The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-06-21

consequence VI hu5trla ucinanu lOr
the exclusion from its consideration. of
all questions affecting the boundaries
Of the powers. A blow once struck,
war may be expected to follow
in Europe that will shake the CONT
nent TO its foundations, and possibly
overturn the oldest established thrones
in it. We subjoin the pith of the la
test dispatches in relation to this sub
iect:
HALIFAX, juno 18.
The steamship China, from Liver
pool on the 9th. via Southampton on
10th, has arrived, with two days later
dates.
The Prussan troops entered Hol-
stein on the 7th. The Austrians were
concentrating at Altoona. These move
ments arc regarded as virtual com
mencement OF war.
1t is asserted that Austria regards
such entry as q breach Of the Gastien
convention and the forcible occupa.
ton of Holstien as cdSuS 6eW.
Tho Duke De Grammont has gone
from Paris to Vienna, and his mission
is said to be last effort at conciliation
He has had o conference with Count
Mensdorff and an audience with the
Emperor of Austria. Count Mcnsdorf
is stated to have positively maintained
the attitude of the Austrian roply to
the invitation to the Conference.
The Russian cabinet courier reach.
cd Vienna on the Hh with an auto.
graph letter from the Car to the EN-.
peror.
Bismarck had issued an important
dispatch to the Prussian Representa-
tives abroad in very bitter terms to-
ward Austria and in one passage says:
All our information agrees that the de-
termination to make war is settled in
Vienna. On the other hand it is as
serted that Prussia has been most con
ciliatory for peace, but the correspond.
ing feeling no longer existed at Wen
na, not only was there manifested an
entire absence of all readiness to enter
into confidential negotiations and dis.
cuss the possibilities Of agreement, but
the expressions of influential Austrian
statesmen and counselors of the En-.
peror have been repeated TO tho King
from an authentic source, which leave
no doubt that the Imperial ministers
desire war at any price, partly in hope
of successes in the field, and partly to
ride over her domestic difficulties. Nay
even Austrian finances, by Prussian
contributions, or by honorable bank
ruptcy; we can only see a decided in
tention on tho part of Austria, forcing
war with Prussia, and at most making
use of negotiations as to Congress
to win time by procraslinaton, for hel
own not entirely completed arrange
ments, but especially for those of hcl
allies. The fact of war is q settled de
termination at Vienna: The only fur
ther point is to choose the favorable
time.
Referring 10 the Duchies, Bismarck
says: Perhaps we shall at least be be
lieved when We solemnly protest a
gainst any notion of wishing to MAKE
good our claim 10 the Duchies by fore,
and disregard to The right of the co
possessor. Now, too, probably, it viii
not be difficult to understand the rea
motives of the armaments, by which
Austria has given rise to the presen
crisis and whose removal, by the meant
of the Congress, she has further taker
care to render impossible by the atti
tude she has assumed.
The circular is dated June 4th. TIL,
London Times says that such q dis
patch as the above has not Cfteh beer
penned by an European minister. Th
Prussian statesman seems now to thinl
that courtesy is unnecessary in hi
communications with Austria All tn
pride, the bitter hostility, the fanatica
purposes, which have been necessaril,
repressed during long negotiations
break forth when negotiations may b
considered at an end.
This dispatch breathcs the spirit c
war and seems TO have been written il
anticipation OF an immediate rupture,
The London Telegraph says: Wit
this dispatch that the last hope Of peac
has disappeared and that hostilities be
came inevitable.