Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-01-16
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
New York, Jan. 8.

The steamer Canada left Liverpool at
10 a. m, Dec. 22d, and arrived at Halifax
IL 80 p. M, to-day. I
The Washington arrived off Wezer the
2lst, and put back to Southampton from ice,
after landing mails and passengers.
The negotiation news is important.
The present position of peace prospects is,
it may be remembered, that Austria sugges-
lions of certain terms, not known to the
public, which the Austrian Cabinet consid-
cred might constitute a basis for pacific ne
gotiatiations. These suggestions Austria has
sent to Paris through the French minister at
Vienna.
The French government. sent a copy of
these suggestions to London, much cores
pondence ensued between London and Paris,
resulting in the original suggestions being
sent back, altered by France and England to
Vienna.
The Austrian cabinet expresses its morti-
f~ication that her suggestions were not adopt
ed. Whereupon more correspondence was
had, resulting in Austria agreeing to append
her name jointly with England and France
to the modified propositions, and thus amen
ded, it was on Sunday, Dec. oath sent from
Vienna-Count Esterhazy being messenger
to st. Petersburgh.
Five or six days are allowed for it to
reach st. Petersburgh, and sixteen days more
for the Cars unconditional acceptance or
refusal.
If Gar refuses, France and England
threaten to continue the wal, and Austria
to cease diplomatic relations, and afterwards
to be governed by the course of events.
simultaneously with the transmission of
these peace proposals to Russia, the Paris
Moniteur publishes a treaty entered into be-
tween the Allies and Sweden, guaranteeing
the Western limits of Sweden against Rus
sian aggression. AS Russia does not at pres
ent threaten Sweden, this ill-timed treaty
may be construed by Russia as an intended
insult, and cause a rejection Of the peace
propositions.
The articles of the treaty are very strin-
gent. 1t is declared that the treaty is con-
Guided to arrange every complicated ques-
ton of a nature to trouble the balance of
power in Europa.
By article LIST, the King of Sweden en-
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exchange with her nor allow her to occupy
any portion of the territory belonging to the
crown of Sweden and Norway; and engages,
moreover, not to cede to Russia any right of
pasturage or fishing ground, or Of any other
nature whatsoever, of the said territory of
the crown; to reject any pretension Russia
might raise to establish the existence Of the
above named rights.
Article 2d-In case Russia should make
any proposition to the King of Sweden, or
any demand with a view to obtain the ces-
sion of any portion whatever or territory be-
longing to the crowns of Sweden and Nor
way-be it permission to occupy certain
points of said territory, or cession of fishing
or pasturage rights or of any other grounds
in the territory-the King of Sweden en-
cages to communicate Immediately such prop
~ositions to the Emperor of France and Queen
of England, and they engage to provide
Sweden with sufficient naval and military
forces to resist the arms or aggressions of
Russia. The nature, the Importance and
destination of the forces in question to be
decided by a common agreement between the
Powers.
A clause is appended to the treaty pro-
viding for Sweden eventually taking the field
against Russia.
A Vienna private correspondent intimates
that tho Austrian government declined the
invitation made by Prussia, on Sept. 18th,
to join her in a pacific intervention; also that
Napoleon refused the invitation of Prussia,
conveyed by Baron Prokisch, to Paris to open
negotiations.
Count Brial, in the name of Austria, has
invited the Western Powers to %rejoin, at Pa
ris, the Peace Conference of Vienna, remem-
bering that the guarantees should be main
tanned as the basis of negotiations; but that
the third point or guaranty, resisting Rus
sian dominion in the Black sea, should be
modified. Russia has not replied to the
proposal, but will send representatives to the
Conference; hence has arisen a rumor that
the Austrian Anglo-French proposal is mere
ly to define the third point; and that, if an
understanding can be come at, the Vienna
Conference will be re-opened at Paris, about
the middle of January. 1t is stated that the
Swedish Ambassador at Vienna has formal
ly announced to the Austrian Government
that Sweden adhered to the Allies i%nterpre-
tation of the four points; also that the Count
Staelberg had brought to Vienna a Russian
proposition for peace, on terms different from
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