New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-25
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
From Our OvE Correspondent.
LONDON, Tuesday, Nov. 5. 1854.

h ave found that numbers alone are insufficient {,
owe, come the cool courage of the English columns
and D.. Allies have likewise found that i, may b,
ur..ss ,o,. VI an assault aud to risk siege after
w.rs IN ssv. 'topol in case the to Nh should b,
captured BY stors-1. Raglan and C,nrobsrt arr
iptrfpcbug their cs.uP. and preparing for .
regular csmoaisu. since they have altogether
given up the idea Of siorming ne fortress ine'
continue TO bernhard the town only ior tue SAKE
appearances. Nothing has been done Ia the heio
for the last fortnight. and unless the -eeniorce-
uen,s prove very strong, the Allies will scarcely
offer battle to the Russians before spring, though
they are sure that without great and decisive
| battle snd the utter defeat of the Russian reev-
! ing army, Sevsstopol cannot be tsken.
The gales Of the l4th aud 10Th did great mis-
chief in the Back Sea: about forty transports,
laden with gun-pOwdeT, medical stores, warm
winter clothing for the army, and supplies of pro-
visions, have been wrecked. The feet iiselt did
not suffer so much as was apPrehended. Still
tn S sudden gale is a serious misfortune; and sc-
cordinsly orders have been given to seek a better
shelter than the mouths Of the kstchs River.
Admiral Dundas is soon to return to Eng land
bis three years of service now expiring; and he 10
not t. be sent out again. He must be s,t fled
with the laurels be won, though he hasno further
opportunity tor immoItA 10y and a peersge. Sir
Chsrles Napier is lseaise TO lose the command
Of the Baltic feet. Ii Was not discretion and
the osplay of nautical skill, for which he was
sent 10 the Baltic He hos not answered the ex-
pec,ations of the public, aud has now TO suffer
for having been over-cautious The Ministry
never liked Napier; but, in Difference to public
opinion he was appointed to the Baltic feet az
the man most e. for daring coup de maiH
Having done nothing In the first campaign, he is
to be succeeded by some more pliable tool Of tho
Government. Sir Edward Lyons, who Is to sue
coed Admiral Dundss, is one Of the mos! accom-
pshed disciples of Lord Palmerston and displayed
considerable diplomatic talent In Greece, where he
acted as English ambassador, and bully to the
Bayaran Ministers of King Ohio. His personal.
bravery has been sufficiently tested at the attack
of the 18th of October; and, ss to bis ambition.
it is believed that he aims at the renown Of
Nelson.
Kossuths speech on the goth has made great
impression. All the daily and weekly papers re-
view it more or less severely. AZ regards the
present war, the English are more thin skinned
than supposed. They cannot bear the criticism
of foreigners, aud will not yet acknowledge that
Lord Raglan is poor Commander. in Chief,
though they cannot deny any longer that the fatal
cavalry attack of the 18th Of October, at B,aklaya.
was ordered by him, and that no mistake and no
misspprehe nsion Of orders occurred in this
ill.fated movement. That besides his criticism OF
the military operations, KOssuth likewise INDUCED
In some hints about Napoleon and the frail nature
of the French alliance; and in Englsud it is now
utterly forbidden by the opinion of the middle
classes, to blame the Emperor or to doubt the
eternal duration of the French alliance. The
English 10 not like to have anybody tell them
that the Oriental war is not popular In France
with any class except with the Army; and the
hint that the alliance is only an alliance with
mortal Emperor. and not with the Immortal ma
ton is altogether impalatable to an English pub
lie. Still the speech has made deep impression
ON all those who read it, and has had q damaging
influence on the Ministry.
According to the M0niteur, a treaty has been
concluded between Austria and the Western
Powers We are not yet aware OF the wording
of this important state paper, and know only
that it does not bind the Austrian Court to Any
iumediste hostile proceedings against Russia,
and has, therefore no other value than that Of a
promissory note issued by bankrupt firm. Still,
we suspect that the Western Powers have sold
their birthright for pottage of entes. Austria
required from the allies guarantee 10 case Of
any rising in Italy or Hungary, since Count Orlof
had offered the Kaiser such guarantee on tho
part of the Car, as the price of Austrian neu-
trality, and Francis Joseph required at least the
same price for declaration of war against Rus
.ia | suspect that the Western Powers have.
by a secret clause, given such guarantee to tho
Auitrian Emperor, and forfeited their claim for
lberality and Justice. Still, we must wait few
weeks longer, until the contents of the treaty
ooze out and even then, / cannot trust Austria;
the same cunning which has so far overruled
Western diplomacy will betray them finally
do no not believe in war between Austria and
Russia since the armies Of the Gar would soon
be the masters of Galicia and Hungary, Of Vi
enDa aid Italy.
In Spain, the great majority Of tn, COrtez has
decided for the Monarchy, and for Isabella III;
only 90 votes were cast against this expression Of
loyalty. We cannot but admire the courage Of
those 26 Republicans, who dared to give utter
ance to their antmonarchical feelings, and 10 ex-
pose themselves to the revenge of the Monarch
lists Still, the actual, though not nominal DE
tatorship assumed by Espartero, foreoodes III 70
the Moderados and Cour, iDtriguers; and tno
cabsl for upsetting Espartero by ODonnell' and
ODonrel by N.fyse1 has for the present mo-