Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-02
FOREIGN NEWS
Arrival of the Africa.
HOPES OF PEACE ENTERTAINED

| nv 10 VT 1RSfs IN
The Africa from Liverpool II A N
2O'h arrived as Halifax, 10 - A NJ
Both
America arrived a, Liverpool, wednes.
day evening lHh.
The Union sailed from Soulhan,on
l.th for New York.
THE WAR.
! There is n remarkable scarcity Of in.
'eligence respecting either the progress
OF the serge. or progress Of negotiations.
Cniei interest centres in the procee dlnps
oil Congress at Vienna. Hopes are en-.
ter,alncd that the negotiations may lead
TO peace, but equal approximations prevail
ed that they viii fail and tina, the war
will assume vas,er magnitude.
The French and English ministers At
Vienna have received the necessary pow.
er to enable them to re open negolia,lons.
This is telegraphed from Vienna.
18th. Letters add that the policy of
the allied powers will be 10 prevent these
negotiations, in hopes that in the mean.
time the fall of Sebastopol will happen 10
influence the decision.
On the 10th or ! lih, Prince Gollsch.
akof likewise received his written IN.
struc,ions from his government. Their
exact contents are OF course secret, bu.
rumor says the, Russia again expresses
READINGS TO negoiiatiate exclusive protec-
,oratc, and her strong desire to establish
peace.
Austria also expresses an anxious de-
sire for peace, but will however firmly IN
sIsts on Russia's accepting such cendi-
tons as the welfare OF Europe demand.
but viii hesitate to conclude an offensive
alliance with England and France uu,il
it is exactly known wha, will satisfy
these powers.
/ As set of against this statement.
Count Buoi, Austrian Minister, declares
at Constan,lnopie dinner, 10 Ottoman
ministers, that .iuslria would heh, SIDE
by side againit Russia.
VIENNA letters also boast Of Austria's
good faith and determination to proceed
10 ho>tlItles.
Russia, i: viii be remembered. has for.
mally refused to mobilize and place part
OF her army in Pru>siaH Silesiria TO COY.
er the left il1n. OF the Austrian forces
now N Glli9cia. Prussia assigning a
reason, her confidence In the pacific IN
ieniions of Russia.
Prussia further accuses Austria ol li7y-
ing gene beyond the s'pula,lons oil hor
convention with Prussia, ina.lnuch a.
she ha. concluded separate treaties vita
other powers which virtually DID away
with that Of April ooh. The object Il
pru,zia Is evidently to 'preven, Austria
from taking active participation ia tic
war.
: Further, 10th from Berlin and Vienna
state :hat great etIoris are brough,,,tn bear
10 obtain the consent 81 tie Western
Powers 10 an atmisiice.
TIE Prusslan Cabinet Is urging WITH
prcuIiar c5rneslnes,i'he necessity oi su>.
pendin. hostines nnt,I the bei'gerea,s
shall have pursued further the eudeasor
to arrive al an understanding. Tho-e
are mere rumours. bu, norhina else Is Il
present WITHIN reach OF the pubic. an!
an approne hug General Congress is more
and more conlidently1talked OF.
The London Daily News says We my
- induced to repose some confidence III
the re,ui, Of that Congress and its delit.
eratlons. If the United States are invited
10 take part IN them, and accept the ia.
sitaton. and not otherwise
.Sarainla is reported 10 undertake 10
send $1,000 men and recruited from all
lftl,- ~, -hn NJ e ba H. ~
The reason assigned being that for MAI,
OF all outside enterprise to engage thojr
attention, the ltalIaas are growing Test.
less.
Sena;es Of Hamburg and Lubec have
ISSUED edltts iorb,dlng foreign enlist
nents.
+ 1t IS also expected that Bremen. Meek.
lcnburg Schwerlin and S,el,l,z will a,ss
prohibit lorelgn enlistments.
The army oil Bavaria has almos, com .
plcted IT'S war complement.
Letters say that Sweden is 10 be in.
medately placed on war footing BY an
addition of $4,000 Swedes, and 800 0
Norwegians.
Russia is also pr sparing for the spring
campaign.
Gen. Seicers is charged to organize
Baltic army, with their headquarters q,
Mittan.
THE CRIMEA.
Affairs remain precisely as they were.
The last dates are to the 10th.
Omar Pasha was on the 9th INST. at
the camp OF the allies. He concerted
measures with Raglan and Canrobert,
and on the 9Th retired to Varna.
Re.lniorcemenis continue to reach
the allies and over 5000 French Impe-
rial Guards and English Infantry are a,
sea ON their way.
Raglan has sent 10 India ior the 10Th
regiment Of hussars.
The Turks in the Crimea are to be
made up to 5000 before the end Of jan
uary.