Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-27
LATEST FRoN EUROPE.

The steamship Atlantic, with Liverpool
dates to Feb. 9th, and the Asia, with dates to
Feb. 9th, arrived at New York on Sunday
Tho Atlantic was detained three days ia large
fields of ice. Neither steamer brings any worJ
of the missing steamer Pacific. The Asia
brings presents from the British government.
consisting of plate, medals, &C., for the officers
and crew of the Arctic expedition, under Dr.
Kane.-The two subjects of especial interest
in our foreign files are the Peace Negotis-
tions; and fresh alarm in England about =
war with the United States
PEACE NEGoTATIoSs.-Vienn Feb l.
The French and British Ministers yesterday re-
ceived instructions to sign the so-ofter Inea-
toned protocol. Immediately after the re-
CT ipt of their dispatches, Sir II. Seymour and
II. de Bourqueney communicated their con-
tents to the Austrian Minister for Foreign AZ
fairs and to the Turkish Embassy. In the
course of the evening it was settled that the
representatives of England, France, Turkey
and Russia, should meet at the Foreign office
at l2 to-day, and then and there sign the i'm
portant document in question. At the ap-
pointed hour the four foreign diplomatists had
assembled, and they and Count Buel attached
their signatures TO the subjoined protocol:
sEIn consequence of the acceptance by their
respective Courts of the FIVE propositions con-
tanned in the document hereunto annexed, IN
der the title of DRAFT OF Preliminaries,' the
undersigned, after having paragraphed it, con-
formally to the authorization received to that
effect, have agreed that their Governments
shall each nominate Plenipotentiaries, who,
furnished with the full powers necessary for
proceeding to the signature Of formal prelimi
naries of peace, shall conclude armistics
and defnitiye treaty Of peace. The said
Plenipotentiaries viii have to assemble a.
Paris within the term of three weeks, dating
from this day, or sooner if it can be done"
"Done at Vienna, this lst day of February,
1867 (The Five Signatures.)
EsGLAxp.-In the beginning of the week
there was considerable excitement In Eng
land, owing 10 rumor that the dispute with
the United States had reached crisis, and
that Mr.. Buchanan had demanded his pass
ports. The latest reports, however, do not
confirm this. On the contrary, it is stated by
the Londod Advertiser that Sir Henry Bulwer
the negOtiator Of the Clayton -Bulwer treaty,
has offered to serve sort of mediator be-
=
cert with member of Parliament of great
diplomatic experience, he is endeavoring TO
arrive at g solution OF the difficulty which may
be more acceptable to both parties than tho
plan OF arbitration. This movement is said
to be at Lord Palmerson's iRstigation. The
Advertiser is the only paper that refers to II.
The following story appears in the Paris
&C -zfi i+r-fi -, 10 4 Do.
the domain of Neuilly, was yesterday the thss
atre Of mysterious event. At about 10 o.
clock in the morning, boatman, in state Of
great excitement, presented himself to the
Commissary of Police and made the following
deposition :-s'About an hour ago, as wes
standing on the bank of the river near my
boat, o carriage drove up from whfck there
'lighted gentlemen, remarkably we'll dressed,
Of whom three wore the decoration of the Lee
sion of Honor. They appeared very gay
Ny friend said one of them to me, swill You
-oF US over to the islandl' Certainly said
I, and ten minutes after they all landed there
They then began to look more serious. /
wanted to retire, but they desired me to stay,
md, while two OF them remained behind to
watch me, the others walked on to group OF
rees. on the other side Of which they stopped
then found they had come TO fight duel. I
aw the swords and heard the clink Of them
me against the other while the fight lasted.
which but 4 very short time. Presently
be dead body Of one Of the persons was t-o't
own TO my boat. He had received sword
hrust right through his breast, and was COW
red with blood According to the little [
ould gather from the conversation 1 heard,
he duel arose out of quarrel which occurred
the last masquerade ball a; The Opera The
econds had the appearance OF military men
xecuting their orders. took them back a.
ross the Seine They placed the corpse in
heir carriage and drove off to Paris" The
ommssary of Police Immediately instituted
n inquiry, but hitherto his investigations have
cen without success. That is the way things
re done up in France.
IHE CorroN MANUFArUREs OF The L. S.
he Report of the Secretary of the Treasury
ontains some useful memoranda in relation
} the Cotton manufactures OF the L. States,
5 furnished by the Hon. Philip Allen. Mr.. A.
stimates the amount of cotton consumed in
he q. States, during the year ending August
|, '55, at 613, ,5S4 bales, of which 80 600 bales
ere consumed in Virginia and the States
outh of II. 1t is estimated that 704, i65, ,7e4
ounds of yarn were spun from cotton in Eng
md during the year ending January, 1856, of
hIch 44O,l6S,4 ,43l were exported, and the ball