Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-05-12
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Three Days later from Eorope
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRIcA

Glasgow steamer, say they are not afraid
she il lost, that the ship was perfectly efE.
cient, had water for forty days and a distil.
ling apparatus, with provisions for 65 DAYS
She took out 373 passengers.
The Africa is heavily armed, aud is fitted
with port holes.
From England there is no news excen,
the preparations for wor.
From ireland, the agricultural reports arc
very favorable.
The Uar. A treaty of closer alliance Is
ratified between France and England.
a treaty of alliance, offensive and defen.
sve. has been signed between Austria and
PRUSSIA
The news from the Baltic, Black Sea and
Danube is Of no material importance.
The expulsion Of the Greeks from Tur.
key was vigorously enforced
The Greek insurrecton had assumed
shape of guerilla warfare, but was not for.
midable.
Lord Siratford de Radcliffe had published
a strong manifesto against the Greek Gov.
eminent, for iavoring the Instruction.
The campaign in Asia was expected to be
opened about the middle of April.
Sardinia and Holland repudiate pryatecr.
ing.
Count Ncsselrode's circular fayors Tie
Greek insurgents.
The ice IN the Gulf Of Finland was much
broken.
BY accounts from KEEL of the 10Th of A
pr, 1t was stated that al the Russian ports
in the Baltic are under blockade
4 The number Of Russian merchant ships
now captured amounts TO ten.
Gu the i9th of April the English fleet
was telegraphcd off Gothland
On the 18th Of April eighteen Russian
ships of the line were wing at llelsingfors
they seemed as If they intended to pass over
to Revel. Admiral pumridge has been
watching them, and before this Sir Charles
/ Napier must have come up with his squad.
ron, intending, doubtless, 10 attack them
/ From Constantnople, 18th, It was report
ed that there had been alarming movements
at Nolo, IN Thessaly, aud that the Austrian
corvette. Caroline, had been called to inter-
( fere. Another version Of the story is that
300 Greeks who landed at Noo were. fallen
on aud put to the sword, with the exception
I of few, who succeeded in escaping on
board the corvette.
/ On the 18th, the Cossacks crossed tho
/ Danube at New Orsoya, Turkish fortress
On one Of the Danubran islands, and occspi-
ed WartsderOya. The Turks were bonibar.
ding the place.
By sdviees from Trieste, on the 18th. it
was said that Prince Daniel, of Montenegro,
on receiving intelligence of the Greeks hay-
ing been expelled from Constanunople, pub
hshed proclamation calling on the Monien-
egrnes TO take up arms against Turkey.
An Austrian paper Of the 18th conialus
the following despatch:
The important frontier town Of Forks
hand. ia Wallachia, winch had just been for
titled, was destroyed by an accidental fire o.
The Russian stores and provisions, and also
the military hospital, fell prey to the flames
pian1, lsh. Il was telegraphed that
the Russians occupied kosienje. 1t was ai-
so sand that 10 evacuaiihg the place. the fur-
kish lrlegulars set IL on Ere also. that they
massacred til the Christians IN the city.
.Hhens, lith These words are telegraph.
ed An Anglo French note OF a menacing
nature. has arrived
a Greek ship with ammunition, has been
captured off Negmpont.
.3rsoua, April l6. Il is stated that Rus
sian force has violated the Seryian territory.
The official journal Of the Hague publish
e. notice that the Dutch Government will
grant no authority 10 receive letters Of
marquo, and that 10 privateer, either with or
without prizes, except under stress of wealth
er, will be allowed to enter their ports.
Spain. The following Is from the Lon
don Fumes:
" Private letters from Madrid mention the
appearance Of very remarkable decree IA
. the Gazette, owing, il IS but just to add. 10
the unremtiing zeal and interchangeable ener-
gy Of Lord Howden, the British Ambassa-
dor, aud which announces the intention of
the spanish Government to put an end to the
gfa al frh. 4
to Great Britain"
According to the terms OF the decree the
slaves are 10 be Immediately registered al.
ter which time any slave found ia the island
without copy OF his register, contsinng
date, domcle and description, will be look
ed upon as fraudulenily imported, aud be dc.
elarcd ipso. tdcio free and secondly, the 10.
PRODUCTION Of white laborers is 10 be prosl
ed for and organized.
The correspondent of the London Tlaes,
writing from Paris lrth, says that p-isate
letters state that the affair of the Black War
rlor, 50 far from being settled, has been urE-
ed on with extreme violence by Mr.. Sog.e,
ANA at the present moment wears a rcEy
threatening aspect.
Another letter from Madrid, dated 49,.
contains these words : " II IS stated that
the American Minister has demanded OF ihis
government the recall of the Captain Gene--
al, and further that the officer who shall sac
coed hun, shall have power To settle uprn
the spot such disputes as that arising cot q
the affair of the Black Warrior 4 large
sum of money Is also said to have besl De-
manded, but the amount named is SO dispro-
portionately large that we fJrbear to meuiica
it,"
VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
London, Saturday, z. NJ. No news Of
any Importance today, except rumors, both
from Paris and Vienna, of new me-lstoa
by Prussia.
Berlin Friday Yesterday an alliance, 81
iensIve and defensive, between Austria and
Prussia was signed By Baron Maniemei GO
the one side, and Baron Hess and tsofh
Thue on the other.
Nothing later from the Baltic. II Is assert
ed from Copenhagen that Sweden has pos
lively entered into secret treaty Win
Russia, by which an obsolete enactment ~
bidding more than four ships at any one une
to enter any harbor, has been restored, sie
the same extended to Norway.
There is a troubons state Of insnfreetl9h
at Saragossa.
Paris, Friday. 4 despatch from OmaT
Pasha confirms the previous account that he
Turks we're, on three different occasions spi-
cesslul against superior forces at the passage
of the Danube, but in obedience to osdeis'
they retreated on the line Of Karasan.
The st. Petersburg papers contain a mad
itesto IN reply to the English and fFtneh
declarations of war. Itthrows the resl"isl,,
bilIty Of the war wholly upon France ana
England.
Arrival of the Steamship Can
Z ada at IIalifaX.