The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-01-24
LATER FROM EUROPE.

Haiifax, January IL.
The royal mail steamer Canada ar
rived here this afternoon from Liver
pool, with dates to Saturday. the 9th
infant.
At the Vienna Conference of the
28th, the Austrian, French and English
plenipotentiaries met, drew up and sign.
ed the interpretations Of their Govern
ments on the four points. The Aus
trian minister then carried the docu-
ment to Gortschakof, who was in com.
pany with Count Arnin and Manteuf.
fel, representative of Prussia.
The Austrian minister explained the
propositions to Gortschakof. and asked
he was prepared to accept them with
out modification or reserve. Gortscha.
koff replied that his instructions did
not go SO far. His orders were to me-
gotiate only on four points. A fort
night was then granted him to com.
municate with his Government.
Meantime hositilities will continue.
The terms proposed to Russia are un-
derstood TO be neither hard nor humi-
liating. 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, un-
der certain eyentualities, to military
cooperation.
1t is stated that treaty has been ac-
tually signed between France and Aus
tria. the former guaranteeing Austria's
possession ofthe Italian provinces. The
London Times ,lisbelieves the report.
The siege operations at Sebastopol
from the l2th to the 2lst were unim-
portant. Frequent sorties and repuls-
es we're 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, notwith-
standing the bad weather, the siege con-
tinued. Scarcely night passed with
out some portion Of the French lines be-
ing attacked, costing the ASSISTANTS dear
lly. The French works extend to the
bottom of Quarantine Bay, and the
enemy manly dispute every inch Of
ground.
Eight thousand French reinforce
ments arrived at the camp between the
! 18th aud Goth, besides others at Con.
siantinople. The French. on the 22d,
had only 400 wounded aud 900
sick. A heavy snow storm prevailed.
! On the 25th of December, General
Canrobert writes that he shall soon be
able to take the offensive, and make
good his losses more promptly and
more solidly than the enemy can. The
army was full Of confidence.
The Allies on the ejth had opened
fire. The plan Of operations is tina
the FIRE be continued without cessa
ton for furty eight hours, followed b.
a general assault by both the French
and British.
A letter from the Sultan, dated Ii,
25th. orders Oner Pasta 10 20 imme
,liately to the Crimca. to concert mea
sures with the allied Generals.
On the Goth Mensehikoff telegraphi
that between the Goth and Goth nothin,
remarkable occurred. with the exception
of two sortics on 2ist, in one Of which
eleven officers and thirty-three soldiers
were taken prisoners. and considers
BILE number killed. That both th,
English and French were preparing t
assault the south side OF the city.
On the e9th considerable Russian
reiufurrpmenta reached 0tIessa