The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-19

The steamer Washington arrived at New
York on the ith, with Liverpool dates TO
the 2lth, and the Cambria ON the 10Th. with
dates to the 29;h alt.
The Washington was expected to bring
the news of the ratification of the trcntv OF
peace, but instead reported that hitch in
the Conference Ind delayed the announce
mcGt Of that important event Prussia
claimed a share IN its deliberations. and the
Discrimination oi the allies 10 allow her 10
have that honor, caused difficulty. After
Prusaia's shutting uon-comm.tta.,sfn thro'
the whole period of the war, while oyid, ntly
playing into The hands Of Russia, it was not
strange that the Allies should wish To- pre-,
mt her representative from haNln. voted
N the Conference The Cambria, however.
brings the news that the diiii,ut.es thus
presented have been removed, and that the
treaty would certainly be signed in few
days.
Tie British Almiralty had sent out tho
steam liisatcs Jdrtcrus aud Desperate, id
search Of the Pacific.
: The Copenhagen correspondent o. the
London Times state, that the Danish Com.
missioner had submitted to the Cuueuhaeen
Conference proposal Of Capitalization Il
thc Sound Dug-, fixing 5O,JOu,p rlx dol.
lars as the medium Of indemnity, which.
Denmark claims; that the United States.
having Geclugd to take part IN the confer
encc, the question "olld n all probability
be resolved without their Cooperation.
Nh. Buchanan was to leave SOUTHAMPTON
April 9Th tor home. lie had gone 10 Paris
accompanied by Mr.. Campbell, the American
Consol at London, and Mr.. Croskcy Tor
Southampton, aud would visit the Hague be-.
fore his return.
The Times CrmCan correspondent says
the war party still cherish hopes that the
negotiations may break down. II may suit
the French to make concessions, but it ought
not to suit US. They doubtless consider
they have done enough for honor and glory,
and to revenge the rcycrscs Of 1872 They
cannot allOid war a. England cali, and their
army, however numerous on paper, is dWlnd-
ling .adiy. Scuvy aud fever is playing
havoc IA MS ranks, and the mortality Is SAID
10 bc l2o per day.
The Allies had commenced the demolition
Of the enclosures anI lines around Sgtasto.
pol.
IrALY.-The sea Of Parma had again been
laid uLdcr soigc, OWING to the frequent dis
tur5aucrs and aasassinatlOns.
The Government had become alarmed at
the Cattle mu1am which 10 said to be spread.
Ing all over the continent.
Sir Hyde Parker, commander Of the Eng
lsh naval forces Ia the East Indies, died at
Deyoushirc, on March Dist.
SIR Henry Pottngcr died at Malta, on
q tn.
Aylccs from Hamburg states that Com
rodorc Evasion had Liyan and all the Rus
sian Ports III the Baltic, in state Of Block
ale.
A telegraph despatch from Jasscy states
that Courier, who WAS the bearer Of a form
al demand Tor union Of the prucipalitics,
addressed TO the Count Wal,ski had been an.
rested at CzrrnowijZ
MAnNHTs.-Fiour, in consequence Of the
very large arrivals from Spain, is nearly I'M
sIIuablc at one shilling per Dbl under Tues
DAY rates Indian Corn is ncgi. ctcd and
no buyers over 3ps per Dr., quotations Rcd
wheat . and Galus; white do lOalls Has
for the only really choice lot Of white 100 re-
tai, but this rate is quite oXccPtionablc