Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-11
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Arrival of the. steamer Persia.

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-The new British steamer
Persia, has arrived. Brown, Shipley & Co. quote
Cotton advanced l6d Sales for the week 10000
bales Fair'quali,ies 10 proved most. The market
closed steady. New Orleans M;ddling s.; Fair Ct;
Upland Middlng 9 10; Upland Fair ST. Sales to
exporters 10000; to spectators 10000. Whole
stock in port 800, 00O of which 220, 600 Ameri
can Flour quiet, Western Canal 40s; Ohio As;
Corn declined with but little speculative demand,
Mixed 3ss Cd; Yellow 3ss Sd; White ASS Pork
quiet; Beef quiet; Bacon, demand improved; Lard
quiet. Consols advanced to 90a90t.
Peace is apparently progressing, but some days
viii yet elapse before the preliminaries signed
but the Gar has ordered Gortschakof to suspend
hostities
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Genera Cass, after the
wound in his bead was dressed, slept soundly for
some time this evening. The symptoms are all fa'
vorable to his recovery, and he is lying much more
comfortably. His frame was much injured by the
fall, and the danger is of Inflammation, coupled with
his advanced age. Ware he young man, there
would be no danger.
Additional News by the Persia.
New YORK, Feb, 9 -Russia's sincerity much
doubted on former OCCASIONS but appearances are
all fair and apparently straight forward. An order
to cease hostilties has been given by the Gar with
out waiting for formal armstice, although it was
rumoreG that an armistce was agreed upon three
months ago.
France. England and Austria continue to accord,
although it is foreseen that grave question must
arise during negotiations for peace. No place Of
meeting has vet been decided upon. It will be at
least the % of February before all the prelimna-
ries are arranged and the signatures appended to
the agreement to meet In the mean time Consols
had reached 81 Closed Friday at 9Uglg.
Bullion increased 5000.
The ships Horizon, Independence, and Mary
Green have been lost.
have failed
The London Daily Ne,cs learns from undoubted
authority that the preliminary of peace will be ar
ranged probably before Tuesday, and certainly be-
fore the meeting of Parliament.
An armistce will be concluded Immediately after
signing the preliminares Negotiations with a
view to a final termination of the treaty will be
commenced forthwith.
A despatch from Berlin states that the peace
proposals are strongly supported in Petersburg by
Holland.
The Belgique came near laundering at sea- hav-
ing sprunga leak seven hundred miles west of the
Lizz4rds-and it was only by the united exerlions
Of the passengers and crew that she kept afoat
until she reached Southampton, when she
found to have feet water in the hold and one boiler
was burned out.
The London Times intimates that Lord Clarendon
will represent Great Britain at the Conference,
which will probably be held at Frankfort After
the prcIminaries of peace signed Baron Bru-
ron and Count Orloff will appear on the part of
Russia.
The Persia left on the Goth ult,, bringing London
papers OF Friday, and telegraph dispatches of Satur
day morning.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--GeneraI Cass was pro-
nounced considerably better this morning
NEW York, Fet. 9.-The steamship Tennessee
has arrived. She brings Lagure dates to 9th uIt.
The cholera had disappeared at Caracus but was
making awful ravages in the provinces.
Political affairs were quiet.
There was no sickness at St Thomas, but the
cholera raging with great fatality at Porto Rico
nearly IL, 900 cases had occurred since November
2lst, and 5000 deaths.
The missing barque Amelia in custody Of L. S.
officers, put into ST. Thomas on the l5t in a leaky
condition.
CINCINNATI, Feb. g. Noon.-Flour dull, Sc IS.
Mess Pork, IA. Bulk meats, 5la6i. Whisky, "a.
Groceries unchanged.
LoUIsvILLE, Feb. 9.-The weather is moderating
New ORLEANS, Feb. Cotton frm-saes 4, 600
bales. For the week, 10000 Receipts for the
week, $4,000. Stock on hand 2Sl 600. Others
unchanged.
NEW YoEK, Feb. 9-Evenng. quiet
Sales 1000 whisky, Ohio 49, Coffee advanced
Rio II. Sugar quiet 81. Molasses dull Bacon
lOi Hams 9, shoulders u.
eCINClNNATI, Feb. 9, Eveniug.-Flour and pro-
visions unsettled and nominal. Whisky dull at pa
Good fair sugar 81, Rio Coffee I2t.
NEW YonK, Feb. g. Noon Flour irmer, s. so
for straight State. IS % for Ohio. Wheat quiet,
Slt for mixed. Mess Pork, langud, l6 90. Lard
declined Whisky, 32t.
New YoRE, Feb. s, evening. Flour, State 81
Al IS; Western S7sS 25; Extra Genesee 75a
10 30; Southern firm, upward tendency, 50aS 81;
Mixed TO Good, s s7alO %; Fancy and extra Rye
Flour 500a70o; Corn Meal s7ta4 y; Whisky,
Ohio and Prison, 322a33; Wheat, red Tennessee,
S73; Rye l 27al 20; Corn nominaly 2a3c low.
er; Mess Pork Is OOal6 l2i; Beef dull, 9 OOa9 IS;
country prime 10 OOall 90; Mess 10 OOal4 %;
Repackcd Western Beef Hams 2 GOALS 90; Prime
Mess Beef 10 OOa23 90; Cut meats, Shoulders It
a7i; Hams sla9 Bacon aeady, clear short Mid
dies 10; Lard unchanged at LOLA l0f