Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-06

ly gratifed. A Drawer military show has not been
made by this very martial nation during my resi-
dence of eight years in France; and while | can
not agree with the enthusiastic nditers of Govern
mental editorials that it has of ITSELF added another
glorious page to history that win take promi-
nent rank among the historical associations connected
with the famous field which its splendid legons so
proudly displayed themselves, the Champ de Mars Of
Paris it must be admitted, many accounts, to have
been highly interesting event. The presence of SO
many distinguished British officers; at the head Of whom
figured the royal Prince and Lord RAGLAN the lead
ing characteristic Of the occasion The reception by the
people Of the British officers TALL of whom instantly
known by their scarlet unforms while polite and upon
the whole not unsatisfactory far, if my obssrya-
ton may count for something, land was constantly in
the midst of the two hundred thousand people that throng
ed to see the show, from being cordial" and enthu-
sastc, as asserted in the same official prints do not
doubt that some cries Of " Upen Anglasc raised
but did not hear friend tells me he did hear so
tary one whose solitary oneness as it remained
spended in the midst of immense crowd must have
caused the prevailing want of cordiay to be plainly
visible pleasantly painfully to all whose reach
ed So far as saw, the Prince of Cambridge hand
manly form, beside the Emperor attracted as all
Princes will the attention Of many; but the centre
Ian, marked by the absence of arm which, as was
surprised to fnd nearly all who looked knew had been
lost by him upon the field of Waterloo This
sight and souvenir provoke from Frenchmen enhu-
sasc cries of vuen les 4ngaise Seriously do not be-
eve there many if any of those cries uttered
that day that not paid for in good current francs
But audi alteram parton is good rule Let cite you
therefore, the testimony of the semioca Journal the
Pays, when abiding to this subject the next day 1t
says:
Moreover, the presence of the English officers upon
this occasion gave rise entirely spontaneous manifesto
ons which attest at the progress and the justice of
public opinion The acclaatons which broke forth upon
their passage demonstrated in the most undeniable
that the union Of the two peoples less intimate
less cordial than that of the Governments Hence
forth nothing remains of the old preudices which have
excited such vivid and deporabe passions between France
and England All classes of society in both Of these great
countries know well that France and England are through
out the entire world the worthes and most dsnteresed
representatives Of right of justice of moral and material
progress that they have the interests to Defend
and the principles to make to triumph that, in
fine, their stres have shaken all States their
alliance strengthens the general equilibrium and guaran
ties the security of modern nations"
We still without Of Importance from either
of the active theatres of the On the Lower Danube
it does that the Russians have yet advanced be-
yond the Dobrudscha, their way towards CONSTANT
nople The wall ditch of Trajan, which forms the
southern boundary Of the peninsula Of the Dobrudscha
is defended by Omer Pasha in person. at the head of
600 Turks. AT least 49, 900 Russians the right
bank of the Danube marching slowly to the attack We
daily expecting intelligence of important battle
upon that field The Russian invading army in the
princpates is calculated to amount to 30 900 In
the various engagements which accompanied and follow
ed the passage of the Danube the Turks have lost be-
sides the killed and wounded some 1000 men taken pr
These have been forwarded East by the Russian
General where they be conveniently provided
for and kept. The Emperor NICHOLAS has written
autograph General Prince GoRrsoHAKoFP expressing
the Imperial satisfaction at the brilliant in which
he effected the passage Of the Danube and sending him.
81 testimony of my cordial gratitude for your dstin
guished services my portrait, enriched with diamonds
to be worn at your button-hole"
The position Of the German Powers remains rs at the
date of my last undecided. The disncnation Of Prus-
sia break with Russia quite invincibe. She is
supposed to be drawing Austria in the same direction
with all her influence But for that many pretend to be-
ieve that Austria would have already declared herself
defnitively favor of the Western Powers sce how
ever yet modify the views upon this sub
ject which have been presented in my late letters.
A Hungarian of high rank who served with dstinc-
ton against Russia and Austria in the instruction of
1S49 writes from Constantinople that he has for long
time been in vain soliciting command in the Turkish
army on the Danube. This has been hitherto refused
from fear of offending Austria, but the passage Of the
Russians the right bank of the river has at last deter
mined his suit fuvorably. high command is promised
him. and numerous Hungarians and Poles quit
ting Western Europe with the joyful expectation that the
of the will afford them the opportunity
of measuring and perhaps upon their old
battle ground with their old enemies Austria and Rus
sa. If the formation of Polish and Hungarian corps
for service the Danube has really been formed the
measure will give serious offence to Austria which
still counted among the Powers favorable to Turkey for
it cannot be doubted but that these corps equally hos
tile the Gear and the Emperor of Austra will do all
in their power to again to instruction Hungary
Poland, Lombardy, and all the disconnected subjects of
Europe They will do their utmost to make the war
general Europes difficulty is Kossuths opportunity.
1t may therefore, well be doubted if in the present vac
latng state of the German Powers the Sultan will, by
sanctoning the organization of corps of refugees the
Danube, commit act likely determine Austria to
make common cause with Russia.
Marshal ST. ARNAUD commander in chief Of the French
army of the East left Paris day before yesterday for
Constantnope. He is accompanied his health is not
very firmly re-established, by Madame st. Arnaud
The Duke ofcAMBRIDGE who has been the object ofmuch
attention in Paris is to leave Paris this day for the same
destination; and Lord RAGLAN, the commander in chief
Of the British forces in the East follows him tomorrow
The attempt Of the Turkish Government to effect loan
in Western Europe has totally failed Neither Govern
ments private capitalists willing to risk their
money in such perilous adventure England viii give