The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-26 00:00:00

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supplied, there are things which one cannot have in too
great quantities, such as blankets, linen, lint, &c., and
gifts of this kind will always be received with satisfaction.

The Ministers of War and of the Marine avail themselves
of this occasion to address their thanks to the Prefects of
the Lower Loire and the Seine, who have taken the lead

in this respect.

The Moniteur publishes the following despatch from
Admiral Hamelin, dated Kamiesch Bay, Dec. 12:—
" One thousand men arrived on the 10th from the Bos-
phorus. English and French ships are bringing to-day
3,300 more, with munitions of war. The town for the
last two days has been keeping up a tolerably heavy can-
nonade. The enemy has made two vigorous sallies upon
our lines and upon those of the English. When they
arrived upon the parapet they were received with a well=
sustained fire of musketry, and were driven back at the
bayonet's point, after an obstinate contest."
The Indus arrived at Marseilles on Thursday, from
Constantinople, with dates of the 10th, and accounts from
Balaklava to the Bth. The Vladimir and a second Russian
steamer arrived on the 6th on the French flank outside
the Quarantine Point, and opened fire. The Valorous, the
Terrible, and a French steamer, compelled them to put
back under the batteries. The French repel the continual
sallies of the Russians. The 9th and 90th Regiments and
a part of the 34th had arrived since the 4th. General
Pennefather was ill at Balaklava. Lord Cardigan had
left for England.
The Moniteur of Friday contains the following official

despatches

" THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF FRANCE AT CONSTANTI-
NOPLE TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF Fo-
REIGN AFFAIRS AT PARIS.
PERA, DEC. 10.—Prince Napoleon is making his prepa-
rations to return to the Crimea, although the state of his
health still requires care. The English steamers Candia,
Ripon, Emeu, and Thames, arrived yesterday or to-day
with 4,266 men of the Seventh Division."
"THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF FRANCE AT CONSTAN-
TINOPLE TO HIS' EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT PARIS.

PEER, DEC. 15.—General de Montebello has arrived
from the Crimea. He will leave for France on the 22nd.
The position before Sebastopol continued to be very good
on the 13th."

ADMIRAL HAMELIN TO THE MINISTER OF MARINE

MONTEZUMA, KAMIESCH, DEC. 7.—Yesterday a Rus-
sian frigate and a Russian schooner left Sebastopol, and
sailed in all haste towards the bay of Strelestka. The
Megere, which was on the watch, exchanged cannon shot
with these two vessels, which were received at the entry
of Strelestka by our two look-out ships, anchored in that
bay. At the approach of an English frigate, which three
other Fnglish and French frigates followed, the enemy
retraced his route and returned in great haste to Sebas-
topol. None of the Russian balls reached our ships nor
the left of our troops encamped at Strelestka."

RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT
CAMPAIGN.

A letter from St. Petersburgh, dated Dec. 8, says :—lt
ought not to be supposed in England that because Russia
remained entirely passive this summer in the Baltic, and
allowed her ships to be cooped up at Cronstadt and Swea-
borg, that she intends to follow a similar course in the
ensuing campaign in the Baltic. It may with truth be
asserted that the declaration of war took Russia by surprise,
and that, with all the gigantic resources she possesses,
neither the army nor the fortresses were at all prepared
for active warfare. The same may be said with regard to
the navy, and to a much greater extent, both in the Baltic
and Black Sea.

But the extensive preparations now making in the
imperial arsenals for putting the Baltic fleet in a condi-
tion not only to carry on a defensive war, but even to
assume the offensive, are of such vast magnitude that they
ought not to be overlooked in England or thought lihtly
of. The most important of these measures is the illme-
diate formation of no less than twenty-six reserve com-
panies of sailors or ships' crews, to replace those that may
be swept off by British and French cannon-balls nett
summer. According to the Russian system, the Baltic
fleet is divided into three divisions ; the head-quarters of
the first and second being at Cronstadt, and of the third
at Sweaborg. The new companies or crews are to be
formed of those sailors now on furlough and those whose
time of service expires on the 13th Jannary next.

• The old line-of-battle ship Andreas, 81, is to be con-
verted into a block ship in lieu of the Arsis, which will
be fitted for active service. The new screw three-decker
building here is to be called the Emperor Alexander, and
is to be ready for service by the end of March next.
The impracticable old ship Emgeiten, 84, is to do duty only
as a harbour ship, and will be replaced by the Natro-
mennia, 74, and receive the eighth equipage or crew.
The old line-of-battle ship Empress Alexandra, 84, the
frigate Proserpine, 44, and the brig Kasansky, 20, are to
broken up as being perfectly unserviceable.
The steam squadron which had left Sweaborg for a
cruise on the withdrawal of the British fleet, consisted of
the Kamtschatka, 16, 540-horse power, carrying the flag
of Vice Admiral Tirinow ; the Smiloi,
oi, 12, 400 horse
power ; the Olaf, 16, 450 horse power ; the Grosaschi,
6, 4.50-horse power; the Chrabroi, 6, 300 horse power ;
the Gremiaschoi, 6, 400 horse power ; the Rurik, 6, 300
horse power; the Otwaschnoi, 6, 400 horse power; and
the Bogatyr, 6, 300 horse power—all paddle-wheel
steamers. _ _

Since then another squadron has left the port of Swea-
borg and been out on a cruise, consisting of the line-of-
battle ships Procher, 84, with the flag of Vice Admiral
Rumjanzow ; the Pultawa, 84, the Brienue 74 ; and the
Vladimir, 84—towed respectively by the steam frigates
Olaf, Gremiaschoi, Runk, and Smiloi. At the completion
of their cruise they proceeded to Cronstadt, where they
remain for the winter. There are, therefore, four line-of-
battle ships and four steam frigates less now at Sweaborg
than there were in the summer.

THE MISFORTUNES OF WAIL—Four sons from one
family, in the neighbourhood of Maidstone, have been
engaged in the Crimean war, all of whom have been killed.
THE non-commissioned officers and privates of the South
Devon Militia have subscribed the handsome sum of £169
10s. sd. towards the Patriotic Fund.—Exeter Post.
THE 82ND REGIMENT.—IIIStrUCtiODS have been received
by this regiment to be .in readiness to leave Edinburgh,
for Corfu, about the end of this month. The Balicarra
has been chartered for the conveyance of the corps, and
the port of embarkation will probably be Liverpool.
THE CZAR'S NAME-DAY was kept at Berlin on the
18th, the Feast of St. Nicholas, according to the Russian
calendar. The Russian Ambassador, Baron Budberg, gave
a dinner, at which the " Health of the Czar" was proposed
by M. Manteuffel, the Prussian Premier. Baron Budberg
in turn proposed the " Health of the King of Prussia."
The next day the Russian Ambassador dined at court.
STOVES FOR nErE CRIMEA.—A large number of stoves
for the Crimea hav been sent to the Tower, from which
place they will be fsrwarded in a few days to their desti-
nation. Several hundred tin pipes were also brought,
which will be fixed in the stoves when they are placed in
the tents.
IRON BATTERIES FOR THE BALTIC.—The batteries are
to be forty in number, and are to be ready in March next.
They will be flat-bottomed, with round stem and stern,
and nearly 2,000 tons' burthen, one hundred and eighty
feet long, fifty-six feet wide, twenty feet deep, and pro-
pelled by horizontal engines of two hundred-horse power.
The strongest materials are to be employed in the build-
ing of these formidable engines of war. Each of the
plates with which they will be encased is twelve feet long,
three feet wide, and four inches thick ; and each battery
will require seven hundred tons of those plates. From
experiments which have been made, and of which these
batteries are the result, it has been found that the strength
of iron increases enormously in proportion to its integral
thickness as compared with the same amount of metal in
lamina or single plates, however closely or firmly they
may be united. These gunboats are to be armed with
twelve of the largest Lancaster guns. Each boat will
have two decks, the upper being bomb proof, eight inches
thick, and the lower will be the fighting deck.
THE HOSPITAL AT SCUTARI.— A correspondent of The
Morning Post tells us something of the nurses at Scutari :
" Miss Nightingale is, of course, the directress, assisted
by Mrs. Bracebridge. I hear that ten of the nurses are
Sisters of Charity, ten from Miss Sellon's sisterhood, five
from the Bishop of London's training institution, and the
remainder from Miss Nightingale's own hospital. When
the staff of nurses arrived, the embassy very properly sent
two attaches to land them, and all the heads at Scutari
exerted themselves in every way to contribute to their
comfort. The quarters in the south-east tower wcregiven up
to them. Every one speaks in the highest possible terms
of Miss Nightingale as a very sensible, lady-like, and holy-
minded creature, and Mrs. Bracebridge is said to be in

every way admirably adapted for her important position.
The following extract from a Scutari letter will be read
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Owen, two volunteers, I believe, from Oxford. Thee
also the Rev. S. G. Osborne, who has come out with a
ter of marque from the Secretary-at-War, au,?Tri,ising

being received and set to work in any way
suppose he will do a little as chaplain, and mucl
eneral. Miss Nightingale —for the good wo
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The MoniteurOf Thursday contains the followit
notice :—" Considerable sums have been offered to ti
Ministers of War and of the Marine for the wounded of the
fleet and army. Entirely appreciating the patriotic senti-
ment which has dictated these generous offers, the Minis-
ters have not been able to accept them. It is, at the
same time, the duty and the privilege of the whole country
to reward the services of those who shed their blood for
it ; such is the opinion of the Emperor, and His Majesty's

, .
Government has not shrunk from, and will not ;Mink
from, any sacrifice fully to satisfy this sacred obligation.
The same Ministers have also received numerous offers
of articles intended to improve the condition of the
troops. These gifts, which have an entirely different
character from the others, have been accepted with grati-
tude. Although the magazines of the State are largely

very sup,
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in the Sultan's quarters ; also Col. Hall
Lieut.-Col. Haly, and Lieut.-Col. War
Col. Halkett is seriously wounded
creature is Col. Adams, so gentle an _
projects are on foot for the comfort of the men and OS
—a kitchen and cooks at both hospitals, with other c.
trivances, suggested by Miss Nightinga!e. lam sorry
tell you of the deaths of Capt. Hon. Mr. Neville, who sa
from internal bleeding : Cant. Webb. 17th Lancers. di

ren, of wh
What a

after amputation; all:Cl:Capt. Maude, A.D.C., is also gone.
Mr. M`Donald ,of the 95th, with eleven wounds, is going on
well, Houses have been taken outside for the officers,

give room and

also go to Kulleli to-morrow, which will
beds for 1,000 more of our own men. I hope soon to re
join my regiment. They tell me that camp life is terribl
just now, but with all its troubles

give me a sou:

and work with my own regiment,' and I will thank
for the blessing."

FOREIG

N INTELLIGENCE,

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA

By the British and North American Royal Mail steam-
ship Africa, Capt. Harrison, which arrived on Sunday at
noon, we have intelligence from New York to the 13th
inst. She brought eighty passengers, but no specie.
The U. S. steam-ship Pacific, Nye, arrived at New York
on the 13th inst.

In the municipal elections iu the United States, the
Know-Nothings had been almost entirely successful. It
is stated that,there is not a single applicant for the office
of Governor for the territory of Utah, soon to become
vacant by the expiration of Brigham Young's term.
A run had been made upon the Savings-bank in New
York, by the working-classes.

General T. H. Adams was elected Governor of South
Carolina on the 11th.

Five propellers were frozen in at Cleveland, on Lake
Erie, and the propeller Baltic, which had been compelled
to return, reported solid ice as far as coul

)e seen

It was reported that the Laumann-house, at Portage
Falls, was entirely consumed by fire on the evening of the
12th.

The cotton-mill of Wm, H. Cary, at Melly

Boston, was destroyed by fire on the 15th; loss, $14,060

The 'failure of Messrs:Blodgett and Co., of Boston, had
been announced. It is stated that they owe between
$1,900,000 and $2,000,000, and show a surplus of $200,000
or $300,000. The failures at the South and West, and the
utter impossibility of collecting the vast sums due to them
is assigned as the cause. The suspension of Messrs.
Taylor and Casselly, at New Orleans, and four commission
and grocery firms, was also announced.
In the Senate, on the 11th, a bill to establish a uniform
rate of naturalisation throughout the United States, to
act prospectively upon those foreigners only who entered
the United States after the passage of the act, was intro-
duced, read, and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The
bill extended the term of naturalisation to twenty-one
years. In introducing the bill, Mr. Adams denied he had
any connexion with the Know-Nothings, or with any
other political secret association, and disclaimed any hos-
tility to foreigners ; but he thought emigration dangerous,
inasmuch as foreigners ranged themselves with Aboli-
tionists. He introduced the bill because he had learned
that a band of Germans had burned an American senator
in effigy. Mr. Brodhead moved that the Appropriation
Bill of last session, for the support of the ocean mail
steamers, be referred to the Committee on Post Roads.
He thought the allowance was too high, and that the
steamers were utterly useless for war vessels. He would
give the notice, and take the vessels at their appraised
value. The bill was ultimately laid on the table.

In the House of Representatives, on the 11th, leave to
offer a resolution, requesting the President to tender his
mediation in the pending war in Europe, was refused.

On the 12th, abill for the "Better, kieservation of Life
and Property on the Long Island and New Jersey Coasts"
was passed by a large majority. The bill authorises the
Secretary of the Treasury to establish additional stations
along the coasts of Long Island and New Jersey, and
change other stations, with the view of giving effect to
this act. It likewise provides for the appointment of
keepers and a general superintendent.
Mr. Wallbridge had, in a long speech, introduced his
motion for Repealing the Duty on Foreign Coal. It was
expected that it would be carried by a large majority. A
memorial had been presented from the American Philo-
sophical Society asking an outfit to search for Dr. Kane's
Arctic Expedition.
It was understood at Washington that no business of
importance would be transacted until after the holidays.
The correspondent of the New York Herald says there is
evidence that the conference at Ostend met in compliance
with instructions from Washington, and it was only in
consequence of these instructions that Messrs. Buchanan
and Mason were induced to become parties to it ; and that
the conference was to consider but one subject—the Cuba
question. The report in the State department announced
that the safety of the United States required, and their
interest demanded, the possession of Cuba, by negotiation
and purchase, if possible; by force, if necessary.
According to Washington advices, the President was
extremely anxious to accomplish a modification of the pre-
Sent tariff, the raising of four new regiments, and the
increase of the navy.

The New York Journal of Commerce says, " The
present war, if it humbles the power of Russia, as we be-
lieve in the end it must, will put a new commercial aspect
upon this whole part of the world. The Porte has, indeed,
been anxious to develop the resources of this region by
attracting hither foreign trade and capital, but the condi-
tion in which it was bound by treaties to keep the Black
Sea has vastly impeded its enlightened plans. All nations
besides Russia may find satisfaction in the prospect that
this state of things will soon cease for ever."
CALIFORNIA.—The steam-ship North Star had arrived
at New York, from Aspinwall, on the morninc, of the 11th,
with a week's later news from the Pacific, and specie and
gold-dust to the amount of $1,384,005 on freight. The
mines in some places continued to yield good returns. In
other places the early rains had spoiled the works of the
miners, and delayed for a time their chances of " making
a pile." A nugget of gold, weighing three-and-a-half
pounds, had been taken out of Hornitas Creek, Mariposa
County.

Froin Oregon the reports of the hostility of the Indians
still continue, and it was believed that they had deter-
mined upon a combined hostile demonstration against the
whites. A severe fight had taken place near Portland, in
which five persons were killed and several wounded.
The gold excitement continued, but there were doubts as
to the genuineness of the article represented to be found.
Incendiaries were busily and successfully at work at Port-
land.

ME.xlco.—The steamship Orezeba had arrived at New
Orleans, with dates from Mexico to the 6th instant. In
an engagement at Morelia, department of Michoacan, on
the 21th November, the rebels were entirely routed, and
300 of them killed. General Rehagary, the governor of
the province, who commanded the Government forces,
was also killed. The election as to whether Santa Anna
should continue President of the Republic was progress-
ing. He had issued a decree making it compulsory for
Government employes to vote, under a penalty of dis-
missal from office in the event of a refusal. The revolution
appears to he gaining ground, notwithstanding the above
mentioned reverse. It is said that the Government of
Honduras has agreed to sell Tigre Island to the United
States for the sum of $20,000. The ownership of the
island is, however, disputed by the Government of Sal-
vador. One hundred and sixty of the compatriots of
Count Boulbon, had been released by the order of Santa
Anna, as a mark of esteem to the Emperor of France.
Five civil judges had been suspended from their offices, in
consequence of having made disrespectful communications
to the President. The plague was making great ravages
in the interior. The cities of Mexico and Vera Crnz had
voted almost unanimously in favour of continuing Santa
Anna as President.

CANADA.—The Canadian Parliament was to be ad-
journed on the 15th instant. Lord Elgin was to give his
assent to the Clergy Reserves Bill, and the Abolition of
Feudal Reserve Bill, and then to resign in favour of Sir
Edmund Head. His Lordship was expected to leave New
York by steamer about the 23rd. The Reciprocity Bill
for Nova Scotia passed the Legislature on the 11th by a
majority of twenty-two.
From the Sandwich Islands we learn that the treaty
with the United States had been assented to by the Royal
Family. The arrival of a portion of the Japan squadron
at Honolulu had created a great sensation.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORE, 13th Dec.

MoNEY.—The general features of the money market
were encouraging, though there was no change in the
rates of interest. The supply of money on demand was
rather increasing, and it was freely loaned on available
securities at 7 per cent. The demand for commercial
paper was limited, and the best names could not be dis-
counted under 10 or 12 per cent. There had been a
number of failures among the small dealers, from the
effects of the high rate of discount prevailing. The want
of confidence in paper increased the amount of capital
seeking investments in stocks. The bank panic in the
Western States appeared to have ceased. In Exchange
the business for the Africa had not been large. Bills in
London were quoted 7 to 81 per cent. premium ; Paris,
&c., f. 5, 181 to f. 5, 161 60 days, and f. 5, 12k to f. 5, 114
short sight; Antwerp, f. 5, 181 to f. 5. 16; ; Hamburg 361
to 361.

COTTON.— The New York Shipping List, of the 13th
of December, says : —The demand for the past three days
had been fair for export, and, with a very light supply, the
downward in
market is

. The sales
200 bales dail

Receipts
620,147

ding at

Lary to

;ood qualities were

corn had

wheat former rates v

improvement. 1,980 sad

been taken to arrive,

lawn 5

per bush,

but pric

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-Turpentine continued in small sup-

but money beiß

ices continued to

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he trade,

IRON, &a:There was nothing doing in Scotch ;Pig,
and considerable parcels in yard were offered at $3O, six
months, without finding buyers.
FRElGllTS.—Notwithstanding the offerings to Great
Britain continued large, the market was a shade easier,

Darticularly

This was accounted for by

tact that several parties who had contracted for freight
room in advance, had been obliged to under-let it, owing
to their inability to obtain grain at prices within the limits-

of ioreign oraers. me rates were—to Liverpool, for cop-
ton, 3-16 d. per lb.; flour, ls. 6d. to ls. 9d. per barrel;
grain, 4d. to 4.1 d. per bushel. To London, flour. 2s. per
barrel ; grain, 7d. per bushel. To Glasgow, beef, 3s. 6d ;
cotton, Id. To Havre, cotton, Ic. per lb.
NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 12. —The cotton market is without
change. Sales to-day 7,500 bales. New lard is selling _st
91c. Sterling exchange is quoted at 61 to 71 per cent.

premium,

CHA.RLESTO, DEC. 12.—The sales of cotton to-day
2,100 bales, at prices ranging from 61c. to 8 The
ket is easier, but not quotably lower.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.—The jobbing trade has
quite moderate, and, as is usual on the day precedin,, -
sailing of the steamer, very little has been done from the
hands of importers. Money matters appear to be less
stringent than at the date of the sailing of the last
steamer.

FRANCE

-The Moniteur notifies that on Tneida

26th, the Emperor will open, in person, at the Palace of
the Tuileries, the legislative session of 1855, and will re-
ceive the oaths of those Members of the Senate and
Legislative Corps who have not yet fulfilled that formality.
There is a very general belief in Paris that four regiments
of the Imperial Guard arc to be sent to the Crimea, under
the command of two Colonels of this corps d'e'lite. The
Colonels of the First Regiment of Grenadiers and of the
Second Regiment of Voltigeurs, will, it is said, be selected
for this honourable service. In order to generalise as
much as possible the participation of the Imperial Guard
in the war, the battalions to be sent out will be formed of
companies selected from every regiment, and it is intended
that these battalions shall be augmented or filled up as
vacancies may occur by drafts from General Canrobert's
army, it being understood that enrolment in the Imperial
Guard will be one of the most precious rewards for good
and gallant conduct. It has further been determined that
as soon as the Imperial Guard arrives in the Crimea a bat-
talion of Zouaves, consisting entirely of men who have.
distinguished themselves in the Crimean campaign, shall
be incorporated in the force.
SPAIN.—On the 13th, a committee of the Cortes re
commended to that body that a Parliamentary investiga-
tion of the conduct of Queen Christina should be made.
In the Cortes, on the 12th, M. Heros, Intendant of the
Queen's Household, announced that from the Ist of No-
vember all the Royal domains, with the exception of the-
palaces and gardens, will pay the tax on real property.
The question of suppressing the octroi was still before the
Cortes. The impost yields 89,000,000 per annum. Some
disturbance by armed men had taken place at Aranjuez,
and troops had been sent to repress them. TheDiario of the
16th, says that the Government is preparing to reform the
concordat, and to sell the property of the clergy to
make up the deficit which will be occasioned by the sup-
pression of the octroi. It says, also, that in presenting
the budget to the Cortes, it means to demand an authori-
sation to levy the taxes from the Ist January next.
company of the 3rd battalion of the National Guard, and
part of another company of the same battalion, had been
disarmed. The _Espana announces that the democrats In
the Cortes have withdrawn their demand for the im-
peachment of the members of the Cabinet of the 18th
July.

ftANOVEß.—Despatches from Hanover announce that
the Government is occupied in reinforcing the army, and
principally the artillery. The greatest activity prevails in
the arsenals, and important orders have been given for
arms for the infantry.

PRUSSIA.—A Berlin despatch of the 17th says :—" The
Austrian, English, and French envoys separately presented
yesterday to Baron Manteuffel the ratified treaty of the
2d December, with separate notes, inviting the adhesion
of Prussia thereto." The Prussian Minister of War has
ordered telegraphic wires to be laid down to connect all
the principal fortresses with Berlin ; also the military
stations situated along the coast.
PENINSULA.—The Madrid, with the Peninsular
mail, arrived at Southampton, on Friday afternoon, with
£19,000 in specie, cargo of fruit, and 123 passengers..
Dates from Gibraltar, 14th December; Lisbon, 19th; and,
Vigo, 21st. Vessels from England are admitted at Lisbo%
free from pratique, excepting from the ports of Londorr
and Gloucester, which must perform quarantine. Bread
was rising fast in price in Lisbon.
AUSTRIA.—The Emperor of Austria has nominated the
Emperor Napolern Grand Cross of the Order of St.
Stephen. The journals publish the following as a copy of the
original short note addressed by Prince Gortschakoff to
Count Buol, on the 28th of November, announcing the
Emperor's (so called) unreserved acceptance of the four
points :—" The undersigned is authorised to declare to-
his Excellency the Count de Buol,that His Majesty the Env'
peror Nicholas accepts the four propositions of the Cabinet"
of Vienna as a starting point of negotiations for peace.
GORTSCILAROFF."—The following is the reply of Count
Buol, dated the 30th ultimo :—" The underr'gn Minister-
of Foreign Affairs has placed before the Emi er it the note
which his Excellency Prince Gortschakoff did him the"
honour to address to him on the 28th instant. His Im-
perial Majesty sees with lively satisfaction that the Ern'
peror of all the Russias accepts the four preliminary pro-
positions, which Count Esterhazy had been charged to
present in August last to the Imperial Cabinet of Russia,
as the basis of a general understanding. Appreciating at
their full value the intentions which have inspired dal
important resolution, the Emperor Francis Joseph thinks
he cannot better reply to it on his part than by making
it the object of a communication to the Courts of Pars'
and London, with which he finds himself engaged to at-
tempt a frank and equitable solution of these four points,
which are considered as being the indispensable prelimi-
naries to the re-establishment of the general peace,
BuoL."