The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-25
The News.

By the arrival Of the steamships Atlantic and Asia
NJ this port we have one weeks later intelligence
from Europe. Neither vessel brings any tidings OF
the Pacific. We still however, entertain no appre-
tensions for her safety, and will briefly give the
reasons for the faith that is in u.s. based upon the
supposition that an accident happened to her ma
ehinery when she was, perhaps, five or six days out
The Pacific left Liverpool on the 23d Of January and
was seen on the following day of Waterford, on the
Irish coast since which time up to the departure Of
the Asia nothing has been heard OF her But seven
teen days. It win be observed, elapsed between the
sailing Of the two vessels. If, therefore, the PaciAcs
machinery gave way-ss was the case with the At
hntic in December, ds5l-she might have been all
this time out without Dews of her safety reaching
Liverpool before the Asia left. We have alluded to
the accident TO the Atlantic her Western passage
four years ago. That event is doubt fresh In the
recollection OF readers certainly no resident of
this metropolis will ever forget the spontaneous
outburst of JOY from entire population which
greeted the arrival Of the Africa, the evening of
Saturday February 15 1852, with the news that the
Atlantic had anchored in safety in the harbor Of
Cork. The incidents of that memorable voyage we
secapituiate below, as they serve to strength
en- the theory we have advanced with reference
70 the missing steamer Pacific. The At
lantic sailed from Liverpool on the 2sth Of De
cember, 1851, and on the 9Th of January,
in latitude 46 IL, longitude IL, during heavy
gale, broke her shaft. 6he was hove to under
storm canvass, and obliged to lie to during the
two following days, on account Of the violence of
the storm. On the 9Th the wind changed, and she
was headed for Halifax distant 897 miles. AT noon
of the 10th the wind sprung up from the southwest,
when she hove to once more ana on the 18th turned
hack and sailed towards the coast of Europe and au
chored at Cork on the ed making her time out twen-
ty-four days, whereas the Pacific had been out bat
seventeen. The Atlantic encountered heavy gales
and high seas on her return hack to the English
coast, q distance Of some 400 miles. The Africa
,brooght the news Of her safety to New York Feb.
Is, 1852, so that the vessel was missing $50 far
was known in the United Statesi fortynin days.
If the Pacific is at sea to-day she has been out only
thitythree, being sixteen days less than the Allan
tic was unheard of on this side of the ocean.
The European news received by the two steamers
IA of the highest interest. The English journals
filed with speculations, mixed, we regret to say, with
good deal of vapozing, on the existing difficulties
between Great Britain and this country. The Ian
ruaae Of Lord Clarendon in Parliament, and the
absence of Mr. Buchanan from certain Official recep-
tons lad given rise TO great deal of uneasness IN
the public mind. The peace party-and, indeed,
the Es.-Iish people generally-depreca8 the
idea OF the two countries going to war Tor
such mai7es as the Mosquito protectorate and
the enlistment difficulty. Our readers will fed in
another column report Of speech made ty Mr..
Bright at meeting Of the Manchester Chamber
Of Commerce which is stassd to represent fairly
the popular opinion on the sa.iect- In the House
Of Commons, on the sth instant, Mr.. Golden called
Tor the productan Of the correspondence which had
taken place between the two governments on hefa
these questions. Lord Palmerston replied that ON
neither was the correspondence completed but that
as soon as it was concluded it waull be laid before
Abe House.
Elsewhere will be found the names Of the plenipo.
tentiaries appointed under the Vienna protocol to
represent the European Powers at the taris COME
rences. Austria has, K "a said, submitted the Rus
sian acceptance to the consideration Of the German
Diet. There Is no appearance OF Russia being
likely to be admitted to assist at the Conferences.
The plenipotentiar1es were beginning to arrive in
Paris, much to the delight Of the novelty@eVing
people OF that capital, who are in most pacific AID
mood Just nov. IT Is expected that
the Russian ENJOYS will be smothered with kina'
ness.
scheme for the reform, social and political, OF
che whole administration Of the Turkish empire, has
been coucocted by Lord stratford de Radcliffe and
NJ Thouvenel, and viii, it Is expected, be imposed
noLas voiens on the Sultan. This IL the manner In
which the allies yindcate the independence Of Tur-
key.
4 conference had taken place at.Copenhagen, on
Me 9TH inst, between the delegates on the Sound
dues. Denmark has made proposition, consenting
bau uho tpIa lie far af
IS 900 thaers, T. be paid PROFESSIONALLY by the
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