New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-22
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ilton are. the losers.
4 Professor Dimitry lectured last evening to a
crowded and highly pleased audience.
THE EASTERN RAIL.
MoBILE, April "A. The Eastern mail has ar
rived but brings no later dates than the even
ing Of the 10Th,
MOBILE COTTON MARKET.
MOBILE, April 21.-The sales of Cotton for
the week reach 10000 bales, Middling being
quoted at Sic. per ID. The receipts during the
week are 340Q bales, and the exports 1890
bales, and the stock on hand 126, 800 bales
NEW YORK MARKETS.
New YORK, April 20.--The steamer s news
has had little or no effect on the Flour market,
and Ohio is selling at S9 90 per Dbl Pork is
easier, with sales to-day at $13 for Prime and
Ss14 so for Mess. Lard in bbls. 10c. per h.
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Important News from Europe--one Week
Later.
DECLARATION OF WAR By ENGLAND AND FRANCE
AGAINST RUSSIA.
The steamships Hermann and America arr
we'd, the former at New York and the latter
at Halifax, on the 18th, bringing Liverpool
dates to april 1.-THE intelligence being one
week later From the New York papers of the
18th we make up the following summary Of the
news:
THE DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST Russia
BIZ ENGLAND. The political intelligence by the
Hermann is Of the highest Importance
The Cabinet courier dispatched with the ult-
imatum Of France and England to the Emperor
of Russia had returned to London with an off
cial announcement that no reply to the Joint
demand of the two Powers would be made. In
consequence of this the Queen sent down to both
Houses of Parliament. on the 9th the following
DECLARATION.
It is with deep regret that Her Majesty an
nounees the failure of her anxious and protract'
ed endeayors to preserve for her people and for
Europe the blessings of peace.
The unprovoked aggression of the Emperor
Of Russia against the Sublime Porte has been
persisted in with such disregard to consequen-
ces, that after the rejection by the Emperor If
Russia Of terms which the Emperor Of Austria
the Emperor of the French, and the King Of
Prussia, Us well as Her Majesty, considered just
and equitable, Her Majesty is compelled by4,
sense Of what is due to the honor of the Grown
to the interests of her people, and to the indie
pendence Of the States Of Europe, to come fol,
ward in defence Of an ally whose territory j,
invaded, and whose dignity and independent
are assailed.
is about to pursue, refers to the transactions ID
which Her Majesty has been engaged.
The Emperor of Russia Ind some cause d
complaint against the Sultan with reference 0
the settlement, which his Highness had same
toned, Of the conflicting claims of the Greei
and Latin Churches to a portion Of the Holy
Places of Jerusalem and its neighborhood gle
the complaint of the Emperor Of Russia on this
head justice was done; and Her Majesty's En-.
bassador at Constantinople had the satisfaction
of promoting an arrangement to which no exeel
ton was taken by the Russian Government.
But while the Russian Government repeat
eddy assured the Government of Her Majesty
that the mission of Prince Menchikotf to Con
siantinople was exclusively directed to the Sc q
dement, ofthe Holy Places at Jerusalem, Prin
Menchikof himself pressed upon the Porte Other
demands Of q far more serious and importaI
character, the nature of which he, in the frs
instance, endeavored, as far as possible, to cor
ceaI from Her Majestys ambassador And
these demands, thus studiously concealed, affet
ted not the privileges of the Greek Church ~
Jerusalem, but the position of many millions y
Turkish subjects in their relations to their Soy
ereign, the Sultan.
These demands were rejected by the spont4
neous decision of the Sublime Porte
Two assurances have been given to Her Nh
esty one, that the mission of Prince Mencb Z
kotf only regarded the Holy Places; the other
that his mission would be Of coneiliatory char
acter.
In both respects Her Majesty's just expeeta
tions were disappointed
Demands were made, which, in the opinion g
the Sultan, extended to the substitution of tbs
Emperor Of Russia'a authority for his own ovei
large portion of his subjects; and those do
mands were enforced by q threat and wher
Her Majesty learned that, on announcing TIL
termination Of his mission, Prince Menchik, /
declared that the refusal of his demands wouls
impose upon the Imperial Government the ne
cessity Of seeking a guarantee by its own power
Her Majesty thought proper that her feetshou't
leave Malta, and, in cooperation with that Q
His Majesty, the Emperor Of the French, tall
up its station in the neighborhood of the Dar
danelles
So long as the negotiation bore an amioat
character, Her Majesty refrained from Oh,
demonstration Of force. But when, in addition
to the assemblage OF large military forces on til
frontier OF Turkey, the Ambassador of Russia
intimated that serious consequences would ens,s
from the refusal of the Sultan to comply will
unwarrantable demands, Her Majesty deemei
it right, in conjunction with the Emperor of IL,
French, to give an unquestionable proof of hcl
determination to support the sovereign righe
of the Sultan
The Russian Government has maintained tha
the determination Of the Emperor to occupy thi
Principalities was taken in consequence OF thj
advance Of the fleets of England aud France
But the menace Of invasion of the Turkish ter.
ritory was conveyed in Count Nesselrode's nos
to ReehiI Pasha, on the 18th (3lstl May, anl
reatated in his dispatch TO Baron Brunow, of TIL
| 10th May list June,l which announced The de
/ termination of the Emperor of Russia to ordN
| mis- troops to occupy the Principalities, if t.
Porte did not within week comply with til
demands of Russia,
| The dispatch TO her Majesty's ambassador a
| Constantinople authorizing him, in certain spec
iiied contingencies, to send for the British fee
was dated the 3lst May, and the order sen
| direct from England to her Majesty's Admir-.
/ to proceed to the neighborhood Of the Dard,
| nelles was dated the I'd Of June.
The determination to occupy the Principal
/ ties was, therefore, taken before the orders II
the advance of the combined squadron we,
I given
The Snltan's Minister was informed that vi
j less he signed within week, and without Il
3 change of word. the note proposed to the Pef
4 by Prince Menchkoif, ON the eve of his depaf
ure from eonstantinopie, the Principalities
Ainldasia ana WaIlaehia would be occupied
] Russian troops The Sultan could not aeoe'
TO 50 Insulting demand hut when the aatu
occupation Of the pFincipslities teok playe, 4