The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-03 00:00:00

THE WAR IN THE EAST,

According to the latest advices from Constantinople, the
Divan was in perfect harmony with the representatives of
France, England, Austria, and Prussia, as to the condi-
tions on which the Porte could with honour concur in the
re-establishment of peace..
From the principalities we learn that the Russian com-
mon soldiers have recently treated the unfortunate inha-
bitants with far greater rudeness than at the period of
their first entrance. They appear to believe that the
Moldo-Wallachians have applied to the Czar to free them
from the Turkish yoke, as they use such language as the
following :—" Good-for-nothing Moldovanski, give me as
much as I please to eat and drink, for on your account I
have been obliged to come into this country and risk my
life."

In a letter from Constantinople, dated lhe 15th, the
Porte is stated to have just contracted a li?4`A of thirty
millions of piastres (about £260,000) with thre,,, important
banking houses in that city. One of them is the firm of
Baltazi. It is thought that this money has been raised for
the purchase of ships.
From the Danube nothing fresh can be received for a
long period, for winter has quite set in, and put a stop to
all military operations. Omer Pacha and his army are at
their winter quarters of Schumla. Ismail Pacha, how-
ever, still occupies Kalafat, having well entrenched him-
self and his army of 25,000 men. It is thought that the
Russians will attack him before spring, but this must
altogether depend on the weather permitting the trans-
port of artillery.
Rumours of a change of ministry were rife at Constan-
tinople. Reschid Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is to
be elevated to the rank of Grand Vizier ; Ali Pacha, late
Governor of Smyrna, to be Minister of Foreign Affairs ;
and Riza Pacha to be Minister of War.

A correspondent at Syra, dated the 18th ult., says :
Lord Dudley Stuart has preceded us to Constantinople, on
board the Liverpool screw steamer. It is said that his
lordship's intention in visiting Constantinople is to per-
suade the Sultan to accept the services of the Polish
refugees, it being believed that a general desertion
of Poles serving in Russian regiments would take
place if they were sure of being received in a corps
of their own countrymen on entering the Turkish
territory. It is also reported that his lordship advocates
a levee of the Christian subjects of the Porte, a step which
would certainly settle the question as to the Russian or
Turkish leaning of the Rayahs. Desertion to the Russians
from such a corps would perhaps be as frequent as Polish
desertions from Russian regiments.
The intelligence from Asia received at Constantinople,
states that the Russians were driven back at Alexandropol.
Selim Pacha gained a brilliant victory in the neighbour-
hood of Laffah.

Letters from Trebisond announce that Daniel Bey has
also been victorious at Terek.

The Gazette de Cologne publishes intelligence from
Bucharest to the 20th of December. The third corps
d'arinee was approaching Wallachia, in order to unite with
the force under General Dannenberg. A telegraphic des-
patch of the 23d, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that
the General was advancing on Lesser Wallachia.
A letter from Galatz, of the 12th, announces that Gen.
Luders was in that town with a numerous staff. He had
made reconnoisances, and attempted several operations,
but the swampy state of the country had prevented him
from accomplishing anything of importance.
The Porte has officially declared war with. Persia.
The combined fleets are still at Beycos. It is under-
stood that no movement will take place before the arrival
of instructions from Paris and London. This may hap-
pen on or about the sth of January, by which day the
Caton, an express steamer of the French government, is
expected to reach Constantinople, whither she is now on
her way from Marseilles. The Caton, it is stated, bears
the final instructions of the two governments of France
and England to their ambassadors.
According to Vienna advices, of the 26th, the Ambas-
sadors of France, England, and Prussia, had, on the 24th
ult., a fresh conference with the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs on the Eastern Question. Count Buol
communicated to them a second despatch from Baron
Bruck, which confirmed the hope entertained of a pacific
arrangement.
Beyond continued skirmishes between the Cossacks and
the Turkish Irregular Cavalry, military operations on the
Danube are suspended. The Times correspondent at
Kalafat, writing on the sth, gives an animated description
of the guerilla warfare between the Cossacks and the
Turks. The Cossack he describes as a fine fellow : " but,"
he continues, " the Bashi-Bozouk is a fair match for him.
Armed with a rifle, slung over his shoulder, he takes aim
and often hits a man of the opposing horde at full gallop.
He then throws the rifle behind him, draws a long cimetar,
and in the melee parries with it the cossack lance, and, if
successful, has al the advantage from his short weapon."
CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 23.—The conferences of the
Grand Divan on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd were remark-
able for the calm and dignified way in which the propo-
sals of the mediating powers were discussed. It was
finally resolved, that the Vienna propositions should be
accepted, with unimportant modifications. The modifi-
cations proposed by the Divan are not to bear the charac-
ter of an ultimatum.

VIENNA, SUNDAY MOUNING.—The following doubtful
intelligence has been received from Bucharest, under date
December 29th :—" After hard fighting, the Turks took
Karakal, in Lesser Wallachia, by storm."
SUNDAY EVENING.—From Constantinople we learn
that the pacific resolutions of the Divan had caused an
insurrection of the Softas, or theological students, on the
21st of December, which was, however, effectually sup-
pressed.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANDES.

By the screw-steamer Andes, Captain Moodie, we have
intelligence from New York to the 17th ult.
The Andes sailed from New York on the 18th ult., and
arrived here at noon on Sunday, after an excellent run of
14 days. She brought 300,000 dollars in specie on freight.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, hence, arrived at New
York on the 15th ult. _ _ .

The Naval Committee of the House of Representatives,
at a full meeting, voted unanimously to report a bill
au-
thorising the construction of six steam-frigates, to be built
under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, in such
manner as he titian see fit, and appropriating 3,000,000
dollars for the purpose.
A verdict for $lO,OOO had been given against the New
York Herald, for libelling the management of the New
York Italian Opera. The Lady Knight, from Greenock
for Boston, was abandoned on the 25th November, and the
crew taken off by the Samuel M. Fox, which had arrived
at New York. The Gertrude, from New York for Liver-
pool, had been towed into Philadelphia leaky, and very
much damaged. She had to throw a part of her cargo over-
board. Application had been made by the British Consul
to the United States District Court for damages, arising
out of the following facts ;—The ship Wataga, Captain
Walford, arrived at Philadelphia from Glasgow, with
merchandise and 217 passengers. Her destination was
the port of New York, and by their contract the passengers
were to be landed there. Instead of going to that port the
ship was brought to Philadelphia, and the passengers
landed, not knowing at the time but that it was New
York. They did not meet their friends, as expected, and
their situation may be imagined, thus left to go about the
streets, not knowing where to eat, sleep, or store away
their clothing, &c. Application was made to the captain
to send them on to New York, by the railroad or steam-
boat line, but that he did not consent to. The emigrants
were collected together in squads of a dozen or twenty
each, and being sworn as to the contract made by them,
the British Consul took the matter in hand.
Advices from Vera Cruz to the Bth ult. state that Santa
Anna has been proclaimed dictator for a period of ten
years, with the consent of all the principal states and cities
excepting Obispa, which wanted him declared perpetual
dictator. Another account from the city of Mexico says
that Santa Anna was to be declared emperor on the 19th
ultimo.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, DEC. 17.

MoNBY.—No change worthy of notice' in the money
market. The stock market exhibited a further decline in
prices. There had been nothing done in foreign exchange,
and quotations were nominal.
COTTON.—(From the New York Shipping List of
Dec. 17.)—The market rules steady, with an increased
demand, principally for export and home use ; the market
is influenced by the Asia's accounts. The sales for the
week reach 18,201 bales, of which 7,317' were for export,
4,234 for home use, 1,826 on speculation, and 4,524 in
transitu.
BREADSTUFFS.—FIour was offered for prices indicative
of a deeline of 12-tc. to 181 c. per barrel, but these conces-
sions, and the increased languor in freights, induced fair
purchases, in view of which the market quickly recovered,
and closed firmly at some advance. No change occurred
in rye flour and cornmeal. Wheat was scarce and quiet,
but very firm. Corn was less active, but steady.
PROVISIONS.—Pork favoured buyers ; a limited business
was transacted in shoulders and hams, prime lard brought
9-tc. to 1011 c. per lb. Beef sold at previous quotations.
Butter and cheese unchanged. _ _

IRON.—Scotch pig iron Was moderately inquired for, at
$37 to $37,50, six months, per ton.
FREIGHTS.—Rites continued to favour shippers. To
Liverpool, about 40,000 bushels corn and wheat, at about
9d. to 90., including about 10,000 bushels corn, to pro-
bably fill up, at 81d. ; and 3,000 to 4,000 barrels flour
were reported, at 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d.
CHARLESTON, DEC. 16.—The sales of cotton to-day
amounted to 1,300 bales, at 84c. to 10-ic. The market is
without change.

DEATH FROM BURNING.—On the afternoon of Fri-
day week, a girl aged six years, who lived with her parents
in No. 19 Court, Carleton-street, having been left for a
short time by her mother, in attempting to lift a tea-pot
from the fire accidentally ignited her clothes A girl
named Barr who was at the door wrapped her frock round
the burning garments of the child and extinguished the
flames. The little sufferer received every attention, but
notwithstanding, she had been so severely burned that she
died on Sunday morning.