The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-28 00:00:00

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

Letters from the Danubian provinces statethat a stragetic
movement of great importance had just been adopted by
the general-in-chief of the Ottoman army. Omer Pasha,
who is perfectly aware of all the plans of the Russians,had
just concentrated a powerful corps of reserve at Sophia,
and was making that place one of the principal centres of
operation in order to eheck the Russian army in case it
should attempt to turn the position at Kalafat, as its gene-
rals have proposed. Sophia, which is situated in a vast
plain on the road from Belgrade to Constantinople, is the
key to Bulgaria. The Ottoman army, supported by such
a forminable position, would infallibly stop the Russian
army, exhausted by a first combat, which it would have to
fight with the corps of Turkish troops which guard the
frontiers of the empire on the side of Servia. Up to the
10th, the position of both armies at Krajova was that of
mutual observation; both sides were receiving considerable
reinforcements.

Omer Pasha's despatch givesrthe following as the total
force of the Russians on the Danube :—" Dannenberg's
corps, 30,000 men ; this corps has suffered much from sick-
ness and during the engagements: Luders' corps, 28,000;
a division of this corps is in the Caucasus. Osten Sacken's
corps, 25,000; more than one division of this corps is in
Bessarabia. It is by no means complete. A division of
cavalry, 4,000 ; total, 87,000. We may, without hesitation,
deduct from this army 10,000 men detached from the ranks
by sickness, for the typhus and other fevers are making
great ravages among it. Russia dare not withdraw from
Poland Paniutin's corps and send it hither. The reasons
for not doing so are known, and we do not envy Thissia
the spirit which reigns in her army. The opinion• ex-
pressed by her officers is, that this time the Emperor is
greatly mistaken in his calculations."

We learn, by Constantinople intelligence of the 9th,
that an engagement had taken place in the Caucasus, in
which the Czar's troops were soundly beaten by the Cir-
cassians, under Schamyl.
According to accounts from, Smyrna, of the Ist of Feb.,
the collisions between the Turks and Greeks in Asia
Minor are increasing in ithportance every day. Conflicts
had taken place at Kutaiah, Angora, and Scala Novo,
which required the intervention of an armed force.
At Lisbon, it is understood that the Spaniards send
troops to Rome to relieve the French, who go to Constan-
tinople, and that 4,000 Portuguese troops proceed to the
lonian Islands to relieve the English, who are to join the
French expedition. A French squadron, probably a de-
tachment from the fleet at Brest, has been cruising off
Lisbon.

PARTs, FEE. 2G.—A despatch from Vienna, received
yesterday, frilly confirms the adhesion of the government
of Austria to the policy of England and France.
TOULON, FEB. 24.—Orders have arrived here for the
embarkation of the troops belonging to the corps destined
for the East.
VIENNA, F.M. 23.—The events connected with the war
now leave no how of a pacific arrangement. The Empe-
ror has ordered an additional force of 25,000 men, which
has already taken iv a position in the Banat, and also
25,000 men to, protect: he south-eastern frontier, or to be
employed as circumstames may require.
BUCHAREST, FEB. 18.—The cannonade of the Russian
batteries against Rustchtik.continues.
ODESSA., FEB. 13.—The fitroops of the governments of
Twer, Ostrowa, and Jaroslaft, have marched for the Da-
nube, and willipass through 'Moscow. There are neither
English nor ikenehNesads.Atoaftem.

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AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARAECIA.

By the British-and North American Royal Mail steam-
ship Arabia, Commodore Judkins, which arrived on
Saturday, we have intelligence from Boston to the 16th,
and from New York to the 16th instant. The Arabia
sailed from Boston at 10 10 p.m., on the 15th instant.
At 10 30 p.m., .on the 16th, she passed the steamer
Canada, hence or Boston, and at midnight arrived at
Halifax. After a detention of about one hour and a half,
she proceeded to sea, passed Cape Clear, at 1 10 p.m., on
the 24th, and saluted the Rock at 11 9 a.m., on Saturay,
having made the run in nine days -sixteen hours and
forty-five minutes. The Royal Mail -steamer Africa ar-
rived off New York .on the 14th. The Royal Mail steamer
America arrived at Boston on the .16th from this port.
The Arabia brought :84 passengers, but no specie.
The cotton house of Estifin and Co., of New Orleans,
had failed, as well as two other commercial houses.
It was reported that the steamer William Norris,
building at New York, and which is expected to make the
run to Europe in six days, had been sold-to the Turkish
government for $230,000. The vessel will be 230 feet
long, 38 feet beam, and will draw seven feet six inches
water. She will be 1,400 tons btuthen, with a draft of
1,000 tons.

The Star of the West and the George Law had arrived
at New York with nearly $1,500,000 in gold dust on
freight. On the sth inst., in lat. 25 04, lon. 80, she passed
a British seventy-four, steering north. The steam-ships
Nevada, and John L. Stephens had sailed from San Fran-
cisco, with $1,872,012 on freight. The arrival of golddust,
shipped from California in 1853, was $82,300,399. 42c.
According to advices from Lower California, the Mexican
rancheros bad submitted to, and asked the protection of
the Government of the New Republic. President Walker
had issued a proclamation, in which he stated that warfare
seldom used among civilized nations had been used against
his government, as if he and his piratical expedition were
entitled to the usages of civilized nations. During the
engagements which occurred, one of the leaders- of the
filibusters was accompanied by his wife, who employed
herself in loading and passing the arms to the men, and
repeatedly firing upon the enemy through the loop-holes.
It is stated in the Mexican advices, that the Tehuante-
pec-road had been commenced at Minatitlan on the 30th,
and at Suchil on the 25th ult. A telegraph despatch
from New Orleans says,—" A door and window tax had
been proclaimed throughout Mexico. It was stated that
a body of Mexican troops had been ordered to proceed to
Sonora, to assist in quashing the Walker filibuster expe-
dition. the Indians in Durango had been routed, and
the property stolen -by them recovered. The ship Lady
Suffolk had sailed for Yucatan, with several hundred
troops for the Indian war. A conducta had arrived at
Vera Cruz, with two millions of dollars in silver, the most
of which was taken by the English mail steamer.
From Havana we have dates to the Bth inst. Sugar
was in improved demand ; stock on hand, 65,000 hhds.
Coffee was firm, with a large business doing. Molasses
scarce, and selling at 2i teals. Freights had advanced,
£5 being paid to Europe.