The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-19

notice to raise works of defence upon Is which would
not be commanded from other gsouod near. II Is
and il ve only ters~vere We must ultimately sssrve
out tie gsryieOb OF this proud fortress But h,pe
10 report of he affair long before 1t co mes to
hat pses; and with the forces at our disposal ttcre
IL 10 reason why every stone and every plank In
lie fort should rot be II the cy OF tue allied
mice In 8 very few weeks, or even days. We may
then II We please, hold tue Cfmea against the Rus
sisrs as long ~ It may answer our purpose to re-
specu'atsoDs that any day may defeat. thoughs
We few days may give them more definite d.
rection.
atcHats0n Of AusSsia and Prussia-Rela-
lions OF the German and Aalied Courts.
Iron the London Iimes August
Whatever the policy and the conduct OF the Ger
nan Powers may eventuslly turn out to be, II can
he shown without difficulty that the delays of
Aust ia and tie vsciliation of Prussia have beea
more p uoicis - their own interests than TO tn se
Of the be.ligerent powers, aud that the war will
Of ohabIy be at last prolonged and extended by the
very means iBjudciously employed by these cabi-
nets to shorten snd 10 restrict II within narrower
limits. During the winter, and before war had been
de, tsred by England and France the object of all
the Four Powers was still to obtain from Russia
certain cessions, in order to prevent II possible,
the occurIen Of European war at ALL We
9. that tine strongly urged upon the attention
of tie public, abroad a. well as at home,
that the effect of those negotiations at st. Peters
burg mainly depended on the positive determine
ten Of the Pour Powers to give their active and
united sup ,ort to tae policy wnsch snsy nad pro
Ottoman empire and of Europe. The Emperor OF
Russis bad embarked ID this i'll conceived enterprise
Chiefly be ausc he had been led by hs ministers TO
suppose that no close Alliance could be formed %
~ cen lrglag6 and France; he has persisted in his
eXtIavagant ;let4 ns0ns under the impression thai
no JOINT action Viii now take pa' between the Ger
II ga ard the Western Powe 3. and this opinion has
mainly been surpo, ted by The exeitons OF the kiag
rf c.u n 80 of
has therefore only eicouragcd the Czac TO
nahtsn the very position tcom which even
the German States have pledged thcmse Ives
TO eSpel him. The sanse result has attended the
o. elatioIs Of tue war after they commenced II
Austria AMI Prussia had az once acted rs became
the great military Powers whose donations are csn-
tsnous to Il theatre OF war and ihe Russian from
ter they would have had TIE game in their yl
hai ds; France ard EDgiaYd would probably have
been able to coDioe themselves To mlrisme opera
tons; snd the war might possibly have been te' mi
mated in single scempsign5 Bat, since the German
Courts threw on this country aid on France the
burden Of defending the common interests Of Ia
rope eLd even { special Interests Of Germany on
the Iule, the Western Powers are entitled to az
sumo power and responsibility in this question
poport!onedt to the sacrifices they have made; aud,
until the German Powers hare placed themselves iii
the same position as ourselves. they can have very
little claim to aIy voice or influence either with 70
ecncc to the conduct Of tic war or as TO the terms
Of peace
In many respects this unaouhto1 dependence
of action vi ica we enjoy in tie H.-nce Of any en-
aaqemebts between 0ursclyes aud the German
Cabinets is Of great advantapa 10 NJ, for il those
Courts bad joined the Ar Clio Fench alliance at an
ea,er period, we should probably have had to
deal with the same petty aud procrastinating
Il piI!t in every operation Of the campaign. The
influence Of at least one patty in Germany would
have been employed TO prevent Ms as Ioag as
possible from attacking the Russian terrific y, and
the Prussian government would have continued to
render every possible service to the enemy, even
in the councils and the camp Of the allies. Aus
tIia and Prussia have now distinctly shown that,
though si,y are puisniog a course Of policy
adverse to Russia, and which may even lead TO
hostlies against her, that line is not the same as
that Of England and France, for their demands are
still confined to the evacuation Of the Princpalitss
and do not ayowe Oily extend to . reduction OF Rus
sias political and territorial power This distinc
ton, Inc eed was pointed out Wien a.ss va had
the Anglo Fiench and Aust 'Prussian treaties
der our ccnsderatl IN in April last Had tie Qua
dIuple Alliance then been more direct and comp etc.
we should rave been more restricted by the terms
OF II 10 the objects IL view at the time it was con-
ciaded, ard the very means employed to strengthen
cur OWN hards would have been converted into
an imIediMeLt to our proceedings For instance,
two q the most important Operations which have
yet .esen place are the capai'oa OF the Saliaa
mouth Of the Danube, anl probably. ere long.
q the Whole lower part Of the river, BY the British
naval forces, ard the departure of Preach military
exI edi ion for the ksic intended not only TO cap
tire. bt TO ,upy position OF impo, lance 10 the
forth OF Europe. Thcse are operations which
neither Austria nor Prussia should have permitted
sny Ctcr Power TO 90 Tor them the interests OF
tic Gs reef einpiie are nearly affected by The po
session OF The Danube, that it argues either
tao, diary confidence or an extreme indih renee,
10 place the navigation OF that stream under the
contiot u foreign beiiiecrsi t. and in the IA
tic tie presence of French army within
The Belts ready for service on any point tina. can
be reached by he steam tiast is fpet that cannot
lie eLtire!y lost upon the Court &C Bern Ma
1 In tLc .;vu NJ
Evlsu and FiieGlsnd operating nj 800 'eagnes fIom
HIS haze, AID separated by the whole OF Germany
fen lis achievements and sup: lies. But the "a
Guilty with iCh an a. ms may no y BE- conveyed by
q united fleets OF the Western Powe to the shores
of fomerapia or OF Poland il circumstance which
materially changes tie ssrdtea zeal position of Pu5
sa oI The worse, and Nc cannot but regard il the
height oi FOL on the par, &C the Cabue. &C Berlin
TO have brought matters TO -llch pas that the ey-
peiimcn. has actually been made. Surprising that
hereafter, by an alliance with sweden or with Den
MAX the island of GotbIand or that of Borrholm
become tie depot 81 any power at war with Ger
Msny, the Whole northern coast might he kept not
only under blockade but in dread OF invasion.
Tn oughout these transa"tions the German
c.uris, and especially Prussia, have neither done
any thing nor prevented anything. The King Of
Piussia les Eentta!ized nothing but his own iniiu-
etce AID that OF the nation over viii h he regnS
lie has TIN zee times checked Austria in taking
decision fist. when the auadtuple convection was
iiorossd in March: 'sco.dly, when the troops
Nj d. thirdly, when tie conference was to have re-
assembled at Vienna 10 record the rejection OF the
last Russian proposals. But, in conducting these
intl ieuss Tie Cont Of Berlin has Transformed
Itself into The leader Of the sc on1 rate Powers Of
Germany, instead OF being the fifth member OF
the European conference. The Kings govern
MT has lost caste, and. as long as such policy
prevails in Prussia. that State ranks mach more
nearly with Bavaria Or WuitsmLurg than with the
empires Of Austria ard FraEcc- kHe wing, however
the character Of the King OF Prussia pcrceiying
tie utter want of consistency or ns,io al spirit
which pefvades bis ,codgct il IL not easy to com
PFC, etd the eeitrence shown him Cd these several
OcIasiors by the court Of Vienna. An exaggerated
Importance seems TO have been attached throughout
30 tie pat Prussia had {, perform, whereas neither
bei geographical position nor her military power
: such "a ~ make her ca operation of any
moment, except inssrtch A. II was likely t.
weigh against russia il !hc general iateiasts of
Eorope. Tie position oi the Psr's Ian ioninions
il Vie hast security against The k,pg's ever
lcnilng Russia tie difcct support ~ his ans.
for prince who hss lacked the courage Ia act
" it' three Of the II ~ Powers 10 Europe " III not