Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-06
photographic Correspondence.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

/ The steamer Africa arrived at New York yester.
day, bringing Liverpool dates of April %.
The treaty of closer alliance between France and
England had been ratified.
! The treaty of alliance offensive and defensive,
between Austria and Prussia had been signed.
! The complexion of TIE news from the Baltic,
Black Sea, and the Danube is the same as by the
previous arrival The campaign in Asia was ex-
pected to commence about the middle of April.
! GENERAL NEWS.
There is nothing important from France or England
correspondent of the London Times at Madrid says
that the affair of the Black Warrior, for from be-
ing settled has been urged with extrens violence
| and wears very threatening aspect.
1t was stated from Spain that Mr.. Soule had demand
ed the immediate recall OF Captain General Pezusa from
Cuba and that officer should succeed him with power
to settle the spot such disputes may arise with
the authorities of Cuba hereafter.
Mr.. Soule, it is also stated had demanded an immense
amount of money as indemnity for the Black Warrior
affair The result of these demands was not known
The Spanish Government had issued an important de-
cree against the slave trade of Cuba according to which
all slaves to be Immediately registered and any
slave found the island without copy Of this register
was to be regarded frauduenty imported and declar
ed free The decree also provides for the introduction
and organization of white laborers.
The expulsion Of the Greeks from Turkey was yigor-
ousy enforced. The Greek instruction assumes the
shape OF guerilla warfare harassng but not formidable
Lord SnATFoRD, the British Minister at Constantine
pie, had published long manifesto against the Greek
Government for fayoring the instruction.
massacre of the Greeks at Volo by the Turks re-
ported but doubted.
Accounts still vague regarding the violation of the
Servian territory. 1t reported that Prince Daniel
had summoned Montenegro to arms against Turkey.
Sardinia and Holland repudate privateering
The Journal of ST. Petersburgh publishes the Russian
reply to the declaration of 1t throws the response
billty of the war entirely on France and England.
The ice in the Gulf Of Finland is much broken.
is asserted from Copenhagen that Sweden has posi-
lively entered into secret treaty with Russia by which
an obsolete enactment forbdding than four ships
at once to enter harbor has been restored and the
extended to Norway. .-t
--latest By Telegraph.
LONDON APRIL %, 8 P. M-There is nothing new to-
day except from Vienna and Paris of new Prus-
sian mediation.
sve alliance between Austria and Prussia signed by
Baron Maneue for the latter and Baron Hess and Count
Thorn for the former.
PARIS, APRIL 2l-A despatch from Omer Pasha con-
firms the previous that the Turks were thrice
successful against superior forces the passage Of
Danube but in obedience to orders they retreated the
line of Karassa.
The Markets.
LIvERpooL APRIL 22.-Cotton was without change
during the week Better qualities becoming scarce.
Fair Orleans ed, middng 916d fair Mobile and Up
land sgd, mddling So Tied Wright and Gauly
quote middlng lie 3D., and dearer than the above
Stock 181, 900 bales, including 4l0,57S American.
Breadstuffs were in good consumptive demand, and
prices closed at advance which quoted at 3D. on
3Ss. Cd; Baltimore and Philadelphia 38s. Cd. $685.
Ohio 38s BIS. White wheat lis Cd 12s 3D.; red
lis. lis. 3d. White corn Ais 49,; yellow and mix
ed 39s. 3D. Ais.