The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-22 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The Paris correspondent of the Independence
Beige gives the following account of the actual state
of the negotiations with Prussia :
" The negotiations with Prussia go on swim-
mingly. I am enabled to give you corns precise
details on the subject ; and although M. d'Usedom
is not here in any official capacity, and, conse-
quently, has not been presented to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs or to the Emperor, this diplomatist,
from his skill and knowledge of affairs, has not
been useless to M. de IvVedell, whose friend he is,
and will have contributed, despite his retirement,
in no small degree to the happy result that is ex-
pected.

" Here are facts :—After the negotiations or
bases of convention were settled, the Emperor had
the project of covention, as approved of by himself,
sent to M. de Wedell. That project was imme-
diately forwarded to Berlin, but, by a singular
chance, a project had been sent the same day
(14th February) from Berlin to M. de Wedell.
The two projects of treaty crossed on the road.
As they are almost identical in substance, and
differ only in form, an amalgamation has been
made of both, and M. de Wedell has forwarded the
remodelled project to the King of Prussia, who
will have received it on the 20th inst. It will most
probably be accepted, unless the susceptibilities of
the King are excited by the Kreuz Ze•itung party.
So much fir the form.

"As regards the substance, if the treaty is not
exactly what was expected, it is at least satisfactory.
I do not pretend to say that the antagonism between
Austria and Prussia disappears ; on the contrary, I
ant of the opinion that never were the relations
between the two countries less satisfactory, but it
was necessary for the success of the cause of the
Western Powers to obtain the adhesion of Prussia.
This Power knows the interpretation given to the
four guarantees. She accepts them in a general
manner, although it may be guessed that she has
the arrierc-pensee that in case of an open rupture she
will not be forced to take the offensive. But France
and England (the latter especially) have not minded
this, and I will tell you why. The principal object
of the two Powers is to put a stop to the transit
commerce of Russia through Prussia, which has
been carried on so successfully since the commence-
ment of hostilities, that Russia has scarcely felt
the effects of the blockade. In this respect Prus-
sia has formally engaged herself, and accepted the
terms without hesitation.
" The public is impatient, and asks why things
go on so slowly ; in diplomacy it cannot be other-
wise. A few days must still elapse before the final
solution can be known. If the reply of the King
of Prussia arrives early next week, M. d'Usedom,
who will be informed of it by telegraph, will im-
mediately leave Paris to obtain the adhesion of the
English Cabinet, which is not doubtful. But, I
repeat it, this will take time, and 10 or 12 days
must elapse before the affair oan be settled."

AUSTRIA.
The Weser Zeitung publishes the following letter,
dated Vienna, 17th inst. :
" A note was received here yesterday from M.
de Baldasseroni, the Prime Minister of Tuscany,
officially announcing the adhesion of the Grand
Duchy to the treaty of the 2d of December. The
negotiations with the Western Powers are closed,
and' the exchange of the ratification will take place
in a few days.
" A note was also received here recently from
Sweden, and hauled by General Mannsbach to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs ; that note is said to
contain the precise conditions upon which Sweden
is willing to join the coalition agaiust Russia. In
diplomatic circles here no doubts are entertained
of the ultimate adhesion of Sweden to the Western
Powers.

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Prince Petrnlla, the Neapolitan Ambassador,
had another interview yesterday with Countßuol.
From what passed it results that Russian influence
is still paramount.at Naples, and that there appears
110 prospect of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Joining, the alliance of the Western Powers.
" The greatest activity is visible here in the

Arsenal. A special train. with ammunition left in
the direction of Cracow yesterday.
" General Baron lie-;s and General Schlick have
lrrived at Lemberg. War with Russia is looked
upon as inevitable."

- FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.
Lord John Russell arrived at the British Em-
bassy here last night, and had an audience this
morning of the Emperor. The noble lord has also
had an interview with M. Drouyn de Lhuys at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Colonel d'Olberg, who is attached to the mission.
of General Baron de Wedell, has left a second time
for Berlin with despatches, said to be a new pro-
position, and will return to Paris in a few days.
General of Brigade Maissat, commanding the
sub-division of Setif, has been promoted to the
rank of General of Division ; and Colonel Guerin
de Tourville, of the staff, commanding the sub-
di vision of Bona, to that of General of Brigade.
The Moi.iteur contains a decree fixing the
number of men to be furnished by each of the
86 departments of France in order to make up
the 140,000 called out from the class of 1854.
The operations of the council of revision will
commence on the Ist of March, and all the lists
are to be completed by the 20th of that month, im-
mediately after which the men will join their re-
spective corps.

" It is announced," says the Moniteur de l' .41. mi %P.,
" that the Imperial Guard is to be immediately
augmented. If we are well informed, the following
is to be the addition in contemplation :—A regiment
of foot artillery ; a sixth battery in the regiment of
horse artillery ; a third battalion in the regiment
of gendarmery ; a fourth battalion in each of the
two regiments of grenadiers, and of the two regi-
ments of light infantry ; a second company of
engineers ; and a squadron of the waggon-train.
Likewise a sixth squadron of the ordinary waggon-
train is to be created, and a fifth company of the
workmen connected with that branch of the ser-
vice."

Tho Government has received a despatch from
the Captain of the steam-corvette Phhlgeton, dated
Constantinople the Bth, in which he says—" I left
♦ery- fine weather in the Black Sea. The south-
west winds have during the last two days brought
a great number of vessels into the Bosphorus.
Hay, which has been much wanted by the army, is
now arriving without interruption ; the Page, the
Breslaw, and the Inflexible, ships of the line, are
laden with it ; the Didon frigate has just come to
an anchor here."

The general commanding, the national guard of
the Seine published yesterday an order of the day
announcing the receipt of the following letter from
General Canrobert

" General—l have received the letter in which you
express to me the sentiments of confraternity of the
national guard of the Seine for the army of the East,
and announcing to me the gifts which it wishes to offer
to that army. This testimony of sympathy amongst all
those with which the Emperor and the country honour
and support our efforts has deeply affected ns. I beg
you, general, to express, to the corps under your com-
mand our sincere gratitude, and to accept the assurance
of my high coisideration and entire devotedness.

" CANROBERT.

" The Russians continue," says the Patric, "to
fortify their positions on the Danube. According
to the last accounts from Galatz of the 10th, the
entrenchments which had been raised at Reni have
been demolished, but their re-construction will im-
mediately take place on a plan decided on by a
commission of officers of the engineers, instituted
by General Pawloff."

'The German journals publish the text of the
expose des motifs of the proposition sent in to the
Diet for the united committees on the question of
placing on a war-footing the federal contingents.
Its contents contain no point that has not been
already given in the analysis published of the docu-
ment.

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