Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-01
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM Observation-Disclosures
LONDON, JUNE s, 1854.

FROM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LONDON, JUNE s, 1854.
If /" change" has not absolutely come over
the color" of the war during the week. the hues OF
its component parts have been considerably modi-
fed Nothing more is said or surmised so far as
we know, about peace, of negotiations to produce
il. The exact intentions and the ultimate position
Of Austria and Prussia have become more difficult
to predict Sweden exhibits more friendly incina-
tions towards the Western Powers, the Anglo
French army in Turkey evinces an intention to be-
come useful to the Sultan, and affairs in the Baltic
and the Black Seas are promising. Thus much for
the general aspect of affairs.
We have never had the slightest misgiving as to
the po1oer of England and France to conduct the
war against Russia to triumphant and permanently
successful ISSUE and if Prussia and Austria should rank
themselves the side Of Russia, trust that the same
issue would only require greater time accomplish If
the great German States join with England Loyalty
and earnestly the retreat of the Russian army in the
municipalities is entirely cut Off Such defeat would
produce two other results both Of the utmost Importance
as regards the future peace and freedom OF Europehe
firm adhesion of Sweden and Persia to the common cause
BY the adhesion of Sweden England would BIO enabled to
restore Finland to its former owner, and thus cripple
Russia than by any other conquest for the coast
of Finland commands the entrance of St. Petersburgh
bona s and earnest aid Of Prussia the might speed
y end in the abstraction Of the Lvonan provinces from
Russia and their restoration their Germanic
thus handing the rivals Of he Gear the southern
as well the northern shores Of the gulf Of Finland
With Austria for ally England would secure the free
navigation of the Danube restore the Crmea to Turkey
and open the Black Sea to all nations free as the At
lantc the Pacific At the southern extremity
Of Russia the adhesion Of Persia to the Eastern Powers
:lol ~ Tho
Russian arms would entail the loss Of Georgia, and erect
in the Caucasus such permanent barrier against Rus
sian encroachmen in the East would the tran
guilty India against that Power least for centuries
to So much for the prob BILE result il Austria and
Prussia oppose Russia.
But if these Powers take up he Of Russia Then
undoubtedly the would be longer severer and more
extensve and most ipdly rltered in its character
and in its localities but .acn, think in its gene
raj results if France and England continue true to each
other and to the in which they have ensted nay
most probably that would in that case be more
signally and benefcenty advanced It's issue, then,
would probably be not merely the salvation Of Turkey
but also the independence Of Hungary Italy and possibly
Poland.
All eyes are now fixed on Sistria 1t is certain
that the fortress has been regularly invested by the Rus
san and there is every reason to expect that the allies
have resolved to advance, and it may be to offer battle
with view to relieve it. general is there
fore imminent in its vicinity. There is positive
that the fortress after sustaining determined attacks
the Goth, 2lst and vigorous the Goth uti-
mo, in oil of which the Russians defeated held out
and had sustained comparatively little injury the garrison
being cheered by the approach Of the allied forces
The influence Of the allies begins to be felt all sides
among the Turks. The consignments Of munitions of all
kinds the repaired roads, and the increase of intelligent
andenterprsng volunteers oil giving confidence the
Turkish Government and Generals Marshal ST. ARNAUD,
Erd RAGLAN and OAER PAcHA have held council Of
at Varna is said have determined the plan Of the
campaign The result Of the meeting very satisfac-
tory all parties. The French and English generals
have returned Constantinople twenty-five thousand
French troops heen thousand Engish are, 10
pected by this time line with the Turkish army Silis
ra is stated to be besieged by forty thousand Russians
and garrsoned by eighteen thousand soldiers of whom
twelve thousand regulars the rest Irregular cavalry
and Arnaouts, who dead shots behind stone wall
The Russians have covering army Of sixty thousand
between Slistra and Shumla. Altogether it is cal
cuated that the Russians bring into the field to OPP
pose the allies in the neghborhood of Sisra about one
hundred ndtweny thousand troops of all kinds Against
this force OER PAcHA with the French and English aid
can oppose more than an equal army in number and
every thing considered making ample allowances for any
deficiencies in the Turkish troops and remembering that
several brgades of the Russian army were before the
war; under the immediate eye Of the Emperor and there
fore well differed and in excellent state of dis
cpline, there believe that the allied army will
be found, both in number morale, very much superior
to the army opposed to it,
The Austrian troops are every day descending the
Danube in great numbers taking the direction of Orsowa,
the frontier of Waachia Austria has thus obtained
footing for her army Turkish ground It is under
stood that special treaty concluded between Austria and
the Porte with the of France and England autho
rzes the expeditions and orders have been transmitted to
the Turkish authorities in Albania to receive the troops
which Austria is about to send thther. The Turkish
troops firmly established in Little Walachia and
there is not any to believe that the Russians have
really obtained any there they have asserted
If the allies succeed in raising the siege Of Silisra, it
is supposed the attempt will be upon Sebastopo and
that large detachment Of the army will be shipped for
that purpose. Redout Kae and Pot two fortresses
the Crcassian border Of the Black Sea- have been
pied by deachments from the allied squadrons and
ammunition have been landed the Circassan coast
French and English officers have opened communications
with ScnAuYL, and the Circassans assembling in oil
directions The Russians also abandoning Georgia,
and as fast as they retreat the towns occupied by
Ottoman troops.
Owing to it's being Whitoun-vreak, pArliarnent