Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.

IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE
The steamer Arabia, with London and LIVERPOOL
dates to the 4th instant, arrived at Halifax on
Tuesday.
BreadstuAs generally have declined-Flour two
shillings corn two shillings and wheat four pence
Cotton has also declined sixteenth. Consols clos
ed at ninety-one and quarter.
The other news is related in the subjoined Tele
graphic summary:
No further hosttes have yet occurred the Danube
or in ASIA in consequence of heavy The weather
is now mider.
France and England insist that Russia shall evacuate
the Turkish territories before the 18th of April All par
ties still armng.
The Greek instruction is in the way of being sup.
pressed.
The Vienna correspondent Of the London Times says
under date of I'd instant Austrian manifesto about
to announce that Austria viii occupy Bosnia and Serva
panic ensued in consequence the Vienna Bourse.
A st. Petersburgh journal gives the following as
the substance of the Cars answer to Napoleon:
If his Imperial Majesty extends his hands to me as
extend mine, ready to forget the modification
have experienced, harsh though it be- Then, but then
sny discuss the subject treated of in his letter. and
fleet prevent the Turks from transporting reinforcemens
to the theatre Of war; and let them send penpotentay
to negotiate, whom will receive BELTS his character
The conditions already made known the conference at
Vienna the sole basis which will consent to treat
A Telegraphic despatch dated at Vienna on the
9th Of February says:
"The movements Of troops towards the frontier con-
tinue. The Government has decided in connexon with
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Prncpates, and if necessary to employ force to COM
pei her to do So"
France and England continue their ornaments upon IN
immense scale Sir Charles Napier appointed to the
command of the Baltic allied feet Admiral Seymour is
now in command Of twenty ships already assembled ct
Spithead.
The Emperor NAPOLEON opened the Legislative session
Of France on the I'd instant His speech commenced by
referring to the deficient harvest But seven millions of
hectotres Of wheat have been imported and is
the way Famine has been adverted but war is begin
ming France has gone far honor permitted to avoid
a collision, but she must draw the sword. She has
views of aggrandzement Her days of conquest are
passed, to return Europe, re. assured by the
moderation of the Emperor ALEXANDER and his
NICHOLAS to doubt the danger which threatened
rom the colossal Power which, by successive enoroach
mens embraces the North and the Centre of Europe and
which possesses almost exclusively two internal SEAS
whence it is easy for its armies and fleets launch forth
against civilization Butts recent unfounded demands in
the East has awakened Europe France has equal
est with England in preventing Russian supremacy over
Constantnope France therefore going to Constan-
tnope to defend the freedom of the well as pro-
tect the rights Of christians and Of frances just rights
the Mediterranean She was going with Germany to aid
Germany with Austria to defend her frontiers against
the preponderance Of her too powerful neghbor She
was going in short with all those who desire the trumphs
Of right of justice and Of civilization Strong then the
nobleness Of cause in the rmness of alliances
and in the protection of God hope to arrive at
peace which shall longer depend the power of any
man to disturb.
The English press universally praise this speech. Ru
assigns the command of the French army in the East
to Marshal ST. ARNAUD.
Intelligence has reached Brussels that the Russian
fleets preparing to leave Cronsad probably gain
the sea before the arrival Of the combined fleets
The negotiations between Russia and Sweden had not
yet terminated. Fears entertained at Stockholm
that Russia in order to give weight to her demands will
make demonstration with its fleets against that capital
Russia demands that Prussia shall close lher ports
nearest to Russia against English and French ships Prus
sia is unwilling to comply.
The Turks no longer occupy any place except Kalafa
north of the Danube There has been fighting be-
tween small parties, but conflict of Importance. Ano-
Their convoy preparing to leave Constantnople with
16, 900 men for Batoum.
Several British vessels are ordered from Malta look
after the Greek insurgents The latter have been de-
feated by Turks at Asia. The Turkish Government in
concert with England France, and Prussia, had address
ed remonsrance to the Greek Court The latter apo
logized and dismissed the Minister Of Police