The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-09
TWO CENTS.

land may go step firher, aud declare openly lor an
alliance with the German powers as more IN accord
ance with her position and historical recollechons
II s certain that british statesmen have bent their
efforts 10 that end whehef they will accomplish IT
is another question.
Lord Redcie will not remain long at Constauti-
nople, and in the mean while Mons. de Thouyenel
has itiprcved the importantly of absenting himself
from Constantin6pi6 On tonr of pleasure His lord
silip is here looked upon as entertaining opinions IN
regard to Turkey coinciding in many fespeets with
those Of Austria. 1t is certain that Lord Redcliite
has great influence with the Sultan, and change in
the Turkish ministry is already predicted. 1t may
be- however that tr She return to Constantinople OF
Mons de Thouyenel the pr5stslrne VIII again be
changed.
Between Vienna and Milan there seem to exist but
official relations in spite of the very important con
cession the Emperor OF Austria has made to his LON
bard subjects, Among the arrivals here you hardly
notice an Italian nalc while the town IN full Of Hun
garans, Moravans, Boliemians, &c. The national
anpathies between Italians and terrians seem to
be uncoiiqnerable aud an open conflict avoided Only
by the disparity OF forces fhe rumors and state
ments in the ne ewspapers that Arcduke Macmillan
means to surrender the Vice Royalty OF the Kingdom
of LoInbardy and Venice has no foundation III taet
On the contrary, the Archdnke will hold his regular
court in Milan, and make it as attractive to the
mobiles OF that kingdom as possible but 1t VIII re-
qrtre years ui good government and OF conciatoiy,
| liberal policy towards tbs people and the mobiles
before the Lombards will be able patiently TO bear
What they cafl the Austrian yoke. Some OF the no
blcs may BE attendants on the &rchduke Maximll-
ian; few will visit the Gmperors court at Vienna
The German and Belgian press :naae positive
statement the other day that the Neapolian mBtster
here received despatch from his government in re-
laticn 70 the difficulties now, and for some time, cX-
| isting between Naples end the western powers,
(Eugland and France) which despatch he was order
ed to read to Count Buo Sctausnsein, tile Attsuan
Secretary for Foreign Affairs This is entirely false
| No such despatch received and Austria mas
carefully abstaned from taking sides in this quarrel
To bag nl,V haap
but it has not been needed, and matters remain as
unsettled Ii really seems to be the object
of European dp'omates to keep us many auessions
open possible, in order, at future rupture, 70
settle many things at once. The greater The stakes,
| the more vehement will be the struggle.
| The preparations of the Bank of Austria to resume
| specie payments complete and coin is pouring
into tire country from all quarters Partially specie
ayients are already resttmed by the bank, III anti
cipaton of the period lised by law, and II is now
highly probable the redemption Of IFS notes viii go
on without interruption. so great hes becn the ii-
! lux of the precious metals into Austria fhat tie
Banks of Berlin and Frankfort have been obliged to
raise their discount to per cent, although money
/ is drug in London and discount III Hamburg as low
as 2 per cent OF course the transition from pa
per currency to specie is not an easy one, and must
necessarily lead to momentary embarrassnlenis and
strngcncy IN the money market II is supposed
that the bank, to protect itself will diminish its is
sues some 40 or so millions of Horins; and in conse
qucnce, also its loans. This will prove ihconve-
nent to the merchants, and there will occur some
! failures but this is nothing when compared 10
the damnipg consequences to the prosperity of ali
classes and even to public morals of All irredeema-
| bic paper currency
The PctersburgL Academy of Sciences furnished
some information in regard 10 the Amoor river a
town us You aware is TO be built at the bend OF
the river to Casries bay. The town is laid out on a
magnificent scale; the principal street being several
terds long. A road ia to be built from the town to
the bay which will not he 30 yersts long, while
St,,r,.a n,1 the Her 8t
the river, il some 500 or COO versts Castries bay
/ however is frozen five months in the year ;
while the southern port of 81. Vladimir is only
frozen over one month of the year. The winters
the bend OF the river, where the town is to be
built, are described very This might have
been taken ior granted the eastern exposures of
I'LL continents colder than the western exposures,
| the isotllernal latitidcs showing difference OF
about ten degrees. The northern islands OF the da-
panesc empire almost tninhabltable though ey-
cry species of cereals raised in the same lat-
tudes in Europe. The Emperor Of Russia, hbwevcrs
is determined to havea snong foothold on the North
Pacific ocean, until he shall acquire one or two coal
ing stations from his celestial neghbors, in more
southerly direction The severity of The climate will
naturally induce the settlers Oh the Amoor to cmi'
| CRATE and the Chinese government will have no
means of repellng the invaders.
The Emperor of the French has returned from the
Camp Of Chaons, but though it is quite likely that
| the Emperor Alexander will pay him visit it will
not be before next spring. The manifestations OF
some OF the oldest Polish families and even the peo-
! pie, toward Prince Napoleon, (who bears striking
resemblance to his imperial uncle,) at Warsaw, were
not calculated to edy the Emperor OF Russia, and,
but for the we-known urbanty and generosity of
that sovereign, might have been attended by serious
consequences. The Polish party, which hardly ey-
tends beyond Warsaw, has nothing to expect from
France, the cordial relations existing between
France and Russia forbidding any thought OF that
\ kind and the sympathy for united Poland in other
parts of Europe exists only in the hearts of enthusiasts
oryery young people. The generosity ofthe Emperor
of Russia toward the Polish emigration, has had
the effect calming their friends and relations at home
and general amnesty will probably be likely TO con-
sign all that has passed since 1880 TO oblivion. En-
/ pcror Nicolas crushed the Polish rebellion with his
heels; his son, Emperor Alexander, obliterates It's
memory by acts of beneyolence and mercy. Empe-
ror Nicolas handsome man, with majestic
fgure---an autocrat every inch but his subjects
could not behold him without trembling. Emperor
i Alexander II talesater Ills uncle Alexander |; no one
approaches him without feeling elevated by his un
affected Kindness. The very severity of the father
acts foil for the humane and merctul disposition
of the son.
( In Spain the administration of O'Donne seems to
become stronger every day. and adhere to the opin
ion previously expressed, that he will have no great
difficulty in obtaining working majority in the mex
Cores Espartero seems to have lost all his politi
cal influence since his friends have compromised
every principle by simply opposing The administers
ton" The same holds Of the party devoted to Mar.
vaez. The latter has become personally disagree
able to the Queen, and has chance of personally
sezing the reins of government Spain now presents
the same spectacle which France did during the lat
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