Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-14

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New York, Nay q.
The America arrived At Halifax this morning.
The Atlantic arrived out on Wednesday tho
a3d.
The London News has copy Of the peace /
document. which is considered authentic. II |
contaihs 81 Articles and is in substance o. fol-
lows.
the consending powers
"a. All territories conquered or occupied du- !
ring the war shall be reciprocaiy esacaated;
Sd Russia restores Kars and all other Otto |
man Territories.
I sth. The Allies restore Sebastopol, Balaklava,
Kaniessh, Euptoria and Kertsch.
9th. The Sultan grants cqualityto Christians
and others.
9Th. The contracting powers divest themselves
of all right to interfere in the National Govern.
rnent of the Ottoman Empire.
10th. The convention of lS41 closing the Bos-
chorus and the Dardanellsis repealed.
llth The Black Sea is naturalized and forcv-
er closed against all ships Of war Of any two
powars with the exceptions specified in the l2th
and 18th.
18th. Trade to be free in the Black Sea, and
Consuls admitted to all the qorts.
18th. Neither Turkey nor Russia to hold arse
nails in the Black Sea.
18th. The Convention regulating the force for
coast service to be concluded individually be-
tween Turkey and Russia, but 1t is appended to
this treaty and cannot be altered without gener-
al consent.
10Th. The free navigation of the Danube law
of umpire.
10th. Appoints delegates from the several
contracting powers to put the river in navigaole
order.
the sovereignty of Turkey.
23d. Guarantees to the freedom of religion
and commerce.
10Th. Provides that the constitution for the
government of the Principalities shall be framed
in Paris
27th. In case of internal Instructions in the
Principalities the Porte cannot interfere without
consulting the contracting powers.
.30th. Gives to Russia and Turkey their former
possessions in Asia, with new boundaries, mark
ed out under the treaty.
3lst. Provides for The immediate evacuation
of Turkey by the Allied and Austrian forces.
SD. All the treaties to go on as before the war
until new arrangements are made.
Saith. Designates when the treaty shall be rat
fled
The London Sun publishes the treaty with a
mourning border in.
PARLIAMENT.-The Government has sustained
another defeat, being out-voted by % majority
in favor of open competition for court appoint.
ments.
FRANcE.-An Imperial decree orders further
reduction of the army.
PERsIE.-The difficulty with Persia is nearly
settled. Adviees from Teheran say that the
Americans there are endeavoring to make a
treaty of peace.
New Orleans, May 9.
The European advices by the North America
had n favorable effect on our Cotton Market
prices becoming sitter though not quotably
higher. The sales to-day amounted to 10000
bales az l04alOt for middling. Sugar advanc-
ed slightly, and is quoted at 7a74 /; Molasses,
S7a Onion Flour, 81 IL; Mixed Corn Haas
Mess Pork shape lower and selling at Seas IL
Lard lower-prime selling for % Cotton to
Liverpool 81 80; Seconds to Havre I; Sterl-
ing Exchange 81.
A severe storm occurred in this vicinity yes
terday. At Baton Rouge several buildings were
overthrow and considerable other damage done.
CHARLESTON, May o.
An arrival at this port from AspinwaIl brings
New Orleans dates to the Goth. Everything was
quiet at Panama The sloop-of-war ST. Marys
the cause of the late outrages. A warm cores
pondence had taken place between him and the
Governor of Panama. 1t is believed the riot
originated in desire for plumber.
.' r Lowell, Mass, May Q.
The FIVE story building at the corner of Cen
trail and Merrimac sts, called Wyman's Exchange
was nearly destroyed by fire this morning
Among the sufferers are G G. Weaver, furniture
dealer, Burbank, Chase & Co., dry gosds, G. S.
Eastman, druggist, White Il Woodward, tailors,
S. Wilkinson, bookseller, Thcs. Lucas, dry goods,
and Penhallow, job printing Office. The total
loss is about $4,000.
Detroit, May 9.
The Detroit Light Guards were called out yes.
terday afternoon by the Sheriff to keep the peace.
James Sherlock was to have been tried for vi
olation of he Liquor Law, but the case was con-
tinued until to day No further trouble ontici-
pated: Several arrests were made.
Providence, May 9.
The cotton mills in Powtucket, R. l., known
as Kents mills, owned by Messrs. Thayer L. More,
was destroyed by fire last night 1t was used as
cloth printing mandatory. The sntire insur-
ancei is $ls,6J0. o.. s-.a
..... ....-.. .. Troy, May Q.
The leak in the Champlain Canal has been
stopped and the canal is again navigabe.
St. Johns, N. B., May 9. r
The boiler OF the steamer j. D. Pierce explo-
ded yesterday near Fredericton. Four persons
were instantly killed, and another has since died
several others were injured.
Lambertville, N. S., May 8.
The Office of the Belvidere Railroad Company
in this place was entered last night, and robbed
of IS. 900 in Hamilton county bank bills.
,t Halifax, May 9.
The steamship Arab arrived here from Boston
at 10 o'clock last night, and left again for Lv-
pool, at ten o'clock this A. M. ~
From the New York Tribune.
Nicaraguan and British Diplomacy.
Washington, Monday, May 5, 1856.
The proposed recognition of Walkers &c vern-
ment stands to-day precisely where it stood last
Thursday. There has been no step forward or
backward. The Cabinet meeting closed after 2
o'clock without any new development upon this
point, and, indeed, without any consideration of