The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-11
General Intelligence.

morning. She brings adrices from Liverpool to the
18th uIt one day later than were received " the oh
cassian off Cape Race.
IIv+RpooL. April l9-The sales of cotton for the
two DAYS, Monday and Tuesday were limited to II ,O0O
bales The demand is checked by the untayontole
adviees from the continent. The market closed quiet
but steady at the quotations BY the Clrcassian-Ald
ding Orleans I 5-l6.
LoSpoS. April I9-Under the influence of %unfavor-
able reports in relation to the prospects OF peace, and
the general want of confidence IN its maintenance, the
funds have again declined.
NV York, May 4 THE cotton market closed quiet;
the sales to-day were limited to HlO0 bales; quotations
are nominal-Middling uplands l2e.
PORTLAND, Nav 2-1he STEINER North Breton, Capt.
Jones, Of the Liverpool and Canadian line, arrived at
this port this evening. Sheleft Liverpool on Wednes-
day, the Goth ult., and brings one days later news
than was received Yesterday by the Bremen ut York.
LIVERPOOL, April2 The sales for the three bust
ness days since the sailing Of the African amount 10
400 bales, of which spectators took 900, and ex-
porters 900 bales. The market has slightly declined,
and in all grades below middllng Orleans a general
decline Of l 10 is reported The quotations for mid
ding Orleans aud the higher grades are unchanged
The marketclosed very dull. MIddlIngO Orleans I 5-lb
The advices from Manchester and the manufactur-
ing districts are all Of an unfavoring character. The
market for goods and yarns closed dull. There was
little inquiry, and prices were weak. The British
parliament was prorogued by the queen on Tuesday,
the 18th inst, and writes for Il new election OF menu
bers OF parliament were issued. The queen IN her
speech says, JlaE parliament Is uISS01Neu Tor Tile puF-
pose of enabling the country to express its opinion
upon public %affairs, and to secure to the government
the confidence of the house of commons Upon the
announcement Of the dissolution of parliament the
English funds fell, but subsequently recovered on the
appearance of the pacific article i'll the MonIteur in re-
lation TO the policy of France on the Italian question.
The report sent out by the steamship Bremen re
presented the aspect of affairs on the continent as hay
ing undergone little change since the sa1bng OF the
Africa. The latest aspect of continental affairs, how
ayap IS So94aUrbat HaaLpnl1pr he S9rIIDIun GOVERN
ment has accepted the principle OF disarmament as
proposed by Austria previous to entering upon nego-
t%iatlons, andls willing to dlsarm simultaneously with
the other armed powers This decision OF SARDINIA
was communicated to the five powers on Monday,
whereupon the Moniteur publishes another pacific ar
tiele The final proposition OF the English govern
ment to that Of Austria, in relation TO the basis OF ne
g~otiations for the peace congress, We're sent to Vienna
on Tuesday, the 18th. The London Herald denies the
report sent out by the Bremen that England had sent
ships of war to Trieste On the Adriatlc
The military movements and warlike preparations
of France and Austria are continued with uninteTFupt-
ed yigor. Al the routes leading from Paris to Italy
are covered with military conveys. The entire second
corps d'armee had left Paris to join the army of Italy,
near the frontier of Sardinia. Austria was increaing
her garrison IN the province Of Ferrara and in other
portions of Italy. The latest adyiees from Italy re-
port that the king of Naples still survives, but all hopes
Of his recovery had been abandoned He had taken
a farewell leave of his family and had received the So
crement. A serious riot had taken place among the
students at Bologna, which was only quelled by call
ing out the troops who fired upon the students and
wounded several Of their number.
LONDON, Apail 29-The Paris Moniteur, ofthe 18th,
officially explains the basis Of action proposed for the
consideration of the peace congress, and remarks that
France, willing to prove her coneIliatorg disposition,
promises to request the government Of Piedmont to
disarm, on the coalition that she tSardinia) and the
other Italian States should be allowed to take part in
the negotiations d tae congress. Sardinia having con
scented to this proposal. no further obstacle to the as
semblng Of congress is anticipated. A rumor was
circulated yesterday that another attempt had been
made to assassin4te the emperor Napoleon, butthe re-
port proved to hIye been without foundation.
Later adyiees fOm India have been received in Lon
don which repre#ht a satisfactory state o~f.affairs
The sepoys had Wen almost entirely driven from the
field and the country was becoming tranquil.
HAyRE The Havre cotton market closed with q
declining tendency-lhe sales of the week We're limit
ed to 1000 bales; the quotations show a slight de-
cline during The week, owing 10 the threatening as
poet Of European a8lirs. Orleans bas is quoted atl02f.
CELL, March 25th-Ihe revolution, according 10
the Concrete, has been nearly quelled, but dissatis-
faction still reign5 III the province of AtacaIna, and
the rtvolu Ionary forces are reported as marching on
CoHquimbo The government having now plenty of
troops 10 spare, hopes soon TO restore order. In the
sonth a party still holds out against the authorities,
and wages a war Of devastation throughout the dis
trict. 1t appears thatthe Indians assist them. A
number of the leaders of the revolution have been
bamished to Magelas. amongst them Mr. S0uper, an
+"-st NIiN -1 II
in the politics Of the country. Of the loan lately
effected in England, 81 1905 D has been received by
the government, and will be spent on public works as
soon as order is restored.
An engagement took place between the revolution
lists and the government forces in G%oquimbo, in which
the latter Were forced to retire, leaving So killed and
wounded. The loss on the part of the revolution
lists is said to have been double.
Ten Of the principal leaders of the revolutionist have
been sentenced to death, but it is thought that their
punishment will be committed to Imprisonment or
Punishment.
According to the newspapers, business is improv-
ing in MISUNDERSTANDING the last fortnight 90 yes
sells with merchandise had arrived in port.
BoLIyIA-Our news from this republic comes to MS
by way Of Lnna. 1t appears from the statement pub
lished that on the 2eth of February the opposition
party We're defeated in action by the government forces
with a loss Of Sixty five. including many of the lead
ers. A number of the principal leaders were taken
prisoners. Gen. Cordoba, eX president, at the head
OF a large force, had made his appearance on the from
tiers, and troops had been despatched TO prevent his
advances.
ECUADOR From this republic we have papers to
the 30th of March. &lhe blockade of Guayaquil still
continues and business was, of course, at a complete
stand-suH. On the Doth nit, a little affair appears to
have taken place between some Of the boats of the
Peruvian squadron and a party of Ecuadorians, but
it does not seem to have amounted to much.
On the 22d of March, at half past eight o'clock in
the morning, a severe earthquake destroyed the city
of Quito almost entirely.
he churches converts, and government buildings
are almost all Of them thrown down, besides many
priya e residences. The houses not thrown down are
So injured as not to be habitable. The damage is esti-
mated at S., 600, 900. The deaths are reported at 5000,
but this We believe to be greatly exaggerated. s.
number of small towns to the north Of the capital
have also been destroyed, and IN Guayaquil the shock
was felt severely and did some damage.
The Panama Star of the 18th gives the following
correspondence, detailing the difficulty between the
authorities at Valparaiso and the IT,. ). consul, Treyitt.
VALPARAISO, March 10, Ic59.
Since my last there has been a conflict between the
authorities Of this place and the United States consul
Several of the priuciF actors in the outbreak on the
2Sth ult, took refuge IN the eonsul's house, and were
there several days without the intendents taking any
apparent notice of the fact, or even so much as re
questing the delivery of the par les in question Sud
denly, however, IN the absence of the consul, his pri-
yate residence was invaded by an armed body of po-
lice, whose object was to arrest the revolu. %ionIsts, and
ii necessary, to resort to extreme measures in so doing
As they were not fnrnished with any order in writing
from the governor, theeonsul's lad, who Was alone IN
the house, retusedt to allow the building to be searched,
and the privacy of her own apartments violated in the
absence Of her husband. The police officer, it appears
behaved in a very ungentlenanly manner, and was
becoming most violent IN his conduct when fortunately
eeeded IN entering the consulate. Upon finding that
the officer was the bearer Of no written request for
the delivery of the refugees, he Immediately ordered
him to leave the premises; he then begged that the
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