Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-17

impede his advance.
Preparations for the expected assault by
Trochu.
London.
London, Nov. l6. 1t is announced this
evening that the Austrian ministry have com
municated with the English Cabinet, urging
them to declare a policy of war. Baron Won
Beust, the Austrian Premier, it is reported,
has offered the aid of Austria in the event of
war between England and Russia. 1t is also
rumored that Italy has signifed her intention
of standing by England
The following is the substance of the cir
cuiar sent to the different European powers
concerned in the treaty of 1856, by Prince
Gortschakot, the Russian minister of foreign
affairs The Russian government cannot al
low the security of Russia to d. pend upon an
arrangement which has not stood tue test of
time or that the Empire should be placed in
peril by a respect for an engagement not OBJ
served in good faith by other contracting par
ties. Russia therefore declares that he is no
longer bound by the treaty OF 1856, o far as
restricting her rights and sovereignty in the
claration OF her abrogation of the treaty. Rus
sia consents that the Sultan Of Turkey shall
enjoy equal rights in that sea.
Special to the n Y. World.
A member of tie English government in a
conversation this morning concerning the in
tention of the administration in regard to
Russias demand that the Paris treaty be ab-
rogated said The point of fact is that Rus
STA asks nothing unreasonable, nothing we
should be unwilling to conccde. Ii is useless
to ght against destiny. Russia is certain
ultimately TO accomplish all her designs.
Why should we by endeayoring to thwart her,
involve ourselves in disastrous conflict.
However, notwithstanding that Russia evil
IDENTIFY counts on the peculiar situation Of Eu-
rope at this moment as securing her single
handed fight with Turkey. Ii is by no means
certain tnat such a conflict would result in
kussia's triumph. Turkey is not weak, her
railways have been constructed with view Of
defence, and they add greatly to her stragetic
advantages. Her army is capable of extraor-
binary deeds Of valor. Her fleet, although
not so numerous, is more powerful than that
of Russia. The army of Russia numbers to-
day 425, 900 men on paper. They are poorly
armed and imperfectly equipped. Russia is
not yet ready for war, nor will she be for two
years.
The Worlds correspondent at Tours sends
the following Gen. de Palladines has ordered
a corps of $4,000 men to advance from Sem
aus along the railway to Charities and then
move southeast to Tours, affecting junction
there with the left wing of the main body of
the army.
The government here is in possession of in
formation that Prince Fred'k Charles army is
advancing to reinforce the Grand Duke of
Mecklinburg Schwrine, now in command at
Toury. The Prince cannot possibly reach
there until the I'D inst About one-half his
forces had reached Troges, 120 miles from
Toury, on the 18th. The rear of his army
has reached that place. His scouts arrived at
Menaurs on the 18th, but were captured by a
detachment of Mobiles.
Measures have been taken by the French to
impede the advance of the Prince from Men
aurs to Toury. The Duke of Mecklinburg
Schwrine's force consists of Won der Tauns
corps of IL, 600 men, the 4th 9TH and 22d in
fantry divisions of 81 900 men, and 1000 cav
airy. Gen. De Palladines' army contains
large proportion of the troops of the line.
This force is daily strengthening and rein
forcements are coming forward rapidly, and
the arming and equipping of the new lines are
perfected in astonishingly short time. Great
quantities of arms are constantly coming to
hand by importation, while the manufacture
of muskets, cannon, carriages and equipments
proceeds with remarkable activity.
The advance guard of the German LIST army
under Gen. Mantueffel has arrived ut Sois-
sons.
A Berlin correspondent intinates that
peace is impossible until France learns that
the Government of National Defence means
National Disorder.
A new loan is contemplated at Tours by
the Government.
The Prussians are sending more artillery
to Paris.
The North German Parliament will meet at
Berlin on the 9th
A Berlin correspondent regrets that the
powers do not hasten to consider the propriety
of modifying the treaty of 1856.
The Austrian and Hungarian Journals unan-
imously denounce Russia tor the proposed
violation of solemn treaty obligations.
SO great are Moltke's apprehensions of the
consequence of attacks by the force of Trochu
and simultaneous assaults on the part of the
army of the Loire, that entertainments are
now being thrown up in the rear and flank of
the German position
Officers in high rank at Versailles declare
that the Germans find themselves beseiged,
and other letters state that a transformation
scene has occurred. The French people are
changing their depression and fear into conf
dence and bravery. Immense supplies of
Snider rifles and Armstrong guns are in their
hands and the number of the army constantly
increasing In short, everything promises
complete turning of the tables, and the utter
apnihilatiDn of the invaders.
Vienna.
Vienna, Nov. &c. The reply of the British
government, through Earl Granville, to the