The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-13
LATER FROM EUROPE.
The Peace Negotiations-The Steamer Great
Eastern.

Father Point, Oct l0.-The steamer Indian,
from Liverpool, with advices to the 18th ult.,
four days later, passed here this afternoon on
her way to Quebec, and was boarded by an
agent of the associated press, who obtained the
following summary of her news: ~
The steamer Africa arrived out on the 25th
ultimo.
1t was rumored that treaty ofpeace between
France and Austria would be signed at Zurich
ip a few days
The repairs to the steamer Great Eastern
were going actively forward, and It weg thought
probable that she would be ready in few days
to proceed to Southampton to finish the re-
pairs.
A telegraphic cable between Sicily and Malta
had been successfully laid.
The London Times has another leader on the
San Juan difficulty. 1t laments that former
difficulty should have left any pretext for a
question which has arisen, and says it is a case
for the earliest possible settlement
The Earl of Derby has carried out his threat
to clear his Doom estate in Ireland so far as to
serve every tenant with formal notice to quit.
The American ship Charles Buck, nearly
loaded for Liverpool, was burnt at Bombay, and
proved total loss.
The Paris correspondence of the London
Times says the amended Zurich programme is
stated as follows:
g defnitye treaty of peace will be signed by
the three Powers. Another treaty will be drawn
up, by which Austria cedes Lombardy to France
who will transfer the territory to Sardinia
The most difficult point in the double trainers
is the debt, and on this head it is believed that
Austria will moderate her demands. Other
documents respecting the Italian confederation,
the Duchies, &c, will designed by the Austrian
and French plenipotentiaries only, as Sardinia
utterly rel ects the resolution of the former rulers
and will not, under present circumstances
agree to the confederation"
1t was rumored that Prince Albert will rep
resent England, and the Archduke Maximil
ian Austria, in the proposed Congress to be
held at Brussels.
A deputation from Romagna waited upon the
King of Sardinia on the 26th. He told them
he felt grateful for the wishes expressed by the
people Of Romagna, but, as a Catholic sover-
eign, he should always retain profound and
unatered respect for the superior hierarchy Of
the Church.
1t was announced that the French force for
China would consist of 10000 troops and TWEEN
ty-two vessels of war;
The Bey of Tunis died on the 22d of Septem.
Der, and the presumptive heir to the throne had
been installed.
One OF the hong Aong newspapers stated
that Mr.. Ward, the American Plenipotentiary,
still aboard ship, and was as little likely to
obtain the ratification Of his treaty as the Eng
lish Ministers. Another journal speaks of the
probability of his having gone to Pekin, and
Russian dispatch, published at ST. Petersburg,
says he had arrived in Pekin, but was kept in
confinement.
A Russian authority states that the loss of
the Chinese at the Peiho forts was 1000 killed.
The number wounded was not stated. 1t was
stated that some of the wounded English were
in the hands of the Chinese, and were well
treated.
Admiral Hopes health was in serious con-
dition.
The ship Shahjeehaupore, bound to the West
Indies with coolies, was burnt at sea July LIST.
The crew, sixty-four in number, were rescued,
but all the coolies, to the number of $50 souls,
perishedl
Japan affairs, at the latest accounts, had as
sumed very unsatisfactory position. On the
18th July, the British treaty was duly ratified,
but since then the Japanese Government had
attempted to evade it by seeking to con6ne for
eigners to small island about ten miles from
Jeddo.
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