Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
By HOUSES PRINTING TELEGRAPH
EXPRESSLY FOR THE ErENINc STAR
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CANADA.


hnnItht Uf me y chMe n UhNhUk,
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The Soules Duels-The Allied Fleets in the
Black Sea-More Fighting-Alliance Be-
tween Prussia and Persia-Narksts, &c.
HALIFAX, Jan. 4.-The steamer Canada
has arrived, with dates from Liverpool to
the 9th of December, seven DAYS later
than previous advices.
The steamer Baltic arrived at Liverpool
on the 23d ult.
Dates had been received by telegraph
from Shanghai to Nov. I'd, and Calcutta
to Nov. Goth. Affairs in Burmah were
more satisfactory.
Mr.. Soule had fought duel with the
Marquis Of Turgot, the French Minister,
and young Soule had also fought with the
Duke of Alba. Nobody damaged.
Severe weather had been experienced
along the Irish coast, and many vessels
had been wrecked. The ship Niagara
was ashore near Wexpool, but her cargo
and $50 passengers had been saved. The
ship Pollock, from Mobile, was at Queens
town, damaged.
England.
The English Cabinet met on the 23d.
Sir George Gray had declined the offer of
Home Secretaryship. s-,.....tf
1t was reported that Lord Palmerston
had been invited to resume the office in
consequence Of Lord Clarendon threaten
ing to resign.
The Liberal papers complain that
Prince Albert is too busy in the affairs of
the army. Some attribute Lord Palmer
ston's resignation to the cabals in that
quarter.
France
Reports that the sincerity Of the En-
peror in the Turkish alliance was distrus-
ted in England. caused great indignation.
The French Cabinet were considering
the expediency of making an explicit
denial of the rumor, and Napoleon ex-
presses himself in favor of action.
Things in the East.
The Turks say that Russia has induced
Persia to declare war against Turkey,
and to place 10000 troops at the Cars |
disposal, by promise to remit the debt |
due by Persia to Russia, and to restore
the territory in dispute between them.
Turkey had forbidden the expectation
Of grain.
The allied fleets had at last entered the
Black Sea, leaving three ships of each
squadron to guard Constantinople. Their
supposed destination was the great Rus.
sian Naval Depot of Sebastopool. The
Car having frequently declared that
entry of the fleets into the Black Sea
would be equivalent to declaration of
war, the withdrawal of the Russian min
listers from London and Paris was imme-
diately looked for.
Further skirmishing had occurred along
the Danube. The Russians attacked
kalafat on the 4th, but were repulsed
after great carnage.
On the 18th two Russian steamers,
with gun boats, attacked Matschinie.
An instruction had taken place at
Crimea in favor of Turkey. The provin-
ces of Bessarabia, Kheran and Tauris
had been put under martial law by the
Russians.
The Turkish army had crossed the
Georgian frontiers, and marched upon
Titiis. They were welcomed everywhere
by the Georglans.
The Turkish forces were occupying
Erivan, which was abandoned by the
Russians on their approach.
The report of the Turkish defeat at
Alhalzik was doubted, although the bat
tie fought there on the Goth was accom-
panied with very considerable slaughter.
The rupture between Persia and Eng
land happened anterior to the declaration
of war by Persia against Turkey, occa.
stoned by an insult to the British en-
bassy.
The British Consul at Jasti had retired
from the principalities.
The Russian Government had ordered
that all foreign merchant ships going
into the Ottoman ports of the Black Sea,
munitions of war, shall be seized
under neutral flags.
A Vienna paper says that the allied
feet have entered the Black Sea on the
peaceful errand of preventing further
collisions.
The intelligence that the Turkish feet
was at Sinope, was carried to the Rus
sian Admiral by an Austrian steamer.
Paris papers publish documents pur-
porting to be the letters of instructions
from the four powers to the Ambassadors
at Constantinople. They bear rather
hard on Turkey.
China.
The Chinese insurgents keep firm
possession of Shanghai. The rebels had
been defeated by the Imperialists at
Annoy.
The Canton market continued firm.
THE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 24.-Breadstufs-l
Brown & Shipley report breadstuffs as
having opened active, but falling of to-
wards the close. The advance of the
week was cd. per Dbl. in flour, Is. per.
or. in corn, and I'd. per 20 lbs. in wheat.
White wheat los. sd. a u.s.; red los. q
los. I'D. Canal -four BIS. 37s. 3D.
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Ohio, BIS.
Cd. 3Ss. White corn 46s.; yellow ASS;
mixed AS. Cd. Imports small.
Provisions-Old Beef was active at
lower rates-sales of 700 casks at 85s.
Pork unchanged. Bacon shade higher
new AIS. at retail. Lard dull. Tai.
low considerably advanced.