The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1864.

INTELLIGIENCL

THE NEW HOLY ALLIANCE.
LEAGUE BETWEEN RUSSIA, AUSTRIA,
AND PRUSSIA.

On Monday the Daily News published a telegram
briefly detailing some of the results of the negotia-
tions which have just taken place at Kiasingen be-
tween the Emperors of Russia and Austria and the
King of Prussia. This morning the Post publishes
some important correspondence relating to the
same subject, which has passed between the Prime
Ministers of Austria and Prussia. On the 13th of
June Baron de Werther wrote from Vienna to K
de Bismark, stating that Russia had proposed
' that the three partitioning powers of Poland
should reciprocally guarantee to each other
their Polish provinces. The Austrian reply
was that it would be necessary " that Russia should
declare in an unequivocal manner that she will give
her material assistance to Prussia and Austria in
the event of a war with the Western Powers for the
affairs of the Duchies. And, from the Austrian
point of view, certain guarantees would be necessary
which the minister believes it unnecessary to men-
tion." The Austrian minister, M. de Rechberg,
" recognises," says the Prussian ambassador,
" almost as much as Russia the necessity, in the
present state of things in Europe, of an intimate
mutual understanding between the three Powers ;
but would not such an understanding at this mo-
ment produce an intimate rapprochement between
France and England, and is it not at this time,
above all things, the interest of the two great Ger-
man powers, and of Germany, to avoid this
eventuality 1"
The nature of the Russian proposition and the
manner in which it was received, are still more
clearly set forth in the following despatch from M.
de Bismark to the Count de Goltz at Paris :
Berlin, Jane 15, 1864.

' Monsieur le Comte,—ln the last oouSdential communion-
,l tion which I had the honour to addrees to your excellency
I was enabled to inform you of the various important pro.
pools which have been made to its by the cabinet of St.
Petersburg in the question of the Duchies and the other
pending European questions ; and I hasten, Monsieur le
Comte, to inform your excellency of the proposals which
have just been made to his Majesty the KIM, our august
sovereign, by the Emperor Alexander in person, at the time
of the visit which the imperial family of Russia has just
made to our august royal family.
Your excellency is already aware of the attitude which
the cabinet of St. Petersburg has just adopted in the ques-
tion of the Duchies, and which is so favourable to us in
every point of view. The resunciatioa by the Emperor
Alexander of his ulterior rights to the Duchies in favour of
the Grand Duke of Oldenburg is an evident proof of the
amicable and favourable disposition of the court of Russia
towards Germany ; and the Emperor Alexander has now
again given to our august sovereign the most formal assur-
ance that his efficacious and loyal coocurrence is secured to
us in the question. The views of the Sovereign of Russia
differ from ours only on the question of succession. His
Majesty agrees entirely is our mode of thinking on the
frontiers of the new State, only he believe. that it would
be our common interest to place it tinder the sovereignty
of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Your excellency knows
my personal opinion on this subject, but, in oonsequenoe of
the lively sympathy of our august royal family for the
family of Auguetenborg, it is not very probable that this
combination can prevail.
The important point is, that in all these eventualities the
moral, nod, if neceesary, the material concurrence of Russia
is secured to our policy in this question. Russia only asks
fora guarantee against a Scandinavian union, and I think
Monsieur le Comte, that it would even be our interest to
combat Scandinavian tendencies.

regards the other pending questions, the Emperor
Alexander and Prince Gortchakuff have explained them-
selves on the subject in the clearest and most precise
manner. The sovereign of Russia insisted, above all, on
the necessity of a mutual understanding between the three
powers of the north in the present state of things in Europe.
As all treaties are, so to say, regarded as null,
would it not be advantageous for the groat powers
whose interests are in many respects identical to
form a league against certain tendencies and pretensions
Would it not be necessary to put an end, once for all, to
the Polish agitations, and to efface, once for all, the Polish
question from the list of European questions? According to
the view of the Emperor Alexander, it would be the
interest of the three partition's' powers to declare that
they regard the affairs of Poland as a matter exclusively
internal, and thus take away every pretext for a foreign
intervention.

His Majesty the Emperor Alexander has clearly made
our august sovereign understand, ss alio has Prince
Gortchakoff, as regards myself, that it would be desirable
from every point of view to sign a treaty or convention
between the three powers which should be based on the
reciprocal guarantee of the territory of each powe►. Such
is in effect the proposal made by the Emperor Alexander to
our august King, the importance of which will certainly
not escape your excellency. Although we avee in many
points in the views of the Czar, we have not as yet arrived
eh any decision, but the bases which I have just indicated
to your excellency will be the preliminaries of the future
negotiations on this subject.
The views of the cabinet of Vienna in this matter are
and cited in the confideotial communication which I have
just received from the Baron de Werther, and which your
excellency will find annexed.

lo every mute, I beg of you, M. le Comte, to give me early
information of the iropremion which has been made by the
interview of the three sovereigns on the cabinet of the
Tuileries. (Signed) Maniac.

(arum's msosags.)
THE CAPTURE OF ALSEN.
COPENHAGEN, Jcire 30.
The Minister of Marine announces that in the
late capture of Alsen the Rolfe Krake, although
very hotly engaged, was but slightly injured.
A ship-of-war, a gun-boat, and two gun-sloops
succeeded in making good their escape from tLe
Alsen Souud, while one gun-sloop and a jolly-boat
were blown up to avoid capture, the crews, how-
ever, being saved.

THE EMBARKATION OF DANISH TROOPS
FROM ALSEN.
'COPENHAGEN, info 29, &40 P.Y.
RiAlrelandet of to-day says :—" According to
later advises from Mass, it is believed hero that
the embarkatiou of all our troops has been auc-
cessfu Ily effected.
"The 18th Regiment ban displayed great
bravery."
• The above telegram bas been three days is traasmissios.

AFGHANISTAN.
(By Telegraph from Bum.)
BOMBAY, Jmn 9.
The Ameer of Afghanistan has defeated one of
his brothers, who has fled into British territory.
The Aineer is now marching against his other
brothers.