The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-21
RUSSIAN MANIFESTO.
ANOTHER PRUssIAN NOTE.
Interesting Autograph Letter from
Queen Victoria.
The Spanish Auxiliary Legion not Forthcoming.

0UR LONDON ASD PARIS CORRESPONDENCE,
&o., &c.. DC.
Our Le~doa Corrcsponssenoe.
LONDON, Jan. S, 1866.
Progress If hs Siege oS Ssbaaoyo The long talked
Of Asssuh- Coming Epens Cast their SAadoscs
before -Canro6nf's Dspachss-The 7Swsss and
Lord Rasis~-R<fS~n Of Adnirals Dnndas and
Hamei,n--zze Royal Csmpsign1s-1ne Hana
Co~Js~snos- The Kins Of Prussia Ignored at t4en,
--SPsrafs Treaty BaUssa France and Austria.
We are again indebted 10 Prince Msrschtkofr for
the latest news from tho sest Of war. His Excel.
lency informs his Imperial Majesty tho Czar that up
TO the 26th December nothing Of Importance had
taken place before 6ebastopol. He makes the or.
cepton Of two sorfies which took place on the 2lst
December, In which he says II officers and SO SOL
dies were made prisoners. He does not, however,
say whether the Ioss was on the de OF the aHcs or
the Russians.
This despatch liz 80 far important a. thoro was
current belief that Sebastopo was 10 be stosmsd ON
Christmas Day. II Is now said that the 2sth IL the
day fixed for the attack; but We have no news up 70
TO that date.
The report that General Llprandi had made
second attack upon the English lines .. BAAklsva II
not true. His troops, on the contrary, have with
drawn TO the north oil the Tcherns ya, aud from a
despatch from General Canrobert, which you will
find in the London papers Of this day, we hear that
both English and French have made a reconnois
ssnce to ascertain whether this retreat was real or
sham. Canrobert attributes IL to the news received
OF the landing Of the Turks st Eupatoria. General
Csnrobcrt also states that the siege operations are
going on satisfactorily, that they had large nun.
Der Of guns ready to open terrific Ore, and that
the entrenchments were gradually encircling the
city. Much disease and discomfort seemingly pro
walls in the English camp. The attacks upon Lord
Raglan and the stan, by the Times, are kept up, and
there ia quite poleInic wAr Just nov In the London
journals the subject. Admiral Dunsas and Admiral
Hsmelin have arrived At Constansinope en- route to
England and France. TIE fleets remain under the
command Of Admirals Lyons and Bruat.
The health Of the Duke o, Cansridys has lns
proved He has left the Hotel d. ngiotsrre, and has
taken up his quarters ct the British Embassy at
Pera. The Sultan paid him long visit the other
day. Prince Napoleon Is still a. Constantinople.
He Is desirous Of returning 10 the Crimea but Gen.
eral CaDrobet objects. M IL might bs Injurious TO
ehe Princes heaththe real truth is, bencye, that
Canrobert was 80 dtsf listed with toe overbsaring
conduct OF Prince Nap oeob that he ordered him TO
leave the army, and he now opposes his return.
Coming events cast their shadows before, and
there is ,ueh confident opinion here that the 2s,h
wss fixed for the assault that many persons bsleye
the news official. There WAS such awful big shA-
dow cast though, mms dately after the battle OF the
Alma, that am 10th to give credit 20 anything that
The politicians Of Europe have been occupied
during tne last weak with the negotiations At
yi.pna.
You win remember that by an article in the treaty
.iu as Vixun kufz ha D..w.
and Austria, IL In declared that n Russia docs not
come 70 terms by the end Of 1854, steps will be
taken by the other Powers to make her do 40.
Or the 27th and 2sth December long conferences
were held Mt Vienna, chiefly nj the hotel Of ee Br
tish embassy. Count Biol, Baron de Byurgusny B
and Lord Westmorelsrd submitted the conditions
they demanded 70 Prince Gorschakon, the Russian
envoy. He replied that they we're not such ~ he
could accept, and demanded fourteen days time
10 receive Instructions from ~. Petersburg. After
many pros and cans those additional fourteen days
were granted. People begin to think tha. Lord
John Russell Wa NOT 10 far wrong when he said
tbis treaty with Austria was OF n Nature that Aus.
tria could back out OF II st the last moment " she
choee. The accounts from Vienna, however, are
very warike, and q regular onsnaye and defensive
treaty between Austris and the Western 20 Sers {,
spoken Of m mos, likely, believe IL VINO will.
ibe Pfussan Ambassador, Count Amin, was not
admitted 70 the conferences. Prussia Ia not admit
ted, and me King is horri3lv annoyed At this. The
King Of Prussia l. ignored by the other Powers. A
curious Prusian despatch has jusi come 20 light.
]. IL Addressed by Baron Mantyufol, the Pnussan
Prime Minister 70 the Pfus=sn ENJOYS NJ Paris and
London II II dated Berlin, December 10.
The gist OF this document IL that Prus~is Ia quite
willing 70 join the Western Powers and Austria,
provided she bias explanations no the -four guuan.
tees demanded OF Russia are 70 be iuterprstsi.
The vacillating cor duct OF Prussia never bctAI
illustrated than by this document.
There are rumors which. ] am able n state. are
not entIty devoid of foundation 70 the er@c, that
Q private treaty A. been signed between France
and Austria. According 70 tae terms of this COZ.
vention, France II 70 guarantee % Austria Der
Italian pt@ssssions tSAt s ~ Anstris de larcs war
against Russia, and the latter power ends.yors -
get up rising in Lombardy Frame VIII lend Aus
his troops u queil IL. Toe announcement that ~ h
q treaty bas hten actually signed Ia incorrect. but
believe II IL on the ttplA
There are various rum0rH here Of an approaching
change In the ministry. bat, q, al event., nOinng
decisive has transpircd on the snblcct
The foreign States sre oblseung 70 ueir subjects
enHstipg into the English foreign legion. Prussia
has for biddep n. and the FEDERAL swi. CJuncu has
come, II IA sald 70 q similar resolution. A legion
viii, severtneee-, be formed, posed probably Of
men from all nations. The Prencn have . legion of
this description actually 10 the Cnmsa, known N
General Bosquet's division; they behaved very well
At Alma and At Inkermann.
sir de Lacy Evans bN arrived In town. Lrd
Cardigan IL on his way home.