New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-14
STATE OF EUROPE.

From Our Own Correspondent.
LONDON, Friday, Dec. 2S, 1855.
Though it is utterly impossible to know how the
Car will receive the propositions of which Count
Pslentne Esterhazy is the bearer, still at London
and Berlin there is scarcely anybody who believes
in peace. AtParis and Vienna, on the other hand,
the politicians have some faith in the speedy open
ing Of frcsh negotiations and eslenlstsu upon Cen
gress TO regulate the internal affairs Of Turkey
in spite of her independence and integrity"
The Western Powers seem TO have the intention Of
treating the Sultan us a mediatized prince and
Turkey as u conquered province, and while En-
gland is trying, by transfer of power from tho
Moslems to the Christians, to get new market
for her cottons and hardware, and Napoleon is
fully content with having restored 10 the throne Of
France the political leadership of the Continent,
Austria endeavors to take a frmer hold Of the
Danubian Principaties and prepares to keepby
force what she has occupied by stealth While
she reduces her army in Gallicia and In the German
PROVINCES she strengthens her army corps in Modo-
Wallachia Her troops in the Principalities were
originally $4,000 strong with 800 guns, on lne
from Panesoya on the Danube through Wallachin
up to the Upper Prith at the northern extremity OF
Moldayia, and now it has been resolved at Vienna
to send eight infantry and four cavalry regiments
more. about 10000 men with l20 guns, to re-
enforce the Danubian Army Of Occupation. Be-
sides, General Alemann (n0t LAllemand is tho
French call hm) begins to fortiy Gurgvo, not from
the land side but from the Danube, as if he meant
to defend the Principalities from Turkey. Such
strange proceedings backed by the French and de-
nounced by the English Consul, led to strong pro-
test from Ismail Pasha, the commander Of the
Turkish forces on the Danube and to his departure
for Constantnople, where he wishes personally To
explain the danger of the situation and his suspi-
cion of Austrian treachery. The Sultan will prob
ably insist upon an explanation, backed by Lord
Redchffe, whose wrath is excited against Austria
on account of the nomination of Baron PrOkesh to
tho Embassy of Constantinople, since it is well
known that the Baron is personal enemy to tho
noble Lord whose intrgues have ruled Stamboul
and the Divan for the last ten years.
The fall of Kars rankles deep in The bosom Of
every Englishman. They feel humiliated that Gen.
Williams and his brave companions have been sac
rfced to Russia without any attempt to relieve the
fortress, while the Turkish contingent either lay
idle at Scuari or was ordered to Yenikale only to
be reimbarked as soon they arrived. Had Gen.
Williams been Frenchman the French army
would surely have had q few thousand men and
some distinguished officer to send to Erzeroum.
whence the Turkish forces of Selim Pasha might.
under good leader, have easily forced their way
to the besieg ged fortress. Though from strategcai
point of view the fall Of Kars is Of no very
great Importance, as the severity Of the Winter
in the Armenian mountains does not allow
Gen. Murayieff TO follow up bis success, and ac-
cording to the new arrangement between England
and France, the English army is to operate in Asia
as soon as the Spring permits the opening Of new
campaign still the Asiatic success Of the Russians
cannot fail considerably to impress the Persians
and to lower the prestige Of England for leaving
the Sultan, her ally, unprotected. Enslands fair
reputation has been as severely damaged 10 Asia