The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-16

tual In son to this important 2revass against
her sdvsrsaIy The blow reosnty gvea 10 her influences
direct her efforts strongly than to this point
Supposng the Russians to retain possession Of Little
Waachs during the winter Ia in their power TO effect
the passage Of the Danube at least BY the
TURKS at any point between Osovs and RAduswAts and
seDciss which the Turkish and military stat
this difficulty: II he occupies the ss-van shore Of the
Danube he viii probably rising Of the whole Ser
vim people If he does not occupy that shsrs the Rus.
slams may the river and turn his extreme left His
only security against this danger Is the neutrality OF the
Prince Of servis and his ability TO maintain It. Kara
Gsorgewitsch has addressed TO the Porte letter OF
9th OF November in which he declares that ervia
take no part IN struggle between the two powers Which
protect the PrncipAlity II its relations to its
reign, the Porte, were the footing with its rsA
tons to Russia and he adds that this principle OF
trality and impaItality, the Servau government
allow no body Of troops its frontiers Probably
considerable danger the resentment Of the two bs
gerens but may be exposed to tho attack OF part Of
his Subjects and to the loss Of his couurys indie.
pendence The influence Of the English and French Con-
suls at Belgrade has been sicay aud wisely
ertsd TO induce the servsn this
Russia and her adherents. But can feel no coma
dence that this state Of things will last and IL hosti
remain untocbes by tSsI tbs na ts n0ua
tain that the court Of Vienna should not view with in
differences such event encroachmsnt By Russia
the aervian territory beyond the DAnubs and before
the Emperor Nicholas comm ands serious movement
10 be made he viii probably reflect that Austrian
army of observation under General 5chlck is about to
be formed in Gloss proximity to the Of these
currences.
According the Augsburg Gas. the following Is the re-
ply OF Prince to The dems the Porte to
declare his position II this bs authentic the tituds
Of the servnn government In relation Turkey is suf
| 6ciently defined -
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s S Il ss. .ss S t. 4;
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at this moment in the sad densios which broken
sat 'si s jssss
the Server Ter take p,Et IL the conflict
adopt policy neutrality and npsti.lity 1t resssfrom
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policy ISon IN es%Taps The Of
servisn only follows the oounse moderation,
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receive as The
1t is not bnown what resolution the Ottoman govern
ment has formed on The receipt of this reply 1t
bable, however, that 1T will bs contsnted If sevia win
act sincerely upon It's professions and observing strict
neutrality itself preserve its territory invSiA
IMPORTANT FROM SWEDEN.
The following teegi aphc intelligence the speech
Of the King Of Sweden is important showing that the
naval squadron stationed at Helsngors excited the
anxiety and apprehension OF the sseds -
y,
The King opened the Diet TO- day in person His
speech contained the following Pssa,e the
Of Europe xi cause to be laid before You stasmens
called order place tho country position 70 pre-
serve its independence.
AUSTRIA.
A NEW CONFERENCE PROPOsED-ACTIoE OF AUS
TRIA THKREUPON.
An important statement in private letters from
Vienna
It is stated that Austria becoming each day more en-
hArr nv }JOnf In harr LIT
Russia have placed her. has demanded earnest
ness that proves her sincerity the opssng Of confer
either ut Paris London In order to regulate final
the affairs Of the East Should the eject be accept
able to the four Powers, Russia and Turkey will be In
ved each to send repre- sentative to bsfors the
fererce their respective grievances.
Accordingfo the best informed Auftrias line
in favor Of settlement does mo- succeed Austria WIN
consider herself freed from her engagements TO Russia
and viii remain neutral even that neutrality shall f.
vor the Ports and II the conference Austria proposes
shall succeed In obtaining concessions from Turkey
Russia Austria poets that Russia will accept pay.
ment In full for her aid in the Hungarian war.
This statement is tbs more probably correct that We
have rumors conrmatory Of it from London and Paris
with the additional report the conference was 60
tualy decided upon by Grs at Britain and France.
Austria In the mean time continues active in concen-
tating an army on tn Transylvanian frontier Itis
pa ced under the command Of General Schliok whose
headquarters are IT Klausenburg.
THE SPRING CAMPAIGN.
The Liverpool Times Of December publishes the fol.
lowing letter from it, correspondent at Warsaw-Pdvsts
letters which have arrived state that the Russians are
making preparations the extensive for the
spring cam pagn. Marshal Paskewtsch has announced
that he then to take the Of the army
the Molco Waacbian provinces; but before doing
hopes that uiu be composed Of at least ECO oso men, ready
take ne field and Of IF 100 600 He IL getting
mp his staff corresponding scale. He has already
selected the officers who to ~ his
and has appointed General Abramovtsoh, former ~
mander in chief Of the gendarmerie In Poland as the
OF his headquarters This appointment is
considered An undoubted indication OF the commence
ment Of an important campaign.
THE TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND
ENGLAND.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Times under
date Of November 49, says:-
Private letters from London dated yesterday mention
In rather positive manner at convention signed
the day before yeterday In that city specifying the
means to be adopted for combined intsrvendon Of
France and England In the affairs Of the East eanaot
vouch for the accuracy Of the ttatmeat far the
actual signing ia concerned, but have than
mentioned that negotiation has been going
the two governments with the view Of concsrng and
xisg combir ed action in any oonAist that may become
mmnsnt in Of The war between Turkey and
Russia. How far the renewed efforts to avoid the most
terrible OF all ties-the extension Of war
rest of Europe-may be attended with success would
be usele tc conjecture. We have besn often ths
very point Of attaining that object and often b.sd
that only leave the solution to ts but 1T
this late hour assured and by rongly
than by the friends OF Russia that the Emperor Nicholas
has the most ardent for The fusion between
the princes Of Orleans and the head their would