The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-04-28

Assival &c The sseansnfv Cisy of'vvash-
ington.
New YoRK, April 25.-The steam
ship City of Washington with Liver
pool advices to the 18th, arrived at this
port this afternoon. Her dates are
three days later.
Since the sailing OF the last steamer
the war rumors have circulated to an
alarming extent, but the latest reports
are of more pacific nature. The ar
mamcnt preparations continue with I'M
abatcd yigor.
GREAT BRIrArN.-War was general
considered inevitable, and much de-
preston prevailed until the eleventh,
when reasoning rumors were current,
4 and announcements were made that
the concessions made by Austria in the
preliminary considerations, gave re-
newed hopes for the meeting of the
Peace Congress, and caused considcra-
bic recovery in the funds at London
and on the Continent.
Austria has proposed, and the other
powers it is said have consented to, a
simultaneous disarming, before the
Congress meets.
The English ministers have been
pressed, in Parliament, to give state.
ment with regard to European affairs.
They promised to do so on the 18th.
Parliament will probably be dissolved
in about week.
FRANcE.-The Paris Moniteur pub
fishes one other official article to con-
ciliate the German powers. France
repndiates thc-idea of interfering with
their independence.
Various warlike rumors continued to
circulate from Paris.
Sardinia has sent the Marquis
D'Azeglio, on special mission to Lon
don.
The Vienna advices had been very
warlike, but had slightly moderated al
the close.
The Austrian troops in Lumbardy
continued to advance, and threaten the
frontier of Piedmont.
The Calcutta mails to March 9th,
and Hong Kong advices to February
25th, have arrived in England.
The latest by telegraph from London
to Liverpool. London, Wednesday
morning-A dispatch from Paris, says
that England will propose the question
of general disarmament to the Pleni-
potentiaries.
The public do not believe that Ma
poleon intends to promote pacific adj
justment, on the basis that shall clearly
recognize the treaty rights of Austria,
and consequently such as, can be ac-
cepted by that power, while il will ut
terly disappoint SARDINIA if the arrange
ment were patched up tomorrow.
With the present feeling of France,
with Austria, Sardinia and Russia left
IN play, the prospects of peace in Eu-
rope would not be in the slightest de-
gree better than at this moment.
There was yesterday further unfa-
vorablc movement in the Austrian
rates.
The correspondent of the Herald
says that Notwithstanding the pacific
assurances, warlike preparation contin-
ue in France on tremendous scale
Troops are pouring into Lyons from all
points.
The Paris P1t1ie, which is the or
gan of Napoleon's private Cabinet,
speaks of last and supreme effort
which England and Prussia are making
in behalf of peace.
Referring to the Austrian proposition
for general disarmament, the Patrie
asserts that France is still on peace
footing. She has collected no army on
her frontier, has not applied to the
Legislature for war credits, while Au-
stria, having increased her army in TIA
ly to 100000 men, might commence a
campaign tomorrow.
GERMANY. AIetterfrom Munich state
-,nas thS~cavalry and infantry of the
BavarYan army are to be placed on a
war footing, and before the end of a
month all Germany will be in arms.
The supplies of tea were failing, all
the tea districts having been swept and
the low. qualities arriving show that
there is very little more to come. Cor
sidering the quality, the prices are ex-
tremely high. In some districts it is
reporfed that the nlapts arc spffar;po