Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-04-20
ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.


New York April 10
The steamship Arctic has arrived from Liver
pool with dates to the 9th instant.
Brown and Shiplry quote Cotton as rather
bctvr, The market being firm but tame The
sales Of he three days were $4,000 bales. of
which Spectators took 1000 and Exporters,
1000 The qnntalinns are for fair Orleans. 8 3.a +;
Aiddizg. 5 -: Fair A"Liir, q l-S: AIii''ling
49, Fair Upands, 6 l-8: Md'lIng, 5-l6.-
AT Manchester there was Il moderate buHD ess
doing at unchanged prices.
There had been heavy fighting on the Danube,
| in which the Russians had bren generally sue
ces>ful, and taken srvrrat strong t"rll:Iclll"ns.
4 change had occurred in The Turkish Ministry.
Both Houses Of the British Parliament went IN
procession to present an address 10 the Queen.
Austria sill wavcrs, and Prussia is undecided.
The Russian victories hive upset the whole
plan Of campaign by the Allies.
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Disastrous FrRE-At between one and two
o'clock this morning fire WAS discovered in the
third story of The extensive Drug and Chemical
establishment Of Messrs. p. W. Cohen e. Co..
>i:6Atrd in Haynr and extending through TO
Market street. Notwithstanding the energetic
rffnrcc of our interchangeable Fire Companies.
vino were quickly on 'he spot. the tianrs soeli
wrapped the aiiarcnt stores in blaze, and al
| five O'Clock -lh" hou- we were compelled to
send our paper Ia prcss-the establishments "t
1leS~rs. p. ". C"hrn g. Co., Il G. Waltlr"m g.
Co., +. d. Tanning g. Co., GilIiIands, Howell
q Co., and Havrland IIarraI & Co. have been
destroyed.
The establishment of NeSsrs. T. NJ. IIorscy
g. Go. on The East, and Mes-rs. Cnnrrnay, Ten
nant s. %, on The West of the buildings d.s-
troycd. were on fire lis We indltcd the abOTe.-
Ch. COur. lSih inst
HIGHLY IMPORTANT TREATY WITH ENGLAND.
Our private ad,ices brought by the Europa
are uf i very important character. They IN
fn:m Us that, while General Pierce. Secretary
Marcy, Caleb Gushing, and the other members
of the Cabinet were engaged in the distribution
of The spoils. and in turning clerks and Tide wal.
tiers oul of the custom houses, Mr. Buchanan,
our Mimis or 10 Ihe Court uf ST. James rmp!"y
ed his Time in preparing for The great struggle
that i, on the eve of bursting forth throughout
Europe.
We learn that either the Hermann, from
Southampton. or the America, from l.rcrpn"l-
the next steamers duc-rill bring the draft of
Il convention concluded between Mr. Buchanan
and Lord Aberdeen, ON brhalf Of their rrSprc i've
governments. by which England admits, in The
approaching Enroprnn war. the doctrine that
the hag covers both ship and cargo. and that
free ships make free goods also rrm"uncing The
right of search fnr The impresSInent of scamrn
so fl. rs American vessels are concerned, and
conccdng the restriction 10 the law of
blockade
In return, the United States is pied led t"
strict neutrality and non.inlrrt';enre III Tie
coming contest between the Western Powers
and Russia.
Thi, is most important convention and has
been negotiated by Mr.. Buchanan wi hpui in.
sirucIion from Washington. II is important rs
it atfrrls our rights and our commerce, and
places Us in The, position that We should have
occupied years aud years ago IL secures "ur
neutrality without any treaty s1ipnl"tionS. rs It
removes the cause of war, and III once enables
us To brc"!ne the great carrier on the seas Of
the world
Mr.. Buchanan has achieved a diplomatic tr-
umph; and his success exhibits the importance
to the country, of having able men to represent
us abroad. lu 1872 the doctrine "f The rig GIT of
srarrh led tn the war with Great Bii!ain. The
treaty of Client left the mailer unsettled. In
1918 Lurl Caslercagh un>ucccssfully eiIirav-
OrtI to obtain our consent To The doctrine ny
special treaty slipnlalions but j, continued nr-
settled When MrssEs. Webster and A>hhV't"n
were arranging the Featy =! Washington in
lS4! all rrfrrrpre 10 ilfs' s'd"c'rRse WAS siudIo,i>-
ly avoided for fear Of u rupture in the ncgoli;-
iiuns Al that time
But row, in The face of the impending wars
in Europe, and in the necessity Of oar nru:raIl-
,y in this tremendous, Struggle, the great rrinc |
pies for which w have for h:lT century coI-
tended are ubanel. The recent debates III the |
British Parliament show the reluctance viii |
which the concessions were made. TO that
part relative to The rights of "nr sailors, we de.
sire t" call The especial attention Of the New
York Chamber of Cuunerce.
The convention. and the correspondence con-
ner,rd with il, will probably be submitted I"
.he Senate as soon received, for the mnrdI-
ate action of llE.I boyd.