The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-28
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.

Vor A<On00m S0rreeponOeuees
LONDON, Friday, Nov. 10, 1854.
The Souk A6dir-Pieyee Marcy, Buchanan asd Mason
Triumph Of Liberals IN Seitserland, Belgium, and
Spain.
Brigadier General Franklin Percea administration has
sunk low in public opinion in Europe that the crown
ed heads and reac,onsry ministers have reached the
comfortable conclusion that American citizens eau be
handled with impuny. Witness the horrible suerings
and indigntes put upon Americans, ladies' as well as
gentlemen. in the lazar house OF Rome this
witness the brutal incarceration Of American citizens at
Basic, by the Austro-Swiss hunters of Mazzin At
Rome and At Berne nothing the part Of Mr. Cass
Mr. Fay has indicated the American government from
the contempt into which it has fallen. 1t time when
American Ambassador was driven with insult from
pursuing his his place and subjected annoy
ing delays at important crisis, that American
tonality should be indicated somewhere. And the
American ministers and American citizens Paris and
London have up nobly to the hour
Louis Napoleon, acting the impression he had
ceived of the cowardce of the Pierce Cabinet acted with
great show of immortality until he found abe Soule
affair not be referred to Washington he at first
supposed His Majesty had good to believe that
Marcy Co. would sustain their minister's for it is
well known to everybody in Europe that they disgrace
fully abandoned Soue in his controversy with the Span
ish government about the Black Warrior In that affair
the language In Mr. Soues note most complained Of by
the Spanish Minister in the very words of Marcy's
despatch. The Ministers had, all Of them felt on too
many the petty eaousies of the admnistra-
ton embassy and retarding important negotiations.
Mr. Mason decided at once therefore, what line of
duct TO pursue, and word Mr. Buchanan who APP
pauded his high spirited and patriotic determination
aud him cordial invitation to his house in Harley
street in the event Of his demanding his passports
The americans in Paris, to the number Of some tw,
thousand, almost to man, even those who had been
licansm to pale before French imperialism openly dc
cared their intention to quit Paris masse IL Maso,
left The affair." it has been managed has occurred
most opportunely to raise the prestige of American in
dependence and spirit in Europe. Notwithstanding tn,
sinister opposition OF Mr. Fay to Sanders letter on the
pers in Switzerland, and the foundation of lively
agitation in Switzerland which has just resulted in the
tonsry administration. The result has been equally
vorable in Belgian and Spanish elections revivng faith
The situation Of the allies before Sebastopol is most
gloomy. The attack the northern side is
the taking of the southern is doubtful and retire
must be difficult ant disastrous.
Mr.. Buchanan gave farewell entertainment to Mr.
Sanders and his family Wednesday eveninglast.
MIME.
VAe Financial Negotiations OF j. Watson
Webb Ia London.
MoRrlEy's HOTEL, LONDON, Nov. 10, 1854.
Ipresume you viii be appraised in the ordinary
Of correspondence of the unhappy failure of Gen.
James Watson Webb, ex-Mnister to vieana in his at
passed the greater part of this year London
ing he has told outsiders with the highest aristo-
cracy Of the capital termsof confidential intimacy,
and recently at Of Mr. Peabody's duners which
was guest announced the final Of his negoti-
atoms, at which, and at the fact of his having
pushed the London Times in single combat he much
elated Unfortunately, however, the Guyandotte Com
pany, which it supposed would rival the Parker
Vein Company, has at the last moment been nipped
| the bud
The Generals high diplomatic and military connections
had enabled him place his list the Earl of Ees-
mere, Sir Henry Bulwer, Sir James Dake, Sir Emerson
Tennen Sir Drummond Stuart and others Of the Eng
lsh nobility. But the very eve Of executing the
papers these gentlemen discovered that General Webb
was to receive commission Of less than $500 coo
his services and these figures rather alarmed them
they concluded hold their sroney. As it was
rather late in all decency 70 back out however prudent
such step might be- they directed their lawyer Fresh
field to discovera flaw IN the documents and he hp
accordingly decided that for the security Of the British
subscribers act Of the legislature Of the State
Virginia Is necessary.
The General who thus loses his 5000 OoO which would
have enabled him to square oil his old debt OF s52 a
tie balance begin the world anew excessively irate
and swears he is 'God DID if he stands such Treatment
| from any lord living
He is TO challenge Lord Euesmerc. frst, and expec
the tight to csszpe off next week.
You may depend upon receiving full and parrcu!s,
accounts IRON IAIOR.
New Political Manifesto or the Car.
from the Paris Univers.l
The official Journal Of the court of ST. Petersburg o
the 2oth of October contains sort OF political NANTES
| 10 which deserves the most serious attention.
The allies says that journal have claimed for the
Christian subjects of the Porte double the advantages
that Prince Menschikof demanded IT, therefore, they
had been acting in good faith they would engaged
the Prince to exact one-llaf than he solicited
that Is 10 say equal rights for all the subjects the
Sultan The declaration OF the Gar 10 England con
and fie <vson
Of the truth Tor Ottoman domination is anomay-s
phantom without life England is convinced OF the
sound right Of the Gar but she fears his power and
flexible Character that is the why she sought
France an ally of whom she disembarass herself
more easily The great mission Of Russia consists in put
ting end 10 English raaterialisu. France is only
foaming torrent, but England is permanent revotiona
ry nundation tits she, and not France which is the
fountain and support Of all revolutionary principles;
1t Is she which carried away by her shopkeeping ten
denotes, tramples under foot the rights of humanity aAd
OF nations The destiny Of Russia is guarantee Europe
against all the overHowingso the West From that side
viii henceiorth come nvasions. Whatever may be its
origin the present war has undeniabiy religious cha
racter it has resolved itself into this 5etweeDconserya
tive order and communist revolution.
Such is the subsanceci this manifesto The following
the conclusions:
There consequently remains to the Emperor but one
path of honor and justice. He will adhere his pledge
not to make conqnests bnt. at the time he viii
accomplish his task, which consists in establishing on
the Hosphorus Russian predomnance which absolute
y necessary TO the foundation Of real order 1t is the
sacred duty OF Russia TO the Bosphorus the
reign Of Christianity and TO consolidate it there In
fine, the Emperor has, the protecting refuge of Eu-
rope tho high mission Of assuring the existence
sentative Europe. Russia only at present realize
this ambition By obstinate which win crush the
ambition Of the English and put end to the dcmna
ton of the Turks.
In asserting that Russian domination the Bospho-
has for object the protection of Europeagains.
lutions apprised that by of this position
effort would be made interfere in all internal
affairs This, IT must be owned is rather awkward
manner OF justifying the Menschikoff enterprise
The Grain Trade az Europe.
from the London News, Nov. 14l
The price Of wheat which again last market day
continues to excite great interest
discussion. No arguments be required TO show that
the nation better off when its wheat fields return
for the labor of its husbandnen about equal one
with another 600 600 quarter than when they
turn only12 GOO COO For the expense la 5000 900
quarters more But IL its annual consumption BE-