The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-13
General 1nselligeues

board. oeeeuings Of ~
The appointment of George M. D,n. a's
to England, is confirmed. Daiias. as MI,
oP~aIus On hundred students in NJ,
luge aas - re reansylvanla have rebelsss
u1n.e .. .he must expulsion of four s,a.
speedy resumption Of navigation har INV. pFospec,
the coming Of Jack Frost. The y. yansAed ',
stands at 10 degrees below zero. hone,e,
Dispatches received here TO-DAY e..
ence, No., announce that the Santa o. Fun lhdes.,
mails thence had been compelled to ra., and
OF the heavy snow which had fallsn on ec'@s
deep Oh the plains. The mail due fr rn. Ilag ~
had not arrived. It was feared that th
ali been frozen. The accounts here .. atriesIs
tons report intense cold to be preya;Eu oa al d.
In the lower house of the TennesseaIag
ene 5osa uit1mo, resolutions approyin0s .sslatu,e
pies OF the Nebraska-Kans act and H. he p is
tennessee representatives in congress y etnps
repeal, were adopted s'' 1aoppss.as
The southern commercial convention
mond on the 30th ult Two hundred sa ses Aria
legates were present. Gen. Tighman ~ 5MentsS
was elected president. Resolutions w.. aasianl
that notwithstanding the baleful opn M srss
the north, the Union must be preserved 0us sasr
WASHINGTON, FEB 2d-In the bonsa
was adopted to decide the speakershinb esolass,
vote, by majority of nine. At the =, piarsa,
were divided as to whether the result ae oplq,
election Of Aiken or Banks. On tbs a sSua Be i,
der the resolution, Banks obtained l0a ~. oalosp
luO. Fuller having been withdraw ,. oes; Ala
hall dozen votes. The tellers then III a,
Banks elected, and the announcement v s.sla'ed
with loud cheering. was receitN
) Hon. A. K. Marshall raised the quest;o, !
BANKS was not elected under the reson,; nay Y,
coald not take the chair unless declared Il Nd
resolution. Mr.. Rust, of Ark, susta;nal Y anoae
Great excitement ensued in consensus lals res
nouncement. Finally, Mr. Clineman - q ths ID.
ed resolution declaring Mr.. Banks alsa.s,y oas,
Cllngman, and other southern democr,.ssa = VchA,
the resolution and earnestly urged fin /. uppua
duty 9. the house to adopt 1t. This ~, y FaAs
Mr.. Aiken then, amidst the lo,dest Il u0ne ai
Quoted Mr.. Banks to the chair Tbs ~ ptause ~.
was then indicted by Messrs. Aiken F1h nn
Campbell. Mr.. Banks made a brief snee.h u'ls Nd
ing thanks for the honor, after which IN p,e's
dings administered to him the customarv ~ IN 4 G
PEACE NEGoTIATIoss.-Th news brons Jp'u !.
Arabia IS very important, as indicative 3; y 20
and favorable consummation Of the peaea ~ aa. sa
tions. FSa.e aes0at
The Vienna correspondent of the London n.
under date Of January l6, telegraphs that Rn.s;Aa
cepts the propositions of the allies uncond,;aasn
The above, being repeated as authenti. 0 naA
caused an immense sensation, and funds ros. Nv
per cent, and cotton experienced an advance Of a
farthing. A panic ensued in the other nartao 0ae
The next day the English government nnbI.,
dispatch from minister Seymour at St psshnnNsao
as follows: suuG,
Russia agrees to accept the allies proposals ~,
Fided the basis of negotiation is qualified s'S
This announcement curbed the excitemsn. -,
he alamists begin to fear that Russia merely
o gain time by deceptive negotiations In the ms,n
line, funds remain steady, as previous to the abov.
The actual facts are that count Nesserode NM,
,eing handed the Austrian allied note, aDdnfomsd
y Esterhazy that he, Esterhazy, was not autbor,J
enter into discussion but thatif said note was p0
ceepted Internationally before the 18th, that him.
elf and all the Austrian embassy must leave St Pa.
ersburg; to prevent this, Nesselrode communicate
Nth Vienna direct, and prince Gortshakof had !,
ak with count Buol, in which the former produced
memorandum expressing the general inclination /
sussla to negotlate but proposing certain alteration,
a the propositions submitted by the allies.
Count Buol answered that as Russia did not NJ,
accept the proposition of Austria, i,
ould not reply without the concurrence Of Frame
nd England.
The ambassadors Of those powers accordingly
emit to London and Paris for instructions and n
slved for reply that the western powers had omo
We to change the decision already carefully copsid
red, and, further. that if Russia did not acceptb
ote, by or before the 18th, it was certain that Ester
azy and the whole Austrian legation would leav
t. Petersburg, and that Austria would seek to OBJ
nm the armed cooperation Of the German diet.
The Vienna papers represent affairs in a most seri
rs and alarming state and say that all persons con
ected with the Austrian embassy have received Of
10 INV md az In
nbassy will leave Vienna during the week elapsin,
etWeen Russia's first and second reply.
Intense apprehension existed in Vienna on Iii
18th, but subsidized on the announcement stating thu
ussla agrees to negotiate on the terms proposed
We learn from the papers brought by the Arabia
lat gen. Mourivief has advanced within threehour
arch of Ezeroum. s
Omar paehas troops have begun to arrive at m
zonde.
Omar pacha had rendered his resignation, but Til
Titan refused to accept it. There is some talk TIA
, will be sent as minister to England.
Persia announces her continued neutrality.
Prince Paskiewitch's dying injunction to the ca
as to make peace. The docks at Sebastopol ar
,arly all destroyed
Both the French and English papers more than in
nate in the strongest terms that Prussia is abou
ing called to severe account, not for her neutral
but for want of it, not for her refusing to aid
lies, but for her coyertly aiding their opponent
ne London Morning Post says, "this must ands
we an end 1855 as5
A deep interest is manifested by the British 20,
nment in the question of the sound dues. Publ
Union would seem to be divided in London as to IL
stice and expediency of the attitude which the |
ates has assumed on the subject. The Londo
mes views the matter through political medium
CUES at large against the United States, and trus
at Denmark will not lower her pretensions. ~
ercantlle Gazette, on the contrary, speaking for
aritime and commercial interests, applauds the go
nment at Washington, and fully sustains the pos
ms advanced BY the American secretary Of state
a letter from Katsch bay states that Mr.. Dehen.
as tried by court martial for cowardice exhibit.
ring the attack on Kinburn. He was found gui
and sentenced to be hung.
1t has been generally supposed that Sweden, BY
cent treaty with the western powers, engaged
ter into an offensive alliance with Engla an
ance against Russia, but such is not the case.
circular addressed by baron Stierneld, the Swed
mister of foreign affairs, to the Swedish ENJOYS,
stinctly states that the terms of the treaty on
nds Sweden to defensive alliance with the ives
4 powers. cit will depend upon Russia" So,
e circular, 'to prevent its application; as tn
,uld not occur unless caused by an aggression {
r part. Let Russia respect orr rights-Let b.
ase to inspire just cause of alarm for the mai1
nance Of the balance Of power in Europe-and th
ATTY will not be of any prejudice to her. Tn
ATTY does not imply any change in our actual pos
n our declaration of neutrality still subsists, an
IL continue to be adhered to, as has hitherto bel
. case"
It is stated that the commander of the British
forces on the Central American coast has oticls
communicated to commodore Paulding, comman
Of our home squadron, 50 much Of his instruction
direct him to repel all flibuster movements,
eytown coming to his knowledge, and that to tn
d he will prohibit the landing Of arms and ARM
en-. This, if true, is direct assertion Of the Br
protectorate over the Mosquito coast, and OF
aim to jurisdiction over the port Of San Juan.
George B. Ball, boarder at the Astor house, Ne