The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-08
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
THE POSITION OF THE CONTENDING
NATIONS
from the London News, May q


[From the London News May 81
The news from Circassia and Greece Is OF ~ 70
factory character. The French cruisers at least,
are bestirring themselves in the Greek waters the
Conner having according to the latest advices, car
xied four pirate ships into Rhodes Along the whole
Circassian seaboard, from Batoum to Anapa, not
single Russian garrison remains and the Circassans
are hanging on the skirts of their fugitive invaders,
occupying the deserted Russian posts, and making
prisoners Of the laggard Russian soldiers. The Rus
sian frontier between the Black Sea and the Caspian
is now open to the forays OF the independents eau,
casian tribes and the Russian troops in Georgia and
Mingrelis can only communicate with their own
country by way OF the Caspian. An important di-
version can now be made in favor Of the allies by
pressing Russia hard in these regions and at
The time its marauding allies or pensioners in
the Greek Archipelago are being efectually put
down.
The news from the central position Of CONSTANT
Sople OF more equiyocal character, yet not with
hut its CLEANS Of promise. The Russians in the
eobrudscha, ii Is reported have at length taken
leart of grace, and pushed on beyond Traan's WALL
ybe communal atoDs between yarna and silistria are
bald TO have been cut off by this advance. As our
ttest advioes from Shumla represented 0mer Pacha
As concentrating his forces, with view to abide the
Russian blow In that vicinity, we have no appre-
hension Of his being forced to retreat. But there is
400 much reason to fear that Siistra may be sacri
feed before he is sufficiently reinforced to warrant
his assuming the aggressive This might, one should
think, have been prevented had the allied Admrals
vigorously attacked the not very strong Russian de-
fences q, the mouth of the Danube, and sent few
OF their hght-draught steamers up the river TO
operate with the Turkish forts and fotillas. Even
yet IL may not be too late for such movement.
The loss OF the Tiger-of which, according to Sir
James Grahams admission last night in the House of
Commons, there can no longer be any doubt-ought
70 have the eject Of squirting the fleets to the adop
zion OF more decisive measures and putting a stop
90 Observation-Disclosures, or Interpretations of any
Kind, for the future. Upon the commanders Of the
Hand forces ct Constantinope the intelligence Of the
advance Of the Russians from the Dobrudscha ap.
peaD 70 have produced the effect that was to be de-
Sired for both French and English troops have been
put In son IN the direction OF the seat Of war. We
may therefore, look with something like hope to
have lost tina now made mp for.
u also 70 Be hoped that the French and English
Hovxnments win zee In recent events a motive for
xedoubng their efforts. Notwithstanding the dis
position In Paris 10 make the best Of a bad bargain
nnd rcpresent the ro-Prussian treaty in the
most favorable light, IL s apparent from that docu.
ynent that assistance at least no honest efficient
nsfaance, IL TO be expected from the two great
Powers OF Central Europe. The main--we might
almost say the only-object Of the offensive and de-
fensve alliance concluded between Austria and
Prussia, Ia rcciprocally 10 guarantee TO each other
She possession OF their nom German provinces. The
proviso bearing upon the struggle now in progress
between Russia on the one hand, and Turkey with
fhc Western Powers on the other Is strictly subor-
tinsted to the great object Of keeping In subsection
1he Polish, Hungarian, and Italian dependencies OF
Prussia snd Austria; and this provision Is moreover
tampeFed with so many qualifications and ex.
setSd upon are Of the slenderest The march Of