Washington sentinel., 1856-02-02
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ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, Jan. 3l.-The Cunard steamship
Arabia arrived here this evening with Liver
pool dates TO Saturday, the 10Th instant, beinl
week later.
The news by this arrival is of great impor
tance.
The London Times's Vienna correspondent
telegraphs under date of Wednesday, the 10th
at 10 a. m, that Russia has unconditionally
accepted the propositions Of The German diet.
This was reported to be authentic, and
caused an immense excitement throughout
England, but the government despatch pub
lished the next day put different face upon
the affair, being in effect thHt Russia had only
accepted the Allies's proposals as basis Of ne
gotiation.
This slightly relaxed public confidence, and
less sanguine hopes we're now entertained
Doubts were expressed that Russia had merely
accepted the proposals to prolohg the negotia-
tions and gain time.
The steamer Asia arrived out on the 18th,
and the steamer Baltic on the 18th. The
steamer Union did not touch at Southampton
on her passage out.
The news of Russia's acceptance of the allied
propositions, caused an immense sensation
The funds rose three per cent, and cotton one
farthing. A panic also ensued in the other
markets.
The next day the English Government pub.
lished despatch from Minister Seymour, as
follows:
"Russia agrees to accept the proposals as a
basis of negotiations"
This qualified announcement curbed the ex.
element, and the alarmists begin to fear that
Russia merely wants to gain time by deceptive
negotiations meantime the funds remain
steady.
Previous to the above announcement, the
Vienna papers represented the state Of affairs
as most serious and alarming, and stated that
the personnel of the Austrian Embassy had re.
ceived orders to quit.
The actual facts in connection with the pro-
positions are, that when the Austrian Ambas-
sador handed the allied note to Nesserode, he
said he was not authorized to enter into dis
cussion, but if the note was not accepted un-
condtionally before the 18th, he and the Aus
trian Embassy must leave st. Petersburg. To
prevent this, Nesselrode communicated with
Vienna direct, and Prince Gortschakoff at Vi
emma had talk with Count Boul, in which the
former produced a memorandum expressing
the general inclination of Russia TO negotiate,
but proposing certain alterations.
Count Boul received the document, but mas
much as it did not contain the unconditional
acceptance Of the propositions, Austria could
not reply without the concurrence of France
and England. The ambassadors of these
powers were accordingly sent to at London and
} Paris, and reply was received that the West
ern Powers had no motive to change the deci-
sion already carefully considered and further,
that if Russia did not accept by the 18th, Count
Esterhazy and the Australian legation would
leave, and Austria would Immediately seek to
obtain the assured cooperation Of the other
powers.
The Russian Embassy had been ordered to
leave Vienna during the week elapsing between
Russia's first and second reply, and an intense
apprehension existed in Vienna; but on the
10th these apprehensons subsidized by the an
nouncement as above stated, that Russia agrees
to negotiate on the terms proposed.
There is nothing Of Importance from the
Crimea.