Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-11

watering shall rank with piracy This would be great
step forward in the regulation Of and it is which
the Turks have already taken; surely Christians need
not hesitate to initiate the followers Of Mahomet in
good a work.
We have been half afraid Of em5rouenent with
France in consequence of alleged intended meeting Of
the fused BoURDoN which said be fixed to be held
at Claremont in March We have been led, how
ever have doubts about the fusion itself from the
following letter OF the Duchess Of ORLEANS which APP
peared in the Morning Herald of Monday addressed to the
Duke DE NgMouRs
sEIsEsBAcH DEcEMBRR TO- 1853
any Royal and dear Brother-in-Law: have received
your last letter. by which you again urge to enter
frankly into the fusion which you have accomplished
by your visit ut Frohsdorf
Be assured that, if should enter it, would do
frankly and for the sake of peace, which is the foun
dation of the Christian religion. would agree at once
with the proposition which you make me this time with
much energy but the motives which have him
dered my when that question debated in
Of august and very dear mother at
must again engage to persist In my reeeons, and
thus to entry rather that Of my sons into
lthis union. aa
4 81 will again and concsely explain myself.
I well know that you, my dear broihernaw as well
as Others will tax with obstnacy. If and the fam-
ly peace the only questions here should at
consents have not discor and would thence be
easy to to cooperate to the peace. But here the
question il that Of the sacred rights of my they
orphans; their sole stay, and in defending their
rights much possbe defend in them the principle
of elective royalty which took its birth in the revolution
of 1885, principle which was the guide OF Ferdinand,
my poor husband whose memory will always be dear to
me- and by the maintenance of which he knew az well as
by his natural aabity, concate the opinions of the
great majority of Frenchmen.
"To enter into this union-into this political pac-s
nothing else but an acknowledgment full and entire OF
legitimacy and whatever respect may individually and
even by my BIRTH profess for that principle it is impos-
sble that, consequent with myself can forget the Cur
inNup nf wi
came King, and under which also /, woman, ventured
in Drawing the dangers Of momentary suresctaon 70
present myself in the midst of the Chamber OF Deputies
to claim there the which dreamt of for my son.
land-what do l say?-which dream Of still for him.
Men, people may change impenetrabe Providence shows
after the time Of trial. its viii and eternal justice at the
in it, It will repair the wrongs which have sustained
which we have sustained without any faults OF ours &C.
| "HELENE DUCHESS UORLEANs."
The whole matter has, however, received its qetas by
the following official notice addressed to the editor Of the
Daily Ncws: -
/ "CLAREMoNT, JANUARY is, 1854.
"SrR: As o rumor has obtained general circulation
that the Princes of the house of Bourbon intend to have
meeting this mansion in the month of March, have
authority inform you that such intended meeting is
known the persons most interested IN such crcum
stance. am, &c. EDWARD CVsT.
The Duchess Of ORLEANS has acted in this matter like
q sensible and high-mnded woman.
I
find ourselves writing France and England the de-
signation of one interest and will On the great
question which agtates Europe there is an entire
the views and sentiments of these two great
nations. May the identity Of purpose inspire the
two peoples the head Of European civilization France
and England have mission which they can only dis
charge in concerts and that mission is not to interfere Of
fccusy the domestic Of other States but to
hold ont in themselves examples of the benefits Of cr
r. 1r ..tat,a ,xla,atn
tionaes when threatened and the inercessors for
tons who have unsuccessuy struggled Ter npery When
{prostrese at the feet of despotism.
One Of the first consequences Of the presence of the
combined fleets in the Black Sea is ample supply OF
ammunition the Circassians After their long war
with Russiaa war which will be memorable in the
worlds hstoryi would have been sad and terrible re-
suit had the Crcassans been forced succumb last
through the remissness Of England and France in not
keeping the Black Sea open for the passage OF auxiliary
vessels II the ordinary times OF that war-tha 49, Tor
nearly half century-they managed to get supplies O.
powder and ball aud whatever else absolutely
sary or late ScHAMyL and his patriotic followers have
been SO badly of for ammunition that they have been
driven to mode of warfare which the Russians do not
particularly relish but which is likely to become common
in proportion the improvement in fre armsthat of
picking the ocer that every shot may disconcert
rs many as possible OF the enemy by the fall OF
But ScHAmyL hes received supply of ammunition
and may fight it best peases him. There are some
most interesting traits in the character of the Crcassans
who are admirable for other besides their resist
ance to Eussia these will find another opportunity to
attend to- Before the combined dees entered the Black
Sea the representatives of England and France ad-
dresgsd an official notice the Governor Of Sebastopo
IL can never be said that the Allies have not given the
Car the fullest opportunity for withdrawing from the
81 IN hinb ha bas MA
strength of the English and French fleets in the Bos-
phorus amounts to forty SAIL including line
ships frigates and In addition 10 this power
ful aeet in the Bophorus at least seven Turk
ish and Eyptian line ofbate ships besides frigates and
steamers so that the combined fleet may be taken at
about sixty SAIL The Times says this is unqucstonaby
the finest naval sent to sea. There is no
oub. that the Turks have obtained signal advantages
over the Russians in the neighborhood Of Kaafat In
proportion to the numbers engaged nothing like the cour
age and boodshed of the battles fought on the 6th h
e,h 9th and 10th instant have been heard Of in Europe
since the taking Of Ismae The critical battle was fought
on the Sh when hc Russians said to have lost 1000
killed and wounded The bayonet and the Mimic rifle
were as at OenIa the weapons most in request though
the artillery did much execution on both sides The Rus
sian officers suffered severely Russian generals were
badly wounded
The CAR having seized upon the Prncpahtes on the
Danube now wants to make corresponding advance or
the Baltic lie has made avertures to the Cabinet of Co
peihagen for the ccsion Of the island of Bornhom to