21 JANUARY 1854, Page 10

POSTSCRIPT.

SATURDAY.

The " hopes of peace," as the phrase is, are not strengthened by the morning's intelligence. Accounts from St. Petersburg continue to con- firm those heretofore received, and represent the Emperor Nicholas as living in a state of "religious exaltation," and the people as worked up to the highest pitch of fanaticism ; while the journals are full of denuncia- tions and expressions of rage at the intervention of the Western Powers between Turkey and her "protector" the Czar. The telegraphic despatches of the Times correspondent at Berlin and Vienna, dated last night, and based on intelligence from St. Petersburg to the 14th, agree in asserting that the Emperor of Russia will absolutely reject the Vienna propositions, as incompatible with his dignity. But still inclined to negotiate with the Porte alone, he will an- nounce that Prince Gortschakoff has full powers to settle a treaty. The Czar will not abate one jot of the claims advanced by Prince Men- schikoff. This view of the intentions of Russia we are assured may be "implicitly relied on."

A telegraphic despatch from Vienna gives the " instructions" to the Admirals of the French and English vessels : it will be seen that they are politeness itself- " To salute Russian vessels ; to warn them to return to a Russian port ; to accompany Turkish vessels to different Turkish ports ; to cruise off the Turkish coasts; to avoid all collision with Russian vessels, and to prevent the same between the belligerents ; not to approach the Russian coast ; and, if attacked by Russians, to act simply on the defensive." A telegraphic despatch from Paris, dated yesterday, says that "on the 4th instant, the fleets having cleared the Straits of the Bosphorus and entered the Black Sea, the following signal was made from the Britannia, 120, carrying the flag of Admiral Dundee- " Our duty is to protect the ships and territory of the Ottomans against all aggression and in any part of the Black Sea."' It is not at all certain that the Russian fleet was at this time safe under the guns of Sebastopol.

From the Danube news arrives, per telegraph from Vienna, to the effect that " advices from Bucharest of the 17th state that Matschin was attacked by the Russians at several points on the 13th. The report of a heavy cannonade and musketry increased more and more when the post left, at one p. m." Another statement is, that General Liiders has actually crossed the Danube at Braila. Prince Gortschakoff had thought proper to proceed with reinforcements for Krajowa ; and preparations were making for attacking Rutschuck.