Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-10
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

St"to OF europe - War SebastOpoI he
Allies = The Vienna Conference The
French Emperor's trip TO London-Tbe
Romance OF the Bonapartes-Poor Aus
tria-What OF our Crops and Finances
| for Long War.
New YoRK, May 5, 1855.
GENTLEMEN; As you will have perceived, the
news by the Atlantic is of momentous signif-
cancy. The four prominent points fit, are
]. The dissolution of the Vienna Peace Con-
ference.
2. The general bombardment Of Sebastopol.
3. The French Imperial visit to England.
A. The detection of Austria.
First, then, there is no peace. Yet it is the
better for the cause Of peace that the incubus
of those Vienna conferences is removed. They
have, perhaps, already cost an aggregate loss
to all parties OF hundred thousand men, from
the time wasted upon false pretences by the
Allies in the Crimea, in waiting upon the Jug
Cling Vienna Conferences. Now, the alternative
to the Allies is to whip out the Russians, or be
themselves whipped out Of the Crimea Vienna
no longer stands between them, and the world
will all the sooner have some definite result
The bombardment of Sebastopol. appears to
have been opened by the Allies more for the
purpose of expanding their stores of ammuni-
ton than with the view Of taking the town.
This is good policy if the Allies intend to back
out, for it prevents their powder and shot from
falling into the hands Of the Russians and ex-
acts of them large expenditure from their
own magazines. The slaughter in the garri-
sons Of the city, however, appears to have been
immense, from the second days report of
Prince Gortschakoff, and it is quite possible
that the French, English, and Turks, may
make Judgement in the town, only to be dis
lodged by the terrible forts and batteries on the
heights on the opposite side Of the harbor. 1t
is useless to calculate while the battle is going
on. One thing is pretty sure, that the French
and English must make short work of the
siege, or the cholera and the plague will be
among them. The thousands of dead men
and horses, from their shallow graves thickly
strewn over all the ground occupied by the
Allies, will, on or before the hot weather OF
July, fill the air over that corner of the PENN
sula with pestilence and death. Within the
interval, if Sebastopol be not taken, the bessie
gers, apprehend, will be reduced to the alter
native of determination or a precipitate re-
treat.
The visit of the French Emperor and EN-
press to England is pronounced a satisfactory
affair. We shall see. 1t must certainly have
been very refreshing to Louis Napoleon, as
compared with his former sojourn in the Brit
ish capital after his escape from the castle of
Ham. The Stories of the Arabian Nights are
weak inventions of the wonderful, compared
with the astounding adventures and fortunes
of the Bonapartes. What next awaits the new
"Man of Destiny" God only knows. With the
wand of his Uncle, he has called Europe again
to arms, and heads the Western reaction against
the Colossus of the North. 1t is the second
great epoch Of the nineteenth century, and the
existing generation may pass off before the
echoes of this horrid war.
The reputed detection of Austria exhibits but
another proof of that most treacherous and per-
fidious despotism. All her lodges and eva
sions, however, to escape another Hungarian
and italian revolt may yet fail her. The crisis
is at length at hand, when, with Russia or the
Allies in open war, she must take the chances
of another internal rebellion like that Of '48.
IL she sides with Russia, the French will turn
the Italians upon her front; if she sides with
the Allies, Russia may bring the Hungarians
upon her back. Oh, yesl we may excuse the
equivocations of Austria, and pity her in view
Of either horn Of the dilemma.
Meantime, there is every reason to appre-
bend short crops in Europe this season, and
great demand upon us to supply their def
ciencies. In this view q great crop Of bread
stuffs and provisions will be the making Of us;
but another agricultural failure to half the ex
tent Of that Of last year, must bring upon US
another revulsion as sure as fate. Being sure,
in any event, Of high prices for all their pro-
ductons, it is certainly the policy Of our farm
ers to do their very best to supply our own
wants and the deficiencies of Europe.
Business, as compared with other years, is
slack, imports light few buildings going mp,
rents coming down, &c. Wall street hugging
the shore, looking out for breakers. Our farm
ers and planters alone can save us from gen.
eral revulsion. UNCLE SAM.
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