Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-01-25
LATE FROM EUROPE

LAl Il fhOM EUHOPE.
Halifax Jan. l7.-The Royal mail stea-
mer Canada arrived here this afternoon from
Liverpool with dates to Saturday the 9th
instant.
The steamer Union had arrived out at
Southampton.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEAcE.-THE WAR
Al the Vienna Conference Of the 2Sth, the
Austrian, French and English PIenipotentia-
ries net and drew up and signed the inter-
probation Of their governments on the four
points. The Austrian Minister then carried
the document to Gortschsk off who was in
company with Counts Amin aud Manteuffel,
the representatives Of Prussia. The Aus
tfian Minister explained the propositions to
Gortschakof end asked if he was prepared
70 accept them without reserve? Gort-
schakof replied ,ha. his instructions did
not 60 so far. His orders were to negotiate
only on the four points. A fortnight was
Then grated him to communicate with his
government. Meantime hostli,ies will con-
slnue. The terms proposed TO Russia are
understood TO be neither hard or humiliat-
ing. The RUSSIA Interpretation, i. is said,
differs little from ,ha, of the slIies.
Prussia is still in diplomatic concer.
with the allies, and even engaged under GER
tain eventual'ies to military cooperation.
II 10 etaled that treaty has been actually
signed between France and Austria, the for
mer guaranteeing Aus,ris's possession of the
Italian provinces. The London Times dis
believes the report. ......
Austria has called on Prussia to place her
army on war footing. -. (: =.
The PrussIan semi official journals says
that Prussia will not consent. =
The siege operations a. Sevastopol from
the lSsh 10 the 2lst were unimportan..-
Frequent sorlies and repulses were occur
ring. General Canroberl says officially, IN
der date Of the 21st, ,ha. sor,ies had been
made against the British and French lines,
bn! they were repulsed and pursued by the
French with considerable loss.
On the 22d, General Canrobert in his Of
6eial repor. says that notwithstanding the
bad weather the siege continued. Scarcely
. nigh. passed without some portion of the
French lines being assalled, costing the as
ssilsn.s dearly. The French works extend
10 the bottom Of the Quarantine Bay, and
the enemy warmly disputed every inch Of
the ground.
The works advance steadily. A recon.
noisance reports only picke,s on the left
bank Of the Tebernaya, the msin Russian
army having moved probably toward Eupa-
toria. ~. Z
The officers Of the garrison Of Sevastopol
are 10 have each months sc vice reck oned
as o year. ..= .s +.
The Cars sons, Michael and Nicholas,
were 10 return TO the Crimea on the 9Th
instant. 49,.
Eight thousand French reinforcements ar
sivedat The camp between the 43,h and Goth,
besides others a, Consiantinople. !.
The French on the 22d bad only l,400
wounded, snd 1900 sick.
A heavy snow storm prevailed. ,<r.1
On the 24.h of December General Can
robert writes that he shall soon be able to
take the offensive and make good bis losses
more promptly and more solidly than the
enemy can. The army was full Of conf
dence. s.-.-.. .. a
The allies on the 25.h had opened fire.
The plan of operations is tina. The Ere be
continued wi,hou, cessation for forly-eight
hours, followed by general ASSAULT by both
the French and the British. els.,t ..l
A letter from the Sultan, dated the 25,h,
orders Omar Psshs to 60 Immediately to the
Csimea 10 concert measures with the allied
Generals. p -.-.. ,
On the 26.h Menschikoff .elegraphs that
between the 20,h and 26!h nothing remark
able had ,tanspired, with The exception Of
two sorties on the 2 LIST. in one Of which e.
leven officers and thr.y-three soldiers were
taken prisoners, and considerable number
killed. Tha, both the English and French
were preparing TO assault the south eide OF
the city.
On the 28h considerable Russian rein
forcemen,s reached Odessa. - .-.t~
Admirals Dundas and Hamelin were al
Cons.an,inople on their way home. Ad-
mirsls Lyons and Bruet were in command
Of the fleets. General Cardigan had also
leis for England. Sir Lacey Evans has re-
signed in disgust a ~ "a .".:.'--
The Cons.sntinople news says that the
siege works have advanced SO far tina. direct
communications are prevented between the
garrison of Sevastopol and the Russians for
ees near Baisklsvs.
Although The works Of attack are in .
very forward state, the correspondent Of LIE
Psesse believes that nothing serious can be
attempted before The 18th of January.
The Turkish Government, were using
great expedition in providing supplies Of
ammunition, &c., for the allies. '..'.
RuSs,AN Ruiz I'M THE CRIMEA.-A lata
decree which the Emperor Nicholas has is
sued in rels.ion to the Tartars of The Crimes
10 40 follows:
Art. lst. Every Tartar guilty of bad in