The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-18
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Peace Prospects Dccreasing.


Peace Prospect. Decreasinx.
The stesmer America, with dates from Liver.
pool to the 9TH Of January, arrived at Halifax on
Wednesday evening e1s
The great question of war or peace Ia still unde.
cided Peace prospects are not brighter, Russia
raises obstacles. The Cars reply to the ultima.
tum of the Western powers, had not been received
i but was expected by the 18th inst
Palmer and Green, Bankers st Letchfeld, Eng
land have failed
4 The VASES Of money were rising in England, and
s,uiion was decreasing.
THE PEACE PROSPECTS.
The peace Negotiations are becoming more com.
plicated than ever. Esterhazy presented the pro.
rosals backed by Austria TO the Gar on the 2sth
dit; hut Nesselrode's circular had previously put
an interpretation the third point which the al.
Sizes can't admit, namely, that Russia and Turkey
shall mutually agree on the strength of the fleet TO
he kept in the Black Sea The allies, on the other
hand demand of Russia TO cede the mouth of the
Danube, which she refuses TO do; hence the pros
pect of nm smicable adjustment is very slight
Nesselrode has addressed = circular to the Rep
resentatives of Russia at foreign courts stating
tha Russia accepts the third point of the utmatum
of the Western Powers, relative to the neutrazs-
t;on of the Black Sea in the following sense: That
the right of Turkey to close the Straits be- main
tanned that no ships of war be admitted into the
Black Sea except Russian and Turkish; that the
y number of ships be mutually arranged by Russia
and Turkey by special treaty by these two powers
alone" The allies of course, reject this inierpre
taiion
Ts;erhazy reached Petersburg on the 26th and
4 on the next day laid his propositions before the
Russian cabinet. Count Buol subsequently com.
lnunicated 10 Prince Gortschakoff, at Vienna, the
terms on which the Western Powers would assent
q 10 peace, stating those terms were approved by
Austria These terms have been already pub,
liShed.
4 Russia makes known in Nesselrodes circular her
unwiingness to treat for the naturalization of the
Black Sea but il is expected she viii absolutely
refuse the ceSson of the territory required TO keep
open the Danube.
Appearances strongly indicate that Austria will
not lake the field against Russia upess assured of
tie active support of the German Bund.
The Weser Gazette state that an additional ar
t;clc touching the third point has been added to
the treaty of December I'd between Austria,
France and England. 1t does not, however, i'm
pose Austria the obligation to take part in the
in Russia refuses TO accept the third point
a. interpreted by Nesselrode.
The prussian Court is displeased with Baron
Seebachs mission TO ST. Petersburg, and has sent
q Baron Mantefeul 10 Dresden TO demand positively
10 what extent Bavaria and Saxony have engaged
q themselves with the Western allies.
Adyices from Sweden are very warlike. The
military commanders have received instructions to
have their regiments in the highest state of eff.
cheney before Spring The indications are that in
accordance with the secret article of the treaty
q Sweden viii take the field in the spring.
The Danish Government, it is said, consents to
the establishment of depots for the English fleet at
kiel which will rendezvous there in April.
Gortschakoff announces that on the 10th of Dc
cember detachment of kossacks defeated a strong
squadron of General Vivian's cavalry, near
8 KerSch, and that the English commander was ia
ken prisoner.
The latest accounts from the Crimea state that
thc Russian troops had been reinforced by two regi-
ments OF huzZars-also, that large bodies of Rus
sian troops marching from the Crimea to Bes-
sarabia. There intention, however of evac-
uang their former position, as their places will be
filed from the reserves.
The feet of gunboats of the allies had been fro
in at Kinburn.
From Arsm Asia intelligence has been received
that Omar Pacha has returned to Sackoum Kaleb
renouncng his intention OF making an attack on
kutais.
j The Russians took possession of the defles of
Il Hassan Seim Pacha returned to Ere.
roum The greater portion of the Russian army
will winter at Kars.
Many persons quitting ErZeroum under ap.
I prehension of an attack from the Russians.
From ST. Petersburg accounts say that the Gar
has directed the commandant of the Findland and
Baltic Provinces to report the means of their de-
fence to a grand council
Contracts advertised for immense quantities
of artillery, stores, &c. New rifle regiments are
& being enrolled
FROM CHINA.
serious difficulty had occurred at Hong Kong
between the American Consul and the local author
ites in consequence of the captain of the American
chip REINDEER refusing to pay fine for an assault
on the carpenter of his ship. Consul keenan, pro-
fair took place on board an American ship.
Adyices from India state that the American ship
Waveriy, with Chinese laborers on board had put
into Manila, to bury the captain. Some trouble
having occurred on board, the mate shot two or
three drove the rest below and fastened them down
He then went ashore, and when he returned he
found that 80 of the miserable had died
from sutfocation The mate and crew were i'm.
prsoned by the Spanish authorities.
The police attempted to iInprison the captain
but the Consul hurried him aboard the steamer
Powhatan where the superintendent of police fol-
lowed, demanding the prisoner.
Captain McClunely declared that he considered
the action of the Court Illegal and would resist by
force any attempt Of the British authorities to ex
ercse jurisdiction over American citizens in
American ships.
The Captain of the Reindeer afterwards Maid
the fine, but the Consul committed for trial
on the charge OF attempting TO rescue the prs-
oner.
THE LATEST
Grand Council of War is to be held in Paris
to collect interchange and consider all possible in
formation relative to the war.
COMMERCIAL
LIVERPOOL, Friday evening Jan: 4.-Cotton.-
Brown shipley quote the market dull and prices
declined ID principally for midding and fair quail
Including 4OO bales for export and 1900 bales sold to
specuiaters Orleans mddling sd; fair do. Gid; Up
land middng SD; do. fair SD. Estimated sales
SATURDAY 5000 bales; the market closing dull
Breadstufs.-Richardson l. Spence, and others
quote Flour has declined Cd. Western Canal 40saD
iusouj ONO 4Z5H4Zs I'd.
Brown Shpley quote The market for Breadstufs
generally is unchanged Flour is unchanged In every
respect and closes dull Western Canal 40s 6dd4is;
ONO i5s043s Cd; Southern 42s042s cd. Wheat is
changed, with but little speculative demand. White
lis Sd0 l2s Sd; Red los 8d0lls.
- Corn has been in but little speculative demand
Yellow 4a042s Sd, mixed 4ls6d.
LIBERAL CosTRIBUTtoN.-At the close of Rev.
Mr. Artbur's discourse in Washington, on Sunday
evening, about 81 300 were promptly subscribed
o' which $500 were given by the Hon. Mr.. Bishop
member OF the House of Representatives from
rev jersey, for the promotion of Protestant edu-
cation in Ireland