Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-18

One Week Later from Europe.
HALuAx, Jan. 1.-THE Royal Mail steamer
Canada arrived here this afternoon from Liver
pool with dates to Saturday, the 9th instant.
The steamer Union had arrived out at South
ampton.
NEGOTIATIONS FoR PEACE.
| At the Vienna Conference Of the 2Sth the Aus
trian, French, and English plenipotentiaries met
and drew up and signed the Interpretation of their
| governments on the four points. The Austrian
Minister then carried the document TO Gortscha-
kof, who was In company with Count Amin and
Manteuffel, the representatives Of Prussia The
Austrian Minister explained the propositions to
Gortschakof, and asked If he was prepared to ac-
cept them without modification or reserve Gorts-
cbakoff replied that his instructions did not 60 so
| far. His orders were to negotiate only on four
| points. A fortnight was then granted him to COM
municate with his government. Meantime hostili-
ties viii continue. The terms proposed to Prussia
are understood to be neither hard nor humiliating
The Russian interpretation it is said, differs lit
tie from that OF the allies.
Prussia is still in diplomatic concert with the al
lies, and even engaged under certain eventualites
| TO military cooperation.
II is stated that treaty has been actually signed
between France and Austria, the former guarantee
ing Austria's possession of the italian provinces
The London Times disbelieves the report.
Austria has called on Prussia to place her army
/ on war footing
The Prussian semiofhcial Journals say that Prus-
| STA will not consent.
The siege operations at Sebastopol from the 9Th
to the 2lst were unimportant- Frequent sorties
and repulses were occurring General Canrobert
says officially, under date Of the 2lst, that sortes
had been made against the British and French
lines, but they were rcpulscd and pursued by the
/ French with considerable loss
On the 22d General Canrobert in his official re-
mn fnotos, Ifp<x had
| the siege continued. Scarcely night passed
without some portion Of the French lines being
sailed, costing the assailants dearly The French
works extended to the bottom of Quarantine Bay,
and the enemy warmly disputed every inch Of
ground.
The works advance steadily.
reconnaissance reports only pickets on the left
bank of the Tchernaya, the main Russian army
having moved probably toward Eupatoria.
The officers Of the garrison Of Sebastopol are to
have each months service reckoned as a year.
The Cars sons, Michael and Nicholas were to
return to the Crimea on the 7th instant
Eight thousand of the French reinforcements ar
rived at the camp between the 18th and goth, be-
sides others at Constantinople
The French on the 22d had only l,400 wounded,
and 1900 sick.
A heavy snow storm prevailed.
On the 25th of December General Canrobert
writes that he shall soon be able to take the Often
sive and make good his losses more promptly and
more solidy than the enemy can. The army was
full of confidence
The allies on the 25th had opened fire. The plan
of operations is that the fire be continued without
cessation for forty-eight hours followed by gene
raj assault by both the French and the British.
A letter from the Sultan, dated the 18th, orders
Omcr Pacha to go Immediately to the Crimea to
concert measures with the allied generals.
On the 26th, Menschikof telegraphs that, be-
tween the goth and the 26th, nothing remarkable
had transpired, with the exception Of two sorties
on the 2lst, in one Of which, eleven officers and
thirty-three soldiers were taken prisoners, and
considerable number killed. That both the Eng
lish and French we're preparing to assault the south
side of the CITY,
On the 28th, considerable Russian achievements
reached Odessa.
Admirals Dundas and Hamelin were at Constan-
tinople, on their way home. Admiras Lyons and
Bruct were in command of the fleets. General
Cardigan has also left for England Sir Lacy Evans
has resigned in disgust.
The Constantinople news says that the siege
works have advanced so far that direct communi-
cations are presented between the garrison Of Sc
bastopol and the Russian forces near Balaklava.
Although the works Of attack are In a very for
ward state the correspondent of lie Presse believes
that nothing can be attempted before the 18th of
January.
The Turkish government was using great expo
dition in providing supplies of ammunition, &C.,
for the allies
FROM ASIA.
Letters from Trebizonde to the 9Th contain inn
portant news. The Russian army encamped at
Rsiazid had advanced to Topackalch, and some
CONSERVATION prevailed at Trebizonde, where the
garrison was strong but badly organized.
On the 18th Of November a strong Russian force
attacked the redoubt at Kalch but the garrison,
aided by English and Polish officers, repulsed the
attack but their situation was still precarous The
Russians had formed at various points on Circas-
STA, corps of native militia with Russian officers.
FRANCE
The subscriptions to the new loan were opened
on the 3D. A considerable amount was from Eng
land.
The French Baltic feet has been ordered to re-
assemble at Brest and Cherburg
Accounts from the industrial districts Of France
are most satisfactory.
An increased demand existed for space in the
Crystal Palace for the exhibition of products and
manufactures. new gallery has been ordered to
be added to the building.
The Spanish government Is said TO look coldly
on the English proposals to enlist soldiers for the
war. The Duke of Sevillano succeeds Coavado as
Minister OF Finance.
! SWITZERLAND.
The new Ministry of Switzerland IL thus cofnpos-
i
Minister of Finance. Naef, Post Office. Hewzc,
Minister Of War. Munzinger, Commerce. Frans-
| cini, Minister Of the Interior.
| Mr. Fay presented the drafts Of treaty with the
United States to the Federal Council and requested
| its ratification.
Private dispatches from Berne, dated Dec. 81,
say that the British Charge de Affairs addressed
| official demand to the Federal Council for premis-
sion to enlist Swiss soldiers for the The Coun-
Gil, the report says, formally refused stating that
Switzerland would maintain absolute neutrality.
This is thought to be doubtful
AUSTRIA.
The cession OF the Austrian railways TO the
French capitalists for zoe, 900 francs CON
Guided on the LIST instant.
/ PRUSSIA.
| The Prussian government has issued notice
calling attention to law forbdding Prussisns 10
enlist in foreign service.
ITALY.
l A riot broke out recently among the laborers
at Csrrsva, and the city was placed in state of
/ s;aco A the sru,a in he hands of the rioters