The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-09

Thus in point OF numerical strength, should
Russia remain frme Go the French alliance, Ma.
poleon will greatly outnumber his adversaries.
But the States in combination against him have
the advantage of uniting and concentrating
their forces. For instance, Germany and Great
Britain lie near together, and before the Rus
sian levies could be marched from the steppes
OF Siberia and the Cral, through Poland, 10 the
Rhine, the opposing forces might strike deci
sive blow against the French and Italians.
1t is evident that if Great Britain is forced
into the war, she will calculate to benefit by
| this advantage. Remaining neutral until forced
into the contest, she v i'll be none the less eff ,
cient, and she will unquestionably profit from
what oranspires in the meantime between the
present belligeronts. a,
The Cincinnati Enquirer, in discussing the
probabilities of general war, in abiding to the
part Great Britain may have in it, makes the
following observations:-
ss'In case Great sBritain should attempt to en-
force her principle thar free ships do not make
free goods, that the flag does not cover the car
60, and that the ships OF neural nations may be-
stopped md searched on the ocean, to see if
they carry goods contraband Of war to any of
the belligereuts, the United States would be
foeced to take partin the strife, and that would
be against England, which sets up the principle
bearing so bard upon our commerce"
1t il quite improbable that Great Britain viii
90 jeopardze her own safety to do that, OF
any osner act, " ich would provoke the United
States into assuming towards her hostile att
tude. She cannot so far ferget the n eltare Of
her allies, provided she we're reckless Of her
own. as to presume upon the adoption Of SO rash
polisy.
While it is not the policy of the United States
to b drawn into this European war, We can
ID -
our commeres as the Enquirer anades to- And
were this country involved with Great Britain,
Austria, at leas, would suffer equally With Eng
land. The latter being stronger than Austria,
viii dictate tke terms Of an alliance during the
tendency Of the war at home; and in that event
ii England should resolve upon the arbitrary
course towards'tbe Unitsds States in seeking to
deprive her Of the privileges of neutrality, it
muss inevitably involve Austria in the quarrel
The United States have NO sympathy for Aus
tsia II thes present Nar-certaiDly not while
Touis Napoleon aims only At the Independence
Of ItAly-And were she to second any hostile
MOVEMENT Of Great Britain towards us, che
would possess, il possible, even less Of the
friendship Of shis Government than 10 now
aWarded her.
The New York Evening Peat is responsible
for the Following -" AmOng our recent repre-
| sentativesa broad, WAS gentleman haing from
the far WrM-{Gen. Dodge is Supposed to be
the mans Of the Individually On his way to
The scene Of his diplomseao labor = bad occa.
sion to visit Paris. Calling on the worthy old
Virginia gentleman. who represents vi u the
Court Of Napoleop, heexpssssed Especial desire
TO "see Eugeny." 90 was Informed shat Sun.
day was the reception day ofyke Rmprees, and
that our Minister to Francs would sake grea,
pleasure in presenting him % thas day. Al she
/ time appointed our western friend mad& BIZ
appearsnce equipped in the sorssous Uniform
of Colonel Of the low miiitiA, He vas for
lmally presented TO lhe Emperor A. the Ron
III. Blank. The usuAi 1ormal ealutaiion having
been performed. he was presented ito the EN-
press. I'm proud to make yer acquaintance
ma'am, said our representative. I've h6ered Z
great deal Of you. by . mootual acquaintanct
Of corn, WHO'S ben a tFsyelin' in Yewrup, and
seen poorly nuch oil the nen and wimmen tha
I is worth KNOWN. He saya the Emprer Nie'lal
is the gerry fust nan in Yewrup; he very fu.
by long shot; an he says you're the fnes
wcnen be ever Saw-she very 6nest .Thds q
mootual friend Of ourn1is Judgs. Doselas. o.
] Iilinois; an tell you hess tust rate judge o
wimmen, he is.'" y