The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-07 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

The Austrian Government has, it is now said,
decided, in conjunction with the Western Powers,
to summon Russia to evacuate the Danubian
Principalities, an& if necessary, to employ force to
compel her to do so. Conciliation has not, how-
ever, been quite abandoned.

RUSSIA.
So angry is the Emperor Nicholas at the refusal
of Austria to join him in his schemes of spoliation,
that he has issued orders, forbidding all officers
who have bad Prussian or Austrian orders confer-
red upon them to wear them. The Czar has .also
changed the names of the regiments in his service
which have hitherto borne the names of the King
of Prussia or Emperor of Austria.
MANIFESTO OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 11, (23,) 1854.
Yesterday the following manifesto appeared from
the Emperor to his people :
" We, Nicholas 1., &c.—
" We have already informed our beloved and faithful
subjects of the progress of our disagreements with the
Ottoman Porte.
" Since then, although hostilities have commenced, we
have not ceased sincerely to wish, as we still wish, the
cessation of bloodshed. We entertained even the hope
that reflection and time would convince the Turkish go-
vernment of its misconceptions, engendered by treacherous
instigations, in which our just demands, founded on trea-
ties, have been represented as attempts on its.independence
veiling intentions of aggrandizement. Vain, howewr,
ha,ve been our expectations, so far.

0:3:lie English and French governments Lave sided

with Turkey, and the appearance of the combined fleets
off Constantinople served as a further incentive to its
obstinacy ; and now both the Western Powers, without
previously declaring war, have sent their fleets into the
Black Sea, proclaiming Mir intention to protect the
Turks, and to impede the free navigation of our vessels of
war for the defence of our coasts. After so unheard of a
course of proceeding amongst civilized nations, we recalled
our embassies from England and France, and have broken
off all political intercourse with those powers.
" Thus, England and France have sided with the ene-
mies of Christianity against Russia, combating for the
orthodox faith.

" But Russia will not betray her holy calling ; and, if
enemies infringe her territory, we are ready to meet them
with the firmness-bequeathed to us by our forefathers.
Are we not still the same Russian nation, of whose exploits
the memorable events of 1812 bear witness. _ _

"-May the Almighty assist-us to prove this by- deeds.
With this hope, combatting for our persecuted brethren,
followers of the faith of Christ, with one accord let all
Russia exclaim—' 0 Lord, our Redeemer ! whom shall we
fear ? May God be glorified, and His enemies be scattered."
" St. Petersburg, 9, (21,) 1854."
PRUSSIA.

The intelligence that the English and French
Governments have formally summoned Russia to
evacuate the Danubian Principalities has created a
great sensation. It appears that the Prussian and
Austrian Governments, though adhering to the
ultimatum of the other Powers, will not declare
war on the rejection of the summons.