The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-20
General intelligence.

tl,an those received t,v the steamship Canada.
The Liverpool cotton market exhibited no new lea
ture Quotations were steady ana the oehiahl wa
fair The sales of the three business days SINCE she
a;I; ~ III Canada amounting to $4,000 bales, Of
which speculators and exporters took 9000 bales Ut
private letters BY this steamship state that tae aFe
closed firm, and they quote as follows: Mluulins
Orleans $3.50.
The CITY of Baltimore reports that the trade a,
Manchester was rather quiet and generally exhlplteo
no alienation in prices. -.
The political news by this arrival, although inter
estiug presents no features of marked Importance;
The congress of the five powers would Pfooaoly
assemble It was thought, at Baden, at the close o.
Che month of April Surmises to the result OF It's
deliberations formed leading topic II the Journals
the majority of which expressed decided preference
for peace Great Britain had consented TO the aaIh
stlation of Sardinia to the congress. j ne WaruAe
preparations of France and Austria continued VIII
undated energy and on an extensive scale ne an
nouncement of congress being called failed TO revive
trade in France The correspondence of the London
press from Vienna expresses but little confidence IN
peaceful solution of the italian question being obtained
The overland mail from Calcutta and Bombay, has
arrived in England.
Lord Malmesbury has announced officially that the
projected congress originated with Russia, and would
assemble at the end Of the month of April; but the
basis for its discussions was not yet decided He
was confident however, that clear and simple basis
would be adopted and he entertained strong hopes Of
a peaceful arrangement being arrived at France Oh
iects AK La Chapee being selected as the place OF
meeting of the congress- and Baden will probably be
selected Count WalewsH and Drouyn de IHays
will represent France at the congress- lords Mames-
bury and CowleY will represent Great Britain. Sar-
DINA and the other Italian States viii probably be
represented in the congress- but they will not be per
mtted to vote At Vienna and Turin no hopes were
entertained of peaceful result of the congress. Aus
tria and Sardinia have mutually agreed TO abstain
from all aggressive acts pending the meeting of the
congress. An European conference respecting the
Danubian principalities, about assembling at
Paris In the British parliament the debate the
ministerial reform bill further adjourned to lhurs-
day 3lst of March The Sardinia minister to Great
Britain was at Paris comforting with count CaVour
whose relations with the emperor were extremely init
mate All the French war material recently prepared
had been ordered be stored at Lyons and Marsces
The French war department has ordered each of the
hundred regiments of infantry of the line to have
fourth battalion added to it, to be composed Of the
third and sixth companies Of the existing battallons
Prince Gorschakoff is represent Russia in the pro-
ected congress; count Buol, Austria and baron Sche
rit Prussiahus severely disappointing the hopes Of
Sardinia The warlike orders issued to the Austrian
and Sandman armies have been countermanded. I he
Austrian army in Italy numbered 22O 900 men. The
conditions on which alone Austria would consent to
the proposed congress, regarded very unsatis
factory The German diet has voted supplies for the
purpose of aFrning the frontier fortresses
NEW YORK, April I3.--The Price Current to-day
states that cotton is firm middling Orleans, l234c
WASHINGTON, April 12-The trial of SiekIes pro-
crosses slowly.
New ORLEANS April 1.-THE {. S. mail steamship
Tennessee captainFerbes arrived here from Vera Cruz
this morning.
She brings advices of the sth inst from VeraCruz,
and the 4th inst from the city Of Mexico.
Her news is ola highly important character show
ing that the lberass have length assumed the Of
fensiye on concentrated and energetic plan and that
the struggle between them and the reaconiss appears
to be the pout OF being decided by bloody con-
ict before the city Mexico unless that city
ders to the large liberalst army that surrounded it.
The most important news by the TENNESSEE is, how
ever the recognition OF the uarez or liberal govern
ment by the hon Mr.. McLane, the new U S. minis
ter TO Mexico the government de taco OF that re-
public.
This event took place on the 9th inst. at era Cruz
The ceremonies of the occasion were oil very lmpos-
ing scale and took place in presence OF an Immense
multitude Of military and civil officials, domestic and
foreign the army OF three thouSandv hundred men,
the native and foreign population, and Populations
from the shipping in port and at SACRIFICES
Great rejoicing prevailed the entire city; native and
foreign resident participating freely III and heng
ing of bells firing OF national salutes by the entire ar
tilLev of the Notifications and CASTLE with brilliant
military parade exhibited the qualification this all i'm
porant step gave to the military and civil chletaIns
From the city Of Mexico the news is no less inter
esting On the ID inst the liberal army, under De
goIlado made an attack the city and afteran obst
and in which about five hundred men were killed on
either SIDE the iberalsts were compelled to retire
Several sBirnishas took place the sans afternoon
and night, and the night of the third another at
tack was made by the liberalistS, which again
pulsed. Allthe various armies of the republic con
the capital The liberal army stationed
there numbered thirteen thousand men, and, at last
dates, had nearly surrounded the city They had sue
eeeded in cutting off the supplies of provisions and
water from the city, population Of which was ex
Dectel to take place soon,
The reactoust forces in the city numbered six thou
sand men. The neighboring garrsons mad been call
ed IN tosupPort the main army. Gen MaTquese was
marching from Guadelaara to the assistance OF the
lcllonsts in the capital Miramon had arrived at ORR
zaba, his retreat from Vera Cruz and Immediately
despatched 1900 men to the capital large body of
troops left Vera Cruz the 8th inst to reinforce Do
gollado great battle was expected should the city
not capituate The liberalsts were confident of sue
ees Desertons from the reactionsts the city to the
berallsts outside, We're numerous and treason was
rife in the city The whole country is ina deplorabIe
condition.
VERA CRUz, April 8.-'The Jaarez government have
conceded several important notifications to the char
er of the Louisiana Tehuantepec company; have made
new concessions to the company in property the
sthmus; and have also extended the time fixed in the
original charter fer the completion Of the railroad
across the isthmus
GREAT FIRE IN CUBA-A very destructive fire re-
Gently occurred in the western department of the
island OF Cuba, destroying between thrty-five
and fifty thousand boxes of sugar, the dwellings, negro
houses, and the stacked cane on about twenty-five
extensive plantations.
NEW Y DIRK, April l5.-The Herald contains further
evidence that expedition is foot for revolution
Sing Cuba
Dr. Saml. Bard, of the Ouachita Register, is named
as candidate for secretary Of State.
Hon. Albert VOORHEES, has been elected associate
Justice Of the supreme court.
We learn, says the Attakapas Register, that S. NJ
Hyams, esq, has consented to allow his name to be
submitted to the State democratic convention which
IS to assemble at Baton Rouge in May next as can
idate for lieutenant governor
The hog cholera is represented to be very fatal in
some of the parishes between Red River and Ouaehi
ia river.
We are sorry to learn by Texas papers that many
Of the mail contracts have been abandoned in conse
luence of congress n having provided the means to
pay the contractors The Texas democrats are I'm.
willing to work for glory"
whale forty feet in length and thirty feet in cir
sumference captured near Beaufort, n. c.. lately
The Galveston News, of the It'll inst, says Our
exchanges inform that during the past week So
almost every section of the State has been visited by
nOrJntrs auu cUUl tauaer ltCuo Uy
but glad to learn that damage has been done
20 the springing crops Rain is much needed, and the
water courses and eisterns are getting very low The
cotton and wheat crops everywhere reported
is coming on finely, and the most prosperous season
sver known in exas is anticipated.
A special despatch Of the 9TH inst, from Washing