Demoine courier., 1856-03-20
forrien Nr1s.

HAiirAx, March M

Her dates from Liverpool are to Salur-
day LIST, q week later than those by
&rhe Africa q, Sew York. The Arabia
brings no tidings OF the Pacific.
The steamship Edinburgh previously
~fepOf,ed 10 have arrived at Glasgow
from New York, passed on The i7ih a
quantity OF ice and saw pon il some
broken cabin furniture with white ham
dies and a lady's work box, il is Suggest,
ed that This might belong TO the Pacific,
but as The Pacific had no cabin or other
furniture with white haudles, the agen,
10 this city is confident that ME poruons
OF wreck alluded TO never belonged 10
mat vessel.
Three meetings of the Peace Confer
ehce in Paris has been held. and the pro-
k~ceedings had not been allowed TO be
made public. Rumors favorable ard
otherwise were circulated in abundance
y aAd al the close of The week consIdera.
bic alarm was created by u report that
Russia had started objections which
would cause the conference To- break up.
II was however regarded as a mere
s,ockjobing ruse and a general impress.
ion prevailed tina, matters were progress.
ing favorably. The opinion increases
that Immediately after peace is proclaim
ed = general European Congress Will be
held 10 re-adjust the balance of power.
4 Active preparations for a continuation Of
N the war prevailed on all hands.
An armis,ice until the end Of March
had been officially announced. ard was
made known to the Crimea armies. Il,
is not to af1ec. the existing blockade Of
Y Russian Ports.
b Omar Pacha has resigned his CON
mand Of the Ottoman conIiugen, aud his
resignation was accepted. The Liver.
n pool cotton market was active in The ear
ly part Of the week, but came dull to-
wards tho close. The quotations. show
no change from that by The Africa
Sales OF the week aggregate TO 66 900
bales. about n quarter of which was
OF speculation for export. Breads,ulIs
were all rather lower, and The market
kclosed doll; the decline in four is equal
70 abo,s IL per Dbl.
Provisions steady and prices generally
Unchanged. Consois exhibited but ltle
y afia,ion from the quotation las, ADVISED,
The closing rate being Git. Money 10 in
active demand, at frmer IL The ex
ri,ement in regard 20 the American diii-
c~ul,es appear to be wholly extinct.
The Arabia encountered TO ice.
Dispatches received oy Brown, Ship
ley a. Co Agents OF the Collins Line. az
Liverpool, dated Glasgow, February II
#says:
The steamer Edinburgh arrived here
4 frum New York, aad on Feb. 27;h. she
passed large quantities of broken Ice -
She was then five day $ gu. from N. ",
in latitude 400 SO Longitude 40 OU'.-
y An insurance had been made on The car
#go vi the Pacific Of g26 free of average.
Iihe doors found on the ice correspond
v lth those Of The Pacific, but are COM
mon TO mos, packets.
The plenipolenliaries held the fret
n,JetiBg On the %. Count w all wski
presided at the opening sessinn with a
&speeca. Alter changing credentials. a
= written guarantee was signed no, 10 di-
sulge the proceedings unul The confer
ence closed.
VA The Austrian provisions were formally
6aafased AS the basis Of negotiations
The meeting then adjourned.
On Tuesday there was no meeting.
and al the meeting on Wednesday Roth
sing ,raLsp!red.
Among The rumors asserted, il is stat
Cd that Russia while asceniing 10 the
destruction % Sepastopol. Bomar.uEd
nd Nicoteff. refuses the pro,eclora,e
6sey Greek Christians.
A Venice letter asseris that Prince
Gosr.chakof stated Thai the Russian
s6overnmen, considers the cpavocation
Aof a general European Congress. imme-
cts,ely afer peace is established, is The
best means Of settling all ~quesuons.-
France and Austria favor the idea, Eng
land objects. The Evident cordially
existing between France and Austria be-
gins TO excite uneasiness. as England
and q triple league of France, Austria
stabd Russia is deemed as not an impos.
able incident.
Orders have been forwarded TO the
ALLIED Generals respecting the armis,lce.
Its slated that Napoleon has in,ima.
bed to the admirals and Generals in Par
zris that they probably need not return 10
Etheir command. Leave ct abs. nee il
nov freely given TO o~iiicers in the Cri.
4nSea.
The Allies are about 10 des,foy the
sunken ships in The harbor Of Sebas,o-
pol, by dropPing heavy shells to explode
under the water.
Vienna adsices states that fsmael Pa
|ehs succeeds 0mer Pachs in the Asia,ic
eommand. Omer recently demanded
from the Pore the ap2oinimen. OF mir.
lister Of War, and on his refusal he re.
Isigned.
Three thousand Russians were en-
ploysd day and night 10 conslruc: piles
across The Gulf Of Finland.
Six miles from Consmads beyond
which 10 the Russian steam fleet of ID
kships.lA corve.ies and 20 gun boats
Russia orders issns Of treasury noles Of
82I ,0O0. 600 roubles.
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