The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-10

Hew' Yoex, Sunday, February 10, 1850.
The News
We are in ormed that Mr.. Collins has chartered
the steamer Alabama, Capt. fchenck, in order that
ahe mayset out on q cruise In search Of the United
Bates mail steamer Pacific The Alabama will sail
early on this Sunday morning on her mission.
The BOARD of Underwriters have put on board the
Alabama five hundred barrels of provisions, that
che maybe able to promptly relieve any vessel in
distress which she may fall in with. There has been
also supplied a store of clothing for the same pur
pose, with lot of extra spars boats, casks of water
&c.
The new British mail steamer Persia, which left
Liverpool on the morning of the 26th Of January,
arrived at this port yesterday morning, after very
rough passage, in a rather disabled condition, owing
to the severity of the weather She reports that the
steamship Pacific sailed the sd instant-her
regular day-for New York, an that she is, proba-
bly,, detained by meeting with fields Of ice. The
Belgian steamer Belgique had returned second
time, to Southampton, on the oath ultimo, and ar
rived in that port in q sinking condition.
The peace excitement he's increased all over
Europe, and it was said that ENJOYS from the
belligerent Powers and Austria would soon
assemble in Frankfort or Paris, in order to
open negOClauOnS. RUSSIA aal OHlCaily announced
her acceptance of the Austrian propositions
but signifed q wish that the Allied interpreta-
tons of the different clauses should be 80 modified as
to enable her to treat with Turkey alone on the
point of the naturalization Of the Black Sea- 1t was
said and contradicted that an armistice would be
Immediately agreed upon and that active hostlites
would cease, both on sea and land, preparatory to
the deliberations of the peace diplomats. In the
Exoh Do,,o xIof ,n Ia
tanned their buoyancy; but still there fingered feel
ing of distrust in the minds of many to the good
faith of Russia, the sincerity of Austria, and
the permanency of the AngloFrench alliance,
which created good deal of uneasiness and made
operators cautious. We publish this morning the
latest reports from the European capitals, from
which it will be that nothing really decisive
to the immediate conclusion of peace was known at
any point up to the latest moment. The English
Parliament was to have met on Thursday, Slst Of
January, when all rumor and doubt would be set at
rest
The American bark Independence, Of Bath (Me.),
and the American ship Horizon, both from Liver
pool for New Orleans, had been wrecked the Irish
coast.
From Copenhagen we have a summary report Of
the doings of the Sound Dues Conference which
assembled in that city on the 4th ultmo. 1t a7-
pears that little harmony prevailed in the council
that nothing decisive could be resolved on, and the
meeting adjourned, after much wrangling relative to
The wording of its own minutes.
In the Crimea the weather was very cold in con
sequence of heavy fall Of snow. The Russians
maintained an active fire on the allied troops in Sc
bastopol. Two more docks bad been blown up.
The Russian and French cavalry had had some out
post skirmishDg.
Cape Of Good Hope papers to the 18th of Nov. re-
por. the colony Tranquil and trade most encourag-
ing. The mercantile interest were in high spirits
upon the prospects before them. The Kaffirs in
British ahraria had been set to work or the high
ways and in the fields, with which they appeared
much pleased. and their labor had been performed
in very satisfactory manner.
The foreign news by the Persia impaired greater
fT1nness to the cotton market, and the advanced
views of holders had tendency to check transac-
tions The sales were about COO 500 bales, at an
advance of lc., while soae holders demanded &C.
higher rates. Dealers in -four had expected fur
Their decline in Liverpool; hut finding that 1t lad
undergone no change of moment, became tirmer
and refused to sell at the inside figures OF the pre-
yious day. Moderate sales were made, the market
closing in some cases at &c. l25c higher Tor good
common State. Wheat was quiet and nominal
White Canadian was offered at &. Corn was fully
&C. &c. per bushel lower with a sale Of Southern
white at Sc. Mess pork was dull, at SIG. Sugars
were quiet Sales OF about 900 bags OF Rio coffee
were mace at II &C. l2e. Freights were firm with
out important engagements. About s. 900 bushels or
wheat and corn were engaged at I'D. s5d for Liy
erpoo, in bags, which is the first engagement OF
moment that hss been made in several weeks.
The steamship Tennessee arrived at this port yes
terday forenoon, with advicss from Laguayra Ve
nezuela,) dated on January 9th, and from st.
Thomas dated ON February lst. Cholera had de-
clined in the provinces Of Caracas and Cara Bolo,
(ven.,) but it ragged with violence in Barias and
Barqusinute. The repsblic was perfectly tranquil
st. Thomas was healthy, Tlle bark Ameia, OF
New York, arrived there on lst Instant, in leaky
state, from Port au Prince.
In Porto Rico the oholera rayagG we're most
dreadful. From November u to 2lst January last,
there had been 1923 cases, of which 5205 had
proved fatal Our advices frof1 Arecibo sTc to the
10Th ultimo aud arc the most affecting that have
vet reached us from Porto Rico They inform az
that all business was entirely suspended and chat
cholera was moving down lis victims with extraor-
binary severity, anS without discriminating between
black or white, rich or poor rural or metropolitan
Arecib0 il situated in very low valley, called on
that account the Baiuras, with a broad river, the
Utuado running through it, which irrigates-and
not unfrequently inundates-tho wholeplain, with
sugar plantations established IT. low banks. The
Bsuras is protected from the sea by long sandy
bank, On which the town of Arecbo is built. The
whole population il about 1900, of whom about
3 500 are slaves.
The mail steamer Et5ope arrived in England on
2eth Lltimo, with adyices fFop the West Coast Of
Ahict, dated at Lagos Dee. lt: Acca, l4tb;