The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Auitfil - not u be trusted, q ouyh
learn from vey god that Count Buo the Aus
tran Minist of Foreign Affairs. has given the most
solemn assurances to the English government that
she has not the slightest intention Of giving
aid to Russia. Meantime she is arming on an
extensive scale, and her army on Lthe serv.an
frontier will be 150, 900 strong. Similar pre-
parations taking place in every portion of her 60
minions Austria is vast camp. The loan Of Gf Y
millions Of forms (hve millions sterling) has already
been subscribed. Rothschild sub ,cribed ten millions,
and Tina FIVE millions Of forms towards it, Fancy
$50 900 300 900 Of the best disciplined troops in Eu
rope, suddenly walking over generals and ALL to tho Rus
slams, BY command OF their Emperor. do not think,
however this to be feared II is from Prussia that
the Western Powers meet with the greatest obstacle
rather from the royal family of Prussia for the sympa
thies of the people strong in favor Of the Western
Powers and equally strong against Russia King Frede-
rick William, of Prussia, is not very strong minded
man. and his sister is the present Empress Of Russia
who has great power him. He is continually re-
ceiving letters from his sister urging him to join Rus
sia. The Prince Of Prussia is also Russian the minis
tcrs on the other hand decidedly anti Russian There
are symptoms evident Prussia already of great dscon
tent at this sacrifice of the peoples interest to family and
dynastc ties mutterngs loud and deep have been heard
in the streets Of Berlin and already current
OF military revolution in Prussia far larger scale
than that of lS48 Another consequence is that Louis
Napoleon has resolved to form French army on the
Rhine, as precautionary Europe will shortly
be the theatre of great and extraordinary events.
Az regards the rumors of negotiations of peace
they are rumors and not worth listening The hour
Of negotiations is ast. The rejection Of the last utina
tim Of he Western Po,oevs by the Car has been received
here and at Paris by telegraph Hhas been vet official
" communicated to The Toign Secretary As soon as il is
q he IN
ment and the Official declara ion Of ,oar Diu folio,a
Sir Charles Napiers feet il already in the Baltic T
English amba at Berlin sent him courier with
the news of the rejection of the ultmatum he
received It that ne might at according to any previous
instructions he might have received. The armaments
of Russia on the Fatic immense scale and
hard blows will take pac, The Russian navy can to
say the least show fight The following statement
believe reliable
The entire marine OF Russia collected two stations
those of the Baltic and Of the Black Sea- or these that
of the Baltic is divided into three sections that of
the Black Sea into two But this not include the
various gunb0ats and small craft Each division of the
fleet consists usually of threedecker, eight two.
deckers, six frgates corvette and five smaller vcs
sells Thus the Baltic feet would number twenty seven
vessels OF the line including three three ccers eighteen
frgates and fifteen corvetes brigs and smaller vessels
besides considerable number of steamers That the
Black sea- on the other hand, will amount to eighteen
vessels OF the ne and among them three three
besides twelve frgaes ten corvette and several steam
ers Hence the Russian marine amounts all fprty-
Eve vessels Of the line thirty rgates five coryetes and
twenty brigs besides the very considerable force of
steamers and gunboats which the Russian inspiration
places at 400 500 vessels The aggregate the
crews given at SO 600 men, Of whom 500 belong to
the Baltic and 800 the Black Sea fleet The grand
Russian three deckers the Russia of 100 guns the
Twelve Apostles of 10 guns the Three Saints of 1907
and the Warsaw, of Admiral Prince Mcnschikof IA
ut the head of the naval stair the Grand Duke Con stan
tine is high admiral of the Russian fleets Won Kolsako
and Won Ricord also admrals. Among the vice adm
rails named Glasenass Katschalo Won Berg
UnuAor ,,tpo D,ft,&
Kunany, Melichoif, Bosdenovch Won Platter, sc.
Her land preparations the Gulf of Finland are im-
mcnse The Emperor in person, accompanied by the
Grand Duke Constantine, has just visited all the fort
resses, the three principal of which arc-Cronsad
Orienbaum, and Helsngfors The corps of guards AMI
grenadiers-the first stcrng &C. ESQ elective infantry
1890 cavalry, with 1000 sappers 900 artillery ana
116 field pieces and the second the same number Of in
fantry snppers and artillery with 572S cavalry and IL,
field pieces total Of 70 0O0 elite infantry 10000 ca
valry 6ooo artillery, and 900 sappers making gene
raj total Of 104 900 in round numbers-are destined To
garrison the strongholds, from Abo, in Finland.
to the Gulf of Livonia These viii be supported
by the special Finland corps of H. 900 mon, and bv
the numerous veteran ard garrison battalions called
g Inward Guard" Of which there are about six
battaons Of 900 men each in the districts from 81
Petersburg TO Riga, inclusive; that at the smallest
computation the effective force disposabe between Abo
and Riga amounts to 100 600 men, with 2GO field pieces
1t appears, however, that the second corns daru,ae
hitherto occupying Poland has received orders and will
commence its march to the East forthwith II is 10 be
replaced by the first corps occupying at present the
government OF Mns and by part the corps OF guards
Nearly the whole Of the frontier governments OF Russia
from Finland to the Prussan frontiers and thence from
Poland to Bessaraba and the Crmea have been paee1
under martial law, by ukase Of the 9th instant In
tn forcaa otpya
Of reserve consisting of the fifth battalion of as many
infantry regiments have been completed and are in
readiness TO move.
The fact alone of these immense preparations will
suffice TO convince any that Nicholas will show fight
and from the Baltic to the Black Sea there may soon be
heard one continuous roar Of artillery believe that
Denmark, Sweden and Norway will declare for France
and England at the first outbreak Large sums hive
been voted in their respective Paramens almost unani
mousy for army and navy. The Prussan have
likewise voted thirty millions Of dollars for warke pre-
parations and the Sandman Chamber the sum of thirty
millions of francs.
The documents alluded to in my last-the secret and
confidential plans Of Russia respecting the proposed dis
membemen of the Ottoman Empire-have been present
ed TO Parliament and published in extenso in all the
London journals Ifany doubt existed in the mind Of
any man TO the intentions Of the Emperor Nicholas
with regard 10 Turkey, these documents will dispel IT,
The proposed dismembcrmcnt Indignantly rejected az
the time by the English government but would think
that the knowledge Of the fact ought to have enlightened
them to the object of Prince MenschkoHs mission
seldom that documents OF this confidential and SC.
cret find the light Of publicity IL is glance be.
hind the Of the political curtain with vengeance
leave II with you TO analyzc the documents yourself
they are well worth perusa Gambia and Egypt are
offered to England Turkey is spoken of by the Car
poor sick man. that may any day slip through our An
gers and necessary to be prepared with the steps 10
be taken at his dissolution. The Emperor expressly de-
clares that he would not allow the establishment Of
Byzantine empire SO much for the hopes Of the Greeks
The idea that his recent interference to benefit the
Christian subjects Of the Porte also falls to the ground
he his object the dissolution Of the Ottoman
Empire
As regards the condition Of the Christians in the East
eegraphc summary Of the treaty between the Western
nd tn L.ol laar III