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LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

al HalItaX, we nave SIX davs Ia'er news ITO"
Europe; being down to the l7h February.
Mr.. Soule came home in The 81. Louis j.
is reported The. he considers the purchase
Of Cuba completely frustrated.
Lord John Russell has been appointed to
represen. England in The Peace Conference
or Congress, to NEE. at Vienna on the 26lf.
The five powers involved in the war have
fully signi6ed their intention to take part in
liz. Lord John Russell represents Great
Britain; M. De GourqueIy, or perhaps
special minister, France Count Buol, Aus
!ria ; Ria Bey, Turkey, and Prince Gor's-
chak of, assisted by M. Titof, the ex-Mn-
lister to Cons.an,inople, will represent Rus
sia. !. is reported that Prussia will be al
low ed seat a. the board, and tina. the bus
mess will be limited 10 the receiving of
Gor!schekoff's categorical yes or no to The
four points.
The operations before Sevas,opol are no,
important; being bu. repetition Of snrlles,
attacks, cannonading, Sc, with which the
public ls familiar.
A London firm, in the provision trade,
proposes, through the Times, 10 feed the ar
my in the Crimes, a, The rate of IS. Sd. per
day per man, giving three substantial meals
per day, and binding themselves by conIrac,
under the heavies, penalties.
A French company had offered to raise in
France legion Of from ten to twenty-five
thousand men for the service of the English
Government. Half the number were TO be
ready in Is days. J. was stated tina. the
English government was disposed 10 enter
tain The proposition.
The reported mutiDy among the Zouaves
caused painful sensation in Paris. twas
thought, however, to be greatly exaggerated.
COMBINATION AGAINST RUssIA.-The
alliance Of the Western powers against Rus
sia has received important accessions, and
is indeed mos. formidable.
The imporlsnt statement had been an
nounced that Naples had joined .he Western
alliance and would send, besides her fleet, a
land force equal TO that Of Sardinia to the
Crimea. The guarantee Of France to pre-
vent revolution in Italy has brought Ma
pies to Join The alliance. Coun, OIlof, the
. Russian Minister, and staff, had in conse-
quence left Naples.
+ The Belgian journals announced that
Tuscany, Parma and M"dena have also join
ed the Western alliance, and would send
: l 900 men each. This is probably mean!
{ az ironical.
e 1t was rumored tba. Spain would likewise
e Join the alliance with a view to have the in
auence Of the French nsains, any insurrec.
ZION 'has may take place. 1t was also re-
i ported that Portugal will join the allies with
9 $4,000 men but this is rather doubtful
|. The Western powers are evidently, howev-
j er, seeking to unite all the secondary States
in general European league aga'ns. Russia.
Sweden continues TO make military pre-
partitions, and all the smaller German States
: have their armies nearly completed
SwrTzERLAND-The Swiss Federal Gov
ernmen. preserves its neutrality, and con
# ,nues to forbid the enlistment Of Swiss for
: foreign service. ... g.
o PRussIA-Prussa sends circular to the
G various diplomatic agents indicating that the
n entire Prussian army will be Immediately
j. made ready for the field.
I, The Prussian envoy to France remains
at Paris, his mission being still unaccom-
pished. The opinion prevailed that no
o terms could be come 10 between Prussia and
J, the Western Powers, and that Prussia mus
!, be left TO neutrality end its consequences
Count Esterhazv, the Austrian minister, hsv-
= ing returned to Berlin, caused rise in the
u funds.
s FRANcE.-The French funds were con-
y, siderably depressed by a wild rumor thai
= the Emperor would Immediately depart fo'
I. the Crimea, leaving the Empress regent du-
ring his absence. 1t is more probable tina
he will command the army o: the Rhine
should war be declared against Prussia
Engineers were surveying grounds for {
camp Of 100000 men near Metz.
N RussIA.-The following comes via War
es saw: A treaty has been concluded between
Is Russia and The United States relative 10 TIT
commerce Of neulsls. The treaty was lief
x open for the adhesion OF other Sales.
ID A .elegraphic dispatch from Vienna say
&c that The Gar had issued a manifesto undo
date of 81. Petersburg, February 12'h, il
Is which he calls the entire male population
- of the Empire under arms. An addiliopa
It. force of 100000 men was 10 be dispatched
IN to the Crimea.
~ The Journal Of 81. Petersburg, Februar.
Sd. contains an address OF The Gar TO III
Don Cossacks, expressing his con6denc
o. o. that they will fgh. couregeously for. III
no church, the throne and the country.
re ENGLAND.-Admiral Dundas has bee
re re appointed to the chief command of the Bal
Ill Ill tic feet; Admiral Seymour second in com
It, mand, and Admiral Rayne third.
is. The British army estimates for The currer
Tx year have been published. The total nun
~ n, Der Of men including foreign auxiIiaries en-
d. d. including India is $4,000, and the expens
e a,