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London, England, 1854-04-06 00:00:00

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THE WAR IN THE EAST.

THE RUSSIAN PROPOSITIONS.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. —Duke George
of Meoklenburg has brought conciliatory proposi-
tions from St. Petersburg.
Prussia perfectly approves of them.
Austria may possibly support them.
Consequently the answer to the last note of the
Western Powers may be influenced hereby.
A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated the
4th inst., published iu the Cologne Gazette, has the
following :

" The New Prussian, Gazette announces that
Duke George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who arrived
here a -few days since from St. Petersburg on an
extraordinary mission, is the bearer of the reply of
the Emperor of Russia to the autograph letter of
the King of Prussia.
" In this reply, the Czar (says the New Prussian
Gazette) offers to isonclude peace, and to evacuate
the Danubian Pt incipalities, if the rights which the
Christian subjects of the Porte have recently ob-
tained through the intervention of France and
England are guaranteed by treaties ; and if, in
addition, the fleets of the Western Powers abandon
the Black Sea and the Bosphorus.

" If this nature of guarantee is accepted by the
Western Powers and by the Porte, the Emperor of
Russia declares himself ready to allow the rest to
be settled by the means of negotiation in a Con-
gress, which might, for instance, be held at Berlin."
The Times Paris correspondent, writing yester-
day at 6 p.m., says :—" I have not learned that the
French Government have as yet received any offi-
cial intelligence of the propositions of the Empe-
ror of Russia to the King of Prussia, as communi-
cated in the letter of which Prince George of Meck-
lenburg Strelitz is stated to have been the bearer.
But in any 'case I have reason to believe that,
however the allied Governments may be dis-
posed to receive these or any other proposals
of the kind when made in good faith, they will
not relax in the remotest degree in the energetic
measures they have taken for carrying on the war.
No propositions whatever will stop the prepara-
tions which are being made, and however plausible
the arguments that may be used, they will be
powerless to turn them aside from their great ob-
ject of protectino. Turkey, and with Turkey the
whole of civilised Europe, from the encroachments
of an unprincipled and barbarous power. But even
in the event of such propositions having been made,
the Emperor of Russia has so clearly shown how
little he is entitled to be believed that no attention
will be paid to them. The belief is firmly rooted
that every act of his is but for deception when it
is not for outrage, and if he hopes to succeed in
duping the world again he is sadly mistaken. No
attention, therefore, will be paid to anything he
may say or do. The French Government still pro-
fess satisfaction, or at least not dissatifaction, with
the conduct of Austria. Their favourable opinion
of this Power still endures, and though Austria
may affect to maintain neutrality, yet it is firmly
believed that neutrality cannot be maintained
more than a few weeks after hostilities shall have
actually broken out, and that, when Austria really
begins to act, her action will not be in favour of
Russia. Such is the opinion expressed in the
highest quarters here not later than this day.
A very short time will suffice to show whe-
ther this opinion partakes of optimism, but the
fact is that it is entertained. Unfortunately there
are others who are not so sanguine when the
question is one of Austria's loyalty, who still doubt
the sincerity of her declarations even when most
earnest in favour of the policy of the French and
English Governments, and who fear that, when
the important moment comes, Austria will show
herself in her true colours. They think that while
she is professing sympathy with the Western
Powers and with Turkey, and giving hopes of co-
operation with them in the coming struggle, she is
only gaining time in order to fortify herself in
Hungary and Italy, and that when this object is
attained, and that she is summoned to a bolder
action, she will turn round, and, graceful and hy-
poctritical to the last, will quietly pass over to the
enemy's camp. Those who indulge in these sinis-
ter predictions have, it is true, good cause to dis-
trust that power, and to believe that when she
speaks most fairly she means most falsely. Between
the two opinions I do not profess to decide. I
merely repeat, that this Government are sanguine
in their expectations of what Austria will do."

A Shun;la letter of March 13, published in a
second edition of the Times to-day, says :—" Sir
John Burgoyne and suite tarrived here yesterday
from Varna, in order to make the arrangements
with Omar Pasha relative to an effectual co-opera-
tion of the allied armies. He had a long inter-
view with Omar Pasha this morning, at ten
o'clock. I need scarcely say that nothing is
known, even in the official circles here, of the
details of those arrangements—large councils and
confidences being rather leaky everywhere, and
not less so in Shumla, where so many extraordi-
nary political and military characters, of all na-
tions, are congregated together. Miss Burgoyne
accompanies Sir John in his official tour. His
military suite consists of Major Dickson, of the
Artillery, and several other distinguished officers of
junior rank. Major Dickson, as is well known, be-
sides being a highly scientific officer in his own arm,
speaks Turkish fluently, having been long in the
arsenal of Constantinople as instructor. From the
most practical experience of Sir John Burgoyne,
little doubt can exist that whatever plans may be
adopted, conjointly with Omar Pasha (who knows
every inch of Turkey in Europe, and has the fullest
theoretical knowledge of all the environs of the
Black Sea), the obstacles to the realisation of the
views of Russian conquest of Turkey will hence-
forth be of the most formidable character. Mean-
while there is a general movement of troops towards
the Danube, and all the morning there has been a
hurry scurry of preparations. My next will pro-
bably be from the shores of that river. Major
Dickson, of the Artillery, Lieutenant Burke of
the Royal Engineers, and the Hon. William Wel-
lesley, of the Coldstream Guards, aide-de-camp to
Sir John Burgoyne, start for liustchuk. Lieu-
tenant the Hon. G. Wrottesley, of the Royal En-
gineers, accompanies Sir John back to Varna."
THE BALTIC FLEET.

COPENHAGEN, April s.—The fleet left Kioge Bay
this morning.
The news that the Russians have evacuated
Alland is officially confirmed.

It is said in Vienna that the Imperial family of
Russia will proceed to take up its residence at
Moscow.

Tle Presse of Vienna has the following from
Sebastopol, 20th ult. :--" The day before ye4ter-
day a considerable number of guns and a quantity
of flour were sent to Anapa, under convoy of two
frigates and four corvettes, and yesterday a num-
ber of transports left under a similar escort for
Redut-Kale. At this time, we have in the port
two line-of-battle ships, the Grand Duchess Helen
of 110 guns and the Wfadimir of 120, besides four
20-gun frigates, and two 10-gun steamers. There
are also 20 gun-boats, and a number of smaller
steamers. The other part of the fleet is cruising in
the Black Sea. The Capitan Pacha, who is sixty
years of age, has recovered from the wounds he
received at Sinope. Amputation was not found
to be necessary." _ _

The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin 2d,
says :—" General de Pfuel will, it is said, be charged
with a special mission to Constantinople, but it is
thought that his departure will be delayed until
after the return of General de Lindheim from St.
Petersburg. It is hoped that the Cza&• will not re-
ject in an absolute manner the propositions made
by the King of Prussia. A telegraphic despatch
from St. Petersburg has, it is said, announced that
the Czar was disposed to open ulterior negotiations
under the mediation of Prussia. In the mean-
time Austria insists on Prussia concentrating a
corps d'ariMe on her frontier. This was the ob-
ject of the mission of the Baron de Hess. The Bourse
has improved on the idea that Prussia showed
herself more disposed to join Austria in uniting
with the Western Powers. The military conven-
tion of Baron de Hess will, it is said, be accepted.
This convention relates to the arming of all the
German States, and it is known against whom
these preparations are directed. The letter of
which General de Lindheim is the bearer, relates
to the ultimatum of the Western Powers supported
by Prussia and Austria. It is thought that the
Emperor Nicholas having taken into consideration
the last attempts at conciliation of the King, will
send a plenipotentiary to Berlin. Germany shows
herself grateful towards Austria for manifesting so
much sympathy for the Western Powers.

CONSTANTINOPLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 27.—The domains of
the mosques have been declared public property.
Numerous patrols perambulate the streets of Con-
stantinople. The reason for this is a secret.
The following is from the Constantinople corres-
pondent of the Morning Chronicle, bearing date of
March 23 :

M. Metaxa, the Greek Minister, will, it is expected,
soon le.wo Constantinople, as in all probability tho pro.