New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-12
THE STATE OF EUROPE. 4


While Queen Christina and all the ministers Of
her corruption have safely reached France with
the connivsnce Of the present Ministers, and
while Christina so little disguises her plans that
she takes up her residence close to the Spanish
frontiers, 10 one Of the watering places OF the
Pyrenees, E.partero issues an order for arresting
the Marquis Of Albsida chief of the Republican
party, and again another By which he remlndsth the
Captain General of the laws covering the so
called abuses Of the press and one more by which
be. even without law, restricts the liberty of
meeting and erjoins the magistrates to take care
that no matter of politics should be discussed in
the meetings preparatory to the election beyond
the nomination Of candidates. The Moderados,
whose dirty work is done by the Progressista
Espartero, are accordingly cheering up, aud with
the impudence and bad faith characteristic Of the
so-called men Of order, society, family and rei-
gon, are fatteriDg the people with Proyressista
speeches. Even Gonzalez Bravo, the vilest Of ell
the Spanish Minister'S the man who upset Olo-
zaga, at tae bidding Of Queen Christina, appears
now at the electoral meetings and makes speeches
on morality and progress and the constitution aud
liberty Indeed, il reminds US of the Republican
speeches on the rights Of labor made 10 1915 by
the Baroches and Billaults and other such YER
min that are now baskDg in the rays oil the lmpe-
rial SUM- Espariero copies exactly the brainles'
policy of the sentimental poet Lamartine, and of
the narrow. minded Csyaignac, whom Napoleon
knew to be 60 little dangerous in spite Of his
affection of liberalism, that he did not even con-
slider it worth his while to honor him by proscrip
ton. Poor Espartero he will shortly become
himself On exile, just as Theirs has been, who,
while working against The Republic did not sur
mise that he was working for his own Danish
meDt.
Prince Danilo Of Montenegro seems to be anx-
iOus to play an important part In the present cri
sis and to inscrbe his name in the book history.
Az there is DO Greytown within his reach, by the
bombardment of which he might satisfy his pride,
and as the fortress Sputz is too strong for his ar
tillery, be has returned to the old traditional
Montsnegrine way of making war against the
Sultan; he has made an inroad into the Turkish
territory, and was soundly thrashed by the
Turkish irregulars, who pursued the Montene-
grins into their mountains, and burned down
village by way of reprsal. the mountalneers
will now of course declare that ii was the Turks
who opened the hostilities; and we may soon
hear Of regular war Of depredatiOns, murders
and vengeance between the mountaneers and
the Turkish irregulars. Still at the present mo-
ment nobody will care for this miserable contest.
Last year it contained the germ of the present
war, and was of the highest importance because
the diplomacy of Europe took hold of the affair;
this year it is an insignificant sqaabble; the dplo-
macy of the West has done enough for con-
vulsing Turkey, and, by Turkey, Europe.
Since public indignation has become go loud
in consequence of the Austro-Turkish treaty and
of the occupation of Moldo-Walachia by the
AustriaDs, who protect the rear of the Russians
western diplomacy has prevailed in Vienna SO
far az 10 induce Francis Joseph to issue an order
TO his Generals in the Prncipalities not TO inter-
fere with the movements of the Turkish troops
in their march along the Danube, and even with
their eventual attack On the Russian territory.
Still, Prince Gorchakoff has already made the
best use of the delay granted to him by the Aus
trian occupation. He has evacuated the Princ-
palities and can take up his position for defense
long before Omer Pasha may venture to threaten
Bessarabia by an attack upon lsmsil. On the
other hand. we cannot forget tn At this last con-
cession of Francis Joseph is an open declaration
apairst Russia. 1t is the first step-timid and
irresolute-but still it is a step contrary to the
original understanding with the Gar, and may
soon lead to very serious complications.
The unmolested landing of the allies, not at
Eupatoria, as was originally reported, but md
way between Eupetoria and Sevastopol, is fact
of great importance. Prince Menchikoff seems
to have been outwitted, and to have lost the first
opportunity Of inhicting heavy blow on the
Western armies. Still his superiority in cavalry
will allow him to hsrass the allies, while the
Russian army will probably avoid battle, we'll
aware that the campaign must close 70 November,
and that should SevastopOl hold out for two
months, it Is safe for the next ak months. The
inducement for avoiding a great battle is too
great not TO influence the resolution of the Co n
mander in Chief, and should the expedition fail
in carrying Sevastopol, then the Car may claim
The honors of the first campaign in spite OF the
evacuation of Moldo- w alachia, which, after all,
has fallen int the hands OF friendly, neutral
power, in spite Of the fau Of Bomsrsund, which
had to be blown up, and in spite of the Turkish
victories in Europe, which have had their set OIL
in their Asiatic defeats The only real loss OF the
Car is the loss of prestige, but still the failure
Of the Dragging allies before Sevastopol would be
Just fatal to their prestige, as the failure OF the
Russians before Silistria was to them.
The reported explosion at Perekop and the