Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-02-07
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HALIFAX, Jan. 3O.-The Royal mail stea-
mer Africa has arrived, with one weeks later
news, having left Liverpool on the 25th.-
The America had arrived out. Her news at
Liverpool impaired buoyancy to the Market.
MARKETs.-Cotton closed with a slight
advance. Milligan's Circular reports the
sales of the week at fifty six thousand bales,
and quotes Orleans middiings at 5 3-16ths.
No improvement.
at Manchester the previous decline in
Breadstuffs had been overcome.
At the close of the Liverpool market on
Friday Flour advanced two pence, wheat
firm and inactive corn slightly improved,
and closed at Cd. better. Consols 9lB.
Matters in the Crimea were still unchan-
ged, Negotiations were still progressing, but
nothing decisive had been determined on.
FURTHER BY THE AFRICA Tho India and
China mails brings dates from Calcutta to
December 18th, and from Shanghai to No
vember 25th. The rebels had captured large
prizes belonging to the Imperialists. A great
panic prevailed at Canton. Nepaulez army
was marching through English territory to
attack the Grand Lama.
The London times contains letters from
Scutaria, dated january 9Th. They state
that awful mortality prevailed at the hospital
there. Fifty-fve officers and over four hun
d7ed thousand meR were down, and the air
was impregnated with the most pestllentlal
odors. The letter considers it necessary TO
convey invalids to Malta or England. A
leader in the Times draws a picture of the
English division in the Crimea. It says up
to the LIST of January, about one thousand
- :Lo411 e. $3.50 xroo1I-
and 60 deaths had occurred daily. 1t only
computed about fourteen thousand muskets
as fit for service, out of which not more than
two thousand of the men were in good health.
The Times asks if the nation is prepared
to witness this unnecessary determination Of
so grand an army, which has been always the
object of so much pride ana solicitude.
The Boulogne Gazette has advices from
Berlin, stating that doubts are entertained
in diplomatic circles whether Russia and
Austria will agree on the questions Of the
free navigation of the Danube, and the pro
t~ectorate over the Principalities. Accounts
state that Austria has signifed to the Princes
of the Hungarian States, that she will no
require the mobilization Of the military as {
contingent of the Germanic States.
The Times says the latest intelligence pro
duced only a slight temporary decline il
English funds. The Paris Bourse declined
Dispatches from st. Petersburgh state tn
tone of the country had undergone a grea
change. 1t is now quite pacific.
A large business is being transacted il
Tallow.
The American ship Falmouth, of New
York, has been chartered by the French goy
eminent to carry provisions on the Crimea
A HAzARDoUs Observation-Disclosures
Charles G. Hunter, commanding the Unite
States brig cambridge. who recently returne
without orders, will probably be tried befor
acourt martial, and if found guilty the extrem
penalty is DEATH. The President has I'll
power to cashier him without a trial, shout
he deem the offence so fragrant as to requiT
summary process. He has published a ca,
to the American public, defending his course
in which he bears very hard upon the con
mander in chief of the Brazil squadron, Con
moGore Salter.
President Pierce has dismissed from servit
Lieut.. Alvarado Hunter of the 'Bainbridqt
for leaving the squadron at the Brazil static
file has also caused Adams Express Age
to be arrested, charged with Illegally carryir
Letters while crossing the lsthmus.
THE News FROM EURopE.-The intelligent
Wy JIG oUSblIiGI III duIIOIlHG SOLlG no
of a speedy termination Of the war. n,
does this hope violate any probability. II
belligerents, we are satisfied, have found o.
that they are paying vastly too dear for Il
professed objects Of the war, which ever 81
should ultimately win. Neither has yet lC
any honor each, on the contrary, has add
to its ancient renown and, as the battle m
now be considered a drawn one, they m
make peace without compromising their L
tional dignity or selflove. Let the bloc
struggle, however, close sooner or later,
will be productive of one benefit which
not enter into the contemplation of eth
party, and of far greater Importance tn
any embraced in the four points, or any
I the points about which the quarrel arc
, and that is, the infinitely increased C;
4 ton it will teach not only the present bell
erent Governments, but all the Powers
g Christendom, how they appeal to the 'bloo
argument of war.'-Ndt. Int.
: A SINGULAR AFFAIR.-About the first
e January: a young man by the name of Coz
formerly of Orange County, left the store
n W. T. Blackwood, ESQ. living in the southt
= part of this county, to attend a party at
d Mr.. Rowland's. He bought a vest Def
it setting out, and in playing for it exhibite
a. considerable amount of money which, i
said, he had borrowed to pay for a tract
lie land he had recently purchased.
s. lie left Mr.. B~lackwood's and after an h
Re or two's absence his horse returned with
lie saddle aud bride on; his friends took
r, up without any unpleasant suspicious, S
&c posing that he had reached the place of
ID destination and that the horse had bro
Is loose. Next day being Sunday the mat
e, was thought but little of audit was the M
as day following, before any search was ma
a Since that time however, a thoroughse
has been made but without any clue to
N sad fate Of this unfortunate young man.
We The impression is, that he was murde
ne and robbed Of the money he had.
metropolitan
as of Representatives on Saturday resumed
en- committee of the whole on the State of
Is, Union, the consideration of the French Snt