The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-12-08
PEACE RUMoRS.
BOMBAK MENT OF THE NORTH
SIDE.
DECLINE IN BREADSTUFFs.

! HALIFAX, Dec. |.
! The America arrived here this morning.
Tier dates from Liverpool are to Saturday,
Nov. 24th, one week later than those received
! by the Atlantic.
The America will be due at Boston at about
noon on Thursday.
/ The main feature Of the news is report
that Gen. Canrobert had concluded a treaty
OF alliance between Sweden and the Western
powers to take active effect both BIZ land and
sea IN the spring. The rumor, however, is
believed 80 be premature.
| Peace ruInors are quite abundant, and
amongst others it was ascertained that the
Gar had given his assent to Prussia's in
! forming the Western Powers that he is will
! Ing to treat for peace. All the reports, how
ever, lack confirmation.
| In active hostilities nothing had occurred
since last ndvces.
| From the Crmea it is reported that the
Allies have determined upon grand bonn
bardment of the Russian position of the
north side.
The king of Sardinia was in Paris, and
a cordial reception was being extended to
| him.
| The Liverpool cotton market was dull, and
a general decline had been noted upon all
the quotations advised per the Atlantic.
| The weeks busln was restricted to the
sale of $500 bales, nearly all of which was
taken by the trade.
! In breadstuffs but a limited business was
transacted. and prices had undergone a
slight decline, say to the extent of Cd on
wheat, and Cd on corn and -four In provis-
ions no change of moment had occurred ;
market closed steady.
The London money market continued
| stringent; but for all this drawback the
closing quotations for consols were 8s2(a
e8s, an advance Of nearly one per cent. up
on the rates current at the departure of the
last steamer.
ADDITIONAL BY THE AMERICA.
The America arrived at half past one
O'Clock this A. NJ.
The Arael arrived at Hayre on the 10Th
ult.
The Hermann at Southampton on the same
day.
AT the Crimea both the Russians and Al
lies were under cover, the latter experimenting
an attack from the Russians.
The contemplated bombArdment of north
SeDastopol Is TO permit the allied feet to win
ter in the harbor.
OF Azof was bombardod by the Allies on the
30th of Oct.
A part of the town had been fired, when
An Austrian merchant hoisted the Austrian
dag over their warehouse, xnd the firing was
discontinued.
It's rumored that Gen. Mnngle menances
the Allied portion at the Straits of Yenikale.
Allies had 5000 troops and were expecting
large reinforcements
A large Allied force had embarked from
Eupatoria and sailed westwa I'd.
AsiA.-Nothing later from kars.
Omar Pacha's vanguard. had reached
Okmm-
Admiral Dundas, with e. portion of the
fleet, was at Bay Kid.
The Allied steamers were watching for an
American clipper, supposed to be in the Bal
tic with cargo of revolvtrs.
The London Post contrp.dicts the story in
the Times about Canro bert's treaty with
Sweden and Denmark; adhesion to the Allies
rumor that Prussia is disposed to make the
first advance towards peace, is considered
unfounded. 1t is confidently reported how
ever, that the Envoy to st. Petersburg visited
the Car at Nicholaef, with the view Of in
ducing him to recognize certain conditions
OF peace, and that the Car listened favora-
bly,.
When the Pruss.lan cabinet made known
the view of the Gar to the Western Powers,
the latter deemed them insufficient. But as
Pruss1a and Prussia are still in communica-
ton on the subject, some good result is ex-
pected.