Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-28
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FURTHER BY THE EUROPA A.
IRWIAND
DECLINE LNTIfR PRICES oF0R1JN

continental war prees OF corr co, tnue 70 dsclns an,
as the another fall has taken place 10 The
staple article Of iood The official corn note of yesr,.
day reports an "sxtremsly depressed Market with p
days Quotations Tor wheat bare Supported while os,.
anu e.ey were the turn lover, and With these re
oueuons me uaue Was extremely dull The tooe Of the
provincial corn notes received this morning HARMONIC
with that OF Dublin. 'Tho monopolist, In 4,
% are not likely 10 have III ,ir "iess realized
re report ior inc Dundalk k,t Of the Is
lows :-"Wih very far supply VI corn on offer mar.
were easier to-day than for tho last three or four
frce. declined FULLY is.oj. per barrel Tor wheat,
m 3D. to H. for barley and oats The highest figure We
.sy given Tor barley was2is Cd and ~ss only the pri
m.s' qualities that sod that rate The war
..e inueaons are likely, however, to give upward
tendency to prices immediately and according to present
appearances We calculate the present prices Of corn
beng fully sustained not increased Ia the course
next two or three weeks"
| FRANCE
| ExrRAoRDIsARr PtPARArIoss ron WAR-T,x ,.,,,,
OF cirArk-AhkhicAs oFYicEks ksLisriSu Tux TuR-
sKisii ARMY.
Correspondence Of the London Times
Paris, "Wednesday. G, r. NJ
Private letters from Brcst state that tho At,,,
dion had received orders proceed 10 Airrn 10 ,k ~,
board hTst division oi 10000 men, who have been al
ready organized by General Peser These troops ar,
no doubt destined Tor the East. II Is very currapv
that General Ferre son.n.law OF tho late Marshal H.
Seand to be appointed COMMANDMENT Chief Of tI,
| cavalry Of tho expedition intended for tho East
Private letters from otirnt the
activity going on in that arsenal The ordinary
OF the establishment have been weeks mast k.,t n,
WORK many hours beyond their urual time and ali the
carpenters and workers la wood Of the place ar,
ally employed night and day in making cases TO contain
prDecucs, called 6ons OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hall. 6lI.J
with composition which siil,s those among whom IL
falls, Its pow.is are said to DO of m. mnt .,' ~;
kind ~ '''''' ''S""s'"e
Private letters from vana, Of tho eOth ult msn,;on
hat ABOUT 6O English officers ,curs had yi.iti t,t
place within til. last two Thrce uonths from SumI,
and most Of them speak In favorable terms of IN,
army onc OF these letters contain the following
you have heard this Of the victory of ths ,L >,
Ctat" near kaiafar. Here last you have l,,,tIc go
'n ehup 80 tia: it is merely behind parap.ts thai
they can beat the Russians The account of IN, Rus
sian loss IN killed aud wounded Is between 6no ri
5000; and Of the Turks 300 killed and 7uo vn,, -
On tho 18th wallacbian General will, two or ,h.
Amercan officers arrived at Shumla to take service viii
the Turks since which several French and S.rdni,n an
cefs have joined the headquarters Instructor of
| and Infantry.
Ii appears that tho affair Ctate has created So much
Joy aud impaired such feeling OF superiority among the
Turkish troops. they confident that ON. TUT i;
quite able To beat ,bree Russians Ny letters midi Inn,
ON that occasion the Russian artillery was miserable
served IL appears that eihfocenents were ..urc,,J A.
hahia:, where there were 1900 OF all arms and
| upwards ii DO guns. '
private letters from Constantinopc Of the GOT, states
that the combined fleets still at anchor in B.rus
Bay but were cxpec ed leave again OH the a7th AR os,
IL was said Constantnople that the French and Enrl,
Ambassadors were by no meaus pleased their arrival
and had ordered them again Their return had given
TO imp easant but most unlounded runors which wee
ndustrousy circulated by the Russian faction such as
discussions between the admiras" &c.
IMPORTANT FROM SPAIN
Letters hom Madrid, Of February 9th ststes tb., .
democratic conspiracy bas been discovered that IA per-
sons al been arrested fayrdnie dieto being porton
o.. revSG.,o9ary club General Joseph cOncha bad
and was said TO have embarked for France
CHINA AND INDIA
We have advices from Shanghai to December II.
Annoy, December "a; Hong Kong, December e7.
Canton aud Ningpo remained quiet. Matters had re.
sumed their usual course ut Annoy large portion of
Shanghai had been DESTROYED by fire by ,be
pbpl rCe nal aJal
from Sahkr and had taken Tien Sing about eighty mile,
from Pekin. 81 "'''
1t is true that the Emperor of japan is dead and the
Court would go into mourning for two years, during
which no embassies could be received
dacoit chief had 5000 rneE near Tonghoo and the
Of an attack.
The Governor-Genera arrived at Rangoon en- the l4h
Of December, but left for Prone
Madra, Is threatened with famine the rains md crons
having failed and there will be great loss Of reycnu.
| in Nellore.
The MANS donations in bad state, and III.
country overrun by predatory Rohla hordes The por,
| We: I frontier Is tranquil.
ONEDAY LATER
| ny ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH LosDoN TO LIVERPOOL on
Tux DAY rnE STEAMERS DEPARTURE
The news today Il OF the most wailke character An
order has been issued for the nmed despatch Of three
baitaons of guards comprising the 7ih 18th, aiJ aud
18th regiments to the Mediterranean The tiop il
said 10 be Malls.
The Times in its monay article states that t,e Govern
ment had taken from the Peninsula aud Oriental Steam
Company, the mail steamships Iiinalaya Ripop and
han'ta. These vessels, II is reported, convey
troops To the seat Of war These troops sail Oh the
18TH Others under orders leave as soon a.
ports can he procured.
Tho "erald" Of to-day then that 600 troops
Independently Of the above, to be sent or ward at
once.
The leading article of the "Times" to day. says:
"if the German Powers and particularly Austria al.
here to these engagements tho chances peace are small
but the war; it break out, will be limited extent and
short in duration.
III on the contrary it should turn ont that Austria and
the other Garnan Staie5, oyetbone 10y Russia as
not To act independently, ohy inevitable but il
certain 10 assume Mt once general and aggravated char
| acter."
We have dates from ST. Pe,ersburch to the st Of Feb
rusry.
The utmost ctcmcnt prevailed there among all classes
fhe eiamor Tor war represented to be universal but
nothing has transped coming from official circles
The ialow dealers IN 81 Petersburg we're
Of an English blockade. -
From Marscle. wclcarn that considerable decline had
AIKEN place III Wheat and that fifty sixty ships were
about TO be sent Ia England laden with gain
Count Buol has notified the Turkish Ambassador that
the concentration Of troops the frontier is intended
ohy as precautionary measure ginst Turkey. This
| notification was accompanied by friendly expressions
The British Government has advertised Tor coppered
ships OF 200 aud 500 tons, to DO engaged for months
CERTAIN III tile conveyance OF cavalry The port Of desti
| nation is mentioned.
Accounts from the Danube via Paris, announce posi-
lively another Turkish success between taas and Ibrai
ahd independent OF the victory at Guirg.vo
Chamberlain T. Billie is appoint ID Danish Consul Gene.
raj and charge Thhair: to the United Salcs
hlhpka aud Others have eHibTiced Isllmisn. Prince
stou'zi has been made u Pasha.
THE EUROPEAN GRAIN TRADE
Tho following extract is form the London Shipping
Gizettcs "Ro,iew ofthe Grain Trade for tho week en-.
| ding 8Oth instant:
The wheat trade has remained in much the samo state
as last week there has been particular pressure to sell
bat on the other hand there has decided UNIV Hing
ness to ouy except for immediate Spec invest.
ments have quite ceiscd aud opinion appears TO
gained ground, that II may be prudent To reduce
than to make addition TO stocks IL not very easy
10 account Tor this sudden change OF opinion aud are
inclined to believe that the prevailing duness will not TO
OF long duration. As far is possible Judge 10 the
absence Of statistical information tho deficiency in the
last wheat cro, quite goat calculated at bar.
vest time, and though thus far, nothing like scarcity has
been experienced, shall In all probability have to i'm
port the extensive scale we have done bher.
TO, right up to harvest
The French markets, which have for some time past
has been srenty depressed, do not yet show symp.
toms OF rally but zach may be hand than Is
Gen L. or