Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-02-01
SEVEN DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ADVANCE IN COTTON AND BREAD.
ST-Tr
Arrival Of the Steamer Africa.
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HALIFAX TELEGRAPH OFFICE

HALIFAX TELEGRAPH OFFICE }
Tuesday, Jan, 80.
The Royal Mail Steamship Africa, Capt.
Harrison, from Liverpool goth inst, arrived
at this port at half past 10 o'clock to-day,
bringing advices one week later from Europe.
The WAR.-There is a remarkable scarcity
of intelligence respecting either the progress
OF the siege or of negotiations. The chief in
terest of the news centres in the doings of the
Congress at Vienna. Hopes are entertained
that the negotiations may lead to peace, but
equal apprehensions prevail that they will
prove fruitless, and that the war will assume
a magnitude much greater than at present.
Rumor says that Russia again expresses a
readiness to negotiate on the basis of an ex-
elusive protectorate, and also express strong
desire for peace.
Austria also expresses a strong desire for
peace, but she will, however, firmly insist
upon Russia's acceptance of such conditions
as the repose of Europe demands, but will
hesitate to conclude an offensive treaty with
England and France, until it is exactly known
what terms will satisfy these powers.
As set-of against the above statement,
Count Buol, the Austrian Minister, declared
at Constantinople, at dinner to the Ottoman
Ministers, that Austria would fight side by
side with Turkey and her allies, against Russia
Vienna letters also boast of Austrias good
faith and determination to proceed to hostil-
lite if necessary.
Prussia, it will be remembered, has formal
ly refused to mobilize and place part of her
army in Prussian SiIistria, to cover the left
flank of the Austrian forces now in Gallicia,
assigning as her reason her confidence in the
pacific intentions of Austria. Prussia also ac-
cuses Austria of having gone beyond the stip-
ulations of her convention with Prussia, mas
much as she has concluded separate treaties
with other powers, which virtually do away
with that of April 20. The object Of Prussia
is evidently to prevent Austria from taking
active participation in the war.
Further accounts, both from Vienna and
Berlin, state that the greatest efforts are be-
ing brought to bear upon the Western pow
ers, in order to obtain an armistice The
Prussian Cabinet is urging with peculiar earn
estness, the necessity of suspending hostililies
until the belligerents shall have purs ied fur.
Their the present endeavor to arrive at an UNI
Outstanding. These are mere rumors, but
nothing else is at present within reach OF the
public.
Sardinia is reported to end $4,000 men re-
crulted from all Italy, TO the aid of the allies
i'll the East. The reason assigned for Sardin.
las action is, that this outside enterprise will
help to divert the attention OF the Italian PEG.
pie from their own country.
Letters say that the Swedish army is to be
Immediately placed upon war footing, by the
addition of $4,000 Swedes and 10, 900 Norwe-
gians.
Russia is also preparing for spring cam
paign. Gen. Siewers is charged to organize
a Baltic army, with its headquarters at Mittau.
The CRIMEA.-Attairs remain precisely as
they were at the sailing of the Pacific. The
latest dates are to the 10th. Omar Pasha was
at the camp OF the allies on the 9th inst. when
he concerted measures for future operations
with Generals Raglan and Canrobert, and
lett next day 1or Narna.
helntorcements continue to reach the allies,
and over 5000 French Imperial Guards and
British Infantry were seen at sea on their way
to the CrImea.
The turks III the Crlmea will amount to
6o,OOo before the end OF january. Russian
relntorcements are advancing by forced march
es through Bessarabla.
Private letters from Vienna say that Prince
Gortschakoit has instructions to accept every.
thing, and to accede to all that the allies may
demand, except the reduction of the Russian
heet, and the occupation OF Russian terri
tory.
HE DANUBE.-We are without anything
respecting the invasion of Dobrudscha, ex-
ceptlng the following from the WGnderer, of
Vienna.
"Ihe Russians crossed the Danube atTult-
scha; favored by the o6scurlty OF the night,
they reached the right bank IN boats, surprised
the weakest garrison, and alter making great
carnage among them, recrossed the river, la
den with booty, and taking with them num-
Der OF prisoners. he loss on the part Of the
Russians was considerable, as the Turks Fought
with desperate courage. Among the slain is
Pacha, but his name is not mentioned
The inhabitants of Iultscha fled into the
country with their wives and children, and
did not return to the town until long after the
Russians had left
The turkish force in the Dobrudscha is not
estimated at more than $4,000, mostly raw
recruits, the flower OF Omar Pasha's army
having gone to the Crimea, against which it
Is said he strongly protested, and still remains
government was party to this new eruption
into the Dobrudscha, in order to demonstrate
to France and England the necessity for an
armistice
The BLACK SEA-Admiral Brual telesraphs
on the 9TH of January, that snow had fallen
heavily; but subsequently the weather had
been clear, with northeast Winds The fleets
sustained no damage.