Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-13
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--LATEST FROM EUROPE.
New York, Feb. 9.-The new iron stean,s,
Persia, arrived at this port at o. O'Clock. TO-
day, after run of about IA days. She bring.
news from Liverpool to Jan. %. The steam
ship Belglque came near laundering at sea.
having sprung leak 700 miles west of the LIE.
yards, and it was only by the united exertion,
of the passengers and crew that she was kent
af1oat until reaceing southampton, where she
was found to have feet of water in her hold.
One of her boilers had also burned out. Tho
bark Mary Green from Liverpool for Philadsl-
phia with general cargo, sprung leak at sea
and was abandoned on the 9th nit, in lat 81.
The crew were saved and taken to Liverpool.
THE PEACE PRopEcTs.-The peace prospects
are apparently progressing, but some days
must yet elapse before the preliminaries can
be signed; but the Gar has ordered Gortscba-
koH to suspend hostilities in the Crimea.-
Russia's sincerity is as much doubted as on
former occasions, but appearances are all fair
and apparently straightforward
The order to cease hostilites has been given
by the Gar, without waiting for formal ar
mistice, altho' it is rumored that an armistice
has been agreed upon for three months.
France, England and Austria continue to .c-
cord, although 1t is foreseen that grave ques-
tions must arise during the negotiations for
peace. No place of meeting has yet been de-
cided on, Lut-a despatch received on Friday.
the authenticity of which is doubted. saws that
it viii be either Paris or London and also that
Baron Brunow will be the Russian Plenipoten
tiary. 1t will be at least the I'd of February,
before all the preliminary signatures are ap
pended to the agreement to meet.
In the meantime, Consols are up They had
reached 81, but closed on Friday at 9Oa 90s
Money was slightly easier, but the rates wero
| unchanged. The bullion in the Bank of Eng
land has increased 5000.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The DAILY Nc,cs learns on
undoubted authority that the preliminary trea
ty of peace will be signed probably before tho
29th, and certainly before Parliament meets.
An armistice viii be concluded immediately
after signing the preliminaries, ard the ueeo-
tiations, with view to a final comprehensive
| treaty, will be commenced forthwith.
The Ne,cs further learns that ii is the deter
minaton of the Allied Powers to exercise TO
the full extent the right reserved to them by
the fifth article Of the Austrian proposals, to
bring forward additional stipulations for the
general welfare of Europe.
despatch foom Berlin states that the
Peace proposals were strongly supported in
st. Petersburg by Holland.
The Daily News city article says: ssTho
funds to-day experienced an unfavorable reac-
tion of per cent, but after so marked rise
as that lately witnessed partial relapse is not
surprising. The chief depressing influence
appears to rest with the continued sales on
government account. The Bank of England
naFiug made large advances to Government.
sells stock for the latter, and thus draws the
notes issued in payment of dividends. Owing
10 the demand in money against those sales.
and to meet to-day's final instalment of tba
Turkish loan, the money market on the Stock
Exchange was rather stringent Lenders could
easily get per cent on Government securities.
Out Of doors, however, there was no tightness.n
The Lon. Times intimates that Lord Claren-
| don will represent Great Britain at the Confer
ences, which will probably be held at Frank
latter the preliminaries of peace are signed.