New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-07
Arrival of the Canada at Halifax.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE

Haiifar, Wednesday, March 29.-The Royal
Mail steamship Canada, Capt Stone, from Lii
verpool on Saturday morning, the 18th inst,
arrived here at 4 o'clock this afternoon
The screw steamship City of Manchester ar
rived out on the 18th Of March having met with
many icebergs and a field of ice, causing her to
run southwest for l6 hours to find passage
The steamship Niagara had returned from
Malta, and will go out again with more troops
The Cambria had also returned from the same
place.
The screw steamship Taurus, was to sail with
troops for the East on the day the Canada left
The ships Timandra, Paramatta, Exchange,
Star of the South, Margaret Wilson and Ken
nedy were all fitting at Liverpool to convey
troops.
The Collins steamship Baltic, from New York
on the 4th March, had not arrived when our dis
patch was closed, and as she was in her 14th
day out, much anxiety was felt, the report Of
the City Of Manchester of extensive ice fields
causing apprehensions that the Baltic might
have received damage therein.
THE WAR.-The Cars reply to the last per-
emptory intimation of England and France, was
due on the 18th of March, but had not been re-
celved. There were current, however, numerous
reports of concessions on the part of Russia
These produced no effect on the Stock Market,
and were regarded as being originated solely to
create conflicting discussions, and to retard any
complete combination of the European Powers
As regards hostilities, affairs remain nearly
as they were. On the Danube, we hear of no
movements of importance-and from Asia there
is nothing new.
Public expectation looks now to the Baltic for
the next move.
Kalafat continued to be strengthened.
Unimportant skirmishes continued to take
place along the Danube.
From Hermanstadt. there are accounts Of a
Russian expedition to the right bank of the
Danube, to engage Turkish battery by land,
while fotilla, with supplies, should pass up
the river. The movement was successful, aud
the hotilla having passed the Russians with
drew
A similar event had occurred on the part of
the Turks. 1000 Arabs having crossed near
Silistria made dash at a Russian battery, and
retired with little loss. .@5
The Russians seemed to have suspended their
intention to attack Kalafat, and menaced the
Turks, Galatz and Brailow.
Omar threatens various points, thus keeping
the Russians on the alert
A part of the Russian force Withdrawn from
before Kalafat had moved towards Orsova
An order of the day Of March 1, by Gortcha-
koff announces that in three weeks Prince Pas
kewitch, commander ofthe Russian army, would
inspect the troops on the Danube
but was no longer formidable.
Villages on the Greek frontier had joined the
insurgents, but the cities were quiet
The insurrection manifests itself in South AL
bania.
The garrison Of the Citadel Of Arta had chased
the insurgents across the Greek frontier, where
they were themselves repulsed by the Greek
troops
Egyptian troops had been sent to occupy
Gambia.
servia was quiet-the reported disturbances
were not correct.
The allied fleets were still at Beycos on 9th
March, and the Russian fleet remained at Se-
bastopol on the 22d February.
1t is reported that the first operations of the
Anglo French Army will be to attack Crimea
Troops will land at Balaklava to attack Se-=
bastopol by land, while the fleets attack it by
sea-
The Russians were fortifying the interior
cities of Walachia and Moldayia especially Fox
schani, on the Sehuyl
One thousand workmen were strengthening
the fortifcatons of Sebastopol The Russians
ere also fortifying Odessa and the entrance of
the Dneiper, as we'll as Cronstadt, Wilborg and
Sweaborg in the Baltic.
The Baltic is still closed by ice.
The French fleets being occupied with con-
veying troops to the East, the line-ofbattle ship
Austerlitz will only be sent to the Baltic at
present, but Admiral Duchesne's squadron will
soon join Sir Charles Napier's
Admiral Cory, in the Neptune line -of-b battle
ship, had sailed to join Napier's feet, and other
ships were being dispatched as soon as ready
Twenty-seyen sailing ships and six steam
ships We're embarking men and horses at Wool
wich,
Much excitement prevailed on the Baltic
coast
Omar Pasha was at Widdin on the 14th of
March The Russians had greatly reduced
their force in front of Kalafat, but were multi
plying defensive works and accumulating troops
on all points of the Danube, likely to be selected
for efecting passage
Several earthquakes have taken place in Call
abria and excited much alarm The damage
done was immense. Upwards Of 1000 persons
were killed.
Prussia has sent confidential mission to the
Emperor Napoleon. in Paris.
THE LATEST NEWS.
The Cars reply could not arrive from st
Petersburg till the 10th or 18th of March.