The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-01-25
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

Halitar, Jan. 1.-THE royal mail steamer
Canada arrived here this afternoon, from Liver
pool, with dates to Saturday, the 9th instant.
Among the passengers in the Canada are
Bishop O'Connor and Archbishop Kenrick.
The steamer Union had arrived out at South
ampton.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.
AT the Vienna Conference of the 18th, the
Austrian, French, and English plenipotentiaries
met and drew up and signed the Interpretation
of their Governments on the four points. The
Austrian minister then carried the document to
Gortschakoff, who was in company with Count
Arnin and Manteuffel, the representative of
Prussia.
The Austrian minister explained the PROPOSE
tons to Gortschakoff, and asked if he was pre-
pared to accept them without modification or
reserve. Gortschakof replied that his instruc-
tons did not go so far. His orders were to
negotiate only on four points. A fortnight was
then granted him to communicate with his
Government.
Meantime hostilities will continue. The
terms proposed to Russia are understood to be
neither hard nor humiliating. The Russian
Interpretation, it is said, differs little from
that of the Allies.
Prussia is still in diplomatic concert with the
Allies, and even engaged, under certain eventu-
alties, to military cooperation.
1t is stated that treaty has been actually
signed between France and Austria, the former
guarantying Austria's possession of the Italian
provinces. The London Times disbelieves the
report.
Austria has called on Prussia to place her
army war footingo The Prussian semi-of-
fetal journals say that Prussia will not con-
sent.
THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOI.
The siege operations at Sebastopol, from the
18th to the Dist were unimportant. Frequent
sorties and repulses were occurring. General
Canrobert says officially, under date of the 2lst,
that sorties had been made against the British
and French lines, but they were repulsed and
pursued by the French with considerable loss.
On the 22d, General Canrobert, in his official
report, says that, Notwithstanding the bad
weather, the siege continued. Scarcely night
passed, without some portion of the French
lines being attacked, costing the assailants dear
ly. The French works extend to the bottom
Of Quarantine Bay, and the enemy manly dis
pute every inch of ground.
The works advance steadily. A reconnois-
ance reports only pickets on the left bank of
the Tshernaya, the main Russian army having
moved probably towards Eupatoria.
The officers of the garrison of Sebastopol are
to have each months service recorded as a
year.
The Cars sons, Michael and Nicholas, were
to return to the Crimea on the 7th instant.
Eight thousand French reinforcements arrived
at the camp between the 18th and goth, besides
others at Constantinople. The French on the
22d had only l.400 wounded and 800 sick. A
heavy snow storm prevailed.
On the 18th of December, General Canrobert
writes that he shall soon be able to take the
offensive, and make good his losses more prompt
ly and more soEdly than the enemy can. The
army was full of confidence.
The Allies on the 18th had opened fire. The
plan of operations is, that the fire be continued
without cessation for forty-eight hours, followed
by general assault by both the French and
English.
A letter from the Sultan, dated the 18th,
orders Omer Pasha to go Immediately to the
Crimea, to concert measures with the allied
Generals.
On the 26th, Menschikoff telegraphs that
between the 10th and 26th nothing remarkable
occurred, with the exception of two sorties on
the 2lst, in one of which eleven officers and
thirty-three soldiers were taken prisoners, and
considerable number killed. That both the
English and French were preparing to assault
the south side of the city.
On the 18th, considerable Russian reinforce
fedcneu OueSSd
Admirals Dundas and Hamelin were at
Constantinople, on their way home. Admirals
Lyons and Bruet were in command of the fleets.
General Cardigan has also left for England.
Sir Lacey Evans has resigned in disgust
The COnstantinOple Neps say the siege works
have advanced so far, that direct communica-
tons are prevented between the garrison OF
Ssbastopol and the Russian forces near Bala-
klava.
Although the works of attack are in very
forward state, the correspondent of LIE Resse
believes that nothing serious can be attempted
before the 18th of January.
The Turkish Government was using great
expedition in providing supplies of ammuni
ton, &C., for the Allies.
Letters from Trebizond to the 9Th contain
important news. The Russian army encamped
at Raiazid had advanced to Sopac-Kalch, and
some CONSERVATION prevailed at Trebizond
where the garrison was strong, but badly organ
lied.
On the 23d of November, strong Russian
force attacked the redoubt at Kalch, but the
garrison, aided by English and Polish officers
repulsed the attack; but their situation was
still precarious. The Russians had formed, al
various points on the Circassia, corps of native
militia with Russian officers.
FROM THE BALTIC.
Important changes were being made among
| the higher officers in the Russian army. Gen
Deberg has been appointed the commandant II