The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-02-16

THE AxswsR OF THE czAR EvAsIvE.
NEw YoRK, Feb. 9P. M.-The steamer
Pacific with advices from L~iverPoolto the
a5th ult.. has just arrived.
Commercially IKTELLfeEKcE.--We stern Ca
nal Flour is quoted AZ 42a4Ss, and Ohio and
similar brands 43a44s. yellow Corn AIS,
and White SOS, White Wheat l3s 4d. Con-
soils declined TO 80.
The advices in regard to Bseadstuffs are
rather contradictory. Richardson q Broth
ers euote prime qualities of Baltimore aud
philadslphih Flour at As 6da45s. Robert
Maxim qiyss the prices Of United States
white Wheat at las loal3s Sd; Western
Canal Flour 43s 6da AS, and Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Ohio and New Orleans +4a45s;
white corn 49A5os, and yellow 50s5ls; but
al apree that at these rates the business do
ing was quite limited
In regard to Provisions. McHenry says,
Bacon wasin good demand. but at a decline
OF IL to 2s per cwt. Not much doing in
Beef or Pork, buy ers holding of for lower
prices. Cheese in demand. Lard steady At
full rates. TaIlow in fair demand, and pre-
vious rates fully maintained. Nothing new
in Seeds. Linssed Cakes less active. a
brisk spsculaIive demand for East India
Rice Carolina neglected.
AT London Sugar was quiet. Coffee was
firm at full rates, with sales Of Gotta Rico,at
auction, at ass to Sos Cd, There was a good
business doing in Carolina Rice at ass sd,
per cwt. Spirits Turpentine sold at DDS, to
arrive.
Censols opened Wednesday morning at
905 and closed at 9ok.
GENERAL INTELLdGENcE.-The answer Of
the Car 10 tho note OF the four powers Is
quite syasiye aud inds6nite.
The latest by telegraph from London to
Liverpool, dated "Wednesday morning, says;
The Times Paris Correspondent writei
that the reply OF the Emperor Nicholas
Though not couchcd in very strong Ian
gusge, in demanding explanations, was yeI
OF such a character as to leave little hope o
any change in the Emperor's mind.
II is stated that popular excitement at st
Petersburgh had reached 10 SUCH an extent
that the French Government anticipated
an outbreak would take %place, by which thu
Gar would be compelled to make a forma
declaration Of war before even his plans
would be arranged. 1t was believed a
Paris, that a force OF ten or fifteen thousan
Russians had crossed the Danube. II wa
also rumorsd that a dispatch had been re
uslved from ST.. Petersburgh, annouu cini
tue ICbiHOdtloH VI Nt5ouHOhNb Nv ~ ~
ceptancc by the Emperor.
The splendid new iron emigrant shi
Taylor, bound from Liverpool to Mel
bourne, struck rock and sunk in Dubll
bay. Four hundred Of thu passengers wer
lost.
There were no furt err battles reported o.
the Danube or in Asia Minor. The u.lie
fleets wsre last seen steering for Batow u
with a fair wind. The Russian feet wa
also at sea.
The very latest advices received, just a
the Pacific sailed, says the Car has no
proceeded to extreme measures, upoI
learning Of the entery Of the allied flee
into the Black Sea, but simply replied b,
asking "are the fleets TO observe strict neu
trality or are they to take Octive part wit
Turkeyi" 1t was telegraphsd from Vienna
that the Cars finalreply would be con
temptuous refusal Of the Vienna note, an
would refer Turkey to Gortschakof for fur
Their particulars, and asserting positively h
will not give up one jot OF Menchikoif's GrI
demands.
There was considerable movement ulon
the Danube, but no further battles.
The English people appeared to hav
made up their minds for war, seeing that
was pending, and appear quietly to acceT
IL.
Mr.. Mason, the American minister
France, had presented his credentials.
Russia protests against neutrality on Il
sides with one party or the other.