The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-20
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The Canada sailed from Liverpool 29th
April. Steamship Ottaws, for Quebec and
Montreal, sailed from Liverpool Al ril goth.
The government, to lessen the inconve-
nience of the blockade to the Russian peo-
pie, has reduced the custom duties on coffee,
sugar, silk, and other articles of import.
The London Times states in leading ar
ticle that the news Of the Russians receiving
a considerable check at Schernavoda, and
their evacuation OF Lower Wsllschia, are
tive facts wholly unconnected with each 9TH
er, and must have occurred on the extreme
left and extreme right of the Russian army,
which may be about $50 miles apart. II the
reports are true, the Turks must have sue
ceeded in making good the defence OF the line
from the Danube 10 the Black Sea at Kos
tendi.
London, April %, lS54.-Parliament re-
sumed its sittings last night after the Easter
recess. The accommod ,tions for the troops
at Gallipoli, and question respecting Rus
sian prizes, are the only points that were
mooted respecting the war.
! A circular having appeared in the Paris
Moniteur, 10 the effect that Russian ship 8
that left the Baltic ports and put to sea before
the 18th Of April should be allowed to dis
charge and return TO any Russian open port
or neutral harbor without hindrance, Mr..
Miner Gibson asked the Government wheth-
er it was true, as reported, that the English
Government had adopte similar measure,
and whether, in that case, il would not be
necessary to liberate all those Russian yes.
sells that had been said to | e detained, as they
must all have left the Baltic ports before the
18Th.
Sir J. Graham, in reply, said he would give
an answer to morrow (this day.)
An occurrence has since become known
which will not tend to be in favor of the Rus
sian traders being liberated. The boat OF
the Furious, English steam corvette, bearing
a 1ag OF truce, which W, mt to Odessa to take
away the English consul there, was, in de-
spite of all law and custom, fired at by the
Russian forts-happily without effect-six
shots passing over and near her. The Furl.
Gus was about to stand in and return The fire,
but. deser, ing a Russian frigate from the
masthead, made for her, with the nte ntion
of caplu ing her. Favored by good breeze,
the iorty-gun Russian cut and run for il till
she got into shallow water, where the Furi.
Gus, not knowing the shoals, c, uld not sale
ly follow.
Our latest advices from Cons,antinople are
by telegraph to the 18th, by letter To the
18th OF April, inclusive. The whole of the
frs, division Of the English forces, exec ptine
the artillery aud cavalry, had arrived at Gal
lipoli. 10000 French aud 5000 English had
landed. The squadron OF Admira, Bruatt,
with 5000 men, had been spoken off The Is
land Of Tsnedos, aud has ere this arrived
| LII Napolet has declared that he will
send 100000 men, u necessary. The II IN.
ayes sre rather nrsly-rhree Of them have
been shit at Gallipoli tor violating Turkish
women. The Turks are alarmed at the en-
ergy of their allies.
Nothing Of any note has, az yet, taken
place in The ,Iir. As the r. breaks up,
4 the nret advances. Priz"s are continually
being t1ken by the diffrrelt vessels OF the
fleet. Not .hot has a. yet been fired.
! The declaration at war reached & pnstnn-
'inopl- by The banshee. ON the 9Th oi April
There WAS grand illumination ON Do.r I'd
the ilee,s when it was msde known.
The text at the secret treaty between
Austria and Prussia has not yet transpired,
though what has oUzed out Ie PROBABLY cor
: rect:
|, l. Prussia and Austria reciprocity guar.
anty the maintenance Ut their German and
non German possessions, 50 that any en-
croachment upon the territory Ut the one
shall be regarded us an attack upon that Of
the other.
2. Austria and Prussia reciprocically en-
gage to support each other, aud, in case oil
, need, aggressively, SO soou as one or the 9TH
er considers German interests to be imperil.
led, and the other partic pstes in this opin-
ion. Determined cases, wherein this succor
must be accorded, are specially provided for
in separate (secret) portion of the treaty
but forming an integral part Of the conven.
, ton. In order to give effect To the alliance
the requisite military means will be prepared
at appointed epochs. The time, amount ard
and mods Of employing troops are reserved
, for special determination.
3. All German confederates will be sum-
!; moned to adhere to this offensive and defen.
sivc alliance, concluded for the defence oi
German interests, aud to support the same
|, according to the duties imposed on them by
!, the acts of the confederation.
This characterizes the treaty as rather de
fensive than offensive. Ii 10 further addeC
that the Emperor Of Anstr;a is, without the
consent Of Prussia, to have liberty Of action
. in the Danubian Principalites. In case o
war, Austria is to provide an army Of $50,
Ooo, and Prussia army of 100000 men.
}, IMPORTANT FROM SPAIN.-The correspon
!. dent Of the London Chronicle writes from
Madrid, on the 18th ult., as follows:
:. The dispute between the government o
Spain and the UniteI States 10 the most i'm
pOrtant event Of the day.
On the Goth OF last month Mr.. Soule, VIII.
was then in high favor at Court, obtained al
amnesty for the remaining prisoners con
nected with the Lopez expedition agsins
Cuba; soon after which his dispatches res
: pecting the unpleasant Black Warrior af
fair, arrived. Al first it was confidently as
serted that the latter affair had been settled
There is reason to doubt, however, that thi
is not the case; and letters from Barcelona
: Malaga and Cadiz concur in stating that tn