Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-27

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HALIFAX, Feb. II.
= The Canada, from Liverpool on the afternoon
of Saturday Cd inst. arrived at Halifax at
N. Sunday 18th. The Atlantic arrived out a
6:l5 on the morning of Thursday. The oanads
saw no signs of the steamer facihc- me pc'
! eiu,n is still at Southampton. Her agents have
| returned the passage money and compensation
| Her cargo has been taken out and found no
| much injured The ship goes into draerne
| dock. The Araco was at Southampton on the
| 26th.
/ PEacE NEaorrATIoSs-Tb dispatches of the
| Russian Government completing and confirming
| the telegraphic announcement of the uncondi
tionaI acceptance Of Austria's propositions, were
| received at Vienna on the 23d, and conrlefs I'M
medately conveyed them to Paris and London.
A memorandum embodying the propositions
| had been signed at Vienna, and sent TO Paris
and London. and it is reported the Congress will
meet at Paris, Feb. II, and that very little time
Will be lost in discussion, and that the whole will
| be brought to conclusion by the a5ih OF Feb
| ruary. The signing of the preliminaries, &c.,
now only wait the arrival of the Turkish Penipo-
| tentiary.
1t is stated that Prussia refuses to agree to the
conditions exacted by the Allies, preliminary to
| her admission to the Peace Conference, and that
| consequently she will be excluded from the Con-
ference, but will be invited to sign the deed OF
settlement. Baron Brunow and Count orlotf
are the Russian Plenipotentiaries, assisted by
Messrs Tolotf and Fenton. Lord Clarendon re-
presents England; the Marquis Dazvlio, Sardin-
| ia Count Buol, Austria; NJ. Waewski. France !;
| Dcrkish Pacha, Turkey.
THE BALr1c.-Baltic letters received on the
| 3Oth speak of the mild weather and the resump-
| ton of more or less of navigation at Pielan,
Menel and Copenhagen. s.
THE CRIMEA.-Crmea correspondence from
the English camp, Jan. 18th, reports the army
| healthy. No news except that the Russians con-
| tnue their fire from the north forts. Gortscha-
| koff has transferred the command to Ludcrs, and
issued new vaedictory to his Crmea COM
manders, Jan. 10. The Russians made an expe-
diton over the ice to attack kertch, but Gen.
Bevan being on the alert, they retired.
ASIA MINoR-Gen. Williams was at Titiis Dec.
ii, had been handsomely treated, and was await
ing orders from st. Petersburg as to his dcstina-
ton.
We know nothing of Kars, excepting that the
town is occupied by two Russian battalions,
whist another remained in the camp formerly
held by Mouravietfs army.
The guns and munitions of kars have been re-
| moved to Alexandropol Sick Turks have been
sent to the hospital at Otto Roads They were
shut up by snow.
ty soon.
Iskanker Pacha was seriously wounded Dec
23d.
GREAT BR1rAIN.-On Thursday, Jan. 3lst, the
Queen opened Parliament with the usual cere
monies.
The persons most noticed in the gorgeous as
semblage in the House of Lords, were Mr.. Buch-
anan in citizens dress, the Turkish Minister,
who wore fez, and the Hayten Ambassador,
because of his color.
In the House of Lords Earl Gosford moved
the Address.
Earl Abingdon seconded it.
Earl Derby would not oppose, but considered
the royal speech bare, cold and meagre, and it
ought to have referred to America, India and
the Colonies, and to the fall of kars Further,
in carving out the enlistment scheme, Govern
| ment, he conceived, had evadcd the spirit OF the
! municipal laws Of the United States, and he
| hoped that the apology offered would be re-
| ceived He regretted, however, that there was
not conciiiatory paragraph introduced into the
| speech in reference to the subject. The whole
speech, he sad was redolent of water-gruel.
The Earl of Clarendon replied as follows:
| Iwish to take an early opportunity OF refer
| ring to the state of our relations with the u >
In my opinion there can be no doubt as 10 'he
| common sense view of the obligation OF the
|
Interpretation of it that difference OF opinion
has arisen. In such q case correspondence ls
useless and we lost no time in offering to refer
the whole question to the arbitration of any thirt
| mower. both sides agreeing to be bound by the
| decision That offer has not yet been accepted
it has been reviewed, and hope that upon fur
ther consideration the U. S. Government vii
agree to it.
With respect to recruiting in the Z. S, j
would not have aided a friendly solution to al
ludc to it from the throne, inasmuch as the cor
rcspondence must have been produced, and cor
respondcnce still continues. The most reccn
demands of the U. S. Government arrived dul
two days since, and is not yet in a state to
made public.
The origin of the trouble was at the beginnin
of the war numerous foreigners in the Unite
states applied to the British Government fo
permission to join the army IN the East
consequence, instructions were sent to the Go'
ernment of Nova Scotia to consider whcthe
persons from the United States could be receive
ut Halifax. Those instructions were notified
Mr.. CHAMPION, who was at the same time II
| formed that anxious as Enga land was for recruit
, she was still more anxious that there should 9
no violation or infringement of the munlcip
laws of the United States. An agency office WI
opened, and upon complaint being made, M
Champion desired that it might be made pnoi
that the British Government did not recruit
raise soldiers in the United States, and he mac
known his intentions to Mr.. Marcy, VINO then
+ pressed himself satisfied
r Judge Kane had decided that, to pay the pa
9 sage Of men to foreign port and then emil
them was no violation of international law, al
. those persons whose passage was PAID to Caha'
II went as volunteers and were not bound to ent
n the British service A correspondence OF n
very amicable nature has taken place betwe
. the two governments, but the transactions
" which it refers are by-gone transactions, a
IS from the commencement the British Governme
e has discharged all intrudcrs infringing in a
q wav upon the laws of the United States. Wi
the conduct of Mr. Champion, his Govcrnme
3 il perfectly satisfied; for | am convinced IL
II neither Intentionally nor accidentally did
violate any law of the United States.
Lord Clarendon then goes on to say tt
y he hopes the difficulty is susceptible OF pac
Is solution. and that he does not mean any slil
,e bv making no mention Of America in the Quee
or sneech in the House of Commons.
The Speaker read the speech. Mr.. Is!
moved and Mr. Baxter seconded an address Q
III reply. ,,,..
.s. the Southwest, and Immediately moved ior
~ pers relating to his Baltic expedition
Mr.. Bailie gave notice Of a resolution to
effect that the employment of agents for en
ty ment in foreign countries lowers the dignity
te. Great Britain, and is calculated to endanger
,es relations with other States
49, The London Morning Advertiser has the
lowing announcement:
Is ave regret to learn that an interview wi
Ill, Lord Clarendon and Mr.. Buchanan had toge'
ng at the Foreign Office on Tuesday, very. an
4 words passed between them relative TO the
trail American question"
ter Capt. C. Il. Welsh, of the barque ST. l.
ac- rence, of New York, has committed su'ciu
in Liverpool.
of Satisfaction is expressed that Paris is sele
o' as the place of holding Congress. Peace
he' looked upon as certain.
the There have been numerous political arrest
, is members of the Mariana section at Bordeaux
,,e Paris is extremely gay and even the Fauh'
St. German is coming out strong in the
ein balls.
,es- The Moniteur publishes decree fixing
9th import duty on raw cotton brought from TN
ooa trepots by French vessels at 25 francs per
dred millogrames, being reduction OF
{. francs on the rate fixed by the tariff Of lsi
SpA1S-The official Gazette denies that
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