The Nevada journal., 1855-01-26
FOREIGN News.

i'l4NA "iiN ~ '''i 10 l-''o pcCh COlCluutu, anu
upon basis that must be deemed COM
promise Of the professions Of England in
the war-though one that ensures its
speedy termination, either by arms or
more probably BY negotiation. The Lon
don Times Of the 9th Of December gives
the following dispatch dated at Vienna
Dec 4th.
The convention concluded on Saturday
was a triple alliance. The last article
. in the Anglo French treaty Of alliance
was, that the other European Powers
should be at liberty to accede to it, and
Austria has now done So The sense OF
the treaty probably is
/. That Austria has engaged to consid-
or every violation of the Turkish territory
by Russia as equivalent to a declaration
of war against herself
2 That Austria viii reinforce her ar
my in the Principalities, so as Omer Pasha
may at once begin operations, the 1mpe
rial troops remaining as kind Of reserve.
3. At the demand of the Western pow
ers, Austria will place $4,000 men at
Narna, which, in case Of need, can be
sent to the Crimea
i. England and France pledge them
selves that the territorial possessions of
the Emperor of Austria shall, under all
circumstances, remain undiminished,
There is a secret article.
After the trip pie alliance has been rati
fed, Prussia viii be invited to acccde 70
it.
A treaty Of this nature, which has &C
tually been signed, will surprise the world
and detract much from the enthusiasm O!
the English masses in the war. The Lon
don Times, before the terms Of the treaty
were known, took pains to say, in contra
diction of the reports as to its contents
that "from our knowledge of the policy of
the allied governments, and Of the inten-
tions Of Austria it does nc.
contain any guarantee, direct Or indirect,
Of the possessions Of Austria that it has
never been intended to send a division of
the Austrian army to Varna or the Crimca,
that it does not contain any promise of
subsidy or secret article" There seems
to be little doubt however, that a treaty
has actually been signed containing all the
above stipulations, and others as little to
be relished by the allies, if the objects of
the war as stated by England are to be
sincerely pursued. So far as Austria is
concerned, the convention is one of mere
selfish preservation She has indiscrectly
expressed her concurrence with the allies,
especially in the matter Of the Alma, and
may well expect that when Nicholas gets
the Eastern war off his hands, he will pay
his respects to her. Therefore, it is to
her interest to have part in the general
treaty, and guarantee Of her territory
Besides under the influence Of the eloquent
Kossuth the English people for some
time have looked upon the liberation Of
Hungary and Sclavonia as the great meas
u7e of the war, both to rid those province
kingdoms from the load of despotism, and
to gain their immense weight when thrown
against the Gar. Against this contin-
gency Austria has artfully guarded her
self, while the English nation must see
that the war tends to no ennobling
end that it is but the old struggle for a
balance Of power-that the cabinet does
not contemplate the liberation of Europe,
but TO put off for brief period the growth
oI Russia. This new combination will
probably lead to negotiation and peace
In ten years, Russia, profting by the cx-
perience gained in this war, will be pre-
pared with a powerful fleet, an increased
amy, with adequate facilities for convey
ing troops and munitions Of war, and may
renew the war on basis that no combina-
ton can check But with Hungary and
its sister Kingdoms free, the Gar would
always he watched and controlled by a
force Yigilant, active, and interested. The
allies have blundercd on the side Of des
potixln, and political blunders are crimes
that meet sure retrlb butlon.
An awful storm swept the Black sea on
the night Of the 18th November. Eigh-
teen English vessels were totally lost, and
twelve dismasted Twelve French were
lost, and four or FIVE dismasted near Balak-
lava alone. Eighteen more English yes
sels are said to have been lost at Eupatoria-
On most of the vessels the whole human
freight went down.
\ serious loss in powder and other mu-
nitions took place, that will greatly cripple
the seige The crews Of some of the ves-
sels got on shore and fell into the hands
Of the Russians The most terrible disas-
ter was the loss Of the new magnificent