New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-17
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

From Our Own Correspondent.
LONDON, Monday, Oct. ., 1854.
The suspicion about the insincerity OF Austrian
policy, reused by Results agitation, has become
so general in England that the Government has
been forced to DO something in order to sootbe
the rising Indignation and the distrust against the
Austrian alliance. 1t is now proved by dlplo-
matte ayowals that the object of Austria, from
the very beginsing of the Oriental difficulties
has been to occupy as much as she might be al
lowed to occupy without entangling herself into
alliances leading to war. 1t lie difficult to under
stand the advantage of Austria in taking up such
q line of policy which must force her to increase
her army, and with it her expenditure. You will
remember that she already occupies portion VI
the Papal States; that since 1850 she has occu-
pied Hamburg and Holstein, and again Electoral
Hasse; that she intended to occupy Servis- and
was prevented only BY the resolute policy Of
Prince Kssageorgeyitch who openly declared
his intention of repellng any invading army, and
that she has now entered the Danubian Princi-
pahties. Holsten, Hamburg and Hesse Cassel
she had soon to evacuste without having reaped
any advantages for increasing her army, and the
occupation of the Principslites seems now, in
consequence of the rising distrust, likewise not
to promise the coveted profit. People in Vienna
have praised the policy Of Austria, which, with
out mourning the risks Of war, had secured
valuable increase of territory in case Turkey
should be parttioned, and formidable position
of armed mediation, national guarantee, in case
the Oriental question should be terminated by
European Congress. In fact the Austrian Cabi-
net, thought il had become master of the position
by cunning and diplomacy; it thought it had be-
come independent of Russia, and still able to
benefit the Car by interfering with the move
ments and the advance Of the Turkish army TO-
ward Bessarabia. The only point to be attained
was the reimbursement of the millions wasted
on the increase of its army. In order to carry
this desirable design, Austria tried to induce
the German powers to participate in bad policy,
either by modifying the federal army, which
would have allowed Austria to reduce her own
forces, or at least by acknowledging that the oc-
cupation Of the Danubian Princi pslities was done
to protect the interests OF Germany. The i'm
portance of the free navigation Of the Danube
was therefore exaggerated, and the river was
lust proved as the first and most important chan
mel of German commerce. Now the fact is, that
the importance of the Danube cannot be great
for Germany; is navigsble only from Uim in
Wnrtemburg. whence it flows through Bavaria,
which has but an inconsiderable manufacturing
industry, and the shsllewness of the river near
Vienna, make transshipment OF all goods neees-
sary. In fact the navigation Of the upper Danube
between Tim and Vienna bias always oeen very
uncomfortable, aud has neser effected the inter
eats of Germany, for which the Eloe' TIE "eser
and the Rhine are Of far greater Importance
The Danube il of great commercial value only
for Austria. lust as the Yistuls and the Oder are
for Prussia and Prussia, therefore, from tho very
frat beginning Of the Oriental question, took Up
mean but truly German policy, that is to ssy, not
70 allow herself TO be drawn into the whirlpool
Of war or even Of armed neutrality, which might
sb.orb the capitals OF Germany in useless o1pen-
aiture. Pru.sis rather gaEe up her rank a. one
of the frat rate powers OF Europe, than sqlalder
AWAY the millions upon millions, 90 much re-
auired for the steady advancement Of material
prosperity in Germany. Besides the exports Of
Moldo Wslachis being chiefly corn, in which the
commodities Of Western Europe are paid for,
Prussis, and all Germany feel satisfied, that as
soon a. war was declared, and carried on in ear
nest aessnst Russia BY England and France, the
free navigation Of the Danube could not be for
gotten 80 one Of the principal condl-
tons Of peace. Such being the mnen
abused, but purely good GermH" polsy
Of Prussia, Austria failed TO induce the feaeisi
Diet at Frankfort to fail into the snare sia i'i L.