The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

Tha town of Compiegne is rend

d exceed-
The

gay by the presence Of the Imperial_pair

re very numerous. U pwards ot
e occupied by them. , A grand battue
in they forest, a stag hunt, and a racket match in the
court attached to the palace, were the amusements of
three successive days. The dramatic company of the
Gymnase have been playing before the Imperial party, in
a temporary theatre erected in one of the salons. Lord
Cowley left Paris on Sunday to join the Imperial party at
Compiegne, Lady Cowley remaining in consequence of in-

guests —at the palac
sixty apartments

disposition.- The Princess Pplathirde had also gone to
Compiegne. Cardinal Wiseman is now staying in Paris.
A rumour was current early in the week, and has not
been contradicted, that another plot had been discovered,
and 140 arrests made on Sunday night. The truth ap-
pears to be that extensive political arrests were made, but
that the number stated is an exaggeration. Accounts
have been received of the arrival at Jerusalem of the first
caravan of French Pilgrims, on the 12th ult. As soon as
they perceived the city they alighted from their horses,
prostrated themselves, and prayed fervently. They were
all clothed in white, and, as they entered the city by the

gate at Jaffa, musket shots were fired in their hoiaotir. It
is said that a French frigate is expected at Jaffa to pro-
tect the pilgrims. The Moniteur of Thursday contains a
statement of the Minister of Marine, from which it would
appear that the State maintains at this moment 161 sea-
going vessels, manned by 33,600 sailors. There are two
squadrons of fourteen men-of-war, without reckoning
frigates and corvettes. There are five screw steam-
ers ready, and nine will be finished by the end
of the year. There are six more on the stocks.
It is stated at the Prussian Embassy in Paris, that the
king has expressed to the Courts of France and England
his disapprobation of any measure tending to disturb the
equilibrium of Europe. Failing in his endeavour to conci-
li• ' he —ll remain neutral. The trial of 32 persons con-

date, he wi—
cerned in the " conspiracy of the Opera Comiciie " has been
postponed to the 7th of next month before the Court of
Assizes of Paris. Twenty-seven of the accused are in
custody. The indictment charges them with conspiring
to assassinate the Emperor, and to destroy the form of

Government

SPAIN.—The Duchess of Montpensier is suffering from.
indisposition. One account states her malady to be scar-
latina. Another says it is measles. The Queen of Spain,
in commemoration of her birth day, the 10th instant, has
oordered three screw-frigates, each carrying thirty-one
I

3erenguela

guns, to be constructed; and to be called the
Petrofina, and Blanca, in memory of the three queens
from whom her Majesty derives the crowns of Castille,
Arragon, and Narvare. _ _

consequence of the dearness of bread. They Were
speedily suppressed, and a telegraphic despatch on Thurs-
day announced that there was not the least further dan-
ger to public tranquillity. The late extraordinary rains
have made great havoc in several parts of Italy. A dili-
gence travelling from Nice was everwhelmed in a moun-
tain torrent, and two Swiss ladies, with a child, were
drowned.

AuSTRIA.—The Viennese papers continue to hold a
pacific tone ; and the most faithful to the Imperial Court
argue the most strongly from the recently decreed reduc-
tions in the army, that the intentions of Austria are
peaceful. In the meantime we are informed that no ar-
rangements are on foot for carrying into execution the
Imperial decree; but that, on the contrary, the generals
T,nn-aetrclv 1-Tnno•ftry wrigi Grntin havp

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all demanded reinforcements, on account of the popu-
lar feeling of discontent and disaffection in those countries.
RUSSlA.—Letters from St. Petersburg, of the 10th, an-
nounce that the Emperor Nicholas has just adopted some
♦ery important warlike measures. It is well known that
the military forces of Russia comprise two principal divi-
sions—the army destined for grand operations in Europe,
and the troops having a local destination. It is positively
stated that the former of these two armies, called the
army of Europe, which is now quartered in the western
part of the empire, and the. principal corps of which
occupy Russian-Poland, and to which the other corps form
the reserve, is called into active service. The Emperor of
Russia arrived at St. Petersburgna the 13th from Berlin.
Despatches from St. Petersburg state that the prepara-
tions for war are being proceeded with rapidly.. The fleet
in the harbour of Cronstadt, which had laid up for the

winter; is ordered to prepare for sea with all possible de-
spatch, and to proceed at once to Revel.
TURNRY.—lntelligence from Constantinople to the 6th
instant states that, on the day following, the Sultan's
manifesto' was to be read in all the mosques. It was ex-
pected that hostilities would commence= on the 25th. The
son of Redschid Pasha, who left for Schumla on the 4th,
has, besides the summons to Prince Gortschakoff, de-
spatches instructing Omer Pacha what steps to take in
case the Russians refuse to evacuate. the' Principalities.
Similar instructions have been sent tothe commander of
the army in. Asia. The determination of the-government
was received by the whole Turkish nation with enthu-
siasm. The army is eager for war and well disciplined.
There are 130000 regulars in Europe; and, 70,000 in Asia..
Fortifications are being carried on on• a large scale, espe-
cially at Schnmla. The Turkish government has been
obliged to commence the issue of paper money. From
Cialatz we have news to the 7th instant. Omer Pacha
has declared that he will leave the• Danube free to
neutral vessels until the 25th of this • month. All.
the German officers who have been imparting military.
instructions to- the Turks are re-called. The military
cordon on the northern frontier will,not be augmented.
Accounts have- been received from Constantinople,
Trieste, dated the 10th, stating that the Sultan had made
a formal demand to the Ambassadors of England and.
France to summon the allied fleets to the Bosphorus.
The ambassadors had accordingly done. so. The latest
accounts from Bucharest represent the plight of the Rus-
sian army as most pitiable. On the- other hand, the
Turks are healthy and in good condition. The army of
Omer Pacha, who.has with him 40,000-regulars in a most '
efficient state of discipline, and 35,000 of the redifs,. is 1
animated by the-strongest national feelings, but not with,
religious fanaticism; and the stories of outrages com- 1
mitted by the Turkish soldiery on the Christian popula-
tion are utterly untrue, being Russian fabrications. In
the reply of Prince Gortschakoff to- Omer Pacha, he is
thus reported to have delivered himself :—" My master is
not at war with. Turkey, but I have orders not to leave
the Principalities 'until the Porte shall have given to the'
Emperor the moral satisfaction he demands. When this
point shall have been obtained, I will evacuate the Prin-
cipalities immediately, whatever the time or the season..
If I am attacked by the Turkish army, I will confine my-
self to the defensive." Letters from Constantinople in
that a collision between the Turks and Russians in
Asia is likely to take place before-any engagements on a ,
larger scale on the Danube. The monk Anthinos has
been appointed to the Greek Patriarchate, at Constanti-
nople, in room of Germans. We-hear from the Danube-
that Omer Pacha has organized a regiment of Ponton.-
niers, who were: making rapid progress every day. He
has nearly completed all the materiel for throwing a
bridge across the river, but it is not expected that he will
make any movement until next spring. Prince Gorts-
chakoff, it is said, has ordered 3,000 huts to be erected on
the left bank of the. Danube, and the Wallachian Govern-
ment has to. pay 30,000 ducats for their construction. A
telegraphic- despatch from Vienna says :—According to
advices from Constantinoples of the 15th inst., hostilities
were positively expected to commence in about ten. days
from that, date. The Sultan having applied for the pre-
sence of the combined fleets before Constantinople, and
Lord Stratford and M. de la Cour having assented to his
request, the fleets were momentarily expected.
GIBRALTAiI.—By the steam-ship Ripon, arrived at
Southampton, we have accounts from Gibraltar to the 15th
instant. The British schooner Thrifty put in there with
Euxine, six days from Southampton, with the outward
damaged bowsprit on the Bth instant. The steamer
India mail of the 4th instant, arrived there on the 10th,
en route to Malta and Gibraltar. The screw steamer
Balbec, 14 days from Kertch, 10 from Constantinople, and
five from Malta, touched at Gibraltar on the.l2th instant,
on her way to Liverpool. The screw steamer Calpe, six
days from Liverpool, arrived on the 12th, and cleared for
Genoa and Leghorn. The screw steamer Genova, four
days from Marseilles, also arrived, on the 13th instant,
bound to Liverpool. The steamer Sultan, with the out-
ward bound Peninsula mails of the 7th instant, from
Southampton, arrived on the 14th instant, and, having
been placed in quarantine, was to leave on the 15th, at
midnight, for Cadiz, Lisbon, Oporto, Vigo, and Southamp-
ton. The screw steamer Frankfort, from Leghorn and
Palermo, arrived on the 13th instant, and proceeded to
Liverpool. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Vesuvius was in
the Bay. The steamer Elbe arrived'on the 15th from
Lisbon and Cadiz, and left the same evening for Malaga
and Marseilles. The French war steamer Petrel was
lying at Gibraltar, having come over from Algeciras, on.
the 15th. The American ship Julia Howard, for Phila-
delphia, and the French ship Le Flandre, for Sydney,
sailed on the 15th.
Tan PENINSULA.—By the steam-ship Sultan, arrived.
at Southampton on Sunday, we have dates from Gibral-
tar the 16th; Cadiz, the 17th, Lisbon, the 19th; and
Vigo, the 20th instant. This steamer was detained in
quarantine three days at Gibraltar, and, after obtaining a
clean bill of health, was admitted to free pratique at Lis-
bon, but on arrival at Vigo (homeward) a quarantine of
three days was imposed. The greatest annoyance is given
to these steamers at the Spanish ports, where the so-called
sanitary arrangements cause great pecuniary benefits to
the authorities, arising from the gross impositions which
are practised. H.M. steam-frigate Odin, Captain Scott,
was the only foreign vessel of war in the Tagus. The ship
Warrior left Lisbon under sail, on the 15th, for Liverpool,
being declared unfit to proceed to Australia. The Mary,
Captain Millard, from Liverpool for California, put into
Lisbon for repairs on the 16th. On the 18th the Rattler
steamer arrived from Liverpoolhaving been off Oporto-bar,
whence she was ordered to Lisbon, in consequence of the
bill of health of the Portuguese Consul, stating the exist-
enceg German emigrants at an hospital,
Liverpool being otherwise free. It
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town amoofn
was expected that the Rattler would be admitted to
pratique, and return to Oporto in a couple of days, when
she would have completed eight days from Liverpool,
voyage and quarantine observation included. The Water-
witch, belonging to the same line as the Rattler, had pre-
viously been very badly treated at Oporto, and the English
Minister at Lisbon had supported the agent's claim for
losses consequent upon her having been illegally sent to
Lisbon, whence she was only able to return to Oporto on
the 15th. The Times' correspondent was assured, when the
Sultan left Lisbon, that Liverpool steamers and their pas-
sengers would,with bills of health similar to the Rattler's, be
placed (eight days' voyage and obser-
vation) steamers from Southampton.
Lisbon
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Peninsular
three
months : London, 541, with
few transactions, in consequence of the scarcity of money
and bills, short dates being preferred since the increased
rate of interest in England. On the continent paper was
scarce, and the quotations 532 on Paris; Amsterdam, 43 ;
Hamburg, 481- and Genoa, 530.
AIMICA.--The African mall:screw-steamer Hope, Cap-
tain Bowen, reached Portsmouth on Sunday, having been
unable to make Plymouth on account of the heavy S.W.
gales and thick weather, being under sail alone, and an
accident having happened to her air pumps when abreast
of Gibraltar, on the 13th instant. Lieutenant Peirs, the
Admiralty agent in charge of the mails, died on the pas-
sage home. Rear-Admiral Bruce, in his flag-ship, the
Penelope, was on the southern part of the station on the
3rd of September. The Polyphemus, 6, steamsloop, was
off Lagos. The Volcano, 6, steamsloop, Commander
Conte, was ordered down to Cape Coast, The Britomart,

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ship Louisiana was off the' Gambia

being saved: The Liberian Goyernr
present of arms and military ace 4

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