The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-11
THE LATE NEWS BY THE ATLANTIC.

Ii would appear from the late news brought by the
Atlantic that affairs approaching crisis at Sc
bastopo For six days, told, five hundred guns
had been playing the walls but not told that
equal number had the time been playing in their
defence AS yet breach had been made and whatever
damages sustained by day repaired by the Rus
slams the succeeding night The progress of the siege
thus pretty much like that of Peneopes web and the
completion, to all appearance equally uncertain The
next news will however probably be decisive Either
an assault will have been made the attempt in all proba
bility finally abandoned
On the other hand we learn that the Gar might have
anticipated has peremptory rejected the third point
in the propositions Of the allied powers and that the Wen
ma conference if not actually dissolved is at dead stand
We are however inclined the belief that may
probably be renewed in compliment to Austria which, it
seems has proposed modification of the third point which
apparently presents the only obstacle to adjustment II
she insists this it is think, highly probable it will
be acquesced in by the AngoFrench aahce since it must
evident all who take comprehensive view Of the po
siion in which the alliance is placed the co-opera
ton least neutrality of Austria absolutely inds
pensable That this neutrality, such it Is will be main
tanned BY Austria have little doubt because II appears
10 policy and her previous indicates that
she understands her position perfectly From that position
Great Britain and France will not it is presumed attempt
her; for fonce moved there is no knowing which
way she win drift To US, however it extremely
probable that there has been and is at this moment
feet understanding between the Gar and the Emperor Of
Austria that while the former win not reject the latter win
insist on any Of adjustment which may render il
obligatory Austria fulfil the conditions stipulated in
her late treaty with the Ango-French alliance. If the
Car negotiate these propositions Of
Austria she Is not bound to act consult with Great
Britain France to make Russia since that
treaty expressly stpulaes that this only obligatory
in Russia does not assent to such terms salts
factory to Austria Such terms have appears now been
proposed and do not how the other allied powers
refuse to receive them grounds for negotia
ZION whout generating Austria from all the conditions
Of her late treaty. and leaving her free TO act she thinks
proper Thu British press which looks At but
side Of question: and dreams Of making any allow
for the interests of other nations may and doubt
wii about Austrian trcachery if she declines
ri6ce hereef the ambition OF the Anglorrench alliance
But more dsnercsed observers will see that she s like
Turkey betwixt hawk and burzard and perfectly ustia-
BILE in temporizing with both the only means Of self
defence.
Bat whether negotiations renewed not much Of
the result viii doubtless depcnd on what has ere this
probably taken pacs At Scbastopo Tho success fail
ure Of general assault whichever may take place. will
probably be followed by important consequences and
companied By most horrible spectacle Of contention and
boodshed ,hs obstinate struggle Of national rivalry
and antpathies ever exhibited the face Of the earth
We may form shadowy anticipaons Of the temper
which win animate Of the parties at least in this
desperate contest from article copy In part nom the
London Times, which thus sounds the war-whoop and
invokcs the tomahA~k and scaping knife
"why, then, IL the opening Of fire deaysdf The
allied generals, told anxious spare the
and public buildings, and probably awaiting dispatches
from home before commencing the bombArdment.
"wc sincerely trust that neither Of statements will
turn out b true Az for the damsge that may
the town. only wish that could it
was In our power to reduce to heap Of rulversed ruins