Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-02-07
Arrival OF the Arabia

The SteaH2r Arabia arrived at Halifax or thu
3lst ult
The grand news Of the week is that. Russ;
agrees to negotiate or terms proposed by the
Allies The final announcement was made al
Vienna, and telegraphed to the London Time:
III these words: Russia accepts the Allied
propositions Internationally. This IS authen
tic.
1t caused Immediate sensation; funds rose
per cent, cotton one tarjhing and panic rcigned
IN other markets Next day the Government
published a dispatch from Minister Seymour at
Vienna, as follows: "Russia agrees to accept
the Allies proposals as a basis OF negotiations
This qualified announcement curbed the excite
ment, and alarmists begin to fear that Russia
merely seeks to gain time by deceptive negotia-
tons Meantime funds remain steady.
Previous 10 the abovc announcement, Vienna
papers represented the state Of affairs as most
serious, alarming and uncxpe cted and that all
presons of the Austrian embassy had received
notice to quit ST Petersburg, and the Russian
embassy to leave Vienna
The actual circumstances we're that the
Count Esterhazy handed to Count Nesselrode
at 81 Petersburg, the Austrian Allied note OF
December I'd.
lie said that he was not authorised to enter
INTO any discussion, but if the note was n OF &C
ceptcd Internationally before January 8th, he
and all the Austrian embassy must leave St
Petersburg.
To prevent this, Ncssclrode communicated
with Vienna direct, ana January llth, Prince
GoTtchahoh at Vienna had talk with Count
buol, IN which Gortchakoh produced memo
fandum III expressing a general inclination on
the part Of Russia to negotate, but proposed
certain alterations in the programme. Count
Buol formally received the document next day,
Friday l2th bit inasmach as If did not contain
an acceptance pure and simple Of the PROPOSE
ton, Austria could maze no reply without the
concurrence of France ard Eng and.
he Ambassadors Of those powers according
~ sent to Paris and London, and received for
reply that the Western powers had no motive to
give up decision which had already been care
fully considered Further, that if by January
l6th Russia did not accept the utimatun, Is
terhazy and the Austrian Legation would leave
st. Petersburg, and Austria would Immediately
seek to obtain the armed cooperation of the Ger
mamie Dict against Russia. During the week
that elapsed between Russia's first and second
reply, intense apprehensions existed at Vienna,
although without sufficient cause, for the Aus
TRAN cabinet had taken precaution to notify the
Western powers that notwithstanding the rup-
tule OF diplomatic relations Austria would not
be III position to commence host;hLics this
year On the 10th, apprehensiOus were AT rest
by the announcement above stated that Russia
agrees to negotiate ON the terms proposed.
Very little other news.
Nothing important from The CIimea. Numer-
Gus ambuscades of Cossacks are distributed
around the Allied camp, bat vigilance prevents
many stragglers being captured
Several additional explorations were mudc in
SehastopOl docks, now almost Gestroye ed
France and England each reserve oue gate as
trophy.
Iuyalidc, Russo, publishes despatch from
Gortschakotf, saying that a party Of French
wearing white cioaks to prevent being seen in
snow advanced by hight and surprised Baidar;