The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-01-10

Ss- Ihe following IS an extract OF, lett
,ct from st. Petersburgi3g9 ii HT5asa !,
he Mr.. Baird's iron foundry is in Fl
a work again. He has contracted for ff
lie screw engines, four of 800 and one
.h1 400 horse power, and actually receive
M ESQ, 900 In advance, without depositil
al any guarantee, an unusual thing wi;
on government contracts.aa The Americas
[the same who have had SO much to
ct with the Moscow railway are building
OF great many gunboats and screws; an
I'd Colonel Colt has been, gor is still her
le with his machinery to make the reyol
ers., afs 80 ...s.s- sss.. 7se.f, s,.s
= It is stated in dispatch from Vicnn
of the 9th. that Austria has sent he
final summons to Russia, of which th
81 following is a summary :-a -
laE5i No modification of territorial posses
"A ,sions is demanded. Besides the fou
points, an Naturalization. for the wa
expenses is to be basis for peace propo
sitions A future Russian protectorat,
q over tho Greco-U Catholic subjects of tn,
Il Porte is declared inadmissible, as inter
fering with the States sovereign rights
The five Powers guarantee the privilege:
and equal rights of the Christians. The
{ Russian protectorate In the Principali-
ties and in Servia is declared extinct
The navigation of the Black Sea is to
, be guaranteed by the razing of Sebasto-
pol, and by converting the other arsenals
on its coast into common harbors. The
Russian feet to be reduced to four frig-
ates and two line of battle ships The
remainder of the Black Sea feet to be
allowed to Withdraw to the Baltic. The
4 free navigation to be insured by a for
NAL declaration. The Sulina mouths,
with the enVirons, to be declared neutral
territory.
/ Another dispatch from Vienna says:
There is a reliable report that Russia
accepts the four points as. basis for peace
negotiations, but rejects every interpre-
tation derogatory to her honor and Dig
nifty. The razing of Sebastopol, or re-
! duction of the Black Sea feet necessary
! for the lnaintenance of her possessions,
will never voluntarily be ceded If Of |
fensiyeE equivalents should be proposed,
Russia promisesiacceptancc. i sts9
It is reported from st. Petersburg q
| dispatch had been received at Vienna,
dated the 10Th, stating that if negotia-
.tions do not produce peace at the COM |
mencement of the new year aconscrip-
ton is ordered throughout Russia of l6 |
in every 1000, thus producing an army |
| Of 600 900 soldiers.
The Russians, it is said, have suffered |
20 loss in the Sea Of AzoE corresponding
in magnitude to our losses in the storm |
of the 18th. In an unpublished portion |
of Prince Menchikofss dispatch of the
oath ult., he states that near Cape +
Berdjanskaia, on the north coast of the
Sea of Azof, hurricane had literally
demolished the breakwater, driven on
shore thirty-Gye Russian vessels, and
dashed to pieces Eye others. -,
The march of the Russian reinforce
menss towards the Crimea had not ceased. +
The division of Gen. Popoff had entered {
in order to reinforce the IS
garrison. On the 18th of November, Il
at council of war, held at the head Ie
quarters of Prince Mensehikoff, at which
all the superior officers Of beth the army L
and navy were present, Admiral Naehi-
mof proposed to go out and attack the
feet, which had suffered from the tempest
the previous day, but this advice was
not taken and it was resolved still to /,
remain on the defensive. q i..ssi
The following papors have been pre-
sented to the houses of Parliament - :
&c A convention between her Majesty !,
and the United States of America, ex- .
tending the term allowed for the opera :
tions of the mixed commissions estab- !,
lished under the convention of February !,
3, 1853, for the mutual settlement of !
claims. The high contracting parties !,
agree that the time previously limited 1 1
for the termination of the, commission !.
shall be extended for period net ex- s ,i
seeding four months after September : !.
18th, 1854 The treaty was signed at :. !"
Washington on the 18th, July, and the =, =
affiliations exchanged at London onI !,
he 18th August 1854 3.5
The Paris !" Moniteur has the follow a
ng in allusion to the terms in which +.
rince Gortschakoff has signifed to Aus :.
ria, the Ozar's willingness to treat on - -
he four points & Some Journals have n,
ately alluded to propositions of peace r,
lleged to have been made by Russia to -;
rance and England. The courts of r,
'aris and London have not received any -
the kind from the Cabinet .; g
st, Petersburg" .sz. isll5 :: A.
It is stated that a motion; will be n, M
rought forward by forty-one memberst -
the Prussian Chambers, urging tkei ~ d:
ng to give his adhesion to the Western A.
overs aizss r. sssffssf zGsE 8s.ss S -
A rumor was current (but it seems to u ~
st on foundationl that Prussia had ~, VI,
tually expressed o Willingness to. Join "a
e alliance, on condition that England e
ID France viii guarantee the integrity s.. b
her Baltic ports. ~ ~
Additional tclographic dispatches, an 81
'ipatory of the China mail, mention -
at admiral Stirling had negotiated a ~ ~
saty with Japan, by which two ports gel
re opened to the British trade. 8 81; w
EEING OF THE eRITgsH rARIIAaEHr1 tic' Es
9 THE QuEEE2s SPEECH. aFas essd fo,,
On the l2th the session of Parlianlent wit
s opened By her Majesty with the as,
nal State fornalities The day beingi fro
: large crowds Of people awaited the gaSs
cen in the streets through whieh she the
/ to pass, by whom she was received asst,
h enthusiastic demonstrating of. 10y cor
Z: 4 asaIeg sd - s.s5s-s... 8: pas
The House of Lords On these occa, mig
ns presents scene of deep interest, NAL
its aspecto this occasion was pain cha
Iy suggestive Of the deadly contest dro
ieh led to the early commencement of van
session. The gay attire of the bril- his
it assembly was in all parts of the
lse nnirU1ed With the deeY yna,Jrninoi n