Washington telegraph., 1854-03-08
War and lis Eject upon Trade in England.

We copy " VIII De Hfcl maj The tHaidHH does
not appmhend that a war With Ru,sia wiil very
seriously ailrtl English iHdo aal commerce
I'VE are aliaid it would b. Ia hone apniiist ali
probabilities 10 anticipate thal war can naW he
avoided, The Westem paNtfz have done their
ulmnsi Ia maintain faace. aud the Sultan and his
f adslsers even during the time whoa thcif arms
+ Wefe crowned with victory, uHi when they an.
pfafed Ia be making mml slfdrs, bath IN Asa
aud IN the inequalities have never failed 10 IL.
ten with dignity aud respect 10 the councils nj
the great European powers wlnsc desire il was
/ 10 maintain peaee and 10 aequeseo in every nro-
/ posal whieh WIS consisiant with the homer and
/ independence ol Turkey with view to attain
that nni, u, therefore, we artu have wlE there
+ can be na misunderstanding as 10 who shall BE-
j hrd responsible in the eyes of The world anl Of
posieaty. The responsibility which will rest ON
The head Of the Russian Emperor will be greater
+ than any one sovereign slnru Napoleon has dafrd
/ 10 assume. lie acts in direct opposition 10 the
advice OF all his allies, ana even ni ihnsr Who,e
f ieelinrs anl Interests are most unidentified with
those Of Russia. Prussia rs well a. EnalanI Aus.
tia as well as frauee, all equally enrdcmn the
course winch Rusfia appear determined, AT all
hazards, 10 pusuo, The hutchefy at sinnpe has
obviously brought the question oi peace or war 10
The necessity 81 au immediate decision, The
french Government has auihonal,eN published
10 the world tie urden for the combined leais 10
cutter The Blaek Sea. consequent unon that eteui.
The electric telegraph has alfealf announced
the fact That, ai this mumeHt tire combined fleets
oi England and franer occupy what lha Car has
stated he fegafis Russian lake The aHI,ct
ol thig .iep has been openly WaNcd ty Fiauca
aud England i1 the Rus,ian Count ia l. uaihius
lcss or mafc than 10 keep lac iils.iaG ships With.
IN their own ports and piefcut another Disaster
such a. that winch aeruffed a. suans Rns,ia
has already declared that she Wnnld regard suth
a movement as declaration ul War-as an active
Interference IA The hasiilities which arr at this
mnncni existing boiWrculbai IaNrf aud Turkey
aud wc mHst own that We cannot see low any
other construction can be placed npin IT, 1.-two
State aHa a, effen Waf with zach nthsr 1t s inn
possible IA make a distinction between operations
hY land and operation, by yea. And IL other
State tale pan IN the latter il would follow that
ihey are Immediately implicated as parisans in
the common hastilities. L remains vet 10 ha seen
what reply Tie Emperor Of Russia NIL return 10
the nouhraiiou OF fmHcc ana England thus made
bat IN 10th lafis and Loniun II l. fully eNIertrd
thai the Ambassadors oi Russia will BE- Hith-
drawn aHd opea rupture pfarailust II there ~.
manrd any doubt oi thrse consequences following
from that rause. ihen seems "a b. nnue with fr.
spesi 10 the Treatment wheh the note sent lY the
inuf power, from Vienna wili receive At the hands
Of the Russian Government
H. then war he inevitable, tie tfsi aud the
mast Important question in tue neiehbaIhuni Is
the aiicet which !, likely Ia be- produced upon the
commerce ni iHu eauuirF. II would hn q great
cfaT Co iaiso al the nTr.6ui imes bf iIr nazi -
Tia impression winch the oNrHH,a5a uf Iaii a
century Ego las leo arlu lie Hlat uI the saH're
weH'i ha very imperfect fnIrfInu uI u las is 10
b. eApaHirl Haw, a. IHai tine a continental
waf WFs sguHHKWaHs NifI fhr eia. H#z al fi. i,r|.
iiuaHiai lIa.r. Al tIa' time 0Hf ,hI=#s rsHII rai
,al 10 any paft ni tie word except ia is,iz 40 cf
raa#uv Il Is tuc tHai thsss cIfaunzlaneez were
as much fIr feHH'i al iheehuHIrr aI the s4af as
oi tHe rEIz'euse ct the var ifsHi. B1' IN I,,h
thsza rrsI#e's. q war nulN uulsraHkcaly b iiHs.anH
afHi faHss aHHifsi RHsia WiII diIisf wl.iaIy as
possible nom tHpae which atI#eiel the war hnY
lean aga. Allthcfazt ui EHuTe g. laW WIih u5.
lHe iu.ied States WHst sHmpa#hise II nUi ea.rH-
rfain with us IA ihe Struggle aaaiHsi kHssia. The
HaFa So and She Baltic will ba The only rafi'rus
Of tho oHHau wHeTC aHT ,hP# may uni. iuriHz sneh
a Rsf, Tass with gs little interruption as tHaY ia
INV. In the B.ark Sea etrn. tH#1Hh I5H which
kH=sIl eauii hail Inra week after tie 5nnimabre-
msnt oI h1siii'ics Ni ls that ui se.azispil
where ia trade wHainyrf Is carried on. UIr.,a.
on tbe contrary. tie ETuit ffadIHs pafi. waHld L
ia TsasasHztnu af tIiH rumHinr iIuGta uu aHf inst
unFaJeh VI shHII have as iHr' insrszz and
rsfHss 1Hf Our merchant ship, az a' Hfr,eHl l.
ibs BllIis We shall have equal art=zz. as n l,rs.
sent, 20 every port except tA0sr oi Ku-sil Whirh
VIII ic cicrially llnt.aiel. Whatever naval
force, iHrrri1tr, kuFu eau WHs'nf, viii D. as
muCh confined iu hcl own plT'F lH 30 they iumcd
pln ut het term hml. Beyond tie hlUrkidiur
lirc. iU iioui oi Sctas'0pai u tha Black Sss. and
au iAc Russian coast in tas Baltic, English ship.
may trade freely o, they jornw. s1hr tiru
tao on.y portion vi our commerce ila' eau posi-.
b'y De affected will Dr. tll. vita Russia.
Bal even wish Russia, boo 'l.o event Of war L
will be- difficult il not impossible. 90 impede ans
p3r' of out trade. The ,ta,'H- may BE- closed
hul ilic cn0maus iuUl lmHsrrWiI br open. A.
ready lnc high ilu10l n peal.,s large share
ol the British manufactures consumed iu 'la'
country, TO ir ,nug'l acTo,. the land lI1r'ier
I0m Germany AHy further impcimrni thrown
in The way Ut trade, by tbc h.nrkldc oi the sea-
ports, would only iurrrs'r that chsluc. oi sHpp.y.
No doubt the cosi may b. iurrc1,ri and the de.
mlnl uIay be curTcsplnliugly diminished bat
those will he evil, which will c,uiy hl upan
the subjects OF Ruasia. Again sp far as regards
tEe supply oi She raw produce which We require
from Rus.ia-iu the df.t place the Odessa will
be- open ip us. Bot even independent oi that.
We have little fear that ile produce of Russia will
not liul is way ucibss The land frontier into the
neishhpuugproync,s aud thi, by means ot canal
nud river maxi CATION, aud hy aid ui the chpan cun-
ineuiBl railways. % will reach uuf shores in near.
ly thc ordinary quantities.
Still, 10 far a, regards ihr srctt trading inter.
cs's oi the country 10 war could be- undertaken
which could possibly interfere ~ little with them.
Oar great American trade, north and south. our
colonial trade throughout ihr Wohdour Australian,
Indian. anil China trade. aud even our trauc with
the whole continent of Europe, that Of Russia M
/ lypaGiaIy CSccpcd,-may 20 on exactly as here
loure, without the sligh'",t imprdnrui aud
without the slightest increased risk. while every
port belonging in Russin Will be hcunelicaily
scaled. and every rhip She Possesses within them.
/ No doubt Ru.sia may grant letters OF mlqur but
It will bc difficult 10 iiul those who Will br daring
enough To make use ol them under the rircum-
stances we have described
/ On the whole therefore, while we deeply de-
/ porc the stern necessity which appears 10 have
come upon ~ at last, that we must take up arms
/ In earnest defence Of rights common 10 the whole
oi Europe, we are yet satisfied that We have CONF
pamtycly little to apprchcui tha, will be inlun-
/ ous TO our trade, in comparison with the impor-
/ tango Of such an event.
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