Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-07-01

The royal mail steamship Asia, from Live
pool on the afternoon Of Saturday, the AT
instant, arrived at New York on Saturday las
The Asia brings four days later adyices tha
the Atlantic, and two days later than the Angle
Saxon at Quebec.
There is much excitement in England re
speeding American affairs. The London Time
and the Morning Post, both Government OF
gans, demand, in offensive terms, the recall q
Mr.. Dallas, but it is not supposed that he vii
| be dismissed. Meantime the Liverpool ant
Manchester citizens have issued peace circu
lar, addressed to the citizens of America, anC
the feelings of the people seem more active
and more general in favor Of peace.
| Government, however, talks in hostile tone
both Palmerston and Clarendon having stated
in Parliament on Friday evening that they had
not then made up their minds whether Mr.
Dallas should be dismissed or not.
Lord John Russell has given special notice
that on Monday he would move an inquiry as
to what is the intention of the British Govern
ment on this question. inasmuch as the almost
univeral feeling of the British people is in
favor of peace.
Palmer was hung on Saturday morning. He
died without struggle. He made no confes-
sion.
The accounts last received from the inun.
dated districts of France continue to be less
and less disastrous, as the weather is every.
where fine and the waters gradually subsiding.
The districts Of the Loire still suffer most and
unfortunately, considerable time is likely to
elapse before the evil done can be remeded
as, notwithstanding all the efforts to prevent it,
the waters have made an Eruption into the
extensive quarries near Anglers.
The Emperor, according to latest accounts,
was at Nantes.
The rumor of new French loan is contra
dicted by the Moniteur.
Mr.. Dillon, French Consul at San Francisco,
has been named Consul General at Portau-
Prince. A Paris letter asserts that he has in
structons to intimate that France will not per.
nit Soulouque to invade the Dominicans.
Nothing is yet definitely known of the loan
which the Russian government proposes to
contract.
The Emperor Alexander had arrived at Riga.
A deplorable duel had been fought at Val
encia, Spain, between the Vice Consul of Eng
land and an officer of the Staff. The former
was run through the body with small sword,
ard little hope remained of saving his life
The officer was likewise wounded, but slightly.
The Paris Constitutional, of the 18th inst,
has the following: ave were quite satisfied in
expressing hope that the difference between
Spain and Mexico will not be so serious as was
supposed. We learn, already, by letters from
Mexico, that General Almonte has been APP
pointed Minister Plenipotentiary of that Re-
public at the Court OF Spain. There can be
no doubt that the presence Of this parsonage
at Madrid will powerfully contribute to smooth
the difficulties that have arisen between the
two countries"
The silk harvest in Italy is complete fail
ure, but the cereal crops are very abundant.
The Breslaw Gazette asserts that Austria in
tends TO recall her Charge dAffaires from
Turin, on account tf new note said to have
been addressed by Count Cavour to the Court
of St. Petersburg, and containing complaints
against Austria, on account of the attitude she
has assumed with regard to Sardinia.