, 1874-08-16

The American Pence Society ought to be in a
| happy frame Of mind. There are but two wars
and spcct or war to agtate it. Spain and the
Carlists japan and tie Corecus have moro or
less Of fighting on hand, and thcspeck Of war rises
| on tho horizon between Turkey and Egypt
None of these AFFAIRS however, are very serious,
| although they figure almost daily in the foreign
| dispatches, The recent atrocities Of tho Car
| listc hive led to tho recognition Of Spain as u
| Republic by all the leading Powers OF Europe
The Government at Madrid has to thank tho Car
Lists for aeaassinating German military officer,
who was acting as q newspaper correspondent in
the rear OF the army, for this recognition.
The other Powers, which we're only waiting for
Germany to take to lead, have not been slow in
responding, thus securing to spaiu moral sup
port which will be Of incalculablo advantage, If
she has the ability to improve it. It will exer-
else its most powerful influence IN France, where
Don Carlos has host OF friends among the par
tieans Of the House OF Bourbon and the Ultra
montanes. Tho encouragement and sympathy
which be has found among the officials on tho
French frontier, and the direct supplies Of arms
aud ammunition which he has received
from them, have alone enabled him to
defy the Madrid Government, and to
compel it to keep large army in the field. Now
that France has recognized the Spanish Repub-
lie, however, Don Carlos cannot expect to keep
his base Of supplies along tie French frontier.
Ho is compelled to fall lack upon his own
resources. II his atrocities continue, the rccog-
milton will probably prove only the preliminary
step to direct interference in tue nama Of
humanity. SO far. therefore, there is u roy Of
hope that things will mend in SPAIN
The Japanese war against Corea, which haY
been declared because the Coreans seized tho
and chopped their heads off, will not be very
dreadful affair, although tho Japanese are max
ing preparations az formidable rs if they wero
about to commence crusade against tile whole
Of China. large army has been raised, which
is being drilled by Chinese officers, who in turn
were instructed by the French new vszsels are
in process Of construction and now forts, armed
with the best cannon from Europe, have been
erected all along the coast. These preparations
will probably insure sharp and swift punish-
ment Of the Corean murderets.
The telegraph has intimated several times
that there Ia trouble between Turkey and
Egypt; but as usual, has furnished no indication
Of the cause Of it. This tho foreign mails at
last supply. The difference between the two
Powers scems to have arisen from tho efforts Of |
the Khedive Of Egypt to obtain possession Of |
Crete. When Mehemot Ali became ruler Of
Egypt, he found tnat in order to maintain him
eelf and Ills SUCCESSORS be must have strong
naval force. and he made repeated but abortive
efforts to get possession Of Creto, Rhodes. |
Cyprus. and the Morea, all Of which places
have abundant forests and harborB. His auc-
ccesors made no attempt to c1rry out his
rlaas until the present Vlceroy came
into power. he has striren to obtain the neces
sary ha1bors by anne1ing Crete. and in this he
has been aidedby tho Mohammcdan population of
the island. who would be glad to come under
Egyptian rule, sud by Nubar P.sha himself. the
ruler Of it. Tho latter, indeed, attempted to
obtain Il fot Egypt BY diplomatic rnoaas, and