Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-02
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.


The steamer Baltic arrived at New York yester-
day, bringing Liverpool dates to the 18th instant
Cotton remained active at unchanged prices.
Flour was not so firm, but no change in price had
occurred since our last previous advices.
Motions had been made and carried in both
Houses of the British Parliament for giving pub
licity to all the correspondence relating to the
Imprisonment of colored seamen at the port of
Charleston In submitting the motion in the House
Of Commons, Mr.. FRENCH remarked that he was
convinced that South Carolina if properly address
ed, would not hesitate to abrogate her obnoxious
lawsRoh this subject.
A splendid entertainment has been given to Capt
VANDERBILT by the City Of Southampton, at which
two hundred guests were present. The Captain, in
return for this compliment took large number of
his entertainers on pleasure excursion to the
southern coast of England.
There appears to be no change in the complexion
of the Turkish question: which, looking only to the
warlike movements of the antagonist Powers, would
seem very seriously to the peace of Europe.
The condition of the public funds however, as well
the uniformly expressed opinions of the foreign
journals against the probability of war, induce the
belief that the question will yet be amicably ar
ranged.
1t has been announced by the Ministers in both
Houses Of the British Parliament that the English
and French fleets have been jointly dispatched to
the Dardaneles, furnished with like instructions
and that the best understanding exists between
Great Britain and France in regard to the pending
difficulties. Two additional steam-frigates and two
sailing vessels were being fitted out at Brest for
urgent service, but their destination was unknown.
The shock caused to the funds by these move
ments was relieved by the report Of the arrival at
Paris of the Russian Minister of Justice, bearing
pacific assurances from the Gar, and at the latest
dates confidence was almost entirely restored. II
was supposed to be not improbable that Russia
might temporarily occupy the frontiers of the Da
nubian provinces, but no serious collision was ex-
pected to take place.
The advices from Constantinople are to the both
The Sultan, it is stated, has handed to the Ambas
sailors of the Four Powers a note explaining the
measures he has taken to maintain the integrity Of
her territories, and declaring firmly that any ar
rangement with Russia is out of the question
while that Power persists in its exorbitant preen-
sions.
On the 2Sth the French Minister gave Redschid
Pacha formal assurance of the support of the
French Government, and the British Minister was
to have an audience on the I'd instant for the pur-
pose of giving similar the part of his
Government.
The military preparations of the Turks were car
ried on with great activity On the Both utimo a
Turkish feet of twenty-five sail was anchored at the
entrance of the Black Sea; at the arsenal twelve
corvettes and several frigates being armed to
be ready by the I'd of June; one hundred and forty
fiat boats we're employed in transporting artillery
and ammunition to the feet and citadel at the Bos-
phorus; and the militia were pouring in from all
quarters,
Later intelligence will be looked for with great
interest, as this quarrel cannot be much prolonged
without embroiling Europe in general war.