New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-09
Aep9lprkQailp Gribnne
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
RON Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
LONDON, Jan. %, 1857.
In the American merchant service tyranny and
" brutality appear to have become the rule; IN the
British service we know il is the exception.
Such is the deliberate conclusion to which The Ltr-
erpool Courier Of last week has come in consequence
of some cases which have recently occupied the
Liverpool magistrates. Killing is evidently consid
cred no murder on board American ships; wei have
fresh proof of this on an average, about every
" other week" Such il the language of the Liver
pool paper, which tries to explain this sad expert
ence by the fact that Americans ships are under
manned compared with British ships; hence the
"attempt to get more work out Of the crews than
they can reasonably accomplish tends to all these
"deplorable doings.' The article winds up with the
following words: The Americans viii no doubt
"lock after ii for the cred. of their country, as
the present disgraceful state of things must be,
We feel assured, as much deplOred on the other
- side of the Atlantic as i: is on this We wish
10 direct your attention to these facts as it is
tain that the brutality against sesmen on American
ships mostly foreigners or colorei people, which has
often come before the public in connection with the
Liverpool Police Court, cannot fail TO lower the
respect in which Americans are usually held 10 Eu-
rope. English AbolitiOnists connect these fa,ts
with the brutalizing effects of Slavery on slave
owners and are therefore ready TO believe the
stupid hoax Of Mr.. Arrowsmith, since they have so
often witnessed scenes of stabbng, shooting and
loggipg in the port of Liverpool exclusively, or at
least mostly. on board Of the American merchan.
Joft
L. Bogart gave an opportunity for these remarks
While the Grand Duke Constantine is expected
at Paris about the middle OF February, on visit 10
the Emperor Napoleon, the estrangemen. between
Russia and England is growing; rumors are float
ing abou. descent Of Russia on Astrabad
and Tabreez, in support Of the Shah of Per.
rs and according 10 the Petersburg cor
respondent Of the Journal des D,5Gts the news
Of the attack on Canton by the English feet
has produced cons derao.e sensation in Rus
ss. Il is pretended that depo,s Of goods be-
longing 10 Russian merchants have been burned,
staten ent altogether impossible, since Russia has
no right 10 maritime trade IN Chins, and has no
depots az Canton; still, as the Russian Government
has. by the recent annexation OF the country on
Ut,
contact WITH China, an Anglo Chinese war cannot
be indiferently looked a, by the C,bne. .. s.. Pc
tersburg EDgEsh diplomstisis VIII everywhere
in A.ia soon have 70 meet the cunning OF Russian
agents, and Persian wars sbOu. Herat vii only has.
ten, no. postpone the fatal collision betweea the
great, expanding empires Of Asia, Russian and EC-
slisb, both Of them always eager 70 absorb aud TO
annex their weaker neighbOr.
II new beyond any doub: that the Russians
were .ignsuy defeated in the Caucasus BY the Cir
easslsIs and that the campaign Of l-56 h.d favor
abe cose for the mOuntaineers. Though they
could no. resis. the reoccuPatiOn Of Anapa they
were able 20 Iepel the attack Oh Sogj0uk Kaleh,
or. 81 the Russian cal il, NoyO-ROssisk where
the Circssians are still IN possession Of harbOr, by
which they may communicate With Turkey snd &c.
salt and ammunition. Both Of these indispensable
articles came 70 then exclusively through Russian
posts and Is was principally the want II them
which induced several tribes 70 acknowledge the
suzersnty Of the Gar. On The Caspian the
Russians were BY fr nOre successful. Shamyl
ieeps consc.eaiiousy ihe conditions Of the treaty
he made = l-5+ and thus the Russians had su6-
cent tine ard TIE best opportunity ior e4sefmhAI-
liz q gang Of pirates which infested a turn
and .ndscriminately the Russian settlements aud
the Persian provinces the southern shores Of the
Caspian and N case Of need found protection in
tie nooks aid cores Of the ildegender: Lesghial
ard Tcheeheutz country, whith stand under the
rue Of shapyl. The nOun,aineer ebief has lately
refused to protsc: them. AID the navigation Of the
southern Caspian Is now entirely safe
Tie English commercial public turns its aiten.
ton principally TO Turkish schemes. They are
now decidedly the fashion IN the money ed world.
The Turkish Bank, Mr. Laya7d'. railway from the
Dsrase to the Archipelago, over The Balkan and
Alorg the valley Of the Martha AID Col. Chesney'.
rai~sy TO the Persian Gulf from Antioch, BY
tie valley OF the OrOntea ard of the Egphraies.
ale The fs7orites Of tie Exchange. 4 railway 10