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State And Prospects Of Europe

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
May
Year
1848
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Events rush in upon us in sucli overwhelming fashion (hat what we write tliis mment wil] probably be old when it is subm itted to our readers. Suflice it to ?ay tha 1 a European war has commenced. The King of Sardinia with " Iialia" on bis banners has been llie first to take the field as we alvvays expected and prophesied he would. His troops are advancing tlirough Lombardy alrnost unopposed, the Austrians being already in full retreat beforethe popular insurrections. The Duke of Tuscany is moving ia the same direction. The Swiss are in the field and a French army is rapidly concentrating in Daupbiny for a forvvard movernent into the Scène ofaction. Good night to Austrian dsspotism in the long and cruelly oppressed provinces of Northern Italy. Tbey will probbably fall to the share of Charles Albert, who, merging the ti'le of King of Sardinia in that of King of Italy will be virtualy head of the whole pervnsula, united a federal government, and advanced to something of its old imriortanee in the scale ofnations. But a blacker cloud (probably already burst) looms through the horizon when vre turn our eyes northward. Poland is the cause and is to be the prize of the terrible struggle in that quarter. Russia will not forego her grasp until compelled to it. The Autocrat rushes to the conflict confident in his slrength and it is the strength of a gianl, but he has giants to contend with. The Poles are decide dly the bravest of the brave on the whole surface of the earth. Prussia will be with tbem and so will France. It is not quite certain that Nicholas can bring the whole strenglh of Russia to bear against them. - Some of the Cossack tribes are discontented and part of bis Tartar subjects are said to be in open rebellion. The Circassians, loo, whose ranks are filled with Polish deserters will lake advantage ofthe opportunity to push his arch enemy more vigorously than ever. - " To horse," exclaimed the Ernperor when he heard of the omburst at Paris. But according to the sporting proverb " when a iian gets on horseback he does not know when or how, or when, or where, he shall get oiFagain." Nicholas starts from St. Petersburgh in all the pomp and circumstance of war, but how will he, or will he ever reenter it ? The Prince or Russia is in London, will the Russian Etnperor be the next arrivi! ? [Liverpool Albion, April 3.] That there are serious troubles before E taropé, which for a length of time must continue to depress trade aud keep it in its present stagnant condition, they must be blind indeed who do not discern them. War we fear is inevitable; where it may first occur or when, t is as yet impossible to determine, but it is au event for which this country should be prepared, not so mueh by increasing its armaments as by husbanding its resources. The signs of the times ceitainly demand that the Government should practise the most rigid economy that it may be the better prepared for coming events. We feel assured that the good sense ofthe nation will, as long as possible, avoid hostilities, the danger is that they will be Ibrced upon us in self delence. - London Shipping Gazette. 05a" Lieut. Lynch, of che U. S. IN'avy, who is on his way to survey the Dead se;i, reached Constantinoplfi in Feburary, accompanied by liis oíficers and Ü12 chief nterpreter of the exdebiiion. He was leeeived with great kindness by the Sultan, who asked many question respectiag the objects of the expedition. Lieut. L. presented the Sultan witfa severa! valuable American works, wiiich vvere most graciously recived and examinad by his Highoess.