The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-27
RUSSIA MIXING READF.
Preparations for War-Nationnl Feel
ing Toward Prussia and France.
A letter in the Baltic Gazette, written in
Warsaw, on the Goth of August, says:

A letter in the Baltic Gazette, Written In
Warsaw, on the Goth of August, says:
In Russia military preparations are actively
progressing, though ut the same time quietly.
A great many horses, intended to complete
the artillery stad, nave ALREADY oeea a. pnrSnas-
burg, has just completed contract for the de-
livery of 200, 900 pondes Ia pondes Is o weight
equal to about forty five pounds avoirdnpois.
n. Nobet's factory at st. Petersburg, has re-
ceived an order for 500 mtraileurs TO de de-
livered on the 1st OF October.
The Ultra Russian journals expect that Prus-
sia will demand the cesslon OF Alsace and Lor-
raine as the condition Of peace, and they de-
clare themselves opposed In principle to any
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Germany, but they foresee
that neutral powers will not be able to prevent
the giving back of provinces once German.
In the event Of that resrocesslon being made,
they demand a suitable compensation for Rus
sla, without indicating In any distinct way
what they mean by that. In order more efec-
tually to Insist upon such claim, the Russian
army ought to be modified promptly. The
letter states that the German victories have
produced great depression among the Polish
nobility, whose sympathies are altogether de-
voted to France.
TURKEY AND RuSS4-THE COMING WAR.
In the Crimean war the integrity of Turkey
maintaining the balance of power In Europe;
secondly, as preventing Russian interference
in the Mediterranean, and especially In Egypt,
to the enlargement of French and British In
terests, that France and Great Britain combin-
ed to uphold Turkey as they had with Russia
combined to PROSTATE her In the war of Greek
Independence fatal concession to Russian
policy and statecraft. France and Prussia
now have their hands more t.lan full. Italy Is
hob In, oil
powers really to be considered In the matter
are Austria and England.
Great Britain has shown herself conspicu-
ously Indifferent, If not supine, In the Franco
Prllssian war Whether she can be stirred
into action on behalf of Turkey remains to be
seen. Her standing army is the constant
theme Of ridicnle to her own press.
The chief interest OF England In an Eastern
war would be in the short road to her Indian
possessions by the Black Sea, the Darda9elles
and the Isthmus of Suez. Hardly less direct
ia her anxiety about Russian entertainments
on her prestige among the tribes OF Central
Asia to the north Of the Hlmalaya and the
Hindu-kush.
Austria was apparently neutral in the Cri-
mean war. That really hostile neutrality was
felt at the time keenly by the Emperor Nicho-
las, who had promptly rendered services TO
Austria In her hour OF need, when she was
hard beset with Hungary and Bohemia. A
motive for Austrian interference now either
for or against Russia might be found either In
her desire OF aggrandizement at the expense
OF her dangerous German nelghbor, or In
her fear of disturbed balance of power in the
East. But she Is busy, under the prudent and
sagacious craftsmanship of Won Beust In the
work Of consolidation. Sadowa did not break
her power, but 1t revealed her necessities.
Like England, she has no desire to interfere
unless compelled, and her action would
probably hang on the course Of Prussia and
italy: but she Is nearest 10 the seat OF war,
and would be reused at once TO an
armed neutrality. Her military strength
and her financial position fiuctuates little
under the internal changes taking place, but
her army expenditure Is about thirty-seTen
millions or dollars; her army on the. peace foot
ing being 2Gs, 900 men OF all classes, OF which
IG3 900 are infantry, 10000 cavalry, 40, 600 ar
tillery and engineers, and the remainder gen.
darmere and irregulars; on the war footing 1t
exceeds 100000. The Austrian navy consists
OF thlrty-nine steamers, with 639 guns. OF
which seven are iron-clads, carrying total OF
lis guns. The Austrian difficulty Is financial
Her finances have long been In q TeXatlous
condition, her expenditure exceeding her IN
come, and the whole debt being nearly SIX
hundred and fifty millions Of dollars. Her
population of thirty-fve millions is heterose-
neons. hut irincludes some OF the most warlike
and energetic races of the Ola World. NOT
can auv man say what marvellous opportunt-
ties of unexpected action on the held OF MIS-
tory an Eastern war, breaking out While
France and Germany are bleeding to death,
MIGHT open TO the eastern Empire OF the
Hapsburg, rs well as to the Asallc Empire OIL
the ROman0t.