Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-03

prOVement Dbl ol the last session. we VIII
publish the Veto message tomorrow, and ac-
company its publication with such omments
as better opportunity Of examining it may
suggest to US.
NEWS By THE STEAMER ATLANTIC.
Our readers will find in the columns of our
paper full detail Of the European news, en-
bracing space Of seven days, from December
the 9th to December the 10th. The most con.
spicuous parts of those news are-the opening
Of the English Parlament--the treaty with
Austria--and the efforts Of the allied troops to
take sehastopol before the end of The year.
In the English Parliament, we notice the
speech of the Queen, referring to the reci-
procity treaty, to the treaty with Austria, and
to the necessity for reinforcements. The
speech is concise, energetic, and pointed. The
Queen expresses the hope that the war will
be prosecuted with the almost vigor and eff
feet" Lord Derby pronounced in the House
of Lords very eloquent speech, in which he
depicted in glowing terms, the courage, resig-
nation and sufferings of the allied army, in
dulging at the same time in some severe re-
marks upon the want of decision on the part
Of the cabinet in the prosecution of the war.
M. NJ. J. Pakington, Layard, and D'Israel in
the House of Commons, upbraided the govern
ment for its want of frmness and forecast in
the pending war, for having sent insufficient
forces to the east, and making a ridiculous ex-
petition to the Baltic. The attacks were re-
PEELED in the House of Lords by the Duke of
Newcastle, Secretary Of War and Lord Aber-
deem, Secretary Of the Treasury. The defense
of the cabinet in the House Of Commons was
entrusted to the care of Sir Sidney Herbert,
Secretary Of War, and Lord John Russell.
The explanation of the treaty with Austria
is by no means regarded as satisfactory The
other members of the government are very
savage with Lord John Russell, and their or
gan, the Times, Of this morning, devotes a
leader to the subject. The Times says:
aThe production of the treaty can alone ter
inmate this controversy; but il it should prove,
when the text Of the instrument is before us,
that our version Of the matter is correct we
trust that suitable notice will be taken Of the
indiscretion of a minister who, on such an oc-
casion, could misrepresent the essential condi-
lions Of treaty so deeply affecting not only
the honor Of his colleagues, but that Of the
crown and Of its allies.
"The obligations of the treaty we believe to
be that, in the event of hostilties breaking out
between Austria and Russia, the three Powers
engage 10 enter into an offensive and defensive
alliance and that il peace be not secured be-
fore the termination Of this year upon the bases
Jointly agreed upon by all the three Powers,
they will concert such measures as may effec.
tually acc omplish the end they have in view"
The only precise result we can discover in
the speeches made about the treaty, is that OF
direct and constant cooperation with Eng.
land and France in all matters relating TO
peace or war; in word, a sort OF temporary
association, which will have to assume more
positive character at the end OF three months
Another feature presented by that treaty is
that Austria has acted, with the consent Of
Prussia, and other confederated States of Ger
many, fact which would indicate tendenc,
on the part OF the northern Powers TO lean or
the side of the western alliance.
We have no assurance that the European
tripartite treaty was made known before tn,
departure Of the Atlantic, consequently al
commentaries upon it at present would be use
less.
From the seat Of war we have no important
news, except a dispatch from Bucharest in
serted in the Paris Moniteur, saying that on tn,
seventh OF December the besiegers were suf
fcisntly strong TO entirely surround the city O
Sebastopol. The supposition is, that Lord
Raglan and General Canrobert intend to bav,
pitched battle with Menschikoff, and IL &c
torious, to make an assault on the place.
On the other hand, 0mer Pacha has giver
mp the plan Of occupying Bessarabia, and con
centrated his forces at yarna, and is now EN-
barking his soldiers for Balaklava, in order /,
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