Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-14
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

? e. HALIFAX. March o
The steamer Asia. with advices from
Liverpool to the 25ih ul,., arrived o
this point last night. T.
No further n,ilitsry or navsl batlle'
aro reported.
England anil France are continuing
To make extraordinary preparations fol
war.
| Austria was sending more troops &c
the southwestern frontiers.
| II was reported that France and Eng
land would shortly issue o joint mani
festo, equivalent 10 declaration Of war
The Greek instruction is more form
iduble than was anticipated, and grea
excitement existed in Greece.
Lo,d Palmerslon has officially an
nounccd the unconditional pardon o
VIM. Smith 0'Brien, the Irish patriot
NEw YoRK, March 8
The Asia arrived out on the 10Th, and
City Of Glasgow the same day. A ter.
rife gale had occurred at Liverpool, bu,
no damage had been done to american
shipping OF consequence.
Wheat advanced 81 per BUSH, and
flour 6l. per bbl. Corn in better de.
mand, bu, no higher, and quotes Yves.
tern Canal Flour at 4Os gi.041s. and
Ohio and similar brands Ais 6dO42s.
The answer Of the Gear TO Napoleon's s
letter arrived a; Paris on the 18Th ult.
He positively refuses 10 accept the pro.
posed arrangements presented TO him.
The French troops are embarking
from Africa for Turkey.
There is nothing new from the Dan.
ube. Omer Pachn was strengthening
Kalelat, and reserves were advancing to
Widden and Alevisa.
The camp at Shumla is broken up to
furnish the reserve corps.
Fo:Iilicalions at Constartineple are
going on. The health of the army and
fleet is excellent.
Six thousand men and twenty. -four
ships left Cons,an,inople OF the 7lh, un.
der an escort Of eleven English steam.
ers.
1t is reported that when the French
and English troops arrive, a measure
will be proposed by the Sultan TO the
Divan, 10 give the Christians and Mos.
lens equal civil rights.
An important debate had taken place
in The English Parliament on the Turk.
ish question, and the army snd navy
supplies had been voted.
The Queen had issued proclamation
'orbiddins the expectation of arms. am
munition and marine engines.
a dreadful collicry explosion had Ia.
ken place at Wisan, by which one hun.
cred men were killed.
The Queen and the Lord Chamber.
lain have notified Mr.. Buchanan he may
appear in any costume he pleases.
The King of Naples is attempting to
form general Italian League.
Joseph Surge and the peace deputa.
Iion were still at St. Petersburg, but had
not seen the Gear.
Capt lngraham having declined
banquet at Genoa, fully :hree thousand
Genoese salued him on the water.
Letters from 81. Pe,ersbursh say tha
military preparations are going On on an
extensive scale, and further state thst
great exasperalion was produced at The
Palace by the receipt Of Napoi-on's let.
ter. Sill later and more authentic adj.
vices say tha, another warlikc manifes.
to has been issued, evying nine men per
thousand until the 18Th April.
Adviccs from Marseilles, dated the
10Th ult., say that the latest advices
from Constan,Inople announce that the
Russian flee, had bombar,lel Batoum,
but withdrew without eifecting much.
Rutchchuck was also bombarded on the
morning of the 10th February, and the
Turks taken by surprise. Ono Of their
steamers was much damaged, and six
large vessels and several small cuff
rendered unserv ceable.
A letter from Paris states that the let.
ter from the Gear TO Napoleon, is long
and argumentaive, but at the same time
couched in terms so offensive 10 Ma.
poieon, personally, that he has conclud.
cd not 10 publish it.
The advices from Constantinople state
hat a legion Of Jews had been formed,
and placed at the disposal Of the Sui.
an.
Carol Spence, the United States
Minister, had arrived at Constantiuople
IN the-2 in the SAranac, and on the
ame evening the Hungarian and ltali.
IN emigranls gave him serenade.
The Saranac and the Levant were to
proceed shortly on cruise in the Black
sea, the frman for the passage Of the
3osphorus having already been granted.
Intelligence has been received at
london that two Russian frigales were
off Madeira.
All the Turkish Consuls in Russia
ave been obliged to give up the exequa.
or granted them, and the Turkish sub.
ects have been placed under the pro.
ection Of the Austrian agents.
r.- A New Metal. r -.
The Psris correspondent OF tho New
(ofk Times makes the following state.