The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-29
MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIED AND RUSSIAl
FLEETS.
RUSSIA,

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Russian TO the circulars of the French Csbnet
There were important movements of troops In the vic
nifty Of Warsaw Letters of ga February mention that
Gen. Pahlen had reviewed all the cavalry regiments
about to leave for the Danube These troops to pro-
coed by easy marches and were not expected to reach
the Pruth before the beginning of May.
private despatch mentions that three Russian ships
ofwar in Trieste had been sold and the crews
dered to return to Russia by land.
ID said that Russia will place all her forces In the
harbors Of the Baltic under the chief Of Gen
Won Berg Prince Paskiewitch will command the army Of
the Dslube and Gen Rudger will be at the head of the
In RgaA largo stores of collected but cannot
be shipped account Of the critical state Of affairs
Travellers from the Danubian principalities have
brought to Berlin copies Russian proclamatons In the
servian and Bulgarian languages, and which doubt
less intended for distribution 90 soon a. the Russians
shall have crossed the Danube As the documents could
not DO translated at Berlin their contents remain secret
for the present.
Letters from Stockholm February 25th, state that the
Russian feet engaged in tho attempt to penetrate
through the ice which the Gulf Of Finland, to
Sveaborg, near the Baltic.
We learn by letters from Kasch Of the I'd inst that
various circumstances indicated the probability Of the
corps Of General Paniutine shortly leaving Poland Gen.
Paniutine 10 at the head Of the military department at
Warsaw during the absence of Prince Paskiewtoh whilst
General Tutschek supplies tho Princes place in Ill mat
country A rumor current that the guards were
shortly to leave st. Petersburg, and that their place
vsr Z. sne. in s1 ana and ~Ss
wear yellow cuirasses.
AUSTRIA. 49,
An army VIA be formed In Moavia, with the left wing
s Toppau the right At oracow and at Olmuts
GERMANY.
Numerous Russian vessels advertised to be sold at
Hamburg. The firm Of Solomon Heive have purchased
several.
Aletter from Efurt 9Th inst says-The bank of this
place, which IL only branch Of that of Berlin, has
from Russian firms apprehensons being that
UGH firms win not be able to pay in specie.
The King OF Bavaria has appointed commission to
take for the defence Of Munich in the Of
war.
DENMARK, SWEDEN, AND NORWAY.
berlin Correspondence March 81 of the London Times
Denmark and Sweden have within the last few months
attained prominent interest in European politics. and
tons the brink Of decisive criss. The former has
been for than year struggling with internal din
cues imposed by the task Of reconstrucng the unda-
mental constitution of the realm in conformity with the
spirit and dictates of European political necessity
opposition to the feelings and wishes not only Of the
Duces but also Of Denmark proper The ministry that
has long been in almost unfailing minority and has
been compelled to parley, If not TO to terms with
the opposition admitting them to private conferonces)
have at last attained the climax Of parliamentary weak
ness by finding themselves in minority of to 9S The
Of events Is driving the King either to coup
of this alternative will depend mainly the course
the approaching naval campaign in the Baltic takes.
Sweden and Norway that have hitherto cndcavored to
maintain neutral position will find themselves compel
led very shortly within almost few days. to take part
with side the other Russia is already driving at
them by Diplomatic means to induce them to close st
ports against the Western fleets than already
proclaimed closed in the treaty of neutrality with
Denmark and generally to refuse the ships of the
bned fleets the permission to provision and water in
of her habors This latter demand has also been made
of Denmark and requested of Prussia. In word, what
Denmark with whom Russia reckons having toler-
ably easy task Sweden and Norway called upon vir
tualy to give up their neutrality
The Swedish Diet has unanimously voted the two mil
lions Ave hundred thousand rix dollars banco that
required by the for the purposes Of naval
defence The Norwegian Storthing, II Is confidently
pectcd will readily vote its complement Also amounting
either to FIVE hundred thousand hundred and
fifty thtusand specie thalers portion Of the troops in
Drontheims stiff to be put In marching trim and sent
of through Jemtland to the Gulf of Bothna few
panies of soldiers with some gunboats and steamer
to be despatched to the fortress Bardohus which Is
also to lie provided with guns Of heavy calibrc.
In denmark, in spite Of there being extraordinary
ways ard means voted for either army navy
siderable preparations have taken place in the former but
in the latter The divisions of infantry in garrison
in Copenhagen and Frederkshavn to be strengthened
b. 500 each and the battalion in Esinore and the
rifles in Eyborg, by 500 men each.
report Of approaching abdication Of the King was
in every bodys mouth although without any foundation
Fhtd1tioNdd seems to have been particularly busy in
it's propagation act Of the Rechstag has been pass
ed in virtue of which all Transatlantic ships and their
cagoes to be allowed to pass the Sound free Of duty
and exempt any fees for lighthouses buoys pro-
videdsthcy clear in Danish ports.
COMMERCIAL VIEW OF THE WAR;
The London Chronicle of the 10th Of March, has the
following There is long article in the Pays Of Paris
the Eastern question The object s to show that In
tho approaching the commerce Of France and Eng
land have very little TO dread whilst that OF Russia
the should be of long DURATION must be ruined The
Pays Observes that article now supplied by kus
sia TO the great Western Powers can be obtaned BY
them from other countries This is quite true. The
colonies when they shall find that the markets OF
Eurote will take their produce will raise corn in sufficient
abundance to supply all possible wants and even Mr.
Golden, who has raised lament about the inter
ruption in the supply Of tallowv without which, he
saws, the steamengines In England cannot DO kept
going will hnd that from South America more tallow
can be obtained and at cheaper rate, than from Rus
aa than he could have hoped to thrown into the
English market. Hides hemp flax and every other pro-
ducton, the sale Of which has enriched the mobiles of
Russia may be grown to any extent in other countries
and the seas will he open for tho transport to Europe,
whilst the Russian merchants will be unable TO send out
their vessels for the supply of markets which the
war will not close against them All this 1t is true, will
he the work Of time 1t will require many to elect
an entire change but if the should last only one
year II will be sufficient TO inict dreadful blow upon
the trade Of Russia and will have laid the foundation OF
state Of things from which IL will suffer in the future
Tic following copy Of q despatch from the English
Foreign Office in answer 10 application made by the
Prish Consul at Riga who at the instance OF the mer
chants OF that city bad requested information relative
TO what respect would be paid by British CRUISERS N
the of war to bona de British property the pro-
ahmed on board neutral vessels