The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-14
s THE CANADA,S MAILS.
The Canada has arrived at Boston and we have
the following additional intelligence.

- THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. - e.
The present position of peace prospects, this =
IL may be remembered that Austria made q sug.
gestion of certain terms, not known to the public,
which the Austrian cabinet considered might con.
stitute basis for pacific negotiations. These sug-
gestons Austria sent to Paris, through the French
Minister at Vienna The French Government sent
copy of said suggestions TO London. s,Much cor
respondence enSued between Lona1and Paris,
resulting in the original suggesfions being sent
back, altered by France and England, to Vienna
The Austrian Cabinet expressed modification
that the suggestions were not adopted sipliciter-
More correspondence ensued, resulting in Austria
agreeing to append her name jointly with France
and England to the modified proposals. The pro-
position thus amended, was on Sunday, December
l6- as notified by the Arago, sent from Vienna In
charge of Count EsterhaEy, to st Petersburg The
contents of this ultimatum are kept profoundly Sc
cret. If the Gear refuses, France and England
threaten to continue the war, and Austria to cease
diplomatic relations and afterward to be governed
by the course simultaneously with the TRANSMITS
sion of peace proposals to Russil Paris Mont
teur publishes the treaty ents d<44 Between the
allies and Sweden guaranty sthe existing linn
its Of Sweden against Russian sgg ression
As Russia does not at presents threaten Sweden,
this ill-timed Treaty may be viewed by Russia as
of the peace proposals. The Terms of the Treaty
are very stringent II is DECLARED that the treaty
is concluded to prevent gssery complication of a
nature to trouble the balagee of power in Europe.
81,
self not to cede to RussaMpor to exchange with
her, nor allow her to occupy any portion of the
territory belonging to the crown of Sweden and
Norwaf,3 He engages, moreover, not to cede to
Russia any right OF pasturage or fishing ground,
of any other nature whatsoever of the said ter
ritories Of the coast of Sweden and Norway, and
to reject any pretensi0ns Russia might raise to es
tablish the existence of any of the above named
rights. a-ssi ,tg'-
Art. 2. In case Russia should make any PROPOSE.
10 fh6K tr<p If kxxaI nr a
a view to obtain either the cession or exchange of
any portion whateverof the territory belon ring to
the crowns of Sweden and Norway, be it permits
sion to occupy certain points of said territory or
tne eessien OF fishing or pasturage rights or Of any
other on those some territories or on the coast OF
Sweden and Norway, the King of Sweden engages
to communicate Immediately such proposition to
the Emperor of France and Queen Of England.
ana they engage to provide Sweden with sufficient
naval and military forces, with those of Sweden. to
resist the claims or aggressions Of Russia The
nature, the Importance, and the destination of the
forces In question: shall, the case occurring ba de-
eided by common agreement between the three
powers. s" eS siiay 81
"A secret clause is appended to the treaty. nrav;.
Russia. = E,s.. +, = > -e'A'AS'
Vienna private correspondence intimates that
the Austrian Government declined an inytasian
made by Pru&a on the 18th of September to ;o;,
Prussia IN pacific intervention-also that Nsno.
ieon refused the invitation of Prussia conyevad
by Baron Prokesch to Paris to open nerofiations
out that IN the middle of November Count Ruol
IN the name OF Austria, invited the Western Pow
ers 20 reopen at Paris the Peace Conference of
tienna--recommending also that the guarantees
respecting Prussan domination in the Black Sea
should be modified = ~ : '' e' ''o~
RUSSIA has not replied to the proposal but would
senu representatives to the Conference, hence has
arisen the rumor that the Austrian Anglo-Freneh
proposal Is merely to define the meaning of the
.ni'a point, and that u an understanding be come
10, the Vienna Conference, so called viii be re-
openedin Paris in the middle of January.
ag s ASIA.
There are few additional particulars coneern;pe
the surrender of Kars which took place on the ost6
OF November. On November II, Gen Mourayieff
summoned the garrison to surrender Gen WIl.
hams held council of war on the 18th and after
the council the garrison sent a flag Of truce az
ing ten aay suspension Of hostilties and permits.
sion 70 send courier to Erzeroum Gen. Nome.
wen offered TO grant an honorable capitulation
And allowed an English Captain fThomson1 10 ~
70 Erxercum. Thomson returned from Erxerarya
and reached Kars on the I'D Gen WilIiams then
oemanded an interview with Mouravieff for the
18th. BY this time the garrison had no food ex
cept some horse flesh f3r the sick in the hospi,als
Mere the narrative breaks Of, and we have NO IA
fails Of the surrender 81 - -
fnvate accounts without dates, frathsr douhtfu, (,
~ mai Omar Pacha had driven In the Russians
sna tsken possaasion q Khoni 1vs leagues nom
ne - preparing 70 attack the latter eitv
- ssen 49, fhstaeoned BY ten thousand Russians |
49, -. "a oetaAed part of his forces 20 on
i2o0o far costa Ia Khonf A~so iound
......ta. i GREAT BRITAIN.