Washington sentinel., 1854-03-14
fortign gntelIigente.
BY THE ASIAe

The London peace delegation, consisting o
three persons, soon after arriving at st. Peters
burg, were admitted 10 an audience with the EN-
peror, who received them in a most courteous
manner After an audience Of half an hour, fron
which they inferred that he was not wholly insen-
sb!e 10 their appeal, The emperor presented them
TO the empress. AT parting he shook each cor
daily by the hand. Although their reception was
kind, they had but little hope that their mission
would have the effect of staying the immense war
like preparations going on around them.
The Paris correspondent OF the Times gives the
following definite accounts Of the details of the
alliance for the defence of Turkey:
paris, Fe6. .21.-I understand that yesterday M.
Drouyn de Lhuys sent off 10 London the text OF
the treaty of alliance offensive and defensive, be-
tween England, France, and Turkey. Besides
The articles already known, which stpuate that
Turkey shall not conclude any treaty with Russia
without the consent of England and France and
that neither Of these two powers is in any TO
derive any territorial advantages from the present
war; the treaty contains other articles which
s,pulate for the liberty of the Black sea and the
sending OF an army OF occupation of 100000 men
to Constaninople. OF this number, France is TO
furnish 10000 men. and England 10000. The
100, 900 men are all 10 be assembled al CONSTANT
nople about the middle of April 1t appears ,ha,
the number of English and French troops TO be
immediately sent out will not exceed 10000 OF the
former, and 5000 Of the latter.
II understand that the idea of forming an army
OF observation on the Alps is abandoned, or at all
events postponed for the present. calculated 10
give umhrage TO Austria. The formation of that
army will no doubt depend on the attitude which
Austria may assume. IL IL reported 10 day that
the question of the commaudershp p-in-chief of the
French portion of the expedilonary army is al
Ian, 4,
ienr of tomorrow will announce the nomination
of Marshal Valiant TO the chief command Be-
sides The divisions commanded by Generals Can
robert, Bosquet and Macmahon, there will be u
division OF cavalry, 10 he commanded by General
Maurice. Nothing is decided as 10 Prince Napo-
lean. and il is now doubtful if he will be appointed
TO any command"
Alusion was made in the telegraphic summary
to an article in the iNonitexr, the organ of the
French government, in which it is stated that :" il
the flags Of France and Austria are united in the
east, France will not permit any attempt to sepa-
rate them beyond the Alps" The following is
extrac, from another article in the same paper:
I" In more energetically defending the rights Of
Turkey. the emperor relies upon the patriotism of
thu country the close alliance Of England and the
syn,pathies of the German governments for these
governments have continually declared that they. as
resoluteIy as ourselves, would preserve the Euro
pean balance of power by respecting the integrity
and Independence of the Ottoman empire. That
is the only question in dispute Attention is
therefore, turned towards Austria, who, by her
position is called upon TO play an active and i'm.
portant part. Austria has always with great firm
ness pronounced herself to be in favor Of those
points which were agreed upon in the protocol OF
the Vienna conference of the 5th of Dece mber
last We have every confidence in the LOYALTY
and chvalrous character ofthe young emperor OF
Austria besides which, we have guaranty of
the disposition of his government IN the isterestx of
hs pfoph tchieh are saeticsty the same as or oyn
in the general circumstances of European pocy.n
The Paris correspondent Of the London Morn.
ing Chronicle, remarking upon the position of Aus.
,ria, says:
j now learn that steps have been taken to
force Austria 10 declare her intentions one way
or the other. II IS said that the measure for
that purpose will not be the isolated act of France
but the combined act of France and England to-
gether. understand that, should the answer of
Austria not be satisfactory, army of observa.
ton Of 100000 men is to be formed on the frontier
of the Alps, and another the northeastern FROM
tier towards the Rhine Ii is also said that in ad-
dition TO the troops already in Rome, body of
10000 men is 10 be sent iuto the Roman States
for the purpose of keeping Italy quiet it Austria
should take the course she ought or TO co-oper-
ate with the army of the Alps, should the hostility
of Austria force the allies TO declare war against
that power. Il is even said, by the tntoarags of
the Tuieries, that il events should oblige France
10 send an army into Ilay the Emperor Napoleon
will himself take the command
The insurrection which has broken out in Alba
mia. Macedonia, and Thessaly, is likely TO prove
very embarrassing 10 the porte. The rising is said