The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-03-09
ARRIVAL OF THE
- NASHVILLE
New YORK, March 5.
AT NEW YORK.

The Nashville has arrived with Havre
dates of the l4th, and London of the 18th.
Flour has declined one shilling, and corn
two shillngs. The money market is un-
changed. Consols for money are quoted at
9l3. Advices from Manchester are favora-
bic. The cotton market is unchanged, with
moderate sales at previous rates.
There is no change in politics.
The Nashville left Cowes on the 10th, nd
got ashore this morning at Egg Harbor, mis-
taking Barnegat for Fire Island. She passed
through the English fleet, which was about
to sail for the seat of war.
England is still active, and it is stated that
the government, in addition to the steamers
already taken, had decided to take the re-
still on foot, and hopes are generally enter
tanned that they would be successful.
A new proposition is said to have been
adopted by the Four Powers, which makes a
concession TO the Gear, viz: The liberality of
treating to a certain extent alone with Tur.
KEY, the latter power to have the right of con-
sultaton with the allied powers, and it is fur.
Their proposed that the evacuation OF the
principaists shall be simultaneous with that
of the Black Sea, and the fleets are TO re-en-
ter the Bosphorus when the Russians cross
Pruth.
In the House of Lords on the 18th, there
was a long debate on the Eastern que stion.
Nothing important was ELECTED.
PARIS, Feb. 14th.
French funds fell considerably, owing to
the unfavorable news from st. Peters
burg.
The Great Britain steamer from Australia,
brought over 1000 ounces of gold.
The French vessels from 80 10 100 guns,
and the whole fleet under Sir Charles Napier,
are intended for operations against St. Pc
tersburg.
The steamer Hecla has already left for the
Baltic, to make surveys and soundings.
Rumors of peace are still in circulation.
The Paris correspondent of the Times saws
that fresh steamers, as fast as they arrive, are
leaving. A company has been formed to
carry the mails in smaller steamers. Many
of the East India sailing ships have been ia
ken Ivy the admiralty to carry stores, troops,
&c.
Preparations are making on stupendous
scale at all of the naval stations.
The Baltic fleet, principally shps-of-the-
line and powerful screw frigates, was to as
semble on the Downs on the 9th of March,
where it would be joined by ten.
The first battalion of the Cold Stream
Guards marched through London on the 18th
OH their way to Chastar prior to embarkng
for the Mediterran san. They were received by
the people with extraordinary demonstrations
of enthusiasm.
The autograph letter of the Emperor Ma
poleon to the Car proposes a treaty ofpeace
on the basis Of the Vienna note, modified by
Turkey, and that negotiations should take
place directly between The Russian and
Turkish Pleni potentiaries.
The French squadron, under admiral Burat,
takes on board $4,000 troops, and proceeds to
Toulon to join the English squadron await
ing there to take OH board 10000 more troops
when both squadrons will sail for the Le-
want.
We have nothing new from Kalafat.
A correspondent of the Times says the
Russians are committing dreadful excuses
on the peasants Of Wallachia, who had re-
fused to submit to the burdens imposed on
them. The woman and children of three
villages have been massacred.
The French Government has addressed
strong note to King Ohio in consequence of
the discovery of Greek conspiracy.
In Asia Schamyl was pushing forward his
ornaments with great energy, and nearly all
of Abassia had declared for him.
COMMERCIAL.
LONDON, Feb. 10.
There was a small show of English wheat
in the market to-day. The qualities was in.
diffe rent and the market fiat. The best quail
tiles are unsaleable at IS decline. Foreign
wheat was depressed and Is lower.
Barley, oats, and other grain are fiat and
lower.
LONDON, Feb. ID.
Tallow is fiat. Sugar dull and sd lower.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. l3.
Sales Of 10000 bles cotton; exporters and
SPECTATORS took 1000. Prices are firm, but
higher; sales on the l4th reached 5000
bales at unchanged prices.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. IA.
Wheat sold at about last weeks rates.
Flour has declined Is per barrel.
Corn is freely offered at 2s decline.
Reports form the manufacturing towns re. |
port steady business.
AT Manchester there was a slight improve
ment.
Destructive Fire.
New YORK, March 5.
Five buildings were destroyed by fire this
morning situated on Spruce street. They
we're all entirely consumed. Among the
osses is Seth Benedict's extensive printing
'fiice of the Independent newspaper, Thomp.
sons Bank Note Reporter, Burdch, Reade,
L Roberts's extensive printing and publish
ng house, ). II. Benedicts paper ware
louse, Fl. &. Ling's Gather and finding store,
nd ]. d. Terry's paper wareho use. 9th
RS lose very heavy.
pr. GARDENERS Funeral.
WASHINGTON, NJ arch 6.
The funeral Of DR.. Gardiner this afternoon
vas attended by small number of personal
riends. Charles Gardiner was present, re-
eviDg the impression that he had absconded. I
'he superstition of his having left arose from /,
is not having been present at the coroner's