The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-05
General Inteilipe,


Cotton IS dropping. and the ma j.
sales OF the week amounted to SIS 0,tl rs quiet
spectators took 10000, and eynns,, oaes Il Nv
following are the Quotations.: orla 900 ~
middliug. Sad. 0'.eais fss ~
Peace prospects are Progressing = "
much excitment exists Respecting iasotabs
ted States. Our latest adsices sfa. na NilA thr
ersfoa has promised TO lay part Of H. %. u od p
lean correspondence before parliament n'fsl A.
Sir Henry Bulwer has offered his s sas..
ator between lord Clarendon and Mr. R asa ssas
Lord Paimerston announces that tha .haasa
ence on Central American affairs will eo'respsi
the house as soon as it is completed lad Ilvs
a motion relative to the enlistment -
dence be published tue CORES,
The latest Geographic accounts fron1..,
that the Times Of Saturday mornina - .s IT,
course taken By the English and Amen i
in regard to the existing difficulties s,l Cabin
marking that even humanity must haya "3 i. alss
cludes by saying, Eve are as desiro,s Units es
Mr.. Golden can be. but We know when u psasea
comes too proud to listen to reason, the 81,
is to arms. 'ulg aspsl
1t is reported that Buchanan has dow.
passport. The story of his having had 5us Ii
with lord Clarendon is supposed to hsvty T.. raa
ca Sc OF Mr.. Buehanan's ncn.appearans.O s ss I.
Palmerstoa' soiree. The general tone oi H. = III
ment press is very insulting towards ~ ~ gwen
States, but the feelings of the people ~ ~ utsI
The chamber OF commerce in livernool nseaas
the idea of war with the United statss Peas
are now at crisis. 1t is said that Franz Aales
land Will each send an envoy to Brazil a.. a u
pose OF having that government use ita ina ne
settling the Central American question, 'Au'eaah
Avery severe gale was experienced on ,bop
coast Oh the 18th February and many Amas;s aas
sells were damaged. The Ocean Rover NJ ~ ssasss
ton, went ashore on Crosby point, and was G5.as
into Liverpool leaking slightly. The Hsn,prgSaa..
of Mobile, went ashore at Polthnaurh snsl! nut
had to be cut away. N''0 AeF asa
The British steam frigate Polyphe,Dus ~.
ly lost on the northwest coast of .JufIand "ss W
The plenipotentlaries to the peace con,,.s,
beginning to assemble at Paris. ~" NJ
The preliminaries OF the peace protocol b,,.
signed ut Vienna by the representatives - sare u
England Turkey and Russia-Austr;a on y, 1taas
open conference in Paris within three W.
There is report III circulation that the sas.
OF Russia and Austria will visit Paris dns; aPea
conference An armistice has been agreed mn, %
end in March. ap0lh
Paskisxitch. the Russian general is dead S
There IS nothing of interest from III. e.
Asia. The last of the docks at sebas;onoS l h.
destroyed by the allies The armisee asrpa a. as
is said to be on land only ''0 upPas
PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 25.-Just before The bs,.
commenced in the American convention the 5sIas.
from Connecticut Mass achusetts, Rhode IslsNJ KY
and parts Of the Illinois, Iowa. and Penney
delegation withdrew The convention then s,,.s
ed with the baliotng which soon resulted in
ination Of Willard Fillmore as canddas =. A' ~
presidency. and A. j. Donnelson for vice 'e
Mr. Donelson made very eloquent sD.ssh !.
which he very warmly advocated aud liQr,,sa.t u
American cause. He said that he owned abnNs.a
slaves, and loved the institutions Of His COMFY
whether north, south. east or west. Several vbp,,
delivered addresses ''Ass
Fillmore was nominated on the second b.1ln It.,
vote standing as follows:-Fillmore, It's: Law d.
Rayner, ID; Mclean. 10. The nomination va, m,i.
unanimous, and the convention adjourned
w ARLINGTON, FEB. 26th:-In the senate TO-DAY "
Mallory reported bill to provide for the cousrus
ton OF ten steam sloops of war.
In the house to-day message was received FINN
the president, covering the recommendation Of NJ
secretary Davis for all appropriation of S. 900 OQt
arms aud fortiications
1t Is ascertained from the very best authority kt
as already reported, Mr. Guthrie will treat the ur
viso TO the Texas debt bill, as passed BY the leg
Lure OF that State, as nuliity. and that no iurhg
legislation is thought necessary.
Mr.. Dallas, the new minister from the II stses
Great Britain intends to leave for Liverpool on Satin
lay next. a =
The steamship Atlantic has brought no de6pi
nswer to the request for Mr.. Crampton' recall I'll
niistnieht case is still open.
The story that Mr.. buchanan had demanded ri
'assports proves absolutely groundIess
There has been no quarrel whatever between u
Buchanan and lord Clarendon; and although ii
till stated that the latter got excited at tie nte
lew, there IS no room left TO doubt that Mr. Buct
nan will still delay his departure from London III
il his successor arrives, 1T least until the ques
IONS at present pending settled.
The statement Of lord Glare -don that the propose
-om Great Britain to leave the settlement of the con
tructlon 10 be put upon the Clayton Bulwer treat
arbitration has been twice refused by cur geTern
lent, is emphatically declared to be untrue. Nogn
ostion of that character has yet been formally mad
our government.
BALTIMoaE, FEB 25-The ice has broken up iath
hio river causing The destruction of ten steanboa
/ Cincinnati. Among them are the Albertine, fa
ridge City, Yorktown, GoSport, Madonna, and 81
m The boats, with their cargoes, are a total los
he loss is estimated at near quarter of millo
dollars The river is very high and much moi
amage is expected.
LOUISVILLE, FEs. 25th.-The ice in the Licking o.
osite Cinsinnati has broken loose, and seven steaI
BATS and thirty flat boats have been sunk.
The ice opposite this point is moving Four boa
e already loose
ST LOUIS, Fee 25-We have adyices from Kanss
the 4th, stating that the kickapoo rangers thsea
ed to commence hostilities. The free State M
e preparing for the mss. Two mounted comp
es left Lawrence for Easton, where conflict wa
pected.
The weather here is warm and thawing I'll
yer is yet without much change
The Texas, which arrived al Vera Cruz on Il
of rha 9th and lnff an III. ODD reacht
is port yesterday evening.
She reports that the castle of Ulloa pronounced
vor Of Haro y I amariz on the night Of the I'll
a the 18th, notified the city that if it did not su
nder by y o'clock, NJ, it would be bombarded.
At half past twelve the castle opened fire on tt
tv, continuing 1t for an hour Two persons We
bundled and some little damage done to The house
/ the 18th the French frigate Penelope cams
om SACRIFICES and anchored between the castle al
e city. Nothing further occurred until the III
ne war steamer Guerreo came in to tow out the Il
,ual ship Guadalupe. when the castle fred into
r fifteen minutes-hve shot taking effect, kill
e first lieutenant and four men, and wounding st
]. In the meantime, a ball from fcrt ST. Jago f
the castle, blowing up all ammunition chest, KILN
d wounding sixteen men. On the 21th, ut hal
st P NJ, the castle surrendered to the city.
Before the commencement Of the firing, the shi
Ag took refuge at Sacriicios returning to their az
orage on the 2lst. The nationa, vessel Quad
Pc and steamship Ben Franklin remained at the
,oring. Most of the families left for villages
e nelghborhood during the difficulty. IN o Delt
The lbervllle Gazette says that o. Monday NOR
3 last. at about halfpa two o'clock, the citzel
Plaquemine, were aroused from their slumbers
= cry of fire! The church bells soon brought
'ge crowd to the scene of action, but not in time
y the ravages fthe devouring element, till sever
ildings We're destroyed. The fire appears to ha
ginated IN one of Messrs. Roth Bros warehouse
le principal sufferers are Messrs. Fl TT, Austin
+, Roth Bros., r. s. futile. Charles Eaton, who
IS aniountettt some five hundred dollars each, Z
sadaFaut lost his fine horse and buggy.
At the recent festival of The Pro icia grand lods
Glasgow, sir Archibald Allison. the historic