New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-25
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
HALIFAX, v. s. Saturday. Dec. %, Il

HALIFAX, y. S, Saturday, Dec. %, 1854.
The r. NJ steamship America from Liverpool on
Saturday the oh inst arrived here at sn early hour
this afternoon.
The screw steamship Sarah Sands sailed from Liver
pool on the 5ih inst. for Portland.
The Collins steamship Atlantic, from NeF-York 90
the 2jth utmo, arrived at Liverpool at II A. NJ on
Wednesday, the 9th inst.
The Arsbia, having taken Ia shot and ammunition
at Kingstown, would proceed to M4rseies % embark
French troops for the Crmea
There but little Of interee from the seit of
war, but negotiations ere becoming mos, complicated
and critical.
On the I'd Of December, treaty Of ALLIANCES was
signed al Vienns, between Austria, France, aud
England The exact terms are n)t known, but are
surmi.ed az foloss: First Thm Austria regards
the violation OF the Turkish territory swaragan.t
herself Secondly: That Austria will augment her
force in the Princpali'ifs 60 as 10 enable the Turks
10 resume offensive operations. Thirdly: That, on
the demand of France and England 2O,0)0 Aust'ians
will be sent to tue Crmea. Fourthly: France and
England guarantee that the territorial possession of
Austria ,ha under all circumstances remain unii'
minished. Filthy: AT present. is secret. SN'ty;
Prussia shall be invited TO join the alliance. Seventh
ly: The treaty TO into operation on the part OF
Austria, should Russia not come to terms before ID
January. There il also pubi,hed letter from Count
Nesselrode setting forth the terms which the Car
will AGENT to peace, namely First; Joint guaran'
tee by the FIVE powers OF the protection OF the whole
Christian population in Turkey Secondly: Joint
protectorate of the five powers over the Pnncpaites
subject to existing Russian treaties Thirdly; The
revision Of the treaty Of 1884, to which Russia will
assent il the Sultan will likewise do so. Fourthly:
The free navigation of the Danube.
The speech Of the King Of Prussia to the Cham
bers is also published. The King says that the army
shall be made ready for war; but he refra from in
dcaiing the course which Prussia will adopt Mean
time, the Berlin papers publish dispatch from the
Baron Won Montueffel, Nov. IS, to the Enbassad)r
at Vienna, expressing the determination of the Prus
sian Government. not to demand from Russia any
concession yord the four points. 1t is, indeed
stated but should be received with caution, that at
council held on the 9th the King of Prussia deter
mined to unite in the treaty, with view to bring the
war 10 a close.
The deliberations of the Germsnic Diet Committee
are most important. The actual position OF affairs
seems to be tn, Prussia insists declaration in
favor of Prussan policy, or, at least of neutrality,
while on the contrary Austria insists that the follow
ing point sha be decided.
Whether the northeastern frontiers of Austria are
not sufficiently threatened 10 warrant an immediate
support from the federal troops. Most Of the Ger
manic States are with hsste putting their armies on
war footing. The present opportunity for peace il,
probably the last and if this be rejected we may be
prepared to see next spring military operations on
az large scale as they during the great wars of
the French Empire.