The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-18

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week later than those previously received. In a
ssnmercial point of view the news is important
0onsuls had slightly declined closing on Friday, LIST
Inst, at 904 q 902. Cotton had advanced one-eighth
u penny but the market was unsteady. The sales
for the week reached $1,000 bales Flour had de-
sfined Is liz. 3D., wheat So. s. Cd. and Is.
Sc. Provisions were generally dull and lower
The prelminaries Of the peace negotiations were
4Uing on famously. It was reported that the pleni
petentiaries would meet in Paris the nth inst.
yeeterday-and that the whole matter would be
Mought to q conclusion by the 25th. It was thought
IN armistice would be declared forthwith. The
Queens speech on the opening of Parliament did
net touch upon American affairs. 1t is reported,
however, that at an interview which Lord Caren-
ION and Mr.. Buchanan had together angry words
passed between them on the Central American
question. From the Crimea we learn that Prince
Gortschakoff had retired, General Luders assuming
command of the Russian forces
There are no tidings Of the Pacific. We do not,
however, entertain apprehensions for her safety,
and will briefly give the for the faith that
Is in u.s. based upon the supposition that accident
happened to her machinery when she was, perhaps,
five or six days out. The Pacific left Liverpool on
the 23d of January, ard was seen on the following
day of Waterford, on the Irish coast since which
time up to the departure of the Canada nothing
has been heard of her. But nine days, it will be o.
served, elapsed between the sailing of the two
sells. IT. therefore, the Pacc's machinery gave way
as was the with the Atlantic in December 1851
even on her third day out she could not have made
IN English an Irish harbor in time for the news
Of her safety to have reached Liverpool on the
day the Canada left. The Atlantic, which
sailed from Liverpool on the 9Th instant and is
now due at this port, may possibly bring intel
fgence Of her; but there is no cause for serious
alarm even if do not hear of her till the ARR
val Of the succeeding steamer. We have alluded to
the accident to the Atlantic on her Western passage
four years ago. That event is doubt fresh in the
recollection Of readers at least no resident of
this metropolis will ever forget the spontaneous out
burst of JOY from our entire population which
greeted the arrival of the Africa, the evening of
Saturday, Feb. Is, 1852 with the news that the At
hntic had anchored in safety in the harbor of Cork
The incidents of that memorable voyage we
recapitulate below, as they serve to strength
en- the theory we have advanced with reference
TO the missing steamer Pacific. The At
lantic sailed from Liverpool the 28th of De
eember, 1851, and on the 9th Of January
IN latitude 46 II, longitude Al during q heavy
gale, broke her shaft. IShe was hove to under
two following days, on account Of the violence Of
the storm. On the 9Th the wind changed, and she
was headed for Halifax, distant s97 nhes At noon
of the 10th the wind sprung up from the southwest
when she hove to once more, and the 18th turned
back and sailed towards the coast Of Europe and
anchored at Cork on the 22d. She encountered
heavy gales and high seas on her return back to
the English coast, distance Of some 400 miles.
The Africa brought the news Of her safety to New
York with the Atlancs passengers,) Feb. 10, 1852
30 that the vessel was missing $50 far known
in the United States) ortynine days. II the Pacific
Is at sea to-day she has been out only twenty-six
days.
Our Geographic summary of the European news
is necessarily very BRIEF owing to the prevalence of
severe snow storm at the eastward yesterday az
Iernoon and last evening. The snow had fallen to
such depth that it deemed advisable to detan
the nails ut Boston until the railroad tracks could
be cleared. We understand that for the same cause
the mails at the New York Office were not des-
patched eastward last night.
From Mexico we have very interesting news, the
details of which are given in another column. 1t
is said that the terms which Haro Tamariz &C
ceded to the people of PEebla show that he had not
the real power to make O position IN the country
from his temporary success. Comonfort was, on
the 25th tit, about to despatch from the city Of
Mexico nearly seven thousand soldiers divided into
three brigades, against the insurgents and il was
thought that Tamariz would soon be put down.
The official decree which entrusts the disposition Of
Santa Annals property to the judgment of the
Supreme Court we have had fully translated and
also published, with the executive accusation urged
against himself and his officers civil and military
for the alienation Of the public territory and many
acts of cruelty and oppression.
An important decision has recently been rendered
by the Court of Appeals ia the case Of Van Rensse
iaer against farmer named Snyder. The plaintiff
brought action to recover this farm for the
payment of rent, under the law to abolish distress
for rent and Judgments were rendered in his favor
in the Circuit and Supreme Courts. Those judg-
ments were affirmed by the Court or Appeals, and
il is supposed that Mr.. Van Rensselaer, will proceed
to collect the back rents according TO law The
importance of this decision consists in the fact that
it will, in all probability lead to re-opening Of the
autrent controversy, with its Indians tarring and
feathering Sherifs officers, its Big Thunder and It's
Little Thunder, and perhaps a renewal OF the war
upon the poultry of the Heidelberg hills. Look out
for an anti-rent convention in Albany about these
days.
We give in another column copy Of an act ncor.
porating TRANSATLANTIC Telegraph Company. II
is an important BILL and should be carefully read by
the public. The company proposed to be established
seems to be independent of what is known as the
Newfoundland Company, and indicates that we are
likely to have two transatlantic telegraph lines. II
Is 70 be hoped that they will not interfere with each
other; the Atlantic is long enough, and wide enough
and deep enough for large number Of wires, and
the more there are the cheaper will be the tolls on
messages NJ act should, therefore, besdopted tia