The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-21
Important Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE HERMANN.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
War declared against Russia by France
and England.

The Hermann arrived off Sandy Hook
with Liverpool dates to the 22d March.
The Nashville arrived out on the 9th, tho
Andes on the Sth. The Cabinet Courier dis
patched from England and France to Russia,
with the utimatum, returned with the an
nouneement that the reply would be made,
and the result announced by the Queen to
Parliament, on the 27th. The message con-
cluded with the declaration that the Queen
relied on the bravery Of the army and navy
in the emergency Parliament was to con-
slider it on 3lst. The declaration of war ap-
peared in the London Gazette Of the 2Sth.
The same day the Legislature of Paris receiv-
ed message from Emperor Napoleon declar-
ing that Russia had placed herself in state
of war with France. The French govern
ment announced that it will not grant letters
of marque to American vessels. The Napier
feet had anchored off Keil on the 9th. $4,000
Russians on the Danube on the 23d March
| So 900 had crossed at Malshin without mo-
lestatien. A skirmish occurred between the
Russians and Turks on the bridge at Island
Iuba,ia. The Turks destroyed the bridge.
1000 Russians were precpitated into the
river. The Duke of Parma was stabbed by
an assassin and died next day.
Produce and tallow have again advanced
at Liverpool. Large speculative purchases
of American flour at As. advance. Richard
sons quote Baltimore, Philadelphia and Ohio
flour firm at 46 to 60.
Wheat-Whito l. to IL Cd, red and mix
ed at Sd. White corn 4@4 I'd.
Liverpool, March 27th.-The cotton is flat
4 lower for American trade. The Manches-
ter is almost suspended.
The Emperor Napoleon's announcement
was received into both chambers with extra
ordinary enthusiasm.
The last division of the Russian feet lef
Sebastapol to provision the Russian post OF
the Circassian frontier.
The overland China mail reached Londor
with dates from Calcutta to Feb. 10Th, ant
Hung Kong TO the 10th. Trade at Calcutt,
is fair
Shanghai is in the possession OF the pa
triots. The rebel army is wntering nea
Pekn. Exchange and cotton at Shanghs
had fallen.
Dates from Australia to Feb. 4th are re
ceived. Returns from the gold fields are in
creasing. New rich mines have been dis
covered.
Trade is improving, with a brisk deman'
for goods.
THE QUEENS DECLARATION OF WAR.
Her majesty of the United Kingdom o
Great Britain and Ireland, having been com
PEELED to take arms in support of an ally, j
decisive and rendering war as little honorou
as possible to the powers with whom she i
at peace; to preserve the commerce Of neu
trails from all union under unnecessary OBJ
struction. Too willing to move the right
appertaining to her by the laws of nations,
is impossible for her majesty to forego tn
exercise of her right of seizing articles con
traband of war; Of preventing neutral power
from bearing the enemy's dispatches, an
she must maintain the right Of belligerents t
prevent neutrals from breaking any effectiv
blockade which may bo established with Al
inadequate force, harbor or coasts; but He
Majesty will waive the right Of seizing tn
enemies property, laden on board OF neutra
vessels unless it be contraband of war.
is not Her Majesty's intention to claim tn
confiscation Of neutral property not ben
contraband of war, found on board the enc
my's ships, and Her Majesty further declares
that being anxious to lessen as much as poi
sible the evils of war, and to restrict its opt
rations to the regularity of organized force
OF the country.