Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-19
ARRIvAI. OF THE STEAMER ARA.


here last night, and win be due at Boston early
on Thursday A. " Her dates from Liverpool |
to Saturday lst, one week later than those |
by the Africa at =. 7. The Arabs brings no |
tidings of the Pacific.
The steamship Edinburgh previously reported
to have arrived at Glasgow from New York. |
passed on the 18th quantity of ice and saw up
on it some broken cabin furniture with white
handles and lady's work box, il is suggested |
that this might belong to the Pacific, but as the
Pacific had no cabin or other furniture with |
white handles, the agent in this city is confident
that the portions of wreck alluded to never be-
long edto that vessel
Three meetings Of the Peace Conference in Pa
| ris has been held, but the proceedings had not
| been allowed to be made public. RuInors favor
able and otherwise were circulated in abundance
and at the close of the week considerable alarm
was created by report that Russia had started
objections which would cause the conference to
breakup.
Il was however regarded mere stock-job-
bing ruse and general impression prevailed
that matters were progressing favorably. The
opinion increases that immediately after peace
Is proclaimed general European Congress will
be held to re-adjust the balance of power. Ac-
tive preparations for continuation Of the war
prevailed on all hands.
An armistice until the end of March had
been officially announced, \ and was made known
to the Crimean armies II is not to affect the
existing blockade of Russian ports.
Omar Pacha has resigned his command of the
Ottoman contingent and his resignation was
cepted The Liverpool cotton market was ac
tive in the early part OF the week, but became
dull towards the close. The quotations show
no change from that by the Africa. Sales of the
week aggregate to 66, 900 bales, about one quar-
| ter of which was on speculation for export
Breadstuifs were all rather lower, and the mar
ket closed Dali; the decline in Flour is equal to
| about Is per Dbl. 81
Provisions steady and prices generally un-
| changed. CoBsols exhibited but little variation
from the quotation last advised, the closing rate
being OH. Money is in active demand, at firm
err rates. The excitement in regard to the
American difficulties appeared to be wholly ex-
| tinct.
| The Arabia encountered no ice.
| Dispatches received by Brown, Shipley & Co.,
| Agents of the Collins Line, at Liverpool, dated
| Glasgow, Feb 81. SAYS: The steamer Edinburgh
arrived here from New York, and on Feb. 81 shr
passed large quantities of broken ice. She was
! then FIVE days out from New York, in lat. 40 deg.
&c min. lon. 40 deg mn An insurance had
been made on the cargo of the Pacific of :e26,
free of average The doors found on the ice
correspond with those of the Pacific, but are
common to most packets.
| The plenipotentiares held the first meeting on
| the 25th. Count Waewski presided at the open
ing session with a speech. After changing Gre
dcntials, written guarantee was signed not to
divulSe the proceedings until the conference
| closed.
The Austrian provisions were formally para
| phrased as the basis Of negotiations: The meet
ing then adjourned. .....
On Tuesday there was no meeting, and at the
= .leeting ON Wednesday nothing transpired.
7 Among the rumors asserted, it is stated that
| Russia while asserting to the destruction OF Sc
bastopo, Bomarsund and NicoeH, refuses the
protectorate over Greek Christians.
A Aienna letter asserts that Prince Gosrtcha-
kof stated that the Russian Government con-
siders the convention of general European
Congress, Immediately after peace is established,
is the best means Of settling all questions.
| France and Austria favor the idea England OBJ
jects. The evident cordially existing between
France and Austria begins to excite uneasness,
as England and triple league OF France, Austria
and Russia is deemed as not an impossible incl
| dent. .--...- ..-
Orders have been forwarded to the Allied gen.
erals respecting the armistice.
1t is stated that Napoleon has intimated to the
Admrals and Generals in Paris that they prob.
ably need not return to their command Leave
| of absence is now freely given to officers in the
Crmea. .......
The Allies are about to destroy the sunker
ships in the harbor of Scbostopo by dropping
heavy shells to explode under the water.
i Vienna advces states toat Ismael Pacha sue
cords Omer Pacha in the Asatic commando
Omer recently demanded from the Porte ap
pontment of minister Of War, and on his refu
sal he resigned. H..
Three thousand Russians were employed day
and night to construct piles across the Gulf O
Finland
Six miles from Constrandt beyond which is the
Russian steam fleet Of Is steamships, IA corvettes
aud 70 gun-boats Russia orders an Immediate
issue of Treasury notes of 81 100000 roubles.
A large amount of specie had been forwarded
across the Prussian frontier to st. Petersburg.
Relations between Russia and Prussia increase
in cordially. ... - ....s
ENGLASD.-There is talk of early dissolution
of Parliament, or change in the Government
The rumor affectsd funds on the 9th.
The Lord Mayor of Lon don assembled distin
guishcd party at the Mansion House to meet Mr.
Buchanan who was invited to dine with the
Queen, and etiquette required him to give the
| Queens dinner preference.
The Lord Mayor made speech reerettins
Buchanan's absence at the reception, and stating
that he would have met with by all the unfriend
ly feeling in regard to America, and that the
| interests of commerce, peace, civilization anc
! humanity were too powerful to admit Of COLI
| sioa between the two countries. Similar feelings
were expressed by other speeches, including
| Cobden's and Lord Elgins.
She proceedings in Parliament of some
interest. In the De Lacy gave notice of the
reasons for disappearing of the course of the
! Government refusing direct offers to troops in
| Canada, while at the same time it was making
abortvc attempts to enlist men in The adjoining
neutral Territories of the United States, contrary
to law. -a. ..4..-s 3. = ...-.. -. Ia.
The Protocol of Warsaw of 1852, relating to
Denmark succession, was laid before the Com
mons. s" -'i aTH s.r 5..r .rr5. .a1
Paris, 29.-There was rumored Break up in
the conference and considerable agitation in the
money market. -.-"-
A dispatch to the London morning Advertiser
says it is deemed not improbable that the result
of moves of artful diplomatists Of Russia may
cause an immediate breaking up of the confer
ence; last OF all 1t was agreed to take il up first
and at the second reading it was submitted for
consideration. ,-r
Varlof and Brunow objected, and proposed to
submit to a Congress of all the crown heads of
Europe, pledging themselves in the name of the
Car to abide by the decision of that Congress.
| This unexpected news has produced conster-
uatiohin Iafls, causing the iail Oh rrehGA iuius'
1t has also surprised and alarmed our own gov
eminent. Lord Comfy expressed to London to
take instructions from the Government on the
| subject.
SwEDEN.-Stookholm is to be blockaded by
land and sea, including the Valley Maalas
f1oa soa NEW YORK, March ~.
The Tribune Washington correspondent tele-
| graphs that the, territorial committee of the
Senate will report tomorrow on the Presidents
Kansas message. Mr.. Douglas from the major
ty, will bring in a bill authorizing the formation
of a State government. Mr.. Collamer from the
minority, will recommend either the restoration
OF the Missouri Compromise or the abrogaton
of the territorial laws, with protection to the
/ people of Kansas from the incursions of the
border rufians, and against the admission of Kan
sas as State under the Topeka constitution The
! President is disnclined TO submit the Central
American question to arbitration, and decidedly
incnes TO an abrogation Of the treaty. One or
more members of the Cabinet lean to the form
| err mode by choosing two distinguished Ameri-
cans and two Englishrien to constitute umpres
| These plans of arbitration will depend mainly on
| the manner OF Lord Carendon's answer to the