The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-31 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE PROPOSITION FOR PEACE.

Presentation of the Ultimatum to the

Russian Government:

Count Esterhazy arrived at St. Petersburg on
the evening of the 26th. He had his first inter-
view with M. de Nesselrode on the 28th, but we
as yet know absolutely nothing of what passed,
if indeed anything important took place at this
first conference.

VIENNA, SUNDAY.

Tho day before yesterday Count Buol commu-
nicated the terms of peace to Prince Gortschakoff.

They are those mentioned in The Sun of th•
12th of December.

By the cession of so much of the territory of
Bessarabia as is necessary to secure to all nations
the free navigation of the Danube, is meant the
cession of that part of Bessarabia which lies be-
tween the Fortress of Chotyn on the north, the
Salt Lake Sasyk on the south, and the Pruth on
the west.

Three weeks from the day of delivery is the
time allowed for consideration.

The foregoing is authentic.

MARSEILLES, DEC. 30.

Accounts from Constantinople, of the 20th,

state that Prince Callimaki is appointed Ottoman

Ambassador at Vienna.

Dui ing the skbsence of Sir Rimund Lyons, Ad-
miral Freeman tle assumes the command provi-

sionally.

The squadron of Admiral Stewart, which was
at Smyrna, sailed thence on the 16th for Athens.
The Caradoc with Admiral Lyons has arrived.
The steamer Europeen has arrived with 1,200
troops from the Crimea.

BERLIN, SUNDAY.

Colonel Manteuffel, aide-de-camp of his Ma-
jesty, left Berlin this afternoon, for Dresden, on a
special mission.

He afterwards proceeded to Vienna.

By an imperial ukase, dated the 21st inst.,
Prince Mensehikoff is appointed Military Governor-
General of Cronstadt, with all the rights and
powers appertaining to a General-in-Chief in time
of war.

The Journal de Constantinople gives the latest
news from Omer Paella.

It comes down to the sth instant. At tha

period the Ottoman army was encamped on this
side of the River Siva, and its advance was ren-
dered impossible by the overflowing of that

river.

The army of Erzeroum is to be increased to

35,000 men.

ror was so satisfied with the men that, in addition
to the marks of satisfaction given to the differs ut
generals, he presented to each soldier a gratificaties
of three silver roubles, a larger sum than is gene'
rally given, the usual sum being one or two.
This corps has been formed for the purpose of re-
sisting any attempt on the part of the Allies to
effect a landing next spring on the coast of th.e
Baltic. Generals continue to arrive hereto take
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part in the grand council of war, which s to be
held in the course of next month. The Minister
of the Imperial Domains has been authorised by
the Emperor to suppress the breeding studs estab-
lished in the Crimea, until peace shall allow of
their being again puf, in their former state. The
Minister of the Interior has ordered the police at
Kherson to be increased in consequence of disturb-
ances which have taken plane there from the panic
caused among the inhabitants by the taking of
Kinbourn and the entrance of the allied fleets into
the mouth of the Dnieper."
The Journal de St. Petersbourg announces with
much ceremony that the Seif Oul Moulk, Thir
Pendj, Abbas Kouli-Khan,
Ambassador Extraer-
(Unary of the Shah of Persia, had an audience of
the Emperor on the 18th inst. The members of
the Ambassador's suite were afterwards presented
to his Majesty.