The Kanzas news., 1858-07-24
Correspondence of the N. z. Tribune.
The State Of Europe---war Imminent
In italy.
LoEDoE. Friday. June Il. 1853.

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The State Of Europe---War Imminent
In italy.
LoEDoE. Friday. June IL, 1853.
The wariike preparations of France have
at last alarmed even the London Times.
called your attention to these suspicious
measures in March last, but at that time ev-
erybody thought it monstrous that Napo-
leon should form plans of aggressions,
while his finances were at low ebb, and
all Europe most anxious to maintain peace.
Little by little affairs assumed more seri-
Gus aspect; Belgium turned her attention to
the tortifcations of Antwerp; Austria is
sending troops TO Lombardy, and diplo-
matlst 10 ali the Italian courts for defen-
slye alliance; England is manning her Chan
mel Heet; but still the financial state of France
Is looked upon as the best pledge of peace.
Suddenly, however, Napoleon issues de-
cree to all the charitable corporations of
France, possessing landed property. recon-
mending them to sell it, and to invest the
capital, about f40, ,000, 900 sterling, in the
public funds. This measure-Which would
at once repienish the empty treasury-cre-
ated alarm all over France; IS it has a ten
dency both to depreciate the landed proper
ty IN the market, and to injure the security
of the charitable establishments. The trus-
tees accordingly sent in their designations,
and 1t seemed that the Emperor felt he had
gone too far. The semi-oficial papers ex-
planned away the order, and declared that
the measure was not compulsory and indi-
Gated only the direction in which the estates
of charitable institutions were to be admins
tered in future by the trustees who will grad
ually transform their landed property into
Government stock. But now, Unexpectedly,
the projects insist upon the immediate sales
of the lands within the next two months, in
spite of the universal discontent the meas
ure has created. Il becomes. therefore,
now evident that Napoleon requires the
money for warlike purposes, but everybody
is at a loss to know against whom the cam
paign is prepared. Though all the Govern
ments of Europe are ready to make any
sacrifice to avoid war. Napoleon has mana
ged to create difficulties everywhere. and
may soon be able to picks quarrel. As to
England, there is now scarcely any other
question pending between the late Allies
than the case of the Regina Coeli, the sla-
yer of Nantes, carrying so-called free emf
grants to the Isle de Reunion, or Bourbon.
The negroes revolted in The neighborhood
of Monrovia during the temporary absence
of the captain. They killed the crew. but
at once surrendered TO the English steam
boat Ethiope. They were taken to Monro-
via and set at liberty, Mr.. Croft. the Eng
lish captain, claiming salvage for the ves-
sci. The French captain refused to pay and
called upon the French naval force to inter-
fere; accordingly, "the Chief of the Staff
of the French Naval Division" declared
officially in dispatch To the President of
Liberia that "the capture of the Regina
Coeli by the English private steamer Ethi
ope has been arbitrary, illegal and valueless,
ordering f'that Captain Simon be immedi-
ately replaced in possession of his ship"
and insisting that the murderers of the crew
be arrested and delivered TO the French
commander of the Renaudin.
England cannot of course remain an idle
looker-on at any possible aggression on Lii
IBERIA on account of the act of an English
steamer, and if Napoleon chose he might
find here at once pretext for a rupture
Besides, on the 18Th inst. the press prose-
cutions on account of Pyatt's and Taillan-
dier's anti-Napoleon letter, are to take place
at London, and the speeches of the counsel
and the certain acquittal of the defendants
will again increase the bad feeling between
England and France. Still it is by far
more profitable that Napoleon is rather in
clined to an Italian war. He has, ever
since the peace with Russia, studied the
Italian campaigns of his uncle, and the pub
lication of Orsini's will and letters, and of
the first Napoleon's proclamations, shows
sufficiently that he is not very anxious to
remain on footing of friendship with Aus
tria Besides, there is the quarrel about
the rights of Turkey in the case of Mon
tenegro, in which France and Austria have
taken opposite sides. Who can vouch for
the results? So much is Certain that Ma
poleon's prestige in France is on the de-
cline; the Parisians speak of him openly
as of lost man; the army becomes over
bearing and unmanageable. and under such
circumstances he feels that he must do
something to divert the attention OF the
public from home affairs. The quarrel of
Sardinia and Naples is likewise not yet set
tied, and Count CavouF and his friends speak
of the impending war in such q manner as
| If they were authorized by the Emperor. to
provoke rupture. Still, the London mon
eyed people do not believe in a war, because
it may result IN the ruin of the French
Empire. They forget, however, that aglta-
ton of the public mind in France during
peace must lead 70 the same result, and that
| Napoleon III was never ayerse TO dramatic
desperate measures. The next few months
are evidently fraught with danger TO the
peace of Europe. The great naval review
| is to come off at Cherbourg on the 18th OF
July, and soon after We may hear of Nspo-
| Icons designs, since the trustees of the
charitable institutions have to begin the sale
| of their lands by the ist of August.
/ As regards the position of Napoleon to-
ward France. it is sufficient to mention that
the Orleanist paper of Brussels, the Lade-
Dendence Belize, has been forbidden in the
Empire. though the editors were so eau
tious as to make separate edition for
offend Napoleon was omitted. Il is now