New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-21

other German Powers might, IN the course ol
e-ents have ade some more decided denorstra-
trstiop. favorable 70 Russia. The cold, anl 1t
times hostile, manifestations Of the Vienna Cabinet
sud the concentration Of troop, first IN Bohemia
and subsequently in Gallicia, compelled Russia 20
reserve in costly inactivity, some hundreds Of
Thousands 0: her picked troops, which Otherwise
she might have launched upon Turkey and the A.
lies, and have made the attempt by crossing The
Danube 70 over,un Bulgaria, and by passing the
Balkans to appear before ConstantlnoPe. When
Silistria was attacked, neither Omer Pssha nor
the Alies-numberng scarcely sixty thousand
men. and decnsted by friehtful disesses-could
move 10 the rescue. An English cavalry brigade,
sent TO rec0nnoter in The pestilento plains OF the
DobrO6s, lost in short time third Of IL num-
her; and French infantry brigade, on the same
erraud, was utterly destroyed BY the climste.
Whatever might have been the incontestible gal
lsptry and devotion OF the defenders OF SilistTla,
the fortress would have been taken either BY
storm. or forced 70 surrender after one or two
more attacks by an army Of $4,000 men. At this
emergency Austria decided TO occupy the Princi-
pali,ies. thus cutting off the communications OF
the Russian army, and menacing it in the rear
Pssbkiewitch accordingly was obliged to deslst at
once and disgraceful retreat took place. The
occupation OF the Prncipaties secured Turkey
frtm any ether attack by Russia, and enabled
the Allies TO make de.cen! upon the Crimea.
Tbi, wholly unexpected blow took Nicholas and his
Generals unawares, ss Seyastopol was not de-
tended By sufficient land forces. The result OF the
gigantic conflict under It's Notifications Is known
Russia thus was wounded in sensitive part, for on
no other spot of her extensive frontiers would she
have bad such odds against her. The loss there of
her fleet of her numerous and varied war naterle
bears equally on her pride and prestige. This all
Is due 10 the occupation Of the Prncipaties
and to the hostile attitude OF Austria. And now
Francis Joseph has presented TO Alexander pa
cfc ultmatum, with q polite bow, it is true yet
OF the bayOnets point and thus forces him
to accept terms hun;list;ng to the pride of Car
and nation.
3, keeping the war at bay, Austria has been
enabled to rccuperate her strength and consolidate
her weight with European courts, has acquired
partial influence over German liberals hostile to
Russia, BY presenting herself as defender Of the
German interests on the Danube and has escaped
domestic insIrrectiOn, and preserved intact her
army and military stores while Others have ex-
bausted both. Maintaining thus the blessings of
peace she has commenced to wake her sunken
finances to lie aud order, aud enjoys hope Of
completely renOyatiDg them. Her Government.
too. has carried out some radical reforms for the
Z -. nj linz 1v hIs do ot
undetermined, distant revolution, Francis Joseph
again represents one OF the strongest powers in
Europe.
Prussia ia ayefse through principle and economy
10 any unnecessary cOnfagratcn, and of course her
Government saw with pain and regret that the ori-
gipal demonstration of Russia fOrebodcd war.
The Cabinet of Berlin felt TOO we'll that Is posi-
ton would be delicate and difficult to maintain fee
OF infringement. The family ties of the royal
house, the sympdthies of the aristocracy and Of
the immense majority of the army-oifcers of all
GRADES were on the Russian side. Tie liberal
part of the nation, the Provinces on the Rhine,
ard portion Of Slesa. hated Russia for having 50
long backed sbs0lutism. Prussia had to maintain
and preserve her leading position i'll Germany,
where the ancient struggle between Berlin and
Vienna-hushed for time through fear of impcnd-
ing revolution, common emergency-was again
renewed through the events of 1915 -, and by
their mediate consequences. Prussia too had 20
be cautious not to expose her Provinces on the
Rhine TO be eventually Oyerrun by France and be-
sides, not TO show too much partiality TO Russia
while rendering 10 her imperial kindred, diplomati
caily and materially, as many good neighbOry SER
vices IS were decently and safely practicable.
When il came 10 blows and Austria assumed q
hostile attitude, Nicholas asked only strict
neutrality. Prussia then had to manage
her German political affinities and position, in
whose name Austria had succeeded in obtaining the
promise of convention from her. and from Ger
many guarantee of support in case of being
attacked by Russia. III Berlin this was conceded
rather reluctantly; and they not at all sure in
vienna in case of Austria attacking Nicholas, that
Frederick William would not actively stand by his
brother-ir law. Before any French army-eyen if
not in peded by Germany-could have reached the
Elbe or the En-, the united armies of Russia and
Prussia could have stood before Vienna Thus
Prussia cooled the martial ardOr of Francis Joseph
ifin reality be had any aud at least preserved her
possessions "a well as Germany from becoming the
battlefield of Europe. The Cabinet of Berlin man.
aged also to maintain in Germany its influence over
themsjcrty ofthe Courts and Austrian propositions
in the Diet were always unsuccessful. The Cabi-
net moreover did not wish to enter into any close
alliance with Russia, or make any demonstration
beyond an earnest disapprOyal of the origin of the
qusrrel. II resisted, too, the invitation of Aus
trim Franco and England TO accede IN THAR con