Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05
NATIONAL NTELLIGENCEI
FROM OUR L0ND ON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, July 20, l54

rusing contradiction of it in the present cnmu
nication. The electric telegraph is really Et be
coming nuisance. In place of increasig oul
knowledge, it tends materially to complete GU,
ignorance. At one time it transmits information
30 fragmentary as to be utterly incomprehasible,
at another statements contradictory of all pevous
knowledge and of each other. Now its pws is
merely premature, now its details are uttey un-
founded. At one time it anticipates oAicil des-
patches by days or weeks; at another it send with
every appearance of haste, novelty, or impoance,
details of some antiquated story, cold reclufee
of transactions probably month old. VIVA with
anticipations, contradictions, reassertions an re-
petitions, every one becomes perfectly bewildred
and in these days of nearly instantaneous conmu-
nicatons we are almost induced to believe we must
wait for the weekly resume, the Quarterly Reviews
or even for the Annual Register, before we cal un
derstand the course of events.
The circumstances of the war and the infoma-
ton transmitted from its seat are, however, by de-
grees enabling to gain understanding Of thepas
and idea Of the present. but do not enlghteI
much the probabilities of the future For instance
We now know that Galipo was chosen the first pot
for the Of the French troops because it
the first port whence Adrianope could be reached Adrian
ope being the most important strategic position south Of
the BalkRn and the which it most important to
possess and fory the invaders had succeeded in
penetrating FAR into the country, which, when the troops
dispatched from Toulon, appeared far from mpro
babe. We also now know why the English contingent
were landed Scutar It was because there were bar
racks there ready for them and they would be there with
in few hours sail of Varna where It was then thought
they would be wanted We understand too, the
marches and countermarches of the Russians their
trement eastward from Kalafa and their inroad west
into We see
defensive measures they had begun to doubt the Aus
tran neutrality and they desired to concentrate their
forces in the neghborhood of which they might
seize and of line Of retreat which they could secure.
We have learned also that the extraordinary slow
ments both Of the invaders and of the allies are to be
accounted for in great by the cause, viz
the almost nsuperable difficulties in finding means OF
conveyance for artillery and stores 1t now appears that
the allies have had to draw upon Asia for sufi-
cheney of beasts Of draught and burden. Finally the
premp retrogrsde movement Of the Russians defen
sbe line far to the northward of their recent Of
operations nexplicabe if regarded the consequence
merely Of their failure before Sstria becomes integ
BILE enough when considered in connexion with the sup
posed appearance Of new enemy in the field, who If
really disposed to commence vigorous and effective hos
tties might easily have taken the Russians in the
cut off their communications with home, and accomplish
ed their total surrender or destrucuon
So much for the past which has become considerably
clearer; and the present, from contemplation of the
past from better point Of view has lost much of its OBJ
scurty but the future is still dark and would be wrapt
in worse than Egyptian darkness if believed all that
the telegraph our correspondents transmit from
day to day fortnight ago we were told and we told
you that perempory demand for the evacuation of the
Prncipalhies had been sent from Vienna to St. Peters
~. - or;rt
ally and substantially known; that the Ausrians
sending steamer after steamer full of troops to Orsova
to widdn, to Giargevo and that $4,000 Austrian SOL
ers had absolutely entered Walacha and that 900
more would be there in a few days; and that the Rus
SLAMS were retiring the sereth removing their head
quarters Jassy in Modava, and concentrating them
selves on that frontier to meet their antagonist
Whereupon we amused ourselves with drawing certain
conclusions and uterng certain sharp censures upon the
Austrians for entering Waacha at its western extremity
instead of crossing the Carpaan mountains and enter
ing that principalty at its eastern boundary in Modava
And we also thought ourselves justified in blaming the
French and English Governments for allowing Austria to
pursue course which was better calculated to impede
the Turks than to harass the Russians
But now we are told that all this is, if not unounded
ut least that positive reply to the requisi
ton Of Austria be received from Russia for at least
another week that autographs letters and counter
positions have passed between the Soveregns that the
Russian army is not in Modavia, but still in Waachia,
which it will not evacuate that it is fortifyng Bucha
rest not Jassy for its headquarters and that the Aus
TRAN troops have not and will not pass the Wsachian
frontier Again must say Of the future that it is dark
The last news from Vienna is that Co. MANTEUSfEL
washere for the purpose Of enforcing the views Of the
Prussan Government respecting the treaty between that
country and Austria Prussia says she is satisfied with
the advances made by the Car beginning, and nt
mates that the aid stipulated for will not be Forthcoming
from Prussia should Austria now enter into hostties
with Russia d
1t is Of vital importance that the allies should hnoW
without further delay what active aid from Austria may
be counted upon in order that they know what they
have got do and who they may calculate upon to assist
them. The allied fleets cannot keep the sea beyond the
end of October and there is not within the entire circle
Of the Euxine single port except Sebastcpo where the
allied feet could shelter be safely stationed Sebasto
pol therefore, must be conquered before the LIST Of Octo
Der or the French Acct pass the coming win
tar as it did the last moored in the Bosphorus exposed
70 the modification of hearing every day that the Rus
man sh;ps had reinforced yicuaed their troops whilst
the allies could do nothing to aid theirs.
lit we're not for the striking fact that large body
French troops have absolutely sailed for the Baltic
Ensth ships Of should say that the entire atten
ton was liked upon the south The greatest activity
shown by the Turkish French, and English authorities
forwarding troops to the Danube. Admiral LYONS, wit
powerfu seam squadron, Is cruising in the neighbor
hood Of Anapa the last Of the lines Of forts on the eau