, 1854-04-08
NEWS By EXPRESS.

NEWS BI EAPREM.
Through the express, which arrived here
on Sunday evening last, we are placed in
possession of San Francisco papers up 10
March oath, and dates from New York as
late as February 2oth.
At San Francisco, n trial is proceeding
in the District Court of the United States
before Judge Hoffman-He United States
VS.. Henry Il. Watkins charged with hav-
ing taken part in setting on foot within that
State an expedition to wage war upon a
nation at peace with the United States.
In the United States Senate, the question
on the manner of organizing the Territory of
Nebraska as territory, is waxing warm,
and the debates becoming interesting
Nothing has occurred in either branch of
special interest to the people Of this Terri
tory.
Intelligence from the scat of war indi-
Gates that important operations are at hand,
but the news of the most vital consequence
is the open preparation for war made by
England and France.
The Russian Ministers have left London
and Paris, and instructions have been sent
to the French and English Ambassadors to
withdraw from st. Petersburg The Cars
last proposals are finally rejected, and ne
gOtiations are broken of. Count OrlOff 5
mission has failed.
The Paris Patrie confirms the statement
that Omar's movement has cut of commu-
nication with the Russian armies
The official announcement Of the Cars
rejection Of the Turkish propositions, has
been received by the French government,
and communication to that effect has
been made to the Ottoman Embassy.
The Russian feet is understood to be
concentrated at Kaffa. A private letter
says that the return of the allied fleets was
in consequence of scarcity of provisions
at SinOpc, but this is doubtful.
Admiral Chads is appointed to the COM
mand Of one division of the Baltic fleet
The communicated is not yet given, but
the name of Admiral Seymour as chief,
with Sir Charles Napier and Lord Dun
donald under him, are mentioned.
At Vienna, February lst, it was believ-
ed that the negotiations Of Count Orloh
would be prolonged several days. AT that
date his visit had only had the effect Of
strengthening the position Of Buol, and di-
minishng the influence Of Count Fiquel-
mont. The exact tenor of the dispatches
brought by 0rloff had not transpired, but
it is known that his proposals were success
lively and peremptorily rejected by the En-
pcror of Austria in person, by the Austri-
an Ministers, and by the representatives Of
the Four Powers ~ Conference at Vienna,
who have signed further protocol to that
effect Count 0rloff did not, however,
leave Vienna on receiving this refusal, but,
under the plea Of sickness, has deferred his
departure. From this circumstance it was
inferred that the proposal he first made was
not his final one, and that he had still pow
er to treat on wider basis. Thus far is
authentic aud the following news is given
ON authority which entities il to credit.
Under date Vienna, February 4th, 3 o.
clock Z. NJ, it is tclcgraphed that the news
that the Turkish note is rejected by Russia,
had reached Vienna The Russian Cab-
net has made new propositions through
Count Orlof, which, in their turn, had been
rejected by the Vienna Conference. This
despatch is probably only another version
of that which preceded it, Of date Februa-
ry lst.-ED. .-
From Berlin, the dispatch of February
9TH gives an account differing slightly from
the above. The Emperor Nicholas, it says,
has returned his answer to the Turkish pro-
posals, which were backed by the, Vienna
Conference. He declares them to be quite
unsatisfactory that he will allow Of no me-
diation between himself and Turkey and
that if the Porte wishes to treat, it may
send an Ambassador to st. Petersburg
For any further information, the members
Of the Conference are referred to their res
pective Courts.
From Vienna, Sunday, 5th, was tele-
graphed this dispatch: =" This Government
has determined to observe an independent
neutrality"
The Paris Pdtrie says:-The Oriental
question is on the eve CT entering a new
phase, which, after all, will only be the de-
velopment of the actual situation in the
sense Of the policy pursued by the Two
! Great Western Powers The energy and
prudence of the Governments at London
and Paris have borue their fruit This