Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-21
,TEsT NEWS BIZ THE MAILS.
c1oTHaR FOREIcN NEWS.

III. steamer Washington arrived Mt New Y
Thursday evening, from Hayre,via Southamp-
..;,b dates TO the Ist inst. Her adyic =
W. IN anticipated by the Arabia, at Halifax.
~. .he napers received by her contain some in
ing items of news not embraced in our
halifax despatch. no
4o,g,t whom are troup OF female equestrians.
ENGLAND.
,r, pr;,;sh squadron at Spithead will soon
lp po. Forty sail A third French squadron
nihpol f,rmed consisting of ten sail of the
e',rteen f,igates, and fifteen corvettes. 1t
e' ,Dd that this fleet will join the British
eet al Spithead.
bh" 70 have an interview with Napoleon.
m gt" ENGLISH force in the East is to be $4,000
l"' A second detachment was preparing to
mbark. e.oras n, tl,e och o.a A.
III wy ia that a bill was to be introduced in
cen s'a'o H. English militia force to 100000
oen. aud raising oo'ooo IL 'oo''"e'' anu io'ooo
I'll I'll small failures had been announced at
Chester. amongst them Mr.. Vickers for S4I.
200.
c,tbead would be reviewed by Queen Victoria
and the Emperor Napoleon, prior to their depart
nrc for the Baltic.
Sir Charles Napier's appointment to the COM
mand of the fleet is considered as indicative of the
/ INST severe measures against Russia.
FRANCE.
The French government has prohibited the ex-
narration of arms, ammunition, &c.
RUSSIA.
Z A telegrapbic despatch, dated St. Petersburg,
Z, ,tb nit, states that Prince Paskiewtch had
Hbeen appointed to the chief command Of the Dan
Alban army.
Orders have been forwarded to the Russian
Aleet in the Black Sea to neither seek nor avoid
4, collision with the allied fleets.
4 The Russian army of the Oxus had halted two
marches north of Khva. The Khans of Box
nara and Khiva had been brought to terms, and
In offensive and defensive quadruple alliance
mas been concluded between them, the Russians,
Ind Dost Mahommed.
4 The British Ambassador left st. Petersburg
bn the 18th of Feb, without seeing the Emperor
Ii passports having been sent him.
The French Ambassador demanded to be treat
III in the same way, but the Car expressed the
wish to see him. An interview took place, du-
ring which he was invested with the insignia of
Hhe order ofSt. Alexander Mowsky.
TURKEY.
The Shek Ell Islam has advanced 100, 100000
|pastres to the Sultan of Turkey, and preferred
Further assistance if needed.
One English and two French officers have been
appointed to actual command on the Danube.
1t is announced from Constantnople that q
treaty has been conclude between the Porte and
England and France, relative to future negotia-
tons with Russia.
FROM INDIA.
The Indian mail had been telegraphed from
Trieste with Calcutta dates to January Doth and
from Hong Kong to the 1lth, and Burmah to the
10Th The Governor General of India mad taken
possession of the province of Meady, in Burmah,
in the name of the Queen of England
A part of the British troops sent in pursuit of
the Dacorts having been led into ambush, lost
twenty three men and one officer.
Trade in India was active. Exchange on Eng
land Is. Sd.
FROM CHINA.
The latest dates from Canton state that Foen-
town was closely invested by the Patriot army.
The French expedition had returned to Hong
Kong from Ranking.
Exchange at Canton was quoted at 81, and at
Shanghae t3. - "