Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-14
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
ONE WEEK LATER From EUROPE.

HALIFAX, Oct. l3th.-The steamer
Canada arrived this morning from Liver
pool, bringing dates to the LIST inst,
being one week later than those brought
by the Arabia.
She brings intelligence that the eastern
question was still undecided. The COM
bined fleets had passed the Dardanelles,
but it was still believed that hostiliticS
would be avoided.
BY the storm of the 25th and 26th ult.,
on the British and Dutch coasts, there was
much loss of life and property. Rottex-
dam and other Dutch cities were inunda-
ted. A screw steamer was lost on the
Zuydcr Zee, with 100 persons. The iron
steamer Cammcston, bound from Hull to
Hamburg, was lost, and also several
lives. The American packet-ship Neva
went ashore in the Mercy, and several
passengers were drowned. The ship AM
erican, for San Francisco, went ashore
near Southport. Many other ships were
damaged. The ship Rheim, from Ham
burg, for New York, with 200 passengers,
but back to Portsmouth, with the cholera
on board.
The French government has received
pacific communication from the En-
peror at Olmutz. General Persenela has
oeen appointed captain-general of Cuba.
In addition to the eastern question, the
Koszta affair is 10 be debated at Olmutz.
1t is rumored that France approves Aus
tria's policy, and is ready to join her.
The American ship Southerner founder
cd at sea the 10th September, on her
passage from Glasgow to New York.
Crew saved.
The eastern question shows new fea-
ture of alarm. The war party in Turkey,
headed by Mehemet Ali, are still eager
for war, and insist that war is demanded
empire.
The Sultan refused to sign the war
declaration got up against Russia, and
riots were feared. The British and French
ambassadors sent for assistance to pro-
tect the Sultan and the Christian resi-
dents. Four steam frigates Immediately
passed the Dardanelles, and anchored be-
fore Constantinople. Admiral Dundas
received orders to move the whole Eng
rejection ofthe Turkish notifications was
known at Constantinople on the 10Th,
but the expected crisis did not occur.
The ministry was unchanged. The feast
of Beriam was passed over quietly. The
Sultan appeared in the procession, and
was unmoles'.e ed. The Sultan was dis
pleased at the foreign ministers bringing
their fleets to Constantinople he consid-
cred it unnecessary and derogatory to his
! dignity.
.Advices from Trieste state that bet
ter understanding then prevailed between
the war and the peace parties in the d.
van. Srme new arrangements insisted
| upon by the English in the Vienna note
had caused Austr a to inform the British
! and French ministers that it was imp0S-
| sible that Austria could assent and it
was further said that the most perfect &C
cord existed between Russia and Austria
touching Turkey. There were rumored
demands for the ccssion of Turkish pro-
vince in payment of the expenses incurred
in the occupation Of the princlpalitles.
Markets.
! LIVERPOOL. Oct. Cotton had ruled
very dull, and holders were pressing
sales. Prices had further declined 3D. a
ID. per ID. Sales of the week $4,000
bales. of which spectators took 3,00t
and exporters 5000 bales. Fair Orleans
6Sd.; middling, sd; fair upland, Cid.
m,ddling, 5!b.
Flour has largely advanced and wa