New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-09
PEACE RUMORS CONTINUE.
NOTHING FROM THE CRIMEA OR ASIA.
Cotton and Bxeadstuffi Dropping.
C0NSOLS sst TO ssi.

by the House Printing Telegraph Office No p Wall street
HALIFAX, Tuesday, Jan. g. 1856
The Royal Mail steamship Canada, Capt. Stone
from Liverpool at 10 o'clock, a. M Saturday the
god ult., arrived here at l2I o'clock to-day
The Canada sailed at 1920 p. m, with stiff breeze
from the southeast accompanied with snow, for Bos
ton, where she will be due early Thursday morning
The United States Mail steamship Washington
from New-York arrived off the Weser on the 2lh
and put back to Southampton after landing the mails
and passengers, as the ice prevented her reaching
Bremen.
NEGOTIATIONS.
The present position Of peace prospects is this II
may be remembered that Austria made suggestion
of certain terms not known TO the public which the
Austrian Cabinet considered might constitute basis
for pacific negotiations. These suggestions Austria
sent to Paris through the French Minister at Vienna.
The French Government sent copy of said sug-
gestions TO London Much correspondence ensued
between London and Paris, resulting in the original
suggestions being sent back, altered by France and
England, to Vienna
The Austrian Cabinet expressed modification that
the suggestions not adopted sipiciter More cor
respOndence ensued resulting in Austria agreeing to
append her name Jointly with France and England to
the modified proposals. The proposition, thus amend
ed, was on Sunday Dec. 16, notified by the
Arago, sent from Vienna in charge of Count Ester
haZy to St. Petersburg. The contents of this ulti-
matum are kept profoundly secret. If the Car
refuses France and England threaten to continue
the war, and Austria to cease diplomatic inter-
course and afteward to be governed by the course.
simultaneously with the transmission of peace pro-
pOsals to Russia, the Paris MOntteur publishes the
treaty entered into between the Allies and Sweden,
guaranteeing the existing limits of Sweden against
Russian aggression. As Russia does not at present
threaten Sweden this i'll timed treaty may be viewed
by Russia intentional insult and cause for the
rejection Of the peace proposals. The terms OF the
treaty are very stringent IL IL declared that the
treaty is concluded TO prevent every complication of
nature to trouble the balance of power in Europe by
article LIST the King of Sweden engages himself not to
cede to Russia, nor to exchange with her, nor allow
her to occupy any portion of the territory belonging to
the crown of Sweden and Norway. He engages more
not to cede to Russia any night OF pasturage or
fishing ground, of any other nature whatsoever OF
the said territories, of the coast of Sweden and
Norway, and to reject any pretension Russia might
raise to establish the existence OF any OF the above
named nights.
ART. q In case Russia should make any PROPOSE
ton to the King of Sweden, or any demand with
view to obtain either the cession or exchangeOi any
portion whatever of the territory belonging TO the
Crowns of Sweden and Norway be 1t PERMISSION TO
occupy certain points of said territory or the cession OF
fishing or pasuragc rights, or of any other in these
same territories the coast of Sweden or Norway
the King OF Sweden engages to communicate immedi
ately such proposition to the Emperor OF France and
Oueen of England and they engage to provide Sweden
with sufficient naval and military forces with those OF
Sweden to resist the claims aggressOns OF Russia
The nature the importance and the destination OF the
forces in question shall the occurring be decided
by a common agreement between the three Powers.
secret clause is appended to the treaty providing
for Sweden eventually taking the field against Russia
Vienna private correspondence intinates that the
Austrian Government declined an invitation, made by
Prussia on the 18th of September to join Prussia IN
pacific intervention Also that Napoleon refused the
invitation of Prussia, conveyed by Baron frokesch 10
Paris TO open negotiations; but that, IN the middle OF
November Consul BuO, in the name OF AUSTRIA lnVlt-
ed the Western Powers to reopen at Pans the PEACE
Conference of Nienna-recOmmending also tha' tne
guarantees shall be maintained the basis OF negotl-
aons but that the third point of guarantee respecting
Russian domination in the Black Sea- should be m0dl-
fed Russia had not replied to the proposal, out
would send representatives to the Conference hence
has arisen the rumor that the Austrian Ango-french
proposal is merely to define the meaning oil the lmId
POINT and that if an understanding be come TO, the
Vienna Conference 80 called, will be reopened in
Paris in the middle of January. 1t is stated that the
Swedish Ambassador at Vienna has formally an
nounccd TO the Austrian Government that sweden al
here's TO the Allies Interpretation OF the -Four foints
II is also stated that Count Sackelburg had brought
to Vienna Russian proposal for peace IN terms dl-
ferent from those proposed by the Allies This now
ever, Is doubtful. . H.,
The English Government is said to have demanded
an explanation from tho Court OF Vienna as 10 the
intention OF Austria in reducing the Austrian army
The Army Board of that country Is selling no fewer
than seventy thousand horses. The present position
of affairs may be thus expressed France Is less peace
6Il and England less warke than they SEEM
The London Daily Ners says majority OF the
French Cabinet think Austria will accept the terms
proposed and a majority of the English Ministry
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