The daily union., 1854-01-03


negotiations through The means Of conference a,
Vienna originally from Austria Nj. dc Bouqaeney,
the French ambassador II Vienna who had ayoIably
pTecated the disposition and conduct OF Austria ever
since the commencement OF The eastern cris's very
warmly supported il. Lord Wesmoreland, his side,
strongly recommended il TO his government The csbi-
nets OF Paris and London accepted in principle the prop
oston for the resumption OF their abors tor the Ie-ss
adjustment OF peace, bui they laid down condition.
that in place OF meeting they did the first OCCASION
without any settled understanding, without any nxed
pan the four powers should settle the object OF Their
meeting, and should take engagements with regard
each other, that, place Of giving simple advice the
conference should 10 decisions and shonld ~ case
Of necessity, prepare to insure that those decisions should
be carried into effect; that IN place OF presenting non
official notes, il should sign protocols and IN hne that
the conference should constitute itself with completely
official character In order 10 exercise real inervention
supported by the common resolution OF the four powers
TO render that Intervention efhcacous.
Austria has heslated TO declare that It n this
that she understood the matter and Prussia also co
acter which ought 10 be given 70 the and a. TO
the results which ought 10 be obsined from T. As es-
mony Of the sincerity and frmness OF It's policy the cab
met OF Vienna has spontaneously sent note to
Paris and London, in which reviews It's sentments and
its conduct since the arrival OF Prince Menschiko at
Conslantinople. M de Buol shows in that document
terms OF the note demanded BY that ambassador that
she also regretted and blamed the passage OF the Pruh
BY the Russian army; that she was entirely for the
maintenance OF peace. by reducing The demands OF Rus
sia TO just msasures aud he adds that Russia shoaid
persist in her preensions in contradiction to European
order and to the security OF Germany. Austria. after hav
intervention, would still remain with them in resistance
which would in that case be inevitable.
10 making known s pretensions the cabinet OF Paris
had draughts OF notes 10 Vienna, drawn IN accord
with the cabinet of London setting forth the hrs
acts which TO determine lsonaatr the attitude and
the action OF the conference; It submitted them TO the
acceptance of Austria, to the observations modca
tons which she might wish to propose TO them Austria
found that they entirely in conformity with her sent
imens and resolutions and declared Prussia did aso
that she accepted them purely and simply.
The representatives OF the four powers being provided
with full powers, met Immediately in conferences. and at
their first meeting they signed their protocol No. which
establishes
Iss as @ 'f s s
the 18th of July, is4i are called upon to interfere in vir
tue OF their rights and Of their interests according to
which they have resolved to act.
ID. That their action should take as its basis the main
tenance OF the rights of sovereignty of the Sultan and Of
the integrity Of the O,tcman Empire
This protocol is in conformity with the project present
ed by the cabinets Of Paris and London. These cabinets
had also demanded that Identical instructions (ds, inhuc
tions mentques should be the ambassadors OF the
tour powers al ST. Petersburgh and al Constanhnope
These instructions settled, to emanate not
from the conference but from the Minister oil Foreign
Affairs Of each government The draughts drawn up by
France aud England thus approved OF at Vienna
and Berlin. In conformity with previous arrangement,
each member OF the conference had received beforehand
from bis government the document which was destined
for the ambassadors OF their respective governments,
which they directed TO forward after the examina-
lion and the debera of the conference The Aus
tran cabinet copied literally, and without any change,
the draoght proposed BY the Engsh and FRENCH caoi
government had introduced, TO introduce, some
slight changes in the wording which only touching the
FORM considered not altering in respect the
groundwork of the document In consequence. il as
stated n the minutes that conference had recognised
identical instructions on the part Of the four powers
From the London Daily News Dec. is
II the laes, telegaphc rumors from the seat OF war
the Armenian frontier OF Turkey could be credited,
the tide OF fortune would to have turned partially
favor OF the Russians Yesterday the OF battles
lost by the Turks thick and frequent One story
was, that Akhatse had iallen another that General
AndronkoH had in battle that fortress defeated
the Turks who had left 1000 men dead on the field,
third. evidently variation OF the precedpg) that the
Turks had been defeated at Ashhaw some leagues from
Akbatse, the road 10 Tis and lost their baggage
fourth, that 900 Turks, who had crossed the Arpa-
chai Aexandronopolis. had been driven back by
Prince Orbeian after sharp engagement; hth thai
" in another direction" General Drummer had charged
1000 Turks with the bayonet routed them and captured
cannon, Two standards. and part OF the Turkish train
and ammunition.
from ST. Peersburgh. (raher round about road) al
come through Vienna, and some. as II 10 render them
still more liable to suspicion. via Brussels In short
about them points TO the conclusion that they
are all Iess distorted and exaggerated multp
tons by the echoes OF OF and the story
that they will be found TO stand in the same relation io
the real event Faisafs prolonged combat with the
" men in buckram" and the "knaves in Kendall green
did to his running and roaring before ihe onset OF Prince
Hal and Poins.
In like manner the more closely the tale oil the naval
victory al Sinope is sculnized the apparent does
become that in the Russiaa version of there be
pp1rso ptri 1t must be obvious TO every scquant.
ed WIN naval operations that six line -ot. bae ship
would put 10 alone. Such number OF first.
could not be accompanied by less ibsn four gaes
three four steamers, and corvette or two TO convey
dispatches Altogether these late Russian reports OF bat
ties fought and the Black sea, and in Georgia
have most suspicious appearance Both Rnssia and
Turkey negotiating for loans and the exchanges o
western Europe require TO be managed
In connexon with these attempts 10 impress the minds
of western capitalists with the notion that the day IL 60
ing against the Otomans, the report that the Shah o
Persia has declared against Turkey deserves 10 be
kept in view Ii 10 most probable that some OF the Rus
sian agents. who swarm in or near provinces OF Persia,
have induced the miserable court OF Teheran to embrace
the present opportunity TO It's attempts TO extend
its frontier at the expense OF Turkey but Persia is toe
feeble make aoy serious diversion in favor of the Rus
slams.
| ANOTHER RUSSIAN VICTORY.
/ IRy Submarine and European telegraph
VIENNA, Dec. l3.--The Russian general AndroHkof
has totally defeated the Turks in battle al Akbalzlk
| on the borders OF Turkish Armenia.
! The Turks left 1000 slain on the field
Two French and two English frigaes gone 10 81
nope, nomnay with medical assistance for the wounded
The Brush minister at Teheran has broken of diplo
mac relations With Persia.
| The following bulletin was posted on the Bourse a
Odessa the 5th OF December;
"The Russian feet, under the command of Admira
i Nachimkon, has met in the Black sea a Turkish ane
Egyptian feet, composed Of IS shipsiwo.dscke irig