Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-10


NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
The News by the Baltic-Looks like Peace
Vienna and plOmacy
and Artillory--Which Wins1-Interest-
Ing Details-Wall street Hopeful and
Buoyant, &C., &c.
New York, April 6, 1856.
Baltic in. One week later from Europe
Nothing decisive or important from Sebastopol
Peace Conference, at Vienna, between the am
bassadors Of England, France, Russia, Prussia,
and Austria have unanimously agreed that
the Turkish principalities Of Moldavia and Wal
lachia on the Danube and the Pruth, hereto
fore under the protectorate Of Russia, shall be
under the protection of the Five Powers.
The other three points are--lst. That Rus
sia's claim to the sovereignty over the commu-
nicants Of the Greek Church in Turkey, eleven
millions Of them, or threefourths of the whole
population Of Turkey in Europe, shall be aban.
doned. This w. the point which led to the
war. 2. That the mouths of the Danube, here.
tofore held by Russia, shall be free, under the
protection Of the Five Powers. g. That the
power of Russia in the Black Sea should also
be subject to the discretion of the Five Powers
under certain limitations. This point involves
the cream Of the present controversy, to wit
the reduction of the Russian fleet in the Black
Sea to size which will render it incapable Of
any serious mischief for the future to the Eu-
ropean balance of power. Suppose, for ex.
ample, that peace is made without insisting
upon the reduction Of Sebastopol; and that
Russia is permitted to build a navy for the
Euxine without limit, what follows? Russia
may get up squadron of hundred vessels OF
war, provoke sudden rupture with Turkey,
and, presto, descend upon Constantinople and
occupy it, and then let all Europe get her out
if they can. France and England may send a
feet of five hundred ships to the Golden Horn;
but all that the Russian squadron will then
have to do, will be to run across and into the
harbor Of Sebastopol, only to come out again
when the enemy are exhausted. In the mean
time, the Gear would provide an army to take
care of Sebastopol. Such are'the future con
tingencies to be provided for in the settlement
of that one Of the four points which relates tc
the Black Sea.
We are not informed that Turkey is admit
ted to these Vienna peace conferences. "The
sick man" Of Nicholas, is too sick, perhaps, fol
that. His friends and administrators will take
care Of him, no doubt, and they will yet have
precious squabble over the distribution of hi,
effects. For fifty years England, France, ant
Russia, have been watching and crying to eacl
other, "hands of; y and now that that they ar,
all in for it, we shall see how they will come out
Shouldn't wonder if Austria, after all, by tn,
dexterous management Of Russia, we're to ge
the lions share of the plumber. England will
probably be saddled with another instalmen
to her national debt as her share of the ne
results of the war.
All that we can make Of the reports from
Sebastopo is, that the Russians are not onl,
holding their ground, but are actually advanc
ing their works in front towards the Allies, il
spite Of all the efforts Of the Zouaves to re
pulse them Lord Raglan reports that all tn
roads to the north Of the town are LITERAL
covered with trains of wagons bringing in mu
ntions and supplies to the besieged. In fact
the Allies appear to be as much besieged by tn
Russians as the Russians are by them, and tn
ultimate result appears to be about equal b.
tween the taking of Sebastopol and the drivin
Of the Allies into the Black Sea.
From the condition of the English none
and cotton markets, and from the reporte
conciliatory disposition of the new Gar ther
would be a prospect Of peace very soon, wer
there no siege Of Sebastopol. But the sieg
and the Vienna peace conferences confic
with each other, and there can be no peac
short Of fight. Moreover, If the Allies
not quickly come to the business of storm
ing, they will find the summer in the Crime
worse than the winter. Very .likely, if With
fortnight, from the last accounts, Sebastop'
is not reduced the French and English wi
have to fight for their lives. Omar Pach
! seems to be completely blocked up in Eup'
! toria still he is useful in requiring larg
Russian force detached from Sebastopol
, watch him. Otherwise the Russians seem
have it pretty much their own way.
Wall street is buoyant today, buoyant an
elastic. Wall street believes there will be peac
: Sebastopol or no Sebastopol-that tho Emper
, Alexander is peace man, and will agree
almost any terms to. save Sebastopol. Ws
= street thinks that the Russian mobiles, TIRES