Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-03-20
ARRIVAL OF TIE ARABIA,
LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, March ID.
The ROYAL Mail steamship Arabia, from Liver
pool. arrived with dates to the lst inst.
The steamer Hermann sailed from Southampton
on the 9th of February for New York.
The Quaker City, from New York, had not ar
rived at Liverpool when the Arabia sailed Sh,
was to leave Liverpool on her return the 9th o.
March.
No tidings of the Pacific had reached Liverpool
! although much alarm occasioncd by a repor:
that quantity of wreck, apparently portions OF
the cabin of steamer, had been in latitude
forty degIccs tlirtysix minutes, longitude forty
nine degrees forty minutes. Public opinion had
settled that this could not be the Pacific.
The Peace Congress held three sessions at Paris,
but the proceedings were not suffered tran9I
/ An armistcc to the end of March had been an
nounced. although rumorS, both favorable and un-
favorable, abound. The latter generally at
tributcd to the stock ,jobbers, and the general be-
lief is that affairs going favorable as
could be expected.
! The excitement in relation to American affairs
had entirely subsidized.
/ A dispatch received by Brown, Shpley & Co..
the agents of the Collins line at Liverpool, date
Glasgow, February - says that the steamer E,lin-
burg, from New York. passed on February 4, large
quantities of broken ice. She saw on ii a quantity
of broken furniture. fine ornamental doors, white
or glass handles, Il ady's work-boX, and other arti
Giles such as are common in the cabins OF first class
steamers. The Edinburg then five days out.
Notwithstanding this. an insurance has been made
ON the cargo of the Pacific at E26 1s-, free of
cragc, showing 4 belief OF the ultimate safety of
the steamer.
! The excitement relative to the apprebcnded Iii
Gcultv with the United States had become totally
extinct.
The Lord Mavor of london gave banquet 10
Buch nan. but that gentleman unable TO at
tend, having been summoned to dine with Quo en-
Nictori,.
The first mc"iins of the Peace Congress was
held on ihe 25tituls. witch Count Waenss pres;
ded and opened the session with a speech After
exchanging credentials, written guarantee was
signed hy the members not To divulge the proceed
ings until the Conference closed ITS sessions
The arrnstice decided upon IS not 10 affect the
blorlade of the Baltic ports
The Austrian propositions were formally pro-
posed as basis for negotiations, and the meeting
then adjourned.
On Tuesday there was meeting, but Welnes
day the Conference again in session; nothing,
however, traESpircd.
Among the rumors in circulation is one that
Russia, while asserting to the destruction of Sc
bastapol Bomarsund and Nicolai, refuses to re-
lipqush the protcctoratc of the Greek Church
Vienna letter asserts that Prince Gortschakoff
stated that the Russian Government considers
convoca.ion of general European Congress i'm
mcdately after the conclusion of peace as the best
means of settling all questions.
France and Austria favor the idea, but England
objects.
The evident cordially existing between France
and Austria begins to excite uneasness in Eng
land and a triple league between France, Austria
and Russia is surmsed as no improbable incident
in the future.
Orders had been forwarded to the allied Generals
respecting the armisticc 1t is stated that Napoc-
on intimated to the generals and admirals in Par
is that they would not be required to return to the
Crimea. Leave of absence is now freely given to
officers on duty in the Crimca.
The Allies are about to destroy the sunkcn ships
in the harbor of Sebastopol by dropping heavy
shells designed to explode beneath the water.
Vienna adviccs state that Ismal Pacha will sue
cced Omcr Pacha in the Asiatic command. Omar
recently demanded from the Porte the appointment
of Minister of War, and on refusal resigned.
In England there is talk of an early DISSOLUTION
of Parliament a change in the government, and
this had an effect on the funds on the 9th ut.
The Lord Mayor assembled a distinguished par
tv at the Mansion House to meet Mr.. Buchanan
previous to his return to the United States. I'm
fortunately, the same day Mr.. b. was invited to
dine with the Queen, and etiquet required that he
should give Her Majesty the preference The
Lord Mayor made speech regrettng Mr.. Buchan-
ans absence, as the reception he would have met
with from the representatives of the leading inter
ests of England would have shown him the absence