Washington sentinel., 1854-07-20
NEW YoRK CoRREsPoNpENCE.

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Tile Neses from Europs--lN Nicholas Firm More
Fighting Eapecfed--CyonsfaA and Seoasfogof-
Hot Work - Interesting from SPAN - Look
Shayp-.Donestic Intelligence, &C.
New YoRK, July l8, 1854.
BY the steamship Franklin, which ran ashore
on Long Island yesterday morning, we received
late last night four days later news from Eu-
rope, Of highly important character.
The aspects Of the Russo-Turkish imbroglio
are more warlike. The Gear abandons Walla-
CHA, which lies closely sandwiched between
Austria on the north, and Turkey on the south !;
but refuses to eyacuate Moldavia, which is
fanked on the west by Russia, and presents a
good fighting front against Austria and Turkey.
This, coupled with the declaration of the Gear
that he was resolved to fight it out to the last
man and the last rouble," looks very muchlike
a resolution, on his part to consider Austria
in a bona tde alliance with France and Eng
land, and to accept the challenge of all three.
The defeat Of the Russian plan of operations
at Slstria has, therefore, failed to convince the
Gear of the advantages of a compromise. He
scouts the demand of Austria, he accepts the
issue of war against England, France, Aus
tria, Turkey, and the Circassians, all combined.
His rhinoceros hide has not yet been damaged;
nor can he be essentially crippled short Of the
reduction Of Cronstadt, the key to st. Peters
burg, or the capture Of Sebastopol, his pro-
tective Gibraltar in the Black sea. 1
We have no news from Admiral Dundas, but
we have advices from the Baltic that the allied
feet under Napier were before Cronstadt, and
contemplated bombardment the next day.
From birds eye engraving of those granite
Notifications, however, they ought to be suf
fcient to swallow up dozen such fleets as
that Of old Charley. Such frightful exhibit
of artillery / have never seen upon paper.
Build continuous line of forts with three tiers
of guns, on both sides of the Potomac, from
Washington to Alexandra, and between these
two shorelines put up half a dozen horrid-look
ing forts, at convenient distances, mounting
from fifty to two or three hundred guns, in the
middle of the river, TO say nothing of torpe-
does,) and you will have some idea of the
hornets nest into which the allied British and
French feet were about to enter at Cronstadt.
1t seems to be scarcely possible that any naval
force, however strong, can reduce Cronstadt to
capitulation. Be not startled, therefore, if,
after wasting good deal of ammunition in
his bombardment, Napier should haul off for
repairs. t
Sebastopol, in the Black sea, is also fright
full looking hole, sort of cove surrounded by
rocky cliffs, fortified all around, and with q huge
black fort standing in the narrow gateway.
Within these two fastnesses lie the Russian
fleets of the Baltic and the Black sea. They
won't come out; and Napier, on his part, says
we "must try to get at them" The next ar
rival may, therefore, bring US some stirring
tidings from the Baltic, and perhaps, also, from
the Black sea.
Meantime the impression seems to prevail
in Europe that the continent will yet escape I;
and that the Gear viii be brought to terms be-
fore the fire extends much farther. Breadstuffs
have declned-cotton holds its ground. These
are pacific indications. Wall street is also
something easier to-day, which shows at least
that the sensation from the Schuyler frauds
has not been aggravated by the European
news.
The intelligence from Spain is singularly in
teresting. 1t would not surprise us in the
least to hear by the next arrival, of the over.
throw of Queen Isabella's government, and
the establishment of new concern in its
place, considerably more flexible in regard to
the Island Of Cuba. 1t has been said that MIR
Soule has declared that the acquisition of Cuba
from the present Spanish ministry is utterly
impossible. Perhaps we may soon hear some
thing better. Who knows2
In regard to domestic affairs, the hard-shells
assure us that they have some hopes, in the
present confusion of parties, of electing Bron
son. But the prospect, to an outsider, appears
like the handle of a jug, all on one side-the
side Of the wings and their alliance with the
snti-slavery societies, the Maine-law men, and
the know-nothings. The fact is, that until the
status of the democratic party is modified a
Washington, it is destined to defeat in the
country, and can never be united in New York
Our November election will explain.
The cholera here is slowly increasing. Th'
tide Of summer travel through New York i
mainly cut of. Our hotels have room for mor
customers; but it is hoped that the end Of thi
week viii show a general decline in the pest
lence, and the promise Of a speedy deliyerenc
here and elsewhere. So mote it be.
=, Accept apologies for Irregularities, ant
charge them to satisfactory causes.
UNCLE SAM.