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Foreign News August 25, 1829

Rhode Island American, Statesman And Providence Gazette

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

What is this article about?

Speculative commentary from the New-York Courier on European affairs: a Polish reserve army on the Vistula may lead a Russian push to conquer Constantinople under Constantine, with potential appeasements for Austria in Italy, France in the Mediterranean, and Prussia, possibly without English interference due to her poverty.

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We find the following queer item in the New-York Courier and Enquirer. What does it mean?

European Affairs.—A large Polish army of reserve is quietly reposing on the banks of the Vistula.

Is the honor of storming Constantinople reserved for the Poles (the hereditary enemies of the Turks.) with Constantine, the ruler that is to be of the yet to-be conquered Ottoman empire, at their head?

Will Austria be appeased by the permission given her by to execute her long cherished designs against Italy. and to become sole mistress of the whole Adriatic shores? Will France be quiet in the hope of seeing the power of England, her hereditary foe, menaced in Hindostan, via Turkey and Persia?

Will she be more disposed to consent, by receiving permission to colonize some of the isles of the Mediterranean I Will the ear of Prussia. (the firm friend of Russia} be a particular inducement for Austria to share the spoil instead of opposing the spoiler? And will all or any of these events take place without the interference of. England because she is too poor to go to war, and because the Continental Powers think that she has interfered with their affairs long enough ? Or will England, Austria and France, as is generally supposed, resist the southward march of the invader ?

What sub-type of article is it?

War Report Diplomatic Political

What keywords are associated?

Polish Army Vistula Constantinople Russian Invasion Austria Italy France Mediterranean England Interference

What entities or persons were involved?

Constantine

Where did it happen?

Banks Of The Vistula

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Banks Of The Vistula

Key Persons

Constantine

Event Details

Speculation on a large Polish reserve army on the Vistula potentially storming Constantinople under Constantine as part of Russian plans, with possible appeasements to Austria for Italian designs, France for Mediterranean colonization, and Prussia's friendship influencing Austria to share spoils, questioning English non-interference due to poverty or resistance by England, Austria, and France to the invader's southward march.

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