New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-13
European News by the Africa.

8aA0podn ASeWS Dv tIl6 k1tfiCds
The steamship Africa arrived at New York on
the morning Of the 5th. By this arrival we are
placed in possession of three days later news,
which is of considerable interest, but without
any event of startling magnitude.
THE WAR.-The London correspondent of the
N. Y. Herald, writing under date Of April 81 !,
says:
The French Baltic squadron has sailed from
,Brest for the Gulf Of Finland 1t consists Of
nine line Of battle ships, nine frigates and nine
corvettes. 1t has marines and artillery on
board. 7a
The English frigate Amphion, which got
aground on a sand bank, has been got off Sir
Charles Napier has, | believe, addressed re-
port to the English Government, in which he
does not dissimulate the immense difficulties he
has to contend against in the Baltic The ships
of his squadr on have made nine merchant prizes,
but no naval action has yet taken place either
there or in the Black Sea. We have not yet
heard that shot has been fired, and the Br-
tish public are getting very impatient, Admiral
Dundas, especially, is accused of want Of ener-
gy 1t is now officially announced that Rus
sian squadron left Sebastapol, and very quietly,
despite the presence of the combined fleets in
the Euxine, proceeded to the Circassian coast
burnt their forts there, and took away five
thousand fighting men, without opposition, to
reinforce Sebastopol The Inuaiide Rasse pub.
fishes full account of the whole transaction
adding that the Russian vessels spoke the Eng
lish frigate Sampson and the French frigate
Mogador whilst this man9uvre was going on
The combined fleets actually Cat last ad vices
at anchor in the little bay between Baltshik and
kavafna, about twenty leagues below the town
Of kostendje. This town has been burnt down
by the wild, irregular Turkish troops on their
retreat from the Dobrudscha. The report that
the town had been taken and destroyed by the
Russians, in the teeth, and almost in sight, OF
the English and French fleets, is pure fabri-
cation ss=se 1851 ~
The news from the seat Of the war is, mean.
time, not in all respects satisfactory. In Eperus
and Thessaly the Turks have suffered two OF
three defeats. The Greeks fight like devils
and II the insurrection is not soon put down by
English and French intervention, the Greeks
will prove a good help to Russia. As it is
Turkey is obliged to send large portion of her
troops there.
Letters from Constantinople of the 10th April
state that the Greeks were fast leaving that
capital. Up to the Sth 5000 English and French
troops had actually arrived at Gallipoli. 1t is
said that 10000 English troops will be GUAR.
tered at Constantinople, and that barracks are
being prepared for them. 1t seems, however
that Omer Pasha had demanded reinforcements
for Varna, which is badly defended, and that
either English or French troops will be ordered
up there forthwith. OF course their movements
will depend much upon events and circum.
stances. ,f--ai.4 EIt
The letters received to-day from various ports
in the Baltic show that the navigation is stead
lily opening, but the harbors are far from beins
free of ice. The Russian vessels of war KEEP
close in port, and were not expected to venture
Spynra1 Rn nj
had been captured.
CONVENTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Their Majestes, the Queen of the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland, and the
Emperor OF the French, having been compelled
IN spite of sincere and persevering efforts for
the maintenance of peace, to undertake an
active part in war which would otherwise
have threatened the balance of Europe and the
interests of their own dominions, have agreed
upon and signed the following articles:
Art. l. The high contracting parties engage
to do what depends upon them to bring about 0
re-establishment of peace between Russia anG
the Sublime Porte, on a solid and durable basis
and to guarantee Europe against the return O.
those lamentsble complications which have ius1
troubled SO unfortunately the general peace
Art. 2 The integrity Of the Ottoman Empire
being violated by the occupation of Moldavis
and Wallachia, and other movements of tbt
Russian troops, their Majesties Of the Unite
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and tht
Emperor of the French will receive (arec EN-.
pressemenD into their alliance, for the sake O
cooperating in the proposed object, any of the
other powers who may wish to join it.
Art. q. Whatever event may ensue in conse.
quence of the extension of the present conven.
tion, the high contracting powers oblige them
selves not to accept any overture or proposition
tending to a cessation of hostlites, and not to
enter into any arrangement with the Imperial
Court of Russia, without having previously de-
liberated upon it in common.
Art. 4. Animated by the desire of maintain.
ing the equilibrium Of Europe, and not pursuing
any interested purpose, the high contracting
powers renounce, in advance, any particular
advantage from the events which may result.
Art. 5, Their Majesties, the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and the Emperor of the French, have concerted
and will continue to concert upon the means
most proper to free the territory of the Sulan
from foreign invasion, and to attain the object
specified in Article l. They engage, for this
effect to supply, according to the ne ecessities oi
the war, determined by common agreement
land and sea forces sufficient to meet them; the
quality, the number and the destination oil
which subsequent arrangements will determine
Art .. The present convention will be rati-
neu anu tiie ratlhcatlons exchanged IN London
in the space of eight days. l
In pledge of which the respective plenipoten-
.tiaries have signed it, and attached their seals
of Office. @ le
London, April 10, 1854.
uu-m.. @-. CLARENDON,
a@ WALEwKE.
IMPORTANT RUSSIAN MANIFEsToEs,
The Cars Reply 10 the War Declaration Of The Westa,
Pouas-The Ocepation Of the Principaiities Defended
The St. Petersburg Gazette of the 18th of
April contains q declaration to the fol1owinp