The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FEswcs.—The Berthollet, which left Constantinople on
the 4th with the remains of the late Marshal St. Arnaud
on board, arrived on Wednesday morning at Marseilles.
The body will be buried in the Hotel des Invalides this
day (Tuesday), and the expense of the funeral will be
defrayed out of the public treasury. There is a rumour in
Parisian circles, that the Emperor has resolved to confer
the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour on Lord Rag-
lan. If Marshal de St. Arnaud had lived, the British
Government would probably have recommended the Queen
to confer upon him some high mark of her distinction.
PRITSSIA.—The following is from Berlin, dated the 9th
instant :—The Corregpondance states that the Austrian
Note compelled the Prussian government to declare its
intentions as to the maintenance of the offensive and de-
fensive alliance with Austria. The propositions of M. von
Manteuffel, intended to preserve a good understanding,
not having been favourably received, he tendered his
resignation, and left town on Friday last. He was re-
called, and returned yesterday evening. The Xing arrived
this morning, and presided at a council„ All that has
transpired respecting the deliberations is, that M. von
Manteuffel withdrew his resignation; that conciliatory
declarations are to be addressed to the Cabinet of Vienna;
and that eventually Prussia is to adopt a policy perfectly
in accordance with that of Austria. It is said that the
Prince of Prussia is to arrive here forthwith, and their
Majesties are expected thiS evening after a temporary
absence.

RifflSlA.—Private letters have been received in Paris
from St. Petersburg, which state that a continued system
of deception as to the progress of the allied army is prac-
tised in that capital. Even the battle of the Alma has
been represented as a victory, and St. Petersburg was
actually illuminated in honour of it. It was admitted.
that the Russians had lost I,ooo'men in the battlo;. but
the allies- were said to have lost 10,000 men, and to be
completely disorganised. The retreat of the Russians
after the victory was accounted for as a "strategic move-
Iment," in the hope of inducing the-allied army to push
forward to the neighbourhood of Sebastopol, "where'
their utter destruction was a matter of certainty, and the
surrender of the- whole army exceedingly probable.
Vienna despatch of.rriday says :—" The-movement of the:
Russian Imperial Guard upon Poland. still continues,
The- Gatette des Posies states that the arrival of the
equipages of the Emperor Nicholas at Warsaw is daily
looked for. The report of the arrival of r 5,000 Russians
in the-Crimea remains without confirmatium
GnEveE.—By accounts from Thessaly, we learn that
after the late insurrection in that and the neighbouring
provinceof Albania had been subdued, some of the insur-
rectionary bands distributed themselves over the moun-
tains, occupying very strong natural positions, from which
the Turks have been unable- to dispossess ther4by force.
The chief of these mountain,bands took up his position in
the range of Mount Pelion, the fastnesses of which are so
strong that 100 armed men could keep possession. in spite
of twenty times that number of regular troops. A large
body of troops had been marched into the districts with
the view of dislodging the mountain band, which is com-
manded by Captain Antonio, whose depredations- -have
lately become nubearable, and who, in short, has degene-
rated into a simple captain of banditti, plundering the
peaceable peopie'of the country, and committed many' acts
of oppression and tyranny. Hussein Pacha left Larissa
at the head of about 1000 regular.' troops and 500 Alba-
nians, and afters wearisome march, between Mount 056 a
and Mount Pelion, through rugged and difficult passes,Jae
arrived at Zagora on the third day, and sent to Antonio
requiring an immediate surrender. In two days after a
message arrived from the mountain bands that they would
surrender to the Zriglishmen upon the condition that they,
the mountaineers, should receive a free pardon for what
was past, and that they should be embodied in the moun-
tain police. This was agreed to, and, the province a
Thessaly may now be said to be tranquißised.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL ,OF 'THE ARASTIA.

By the British and North American Royal Mail steam-
ship Arabia, Commodore Judkins, we have intelligence
from New York to the4th instant. She brought 101 pas-
sengers, and $969,436 and £2,680 in specie.
The Arabia left at a .50, p.m., on the sth instant ; on
the following day, at: 8 30, a.m., spoke the Canada hence
for New York, and arrived in the river at 6 30, p.m., on
Saturday. The passage occupied less than ten days.
UP to the time of . the Arabia's departure-nothing was
known of the catastrcphetothe Arctic, but thepapers were
expressing uneasiness- at• her non-arrival.
The new steam-frigates were being actively proceeded
with, under the supervision of Mr. George Steers. One
of these vessels, the -Niagara, is to have a speed of 17
miles an hour under sail alone. She is to Bea propeller,
and to carry guns of eleven bore, the largest calibre
used in our navy. The extreme length of the Niagara
will be 345 feet, depth. of hold 31 feet, breadth of beam
fw feet, draught when loaded 22 feet 9 inches: The five
remaining frigates are all to be much smaller than the
1,,,Ti, having a dia placement of only about 3,500 tons.
Been twenty and thirty persons are supposed to have
'lost their lives by the sinking of the steamer Malta on the
Ohio. River. The first Council of Romanist Bishops ever
held in the Province ,of New York, assembled. Olathe Ist
instant, in that city..
There had been two failures at Boston, one that of a
large clothing house,-and theother a firm largely engaged
in the Australian business.

The Tribune correspondent at St. Thomas, reports the
rumour that the United States provisional agent had suc-
ceeded in securing the Bay of Samana for a naval station.
It is also stated that: President Santana is inelined to
accept the friendship of the United States, hoping to find
in it a permanent barrier for Dominica against the ambi-
tion of his neighlour. the Etoperor of all the .Ilaytiens.
The Nail York Journal of Commerce notices the re-
action which is exhibiting itself in the emigration traffic.
It says, "We have • noticed. of late frequent departures of
large companies of. emigrants from this fort, on their
return to the old world. These occurrences, seem to indi-
cate that a reaction to the excessive emigration of past
years has commenced. _

A Boston papernientione that the trade-between New
England and. Canada • was, rapidly increasing under the
influence of the.now treaty.
Indian depredations on the American side of the Rio
Grande were very numerous. Captain Llewellen Jones,
with a party of,ten riflemen, pursued and defeated a party
of fifteen Ird4ms, killing• one, wounding three, and taking
seven horses-And other plunder. Jones's loss amounted
to one corporal killed,. two privates wounded, and four
horses wounded.

A very: extraordinary occurrence had taken place
the railway near Providence, originating from a dispute
between au old man, through whose .property this line
passed, and the raibvay company, the former complaining;
that his, land had. been assessed at too lew a price. Ont
the 3d he placed, a small house, erected by himself, upon
both tracks, in which he put several kegs, which heaaid,
contained powder, and then fastened himself inside,.. by
nailing :up every entrance to it. The Boston and Provi-
dence train, and the Providence and Worcester tract were,.
as they came along, brought to a atandstill by the ob..
straction, and, detained for nearly two hours.. The old
fellow swore that if they attempted to run tha engine
through the house that he would i fire the powder and
blow. everything around him to ,atoms. After: a long
delay, through which the crowd increased to, over a
theasand people, the North Prcvidence and the Providence
police arrived, when they fell to work, and with well-
; directed blows soon smashed', the doors of the louse in,
and seized the old man. It was with , difficulty at first
'that the crowd could be kept from injuring, him. He
was hurried away to gaol. The crowd then, attacked the
house •and soon made a complete wreck of its. About half
a keg orpowder only was found.
According to the New. York Tribune .the cabinet had
determined on decided measures with regard, to the Central
American question. It says, " The right of Nicaragua to
the port of Greytown, is,to be asserted; and the Mosquito
Protectorate treated with marks of contempt. For this
purpose the ranee Independence is to go.th.ere, accompanied
by a war-steamer and perhaps, other vessels. It was
originally the plan to put the steamer in charge of Captain
Hollins, but that is said to have been,abandoned as having
rather too provocative .an appearance. The Nicaraguan
flag is to be saluted, by the sqnsulron when it arrives at
San Juan ; and we are informed. that the flag is now being
prepared at the. Brooklyn Navy yard for that purpose.
Whether anything more will be. attempted by the squadron
than this formal recognition of Nicaraguan severeignty
we are not able to say, but any such ulterior measures
will encounter, serious difficulties. In the first place the
British are now in actual possession there, and the muni-
cipal authorities of Greytown are again organised under
their protection. If Hollins had occupied the locality
after his, bombardment, the return of the British and the
restoration of the town could only have been accomplished
by offensive acts on their part. The war must then have
been commenced by them ; but the contrary is now the
case, and the attack must come from us. Against such
an attack the English government has made• ample pre-
parations, for, as is reported from Jamaica, the )3oseawen,
7,0, with a frigate or two, probably, beside the brig
Espiegle, and, one or two smaller vessels, are to be there
about the same time. Thus, Commodore Mervin will find
himself as inferior in force, when he reaches the scene of
action, as was Lieut. Jolly, on a former memorable occa-
sion, and a new attempt at the forcible dispossession of
the authorities of Greytown will be impracticable. To
salute the flag of Nicaragua will, then probably be the
extent of the campaign."
Advices from Venezuela to the 3d ult. announce that
the revolution in Barquesameto had ended. General
Rodisquez, the chief of the patriot army, was being taken
by an escort to Caracas, but his guard murdered him on
the road. An abundant coffee crop was nearly ready for
collecting.
The revolutionists in Northern Mexico were making
considerable progress, having obtained possession of several
towns, including Monterey. The government troops were
unable to check them. Linares, Monte Morelas, and
Cadayta had. also been taken. The government troops
that captured Victoria, it is said, burnt a number of
houses, and committed great excesses. The insurgents
were very sanguine of success, and had divided into par-
ties and commenced a system of guerilla warfare. Another
account contradicts these statements, and says that the
revolution was at an end.

The accounts of the damage by the recent storm at
Gaveston and Matagorda are awful. A. large number of
lives were lost on the coast, and also ip the cities, by the
blowing down of houses. The captain and crew of the
steamboat Kate Ward and schooner• Tom Payne perished.