Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-22
THE cERrAINrY OF WAR IN EUROPE.

THE CERTAINTY OF WAR IN EUROPE
In the British House of Lords, on the 9th in
slant, the Marquis Of Clanricarde brought for
ward his motion, I" to call the attention of the
House to the state Of the country with relation
to the question Of peace or war;" and he asked
the Foreign Secretary whether any answer
had been received from the Emperor of Rus
STA I? what was the present state of diplomatic
relations with that Power? and what instrnc-
tons, if any, had been sent to the British Min
lister at 81. Petersburgh? The Earl of Ciaren-
don replied, that a proposal from the Emperor
Of Russia had been received at Vienna, and was
known there on Friday, the Sd instant, stating
the terms on which he would be prepared to
negotiate for peace; but that the terms Of the
Emperor's proposal were quite unacceptable.
He also stated, that on Saturday evening, the
9th, Baron Brunow, Russian Minister at Lon
don, had called at the Foreign Office and made
known that the answers given to the inquiries
Of his Government did not permit him to con-
tinue his official functions; and, consequently.
diplomatic relations between Russia and Brit
ain are broken off, The Earl of Peterborough
stated that he considered that Britain was mt
the commencement Of ono Of the most formi.
dable wars in which she had ever engaged.
The Marquis Of CIanrioarde agreed with Lord
Peterborough, in believing that the war would
be- q momentous one Earl FitzwiIiam entire
ly agreed that the present state Of affairs could
not continue long He thought il had already
continued altogether too long. Whether the
country was fully aware of the tremendous
character Of the conflict in which it is about to
engage, he would not stop to discuss but he
would say that there never was war in which
the people would more heartily support the
Government Lord Beaumont asked whether
instructions had been sent for the withdrawal
Of the British Ambassador mt st. Petersburgh,
and for stopping further negotiations there
To which the Earl OF Clarendon replied, that
he had no reason to believe that fresh negotia-
tions on the subject would be renewed. In
structions would be sent by France and Eng
land to Gen. Castlebajac and Sir George Sey-
mour, their Ministers at St Pctersburgh, which
place them on exactly the same footing as the
Russian Minister'S at Paris and London have
adopted; and diplomatic intercourse between
the two countries and Russia will be suspended.
The latest Paris news is to the effect that
M, Kisseleff, the Russian Ambassador, left
Paris on Monday evening, the 9th, for Ger
many; that, at council held at the Tuileries,
the Emperor strongly expressed the necessity,
now that negotiations are broken of, 10 pre-
pare with vigor for war. In most departments
Of tho military service, preparations are order
ed to continue night and day. Immense or
ders for ammunition, arms, and accoutrements,
are being executed and the assembling, or
ganizing, and inspecting Of troops, goes on
ceaselcssly. Gen. Pelissier is selecting 10000
picked mon Of the army Of Africa, and 10000
Is set down as the amount Of the French CON.
tingent The Island Of MityIene win probably
be the chief depot Great activity also pre-
walls in the naval department. At Brest four
sailing ships will DO ready in short time, and
two steamers are only awaiting their engines
Ievics Of seamen arrive from all parts. Al
Toulon, the ships Of tho line Trident and ville
De Marseilles have boon put in commission,
and IN about six weeks, s;x other ships Of the
line and sixty-gun ffieats win DO ready for
active services. 't}
The prics ef gas in CincinnsEi b now 6xsd
st the uniform rsts Of 1880 per 1000 feet
! with no extra charges for meter rent.