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general basis for negotiation.

VIENNA, SUNDAY EVENING.

evacuation of Bessarabia without a contest.

GENOA, SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 18.

COPENHAGEN, MARCH 18.

manic territories on the side of France.

for believing it so—Russia relinquishes the
protectorate of the Principalities. This is cer-

tainly a great point gained. Russia will no longer
have a right to dabble in the affairs of " the
sick man," and one fertile source for colourable
aggression is placed for ever beyond her reach.
The questions as to the Powers in whom the
future protectorate shall vest is one which re-

mains open for future discussion. The news of
this peaceful and favourable opening of the Con-
ferences has of course strongly stimulated the
hope of peace, and the success of the Vienna Con-
ference in adjusting the present unhappy differ-
ences is more than ever regarded as probable.

THE DANUBE.
Although the blockade of the mouths of the
Danube by the allied squadrons has been raised,
it would appear that the navigation on that river
is not yet re-established. The Russian authorities
will not permit any vessel, even those belonging to
Austria, to descend the river. One exception alone
is made in favour of the vessels belong to the house
of Gopiwitch, of Trieste.

TURKEY.
The Journal de Constantinople of the Pith inst.
says that Riza Pacha, the Minister of War, had
given orders for the immediate freight of ten Turk-
ish sailing vessels, to be despatched to Eupatoria
with winter clothing, and munitions and supplies
of every kind. Some steamers were also engaged
for the same service and the conveyance of troops.
It may not be generally known that Selim Pacha,
the commander of the Egyptians at the combat of
Eupatoria, on which occasion he was killed, was
the Mameluke who escaped from the massacre at
Cairo, by jumping his horse over the parapet, when
Mehemet Ali, in 1811, ordered the indiscriminate
destruction of all the members of that celebrated
body who were then assembled in the town. Sethi),
who was an exceedingly young man at the time,
seeing no other chance of escape, mounted his horse
and forced him to spring from the lofty wall of that
town into the empty space. The animal was killed
by the fall, but the rider escaped, though not with-
out very grave contusions. Mehemet-Ali, astonished
alike at the young man's resolution and good for-
tune, ordered him to he spared, and in a short time
he perfectly recovered. He owed his subsequent
military career to the kindness of Colonel Selves.

FRANCE.
The Moniteur of yesterday (Sunday) contains a
despatch from "Vice-Admiral Bruat, announcing
that the Fulton, sent upon an expedition to
Kertch, had reconnoitred Anapa and Kaffa. The
Leopard, which accompanied the Fulton, dis-
covered a Russian column on the causeway near
Kertch, by the late Kuban, and dispersed them by shot and shell. They also made themselves ac-
quainted with the strength of the enemy's artillery,
four 24-pounders and two iron mortars. The cold
during the voyage was excessive. They landed in
the night of the 23d or 24th, when the gun-boats of
the Leopard drove back a corps of Russian infantry
marching upon Taura. The ships (the Fulton and
Leopard) then landed their crews, and destroyed
the artillery posted there ; this consisted of ten 24-
pounders, cast in 1850 and 1851, the biscuit stores
were burned, and a large number of waggons and
gun-carriages were carried off or destroyed.
The Emperor on Saturday witnessed the opera-
tion of establishing a camp in the Champ de Mars
by some squadrons of the Guides of the Imperial
Guard. The tents were first put up and then
taken down with great rapidity, the object being
apparently to see in what time the operation could
be effected.

Marshal Baraguay dllilliers and General Gues-
Willer, appointed to the command of the Ist and
2d corps of the army of the North, will establish
their head-quarters, the former at Boulogne, and
the latter at St. Omer. They left Paris on Saturday.
The Moniteur publishes a letter from Jassy, an-
nouncing that the electric telegraph was opened
between that town and Czernowitz on the 26th of
February.
Captain Merle, aide-de-camp to the Emperor
and prefect of the Palace, has arrived in Paris
from the Crimea.
General de Ponteves arrived at Toulon on the
15th froni Rome.
The ourrier de Marseille, of the 16th, says
"The Glasgow steamer, belonging to the Scotch

The four poillts will be discussed seriatim.
Yesterdays the first point, which relates to the
Principalities, formed the subject for deliberation.
The discussion was adjourned.

The progress is most favourable, and nothing
can be more conciliatory than the spirit evinced by
Prince Gortschakoff and M. de Titoff.

Austria kolds unflinchingly to the views of the
Western Powers.

Accounts from qzernowitz, of the 16th, state
that Russian preparations indicate an eventual

Princ© Gortschakoff has left for the Crimea, to
take the supreme command.

A separate treaty will be concluded between
Sardinia and the Porte, and all the diplomatic
difficulties which retarded the embarkation of the
Piedmontese contingent will be thus removed.
The expedition, commanded by General La
Marmora, will proceed on the 12th April.

The committee of the Volksthing has presented
to that assembly a bill impeaching the late Minis-
try for exceeding the budget.
The King is convalescent, and no more bulle-
tins will be issued.

The Prussian Government has abandoned the
intention to propose, at the Frankfort Diet, to
arm the federal fortresses which guard the Ger-

The Russian flotilla of row boats at Riga was
being completed by the enrolment of volunteers,
and was to be ready for service by the 13th.
General de Berg has returned from Helsingfors
from his journey of inspection in the north of
Finland. lie has caused new batteries to be
constructed on different parts of the coast, and
has strengthened those already existing. The
battalions of Finland recently formed will shortly
be completely equipped.

Intelligence reached Paris during the course of
yesterday afternoon that the first of the Four
Points had been discussed on Saturday, and
that' the .interpretation of the Weston]. Powers
had been accepted by the Russian envoys.
If this be true—and there is every reason

Steam Navigation Company, which has been chartered
by' the French Government fur six months, at the rate
of 155© a month, has taken on board 400 tons of
cannon-balls, and will also receive a battery of
artillery, 270 artillery of the Imperial Guard,
4 officers, and 270 horses. The City of Man-
chester, belonging to a Liverpool Company, has
been also taken up for six months, at the rate of
175,000 fr. a-month, and will take on board four officers
and 314 artillerymen of the Imperial Guard, and 314
horses. Both these vessels will probably leave at the
beginning of next week for Kamiesh. Ti. Scotch
Company has another steamer now in the Black Sea
under charter to the French Government until May next,
which period will be extended for six months longer.
The Clyde steam-packet left this morning for Constanti-
nople. This vessel, which is to touch at different ports
in the Levant, had on board 200 men belonging to the
engineers, and 40 passengers, among whom were several
English fficers. The Provence screw steamer also left
this morning for the Crimea, with a cargo of presents
for the army. She also has on board 32 artillery horses'
The Nicolai English steamer arrived here this morning
to take on board a cargo for the same destination. The
weather, which had for several days become much
colder, is now again mild. To-day is a perfect spring
day."

BOURSE, MARCH 17.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4i per Cents. (xd) 94 70 94f. 75c.
3 per Cents 69 93 70f. 100.
Credit Mobilier 775 Roman
Credit Foncier — Austrian
Belgian Fives ...... .. 94 Spanish Threes
Piedmontese B5 50 Home Debt