The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL MTELLIGENCE.

NEW Youx,23n MAT.—The money market is active on
call, at 6 to 7 per cent., and for short first-class paper 8 to
9 per cent. Exchange was dull, at 109+ to 109 i for best
bankers' bills. Stocks were lower, and closed heavy and
dull.

COTTON.—(From W. P. Wright's Circular, of May
23.)—The operations during the past week were to a fair
extent, and amount to 7,387 bales, of which 3,755 were for
export, 2,604 bales for home consumption, and 1,028 on
speculation. During Wednesday and Thursday last prices
were easier, and sales were made at a decline of -tc. per lb.
On Friday and Saturday holders refused to sell, and
buyers lost the advantage. Yesterday, after receipt of the
Franklin's news, a better feeling prevailed, and classed
cotton improved in price. Mixed lots and the lower qua-
lities were difficult to sell, and the price for such was
irregular, depending to extent of lc. whether the buyer or
seller wished to operate. The export for the week was, to
Liverpool, 4,378 bales ; Rotterdam, 138 ; Bremen, 471;
Gottenburg, 104; Stockholm, 126: total, 5,217 bales.
The following is a statement of the movement in cotton
since the Ist of September last, as compared with the pre-
vious three years :

1854. 1853. 1812. 1851.
Receipts at the ports.. 2,605.003 3,076,001 2,828,000 2,169,090
Exports to Gt. Britain, 1,158,000 1,435 000 1,370,000 1,086.003
„ France .... 250.000 377.000 370.003 279.003

,-, other for. ports, '2.41,00) 294,0G0 292,000 207,000
Total exports
Stock on hand 613,000 439,000 381,000 430.000
From which it will be seen that the decrease in receipts
now amounts to 471,000 bales ; the decrease in exports to
Great. Britain, 277,000; to France, 127,000 ; other foreign
ports, 53,000. Total decrease in exports, 457,000 bales.
'BREADSTUFFS.—The market for flour was quiet, and in
the absence of any inquiry for export, prices had declined
about 121 c. per barrel, in the common qualities only.
Wheat was in good demand. Prime parcels of white and
yellow Indian corn command relatively high prices.
PROVISIONS.—Pork was dill at $l4 for mess and $12.50
for prime, holders rather pressing on the market. Beef
without alteration. Butter, dairy, 16c. to 18c. ; Orange
county, 20c. to 21c. Cheese, Sc. to 101 e. per lb. Sales of
round lots of prime lard, in barrels, had been made at
9,1 c. ; ordinary to fair, 9c. to 91c.
FREIGIITS.—There was a moderate amount offering, at
the following rates .—To Liverpool: cotton, square bales,
per lb., id. to 9-32 d. ; flour, per barrel, 2s. ; rosin, 2s. 6d.
to 2s. 9d. ; heavy goods, per ton, 255. to 275. 6d. ; grain,
ship's bags, per bushel, 61d. ; beef, per tierce, 3s. 6d. To
London : turpentine and rosin, per 280 lbs., 2s. 6d. to 3s. ;
measurement goods, per ton, 30s. ; heavy goods, oil, &c.,
30.3. To Havre : cotton, per lb., lc. ; ashes, per ton, $8 to
$5O ; quercitron bark, $lO.
NAVAL gronEs.--The market was dull and tended
downwards. Sales of 200 barrels spirits of turpentine at
50c. cash.

NEW ORLEANS, MAY 21—Cotton active; sales to-day
10,000 bales ; prices advanced le-c.; middling, 71c. to 7-1-c.

THE WAR.

The conference of the representatives of Awitria,France,
Great Britain, and Prassia met at Vienna, May 23, " to
communicate reciprocally and record in one common act
the conventions concluded between France and England
on the one hand, and between Austria and Prussia on the
other : "

"After a careful examination of the aforesaid conven-
tions, the undersigned have unanimously agreed—
." 1. That the convention concluded between France
and England, as well as that signed on the 20th of April
between Austria and Prussia, bind both of them in the
relative situations to which they apply to secure the
maintenance of the principle established by the series of
protocols of the Conference of Vienna.
"2. That the integrity of the Ottoman Empire and the
evacuation of that portion of its territory which is occu-
pied by the Russian army are and will continue to be the
constant and invariable object of the union of the Four
PoWers.

"3. That, consequently, the acts communicated and
annexed to the present protocol correspond to the engage-
ment, which the Plenipotentiaries had mutually con-
tracted on the 9th of April to deliberate and agree upon the
means most fit to accomplish the object of their union,
and thus give a fresh sanction to the firm intention of the
Four Powers represented at the conference of Vienna, to
combine all their efforts and their entire resolution
to accomplish the object which forms the basis of their
union.

" BOUL SCHAUENSTEIN, WESTMORELAND.
ti BOURQUENEY. ARNIM."

PIRACY 1Y GREECE.—A private letter from the Pirmus
dated the Bth, state, that the Austrian frigate Bellona
detached to the Archipelago by the Commandant of the
station, had sunk two Greek pirate ships and given chase
to a third. The French steam frigate Gomer had chased
a Greek pirate boat manned by 22 men, which had captured
a merchant vessel off the Island of Samos. The Gomer
released the prize, and captured four of the pirates. An
English brig had been plundered by pirates in the Gulf of
Kalamata.

The Vienna Post states that, after conferring with the
French and English commanders, Omar Pasha, on the
26th, advanced towards Silistria with 90,000 men in two
columns. His right wing leans on the heights near the
Taban Dene, and his left on the river Driite.
It is stated that by the convention concluded between
the Porte, Austria, England, and France, Austria will
occupy Montenegro, Albania, and Servia, should any dis-
turbances arise in those provincfs..

Letters from Belgrade state that the firman for carrying
out this stipulation is already signed.
It is also stated that the independence of Georgia has
been proclaimed, and that the princes banished will be
recalled.

On the 26th the Russians attempted to force the passage
of the Danube at Turnu, Simnitza, and Giurgevo, but
were repulsed.

Inteltigence has been received from Admiral Dundas
that Redout-Kaleh and Poti, on the coast of Circassia,
have surrendered to the allied squadron.
A detachment of the allied armies had arrived at Varna.
Silistria still held out on the 28th.
Our Vienna correspondent assures us that he is in-
formed from an excellent source that a rupture between
Austria and Russia is imminent.

By a decree, dated May 31, the export and transport of
arms or munitions of war to Russia is prohibited, and
Austrian merchantmen going to sea are only to be allowed
to take'such arms as are required by the crew.
News of the 30th from Bucharest had arrived at Vienna,
stating that the Russians had been repulsed in an attack
on one of the detached forts of Silistria, and that the
Russians admit the place is not likely to be taken under
a fortnight.
THE FRENCH ARMY. IN T..11.1,' Eisr.—The lifoniteur
publishes, in a letter from Gallipoli, dated May 14, the
following details respecting the means of subsistence and
the condition of the French troops :—" At this moment
20,000 persons receivinmptions, and the number augments
every day. We have fourr -Turkish ovens, capable of pro-
viding rations for 400; and nine campaign ovens, supply.
ing 250. Our flour conies to us from France and Algeria.
We also receive corn, which we have gronds. The bread
is excellent, and, from the general down to the soldier,
everybody eats it with pleasure. We receive our meat
from Asia, the proportion being three quarters of beef and
one quarter of mutton. The meat is provided by the
administration of the army. The animals are small but
very wholesome. The wine, to the extent of one-half, is
• from France; the other half is that of the country. The
wine of the country is rather sour, of very deep colour, but
pure and of good quality. The biscuit, the sugar, and the
coffee, as-well as dry vegetables, come from France and
Algeria. We are beginning to make biscuits, and the
country can supply us with sugar, coffee, and liquors.
The salt beef and pork are imported from France and
Algeria. We fund
in the country, straw, barley, and hay
for the horses and mules. In our arrangements respect-
ing provisions, we are assisted by the Turkish Commission.
In order to facilitate the establishment of our maga-
zines and to appropriate our position to our wants, we
have cleared the port and dock, constructed stations
and jetties, levelled the streets, and cleared away
encumbrances, established hospitals, constructed a park
for forage, made barracks, dug trenches for purifying
the town and carrying away water, and demolished
. houses, giving indemnity, in order to enlarge the
quays. All this has been done with such surprising
activity as to excite the wonder of the Turks. The Turks
see us here with pleasure, particularly since the affair of
Odessa. Before that event the agents of Russia used their
efforts to persuade the Turks that we were among them

to take our share in the partition of Turkey. They lAvee
now more than confidence, and we have only to prat
their willingness, their probity, and their good faith in
their transactions. Our most important camp is that of
Bulair ; it is situate at 14 kilometres north of the town:
%It takes its name from a village which is only at a qua
of an hour's distance from it. This camp overlooks tn.
Dardanelles on one side, and the Gulf of Enos on the
other. In front of this camp, at the present moment, e?,;
tensive fortifications are being constructed, which w"'
convert Gallipoli and the whole of the island, or peninsulaie
into an armed place, and a most important magazin
of reserve. •
Snuona.—Visitors to Shumla are as.numerous as ever,
though now they go confessedly as spectators, and soul
excite a smile by hinting their hopes of a place on 01333!
Pasha's staff. What they can expect to see at present it
is difficult to say. A wretched Bulgarian town, with dirtl
dens for its fairest residences, the streets choked with
dunghills so pestilential that in summer the place is
grave to all who are not acclimatised, with food bad an
dear, with excursions in the environs dangerous, the dej,
long, hot, and wearisome, and the night made restiessf2
swarms of vermin—such is Shumla in the month of :flap'
THE SULTAN'S BANQUET TO THE DUKE OF CA,
BRIDGE.—The banquet given to the Duke of Cambridge
at the. Imperial Palace, as I anticipated, was preeisell
similar, in most respects, to that which came off some daps
A'
ago in honour of the French prince. The sultan entered
the saloon before dinner, and after having concern
familiarly for some time with his royal highness, address;
the compliments of usage to the members of the diploma,...
circle. Lord Redcliffe and M. Baraguay d'Hilliers Ord
absent, and hence the honours of doyen ought, properly
speaking, to have devolved upon the Prussian minister'
but the sultan seemed to consider M. de Bruck, by some
mistake, in that capacity, and addressed him more Por:
titularly, as is usual under such circumstances. On the
right of the grand vizer, sat the Marshal de St. Arnatn''
on his left Lord Raglan. Opposite was the Duke of Cif.:
bridge, with Redschid Pasha on his right, and left, t'w
first
Austrian Minister. The grand vizer proposed the
toast—to the health of our gracious Sovereign ; and thee
followed that of the sultan, by the Duke of Cambridge
and, lastly, the health of the royal guest having been 11
posed by Redschid Pasha, it was drunk, I need not no
with enthusiastic cheers. The number of Turin,ll
functionaries present was rather less than on the We
occasion, and the chief dragomans and first secretaries of
tothe different missions were invited, which is contrarY.„7
established usage. The ex-seraskier did not aPPe'"
although enjoying still the favour of his sovereign. ,
Napier, our secretary of legation, lately arrived here, wss
taken ill with a sort of fainting fit during dinner, and
under the . necessity of being conveyed home. Prin'v
Napoleon is to proceed to allipoli, per Roland, el" The
`.
22nd of this month, and is expected to arrive with h"
_f,'i
division, amounting to 15,000 men, on the Bth of J,"' '
and will encamp at Daout Pasha.—Morning Herald. do
THE WAR AND THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL-n
feelelectrical telegraph apparatus, to be employed on the
of battle, for the purpose of forwarding communications °
the operations of the army from one portion to the other,
is now nearly completed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwiel,
and will be shortly despatched to the seat of war.
portion is fitted in a light four-wheeled wagon, which !WI
sufficient wire for a length of twelve miles.---S0u`
Eastern Gazette.
0
A VERT EXTENSIVE BREVET will shortly take i„e
erp
will be the last of the kind, and, therefore, take in eclo
officer whose position gives him anything like a chaulgo
advancement. All vacancies will afterwards be filledid
as they may occur on the seniority principle.-01
Service Gazette. to)
The new gun-boats building by the Admiralty are (I
carry guns of the heaviest calibre used in the narY,
to be propelled with screw machinery, placed underwater-line, so as to be altogether out of reach of Co,s,,n
They will also be the swiftest steamers in the fleet. pt
bines for the cavalry, on the Mini 6 principle, bare
length been determined on, and the old firelocks are' se
soon as these are ready, to be stowed away amongst 000
w t
condemned ordnance stores. During the past week 57:010
walnut-wood stocks, in the rough, have been issued r,..j
the stores in the Tower to manufacturers at Weedon
roollP
Birmingham. The coast at home is being gel'e
though quietly, inspected, and the various fortresses 1),,,e
into a state of defence : the following three new forts
also to be erected—four guns at John's-pier, Workingt;
Cumberland coast ; eight cannon of large calibre at 13,a,n0.
Scotch coast; and a "sufficient battery" at Ferry-Per'
Craig, 'mouth of the Tay.
WANT OF MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE BALTIc
BLACK SEA FLEETS.—We have lately received leir"co
from our fleets in the Baltic and the Black Sea', of
which we learn that the continued scanty suPlNtser
medical officers excites no little uneasiness. In no
...Ae
fleet is even the peace complement of these officers np,
up, while the war complement of every other ClaSg i 5
If a severe action should ensue, it is feared that there %la
be more work than the medical staff can accomplish,e4o
if all should escape unhurt, which former esner!viet
proves cannot be expected; and should any such aeeo%er
as may be expected happen to disable any medical T"),
during action, the consequences to the crews wouldef r_uso
bly be most 'distressing. Again, several guild) ts 44,
being fitted out in England for service in the Baltie,;;l4
Cuckoo, Minx, and Lightning, for examp •
d men 03
• the Jasper, which was lately burned in the
will have a complement of seventy officers an y_ so
will
medicalb e em
officer—so to o. e on
thatmostoiira dangerousllant
sent into battle to brave all the casualties of naval:Vdie;'
• without any description of medical assistance.— '
service,
defenderserlcei'll t are_calre,l3°
Times.
We (.Morning.. Pont) 4ire able to state, on ung'd "ni•
able authority, that the present war eipenditsgilf,'
Emperor Nicholas is not less than 1:80,000igoas
lin round numbers, at least twenty-eight n'lls"
annum. satnr'
! THE SEAMEN OF THE ANNA WALLISTER.--,9llintekl
day the seamen of the ship Anna M'Allister, of.,t,";sto'
applied at the Thames Police-court for relief. viyeywere
what has already appeared in the papers, that ttlboritil
1 taken out of their ship at Revel, by the Russian anis 5110.'t
contrary to the proclamation that English vess?„
be allowed six weeks to leave the Russian P‘nli, order
tlo'l
they were sent into the interior of the country'
t the state
that they might not give any information as ceor'r
of the fortifications. That the master of
value •;• 3PI
Captain Evans, was given one silver rouble, „Esiw
for their support. That they suffered everY
privation and hardship, and, when in a starving' whieb
were assisted by an Englishman with inoneY,"alr
enabled them to reach Berlin. At this place, wil,e"„,3` t_ll.°
for their passport, Captain Evans, then smarting Ir".:0
insults and tyranny he had met with, threw de”,ssve
passport and trampled it under foot. For thiS
offence he and his crew were imprisoned, but were I°°m'
wards released through the intercession of Lord 13.` hid
field, our ambassador at Berlin, and were sent off by don'
to Hamburg, from whence they were shipped for 1)%poo
They were now quite destitute of everything, andfo to
that his worship would enable them to proceed
Gloucester. Mr. Yardley expressed much commis :h thd
for the men ; he would lend them each £l, WA'''-
. must repay him as soon as they were able.

BOMBARDMENT OF. HANG°. he Pr'
A letter dated Hango, May 24th, states that t going
of Gustaysvarn was about. to.be attacked on the tbifor tbe
day. The attack on Gustaysvarn on the 22nd '1•15,, of tb,.ie
ore-
pnrpose of trying the range of the guns. ards, „4
fleet anchored at a distance of fifteen hundred 's Pli""
kept up a bombardment for two hours. The6bystWtenotff,`
were well laid, and the Dragon was stra sllO
shots. She lost one of her men, who had-his le`tit
The Journal de St. Petersburg, of the 26th gt.'olll
an account of this affair, which represents the -had
as having been obliged to retire. The EmP,er°r
tributed one silver rouble to each man engaged'
AP"
GALLANT EXPLOIT OF THE ARROGA'
HECLA AT HANG°. t ferl'B
The Arrogant has been detached from the - 340,A
considerable time, employed in reconnoitring theweplolc'
posts and shores about Hang,o Bay. While s° e serviih
the Hecla, commanded by Captain Hall, whoser. 13,°,95
in the China war are so well known, joined Debiell
ships planned a little expedition of their own, , on
turned out quite a gallant manoeuvre. la
The two ships proceeded up a narrow riv 4
anchoring on the evening of the 19th ult.,.,tiej
from behind a high sand bank, in a thickly-wlt•l.u' ticsroal
- -

fired upon one of boats, Which was at teal jos
log at a distance of from six to eight hundred ,Otli ,bet
abueadtshtoell,
quarters,w hich
the shore, round shot also striking the Heda._A f'th,;hist
they cast
pouredloose
ilyo:otiv_ri;e[3: dei.ls:
the sand barricade, whence the enemy svasitlillq P
lodged. The vessels were not further molesi; t, ft/l-
ing—the anchorage was shifted for the n''' ' tile
a
made sung, with watches posted. : weide, the'r
At two in the morning both ships ega'llcfiag,';''.,r waY
Hecla leading, both ships' companies s,tartiii, f t'„;"," ships
gnus. After about three hours quietly Ife,r,il)°`,.,'",„tterl.
along the intricate navigation of the I.l`,,',oy's "A" froo
came suddenly withing range of an °—,.,svere.n,ttcri
The Hecla opened fire, which was quicklY l',.i the ri,-,,iOT
the fort ; the promontory upon which ste,," king L.e;;;riog
was crowded with soldiers, fine stalwart;',,is gl'ileci*
with long grey coats, and spiked steel horto the —4. the
in the sun. While the battery was firing ov—t-ongs'iote
the Arrogant let fly a whole broadsid. n the stly,,,ed
soldiery. A troop of horse artillery, whellA Pr°l°-;od,
cleared off, was observed scampering awaYi in the sior
and heavy fire. of musket now ensuetog 511;1)0. the
and Minie balls fell thick board yards
°f
1)
onArroganttwenty
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now got aground within - 4.0 bau. It'„ide,
battery. However, before attempting `, b, a bros"'the
off, the enemy's guns were dismounteo on passiog.,o
and the ship was then got off in safety terrible 9105
fort where the guns had been dismounted,ioa, lents, gitii,
was witnessed—gun-carriages blown to f:edial'eut W
dismounted, helmets and knapsacks strew
'e
v tis'
out owners. tiere A- oti
nd t „
The town of Ecknass now opened,
Tile Arr°g tv
ships, the objects of the expedit -- sballqic,ihre
obliged to anchor here, as the water was
~..,e0 , s
Hecla proceeded on, but another battery no__ lot 1,0
upon her. The Arrogant swung broadside 051.1;_,1s 0a.4
cannonade, while the Hecla passed, firinga L 740, trovor
enemy as she did so, rail up alongside of ° fro
o the l'°- If°
her in tow, and steamed away with her, t , force ,o;
the inhabitants. When this little expeditionar3s,,, bar ,e
returning they were joined by the Dauntless,sciftshle?,
been sent on by the commander-in-chief to as stare
cause and source of the firing, which wa_ M. e,
audible as the spadron steamed into Hango itosrrorprile
Hecla had several shots through her funnel; 7;c. .IcP,,,
and hull, one shot passing through the ship 0
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shot and shell went over the Arrogant. 1300170 e qo
studded witii Minie balls. The Arrogant I
_'.., a Dup..6
shot through the heart, and a man wounded o?,,es, OP,i,
in the navel, which ball went through his inteo.tlf. jietor
passed out at his back. He lived until next an!shot
were very good men. The Hecla had one man .
,itie
drowned while wounded. t Ow ._:4
Captain Hall was resolved not to leave witlfue,
wo Pelt.
back some military trophy. He gallantly lei el.,a_ iii1136,,s
marines, threw them out as skirmishers, wil ~,to ''
and a party of men hoisted one gun (an iron one) '
00
boat, and placed it on board the Hecla. , t ,y/
. :ie i me
The Arrogant and Hecla, with their Pr",_ Aire. 0
joined the fleet on the 21st. The Coinmanae,r ilec,lo',
hoisted the signal, "Well done Arrogant %IV, vivo
The flag ship manned the rigging ; her e
ni _ . '; c th
followed by several other ships—all of who IP
heroes three hearty cheers,