The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-13
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA AT HALIFAX.
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ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
PROGRESS OF THE PEACE CONFERENCES.
Official Announcement Of an Armistice.
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MOVEMENTS OF MR.. BUCHANAN.
NO NEWS OF THE PACIFIC.
Portions Of Wreck Seen on the Ice.
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COTTON UNCHANGE ED.
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8READSTUFFS DULL AND LOWER.
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HALIFAX, March II, 1855.
The royal mail steamship Arabia Captain Stone, from
Liverpool at ?. M, On the lat nst arrived ct Hall
tax at IL o'clock Tuesday night bringing 1SS pas.
sepgels. She encounterei 10 ice on the passage.
Her dates from Liverpool toSsturdey, the 1st inst
week Later than those received by the Africa at New
York.
The A. sailed at 8 o'clock A. NJ on HednesdAy, with
fresh norhery wind fer Boston, where che will be due
about 10 O'Clock Thursday morning
TIE steamship Fulton, from New York, arrivei at
HAVE February IS.
The steams hip Hermann sailed from Southampton on
Wednesday, 27th ultimo with 20 passengers and a
large cargo, partly transhppsd from the steamer
Belgique.
The steamer Quaker City from New York. on the 10Th
February, In place The Pacific had arrived out at
Liverpool.
The Arabs brings no tdings Of the missing steamship
Pacific.
The excitement in regard the Am ercsn ddculty ap
pears to be wholly extinct
Three meetings Of the Peace Conference had been held
in Paris but nothing Of tie proceedings had been suffer-
ed to tTapapre.
Rumors favorable and otherwise were circulated In
abundance and the close of the week considerable
alarm WAS created by repor, that Russia had started
It WAS, however, regarded stock jobbing rsc
ami general impression prevailed that matters
progressing favorab]y.
heopinion increases That immediately after peace is
proclaimed general European Congress- viii meet 10
ADJUST the balance OF power.
Active pre- paratons for continuance Of the pre-
vailed s Sides An arriatice until the end OF March,
lad been officially announced and was made known to
the Ciirean armies. 1t is not to affect tho existing
blockade Of Russian ports.
Orders have been forwarded to the allied Gensrals In
the Crimea respecting the armisce. 1t IA said that Ma
poleon has intated the Generals and Adprals now
in Paris that they probably need not return to their
commands. Leave Of absence freely given to off,
in the Crmea. The allies were about to destroy the
unken chips in the harbo by dropping heavy shells
espicis under water The general health o. the troops
continues coed
Three thousand Russians employed day aud nigh
in constructing triple of piles across the Gulf
Finland twelve niles across and six miles from Cron-
sad with bat few openings; behind is steam fleet of
Is ships Ia corvettes and 20 gun boats.
Oner Pasha had resigned his command Of the Ottoman
contingent, and his resignation aoce pied.
!. is stated via Vienna that Ismsil Pasha supersedes
omer Pasha in the Asiatc command. Omer recen tly
demanded from the Porte the appointment Minister
Of Wrr, with the power of Cspmander in Chief Of all
the Turkish forces On being refused he sent In his re-
sgnation, which has been accepted Private adyices do
not oc pfirm this.
Count Nesselrode has had vouinous report prepared
to the present state Of affairs in the northwest OF Fin
land and particularly the rights of fishing which
Russian Lapanders have acquired on Swedish coasts
The inquiry is supposed to be relative to Gen. Canrobsrs
Swedish treaty.
Within the past few weeks large amounts Of specie
had teen forwarded the Prussaa frontier the
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bankers.
ARusan ukase orders hs immediate issue of Treasury
notes, in se,es, amounting in the aggregate
tw entyone million rubles.
Great erergy ia manifested Ia Russia In advancing rail-
ways.
Tie relations between Russia aud Prussia increase in
cordiaity.
The suitan's decree in favor Of Christians had been
read In presence of Turkish dgntares at Constantine
pie.
The ship James Banes was overdue at Liverpool from
Melbourne, having been "a days out, and anxiety
began to be felt for her sa'ety.
Money in &C i've demand, at former rates.
Con sols exhib,ed but little variation from the quota
tons last advised the closing rate being Ok 9lh.
The Liverpool cottsn market was active in the early
part Of the week, but became dull towards the clos
The quotations show variation from those advised 4
bales about oue-fourth Of itch were on speculation a
for export.
Breadstufs were ali rather lower, and the marks
cosed dull The decline in -four Is equal to about one
shilling per barrel.
The market provisions was steady and prices gene
rally were without change
The following American transports are at Mar.eilles-
Great Republic, Albion, Ten pest, William Dixie, Lady
Suffolk, and steamer City Of Manchester.