The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-08
The News from Europe.

The most notable event chroncled in yester-
day : European mail is the order given to the
| British and French fleets to enter the Black
| Sea. Everybody knows that this step has long
| been threatened; that Admiral Dundas was ex-
| tremely DESTROYS of entering the Black Sea full
fortnight before; and that, as welltat Constan-
| tinople as at Paris and London, the useless at
| titude Of the combined fleet in the Bosphorus
has long been theme Of ridicule and censure.
1t would now seem that the Sinope disaster has
reused the laggard energies of the Western
Powers Rumors that decisive orders had been
issued to the fleets were prevalent in London a
day or two before the mail left, and were con-
irmed by statements bearing more authorita-
tive character from Paris and Vienna. To these
we arc enabled to add the following extract
from private letter, dated London, Friday. 23d.
We will only observe that the information it
contains is derived from the pery highest
source
You may rely implicitly on the truth of the intel
lgenee that orders have been sent to the fleets u
enter the Black Sea- am, moreover informed that
Louis Napoleon is determined to step prominently
forward, and throw of the shutting policy he has re.
Gently appeared 10 have been pursuing in concert
with the Aberdeen cabinet.
There can be little controversy with respect
TO the details of the instructions despatched TO
the British and French Admirals. Should the
Gar persevere in regarding the entrance of his
Russian lake" as q caSus beHi, a,declaration
Of war will Immediately ensue, and the course
to be pursued by the fleets may be safely left
to the good sense of the Admirals. Should he
recede from this arrogant assumption and hold
back his threatened declaration of war; it would
seem that the allies are simply directed to pro-
tect the Turkish coasts and vessels. and to take
such measures as will efectualy preclude a re-
petition of such horrible massacres as that at
Sinope. To fulfil these orders without o col
lision with the Russians would require that both
the belligerents should use every precaution
to avoid each ether; or, in other words.
that vengeance should not rouse the Turks
or hope OF further conqussts inspire the Rus
slams. A peaceful issue of the invasion of the
Black Sea would, moreover. be somewhat ire.
concileabe with the loudly expressed inten-
ton, Of Admiral Dundas, who. as our readers
are aware was restrained with difficulty from
entering the Black Sea in pursuit Of the Rus
sian squadron when the news OF the battle of
Sinope reached him. Nor would the excited
masses at Constantinople, Paris, and London,
whom the unavenged slaughter Of the Turks at
Sinope has reused to phrenzy, feel inclined to
spare the Western Admirals If they missedythe
opportunity Of redeeming the prestige of the
popular cause
AT st. Petersburg all is rejoicing over the
brilliant exploit Of Admiral Nachmow, in
cruelty putting several thousand Turks to
death at Sinope. The peculiar atrocity which
characterized the massacre is described as faith
fnl obedience to the orders of bis Majesty the
Car. From the honors showered upon the Rus
sian officers engaged in that affair, and the ample
provision made for the dead, it is easy to infer
the Impression il must have made upon the
mind OF the Emperor. Those who are fond OF
speculation may find a fruitful theme in the
simultaneous entrance Of the Black Sea by the
combined fleet and the Imperial triumph at
ST. Petersburg the conclusions to which they
may come are just as likely to be right as any
others.
II i wei however that loyiny aeils f1r ~,
oment oil temporary considerations and aryu-