New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-19
TUE STATE OF EUROPE.

.v;,;rv ont Of the iudiscrset and v4discFimlnA'e
,s.,e6 OF American ships under thu prete1s OIL pre-
venting the ve-trade, created some si''ni' ""'
tack the Government postively by surprise 40
,vb6c believes that Lord Pslv4erston, when q..'"e
.s;os mu,t have sent out Instructions 70 tDe os'
I'D. ,on.d,on for the purpose OF lnvo'7ins 'h'
DERBY Administration N dIfhcu.ntS' i'0'0 10 Nv
doubt lat the present. Government VIII a. VnT0
,s,ou.v se. to worS. and try to remove al the III
k.rn. created By Che laie occurrences over "n'co
tAe, had no ccntIol.
m. Mouters grin affair is becoming more serl-
ana .nce il r. evident that Il s but one Ink more
no the chain of antiques by which RissA ties 70
s,,.u,b farley in order to d,member II. IL may
blew ever, as the question of the union OF Inc
Danubiaa Principalites and tie question OF the
Island of Perrin have blown over. But II serves
The enc: IL enfeebes Turkey, il renders the frencn
alliance distasteful to the English, 1t annoys Aus
tria and il binds France more closely 10 Russia
The facts are these:
yhe Monteneprns have been for some centuries
practically indie pendent within the Black Noun
fs;ns They were too few and too poor to tempt
the TURKS into regular campaign. AS long IA
they remained quiet, the lndoient government al
ConstantnOplc left them in peace, though 10 every
foreign war they sided with the enemy and became
insolent, troublesome, aud sometimes dangerous.
Theoretically, however, they were the subjects OF
the Sultan. and were acknowledged as such as late
as 1890 in the Treaty of SstOya, concluded be-
tween Austria and Turkey with the concurrence OF
England and the States General. The MOntene-
xrus however, think 1t ungentemanbkc TO live by
labor and industry, and cOvet the fine pastures IN
the lowlands and the cattle grazing upon them.
They therefore make periodical raids into the
plains, the inhabitants Of which, rather than
be subject to perpetual losses, were ready to submit
10 the highland robbers, since Austria and Russia
were always able 10 prevent any represslve meas
ures planned by the Turks, their interest leading
them to keep the sores open, and always to have
n pretext for Turkish war. For the last ten
wears however, the ambition of the Montenegiins
has SCARED higher; they wish to get seaport on the
Adriatic which would soon become Russian sta
tion for Mediterranean feet The Gar Nicholas
made several attempts to get cesslon OF some
Adriatic seaport from Austria; but the scheme
failed resulting only i'll opening the eyes OF Austria
10 the danger which her Southern SlavOnlc Prov
inces were exposed. Montenegro is no more pro-
tected by Austria but Russia has managed to recon-
mend the small rObber State 10 NapOe-
Cd, who feels an instructive sympathy with
every rObber, small OF great. Prince Danllo
went accordingly last year to Paris; encouraged by
France he annexed the district of GrahOyO, the
Turks sent an army against him, the French pro-
tested against this move aud suggested the ndcpen
dence of Montenegro. Prince Danllo declared that
he was willing t. come to terms, and having lulled
the Turks into feeling Of security, he cnticed them
INTO an ambuscade and defeated them. France and
Russia now step in; England seconds them; Aus
fra, bullied by the appearance Of two French frle
ates ard the English cruisers III the Adriatc, is un
able 10 support the Sultan aud he has h. give way
TO the opportunities of French diplomacy, and to
delegate this business 10 the Conference OF DplOm-
atists at CODstantinOple The Turks complain that
tbey are betrayed b. France and England Rassia
obi los at
Austria is preparing for contingencies, since
she ,cannot doubt the il-will OF the Gar, WINE
Napoleon continues indirectly to str up ltay
where the difficulties of Sardinia and Naples are by
ne means settled.
But Montenegro is not the only point where Rus
STA tries to weaken Turkey. The island OF Gambia
il now in open instruction. The Greek nbabl-
tants have risen against Vey Pasba, who is so bar
barous as to insist that they should build roads.
They are Christians and therefore, OF course, they
are the representatives OF progress and cyllzatlon
while Vciy Pasha, a Turk, must be- barbarian.
II gives me great pleasure 10 that your excel
lent correspondent Bayard Taylor has late visited
the island, and may now be able better to describe
the real condition Of the insurgent population, and
The state of things which led to the outbreak tban
j could. j am, however, quite certain that he VII
describe Vely Pasha's Administration as just and
beneficial lie will say that the population ro'e
principally because the Greek priests have got the
order from RUSSIA to cOnyulse one more province OF
Turkey.
AS to the Internal administration of Russia, l
heard lately from Russian that the emancipation
of the serfs is only question OF detail, the
principal point to be settled being whether the
sers are to get, with their personal freedom, the
lands titled by them on their own behalf Theo-
retcally these lands belong likewise to the ieudal
prOpretOrs, who wish of course, to retain the full
control, as a means OF ensayng the freed men once
more by individual agreements. The Emperor,
well meaning, but Sacillating between the sugSes-
tons Of the officials of his father and his own plans.
begins to feel that he lacks the energy of Peer the
Great and little by little, is returning to the policy
Of his father. He has, however, done enough to
nnsette the minds of the serfs, and TO rouse the
energies of the friends of Liberty. He cannot
undo what he initiated, and the movement VIII
progress b. lis own momentum, though he ma! de-
70 stop il.
The financial difficulties in France aud Austria
continue to create discomfort, AID the unsettled
stste of Prussia, where the Regent and the Minis
fers in opposition, while the King does not IN
tend 10 abdicate, complexities German questions, and
nuDifes Prussia's influence. Under such circum-
stances there is no chance of any arrangement OF
the Danish difficulties, of which shall speak only
when France Russia finds il necessary tn inter
we've in order 10 disturb Europe. arc
FRANCE.