The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-10 00:00:00

THE MISSING STEAMER PACIFIC

ADMIRALTY, 9th April, 1856.
The Lords of the Admiralty hava received a report
from Captain Dunlop, of H.M.S. Tartar, detailing the
results of the search, undertaken by command of their
lordships, for the missing steamer Pacific.
Captain Dunlop's attention in performing this service
was principally directed to the space between the Otdh
and 65th degrees of North Latitude, and the 10th an
20th degrees of West Longitude.
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In order to cover the largest space, it was Lieu-
!fled
expedient that the vessels should separately prosecute
the search. The Tartar having a strong S.E. gale in her
favour, proceeded as far west as 25 degrees of longitude,
in the parallel of .55.

When out of the track of vessels guns were fired ever!,
two hours during the night, and the most vigilant 100
out kept night and day. The search unfortunately
proved ineffectual.

Captain Dunlop reports that at 50 deg, 30 min. N''
and 19 deg. 30 W., he passed many outward and home:
ward bound vessels, two of which he spoke, and be feels
very confident that the Pacific cannot be south of the
parallel of 53 north latitude, as in that case she would
have been fallen in with by some of the traders.
No accounts have yet been received of the cruise °f
the Desperate, but her arrival at Galway has been re-
ported by telegraph.

Captain Dunlop further reports as follows :—" On the
29th ult. I fell in with the American ship Jacob Badger'
from Calcutta, bound for London: She is supposed "
have run foul of a wreck, and was in a dangerously
leaky state, having nearly four feet of water in her hold.
She made a signal of distress, and I sent our captain
and a large party of men on board, pumped her as clear
of water as possible, and as her own crew (24 in row-
ber) were much exhausted, at the request of the master
I put a midshipman and eight men on board, to assist ill
navigating her into port.

',I have the honour to inform their Lordships that,
according to their instracti&ns, I arrived here last
night, and finding no orders from them, I shall proceed
to sea again to continue the search until the period of BIY
return to Spithead, as specified in their Lordships' in°
structions."

THE CONFERENCES

In the memorial, in which Count Cavour brihgg
before the members of the Congress the grey,
,
antes of Italy, the chief importance is given to tilt,
deplorable condition of the Papal territories.
The Independance Beige gives the following as.
the exact words of the portion of the protocol et
the sitting of the Congress on the 10th ult., relit-
ing to the invitation addressed to Prussia :—" C°ll7
sidering that it is in the European interest that
Prussia, signer of the treaty of London, 1841:
should participate in the new arrangement about
to be made, M. Count Walewski is charged, in the
name of the Congress, to invite Prussia to cause,_
herself to be represented by plenipotentiaries a'
Paris."

A letter from Turin, in the Independance Beige,
asserts that the Sardinian Government is at the
present moment on extremely friendly terms with
Russia. It is added that General Alfonso de 13
Marmora, Commander in Chief of the army of the
East, will be sent to Russia on his return from
the Crimea, in the quality of Extraordinary.
Ambassador, and will represent King Victor
Emmanuel at the coronation of the Emper°l.
Alexander.

Le Nord thinks that the exchange of ratifications
will be effected by the 20th.
It is confidently stated that the Emperors of
Russia and Austria intend visiting Paris in the
course of the spring. It is surmised that their
visit may be extended to England—but this I
believe is far from certain.

The Commission of Austrian and Russian
officers charged with the rectification of tlic
frontier of Moldavia are at present in Paris awaiting
the orders of the Congress to set out on their
mission.

It is said that the Russian Plenipotentiaries
proposed that Count Buol, Aali Pasha, and I\j.
de Bourquency should form the Commission for
the definitive arrangement of the Moldo
chian Government, but that proposition was n°t,
accepted. It is probable that the choice will fall
on persons who have not taken direct a part in the
Conferences.