The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-10-27

The news BY the Atlantic which arrived at New
York Sunday, the 10Th inst, shows that war has
been declared by Turkey, which procedure on the
part Of the Sultan, has caused much commotion in the
different States Of Europe, and the harome,rical ind
cation Of trouble the British funds had considerably
declined The Cabinet Ministers present in London
had held long meeting at the Foreign Office, and
the absent members Of the cabinet had received in
s,ructions to repair to London without delay.
The Russians said to be preparing to attack
Circassia with large force, and the last dispatch
states that at Odessa wheat was enquired for at a
large advance on previous prices.
BY the Daily Chicago Tribune. handed us by
friend who arrived on the Shenandoah Tuesday
evening, VIC have received the news by the Asia,
telegraphcd from New York on the 10Th inst The
declaration Of by Turkey is not positively con-
6rmed, but intelligence from Smyrna states that the
Grand Council had voted for war. The Paris cor
respondent Of the London Times, confirms the report
that the Sultan had declared war, and Paris COT
respondent of the London Morning Post, says that
the Sultan had fixed on the period of four weeks in
which Russia shall evacua.e the prncipaltcs. 1t is
also automatically stated that the Car at Outz de-
clared his strong desire for peace and the Paris
Parie declares, semi.otcially, that the Sultan had
not signed declaration Of war the Council having
merely resolved that NO concessions could tie made,
and tina, preparations or must be carried Oh with
increased energy.
The reports are therefore contradictory, but circum-
Stances Indicate war to be Inevitable The Gar, pre-
yious to leaving Olmutz, sent courier to ST. Pc
tcrsburgh, with orders to raise a new levy Of troops
The French and English are preparing 10 occupy the
Bosphorus and the combined fleets reached Constan-
tinope on the 7th. Gen. Canevert goes to Constan-
tinope with 900 French troops, and many other
minor preparations being made, which tend to
show tina, all interested are making energetic prcpaIa-
tons for war.
There is speck OF trouble on the political horizon
Of italy, caused by the arrest ut the Bahes OF ucca,
Of a Miss Cunningham, Scotch lady, for dstrbu-
ting Protestant tracts among the popuace. The re-
port has excited strong Indignation among The Eng
Iish in Tuscany, and throughout Protestant Europe
The lady affirms that she offended in ignorance OF
the law. The code Furnishes an attempt to Prose'ytc
with from five to ten wears Imprisonment.
Civila Vecchia reported To I've in u state OF re-
volt caused by An announcement that the government
proposed to suppress the free port. The French
commander in chief, Gen. Momeal sent forward a re-
enforcement Of troops, and order was subsequently
restored.
roval decree extends the permission to import all
sorts of grain into the Two Settles, duty iee up to
the end of May, 1854
The news from Spain is unmportant A royal
decree authorizes the importation, duty free, OF all
materials used in railways.
From France we learn that decree has been pub
lished extending the period for the importation OF
corn and -four in foreign vessels free from deierentai
duties, to the 3lst Of July, 1854. Another decree
until the same period.
Koszta, the Hungarian refugee, sailed from Smyr
ma for the United St:cs, in the American bark Mi
mo.a, on the 2lst Of Sept. with the consent of AL
parties, and that affair may be now considered set
tied
THE CHOLERA IN EyGLASD.-This epidemic
has, during the present year, cNenied from Persia,
through Russia, Denmark, Norwaj, Swcdcn, and
Germany, y'and again breaking out on It's north
cast coast in the near e.hborhood Of the town in
which it made its first appearance in this country in
1881.
The General Board Of Health for Great Britain,
in An official of the prevalence of the
disease, communicate certain interesting facts, from
which We select the following:
s. In this wide spread course, it has everywhere
overeapcd the barriers which quarantine has erected
to stay it's progress; and where this of proec
ton has been rigidIy enforced has not only
disappointed the expectations Of those who have re-
lied upon il as safeguard often to the neg ec and
exclusion Of the most important precautions, but has
aggravated the evils OF the pest'ence, and added dis
ast,ous consequences Of its
! The experience already obtained of this peslence
al Newcastle, Gateshead aud Hcxan is decisive, that
where the conditions favorable for its localizaton
and development, Is the i'll these towns. the
disease has lost nothing of its former v.ruience. Ia
the two former indeed the severity Of the disease,
As far as it has yet extended, has greatly exceeded
any former visitation and has attacked in III those
places i, has abroad, much larger proportion of
the middle aud higher classes"
The latest information from China is to the effect
that the two armies Uhe Imperals and the Insur
gents } were collecting munitions of war for terrible
battle. There is now probability that the Insur-
gents will triumph.