American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-27

ARRITALdrHE AsfAai HALIFAX.
n 0FPEAcE.
HAtfrAx. De-. 10, feee.

HAttsAx. Dee. 10. 1856. /
Pie s~sssra,lii7 Asis arrived hsro this
morning win Liverpool dates up to ita
s.h ms.
Tie affairs IN tie crimsaaFe unchanged.
The papers furnish no remarkable svsnts
as having occurred there.
Tie rnnoors of peace sro sill abundant
bu, inauthentic. Consols went upon the
strength of tliese ruuofs,
rhe steamship Herman, sailed from
Southampton on The e.h, for New York.
Ship Constitution. vas totally destroyed
by Ere IL She river Mersey. on the day az
Ter arrival. together with tho Whole cargo.
Passengers and baggage landed safely.
The English papers ara filed with peace
rumors. but their assertions ore totally AZ
variance With the views Of the continental
press.
This London Times. and D'israeli's or .
gan asser. that peace 10 at hand, that Aua.
tria is about TO address an ulimstum 10
Russia, summoning her, under threa: Of
breaking of negotiations With her. TO accep'
such conditions Of peace as the western
powers are now willing TO assent to. buI
which they will not agree TO after another
successful campaign.
The Berlin correspondence OF the Lon
don Morning. Chronicle says: Austria vii
maintain the validity of the treaty Of De
Gender 81, hence all attempts olihe o.he
l German States to exercise or presume up
on the Western Powers. with tho view t
! paciGc ation have been paralized.
! There are various reports Of attempts =
negotiation, but tho state OF affairs appear
/ emily stands thus: Austria has made a com
munication 10 France e~mbodying term.
which she is preparep toproposs to Russ
! MS on ulimatum. France has s1onitte,
this communication to England and Dor
Governments have it now under consider
! alton. The terms are . great advance NJ
on any offered, but are terms OF Ans!r
and not Russia.
Aus;rl does no. gasran'ee 20 join Ii
!. Allies fthe uliimalum is rejected. but 81.
pend relations with Russia.
\ The London Times says positively. tn
the treaty with Sweden has been signed
n Stockholm. while tb4 Post firmly denies
al Private letters from St. Petersburg il
dictate no desire on the part of Russia f
!, pssce. The overland trade was prOftab
!. and money abundant.
Advice from tho Crimea state that
weak FIRE was still keptup by the belligs
tents. bnt,nothing of importance occurrc
n The north side of Sebasiopoli is rapidly a
suming gigantic dimensions. Preparatio
for destroying tho docks are nearly col
N plete.
Tie bulk OF tho Russian army return'
to its former position. The French Ia
been reinforced by an arrival Of 1870
+ troops. The English and Sardinians he
n also been reinforced. Considerable ado
ton continues at the same time to be ma
u to the Russian forcGs.-The Russians co
"a time to threaten Kettch, which has be
largely reinforced.
u The Imperial Commercial Bank at Ode
A. sa has failed.
"a A dispatch from the Baltic, dated ii
ID States that the united sqpadrons, und
Admiral Duadas, were then passing I
al Belt horneward.
IT a Russian Grand Council of War "
= to bo held nj ST. Petersburg 70 seit!
Of plan for the defense Of the coast from
Gulf of Z pthnia to The southern cx.rem.
Of Volyhynia in Asia.
Tacre Is an uaconfirTud runior tina: {
Russians have taken Kars.
The British Parliament is prolonged
the 31st January.
F~aAScE-The King Of Sardinia has
turned to France.
The news from the continent is Sholly q
important.