Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-01

was received by the Canada.
ENGLAND.
The frat division Of the British gee destined for tho
e' saed Tor lis destination tho afternoon OF Sat.
uuay, inc I'm Of March, under the command Of vico
Admiral Sir Charles Napier. The day was magnfccny
nue. inc WIND lair and tho spectacle exciting one
SEQ by tens OF thousands Of people iom Ports.
mouth ard from the shores Of the Isie OF Wight Tho
u'sion consisted OF Of them only be.
ing paddle steamers ~
just previous to the ships putting sea- Queen vieto.
RIA, In her steam yacht passed through the aeet tho
whole OF the ships manning yards and 6ii,g royal "a.
lute Her Majesty then sgnalized the Admirais and
captains to repair on board her yacht where obcyng
the summons, they received by the Queen and
Prince Albert, and each commanding officer having taken
leave OF tho royal party and returned their
ships the signal for sailing given and this mopnid.
fleet instantly got under weigh None of the ser,
ships got up stean but went out under full canvas In
beautiful style.
The fleet passed the Straits OF Dover nj noon tho fl
lowing day. The nucleus Of the second division IL randi
ly forming and will possible proceed under the
iag OF Admiral Chads, to join Admiral Napier In the
North Sea. The total British force In The Raj,
tic will then consistof a ships mounting e2OO guus,
propelled by steam power Of 10000 horses and man.
ned by upwards Of % 900 men.
Just Sir Charles the point of lea vim, po,,
mouth, the Corporation Of that place presented him with
an address, to which he made reply. and said
believe It Ia not usual when goes abroad TO
have addresses OF this kind presented him. but all can
say this that will do the best can to preyep. the lr
ish flag from being furnished. know great deal Il 81,
pecec from the ticet-you must expect too much
VIC are going to meet enemy well prepared. am sure
every officer and man in the fleet will do his duty glor
ou'ly but at the same time you again that you
must not expect too much. (Cheers) The iIeet is ne
one; the system Of warfare new great Ia
required to ascertain how is best manage fleet urp
cd by steam. The system of warfare Is entirely different
now to what 1t was formerly; but will do our best
(Chccrs.)
The first Lord of tho Admiralty announced in tn, House
OF Commons, ~ the 18th inst, that Admiral Naper's d.
vision of the Meet will not for the present. enter the Rus
sian waters. Their destination is wingoo Sound The
squadron OF observation to be stationed ut Kiehl
Tho Chamber Of Commerce Of Liverpool met on the
18th, and agreed to resolutions against priyateerinp
FRANCE.
The French budget presented to the corps legislaG in
Paris on tho l4th inst showed surplus of five millions
SWITZERLAND.
Numbers OF Swiss emsranis are preparing to from
Tessno Tor California.
Food riots had occurred in lilly.
DENMARK
Besides arming Copenhagen, Kongsburg &c. Denmark
is fitting out fleet Of 800 guns.
SWEDEN
Sweden il also actively armDg and fitting out fleet of
seven line OF battle ships Two camps are forming mt
sarona, and another Stockholm
The garrison on the island of Cortland has been in
creased to 10000 men.
RUSSIA
The ST. Petersburg Gazette Of the 9th Of March pub
fishes an Imperial rknse ordering the immediate
notes to the amount of six million silver roubes Ii pub
fishes at the same time the ordinance prohibiting the
of grain from Odessa and other Russian ports in the
Black sea.
Martial law proclaimed on the 9Th throughout Rus
sian Poland.
St Petersburg has been placed under tho command of
the Cars eldest son.
INDIA AND CHINA
The overland mail brings dates from Hong Kong 10 the
Goth Of January from Calcutta TO the 4th of February
and Bombay to the Nth. Nothing important from India
Affairs in Burmah unsatisfactory Teheran continued
tranquil.
The Pcrsians had made movement against Bagdad
Trade in India about the usual average the sea-
| son. Money tighter.
From China there is nothing very important Pekip is
| reported to be closely invested.
Com. Perrys squadron consisting of steamers and
store ships len Hong Kong the 18th of January on
his second visit to Japan.
Freghts at Canton to the United States $780, and from
Shanghae $50.
Dates from Sierra Leone to the cad Feb rcpor the coast
healthy, and the slave trade Inactive.
MARKETS.
ANsrEEDAN-Cohec remains nominal. There is very
little doing The nominal price for old Java is Sic Pa
dang Ricc disposed of 9h per kilus The Sugar
market has been quiet Java lea lower Floating
parcels may be bought 2n below November rates but
there are no buyers Bahca tin has sold at 10 .2h
Nutmcgs lS5c per half kio Pepper 2s TO % Isc ncr
half kilo. -
ANTwERP.-The demand for Coffee continues restricted
and prices have given way. Coory sold rs to 2gc
In Cotton steady business is doing and prices are we'll
supotod Er rood midiling Qualities Tho priccs ronc
80 IL tn 81 l-2 per klo. meets uut I. in
quiry at reduced rates. The Sugar market, has cvncea
more hrmness Havana sold prices ranging from 3 to
l5h per 80 klos The demand for Hides has been sca-
dy, aud good business continues be done Rice is
quiet. We quote American l-2 to on; Madras . is TO
l.4il Carolina 10 to 10 2a per 90 kilos.
HANnURGH.-The Coffee market is quiet and prices
are lower Real ordinary ST. Domingo is worth 81 is to
| .; Brazil 81 SIS to l2. Laguyra SIS Is to @ IL
Cotton closed quiet aud herehas been good deal doing
We quote ordinary American at So 5S to -; good mid
ding 70 BIS to IL. In Rice transactions are very m
ted and prices lower Carolina sold at IN II per 100
lbs Brown aud yellow Havana Sugar sold IN Is l.o
to Is per lib. In Spices but little doing Cassa s3 So
to IL l2 per ID. Pepper 81 rs to o. Pimcnto So rs
.. In Spclter prices are much lower.