New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-19

WARIIKE ALLIAScEs.-Tbe History of Alliance
among European nations for the purpose Of war IL
curious one or 40 considerable alliances since the
Christian Era 70 have succeeded and 65 defeat
ed. OF 80 of two nations eagued against one,
IL have succeeded and is failed. Or cases three to
one nine succeeded and four failed: or four TO one,
Elk succeeded and three failed. Of five TO one three
succeeded and five failed. In a single case Of five to
two in two cases of six against tive, and in one OF
seven TO two, the larger combination was uniformly
defeated These facts seem to warrant The inference nat
the larger these warlike associations become the more
liable they are defeat and that In their simplest
forms the chances Of defeat quite as strong 40
those of success The sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
tures were the periods when the greatest number OF
alliances were formed, especially against single powers,
and when their success wns most considerable. In
cases of lone nations standing out against alliances
the results about even division OF success and
defeat. England alone has succeeded against ten ana
been defeated by seven such alliances; France has
succeeded in seven and been w0rsted III SIX cases;
Spain succeeded in one, and was defeated In three
cases; Prussia succeeded IN two; Turkey suceeeded
in two and defeated IN hye cases. RUSSIA appears
TO have been in no case entirely alone against any
combination; at the time of NapOeons INVASION no
was engaged at the time in hostities with En-
gland with whom Russia was IN an alliance win
specal reference to that contest. Of alliances against
single power forLyt were unbroken 70 inc end,
and nineteen prematurely ruptured, dissolution
being usually the equivalent TO defeat VI greater al
liance against less, nineteen were broken and nine
teen dissolved before attaining their proposed object
There have been sixteen alliances formed for extn-
eust ing the Protestant religion IN Germany, France
and England Of which only three have partially sue
coeded while the other thirteen have been sgnaly de-
feaied. iSubsrdizing alliances have been especially
unforiunate-eight out OF nine OF that character
formed by England have resulted in failure. In view
of these facts, it would seem that England and Franco
have their efforts TO depend upon for success IN
this war, more than any possible combination OF aid
from the Continent n. Y. Corr Alabama Journal
A BED-BUG STORY" You see went 10 bed
pretty all fired used up after hull day on the old road
tefoe the plank was laid, bslkalatin on good
sLooze. WAL lust as the shivers began 10 ease OH
kinder felt sun thin try in TO pull on my shirt ana d3
gin their feet into the small of my beck TO gef nod:
Nigped and twisted and doubled and puckered-ai
M nae. Rent as DIN ii like all sin. Bmeby got up
"a ,,rcL n LIGHT 10 look around spell found about
,eck Of hed. bugs scattered around and more drop
i, 81 INV AZ irt and runnin' down my legs ~ min
r., Sweyt of a place the floor, shook out quilt
iay down and kivered up in il for q nap. No use;
haunted right me Ike passed. Of rats on q
mesLtub. dug a hole through the kiverld and
crawled through and give fits for tryin' to hide.
bucket ffom the wagon; brought it up and made
circle Of tsr the floor lay down The hoor in the
inside and felt comfortable that time anyhow. Left
tie liz hit burniD' and watched EN- See 'em get To-
eeiher and have a camp-meetin' bout it, and then
they went Of in squad, with old gray headed be
at the top, right up the wall out the ceiling oil
they got to the right spot, then dropped right plum
into my face; fact, by thunder WAL, swept 'em
up sgin and mace a circle Of tar the ceiling too.
Thought had 'em foul that time; but swan 10 man
if they didn't pull straws out Of the bed and build
Tegl lar bridge over IL" Seeing incredible espres
zion on our yssge he clirched the story thus; rs
50 whether you believe IL or not, and some o. en-
walked stills. Bcd-bugs arc Gurus cf'sefs
and no mistake, specially the Kalamazoo ka0'