The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-06-10

htlu III Iort deposit on ttie .tii day ol June,
1850
forci3n Ncus.
Tin addition to What we published las.
week. of tie news brought by the Asia, We
add the following particulars:
\ letter of Tie latest date from CONSTANT
NOBLE, received from high funrionaIy al
Constan!inoplc, perfectly reliable source,
states that the financial condition of Turkey
is miserable. She has already exhausted her
r,sour, eS, and is unable to borrow money.
Tie condition Of Turkey is iserahlc.-Tho
Government of the AN is growing weaker
and weaker every day. The British troops
will not leave until she gc:S all she wants from
the Ottoman Empire. The French are less
interested i'll Tie sick mans ,itcts.-But John
Bal! is chi,l mnurn,r and rrcttlrcd heir.
The Royal Albert, new screw steamer, is to
he got ready for being commissioned as soon as
possible.
The loss Of II. NJ. S. Tiger is confirmed by
Il letter f:om Bucharest. dated May Is. The
steamers which went to her assistance bonn
bard,d the Russian works. but without ,Iict.
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
The steamer Niagara arrived at Halifax on
Tuesday afternoon, bringing the following
news:
Austria had not yet assumed decisive at
titudc. The Conference at Vienna had been
resumed ON the basis heretofore laid down by
the Western Powers.
Prussia was arl arcntly acting against Rus
S;a
Sil,t.ia with vipor, and fears W ere entertained
lhat Tic Turks could not hold out much long
At Liverpool, May 9th, brcadStufl;s opened
with fair demand, but closed dull at Il de-
,linc Of Is per bill. in Flour, and cd per quar-
Ter advance in Corn. Dcmi>on quotes Ca'al
Flour nj SIS SIS I'd Ohio +0S 42s; White
Corn lbs Gl; Mixed and Yellow lbs.
ARRIVAL OF TIE ARCTIC.
The steamer Arctic arrived at New York on
Wednesday with Liv,nool dates to Tie 2@.h
ult., ole day later tllan the Niagara.
There is no war n,w> of amy special inter.
est, nothing decisive having taken place.
Thee is complete accord between the four
powers England, France, Austria and l'llls
sia.
THE SEAT OF WAR.
The Russians were cndcavo,irg to cut off
c, mmun.cation between Narna and SiiiStlia.
The combined fleets were still cruising be-
fore SVbaStopol.
Ii is confirm cl that protocol had been
signed by the four powers to maintain the in
trelity of Turkey. Austria and Prussia will
now demand lhat Russia shall cva,,a,c the
Turkish territory. and accordingly draft Of
note to Russia has been sent by the Wilma
con!ircmcc 10 Berlin for approval by the Prus-
sian government.
The Ministers Of Austria and Prussia ON
tie 18th presented to the Dict Joint dcclara
ton, announcing the continued coI,liillity and
that Of the four Powers, and declaring that
the irolcugatlon Of the struggle hctwCu Rus
>ia and Turkey was dang crou> TO the pr,lnan-
cnt Interests Of Germany, and that the inter
c>tS Of the Turks Most be main.aiMod.
Admiral Napier, after hours lombard
mrnt, destroyed the fortress oft',StatSvocrn,
at the entrance to the G,!lf Of Finland, and
l,5UU Russians were taken prisoners.
The British steamer Tiger, taken by the
Russians near Odessa, had been burnt Her
MaiCSty'S ship ran aground. The Russian
soldiers Immediately surrounded her. Captain
Clifford lost orc "flis legs, and ii nlid,hirman
both Kegs, and five Scanrn were wounded.
The Russians had two killed and several
wounded. Two hundred and twcntv-S>N
prisoners were captured by the Russians. On
the 10Th several large mcn Of war apl cared
oil Odessa, and sent flag Of truce to the
town. Nothing further is known but we may
be sure the Admiral Will make serious lcpri-
sal.
Six more Russian vessels had been taken AZ
prizes, and put into the port Of Mcnel, whore
prize.masters were put ON board, and they
were dcsl atchcd to England.
There is a confirmation of the news that The
Russians, losing all hope Of d,ttnding the
coast in consequence Of the blockade, have
evacuated their positions from Botoum to
.\napa--an extent of 300 leagues.
ENGLAND.
The Parliament explanations had been given
respecting the various incidents of the war
Lord Clarendon stated that the treaty between
Austria and Prussia would he laid before
Parliament as soon as the protocol containing
it should be received. lie further stated that
papers would be land before the House to show
that cocrcivc measures against Greece were
necessary and finally that the latest intclli-
gcncc received by the British Government was
that Persia will remain neutral in the Turkish
war;
Sir James Graham admitted that the Tiger
steam frigatc had gone ashore and been cap
turcd by the Russians. He also stated that
the Russian ports in the Baltic and Black
Sea had been blockadcd, but at present there
was no intention on the Part of the allies to
blockade Archangcl or the White Sea.
A Cabinet Council sat for four hours on
| Wednesday, and, it is believed, that the quos-
| ton of dcspatching land force to the Baltic
was under The declaration of the Cabinet.
| The Eurydicc. with two slnallermcn.of-war
and Fvnchc steamer, have sailed to pay a
| visit to .Archangcl on tie White Sea, to COM
nit devastation amongst the small craft.
1t is found that very heavy ordinance is re-
q.ircd to lombard Sebastopol: and batteries