Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15

trials alarms and strengthen her dsincnaton to Join the
allies against him. BY this change Of front just operated
he manesty longer threatens the Balkans Admitting
probably the mrossby Of forcing them in face Of the
allies he ceased threaten them thus removing
entirely Of view for the present Of the bs
announced by Austria and Prussia. Again, Austria has
frequently shown herself and with good too,
remey sensitive at the existence Of active theatre Of
war upon the Upper Danube. 1t ibis constituencies
probably that induced the Gar to retreat from Kasfa
some time ago. and which is inducing him, without
abandoning the Prncipalties without abandoning the
siege of Sstra his corps darmee still further
from Servia from Bosnia, from the Bannat. An appa
rent desire is thus evinced concate Austria and to
deprive her Of pretex for departing from her neutrality
to side with the allies.
PARIS, JUNE 2G, 1854
The Moniteur of this morning publishes a tele-
graph despatch dated Belgrade, June the 18th,
which announces positively, upon tho faith of a
telegraphic despatch from Bucharest, dated 23d
June, that the siege of Silistra has been raised by
the Russians, Giurgeyo evacuated, and that the
forces Of the Gear were upon the eve Of retiring BE-
yond the Pruh, and all this by virtue of superior
orders" The Moniteur does not undertake to
guaranty the authenticity Of this intelligence. In
fact the raising of the siege of Slstria is not posi-
lively known, though the spirited defence of that
town. its supposed capacity to hold out yet for an
indefinite time, the known repeated repulses with
considerable loss suffered by the Russians together
with the speedy approach which may now be conf
IDENTIFY calculated Of powerful allied force from
Shumla to render this event strongly probable
This retreat would constitute the sensible check yet
sustained by the Russians during the course of the war
While all persons expect the retirement Of the Russians
from before Silisria, attribute the to the
military considerations just noted and others to them
creased urgency Of remons.rances against
the continued occupation of the Prncipalties and the
desire to detach the interests Of Austria from those of the
Western Powers the fact be true, the latter motive
has probably had but small part in producing it. The
efforts take the place have been of remarkably ygor
character and several of the Russian generals have
been wounded. One has had his jaw-bone carried off
another has lost his leg and will it is thought lose his
life; q third has been slightly wounded and Marshal
Paskewitch himself received bruise, which for mo-
men account of the advanced age of that officer was
reported be of alarming gravity 1t is true the Turks
their part have lost the able Moussa Pacha who
manded in the besieged city As for the orders reported
to be received from St. Petersburgh, ordering the
pete evacuation Of the Danuban provinces by the
crossing Of the Pruth nobody at least almost nobody
gives the despatch Of the 23d from Bucharest full credit
The Of the Gar the last urgent request Of the
Emperor Of AUSTRIA to day beyond which the occu-
patton should not continue, has not yet been received
It is however momeny expected and it is not unlikely
that the electric telegraph will convey its purpor if
its TERMS to Liverpool in time for this steamer Des-
patches from Vienna dated yesterday, speak of it as
universally expected to be Of evasive FORM But the
evasve answer and concatory form will any
hesitation Of real purpose in the autocrat of all the Rus
sias What intelligent Politician fact believe that
this powerful monarch will until he shall have sustained
great disaster have gained signal victory
sent to retreat from the Prncpaties and to aban
donment of his umatum in the actual Of the mill
tary campaign? The world would Immediately say that
his conduct was the result of Austrian intimidation
Austria threatening, and in 1854 actually ntmidating
the Gar and that before any important Of his
had taught him that the confidence and boasts with
which he opened the campaign were misplaced Really
such argument strikes nothing less than rcu
lous. If the end of this campaign witnesses Moldavia
and Walacha freed Of the actual Russian occupation It
may be well expected that the allies will at any rate in
second campaign, be able to impose upon the Gar the
most extravagant Of with which their jour
nails have been rather premaurey perhaps, RECALLING
their readers by the discussion. Russia must have wit
messed its Waterloo before the impotent and gaspng
potge Of 1S49 will be able thus peremporily to dispose
Of its interests and its dignity.
By the last accounts from Constantinoplc the formida
bic force of $4,000 French troops and $4,000 English
troops had already debarked at Constantinope and
Fastening the northern decvty of the Balkans to join
the Turks amounting to $4,000 MORE at Shuma thence
upon the Danube and drive the Russians from its
banks. shall soon have to report the failure
of the enterprise The allied feet in the Black Sea-
not yet dgested its signal victory of Odessa and does
not to be ready for such another one. 1t is watch
ing wstfuy, from its station Varna, the Russian
ships safe beneath the guns of Sebastopol.
political event Of Importance has marked the
week in Paris. allude to the resignation of NJ PER.
sIaNY Minister of the Interior This event is announced
in the Moniteur of Saturday 24h by the publication
first in the official columns, Of the following letter adj
dressed by his Majesty to the retiring Minister
ST. CLOUD, JUNE 81 1854.
!" MONSIEUR MINISTER: wildly regret that your
health obliges you to hand your resignation and
regret less that you have not thought proper
the post of Minister without portfolios for this last
binaon would not have deprived Of the enlightened
and loyal counsels of who during twenty years
has given many evidences Of his devotion. In tes
timony of my particular satisfaction, nominate you
your health will permit you hereafter to render
services.
Whereupon pray God that he will have you in his
holy keeping. NAPOLEON"
An imperial decree Of the 23d instant nominates M.
BILLAuT hitherto President Of the Legislative CORPS
Minister of the Interior, in place Of NJ Persigny The
retirement of M p is variously commented. or course
nobody dares to intimate publicly that the event has any
other additional than his Majesty has been
pleased to assign, to wit the health Of the late in
cumbent. HIwere writing for the French press would