Daily American organ., 1856-04-14
Late Foreign News.

NEW YORK, April 13.-The steamship Washing
ton, from Bremen via Southampton the 26th ult,
arrived at this port at o'clock this morning Her
dates from Liverpool are to the oath, and from
London to the 25th.
The Cunard steamship America, from Boston
and Halifax, had not arrived out.
The treaty of peace was yet unsigned. The con.
ference was less harmonious, owing to demand
put forth by the Prussian plenpoteDtary to be
admitted to sign the treaty on the same footing
and in the same character as il Prussia had been
party to the alliance throughout 1t is said that
Russia supports the pretensions of Prussia. This
took place at the meeting of the 22d Another
meeting was held on the Gath, but nothing had
transpired of what then took place. The opinion
prevailed that the conference would ultimately re-
solve itself into sn European Congress.
Peace is generally regarded as certain. The COR
respondent of the Times in the Crimea says that
the party there still cherish the hope that the
peace negotiations may break down. 1t may suit
the French he says, to make concessions but it
ought not to suit the English The French doubt
less consider that they have done enough for hon.
or, glory, and to revenge their reverses Of 1912,
and they cannot afford to carry on the war as Eng
land can. But their army, however numerous on
paper, is dwindling sadly. The scurvy and fever
are playing havoc in its ranks. The mortality is
stated to be l20 per day, and frequently more.
The Allies had commenced the demolition of the
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The Copenhagen correspondent of the London
Times states that the Danish Commissary had SUBJ
mitted to the Copenhagen Conference proposal
for the capitalization of the Sound Dues fixing S5-
600, 900 rix dollars as the minimum indemnity
which Denmark claimed. The writer states fur.
ther that the United States having declined to take
part in that conference, the question would in all
probability be resolved without their cooperation
Mr. Buchanan was to leave Southampton on the
9th of April in the steamer Arago. He had gone
to Paris, accompanied by Mr. Campbell, the Amer
lean Consul at London, and Mr.. Croskey, the Ame-
rican Counsul at Southampton. He would visit the
Hague before Is return.
The city of Parma, in Italy, had been again laid
under siege owing to the frequent disturbances and
assassinations there.
Sir Hyde Parker, commander of the English ma
val forces in the East Indies died at Davenport on
the 2lst of March.
Sir Henry Pottinger died at Malta on the 18th.
Advices from Hamburg state that Commodore
Watson has declared all the Russian Baltic ports in
a state of blockade.
Advces from Perea state that Dost Mahommed
had taken possession Of Candahar. Persian troops
were marching against him.
A telegraphic despatch from Jassy states that
the courier who was the bearer of the formal de-
mand for union Of the Principalties, addressed
to Count Walewskie had been arrested at Gar
owitz.
Advices from Nicolaieff state that commission
arrived there from St. Petersburgh on the 4th of
March, and Immediately commenced operations
for the abandonment Of that place as a military
depot. 1t was stated that it would be declared
free port.
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