Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-04-06
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FROM PARIS.
PARIs, FebruarY 26th. ls54.

Pans, February 18th. 1854.
Preparations for War-The Amy-Expected
Revolution- Emperor Nicholas Letter
The English Nayy-New Inventions to be
used in Battle-Interesting facts relating to
them-The Carnival-The English beauty
American Ladies-Court Scandal Mar
riage broke of, 4c,4c.
France has agreed with England, to
send 10000 men to Turkey. These
will be picked men, armed with all the
late improvements in gunnery, for which
the French army stands unriyalled.-
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte will have a
command, but not superior one, as
first stated. 1t is said that his father
and himself are highly incensed at the
Emperor in refusing him the chief COM
mand. The Emperor, knowing that his
personal safety depends upon the good
will of the army, acts with circumspec-
ton in his DEGREES relating to that body.
No greater insult could be offered it
than to overlook such men as Mac
Mahon, Pelissier, Canrobert, Lamori-
ciere, Changarnier, Bedeau, and others
well known and beloved of the army, to
give place to young man of thirtytwo,
whose military knowledge extends no
farther than the carrying of coat of a
general of division for the last year.
The excess of troops called out by the
Emperor will be 10000 men. 10000
of these will go to Turkey, as stated,
while 40, 900 will be added to the ordi-
nary standing army of the country,
under the pretex of supplying defcien-
cies in Turkey or Africa. The increas-
ing want and misery of the laboring
classes renders Strengthening of the
ordinary standing force of the country
absolutely necessary. The regular force
of the country therefore will be aug
mented, rather than diminished, and
under no contingency will be allowed to
descend below 100000 men. On ac-
count of the public threats which the
Republicans have made within the last
month, large number of arrests have
been made from day to day, and the or
binary garrison of Paris has been in
creased. 1t is believed that these are
cases of isolated action on the part of
the Republicans rather than general
concert; but no one of that party places
the day for general insurrection farther
off than two months, or when the dear
ness of grain and the exhaustion of
winter shall have reached its maximum.
There are SO many doubts hanging over
the matter, however, that no safe predic-
ton can be made on the subject. 1t is
certain that any attempt at insurrection
which is not of the most formidable
kind, will be put down without mercy.
The secret police is at this moment un-
usually active in its surveillance, and
the armed force of Paris is at all mo-
ments ready for any emergency.
Opinion in diplomatic circles has again
changed in relation to the part which
Austria and Prussia will take in the
present difficulty. 1t is now believed
that they will not be neutral, and that
their influence will be thrown on the side
of the western powers; so that Russia
will be left with the limited support only
of a portion of King Otho's subjects
and of Servia.
The letter of the Emperor Nicholas
to the Emperor Napoleon is so severe,
that although it has been at the Tuil-
leries for ten days, it has not been pub
lished, and perhaps will not be. The
report the most current is, that after
telling Louis Napoleon he was but an
upstart, he intimated that he intended to
treat him as Alexandra did his uncle,
and that Cossack troops should once
more bivouaek in the streets Of Paris,
before the present difficulty was set
tied.
The new inventions for the more rapid
destruction of human beings which the
war is bringing TO light, especially In
England, will surpass all expectations.
The arsenals of England have for long
time been closed to visitors, even to
members of Parliament, while these
new and terrible machines were being
constructed and experimental upon, and
no knowledge of their existence even
:, was permitted until now called forth by
actual service. Many years ago, the
English government had a proposition
before them to adopt Wagner's floating
S gun, and hesitated. A member of Par
: lament exclaimed: "He demands bu
/ 800, 900 pounds and yet you hesitate
Hasten to buy this machine, declare wa
against France, and you will destro!
r her marine in few days timeP M
r attention was paid to this apostrophe a
t the time in France, and apparently nom
in England. But this terrible invention
d of which the public has ceased to talk
n and which was even ridiculed at tn
D time, has been maturing in concealmen
= in the arsenals of Woolwich, and i
J; now ready to go out on its work of de
d struction. : II -r7rr 7f
S The Count Lavaiette, captain of mill
r tary marine in France, who knew tn
e construction of this gun, it is said mad
d endeavors to have it adopted by tn
minister of marine under Louis Philippe
4 1t is simply long congreve gun, whicI
= gEides along on the water in staigh
: line till it strikes the vessel at which it
directed, when it thrusts into its side
= its iron head, containing two pounds 9
: Illuminating powderof mercury. Whe
: the fire attains this reservoir, it ex