The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-02-06
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ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
PROSPECT OF PEACE.

nouncement was made at Vienna, and
telegraphed to the London Times, in
these words: Russia accepts the Allies
propositions Internationally" This is
authentic.
1t caused immense sensation. Funds
rose 8 per cent. Cotton one farthing,
and the panic repressed in other mar
kets.
Next day the government published
a dispatch from the Minister supreme at
Vienna, as follows: "Russin agrees to
accept the Allies proposals as a basis of
negotiations" This qualified announce
ment caused q great excitement. It is
feared that Russia merely seeks to gain
time by deceptive negotiation 8.
Previous to the above announcement
Vienna papers represented the state of
affairs as most serious, unexpected and
alarming, and that the Austrian embassy
had received orders to quit st. Peters
burg, and the Russian embassy to leave
Vienna.
The actual circumstances were that
Count Esterhazy handed to Count Mes
selrode, at St Petersburg, the Austrian
allied note of December second. He
said that he was not authorized to enter
into a discussion, but if the note was not
acceptedIunconditionally before January
9th, he and all the Austrian embassy
must leave st. Petersburg.
To prevent this Nesselrode communi-
Gated with Vienna direct, and Jan. 18th
Prince Gortahokoff, produced a memo
randum expressing great inclination on
part of Russia to negotiate, but propo-
sed certain alterations in the pro-
gramme.
Austria could not make any reply
without the concurrence of France and
England. The ambassadors of those
countries accordingly sent to London and
Paris, and received for reply that the
western powers had no motive to give up
a decision which had been already care
fully considered, further than if by
January 18th Russia did not accept the
ultimatum Esterhazy and Austria would
Immediately seek to obtain the armed
cooperation of the Germanie diet against
Russia.
Nothing important from the Crimea.
Numerous ambuscades of Cossaeks are
distributed around the allied camp, but
vigilance prevents many stragglers being
captured.
Several additional explosions were
made in Sebastopol.
Russia publishes a despatch from
Gortschakof saying that a party OF
French, wearing white cloaks to prevent
being seen in snow, advanced by night
and surprised Baidur and bayonetted
outposts, .but retreated when Russian
reserves came up.
Gen. C~odrington's latest despatch,
az. 1 reports the health of the camp
good.
Baron Seabach left Berlin on the
18th on his return to Paris.
Sweden continues in warlike prepa-
r%ations.
The Copenhagen Journal denies the
existence of any circular repudiatiDg the
| Swedish alliance on the part of Den
mark.
St. Petersburg letters say that Mar
shall Paskiewitch has bequeathed as his
dying injunction to the Emperor, to
make peace. lie would never have Civ
en- this advice to Nicholas. whose bat
ties he had fought, but to the young
Emperor, who had no hand in raising
the war, he earnestly urged the policy of
peace.
The French Council of War contin-
ues sitting in Paris.
There has been q discussion relating
to the withdrawal of the Allied forces
from the Crimea, retaining only Kan
iezch, Eupatoria and Balaklava.
Some Admirals opposed the plan, in
asmuch as it would take six months to
remove part of the material from the
Crimea.
BALr1c.-Dlntzic letters of the 18th
says that American ship Washington,
which lay all summer at Copenhagen,
had landed her cargo and conveyed it
on sleighs to Riga.
The American Telegraph, is exposed
at Categral, and another American ship
is exposed at Revel,
Intelligence from C~onstantinople re-
ports Mauravieff advancing in Asia.
His advanced forces are within three
days march of Ezeronum.
The campaign of the Turkish army in
| Silistria, is defnit ely abandoned, in or
der to cover Erzerorum.
Omar Paeha's troops have begun to
arrived at Trebizond.
The Egyptian contingent is already
embarked for Treb;zond.
Omar Pasha has rendered his resig-
nation bnt is refused. He is in disgrace
at Constantinople. Not long since an
official commissioner of widows and
orphans applied to attach Omar's prop
erty in ConstantiEople for behoof of his
children by his first wife. In compli-
ment to Omar Pasha the attachment
was not permitted.
Britain home politics quiet.
Palmerston is gaining adherents In
Parliament.
Hopes of peace throw all other news
in the shade.
The Presidents Message, of course,
was variously commented upon, but the
opinion was generally favorable. It was
considered moderate in tone, but exfres-
sing American views with dignity and
precision. No one there anticipates a
rupture between tho two countries,
The London Gazette publishes a
treaty with Japan, opening the British
Commerce ports of Wagusaki and kak-
odadi, the same as to the Americans.
Hon. Henry Gilbourne, EXCHANGED
lor of Ex-chequer is dead.
The fourth consignment of machinery
for the government small arm factory,
landed at Woolwich on tho 18th from
Robbins s. Lawrence & Co., Windsor
VT.
Exhibitions of the strength and capa-
bility OF he Baltic's metallic life boats
mede at Liverpool proved satisfactory.
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