The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-11
Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

The Franklin, from New York, arrived
at Cowcs on the 3Oth ut.
Cotton advanced in the Liverpool
market Lied. for grades above ordinary.
The sales of the week were about 40 600
bales. of which 5000 were on speculation
and 1000 for export.
Flour had advanced sixpence. West
ern Canal was quoted at 3ss. Cd; Phila-
delphia and Baltimore at 39s. Wheat
had advanced two-pence. Corn was un-
changed.
Money was easy at previous rates.
Consols had declined, and closed on Fri
day at 87B for money and s72 for ac-
count.
Trade in Manchester was improving.
England
The English operatives at Preston
have resumed work. At Stockport an
attempt was made to reduce their wages,
but it had been resisted, and some fifteen
thousand operatives turned out.
All the English men of-war had left the
Road stead for Copenhagen.
Spain.
The utmost anarchy prevailed at Bar
celona and Sardgossa
Numerous incendiary fires had occur
red.
The Church of San Francisco de Paula
had been consumed.
The leaders of the late outbreak had
issued an address to the operatives and
called upon them to stand firm.
They are we'll supplied with arms.
The Black Warrior Case.
The correspondence of the London
Times says that the affair of the Black
Warrior, so far from being settled, has
been urged on with extreme violence by
Mr. Soule, the American Minister, and
at present wears a threatening aspect.
1t is stated in letter from Madrid,
that Mr. Soule has demanded the recall
of the Captain General of Cuba, and that
an officer succeed him having full power
to settle, upon the spot, such disputes as
may arise with the American govern
ment. 1t is also stated that he has de-
manded an immense amount OF money
by way of indemnity.
The result of these demands is not
known.
TIE War
Austria and Prussia have signed a
treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive.
The news from the Danube is interest
ing, There had been three battles, dur
ing which the Turks retreated, according
to orders from Omar Pasha. They
fought Valiantly, however, during the>en-
gagements.
The French squadron, under Admiral
Deschenes, consisting of twenty
line-of-battle-ships, frigates and corvettes,
had left for the Baltic.
Letters from Constantinople states that
the soldiers at Preyesa had sailed out
burnt fifteen villages, massacred the men,
violated the women, and carried off eve
rything valuable.
The French navy has now 56, 900 sail
ors afoat
There was still some ice in the Gulf Of
Finland, but not enough to interfere with
cruising.
The frigates were watching the Rus
sian movements closely.
All the Russian ports in the Baltic are.
now under blockade.
There have been, altogether, ten Rus
sian merchant ship captured.
\ decree has been issued in England,
prohibiting the export of iron to all parts
of Europe.
The Journal of ST. Petersburg, of A
pril 18th publishes a manifesto replying
to the English and French Declarations
of War.
1t throws the entire responsibility Of
the war on France and England, and
says that the generous confidence of the
Gar has been abused.
The convention between the French
and English governments, which was sign
ed few days ago at London, has already
been ratified.
1t is asserted at Copenhagen that tho
Swedish government has positively enter
I'd into secret treaty with Russia, by
which an absolute enactment forbidding
more tnan four shlpS to enter a harbor
las been restored, and the same extended
o Norway.
The matter is, however, taken up by
he Swedish Parliament.
Complaints are made of want of suf-
lcient accommodation for the allied troops
It Gallipoli.
The Russians have advanced within
ne hundred and twenty miles of Verna
The export of arms from Austria to.
Montenegro has been prohibited
\ Greek conspiracy has been discov-
red at Constantinople for attacking the
.urks during the holidays.
Count Nesselrode, the Russian Premier.
as issued circular to the Russian di-
iomatic agents favorable to the Greek
The English feet was of Gotbland on