Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-04-30
ARRIVAL OF TIE ARAGo.

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with Harre and Southampton dates TO the 9th
inst, has arrived, bringing 13opassengers, in
Guiding Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Dubois, the
Minister from Holland to the United States.
/ THE P,RIs CoNGR Ess.-T'he Peace Congress
continues its sessions. sis said that Austria
,,-yes trouble by persistentIy refusing TO fix
the day for cvacuating the Prncipalities.
Austril's pretext is the necessity for protect
ing the country against disorders, until the
regular jurisdiction is established. though
bound by treaty to quit.the Ottoman territory
/ on the conclusion of peace.
RUSSIA is strongly opposed TO fiie position
assumed by Austria. Further intelligence,
| however. states that the Austrian troops were
/ leaving the Principalities. .s- - 1stzeass
| THE terms of the treaty Of peace, ThcO
| pinion OF Turin gives, iipon good a'tthoEltys
| the conditions contained in the Treaty of
Peace lately concluded at Paris. They are
| affirmed to be rs follows Z Jo@f
3 First.-The naturalization of the Black sSeai
Russia not to keep there more than ten ships
of war armed, for the defence Of her coasts.
Second d-NicolaiSff is to be reduced to a
merchant port, with an engagement that no
| ships ofwar shall be constructed beyond the
number agreed to as above. Ee
! Third.-Russia is to allow Cousuls from all
the Powers in the ports ofthe Black Sea and
| the Baltic. le.H EsiI.z-a
Fourth.-The Notifications of BomaTsund
are not to be constructed.
Fifth.-Russia cedes part of the territory Of
'Bessarabia, comprising the fortress OF Ismail.
Sixth.-Russia renounces the exclusive pro
tectorate of the Danubian Principalties.
! Sevcnth.-Russia equally rcnounces the pro-
| tectoratc of the Greeks in the Ottoman En-
| pire.
Eighth.--The free navigation Of the Danube
! is guaranteed to all the States, without cxcep-
ton.
NintIi.-Tlis article refers to commission
which is 10 be sent into the Principalitics to
| study the questions of the frontiers and the
! mode Of government.
The Opinion denies that any Stipulation has
! been made in favor of Sardinia, and that the
Italian question Will be discussed at large by
! the plenipotcntiaries in their supplementary
sittings.
/ Russia viii, it is said, send an ambassador
to Paris, after the ratficatioRs of The treaty.
The IrAIL,s QuEsrIoS.--London, April s,
| The Times of to-day announces that themeln-
orandum presented by Count dc Cavour, the
! Sardinian plenipotcntilry, TO the Congress Of
Paris, claims in the Roman government the
political separation of the lay and spiritual
powers s..tr.-4,a4i44. Of ti.a allies in Ma
/ pies the reeognitiono of the nafion ulifv OF
Italy; the removal OF foreign Jroor, s-,-,--.-.-
tom union between Piedmont and I.ombar4y-,
and lastly, material :,neliorations and more
I liberal institutions in Austrian Italy, as well
as more indulgence, to facilitate relations
with Piedmont.
The RATIFICATION OF THE TREATE.--A letter
to the Paris Constitutional, dated Vienna,
April4th, says Notwithstanding many for
rnalities lIave been gone through with, rela-
tive to the Treaty of Peace, the ratification
of Austria viii reach Paris about the 18th.
/ Count Buol will leave TO Baron IIUbner the
care of exchanging the ratiEeations, aad VII
leave Paris about the 20ti The form Of lie
Instrument of peace signed at Paris has been
based on that of the treaty Of Vienna ofl8l5.
/ Up to the day CT the signature Of the treaty
not single word on the subject Of Italy was
uttered III the Congress by any OF the Pleni-
! potentaries.''
St. Petersburg, April THE official jour
nal announces a naval armisticc, and states
! that after the ratification of the peace treaty
all ships that have been seized will be released.
RUssIAN JEA1oUsY.-An article in the Nor
thern Bee, of St. Petersburg, preaching up
the emancipation of Russian civilization from
/ foreign influence, and violently attacking Eng
/ land, has produced a great sensation.
FRENCH JEALOUSY The Paris Steele is a.
larmed at the powerful navies maintained by
| England and Russia in the North. 1t fears
that Slight spark would suffice to kindle the
fire of animosity choked by the present peace,
when the tranquility of the world would again
be menaced. 1t says: s:We do not wish to
be birds of bad augury, but we demand of the
Congress, would it not be better to constitute
Sweden strong and powerful solidly bound to
Denmark, and supported by independent Po-
land, than to leave so little political space be-
tween two colossal powers like Russia and
England"
CURSES COMING HoME The Washington L
MON is down like thousand of bricks upon
the PennsylUanian and the Harrisburg Patriot,
because they do not shout peens for PIERCE,
after the Democratic State Convention had
Sin no mincing terms approved and endorsed
his administration - That approval was mat
ter of expediency; gentlemen felt themselves