The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-11

HlCnMOND, Is
nlng, from Liverpool Sof Ouha, went ashore
near Wexford, and probably becamo total
wreck. The TallulM from SavsnuAh 1br Iiv-
erpcol, was driven ashUre near Fleetwood.
eas ecs OF: IN. Victoria, from Liverpool fof
lost her salts. The E. Hamitton, Drou Havre
for New York, had just put into Plymouth,
!eaky. The +. u. Helm, for New York. th1
Vision. for Mobile, and the Caroline Nesmtsh.
Snip Milton, from Liverpool for Pensacoja'
has returned, with loss Of salts. The (,Drs
Linn, from Glasgow for New York. put into
Queenstown on the 2Sth. with small.pox on
board ~
A commercial treaty between France and
England was signed at Paris on the 23d TN,
terms were not . au,henticaiiy known, and Il
was reported they wonld not be published nm
til the English Chancellor of the Excheu nc :
submitted his budget TO Parliament. when the
treaty would be instantane neousiy prom iga led
70 tne Farls Moniteur. Various rumors were
auoat a. 10 the provisions Of the treaty. The
Paris correspondent Of the Spectator saws thai
the treaty embraces the following objects -
complete and effective Imitation OF the
Frcncn ana English 1lags In maratime inter.
course, direct and indirect between both coun .
tries and their respec tive colonies. and exoner.
euoS ooth EnGitsh and French ships from ali
ports.
Another Paris letter writer maintains that
the duty on manufactured iren. which is now
- i,er ton, will be reduced to either f2 Sc. or
81 los. I'd. -
The Paris Pays says that ON the conclusion
OF the treaty Of commerce between France and
England, negotiations with other Powers for
me conclusion of similar treaties would be
commenced.
decree is published convoking the Senate
ana legislative body for the 22d of February
nEDfD2rhIn0
Minist TER OF Finance, and IL. Bllault. Minister
OF me Interior, was very generally spoken of
Ia rar!s: Both are protectionists.
Inc Moniteur announces that Vice Admiral
LIE Babler De Tinan has been appointed com.
mander of the So uadrOn of evolution renlac.
ing Admiral Desfosses
A rumor had been current in Paris that the
emperor intended, as an earnest Of his pacific
intentions, to reduce his army by 100000 men.
An official report was in preparation on the
Question OF abolishing the heavy cavalry in
h Athe frent army, on account of it's value hav-
'1ng been much diminished by the recent i'm
prOveinents in artillery
The Paris market for flour was quiet and
prices tended downward. Wheat also was
heavy, but not lower.
Ihe annual financial report Of NJ Magne is
puDilshtd. The state Of the Treasury is re-
presented as flcurishing The arrears. which
we're os6,W1o0O of francs, do not now exceed
660G00,UtO The development of the new
commercial policy will for time suspend the
states that since 1852 the foreign commerce Of
France has increased eighty per cent.
ITALY.
A letterfrom Leghorn states that an English
the town, the batteries OF which at once re.
spOnded. The English salute was interpret
ed as a recognition by the British government
Of the fall of the Grand Duke. and as first
iiult ii OF the combined French aud English po-
licy on italian affairs.
We are in q condition to affirm that the fol.
lowing statement is true -
The Emperor of the French has written a
second letter ~ the Pope. 1t was brief but EN- :
phatic His Majesty is willing and anxious to
remain as hitherto The eldest son of the Church,
and continue to be deferential to the HOLY
Father in all things spiritnai but if his Holi-
ness oppose the late propositions, let kias re-
meniber Henry she EigaM.
Ihe Pope t.aving called for the withdrawal
Of the French troops from Rome, The Empe-
ror, in the same letter, says that they shall be
Withdrawn il his Holiness persists! but that
ne (the Emperor) Will cause mon th's notice
TO be given to all strangers resident in the
Eternal city.
DEATH OF NOTE BALTINoRE PRlvArEEg.
Dr. Jas. Is. SALISBURY, formerly well known
druggist on Fell's Point, died on the 18th uit.
at -Urbana, Ohio, aged about 76 years. The
LIE OF the deceased WAS marked by many hon.
Orabie and patriotic events, especially during
The war Of lSi2. Sailing ont OF this port in
that year in the merchant ship Hannibal
with "a cargo of coffee for France he was cap-
tnred by the British So uadron then b;ockading
the English coast. HIS ship was ruu into Ply.
mouth, where both ship and cargo were con-
fiscaied, leaving HIM penniless Subsequently
Captain Stansbury returned to his country in
the ship William and Henry, of Boston, fred
with determination to inf1ict summary pun
ishment ON the authors OF his ruin and repair
his damaged fortunes. In Il lew mon tbs op-
portunity presented itself by the declaration
Of war by this country against England, on
Nf tad a
United States merchant vessels; and the yes-
sci Chasseur was fitted out in the port OF New
York by Captain Stansbury and Captain Thos
Boyle, also we'll known ut that time in Balti.
more, and lied under the command of the
latter for the coast Of England, on = privateer-
ing expedition.
In cruise Of eighteen months they captured
eighteen brigs, ships and merchant vessels,
OF fifteen millions of dollars but they sunk
or destroyed most of the prizes, SO that hut few
were brought back to the port Of New York
While off the coast Of Eugiaad, aud surround
ed by the vessels of their enemy, Messrs. STAINS
bury and Boyle ran the Chasseur up the
British Channel, and put forth a burlesque
proclamation, such rs was customary with
the British adInirals, declaring ali the ports
and harbors in England aud Ireland in a
state OF strict and rigorous blockade, &c. This
was signed by "Thomas Boyle, commanding z
ofiicer,' and 81. B. Stansbury, secretary
and posted in London aud other places After
this city, and on board a aschooner ran through
a blockading squadron OF British ships, and
Joined Commodore Stockton on board the
Comet, then cruising in the Chesapeake to
protect American vessels.-Baltimore Sum-
THE COINAGE OF CKNTs.-Messrs Burnett
& CO., well known bankers of Boston, furnish
the following statement, which explains how
the brokers can sell the new coinage OF cents
at a discount:
"ln order to accomplish the double purpose
OF removing from circulation the Spanish trac-
tions of dollar, and of introducing the new
cent coin, it was. by the act of February 81,
1857, provided, that 'the pieces commonly
known us the quarter. eighth and sixteenth Of
the Spanish silver dollar and Of the Mexican
dollar should be received at the Mint at the
nominal rates of25, l2k and 64 cents respec-
lively in exchange for cents Of the new issue
At par. Under this arrangement, brokers bny
Spanish coin by the piece, or at weight, for
ward it to the Mint, and exchange it At its
nominal value for the new cent coin at pcr.-
This enables brokers to sell the ceut coin in
large amounts at little discount, and still
make a profit. AS there 10 now very little
Gna uish frartioua rO1N in nj lafi inn nd "A