The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-12-24
European.

The Earis Journal Memorial DiplOmdtiQue, writ
ing on The Polish question. denounces strongly the
course Of England and Austria, and speaks in tones
of strange hostility. The Journal ReS DebatS also
points to the possibility of France being left to settle
the question alone by the sword, and points out that
England and Austria would have to pledge themselves
to friendly neutrality.
The Great Russian Railway Company have re-
ceived and expended one hundred and twenty-five
million dollars in the course of their operations, OBJ
tanned OF the faith of a Eve per cent. guaranty by
the Government. The extent of the line now worked
is one thousand and ten miles, and the traffic for
1852 was twice that Of 1861.
An amusing instance is mentioned of the sim
plicity d Finish manners. Prince Gorchakoff visited
the Civil Governor of Helsingfors on his servants
ringing, the Governor came to the window and Ia
mented hat he could not open the door, as the cook
had gon. out and taken the key along with her he
himself had to get in at the window. The Prince did
the same.
An AUSTRIAN Warning to the French.
From the Vienna Presse.l
RELIABLE reports from the French metropolis state
that the Emperor Napoleon has left for Biarritz with
a heavy heart. and that, owing to the rapid march
of events in North America, the Cabinet of the
Tuileies is in great embarrassment. The situation
Is in truth serious enough, and important French
interests are at stake, considering the position France
has tsken up in Mexico. Even were all conditions
of til, possible candidate for the Mexican throne full
~flled-eyen were the new Emperor already installed,
and he loan concluded and realized which is to
reimburse France the costs of the expedition-the
Tuileies Cabinet would still be unable to consider
the Mexican question solved.
Inhis letter to Marshal Forey, the Emperor of the
FreIh stated the object of the Mexican expedition as
the erection of a barrier preventing the United States
fromassuming too powerful and commanding q posi-
tion, by taking possession of the coast and Seaboard
countries of the Mexican Gulf 1t must be admitted
that he Emperor of the French promulgated what
he is said TO have styled the grandest idea of his
reign. at a time when the Southern States of America
were N a far more advantageous position than now.
A yer ago, even, it might well have been thought
pOsslHe that the COnfederAtes would mass friumDh-
antlylcross the Potomac, occupy Washington, threat
en- Nav York and dictate peace to the North upon
condition of its recognizing secession. The French
in MSico might, perhaps, have easily come to an
understanding with the victorious South, and their
retret would, at any rate, in that case, have been
considerably facilitated.
Blu matters have taken quite an opposite direction
since The South suffered disaster after disaster,
while the French were winning their way toward
Mexio and now when Marshal Forey has taken I'D
his pet upon the heights of Anahuac, the confeder-
ates se SO greatly pressed on all sides that their en-
tire esistance IS in fact limited to the defense of
Char,ston and Richmond. The South, victorious,
woui have covered the French position in Mexico,
or atleast rendered the gradual evacuation of the
counry possible without disgrace. The South, in
process of defeat, exposes Mexico and forbids French
ambIOn, engaged thus far, to recoil at once. In
ACCORDANCE with the logic by which she disavowed
the Sledad Convention, France is now com PEELED to
reman in Mexico, open to the peril of being en-
tangbd in an iuterminable war with the United
State But if French mbition upon the one hand
does OF allow of avoiding this danger by rapid re.
treatit certainly appears. upon the other, that the
Empcor of the French hesitates to take the decisive
step nd recognize the Southern Confederation as an
indepndent State, in execu son of his Mexican
schere.
Ifthen, for these reasons France hesitates to take
q ste of such immense Importance as the recognition
of til South, the question naturally arises how the
Empror of the French intends to carry out his
Mexian schemes without a conflict with the States.
He pObably reckons. first, that civil war will last
sometime yet, that after the hardiships and sacrifices
of sire the Washington Cabinet will prefer peace to
fresh ~truggles, and leave France in quiet possession
of Meico. Next, he possibly hopes the Emperor of
Mexio will be able TO organize an army strong
enouq to defend the independence of the new
monachy With the help of thirty thousand French.
Finay, Napoleon Ill. no doubts trusts that his star
will sand lis friend. 1t may be well, however, that
this tine the Bonaparte fatalism is too self reliant.
and tat some frne morning the United States will
blot at with a stern and heavy hand the g grandest
idea of lis reign, which the French Emperor has
attempted 10 realize in Mexico.