Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-04-29
foreign Minus.

FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
New York, April 25-Stcamer City Of
Washington, with Liverpool dates of the 3th
inst, arrived at this port this afternoon.
The war rumors had been very alarming.
bnt the latest news is more pacific. and it was
hoped that the prelimnarios for the Congress
would be arranged.
Arrangements continued up to the latest
dates.
War was generally considered inevitable,
and much depression continued until the lth,
when reassuring rumors were current and
announcements were made that concessions
by Austria in the preliminary conditions gave
renewed hopes for the meeting of Congress,
and caused considerable recovery in the funds,
both in London and on the Continent.
Austria proposed, and the other powers are
said to have consented TO, the simultaneous
disarming before Congress meets.
/ LONDON, Wednesday morning.-A dispatch
from Paris says England will propose the
question Of general disarmament to the
Plcnipotcnuaries.
The Times says the pacific advices from
Paris produced very little effect on the Eng
lsh funds. The public do not believe that
Napoleon intends to promote peaceful adj
iustmcnt ON a basis that shall clearly recog-
nize the treaty rights Of Austria and consc-
quently such as can be accepted by that pow
or, while it will utterly disappoint Sardinia
If an arrangement was patched tomorrow,
with the existing feeling of France, Austria
Sardinia and Russia left in play, the prospects
of the repose Of Europe would not be in the
slightest degree better than at this moment
There was yesterday further unavorable
movement in the Austrian rates.
The correspondent Of the Herald saws. not
withstanding the pacific assurances warliko
preparations continue in France on tro-
mendous scale. Troops are pouring into Ly-
ons from all points
The Patrie, which is the organ of Napolo-
on's private Cabinet, speaks Of last and SUI
preme effort which England and Prussia are
making in behalf Of peace, referring to the
Austrian proposition for a general dsarma-
ment. The Patrie asserts that France is still
b on peace footing. She has collected no ar
! my on hex ironter--has not applied to the
- Legislature for war crcdit--while Austria,
= having increased her army in Italy to 100, 900.
2 might commence q campaign tomorrow. at
l concludes with threat saying, "lf Austria
D means that a general disarmament is to result
in the maintenance of statu quo in Italy, and
not of resolving the imperviousness Of the
r present situation, it must not be expected that
France will be duped by such a demand"
e letter from Munich states that the cav
e. airy and infantry of the Bavarian army are to
= be placed on a war footing, and before the
. end of the month all Germany will be in
arms.
Vi LoNDoN, Wednesday noon.-Advices from
70 Hong Kong by mail are Of Feb. 26.
e Supplies of tea were falling all the tea
D. 81. d.
] tiles arriving showing there is very little more
n to come. Considering the quality, prices
II were extremely high.
r II is reported the tea plants in Bayshan
e district are suffering from drouth.
At Foo-chow-foo the eagerness Of buyers
since the last news from England had adj
q vanced prices a taels
4 At Shanghae, too, a further advance has
+ occurred, and the tendency was still upward,
q owing TO the scarcity.
= The Nonitew publishes decree ordering
n an apportionment Of hundred thousand con-
i scripts among the Departments Of France.
+ This is the whole contingent of the year In
ordinary years 10000 and in some years 49,
1. 0O0 have been called out.
It is reported that French army of obser-
walton is TO be concentrated on the frontiers
y Of the Rhine. Also that four French and
Sandman war steamers had been dispatched
to the Adriatic, TO be in readiness to blockade
l. Trieste and Venice 1t is likewise stated that
Council Of Marshals was to meet at the
y Tuileries in few days, to be presided over
a. by the Emperor
y a dispatch from Berlin says that it is as
d serted in competent military circles, that by
n the LIST Of June Napoleon will have six humid
red thousand men ready TO march, of which
i $50, 600 are to be used in Italy.
% The Paris correspondent of the London
rs Herald says that it was expected that within
l. fortnight, at the latest, hostilitios would
commence.
10 The London Times correspondent says
m that every item Of intelligence points to i'm
? mediate war. The war panic in Franco had
at paralyzed commercial activity
SABDINrA.--Marquis de Azeglio has been
10 sent by the Sandman government on a special
il mission to London.
-, The excitement in Piedmont had reached a
d high pitch, and arming was carried forward
on a formidable scale.
20 AUsrRIA.-Letters from Vienna say that
as Sardinia persists in the refusal to disarm,
France and England have proposed to the
ie Vienna and Turin governments to withdraw
VI their forces three leagues from the frontier.
- Sudinia accepts the proposition, but Austria
0' hesitates
The same writer, few days later, says it
was anticipated that Austria would, in few
p days, declare war against Sardinia. Austrian
as troops continued to advance upon the from
nc tiers of Piedmont. Reinforcoments were ar
d. irving every day at Milan and Pavia.
k Letters from Milan confirm the authenticity
Id of the bolligeront order of the day, recently
advised to the Austrian army.
1t CITY OF QUITO & SEVERAL TOWNS
s. DESTROYED BY AN EARTUOITAKE