Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-21

nnle,-HlS European and American
Dtplomacy.-The SIexleen Elephant
aud the Russian Bear.-phe Florida
at BreSt.
Correspondence Of the N. Z. Times.
Pairs, Friday, Sept. 4. 1868.
"A most important change has taken
place in European affairs the Emperor
Napoleon has turned . siaRmerset, and
nnry Hos- -.GIse di,AAess - ezlEA--sE PEiueo
Gortscbdkoff. His position of European
dictator is at an end, aud hereafter he will
have enough to do to take care of himself.
For the moment he is practically isolated
and powerless to do harm. He is to-day
the laughing. stock of European diplomacy.
his diplomatic manBuVres have been ex-
posed, and he stands before the world in
his true character of CroWned consPira-
tor.
How stand the facts in the oase2 His
Majesty tried to carry England aud Aus
tria with him into war with Russia and
Prussia on the Polish question, and hoped
by this war to conquer the Rhenish prov
inces. But his allies took alarm, and while
England declared boldly she would not go
to war for Poland, Austria went to work to
organize the German Confederation against
him. About the same time there came to
Paris positive assurances that Mr.. o. NJ.
Clay was maturing an alliance between the
United States and Russia, which engaged
the United States to attack France in Mex
leo, in case of a European war. Then
arose before NapoIeon's eyes that bugbear
of his family, coalitions coalition
which should embrace as active enemies,
Russia, the German Confederation, the
United States, and As a passive but not
less damaging enemy, Great Britain. .,
Such a combination would have cost
him his crown in three months he saw it,
took alarm. turned square round, fell on
his knees before GOrtsChak0G, protested
that he never intended to go to war for
Polau ., washed his hands of the Polish
question, and begged to be friends again
Judge of the astOnishmeut OF GOrtscha-
koffl Not mouth before be had written
to the French Cabinet dispatch which the
French Ambassador at st Petersburg de-
ciared to the Enlish Ambassador was an
insult to the French Nation, but which
did not need this official appreciation In
order to be comprehended by all the world
capable of reading. This insult was not
only yet uuatoned for, but GOrtschakOH
had not even deigned to reply TO the last
French note, and the whole world was in
bewilderment as to what had become of
the Polish question. For fortnight the
suffering and bleeding Poles, aud the anx-
ious people OF the Bourse, kept their eyes
fixed on the Tuileries for the coming signs
of war, but no signs greeted their strain
| ing eyes. All at once it was understood
in the diplomatic world that Napoleon Was
corresponding directly with st. Petersburg
and that, somehow or other, the Polish
question was dead. King William of Prus-
sia, who was really going to the Congress
of Frankfort, was telegraphed at Baden
Baden by Alexander not 70 go; that he
had important propositions from Napoleon,
and that he must await the arrival of q
| courier who had been dispatched from st.
Petersburg with letter of explanations.
In this letter the Emperor Alexander e1-
plained that Napoleon had abandoned the
| Poles, that he remitted to the O1Ar, (as
Mr.. Seward did in the fFst place, be il
said in passing,) the care Of doing justice
to Poland, and that he desired an under
standing between himself and Alexander
| aud King William, by which the schemes
t.of Austria in the consolidation of the Con-
| federation which might be checked and
turned to the disadvantage Of Austria
Now, as Russia considers France her nat
ural ally in Europe, and as Prussia, isRnx-
ious 70 remain on good terms with Francs
for fear of q war for the Rhine, there was
no difficulty iu coming to friendly under
standing, aud the cousin of the King oi
Prussia, the Prince H6henEOllsrn Zigmar.
J ingen, was charged with the duty OF ueg0
tiating this understanding. ee
Thus we see how it is that France diC
: not resent the insnlt contained in the las
note of Prince Gortsehakof, how Their
has been so long silence on the POlisl
question when everybody WAS clamorinl
for light, how King William did not 60 4