Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-03-16
Three Days Later from Europe.

HALIFAX, March 15-The Arabia has arrived,
having left Liverpool on the 4th inst.
Flour has declined two shillinss, corn two shll.
lings, and wheat four pence. Cotton has declined
one sixteenth The sales of the week were 81 200
bales Consols closed at 81
Austria sides with the western powers.
No hostilities have yet taken place on the Dan
ube or in Asia, in consequence OF the heavy snow
The weather is now milder.
France and England insist that Russia shall
evacuate-the Turkish territories before the 18th OF
April.
All parties are still armng.
The Greek instruction is in the way Of being
suppressed
says. under date OF the I'd inst. that an Austrian
manifesto is about 10 announce that Austria will
occupy Bosnia and Servia. panic cnsued IN
consequence on the Vienna Bourse.
A ST. Petersburg journal gives the following as
the substance of the cars answer TO Napoleon:
:" If his imperial majesty extends his hands 10
me- as ! extend mine, am ready 10 forget the
modification have experienced, hard though II
! be. But then only / discuss the subject
treated Of in his letter. and may perhaps arrive at
an understanding.
! LET the French fleet prevent the Turks FROM
transporting reinforcements 10 the theatre OF war,
and let them send plenipotentiary 10 negotiate,
| whom will receive as BELTS his character.
The conditions already made known to the
conference at Vienna are the sole basis on which
| l will consent to treat"
| PARIS, Friday, March 3.--The Bourse is heavy.
| Funds have declined
In Britain the war was quite popular The
additional estimates for the army and navy ara
considered moderate.
In France, Napoleon had opened the legislative
session on the I'd. His speech commenced by
referring to the deficient harvest. Bat seven mil
lions of hcetolres of wheat have been imported
and more are on The way.
Famine has been averied, but war is beginning.
France had gone as far honor permitted TO
avoid collision, but must now draw the sword.
| She has no views Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The days
| of conquest are past, never to return.
/ Europe had been treasured by the moderation
Of the Emperor Alexander, and his successor.
| Nicholas, seemed TO doubt the danger which
threatened It from the colossal power which by
| successive encroachments embraced the north
and centre of Europe, and which possesses al
! most exclusively two internal seas, whence II Is
easy for its armies and fleets 10 launch forth
! against civilization.
/ But its recent unfounded demands in the east
| has awakened Europe.
/. France has an equal interest with England in
preventing Russian supremacy over Constanti-
nope.
France, therefore, was going to Constantinope
to defend the freedom of the seas as well as to
protect the rights Of the Christians and Frances
| lust rights in the Mediterranean
| She was going with Germany to aid Austria to
defend her frontiers against the preponderance OF
her two powerful neghbors. She was going in
| short with all those who desire the triumPhs OF
| right of Justice, and of civilization.
The emperor proceeds to say:
Strong, then, in the nobleness of our cause, in
the irmness Of our alliances. and the protection Of
| God, hope soon to arrive at peace which shall
no longer depend en- the power Of any one man to
/ disturb
! The English press unanimously praise this
speech. Rumor assigns the command ofihe army
| east 10 Marshal ST. Arnaud
| Russia demands that Prussia shall close her
ports nearest Russia against English and French
ships. Russia is unwilling to comply.