The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-30

oHemuihetfhal DC deemed guilty OF msdemeanor, and
snail uron conviction thereof upon any Information
j or Indictment be punished by fine and imprisonment
or either of them at the discretion of the court in
which such offender shall be convicted and every such
ship or vessel with the tackle apparel and furniture
together with MI the materials, arms ammunition and
stores which may belong to be board of any suck
ship vessel shall forfeited; and whereas II has
been represented to that ships and vessels being
built In several places within the united kingdom and
are being equipped furnished and fitted out especially
with steam machinery with intent that they shall be
employed aforesaid without Royal leave license
Tor that purpose first had obtained sgni6ed,
fouresaid we have therefore, thought 1T, by and with
the advice of Prvy Council to issue this Royal
proclamation warning all our subjects against taking
part in such proceedings which we are determined to
prevent and repress and which cannot fail to bring upon
the partie. engaged in them the punshments which at
tend the violation Of the laws
Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace this 9th day
OF March in the year Of os4ord 1854 and in the nth
year OF our reign God saveAhe Queen.
THE NEW ORDER IN CoUNcIL-ITs EFFECT
IN THE UNITED STATES.
In the House of Commons the 18th inst, Mr.. MITCH
ELL expressed the hope that the government would,
the earliest possible day. state their views intentions
which the Secretary Of the Treasury ad made
on Friday appeared 10 be quite inconsistent with the in
ructons which the Foreign Secretary had sent to
Sir c. WooD pointed out that this was subject requ
ring the most grave consideration, the most mature de-
liberation before any declaration should be prom
the part Of Her Majesty's government ihs su5ect
h. could assure the House. had been engaging tho close
time past and they would be prepared at the earliest
possible date consistent with their public duty to state
to tie House and to the country the they intend
to pursue.
Mr.. Gnsox said, the government had already made
one public declaration the subjec, in the shape of
lost in laying before tho House and before the country
hear) He trusted IL would appear that Lord Clarcndon's
depatch not to be considered the rule that to be
hare the effect Of bringing about cosions with friendly
Powers and nestrals but would iryaibly hare tie effect
OF war; had surely had ample time deter
mine upon the course they intended to pursue towards
the ships of friendly nations of neurals and Of
own subjects. To delay the announcement of their
views and intentions on this subject until the ice
had broken up in the Baltic wholly unjust to
merchants, who had been making their
rangemeuts in ignorance of what government meant
plain that they taken by surprises that they were
in fact robbed owing to the neglect and delay Of
m Of the Property which they might be de-
Of Lord Clarendon TO be acted upon should
~ be brought into collision NTH the americans tchose
chdnmen would be liable to be searched By the British
cruisers, and, II they had any parcel board ,chch d.
rocy indirectly, could be made to be connected Nth
mrdny He had hoped that the safer policy
that free ships make free ports" would have saved
from the risk Of collision with friendly Powers. Hear,
hear.)
Mr. WILSON said he had been misrepresented several
papers the other day The question that had been put
to him had reference TO imports from Russia and his
had referred altogether to Russian produce i'm
ported from neutral ports in neutral ships and the
property Of neutral subjects.
THE EASTERN ARMY OF FRANCE-OPERA-
TONS AT THE BOSPHORUS AND OAR
DANELLES.
The Paris Mo',itenr publishes the composition of the
army of the East, which, it will DO secn command
ed BY the general officers we already mentioned.
Marshal de st. lAuaud is to be commander chief.
The chief of his staff General de Martmprey the under
chief Lieutenant Colonel Jarras the commander Of the
artillery Colonel Lebeeuf; the commander Of the engi-
Colonel of IN mi M
Bianchot and the principal chaplain, Able Parabere
The first division is to be commanded by General Canro
bert who il to have under his orders the Generals of Fri
gade Espinassc and Vinoy.
The second division is commanded by General Bosq1et
and the two brigadcs by Generals dAntcmarrs an
Bouat General d'Allonvlle commands the brigade of
cavalry composed of the First and Fourth regiment of
Prince Naposson commands corps reserve having
Tor the chief of his staff Colonel Desmarets his hrs aide
decamp The corps consists OF the Second regiment Of
Zouaves, the Twenysscond regiment OF light infantry,
| and a regiment of marines
of General Forez the two brgades of infantry being
manded by Generals de Lourmel and dAurcle an the
The Courier de Garseiaes Of the 10th inst quotes
letter from Gaipoli of the goth ult stating that the
Angofrench commission Of officers Of engineers charged
was every day most actively engaged General John
Burgoyne, Mcssrs Wellesley and Wrottcsley, who have
been sent out by the Board Of Admiralty Colonel Ardent
Commander Jourjon, and Lieut. d. varennee, French o
Of engineers constantly board the Carodoc
which conveyed them successfully all the military
points, detachment of English Sappers, who arrived at
Consantinope board the Bnsbee executed the works
under the direction of those officers All the forts and bat
teries Of the Dardanees have been most infinitely in
spected, repaired extended and will shortly be in
state Of defence capable of repeng the most formid
Of the 26h for the Bosphorus the two banks Of which
to be equally visited, and fortified in such
stantnople which owing to its position be Vastly
defended will also be protected the side Of the Bos
n y. pretty
cations of Constantnople the Bosphorus and the Oar
danecs, to receive French and English garrsons
WAR PREPARATIONS IN ST. PETERSBURG
ADDRESSES OF THE EMPEROR.
The following letter. dated Memel, March 4, gives re-
liable information from the Russian pital relative to
| the preparations for
Iqutted ST. Petersburg the 9th ult. Along the
road from Narva to Riga and from Riga to Mttau, in
Esthona, Ivonia and CORTLAND, observed conside-
rable movement Of troops. At ST. Petersburg the de-
out any precise date being An extraordinary
tvity pervaded all the navy officers those OF tho War
Department., the Foreign Affairs, as also the private
ChancelIcre Of the Emperor service of special esta
fettes organized for the province Of Baltic Russia
with which uninterrupted exchange of courers kept
shau and Rotschensalm have been greatly augmented.
That OF Sveaborg which the Russians wont TO call
the Gibraltar the Baltic has been reinforced to the
Within the last few days abide camp of the Empe-
general officer has been despatched with orders to
He first proceeds to Reve whore part Of the Russian
feet has been laid up for the winter and he is charged
1
means Of placing = in SAFETY from coup ds man Of the
AngloFrench squadron. Other general officers of the
engineer and artillery have also received the mission to
urge the completion Of the works in the military ports
| and the fortresses of tho coast.
These not the only measures OF defence that the
Russian govcrnmentadopts does everything to excite
tho national pride and the fanaticm of the nation All
] their efforts tend TO give TO the impending struggle a
character Of religious ardor which is not that of 1872
Thus the Greek appears everywhere the sant
flying symbol Of the present and every side we
hear the words repeated OF " Orthodox faith" Holy
confidence Holy Russia, &c Texts from the Holy
Scripture have TO be mingled with the argon of the
| fasl iopable saloons.
The Emperor himself adops them in conversation Of
the ordinary kind and in oh his puic addresses
and nc appears struck with the moomunie Of preaching
and harapguing TO all about him in manner that is
truly ridiculous Very recently and in presence OF his
whole Court he delivered sort Of Sermon which termi-
| mated nearly with the following words
Eussia whose destines God has especially entrusted