Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-19
TIE LA TEST NEWS
81 RRCEIFKD RY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS
.ARRIvAL. oR- THE STEAMSHIP ass.

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HAurAx, Dec. ls;k-The steamer Asia ouive,l
here this morning with Liverpool dates 10 the 9Th
Instant.
AGlits in the Crimea unchanged.
i The papers furnish no remarkable events. The
tltnOTs sf peace still abundant, but unanthen-
tn. Co soils went ui' on the strength of.thtse
rulnors.
Cotton stesdy, but prices without change, sales
ofthe week 5000 bales including 1900 to spec
ulators aud expoItelS
BreadstufTs generally quiet, sales western canal
flour at 42s6&. Provisions quiet, uuchOngad.
| Weather favorable Int crops.
! Cnnsois quoted 1901. The trlion in the bank
! Of England Ind increased during the week pscys
Gus. G9T,G00.
The steamer Hermann Sliled Fl RIM Southampton
on the 5th for New York. "a
| The ship Constitution was totally destroyed by
Ere in the rver M,tsey, on the day after het arri
\ val, together with her cargo Tie passengers and
/ baggage were land d safely.
+ Tie English papers ATE filled with peace ru-
morS, but Their assertions are totally at variance
with tie views of the ccn'inentai press.
Tie London Times and D'lsraeli's organ Of the
/ London press assert that peace is at hand, and
that Austria is :buut 10 address all uIilnatun 10
Russia, summouiug her under tIEeat Of b.ea king
of gotiations with her, IN accept such coEdiinns
t"f peace as tie WtSttrn Powers are now willing
TO assent to, but Which they viii not agree TO ale
| another successful c1uPaigE.
The b rim corEs Spundence of the London Daily
Chronicle says that Int8irlS the va iditY
Of tie treaty OF Dec. ID, and hence all attempts OF
the other German Stall, S to persuade tie Western
Powers to resume negotiations for peace have been
para!yzed.
Th're ere various nmorsof attempts at negotia
iEon, but the state Of "tfIirs apparently stands
thuS:-AuStrla has made a Communication tn
Frnnce embodylng Terms she is prepared 10 pro.
Pose TO Russia. France has submitted this COM
municatiOn to England, and both Cow Is. have il
now under cunSidt r..tiDI. Tie terms are great
advance on any y. uifrrsd, but terms of Aus
tEla, not Russia. Austria does m' .uaranteei TO
lin the allies il the ui'ima;um is Rejected but SuS
penis relations with Russia. -
The London Times says positively, hat treaty
with Sweden has been signed al StUckh holm, wLIIe
the Post denies il. -
Private Iettcrs'ron ST. Petersburg indicate the
| dtSiEs oil Russia for peace.
The overland trade was rro!iGc and money was
abundant.
Adyc, ftom.the Crimea state that weak fire is
still kept up, but nothing of Importance occurred
Oil either side. ss 81
The bulk of the Russian army has returned to its
former POSITION. ~
The Fr, ncr have been reinforced by the arrva !
OF l2000 troops The English and Sardlniams
have also been reinforced.
Consd, rabie additions continue. at The same
tin t, TO be made TO the Rmssi,n forces.
The Russians continue 10 threaten keIch which
has been largely inforcci.
The Imperial Commercial Bank of Odessa has
faileL. -
A dispatch from the Rnltic, dated the 6:h. sta;es
that the united squadlons were the on tLeirwa
hOmeWard.
"A Russian grand council Of war was to be held
at 81. PetersburEh, TO settle a plan for the de-
fence Of the coast from tie Cuff Of Bo;hnia to The
southern extremity OF the YnlGL YEA in Asia.
- = There is umcoufruel rumor that the Russians
have taken Ka:S.
The British Parliament is prlrogued till the 3lsl
January.
The King of Sardinia has returned to France.
The news from the continent is wholly unim-
potent.