Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-12
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.

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ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.
New YORK, Feb. 10.
| The Vienna correspondent of the Times
states that in that capital the most strenuous
efforts making to induce England not to
insist on the disarming of the Russian fort
| resses, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea-
| Great complaints are made of the obstinacy
of Sir Hamilton Seymour in this matter. 1t
is feared that the British government will not
consent to sign the preliminaries of peace, till
/ perfectly clear Interpretation has been given
to the 9th proposition.
The journal 6eS Dsbats publishes a letter
from Berlin, dated Dist instant, which states
that in cabinet council held that day, at
which the King presided, it was decided that
Prussia should take no initiative in reference
| to the participation of Prussia in the peace
| conferences, and should make no CONCESSIONS
! susceptible of changing her actual positions.
| The acceptance of the Austrian propositions
has been published officially at st. Peters
| burg. The announcement states that the
cEief condition is in the naturalization of the
Black Sea, to be secured by a treaty between
Russia and Turkey, Russia being ready to
discuss the other points. 1t is stated in di.
| plomatic circles that Austria considers the
wording of the propositions entities Russia
| to maintain all existing fortresses on the Black
Sea.
| The Globe, Palmerston's organ, of Friday
| evening, January 10Th, announces in lead
ing article that the warlille preparations of the
| British Government are proceeding if no
| pacific limitations had beenreceived. Within
! the last few hours, it says, a requisition has
been made for transport accommodations for
four thousand horses, or nearly sixty thousand
tons Of shipping.
1 Lord 1uhilo roaatiYr, d;o1l
the advances of peace, will carefully provide
far possible failure in diplomacy.
AFFAIRS IN THE CR1MEA.-A rumor pre-
vailed that Gen. Wrangel had been reinforced
az Arabat, ana neditated an attack across the
ice.
All the officers Of the artillery of the An
glo Turkish contingent have been ordered to
quit Gonstantnople, and join their corps at
Kertsch.
Constantinople letters of the 10Th state that
/ Gen. Mouravieff, after having desttoved the
advanced works Of Kars, had left ia the place
garrison of about 1000 men, well provis
i Toned, and had gone towards Gumri with the
bulk. of his army.
L1DERIA.-Advices are received from Libe-
ria to Dec. Is. The natives were giving trou-
| bic to both the American and English settle
ments.
serious disturbance had occurred at ST.
now between the natives and the English au-
thorities. Several native towns had been burnt
/ by the English.
1 President Roberts, with the British Consul
Newman, left Monrovia on the 26th of No
yember, and arrived at Snow on the 9th,
when they went on shore and found that sew
eral of the Liberia people had been murdered
1 The President and Consul returned the fol-
lowing day to Monroyie with several European
Madeies in the Teazer, and voluntary corps
was being raised to dispatch Immediately 10
SNOW by the American schooner George
An attack was also expected at Cape Mount.
The LATEST Paris, January % 1t is as
serted that the French government had pro-
posed London as the seat OF tie conferences
but that the English cabinet prefer theyshould
be held at Paris and that Russia has selected
Baron Brunow as her plenipotentiary, hav-
ing first ascertained that the selection met
with no objection on the part of France and
England.
Berlin, Jan. 24.-It has been determined,
at Council at which the King presided, that
Prussia will make no very open demonstra-
ton Of her wish to be admitted to the Confer
enees.
1t is expected here that the conference will
soon resolve into general congress, to which,
of course, Prussia would be summoned.
Diplomatic relations between the represent.
atiyes of Russia and those of the Western
powers have been partially resumed. On their
last meeting in public, the Baron de Budberg
and Lord Bloomfield were in conversation for
a considerable time
The news Of the Russian acceptance has
been received very ooldly in Sweden. The
national feeling there is greatly disappointed
at the prospects of peace.
We learn from Copenhagen that a similar
dissatisfaction 10 manifested by the ultra ma.
tional party of Denmark.
The CaIMBA.-Accounts from the Crimea
are to the 9th of January They mention no
fact of the least Importance. The cold was
intense, and the seas had frozen along the
coast but particularly in the ports of Kazatch
and Bala1laya, and i'll the roadstead of Sevas-
topol' The ice, however, soon disappears
The men who suffered most were the porters
and laboTers recently arrived in the Crimea.
and not yet Injured to the climate. Tho cam
nonade from the north forts continued unin-
terruptedly. 1t is remarked that recently the
Russians have fired large shells into Sevasto-
pol, whereas they formerly only threw bombs;
hence II is inferred they have received fresh
supplies Of material. Their fire on the city
does not do much damage, but was directed
with sagacity that showed they had accurate
Information of all the movements in the al
lied camp. Several spies have been arrested.
Stringent measures were being adopted to
prevent communication with the enemy
1000 permissions to reside at Balaklaya have
been issued, and without such permission no
one will be allowed to remain and no person
except commissioned officers of the Eng
lsh army viii DO allowed to open stores aud
canteens.
The tabular statements show that the i'm.
port OF Gotten into Great Britain amounts
during the present year, to 2,277 $40 bales
beinglQ4,7l7 bales more than that Of last yeor'
there has been decrease from tho United
states OF America of 4l,SlG bales, and from
the West Indian Islands 1914 bales. while
from me Brazlls there has boon an increase Of
2I4Ol bales, from Egypt of 32,743 bales. and
rom India Of S7,s4S bales. The average an
hual importatons from all quarters during the
iast seven years, amount to 2,08D, 1896 bales
being lo7,474 bales less than those Of tho
present year.