The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-31

PROPOSED RE-HsrABL1sHnzNr

There various Indications little in themselves but
amounting to something in the aggregate, that the
sderaon the practcabity Of reestablishng the king
dom Of Poland an independent power Such stroke
H. who hopes thereby to cripple Russia influence over
the German Powers and the influence of Russia d.
minishes, to build up that Of France in its room
pamphlet which has just appeared In Paris entitled
"a Letter to the Emperor the Eastern Question and
which is suspected Of having been inspired by govern
ment suggestion argues the case with some ability.
Paris correspondents give long extracts from the pamp
let. The following may sufRce as specimen
The author asks of what s all this in wary
brought down her pretensions He boldly answers no;
for long Poland remains in its present condition
Russian aeet in the BlaeI Sea. he Continues viii
be arnihiatcd That of the Baltic will patiently
await its turn All that is undenable: But when all
those great things shall be done what will take place a
terwardsf 10 you believe SIRE that the Gar that the
autocrat Of all the Russas will be more disposed to
treat after these disasters than beforef What to him
some ports the less or some ships OF war burntY That
is not the question for him. He will easily console him
self for their loss for he knows that all e loses in
of coast to guard the stronger he viii be given
point You may take his weak positions from him. it is
at his II you to break his cuiass you must
strike strongly and 1t ia in Poland only that you will
succeed in breaking it. We may be asked II the huma
will not have influence the resolutions Of the
Carr Let not your Majesty believe it. with the Rus
sian people disasters will only awaken and rouse to
fanaticism their national feeling-and this far from
weakening him, will only give new force to the Emperor
Nicholas The Russian people believers in official
bulletins and only know much Of the truth as he
thinks proper to mpart to them Submissive and anat
ca they may be easily made Of the instruments
should he be humbied and discourageds He knows the
history Of his country and he knows after repeated
disasters that Russia has arrived at its present
Peter the Great captuaed the banks Of the Pruth
II after successive that Catherine arrived
at the conquest Of the Crimea. All the campaigns
against Turkey have been marked by defeats humi
Init nd vptt inhu Of
each time In Poland it after many battles fought
and lost that she became mistress Of the country Her
with France have been uninterrupted series of
and Of bloody defeats and what has been the
ses1u Is superhuous to mention 1t to your Majesty
another humiliation do to the Carr
Towards the close Of the letter. the writer says
To believe that the Emperor Nicholas will give up with
stroke Of the pen the advantages gained after centu
ry of intrigues and eorts-that he will Of his own
cord pretensions which have assumed the
dtion Of rights legally acquired and exercsedthat he
will consent to lose an influence which is equivalent to
absolute dominion, and to see prestige which was
taken for grandeur completely vanish-to aatter our
all the sacrifices which may be imposed linn because
the Crmea is occupied and feet burnt-because Aus
misunderstood the nature and character the struggle
in which are engaged. 1t will require many other
to force the Emperor Nicholas to renounce all
his previous IDEAS and to become were apostate
to the traditional policy Of Russia. The power of the
Gar how great soever it be- has limits which cannot be
much has been said is nothing else than the national
VII which reveals ITSELF and this will is too prouI
too ambitious, to yield to an intimidation, the
who judge of Russia according to European stan
Gard. 1t is believed that by paralyzng her external
commercially anniatng her credit in all the market
Of Europe-that she will be reduced to extremity that
she will be driven to bankruptcy, and that the Car vii
have no money to continue the war That is all mis-.
take. Those who acquainted with her will
tell you Sire that Russia when driven within her
frontier and attacked on her own territory will have
for twenty years to sufficient men and sufficient
favorable
stances.
The conclusion Of the letter is to this effect
Let the Western Powers without losing time with
the legitimate existence Of Polish nationality, and in
complete solution. Poland constituted the Gar is
powerless against Turkey the Danube belongs de to
Austria exclusive domination in the Black Sea becomes
chimera and every dream of ambition is at an end
Spain.
REPORTED ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY TO FRANCE
ARREST OF CARLIST GENERAL-RESTING PLACE
OF MARIA cHRIsrNA-rHE MADRID ELECTI0Ns-
A UNITED STATES CONSUL ACKNOWLEDGE.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Neus, writing
on October IA, says-The Independence mentions re-
port that in Of the repeated disturbances on
the Spanish frontier the little republic of Andorre is to
other to the French department Of the Ariege think
this very unlikely to be true. The nominal indie
dendence OF the pastoral inhabitants of the Valley of An
dorre respected even by Napoleon rery strong
case of public necessity musl be made before either e
French or Spanish governments woud IKE to accept Ae
responsibility OF act rhtch NOud look Ike dr6i
trass assertion Of might right. Traditions widely
spread certain popular operas and melo dramas would
enlist great amount of public sympathy on behalf Of
the Andcrre shepherds against any violent interference
with their vested right to segovernment Switzerland
would tremble at the precedent
On the 9Th the police Of Perpgnan on
made by the Spanish authorities arrested the Carlst
General Gonsaus alias Marsale, with his secretary, at
the moment when they were about to enter Spain to
take part in the instruction.
1t is confirmed that Queen Christina viii come to NAL
maison for the winter but she viii stay yet some time
g.
Madrid, to prohibit her Majesty from residing within
6fty leagues Of the Spanish frontier.
The Expand of Madrid states that it had been
tanned that in the election at Madrid, General San Mi
gu, N. Olea, M. Peraes, NJ Rodriguez, NJ Lorente, M
Lava M. Fuentes, NJ sevillano and NJ Gurrea, had OBJ
tanned absolute maiorities and that M. Agulo and NJ
Molnedo a few short Of the required number. But
it considered likely that the votes Of the suburbs
Ministerial departments the budget of 1855 being
drawn up The Queen had granted royal erequaur to
Mr. Stone, Consul Of the United States at Malaga
The elections going of quietly. All the ministers
named deputies.
China.
PROGRESS OF THE INsURRECTroN-THB JAPAN ExPDI-
TION-ExPEDITION AGAINST srTKA.
Letters from Hong Kong of August q state that poll
teal affairs at Canton remained in the same critical state
and disaccton spreading. The insurgents were in
great force in the surrounding country and three at
tempts made to take the city, which, however, fail
ed. Honam, opposite Canton, threatened and the
people quietly maturing for open revolt against
the Mandarins authority. At Whampoa contributions
orcbly levied The river between that place and
Canton continued to be invested with pirates and trade
could only be carried under convoy OF armed steam
crs. The approaches to Whampoa, both BY land and
water OF the insurgents The transit Of
teas had been stopped by the heavy exacton
and inquiry for goods having ceased, the business
the market. An attempt had been made to ef-
feet compromise with the insurgents but unsuccess-
fully.
The village Of Coulon, on the opposite side Of Hong
Kong bay, taken possession Of the night Of the
18th August, by band Of pirates. The neighborhood
Ia occupied by banditti.
Sir John Bowring, the British Commissioner, had visit.