Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-02-07
Foreign Intelligence.

Everywhere east, west north, and south,
the European nations are deeply excited and
apprchensive of an approaching aud terrible
storm. England, because Of her vast manu-
featuring enterprises and her extensive and
profitable commercial marine, and her intense
religious influences wishes to be at peace, and
vet the condition of affairs on tho Continent
and the mysterious policy of Napoleon, who
talks Of peace, and who is more busy than
ever preparing for war. Hence, in England,
the building of iron plated ships-of-war o!
immense magnitude, and fabulous strength, is
the order Of the day, while the process Of
forming volunteer companies has lost none OF
its interest aud importance.
In Denmark, affairs look more alarming
as the Schleswig- IIolstoin difficulty threat
ems to involve the new King of Prussia in wal
with the Danish monarchy. Theinhabitants
Of the dissatisfied province are German III
their feelings, language and associations, and
yet, in the most short-sightsd aud tyranical
manner the Danish Government has been
prescribing their language, and taking thu
most determined steps to bring them into an
external conformity to the purely Dan sh sub
jects of the monarchy. or course when Ger
man was forbidden in the schools, in the cat
echisms. and religious services Of the people
when high handed despo.ism seized or
their substance in the form Of taxation, fol
purposes ofwhich they di.approvcl and when
Oh all hands they found that Denmark was
resolved to rule them with rod of iron the,
have, MS a matter of course, rebelled, and cast
themselves on the sympathies nf Prussia.
The Danish question is rendered all inn
portant in consequence Of the fact that the
present monarch is child'ess, and their is In
prospect dispute relative to the succession
to the throne, which will bring the whole
power Of Prussia to bear on behalf OF Prince
Peter Of Oldenburg. who holds a commission
in the Russian army, aud who is allied by
kindred and marriage to the family Of the
Gar. AS Prussia has long had her eye on
Holstein and Denmark. with y view to be.
come a naval power, so Prussia has been
watching the matter Of the Danish succession
as a fitting season to carry out her scheme Of
turning the Baltic into a Russian lake.
Garbadi is still at Caprera, but there is
no secret made Of his intentions. From Tut
rim, Florence, Naples-indced from all dis
trcls Of ltaly-the intelligence goes forth
from his supporters, that early in the Spring
he must move. Confesselly he cannot assail
the Quadrilateral Montua and Verona defy
his proves but there is no secret made OF
plans. 1t is avowed that military stores in
different parts Of the peninsula are within his
reach; that his followers are in perfect con-
cert and that his assault will be made on the
earstern side Of the Adriatc, in order to form
a junction with the Hungarians and the
Croats. Notwithstanding all the offers oil re-
form and the projected concessions with which
Francis Joseph has sought to conciliato the
Hungarians, they still refuse to con6de in hi,
honesty. In the Tyral discomfort prevails
as well as in every region Of tho Eastern and
Southern provinces Of the Austrian domin-
ions, and the prospect is, that if the first out.
break in the Spring be attended with success
there will be no lack OF volunteers to the
standard of the Italian leader. In Syria, tn,
French troops are quietly settled down, ant
there is not the least prospect Of their reno
val So busily is Napoleon engaged in tn,
preparation Of iron-cased vessels Of war, thai
he seems to have forgotten the fact that tn,
British Government has remon strat.d with
him on the subject of his Syrian occupation
and that he has, so far as is known. paid nc
attention to the warning. In fact. it is uvow.
ed that body of the troops which have done
their work in China arc to be CHARTERED in
Syria, instead Of returning to France. Thus
in the East, there are significant movements;
Russia crowding her troops into Bessarabia,
France ready to grasp Egypt, and England
expectsut, anxious. unwilling to move, but
daily becoming satisfied that the contest can
not be much longer delayed. Turning from
wars aud vunrrr Of vars to n,,re ocneenial