Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-13
LATEST FR0M EuRnPr

New York, Feb. 9.-Thc new iron stesu,es
Persia, arrived at this port at 81 o'clock, To-
day, after run of about IA days. She brings
news from Liverpool TO Jan. 26. The steam
ship Belgique came near laundering at sea.
having sprung a leak 700 miles west of the Le.
yards, and it was only by the united exertions
of the passengers and crew that she was kept
afioat until reaceing Southampton, where sho
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 Philsdei-
phia with general cargo, sprung leak at sas
and was abandoned on the 9th ult, in lat 81.
The crew were saved and taken to Liverpool
THE PEACE PRoPECTs.-The peace prospects
are apparently progressing, but some day.
must yet elapse before the preliminaries can
be signed; but the Car has ordered Gortscha-
kof 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 givcn
By the Car, without waiting for formal ar
mistice, altho' it is rumored that an armistics
has been agreed upon for three months.
France, England and Austria continue to ao-
cord, although it is foreseen that grave ques-
tons must arise during the negotiations for
peace. No place of meeting has yet been de-
cided on, hut despatch received on Friday,
the authenticity of which is doubted, says that
it viii be either Paris or London, and also that
Baron Brunow will be the Russian Plenipoten-
! tiary. Il will be al least the I'd of February,
before all the preliminary signatures are sp-
/ pended to the agreement to meet
In the meantime, Consols are up. They had
/ reached q, but closed on Friday at 90s 9os.
! Money was slightly easier, but the rates were
unchanged. The bullion in the BanF, of Eng
| land has increased fS,00o-
! Loxpos, Jan. 26.-The Dolly Ne,cs learns Oh
undoubted authority that the preliminary trea
ty of peace will be signed probably before tho
10Th, and certainly before Parliament meets.
An armistice viii be concluded immediately
after signing the preliminaries, and the nego-
tiations, with a view to a final comprehensive
treaty, will be commenced forthwith.
The Ne,cs further learns that it is the deter
mnation Of the Allied Powers to exercise TO
the full extent the right reserved to them by
the 9th article of the Austrian proposals, to
bring forward additional stipuIations for tho
general welfare OF Europe.
\ despatch foom Berlin states that the
Peace proposals were strongly supported In
St. Petersburg by Holland.
Tho Daily News city article says: "Tho
funds to-day experienced unfayorable 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
having made large advances TO Government,
sells stock for the latter, and thus draws the
notes issued in payment OF dividends. Oring
10 the demand in money against these sales.
and TO meet to-day's final instalment of tbs
| Turkish loan, the money market on the Stock
Exchange was rather stringent. Lenders could
easily get per cent on Government securities.
0ut CT doors, however, there was no tightness."
The Lon. Times intimateS that Lord CIaroI;.
don viii represent Great Britain at the Confss-
ences, which will probably be held at Franz
fort, latter the prelimnaries of peace are signed.