The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-02-13
Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

The Persia arrived on the 9th. Chances
in favor OF speedy pacific settlement on the
increase. Russia's sincerity is as much doubt
ed as on former occasions, but appearances
are all fair and Straightforward.
The Gar has ordered his army in the Cri-
mea to cease hostilties, without waiting for
formal armistice, although it is rumored
that an armistice is agreed on for three
months.
France and England and Austria continue
in accord, although it is foreseen that grave
questions must arise during negotiation. No
place Of meeting yet decided on. Dispatch
to-day of undoubted authority says it will
certainly be either Paris or London also,
that the Baron Brunon will be the Russian
plenipotentiary. 1t will be February End, at
least, before all the preliminary signatures
are appended TO agreement to meet.
Money slightly easier but rates unchanged.
Flour, western canal, 40; Ohio AZ. Wheat,
rather improved demand at l0alls cd red,
lis 9dal2s white Indiana. Corn cd lower
mixed and yellow 38s Cd white nominaliy
43s. Provisions quiet, little doing. Lard
dull and nominal, IS. Barring reports iron
in demand at f8af8,5 s bars and rails.
Latest London Saturday Daily News learns
on undoubted authority that preliminaries OF
treaty will be signed probably before Tues
day, certainly before meeting OF Parliament,
an armistice will be constituted Immediately
after signing the preliminaries, and negotia-
tlsns with view of Il final compromise treaty
will be commenced Immediately,
1t further seems that it is the determine
ton of the allied powers to exercise to the
full extent the right reserved to them by the
fifth article of the Austrian proposals, TO
bring forward additional stipulations TO the
general interest of Europe. Dispatches from
Berlin state that the peace proposals were
strongly supported at ST. Petersburg by Hol-
and. Daily News city article says, the
funds to-day experienced unfavorable re-ac
ton of one half per cent, but after so re-
markable a rise il is not surprising.
The money market in stock exchange was
rather stringent, lenders could easily get SIX
per cent. on government securities; out
doors however, there was no tightness.
The London Times ntimates that Lord
Clarendon will represent Great Britain at the
conference, which will probably be held at
Frankfort. After preliminaries Of peace are
signed, Baron Brunon and Count Orloff will
appear on part Of Russia.
The Times correspondent writes that pri-
vate letters from St. Petersburg, dated the
formally that the Austrian propositions were
to be the basis of Interior pacific negotia-
tons, and for the present may be considered
as the prelmlnaries Of peace among the dip
lomatic body and the court. Peace was re-
garded rs inevitable, and unconditional ac-
ceptance of the propositions had produced
considerable sensation In that capital.
With the exception of the officials, this
sudden return to pacific ideas was generally
badly received, not only by the old Musco-
vite party, but also by the mass of the peo-
pie.
The popular fanaticism had been raised to
such pitch after the fall of Sebastopoi that
at the present time ii is a work of difficulty
to make them accept political arrangement
as necessary or desirable for Europe. The
public mind was not acceptonable and an
outbreak would not be surprising.