, 1863-12-05
EUROPE.
Dcatla of the KinE ofDcnuanrlk-
The New Complication De-
tween Denmark nud .
GcrIns111y-The Pro-
posed Congress-.
RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR

RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. j..
Tie Iu,'ss has conspicuous notice of the
present waE}ike preparations Of Russia.
Todleben is experimenting the works for
Strengthening Cronstadt and barring the au-
proach to Tho Nova. In one channel leading
to the buck Of Cranstadt, about three hun
dred Lighters laden with stones have been
sunk, so that notf, in no part, there is more
than four feet Of Water. In another chnnnel
three hundred Internal machines are to be
laid, each Of which will contain seven pounds
OF powder, md explode By slight touch
from q vessel passing over. On, the mafn
is1cnd Of Cronstadt several large earthworka
arc being thrown up, Some Of these Garth
works are to be covered with soycn and one
halt inch plates, placed on an angle Of forty
five degrees, and curved over the top 90 us
to form coycr. Another means Of defense
consists. Of a submarine boat Of colossal d.
lnensions, in the construction Of which about
two hundred tons Of iron and steel arc to be
used; 1t Is to hare engines worked BY COM
pressed air, to have Veg strong beak, with
provisions for attaching large cylinders
charged with powder to the bottoms Of ves~
scls to be fred by electricity.
The parties navigating the vessel will sec
what they are doing By means of bulls eyes,
and they will regn1ate the depth at which
they swim, keeping quito close to the surface
BY the LIST Of June, 1864, the Marine Depart
stadt 16 iron-c1ud vessels, and they consider
these very poor fleet for such Power as
Russia. Enormous cxcrtions arc being used
to obtain the requisite quantity Of guns, with
suitable ammunition, for a1l the forts, earth
works, and ships, ond 1t will perhaps bo found
that the Russians have really got ahead Of
England In guns, and shot.guns are now be-
ing produced IN a dozen factories, working
day and niglG, and In few days another Els
wick will commence Its production will be
solid cast-steel guns, from the 6-ponnder to
the u-inch gun, which latter is to fire 500
pound shell.
To provide the necessary shot and shell to
their guns, all the fonndries around st.
Petersburg have orders varying from 1000
to &c, 600 each. Ali the shot and shell from
12pounde1s upward arefor field guns. Round
hammered steel shot are also being prepared
to suit the naval 0lpoQnd gun. One. firm
alone has on hand $4,000 Of these Land ar
for their service. In anticipation of war and
the supplies Of ar1nor plates being stopped,
two forges are erecting, capable Of making
10000 or u 600 tons Of ar7nor plates per year.
Large supplies OF ealtpet1c bare been pur-
chased during the summer, and the powder
works hare been extended, and arc working
night and day. Flour has been very largely
bought for delivery in February, md for those
places to which the ordinary route Is By water
in spring, extra prices arc being pafd for win.
ter delivery. TWoycars' supply OF Goals has
been provided for the f1ect.
THE PHoPosEp CONGRESS-,
The Memorial Dip7omatiQue, Of Nov. 18th,
speaking Of the reply Of Russia to tho EN-.
pcror Napoleon's invitation to a Congress,
says:
It is only known, aud that by telegraph,
|. that Prince Gortclakoa, on receiving from
the French Charged -40di,s at st: Petefsbulgh
tic missive addressed to the Car, replied
that he would hasten to forward 1t to his
Crimea, where he had gone to visit the En-.
press. As soon as he received instructions,
| the Prince won1d make it his duty to com,
munIcate his Majesty's resolution.
&Thc assent Of Russia, " continues the Ham
o;5al, "cannot be doubted. It oven appears
that at;l london suspicion momentarily pre-
vailed that the idea Of Congress had only
been entertained anew By France in
consequence Of secret understanding with
the Court Of St PetersbuTgh, hence the hes1:
tatian Of the Eng1ieh Minister to pronounce
immediately in It's favor. The explanations
exchanged on both sides have terminated By
| demonstrating the sincerity and loyalty ol
The Nf7,u1ial Gp1onat;qse states TINT ATTIC,
the Council Of English Ministers, which tool
plncc on the 18th inst Earl Russo ellauthorized
tho British Ambassador 1t Paris to declarc te
the French Government that the British
Government desired nothing better than tt
co-operate in the work undertaken by Napo.
leon Ill, of insuring European order, anc
consolidating the peace Of the world. But, il
order that the common efforts might bt
crowned with success, it appeared fndispcn
sable to the Ministers Of her Majesty Queer
| Victoria that the Cabinets Of England ant
! France should enter into q preliminary ex
change Of frank and cordial explanations re
speeding the object Of tue Imperial pro
| graume, and the means Of attaining it,.
| Tie jIe,norid D:p,o,natiqut further denie
| the ru1nor published by the Augsburg Gazeffe
! Of the resignation Of Count Rechburg.
The Nation, Of November lo, believes ltsel
| able to state that the Emperorss Government
| has not yet received any offlcial conmunica
ton relative to the reply Of the Powers to th'
| invitation to Congress. Several Govern
| uents have, however, foreshadowcd the m
ture Of the reply tliat they are about to give
but state that they will still allow some tint
! to elapse before sending their official reply
| The Nation also sQys:
/ slPriyste letters from St. Petersburg stat,
| that the majority Of the statesmen, the nsua
| advisers Of the Emperor Alexander, favor th
| adhesion prio4i to the Congress project
such adhesion belng, 1oEsysr. made depend
the questions which might be raised and set
tied In the Congress. On the othcr hand, i
is asserted that the Invitation addressed b
the Emperor Napoleon to the Pontt1ira1 cou1
vas accompanied by certain propositions, at
cording to which tho Emperor would reserr
the Presidency Of the Congress to the Pope
| should his Holiness assent.
1t is even added-but this requires confirm
| ation-that tic Emperor had requested fro1
the sorcreigns declaration tending to gual
nntcc to the Pope his present possessions
In the event Of any sovereign refusing t
enter into such an undertaking, the Empc
/ II T. a&+A 44.1Fx% n$t
hold Congress composed Of Sorerelyns I'd
herring to bis views. But then tho decssio
taken would simply hare the character Of
manifestation. In such Conference th
bases Of sort Of league might be estal
lishcd, comprising al the soFereigns who's
rerresented by the Emperor Napoleon.
The -norniNg I1st's Paris coIrcspondeI
Eays: tsVictor Emanuel alone at once accep
cd the Congress for Italy; but most Of Il
powers say 'Wo shall follow England
From st. Petersburg, Vienna, Berlin an
Frankfort orllers are sent to foreign repr'
scntativcs In London to give early inform:
tiou concerning the decision Of England, an
the view taken Of Congress BY Britis
statesmen. It would appear we are to com
scl aud shield the rest Of tic world from tt
designs Of Napoleon4lI" :.
pEATH or TIE King OF DENMARK.
A telegram from Glncksburs announces Il
death Of the King Of Denmark, which toe
place on NoY. Is, By virtue Of the meredith,
law of 1858, Prince Christian, fatllcr Of tt
Princess Of Wales, succeeds to the throne
Christian K- The deceased King, Frc
crick Charles Christian VII, was the son
Christian VII and Of Princess Chariot
Frcdcrica Of Mecklcnburg- -Schwcrin. T
Wns born Oct 9, 1908; N;ns married No
], 1928, to the Princess Nilhelmina Mar
. youngest daughter Of Frederick VI, to who
throne Christian VII, was then heir rpresum
tive. Having been diyorced from this Pri
cess in 1887, without having had Issue, he #
married second time, in 1871, to tic Pri
cess Caroline Marianna Of Meckenbnrg-Str
1itz, from whom he was also divorced