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From Europe.

The two steamers, the st. Louis and the Asia,
bring important news from the seat Of war
They arrived on the Goth inst, the ST.
Louis at New York, with Eve days later news
than brought by the Atlantic; the Asia a
Halifax. with three days later newS than BY
the st. Louis, By the s.. Louis, we learn
from the London Times Of the 9th inst, tha
the Vienna Conference was formally dissolved
on the 9th inst, and form definite commen
tary on the war. II terminates that state o
suspense which was sometimes mistaken a
home for want Of resolution, and abroad fol
want Of power 1t cOnsgns the protocols o
last Spring to their proper place, and teaches
England, at least, to rely upon her own re.
sources for success. The dissolution Of the
Conferences brings TO a very decisive test all
the waverers and falterers in the contest
The people prefer direct trial Of strength
to the prosperity Of negotiations, in which they
were likely to be overresched. The FIRST year
Of these hostties found Russia in the posses
sion Of large army and vast stores; and the
Allies on a peace establishment. Each sue,
ceeding month has found the Russians decreas.
ing and the Allies increasing present fleets
in the Azof and Baltic are more powerful and
Injured to wars than the forces operating there
by sea and land during the past year.
The Russians appear to be satisfied that af-
fOirs are not favorable to them, aud that little
can be gained by active resistance, Anapa is
now the only Russian fortress Of any import.
ance in the Black Sea, south of the Sea Of Azoff,
and it must fall If attacked. As for Circassia
Russia has already lost the fruits of twenty
years warfare in that region. and the nhabi
tants are brave enough to defend its independ-
enco. Lord Raglan cannot be accused Of having
understood the Importance Of the expedition to
the Sea Of AEof. 1t now is very clear that the
actual condition Of affairp has been misunder
TODD in England.
The continuance of the war is regarded by
England and France as necessity, and this is
a view not fairly stated often by the American
PresS, or fully understood by the American
people. Russia has one foot on Calcutta, and
the other in ConstanGnOple; one hand was or
China, the other on Sweden and Norway Aus
tria and Prussia are assimiiated to her. Within
the memory Of man, they would have beer
naturally and necessarily with the Allies; buJ
Russian gold and Russian ipemacy have done
their work in all Germany, The time for the
Allied action was when Hungary revoted, as
KOssuth has said; but the opportunity was
lost, and France and England are content to
have Austria and Prussia as nemra!s: This is
a condensed view Of the London Times.
The battle Of the Asoff, in which Arabat,
Bardiansk, etc, were taken by the Allies, was
aheavy stroke upon The Gear The Allied
deetS appeared before Genitchi on the 3lst Of
May. and drove back the Russian forces and
destroyed all the repositories Of arms and sup,
plies for the Russian army.
| A dispatch was received in London on the
Sd inst, stating that 100000 rations Of corr
and -four destined for the Russian army, al
well as a4o trading vessels were entirely de-
stroyed.
Within four days after the commencement O.
operations. Bsrdansk. Arabat aud Genitchi fell
in rapid succession, and ere shey realized lheir
peril the Russians found their storeships and
magazines were In the hands of the enemy.
The loss Of stores. of food, of wealth and oI
means Of transport, is a greater calamity to
the Car than the loss of an army, and what
resistance can it offer, il it be deprived, at the
very outset Of this campaign. of the means Of
substance ! War in the Crimea has this pecu.
liar character, that five large armies are at this
time arrayed within The narrow limits Of thai
peninsula, although the natural produce Of the
country is insufficient TO support any one Of
them. In ordinary years The Crimea does NOT
produce corn enough for the nourishment Of
its own scanty population. and last year tue
harvest was below the average; this year the
cultivation Of the soil has been neglected.
The result S. that the armies must all be fed
by provisions brought from other countries, thai
Is an operation which the Russians have hith.
er'o been carrying on BY the sea Of Azoa
on great scale.
Notwithstanding the brilliant achievement o
the Allies, negotiations are still attempted tC