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THE AFRICA.
tfrom the London Times

AAONAL 4 cOhEt0N MEMS BY
THE AFRICA.
from the London Times
CONVENTION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE
we learn from Paris that the onyention between
sae ssd lencn a1d English Governments, which was
r,;sos Ew Gays ago In London, has already been
raliaeo, ana that the text of this important docu
Ilient VIII probably appear this morning in tbe Mo-
nteur The object Of the alliance of the two 1,onrts
.weesa "a 70 De me reestablishment of peace be
M .ween the Emperor OF Russia and the Sultan on !
permsnent basis, and the preservation Of Fprnne
peace "ou tne general
For this purpose, and in order 10 re.cr. A., =.
En1I9ah OF ,ne Sultan from foreign invasion tba
and French Governments agree m co,r,h;.
I'm illtary and naval forces in manner suffcient
hind ,hophsn the result they have in view Tbev
the Cessation os not to accept any proposition for
bsving OF hostiiities against Russia without
| communicated TO each other the nat,,rs ~
suon oxeftares They distinctly disclaim ali exc,n
nav or;sa a % themselves from the events which
cooperate with them in an aIlonco a. .:u.SopS 70
to protect he public interests of Fnra, 'o1way
| lateness OF the hour at which This ;ntor.:n1 INC
eeaGnes Us, conpes us 70 defer till tomorrow ali
which seems to supply the Necessary hasa - ~
operations in which the English and Franch cue sae
ces are now engaged, and viii, we trust cernen,
the permanent alliance of the Western Powers.
THE BATTLES ON THE DANUBE.
Inc second edition OF the Morning Post confaina
the following dispatch:
PARIS, April 2I.-A report from Omar Pasha
confirms the fact that there had been three glori
Gus actions against superior forces at the passage
OF the Danube but that in pursuance Of ORDERS the
Turks bad retreated in the line of karasaw.
Inc Vienna Presse gives some particulars of
sharp battle which took place on the 4th inst at
Glditsch, near kalefat, and which ended in the de-
feat OF the Russians Achmet Pachs the comman
aant OF halafat, thinking the opportunity for at
.acklpg ,he Russians too iavorablexto be missed,
marched out upon them with a strong force and at
lacked them In their position at Giditsch. The
struggle was long and bloody, but was at length de-
cded in favor of the Ottomans by brilliant charge
ol he turkish cavalry, under Iskender Bey, Count
hlnsky) at A. P. NJ, on which, after great exertiou
the Russians were driven from the place with i'm.
mense loss. The captors at once occupied the vii.
iage In force, and have since thrown into it strong
garrison from Widdin
ALLIANCE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND pnryserA
The second edition OF the Times contains the fol-
lowing telegraphic dispatch
BERLIN, April 21--Yesterday an offensive and
defensive alliance between Austria and Prussia was
signed by Baron Manteuiie on the one side and Ba.
ron Hess and Count Thun on the other
SWEDEN AND RUSSIA. ft.-t
The Chronicles Copenhagen correspondents con.
veys the intelligence that the Swedish Government
has positively entered into a secret treaty with Rus
sia, by which an obsolete enactment forbiddins
more than iour ships at once to enter harbor has
been restored, and the same extended also to Nor
way Inc matter is, however, taken up by the
Swedish Parliament.
REPLY OF RUSSIA TO THE DECLARATION OF war
The Russian manifesto, replying TO the English
and French declaration of war, which ia published
In the st Petersburg Journal of April 18th, is spe-
cious worded document, defending Russia injured
innocence and throwing the responsibility of hos.
tilities upon England and France After reviewing
the whole question at issue, the document con.
cludes as follows:
"We thus see to what the vague peneraljties
urppd apalnet Russia reducp6 Rutff 1ocfa
pecially of these grounds OF accusation suffices to
understand the true motive of war for which,
judged by its apparent grounds there Is reason;
and it is contrary to the moral industrial and
commercial interests of the entire world that it
will really accelerate the ruin of the very empire
which it made the pretext to from an imagin-
ary peril. The true motive was publicly proclaim
ed by the English minister's when they asserted be-
lore Parliament that the moment had arrived at last
when 1t was necessary to abate the influence OF
Russia.
"It is to defend that influence not less necessary
to the Russian nation than it is essential to the
maintenance OF the order and security of other
States 1T is to sustain the independence and terri
toral integrity which the basis of it-fhat the
Emperor, obliged in spite of himself to embark in
this contest, is about to devote all the means of re-
sistance which are furnished by the devotion and
the patriotism of his people. lie trusts that God
who has often protected Russia in the day of tr
al, will assist him once more in this formidable
struggle. He sincerely laments the infinite evils
WHICH are dDOut tO ldfi Uu uuLDdUlty Out at tue
same time he feels it to be his duty to protest SOL
EMMY against the arbitrary pretensons laid down
by the two Powers, which throw upon him alone all
the responsibility of them. They are free, without
doubt, to adopt against Russia such measures as
may be convenient to them; but it does not belong
to them to lay the consequences to his charge The
responsibility of the calamties of belongs to
the Power which declares it, not to that which 10
bound to acceptit.
The same paper of the 10Th contains some re.
marks respecting the confidential correspondence
1t states that the subject was brought condentiay
to the knowledge OF the Sovereigns of Prussia and
| Austria, but not to that of the Emperor of the
French because at that moment, the French En-
voy at Constantinople was employed in actively
supplanting Russian influence there.
The article defends the Emperor's motives as cor
| rect and honorable and concludes as follows
"These short observations will suffice to reduce, to
its lust value all that falsehood exsggeration and
malevolence has attributed to the language of his
Majesty In the eyes of impartial men, the publica
| tion which has just been made will prove only one
| thing, the abuse of generous confidence, which
has not been appreciated and the injustice Of sus
picions which have been made the pretence OF a
disastrous war; for which, had it not been for them
| there would have been no cause"
TURKEY.
letter date Constan tnople, April 10, to the Lon
The Turks general are very an xous about affairs
Dsnas and nss ss y .ns The
weather hereis fine; spring has set In most glorious
ly and in about week it will be as dry as during the
summer months.
E.hamy Pacha. the son of Abbas Pacha, of Egypt,
In expecIed here In about six weeks. He will be
companIed by his mother. 1t is generally known
that this young is betrothed to Munire Suitana,
the Sutan's daughter -,
The Turkish and Egyptian fleets will be ready z, g
proceed to the Black Sea the l2th inst They VIII
sail to Karvapa join the British and French squad
rons and from thence proceed to the Coast OF ClI
cassia to attack the Russian forts OF Sohum ana
Anapa So - ...'ro~ ~. a.e,s
left this port for Kavarna the 9th, in the eve
ming. .rs honyiv ~.
pected from Smyrna A.. o,s ;n., ~ e.Ic.
nic. in The Jevs quarter. 1t having grsdualiy eA
,aUSad ;tsef In two directions, J. acquired such III
s;tv that all hopes of saving 1000 OF looo nousss
as s;van M When the steanier lett upwsros "
500 hanses and shops had been burnt, and when 81
- es the redness of the sky was perceived ior sP-
Ers.s troops have been sent to Prevesa The Turk
~ Tarees in that direction amount to ~ @ regulars
at present s,
4 aecree has been issued By Engiand, prohibiting
the export Of iron to any part OF the contnent o.
Tiss English operatives at Preston have resumed
orI hut at Stock port the attempt TO reduces their
~sses had been resisted and some fifteen thousand
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