also even
tua" The recent transfer Of the Russian headquarters
to Jassy, in Moldava and the change Of the Russian
military line from the parallel that it to form per-
pendcuar to the Danube is considered to be evidence
the intention Of the Gar to ecuate the provinces
They are pouring down from Constantinople to the
Danube with oil their forces expecting when all in
lire north Of the Balkans to march upon the Danube for
the relief Of Ssta and the provinces OF this remen
dous battle array the French at Varna and the vicinity
form the extreme right the English Shumla and
the west to form the CENTRE and the Turks
widdin and the Upper Danube to form tho left
wing They hope to the Russians recross the Pruth
but they expect to have to fight and drive them there
What then, is asked, this change Of front Of the
Russian line and the transfer Of the headquarters to
Jassy and the amassng Of troops the eastern side OF
the Carpathian mountains fronting Austrian Transyva
mia and Poland This move may be accounted for by the