The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-02-01
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
PROSPECT OF PEACE.
THE cgAR AccBPTs rnr parR polsrs.

ANOOA IL cEf L EAtB.
THE cz4R ACCEPTS THE PsUR Points.
Omar Pasha Cons 70 the crinea.
10 XORE FIdHPIEGat SEVAsToPoL. =.
The U. s. Mail steamer Pacifc, from
Liverpool on tho afternoon OF Saturday.
Jan. 13, arrived al this port about o o.
clock yesterday morning.
The Pacific arrived out at 81 O'Clock Of
Tuesday, the 7lh Of January. In RAINING
up the Msrsey to her moorings in that
part of the river called "the Sloyne" the
night being exceedingly dark aud thick
the Pacific ran into the brig Coribtbiau,
Capt Kemp, outward bound for Calcutta
with cargo said to be valued al f23,-
900 sterling, and at the time lying at an
chor with her head up stream. Ths Pa
ciic struck her full in the stern, and sunk
her Immediately. No lives were lost, the
twelve mon who composedthe Corinthian' S
crew having got on board the steamer. -
Capt. Kemp was on shore.
Tie ship City Of Montreal, from Port
land Me-, arrived at Liverpool on Sunday,
the 7th She had no papers on board,
otherwise she would have brought six
days later American intelligence
The New York liner George Canning is
supposed to have been lost somewhere
near the Island Of Heligoland, on the shore
OF which island papers and baggage OF
! nasc.pn,erS huva honn oast i.a,-;n,, l;tt1,
doubt Of the calamity. There is no au-
thentic accoun. of the crew and passen-
gers-25 crew, and 1876 passengers. A
letter. indeed, says that all were lost The
cargo was Insured in Hamburg for 25o, 500
marksbanco, and for 100000 at New
York.
The Eastern question has entered into an
entirely new phase. Prince Gorchakoif
has announced TO the Austrian Government
that the Gar accepts not only MffoSr points
lof gRara'.tee, bat also tie Interpretation Gig-
en- 10 them by tie three pOooerS-Engiand
France and Austria. But, AS no armigtice
is agreed to, hostiiities wiH continue during
tie progress Of neg0tioaons.
SARDINIA has joined the Western alliance.
The conduct Of Prussia and of the German
ic States is still equivocal.
This Intelligence has much exercised lhe
public mind throughout Europe. lis i'm
mediate effect was to raise the quotations
Of consols 2 per cent But doubts are
springing up fast Why has the Gar ac-
cepted terms which he has several times
declared ignominious and humiliating? Is
the declaration wrung from him? And, if
so, is the war then near its close? OriS he
at all sincerein hisimplied desire for peace?
Is it not desperate attempt TO de.ach Aus
tria from the alliance? Or, finally, is it an
artiiice to gain time to move those extraor-
dinary masses Of troops he has collected
into the Crimoa and thus drive the Allies
: into the sea?
Such are the questionsasked everywhere
but without any satisfactory reply II is,
, however, generally expressed that the dif-
fcultyon which the negotiations will split
! is the proposal to place the Russian nagl
' power in the Black Seaaon a level will
q lha. of other powers. The allies insist or
! this point, as the proof Of their success
: while it is thought Russia will, On no &C
II count, assent TO it.
G Kes.eyen Brothers, London, have failed
/ in the wooden trade, with liabilities Gao,
i and assets 7. % E. Abbott, Nottingham
& Co., shawl merchants, London have al
so failed, with large liabilities, but favor
able condition of assets. =.
Large amounts in the new French LOAF
continue 10 be taken in England ct pre-
d MUM of 9 to 3per cent.
The rumor that the Turks have sustain
6 ed another defeat in Dessarebia, is consid
!, cred as another version of the Russian at
st tack on Tultscha.
d Messrs. Mcllor, Hetheriugtcn & Co
d have failed
l. There is an unauthenticstcd rumor tia
n an American ship has been wrecked insid
Il of Suskar Light.
d With the improved hopes CT peace, th
r Liverpool Cotton market advanced, agai
:, fell of, and once more rallied, closing final
IS " at ID, advance on the current qualitie
,e of American; sales OF the week 64,2
i bales, including 4,z70 on speculation, an
/ $3.50 for export.
D, BreadstuiiS had been depressed, Ou
s. closed more than retail. Western Cana
le Flour, 40sa41s; Baltimore and Philade
- phia, 43s6da44s6d; Ohio, 44sa455. Whit
e. Wheat variousIy quoted ilsGjal 2sGd; re
l 10s6da11s6d. Mixed Indian Corn 42s
,e 42s6d; yellow, 43s6da44s; white 4lsa45
st Money is unchanged; Bullion is agsi
'e largely exported. Consols fnctuated col
n sidcrably, and closed at 9l4as; they ha
Ii reached 925. American securities SHOW