Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-01-22
FOREIGN it NEWS.
NEW YoRE Jan. l3.

The steamer atlantic arrived at 3 o'clock
/ this afternoon. She left Liverpool on Satur
day. the Doth ult, and Cork, January I'd.
News interesting but not important Most
/ ly rumored
Peace negotiations remain in Statusque
Prince Esterhazy, of Austria, has reached st.
Petersburg with the western ultimatum, but is
not yet replied to. Austria has notified Prus-
STA of the contents, to urge it upon the Gar.
! Saxon has also sent to St. Petersburg Baron
Lybach to recommend the Gar to accept
Rumors says that Denmark is about to join
the alliance, as Sweden has. The western pro-
positions are kept secret, but it is believed Rus
STA would accept, only that England demands
indemnity, which Russia, backed by Austria,
absolutely refuses. On the whole, the prospects
of speedy peace have advanced but little or
none.
Nothing from the seat of war, except details
of the fall of Kars.
The .9mefica from Boston, arrived at Liver
pool on the 3Ist.
A dispatch from Vienna to the London
Times states that Count Buol, Prime Minister
of Austria had communicated the terms of
peace to Gortschakof They are the same as
mentioned in the Times of Dec. II. The ter
ritory demanded to secure the free navigation
of Danube is that part of Bessarabia lying be-
tween the Fortress of Choyton on the North,
Three weeks from the day of delivery is the
time allowed for consideration.
A dispatch from Paris states that the Cham
Der of Stock Brokers had decided that the
new Russian loan shall not be quoted on the
Paris Bourse.
TERRIBLE STORM ON THE BLACK
SEA.
Advices from Constantinople of the 18th
ult, state that GOO Merchantmen had been
wrecked off Sulsna, mouth of the Danube and
400 lives lost.
1t is also reported that a French Frigate
was wrecked off the Spanish coast and all
hands lost.
The overland India Mail has arrived at Tri-
este, with dates from Hong Kong to 10Th of
November
CALCUTTA, Both
Markets in India are depressed, Money
scarce. Freights to England had advanced
Many pirates had been destroyed on the
China coast.
Herat in Affghaniston, had been taken by
the Persians.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP AME-
RIGA
HALIFAX, Jan. 10th.
The Royal Mail Steamer America arrived
at this port at I o'clock this evening.
There is nothing now of official character
with respect to the peace negotiations. But
there is evidently from quarters unusually well
informed, growing impression that negotiations
have terminated i'll satisfactory manner.
Count NeSselrode has addressed a circular
note to the representatives of Russia at chief
foreign courts, dated St. Petersburg Dec % |
In the note it is stated that Prussia accepts the
third point relative to the naturalization of the /
Black Sea, in the following sense: That Tur- /
keys right to close the Gratis to be maintain
ed; that no ship of war be admitted in the /
Black Sea excepting those of Russia and Tur-
key; that the number of ships to be so MAIN
tained be mutually arranged and ratified by /
direct special treaty between these two powers, !
without the Intervention of other nations
This Interpretation the allies consider to be
inadmissable.
From Sweden the accounts are very war /
like. Commanders have received Instructions /
marked private, to refuse leave of absence, and /
to have regiments in highest state of efficiency
in the spring. Military and naval manufactor-
les work necessarily and indicate that in accor- /
dance with secret articals of treaty. Sweden |
will openly take the field with the allies in the /
spring.
Sweden has on hand some millions of thalers |
surplus revenue, which is to be devoted to !
equpe army and navy.
The Danish government is repor' ed to have !
consented to the establishment OF depots of /
stores for English fleet at Kiel, to rendezvous /
there in April
Gortschakoff reports Dec. 10 sorties of Cos /
saks defeated strong squadron of General Vi 4
vans Ang}o-Turkish cavalry near Kertsch -
English commander and - men taken Pre- /
vous. nothing else from Crinea
\ letter from Kertsch of the 25th inst in |
the austrian Gazette, saws according to the /
latter acts from the Crimea, the Russian troops
have been reinforced by regiment of the Hus-
sars OF the guard by the Radel1y regiment of
Hussars formerly stationed at Odesa,it is there
fore evident that no want of provisions is ex-
perienccd by Prince Gortschalloff
a letter from Odessa, dated DIST to the Aus /
trian Gazette, says large bodies of troops are
marching from the Crimea to Bessarabia-
There Is not, however, any intention of evacu- |
atlng it as their places will be filed by other T
troops from the reserve and by the militia
Gen. Gortschakoff will, it is said, be replaced
in the Crimea by Count Ostensercen The /
former will resume command of the troops in !
the Danube
The allied gun boats which ramained at
kingburn have been frozen in and all the eff
forts to release them have thus far been fruit
less
1t is rumorcd, though not confirmed that
Pelliser is appointed commander of the allied
armies and Admiral Lyons commander of the
allied fleets in the east
The Muscovite party are striving to super
sede GortSchakoff
ASIA
Omar Pacha has returned to Sonkoum Kel-
Ia renouncing his intention to attack Kutaras
at present.
The Russian General Susloff took possession
of the defiles of Hassan kaleb as soon as SeIim
Pach returned to Erzeroun.
The greater part Of the Russian army will
winter at kars
Intelligence from Constantinople of oath
nit. states that many persons had already oat
Erzeroum, fearing it would be attacked by the