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Show WAR IN El'RJPE. Theie seems little doubt now that Europe will witness a terrible war in a few weeks. All the signs indicate it. Evidently Napoleon means it, and the king of Prussia seems no Wiy disinclined disin-clined to accept the issue. Such per teutous preparations as have been going go-ing cu lately iu France and Prussia show a disposition to force matters to a cr'u-is. The imperative demands of the former compel the latrer to war or a diploaiaiij defeat that would be very humiliating. It is just as certain that Prim and Bismarck intrieued to place a German piinca cn the throne of Spain, to he sustained by Prussia, aj !SMHgAgSq5!gLi I t'rut Fiance is desirous ofa froute.r tx'r Ti.-ion on the Ithine. The di pa'eli r. reived by the I'p:--!:, ii iiiini.-tcr at W a-hinu'ton. that a Fnuioh fi. et h .d sailed I) i.loekade I'ri--iaii ports, was deemed so imr.ort ut that it will be sren by our "Fla-h'r ' Pre-ideut Grant is expected to call a speri:d se.-.-iun of cor.cr-s- in view of the kiifer. It may be a.-kei what ha.i Americi to do with the matter? Much in various way. A war between ,-uch great powers, which may inv lve all Europe, will give ri.-e to contingencies that have to be pro-vi pro-vi led for. Tho war of the rebellion very seriously aff;ct d several European Eur-opean r.itloiia that were themselves at peace. It plunged the cotton operatives opera-tives of England in Ji.-tre-s, yet gave Britain a vast preponderance of commerce. com-merce. With such a war as now seems imminent, Europe will make htavy demand- on us tor breaJstufls. Should England become involved, American ships fur purposes of commerce would be in instant demand. Congress has already taken some steps to prei are for this, by the introduction ofa measure mea-sure to register as American ships all vessels over I, oU" tons burthtn, part-owned part-owned by American citizens. But it may be necessary to make further provisions, pro-visions, and it is possible that a special session of congress may be called for this purpose for a few days, while senators and representatives remain in Washington.' But ono thing is almost certain, that unless some pacific influences, in-fluences, now unknown, should be sue cessful in European affairs, thai continent conti-nent will have an immense war in a very short time. |