Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-06
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, April 8, 1854.

PARIS, APRIL 8, 1854
The absorbing topic is of course the war and the
active preparations naval and military, which this
Government is making to carry it on with a
spirit and efficiency worthy of the French reputa-
ton. The official journal of yesterday announces
the amount of the force which has already sailed
from Toulon. Twenty-Five ships of the line, steam
gates and corvettes of the Imperial navy have left
that port, with 20,078 men and 365 horses, bound
for the allied camp, which is being formed at CALI
poll, a port on the European shore Of the Darda-
nelles, in the Turkish province Of Romania, about
one hundred miles southwest of Constantinople
and eighty-seven miles south of Adranope. Every
day. adds the same notice, portion of the two hun
bred merchant vessels chartered for this purpose
sail from Marseilles freghted with cavalry, artle-
ry munitions of war, provisions, camps, &c. Among
the ships thus chartered in the southern ports are it
seems many belonging to Neapotan subjects. Respect
ing these an incident has just occurred Of sgnf
cance and Of nature not likely to strengthen good
understanding between the two Governments 1t seems
that the King of Naples soctous to avoid even the
appearance of indirectly voring the Western Powers,
and thus offending Russia that he insisted upon the in
seron in the contracts made by shpowners, his SUBJ
ects with the French Government for the transportation
of munitions of the East that Neapoan vessels
should sail under the French flag This Government re-
fused to such arrangement and the contracts
have been annulled. The General, Prince NAPOLEON
BoNAPARTE leaves Paris tomorrow route for the East
where he will take command of the third division Of the
pedtonary corps He viii be accompanied but not in the
character Of volunteer aidde-camp, lately report
ed by the Spanish General PRIM. The Prince and the
General very intimate friends and will travel together
but there will be official connection between them
The latter goes the East in discharge Of special mis-
hooh
1t is however, still understood that the Court poet merry
will accompany the Prince, volunteer attaehe to his
suite The departure of the French commander-n
Of the army Of the East Marshal Saint ARNAUD, is has
tened and will take place. it is asserted the 10th inst
All Paris is the qui to get sight of some two
three thousand English cavalry, who it is proposed to
send thoroughly equipped to the East through France,
and via Paris to of the ports the Mediterranean
1t win be curious spectacle, and shall be anxious to
observe the effect Of the passage Of these troops upon the
population of the French capital The last time that
body Of English troops here was during the
military occupation of Paris that succeeded the downfall
of the first Empire. There thousands yet living
here to whom the sight Of the British uniform under
those unpleasant circumstances is familiar The sight
Of again in strong force rayersng the boulevards and
parading again the Champs Eysees, will revive in
many minds painful "reminiscences. But considerable
preparations being made to e them splendidy dur
ing the few days of their stay in Paris The French
officers to give entertainment to their English
guests and there is to be most sincere and enthusiastic
raternzation, 10 Franchise, performed between the
soldiers of both nations But rely upon it. Albion will be
pde in the opinion Of the Frenchman the day after
twas the day before and quite convinced that the
honest sentiment Of all French officers from the second
lieutenants up the marshals known would
that ninety nine in hundred of them would with
much aacrty for contest with England than for
one against Russia
Some idea Of the activity which has prevailed in the
French navy yards since the advent of the Empire may
be gathered from the fact that since January 1853 nine
ships-of carrying total of 90 guns have been
launched viz: The Vile de Paris 40 guns the Louis
XIV of 100 guns the Feurus, the Annbal the Austen
tz the Duguay Trouin, of 100 guns each the Bayard
the Donawertb and the Tilsitt, of 80 guns each.
Intelligence from the theatre of the the Danube
is assuming much interest The Russians ABANDONING
any rate for the moment all idea of driving the Turks
from their fortified camp at Kalaat the left bank of
the upper Danube have concentrated their forces the
lower Danube and crossed to the right bank at three
different points, with total force amounting to about
$4,000 Dispatches dated yesterday from Vienna
that the invaders have already possessed them
selves of Isaktcha Krsova and Badadah. About forty
miles above Krsova, the Danube, which has almost
due east from Wdin to within thirty miles of the Black
Sea, turns short off to the NORTH and after Of
about hundred miles turns again at right angles just
below Ibraia and emptes into the after eastward
Of about hundred miles. The portion Of
the province of Bulgaria thus enclosed between the DAN
ube and the Sea is called the Dobruscha and it is
this little territory of which the Russians have taken pos
session the right bank and where it they
strongly to ort themselves making the base of their
operations against the strong line of posts which protect
the passes of the Balkans II is expected that the Rus
sian General means to attempt against the Turkish lines
some energetic and decisive operations before they shall
be reinforced by the arrival of portion of the French
and English forces The French and English papers
using with all their skill this advance Of the Russians
argument to the address of Austria to declare herself
against the Gar alleging that two months ago
b the invasion Of Bulgaria by the Russian troops
declaration to nearly that effect in fact made by
Austria but it made before the declaration of war;
and during the tendency Of the negotiations which the
conference Of Vienna hoped would lead to amicabe
settlement Of difficulties and Austria may well argue
that subsequent events have taken from that declaration
all binding effect upon her. that the conference Of Vienna
having failed to negotiate peace and England and
France having declared against Russia the advance
Of the Russians to the right bank Of the Danube
longer produce the complications formerly apprehended
and which induced Austria to take the stand she did,
The journals above mentioned also playing off upon
the German Powers in order to deter them from al
lance certainlv