The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

A letter received from Berlin, dated Jan. 3, says :
—" Tha attitude which this Government appears
resolved to assume is now pretty clearly defined.
The communications which Baron von Usedom was
instructed to make to the British Cabinet, and the
notes of the 19th ult., addressed to Counts Berns-
torf and Hatzfeldt, lead but to one conclusion, and
may be summed up in the narrowest possible space.
Prussia, being perfectly satisfied with the sincerity
of the Czar's intentions, will take her stand upon
the Russian declarations of the 28th of November,
and not join in any measures which may tend to im-
pose whatever the two Cabinets of St. Petersburg
and Berlin regard as immoderate and injurious to
Russian honour, interests, and influence. Prussia
will not swerve from the principles of the protocol
of the 9th of April ; but she differs materially from
Austria and the West in their construction and
application, her interpretations upon these mat-
ters being coincidental with those of Count
Nesselrode. Prussia, having taken no part in the
/ exchange of notes of the Bth of August, although
she recommended at St. Petersburg the grounds
on which they were founded—and the interpre-
tations of the four points, not having been com-
municated to her—is neverthless eager to continue
her good offices and mediation for peace. She
cannot and will not adhere to the December treaty,
se,-to ume,the ungrammatical language of the
Prussian note, France and England vottdront et
devront (should and ought, it was intended to say)
be contented with the Czar's unreserved acceptance
of the four points. and because she will not join
in any point which might tend to involve her
in hostilities with Russia ; but as a, further proof
of her earnest desire to resume her close diplomatic
connection with the West, she does not object—in-
deed she offers—on the one side, to join with them
in an analogous treaty or arrangement, whilst on
the other side she is equally willing to enter into
an arrangement, " analogous" also, it is to bo sup-
posed, with Austria. In what this " analogy "
consists is not made plain, unless it be that the
object—and this is clear—be to hold back Austria
from further progress, and to detach her from the
West, whilst Prussia, by concluding a separate ar-
rangement with France and England, calculated
on tho chances of being able to assist Russia by a
renewal of her diplomatic influence at London and
Paris. The paramount and final object, reduced
to its simplest expression, is an intention and de-
sire to nullify the December treaty, and split up
the triple alliance, or at all events to prevent both
one and the other from producing the- desired
fruits.

The Russian organ of last night contains a stiff
article against the foreign legion.
As to, the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia,
being reduced to its simple denomination, it sig-
nifies nothing more or less than that the Emperor
Nicholas has resolved to carry on war to extinction
unless he can obtain conditions of peace which
shall not, one hair's-breadth diminish his political
influence, curtail his overweening and menacing
attitude in the Black Sea, or tie him and his
successors down to abandon the policy which has
been an heirloom in the Romanoff family since the
days of Catherine.
According to the last accounts from Darmstadt,
of the Ist inst.,.King Louis of Bavaria has some-
what rallied, but his condition is precarious, and
does not offer hopes of ultimate recovery.