The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-13
THE EASTERN WAR,

81 THE EASTERN WAk.
1ns London Times Of January oath, states
int she lsst propositions, which have been
.ccedcsi 10 b. the Porte, were not formally
sent from Vienna 10 ST Petersburg, until the
,JMvrJmuafy. ana would not reach their
estimation before che 10th Of that month
From the manner, however. In which the
Car /. said 10 have received friendly COM
nunication from Austria. making some init
nation Of the proceedings Of the Four Pow
err, With view to prepare the Emperor Nj
eholas for the propositions when they arrive
the Times infers that there is no earthly
chance for peace. II the Emperor msde the
declaration on. this occasion imputed to- him,
which. the Tss,es says, there are strong rea-
SONS Cor believing that he did make ut rs I'm
pessi6ie,' says that Journal. 80 erpress -
stronger language the iasolea disdoan 81 s1e
Enperor Of Russia for crery thing 'eh'ee Me
vnited diplomacy Of Europe has been f0oo''
ing 10 effect In this declaration, ne names
rs his plenipotentiary. Prince Gotscnakon,
the commander of his forces on the theatre
Of war, and he is only to be approached by
the Ottoman Government on two conditions
the one, that no demand laid down by
Prince Menschikoff is to be departed from
the other, that the present difference is to be
settled by Russia and Turkey alone.
The, Paris Press of January goth, gives the
note of conversation between the Emperor
and an individual Of distinction, whose char
acter is said by the Press to be a guarantee
for the authenticity of his statements and for
their freedom from exaggeration.s The EN-
peror said, that If war occurred, it would be
brought about by the vacillating and insin-
eere conduct of the British Ministry thai he
was in possession of Constantinople 90 yeas
ago. and would have kept it then if he had
desired it i that all Russia required was free
navigation. and 80 long as the Dardanelles
were held by q Power not strong enough to
refuse this free navigation to Russia, he was
content, and preferred the present disposition
of territory to any possible change; that,
far from desiring war year ago, he was
not even prepared for it. He was now pre-
pared and would act as became his personal
honor and the greatness of Russia. 1t was
thewar, be frequently repeated, Of incapaci-
ties, brought on by men who were timid, and
accusing others freely of dupicity, were
themselves deficient in everything that was
STRAIGHTFORWARD. He did not believe tina,
England with : :burgeois Parliament, could
carry on awar with glory. France, he fire.
quently repeated, had been drawn into mes:
which she did not desire The Russians hat
beaten all with whom they had been pitted-
Frederick the Great-Napoleon.
The manner of his Imperial Majesty
throughout this interview was temperate, IA
tionaf and frank affable with becoming dig
Eity, and free from any of that excitement
or wilfulness imputed to him by many jour
nsls.,'
BREADSTUFFs.- THE PRESENT HIGH
80 PRICES.
The N. Y. Express refers in a late article
to the exorbitant figures at which breadstuffs
are now held in the markets of this country
alta time when there are no complaints of any
thing like famine, short crops or an ordinary
scarcity even. The Express remarks thai
although there has been for some time past q
very heavy demand from France and Eng
land, and almost every steamer brings fresh
orders, yet the supplies we have on hand are
80 abundant, that it is difficult to see hoN
holders have managed to run prices up t,
the famine prices of 1886 Large purchases
it is added, have been and ere now making
withaviewt to the contingency of Europea,
war, and it is these transactions that run pr
ces up; but it is quite certain, says the En-
press, that as soon as the river and canal nav
igation is resumed the stocks on hand in tht
seaboard cities will be so materially aug
mented, that it is difficult to see how al
abatement is not TO be an Immediate result
The present famine prices in the opinion o.
the Express. cannot long be maintained Al
the East, immense supplies are pouring into
Boston, from almost every section, at the rate
ofss,O0O to 10000 barrels week The stocl
on hand is estimated at not less than 100, 0ol
barrels. The same may be said of Portland
The store houses there are said to be LITERAL,
ckoked up with Canadian descriptions O
-four. The stock on hand at New York is ais,
very large.
The MEssESGER.-The Southern L;teror,
Messenger, for February, judging from thu
cussory examination We have given it. is
highly interesting number. We have ha,
time only to glance at most interesting pro
duction3"The Randolph Library, a Lette
from Hugh B. Grigsby, ESQ.,; and "Old Tn
Gle John Rosser and the Billy Goat anothe
OF the mirth moving productions of the, an
thor OF Flush Times We are pleased +,
learn from the Messenger that ..Flush Times,
hssaiready passed to seventh edition. AMI
that the demand still increases for it. Tn,
sale viii reach 10000 copies before six month";
have expired from the date of its publication
Would Il not be good plan for Congress,
and other legislative bodies to present a polt
medsl, or some suitable token of their graf;
tude and admiration, to such members as con
su9pe the least time in unnecessary debate