Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-30
THE DIPLOMACY OF THE WAR.

1t has already been stated that the most I'M
portant item of foreign intelligence brought by the
steamer America was the conclusion Of an offensive
and defensive treaty between Austria, France, and
England AS the articles Of this treaty had not
been officially published when the America left
Liverpool it is impossible to speak Of them with
certainty, and especially since the various journals
rive conflicting accounts. The following summary,
copied from the London Morning Chronicle, appears
to be the most nearly authentic:
uTte treaty commences by repeating and recording
the declarations and the principal acts Of the conference
at Vienna as well the declarations and engagements
contained in the notes exchanged the Sh Of August
1854, between the high contracting parties.
at maintains the four points of guaranty as the ne
basis Of peace at the time that it
and recognises to each of the Powers the faculty Of
tending them by additional conditions.
Austria binds herself to France and England as she
had already done Turkey by the treaty Of the l4th Of
june 1854 to occupy the Principaes for the purpose
of REFUSING the Russian troops II they attempted to re-
enter them.
Austria proclaims the right, justly belonging to
Turkey to the Allies Of making all the movements which
may suit them for the purpose Of attacking either the
Russian troops or the Russian territory.
eff in consequence Of her attitude in the Principai
ties or for any other cause Austria should lind herself at
war with Russia the alliance offensive and defensive be-
tween her. France and England shall be established BY
the fact Of the war.
If before the end Of the present year QS54 Russia
should not have made propositions which are considered
acceptable and which good and durable peace,
the three Powers will advise as to the means of obtain
ing that peace
q The three high-contracting Powers bind themselves
not to accept any proposition for the reesabshment OF
peace without having deiberated upon it in common
The London Standard Of the evening of the 9Th
instant contains the following DESPATCH which adds
the important intelligence that Prussia has also
Joined the alliance. This despatch, however, is
deemed to be of questionable authority:
"PARIs, DEcEMBrR IA telegraph from Berlin states
that the new treaty between Austria and the Western
Powers had been sent there and that at council held
the 9th by the King and his Ministers the adhesion to the
treaty was determined on This produced great surprise
among the Russian party The public both there and
funds have risen greatly The treaty very shortly to
be published"
The Paris Pays sums up the change of situation
as follows:
cit must be admitted that this situation is excellent
for it may be summed up in these two important declare
tions Austria is allied to al Germany in defensive
point of view and she is allied the begerent States
Turkey, France, and England, in offensive point Of
view We think that this is new step in advance which
calls for felicitation."
The subjoined letter from Count NEssELRoDE to
Baron RUDBuRG, the Russian Ambassador at Der.
lin, has appeared in the Independence Beige, and
is made the subject of much comment:
ST. PErERsBuRaH, Der. 25 Nov. g.
ON. In BARON: The information which we receive
every side proves that at the present moment
the German Governments pretty nearly all preoccu
pied with and the apprehension, that OF see
ing RUPTURE occasoned by the Eastern affair, breal
out between the two great Powers Of Germany, whicl
may endaugsr the peace Of their common country sn'
the existence even Of the Germanic Confederation.
"Fathful to the policy which he has pursued from tn
commencement Of this dsplorable complication, and de