The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-19

Russia Proposes to Negotiate.
LATES FROM THE CRIME 4.
81 THE VAR IL ASIA.
Austria and she En,tsd States.


DIFFICULTY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SPAIN.
The Baltic arrived at New York at noon on
Thursday last
The intelligence by this arrival refers Who'll
ly to rumors of.adFances made by Russia ldl-
rectIy to the allies to treat for peace. Circum-
stantial accounts are given of the proposals, it
is difficult to conceive that there isany author
ity therefor, excepting mere ramor. Is Nothing
new OF the war. ga .sfofsf ~ f..,s.xs .s.,.s5s
Canroberts mission to the Scandinavian
powers appears to have met with limited
Success. The King ofPrussia, in. his speech
to the policy of Prussia is neutrality.
The King OF Sardinia is the hon of Che hour
in France and England, s'se'a 7''@
! Some unimportant changes have taken place
in the English Cabinet. The Danish Confer
ence has, as yet, done nothing. ss5sass
The Runners Of Peace Russia proposes to Eego-
tiate!
H. From Berlin it is reported that Russia has
laid propositions for a renewal of negotiations
! before the Prussian.s Cabinet, and requested
lthat powers Prussia is SAID 10 have oeJected
that her mediation would not be acceptable, but
! to have finally consented to become the chan
incl ofconlmunicatiorl, The fear Ola new set
ttlement ofthe Danuban Principalities beng
detected without her. participation, has done a
great deal towards bringing Russia to this
jsclip Russian has renewed her protest, that
A she viii rot be boun fiy any Arrangement
in respect to the Principallties, to which she
lis not consenting party.
a. Most of the Lon ion papers. mention these
j teace rrimors-sorne IN confirmation AMI
4 others in denial The .oI1oving from the
E''Smpping Gazette expresses the substance OF
1.-The various reports There is at last, the
Gazette SAYS, a pros poet ofpeace, and far On {
\ Through the veil of offic.af,m5 sseriousnessia
rninor has crept forth that propositions nave
Ibcen made to the Emperor OF the French Tor
the Termination OF hostll.ties, upon terms which
can be honOrablys accepted, and Which 1t would
be reckless and lnpoiltic TO REJECT. Russia 1t
! Is stated is ready TO conclude "a peace with
d the Western powers. without the intervention
.tof either austria vr1Pru| ~ 2Fg which alt the
Objects sontemq edby the pre- sent war may lie
obtained without Russia beng subjected to
tsuch a humiliation as no wise statesman would
ldeslre to countenanca nor any prudent inter-
national policy could justify. =. - '7sses
4 b Russia proposes, it is said, to guarantee the
free navigation of the Danube; the indepen-
ldence of the Danuban provinces, either from
lher own or Austrian surveillance, the entire
freedom Of the Black Sea. together with such
lOttoman Empire as may, in council be agreed
upon between the belligerent powers In the
meantime the contending parties are to be at
liberty to continue their preparation for the
lspriRg campaign, Subject tosan understanding
that no active hositllties will be entered upon
up to specified time, to be agreed upon by all
parties Such is understood to be- the sub-
stance Of the propositions submitted to the
French Emperor, aud the terms proposed can
not be considered unworthy of attention
II The latest Berlin rnmors as to negotiations
is that Congress of the secondary German
lpowerSis TO be held at Dresden to decide on a
Joint expT sssion of sentiment as to the war.
The assembling of Russian diplomatists at ST.
Petersburg is confirmed by a report that
4 Count Stackelherr, the Russian military com
E missioner to Austria, is ordered to report to
st. Petersburg before be returns to Vienna,
from the Crinea With respect to Canrobert's
mission to Sweden and, Denmark the states
ment in Berlin is that the success of his miss
ion is limited to having engaged Sweden to as
sent to the four,points as the basis ofany future
negotiation, and Sweden's co operation with
the Western powers is not to be more active
than that of Austria. 81
The subject will be speedily brought before
the Germanic Diet, and the general result #
fthese, movements will be, that most all Europe
will unite in calling on Russia to accept the
Western powers. The expressions used by
Napoleon in closing the PARIS Exposition are
believed to be interpreted by these, movements
and o 1T Of them itIs .shopsd peace may arise.
The Crimea.
Adespatch from Marseilles states. that on
the 18th, the Russian batteries on the north of
ISebastopol commenced firing red hot shot, to
which the Allies replied.
4, 1t is stated from Berlin that the Cars visit
to the Crimea was only undertaken after the
most urgent representations from Prince
I Gort schakotf; also, that at the council of war
held in the Cars presence the idea of evacu-
ating the Crilnea was given up, and it was re-
solved to retain possession oft as long as pos
sble. Prince Gortsckakoffs headquarters
are, 70, the future, to be at Sympheropol, as a
central point. The Russian infantry requires
Reinforcement from the militia, but the cav
airy has suffered little, and will be numerous
and good y spring. The allies are lestal Ism
ing electro communica ions betwl Balallr-
va and hertsch, also with Kinburn via Eupa-
toria.
j By this means the allies will be regularly ap-
prised of the movements of the Russians, and
be able to direct assistance to any point men
ace1. Sebastopol will not be permanently op-
cuped by the allies Already the mining sop-
erations thai. are ntended to blow uplts docks,
iarsenais and public works are almost compile
ted. There is nothing else that can be called
news. Graphic accounts are given by the
correspondents of the Lon Ion Tim; and Lor-
don Daily News, ofthe recen. tremendous ex-
plosion. Tt ffff ~is
A letter from the Crimea dated the 14th,
inst says: "The destruction of Sebastopol
having been resolved on each corps has re-