The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-20
EUROPEAN NEWS.


ID ciRrRtion.
The Official Gasefte Of Vienna, In rs edition OF
August 2, announces the conclusion Of the pre-
hminaries of peace in the following terms.--
'Ihe armistice is signed. The Dlchies OF
Lauenburg, Schleswig, aud Holstuin have ben
uBreseryedly Ceded, ] he reetiHcat alton OF frlater
agreed to nt the same time has been undertaken
IN the German interest. Germany owus the reili-
sutton OF one OF the most ardent desires of the
htion 90 the union of Austria and Prussia aud
the victories OF their allied armies. Europe is
indebted to them for the removal of a case OF
dangerous conflicts. The war has not been war
of fcOnquest nor has IL had in view the triumph
OF magma pretensOns of ma iOuality, hut &c nus
been wagcd 20 enforce the justice OF positive
n2bs. The war hVing, coWprmhbly With cue
rules Of international law, abolished pcevi Ius
treaties the success, of the AustrO Prus,i1u armies
has admitted the possibility OF separating the
Blle Duchies from Denmark
A letter from Vienna Of the same d3.e says 90
Yesterday slttng OF the Conference at which
the peace prehminarieS were agreed TO, regl1 80
10 A. NJ, aud did not terminate uutll ,. In
character IL was unusually serious, aut severa
other persOnages Of rank were admitted IN aiii
tOn 20 the regular members. Immediately after
the close Of the sitting, the Emperor gave audi
ence 10 Count Rechhgrg 70 receive the report OF
the conclusion of the prcllm aries, aud at Once
telegraphed his personal congratulations 70 the
King OF Prussia, at Gasttin. Ma.slges in fact
were despatched In all directions conveying the
news. lt Is as follows -
"VIESSA, August 1.-The Terfd5syly Is Ia
formed that an Ofica eXpuse OF the prenn in aries
and the course of the ueRO iaiions may snDrtly
he expected rom Austria as we'll as Prussia, aud
that the results OF the conference will loo com
municatcd 10 the various Governments In the
form of a crculBr despatch within the next few
days. The same paper states that the recogni.
tiOn of Prince Frederick of Augustenbu-g as
sovereign OF the united DuChies has been promised
TO Denmark as soon as that Prince is declared
entitled TO the throne by the Federal Diet IL
declares, also, that very brief period only Will
elspse before he commencement Of the dctinitiye
peace negotiations, in which men thoroughly
acquainted with the subject will be consulted as
10 the establishment of the strategic frontier, and
the regulation Of the financial questions in-
volved."
Execution of the Chiefs of the Polish
National Government.
NJ. Traugott the head of the Polish National
Government, together with Krdjewski, FOcyski
Zulinski, and Jezoranski, the chiefs OF thc tit-
feTent Departments, were hanged at Warsaw,
August 3, on the glacis OF the citadel.
The sentences Of death passed upaa eleven
officials Of the National Government nave been
coBmuted, in some cases to hard labor, and IN
the Others to Imprisonment in q Siberian fortress.
Cotton - The supply and the Prospects.
The cotton news is better the new fields are
yielding handsomely, and the English mlnutac-
turers are hopeful At n meeting OF the British
Cotton supply Association, held on the ID inst,
o letter was read from Durham Natal, enclosing
two fine samples Of Sea Island cotton, valued at
As. and 5s. per pound respectively. This descrip-
ton of cotton is said to succeed we'll, and
seemed better adapted to that climate than any
other. When planted in q chocolate sand found
there, It is very prolific. The writer had some
which he expected 10 begin 20 yk about the
middle Of June. The unusually s,Ormy weather
which had been experienced had done cons-
deIable damage to the crop, but vas not likely to
discourage planters from increasing the produc-
hun OF cotton. \ letter received from Gibraltar
represented the cotton in Blrbary 70 be looking
well, and that picking will commence towards the
end OF August. The MOors are beginning TO SOW
cotton in quantities, and seed had been literally
dis Iihutcd. A letter was read from st. IhOmts
West Inuies, stating that the young trees aud the
cotton crops generally are looking unusually
healthy, and growing fast Some sea Island and
Egy ptian cotton, grown from tue seed supplied
by tile association, has been sold in Liverpool a
fOIty-tWo pence ana ihiriy-niue pence per pound
respectively. The writer states that his crop so
far has covered all the expenses incurred iu yrO
Cuclon, ana that if tho Amer can war continues
there will be large margin for profit. letter
was received, advising the shipment of two bales
of cltlon fIOm ST. Thomas 10 the association
for sale. and enclosing communication from
YapcO, Porto Rico, stating that n qu utiJy -
been forwarded as a specimen of the produce Of
the country. fine sample Of cotton, grown in
Antigua from New Orleans seed, was received
through the Board of Trade from the Governor
Il
that the cotton was grown under unfayorable
Circumstances, rs fropl the period of planting,
three months back, up 70 the time IL was
picked, no rain had fallen. the Governor is
anxious that tho cotton grown on the island
shall be fairly tested, ia order that if ii
promise TO be remunerative the many estates
nov lying waste may be placed under cul-
tlVtuon. letter was read from UpOlu, one Of
the Navigator l'lands, enclosing mple Of COT
ton, ana stating that the writer Is about to enter
into the cultivation, and has obtained land for
the purpose, but on the seacOast and inland f,
which he anticipates viii cost from [ o 70 Els
per acre to clean and plant the first crop. He
expects TO obtain ade luabc labor from the natives,
and his request 10 be supplied with seed and a
gin, TO DC paid for out Of the produce, was
granted.
a despatch forwarded by the Foreign Office was
received from The Acting ConsulGcucral at
Tabr, ez reporting that the high prices OF cotton
in Europe have given great Impulse 10 its pro-
ducton ia biz consular district and tnlt con-
siderable quantity has, consequently, been eN-
ported 10 Europe in l66}-Cf. Ihe total amount
may be estimated at from eight thousand TO ten
thousand bales OF ono hundred and sixty pounds
each. Nearly double that quantity Was exported
20 Russia vim i ils and the Caspian Sea.
The accounts ofthc growing crop in the Leyaut
Coniinue most tAN OrAblc. The extent OF ground
under ooliTatiou j. such that pOihng j. hlIirded
ia uttng down the crop Of Smyrna, NDrtheIn
Ash Minor, Nc., NJ 2Uj,OlJ bales thBt OF Adtni,
syria, SC, al 100000 and thar o. European Tug-
key and Gr, ecc az another 10000; ia all, tor the
J,
40OOi0 bales, OF % cwt. each. This Is taking for
granted hat lie PRESENT prOm,e viii be realized.
II is well 10 add That the danger which was most
10 be dreaded, Niz, hat OF locusts, is nov nu
longer a sogrcc Of anxiety. Uapropitiouz
weather may cau'o damage, hut not 20 any worry
= important CAtCnt. There are no fears of inuudl.
lions. OF The above 400 090 bales, probably one
laI VIII be If superior stape, assminting -
American, ard worth, in the present s'ate oi thl
mHTket, 26d. or more. The cotton will b,g5n ~
arrive TO market in October next; in November
aud ICcen Der large quantities will have come
forward and rs doubtless there Will he grea'
anxiety to push shipments, perhaps j0O 900 bales
will be en- their way TO Liverpool aud the CONT
nent by the LIST Of January, 1865.
All these are interesting facts for the Rebels OF
q G South 70 consider.
The London Tines remarks eiitoriAlly:-
1T Is satisfactory 70 find that the enorm9u
sum which we are now called upon to pay fot
cotton does at least scIye 10 bring us something
like cur Old supplies, The quantities imported
have increased from ,0j2,0Ou cVts. ia the frs
six months Of 1862 and 2 1874 900 cwtS in the same
period Of 1863, to 35f7 coo cwts. in the first hal
Of this year, and the increase Ia the month O
June is in still greater proportion. We received