New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-02


for /, Goes Dot suspend he operations IN -hich re
srs engaged in the Crinea. Bat Au-trs has
% ce,ermins, hfhy miitsr nv grounds, whether
ihi. last bTtslhing.tims betSeen peace ani w
e Dot Prolonged By Rassia to enable har 10 move
stil uofe inpOsiog masses O~Dsn & thu scene
Of scilOn. The Ministers srd Generals 81 41s,rs
sppeaI 10 have fit IN the negotiation OF the trsa'y
Of IRE 20 OF beQe her THAI thss nAd more - 'ear th4n
10 hope from 8 pOs'pOrement Of the time dIel for &C.
tive oIe-aioOs aud that their secarity lay in their
ability T. take tie neld a, the esrlisst moment Slen
TIE season permits army 70 move IL tue or-c' OF
kussia IN her last con nunicdilOus u m9y delay
Tie snsrs Is chiefly laid for Austria since 4 cannot
siect the attitude OF the more bellgeTsut Powers;
but, al the poiht - which tie Court n Nlenos mas
DOW arrived sincere ard mmsditte peace, or
fpeecy and decisive contest is the only al'ernflVe
Hhich The young Emperor can desire or accept II me
Emperor Of Russia Is resolved 70 mske psace at be
expense of the sscridces now required OF him he
ust find means IN satisfy Europe that such IS hls
genuine intention, 10 spite Of the profound oistrust
which bis former proceedings have occssoned. Inc
Dcreoulty be meets with. even among his former
friends i the severest test that be sppet 10 bis
policy But great resolution for peace or for war,
10 the pres en uomenOus cooinncture OF AFFAIRS. can
rOt depend 90 the splitting Of hairs or the dcton of
a protocol. Once fer al aud for the last time, we
ssk-sbicb Is il for most as-ure1ly if peace be Dot
concluded frankly snd promptly upon the bases nov
proposed this contest will acquire en- intensity and
extent il hes not yet assumed sna the cfinites
Of wsr viii spread Ike fire over Europe before this
last offer Of reconciliation can be reneS ei.
From Tie Times CorJa5o1dent
NIESNA, Jan. Il, 1855.
ON the 10Th or 18th Prince IrchakoG received dis
patches from bic Government. confirming the electro
message which bad reached Linn on Saturday. the Stu
OF cOure. the exact contents OF such an important
document are Withheld from the public, but it is re-
lated n ST Russia hes sesn exressed her readiness {,
her claim 10 Al exclusive protectorate IN the
PInclsliiies ara over the Greek Christians 10 Tar
ke. Tie ~. Petersburg ,biDet IL said to propose
tn the rroectorae shall be exercised by tn Eve
great Powers but If this be the case, alters arr jus
where they were weeks ago. lhe Poser'c III safe
IL euarsrie the privileges Oithe Prucip aes and toe
Christians in Tu ey but joint prOtectorate will Dat
lead 70 never ending complicstio and misander.
st.ndiIes Eafsa repeat. that she never ecer aimed
the idea Of en- ,roscbing OIL sovereign rights OF
IN, Sultan and III rsi-e objection 10 the a)roga-
ion e the Tiesiy Of lsil if neT oae be for mel T.
which Russia is a party, and in which her Interests
shall be propefly ared for. Prince GorchakOH WAS
slso epioir ca 10 express TO his Majesty, the En-
reror OF Austria the strong desire Of Russia 10 see
ace restored. and, 6s you have already baen
irforv Sd. be has not failed TO do 80. The Vi
eupa public has never had any great conf
fftce In the pacific Intentions OF the Russian Gov
eminent and within the last day or two, even the
diplomatic world appears 20 have lost some OF that
COZ fSerce which il felt al the begnniog a last week
The Emperor Francis Joseph is, however, extremely
Al xous that peso should be restored, aud the most
uo,itve assurance has been given me that be Is re-
solved to act as a moderator for both parties. He
will however trmly Insist on RUSSIA accepting
those conditions whcb his Cabinet considers neces
saJy for the future peace and welfare of Europe bat
he will hesitate 10 conclude on offensive treaty Of
sllisrc e with England and Francs until he eN
sctly knows what will sati.iy those POWERS lnh
the ImpefiA Government il strongly urged by
the Western Powers - complete the treaty OF
the I'd Of December need hardly be said but
Ausiria dOes not seem incllnee TO take any step
in sdvsr &c until the qulntuple coneref ces have mat
ard il has become evident that Russia has never In.
I'D IN 10
"quiniup'e" msy probably induce you 10 belieye that
Prussia viii he represented st the conferences bur
there IL reason for thinking that such WI" Dot be the
csse That the English. French, Austrian Turkish
and Russian Ministers viii have seat aud voice az the
Corpr,ss you need rot be told; but Prussia WI
hardly be permitted to share in the Degouston' untii
fhe hes given Ter adhes on to The treaty oil December
? and has promised imne diately TO axe m0'"e
81 her army "a she Is bound by her convention
q with Austria to d." The meaning OF this last
plrsse IL that Prussia has formally refused to make
roJlie, and 10 place part OF her army IN RUSSIAN
Sile.is "a a. q, yer the left flank OF the Austrian
forces now n, Galicia. The reason given by
Prussia Tor refusing to act up ID her engagements
is HAT Austria in her position OF defense Is
in no danger, as implicit commence may os
placed in The pacific intentions and assurances OF
Rnssia According to The WHrtemberg Std usIR -si-
pcr Prussia in the Note in question, says that the
treaty Of April was concluded for peaceful aud not
for warike purposes Austria is accused OF having
sne beyond the stipuations of her convention
with Prussia. iDasmUch IA she has concluded sepa-
rate treaties with other powers, treaties whicn
virtually do away with that OF the goth OF Aprt
II il ad6ed that Prussia does not require 80 days to
make 100 coo men DgOJtS, a. she has taken such
measures a. will ensbe her in case Of need 10 de-
fe1d her interests without delay. Prussia has also
declined TO support a motion which Austria was ne-
sirous of making in the Diet tia! half the contn-
CERT Of the other Ger nan States should be raised.
From the fore going il is evident that the sole aim oil
Prussia is 10 prevent Austrias taking an active
part in the war, but she may eventually ma, 10
H. III
her cost that she has signally tailed many P7r-
sons in this city fud it impossible to dves the n
selves Of the idea that Austria will not honestly full
ell her engagements Ia the Western Powers, but 1t
appears to me that the suspicion Is unjust Inc
inter SITS of Austria render It absolutely necessary
that she should remain faithful TO the Westero Pow
ets aid the chiyalTous character OF the Emperor
Francis Joseph 10 eIcels mt guarantee Tor hls gooi
faith IL IL evicert that II IN the power oil frls,ia
10 proloDg or TO put speedy end to the war IL sue
acc,des 10 the treaty of December, and places an
srmy OF 100 600 in Sile-is the pa INC profession
of Russia will become sincere and she will IN AXE con
cessons but as long As the 81. Petersburg Cannet
has the idirect support which II now receives IRON
Prussia it il not likely TO mske any real concessions
CONDITION OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
Fror TIE London n@es J1a IS. 1855
These are lot the days Tor a mere personal, fac
tious or otLer peculiar triumph The attempt TO ex
tract anN thing ike credit or cspta a. II u called
out Of the disastrous state OF things IN the Cumes
and the ger eral Encouragement OF the war, would
be almost a. bad as the trade OF the wretches who
prowl over the battle field the besch for the soos
~ the claim or the wrecked. We might, indeed
without much indecorum, take an honor thai has
been forced Us-fastened on u, BY our rivas and
opuo1ep,s For weeks and weeks were we expo-ed
10 storm Of abuse from all sides for what was called
our interested or spiieful misrepresentation OF the
state Of things a, the seat OF war. Some writers
coOly assured the public the whole was an inyen
tiSn and that the hideous complication OF fatal
perlects described in columns was OF nome
manufacture-the ruth being that all was gong
on very smoothly al comfortably under the paterna
rule Of Lord Rag IAN, hl, veteran colleagues snd
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