The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-25
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spaip referring To the saye-trade ia Cuba copy q ~
eaty wa laid the table OF the House, out i's
AZ present unknown Lord John Also announc0a %
he separation Of the War and Colonial departments ha
heen resolved upon further change, however, wouo
-, b sanctioned The public had called for special sec
srv az War and there objections TO comply WIN
,ba nube desire Thus the public would now have the
Secretary or War; only the coalition would make ee "
tain aso their Secretary War thanking the puphc Tor inc
of being allowed 10 create anew place. securing le
M .upport OF a new placeman The new Minister OF war
80 ha allowed 10 orcbly interfere with any Of the special
dspartnents into which the administration OF The army Is d.
ded no combination whatever and therefore no advantage
for the public will arise out of the new arrangement INC
new Secretary of War obtains only sort OF nominal super
over the conduct of military matters being Obliged
n refer now MS before every OCCASION either to cabinet
n or 20 each of the heads Of departments for all meas
ures he may think the interest of the army The Secre-
orv Ar War retains the parliamentary responsibility Tor the
budget allotted to the infantry and cavalry The ordnance
and artillery remain independent branch OF the service
The still be thebusness of the Treasury The
the horse guards keeps the patronage
of the whole army and, lastly the militia VIII continue
under the direction Of the Home Olice.
Such is the great reform in the announced by Lord
John RUSSELL 1t just great his other great reforms
ay as the little lord himself Even the Times forced to ma
fault with so pary arrangement and hopes that LORD
John may not yet have said the last word in this affair
hands Of lord Pamerston, it betows kind Of
on the Duke of Newcastle who seems after all
have succeeded in keeping hold Of the Office The colo
MES first offered to Lord John RUSSELL will probably now
fall to the lot Of Sir George Grey and thus the en-
pendered in that family by their being overlooked the
nation Of the coalition, will be appeased.
II has seldom been the lot of kossuth than
ephemerous sensation by any Of his speeches However,
his speech recently delivered at the Sheffield anniversary
the Polish nurrecton has had the exceptional honor Of
drawing down upon him two leading articles Of the Times
consecutive days The prophetic warning Of the Magyar
ex-governor against English alliance with Austrahis
threatening notice. that if England cared exclusively
the depoo dynasties the continent the continental peo
pies would at last begin to little for making common
with Russa-ohered welcome opportunity to the
Times and for ALL" to repeat its conviction that all
revoutons merely agents Of the Northern Auocra
doctrine which had just been nsanced its Paris
respondent putting down Sergeant Boicho Of whose
rest you win have heard, Russian agent 1t is curious
that in the columns Of the Times who spent much
breath in defending the Austrian alliance against the da
tribes Of Kossuth read to-day that the
impending meeting between King Of Prussia and NJ Dc
Mneue the hand and the Emperor Of Austria and
Count Buo the other hand forJodes good 10 the
questionable? Have all the protocols been to no pur
pose? Is the occupation of Bosnia and Albania, after
ALL not to be viewed act Of friendship towards Tur
key and its allies Is the "peremptory summons" de-
patched to St. Petersburgh the LIST instant only another
sham Rather let hope that the Times of to-day has been
mysed and that there win be occasion for the Morning
Post eat the eech for having accompanied the
mcn of the above with the following sanguine
ment:
We haye to believe that Russia viii the
Austrian communication with silence meet it by refusal
Indeed shall be surprised II shortly learn that
Russia disposed TO accept the Austrian proposal for the
complete evacuation Of the Turkish territory condition
that Austria shall arrange an armstce with view to nego
tiatiop"
There fresh maritime operations to be reported
From the Baltic we learn that the French fleet (22 sa)
of the isle Of Dugcn. Admiral Napier with the
of the line still Hango bay Admiral Cory
with the sailing squadron, bockades the from Riga
Reve and Admiral Plumridge with the paddle
taking soundngs up the Gulf Of Finland. When the
French fleet shall have up is intended to take
don between Sweaborg and Cronstadt to cut OFF all
communications by between these two portan attack
on either being, Of course, out Of the question.
Admiral Hamein writes from the Black that the Turk
ISL Seet varna himself and Admiral Dundas Baldjk
with division of small steamers the main feet before Sc
bsopo and Sir Edmund Lyons, with the Agamemnon and
Charemsgne the Circassan coast Neither Apapa
has been evacuated the contrary, the
Russians saluted Admiral Lyons Anapa with shower
balls and shells which, however, fell short Both places
strongly garrisoned, and would be defended to the last
Nor the communication by land interrupted the existing
road having been improved and wdened by the Russians
only they will be obliged march in large bodies ther
intermediate stations have been abandoned and occupied
the Crcassians The latter have obtained
ammunition from the combined but they are described
by English officers incapable Of opposing regular Russian
corps IN the open field They say that Schamy army
better condition, and that he prepares to march upon T
As this place has been regularly fortified Of late the crude
moun,anecrs will probably have chance taking the cap
ia OF Georgia Still their win be very vaua
Die diversion in favor Of the Turkish army Kars which
s In spite of Guyon great personal exertions feeb
sta hive
uas at Aesandropol tGumri) Besides suffering severely
from the hardshps OF winter from want Of wholesome foo,
and accommodation the troops said 10 have been near
driven 70 mutiny account Of eight months arrcar
her pay The situation OF the Russians in the trans eau
caan PROVINCES II Is TO be argued from these statements
BY no means 50 desperate as IL generally assumed.
On the Danube, II Is true, they have experienced very SO
we're check by the vigorous defence Of Sstra Not on,
nave they found respectable opponen, in Mussa Pachah,
commander Of the place, who repealed successfully every
aa on the outwork and Is said have even made sotc
attended with disastrous consequences for the
aoer most dangerous obstacle has just arisen the shap.
o. great rise Of he Danube by which all the Russian nd
ced batteries on the islands have been placed under water
me brave garrison viii thus gain immediate relief from
ne ryer side Of the fortress the Russians tbemseve
s9hes that they have now, after tremendous shedding
NVyu N attempted storms to to that with which they
'snt y nave commenced viz regular Investment and
',ege' It be true that Omar Pacha Il marching "a
'ne succor Of Sistria and II his army should show IN,
same capabilities IN pitched battle a. il undoubtedly pos.
'se Tor lighting behind entrenohmep.s and fort6cston
'ne Rn.san army would find isefin position
a fortress to be observed the Danube it, back and
we bridges swept away However Msrsba paskewitscb an
Pears not 70 entertain great fears this point N he All
English advice would certainly have prolonged the ,,a
honsry confinement Of Omar Pacha the Danube +,
leave the former much free scope a. he may wish
70 deal with the Turkish army, Marshal st. Armand
gone to Adrianople, whittier the French army Ia di
ffrd 10 ,r..1( ..s. mn
lord Rsgland has retained to Constantinope The abr
statement Of the Morning Post and of several other morn,n