New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-05
NUMBER 81.

and on shore. Thousands Of pers6ps from Lon
don and elsewhere crowded into Portsmouth
to witness the sailing Of the fleet
1t is said that 5000 British troops vim ae
company or follow the fleets to the Baltic
The English regiment known as g The Kino,,
Own,'' was embarked at Leith, 9th, on boar,
the steamer Golden Fleece Prince Albert has
reviewed the artillery at Woolwich, Of whom
1850 are to be Immediately embarked They
take out siege train. A large number Of am
balances are being prepared, owing to the sugs
gestion of the eminent surgeon, Mr.. Guthrie
The Seventy seventh regiment of infantry en-
oarked at Liverpool, on Friday, 10th, on board
tne steamer Kangaroo, and were to sail on Che
l1th, for Turkey
PREPARATIONS IN FR4ScE.-Twelve steamer
were beng lifted at Toulon to convey Freneb
troops TO the East. The first division was T.
leave on the Goth inst; the second division d.
the 10th of April. Prince Napoleon, with a fore
Of chasseurs, was to proceed to the Greek from
tier. Gen. Moore and forty English officer
were at Marseilles on the 9th.
Marshal St. Arnaud's pay, as commander Of
the French forces in the East, is to be 500. .Oot,
francs, with 1000 francs for outft.
A petition is under signature ait Marseilles.
praying that England and France will decline
to issue letters of marque. and that they will
treat Russian privateers as pirates.
AUSTRIA Austria will form an army in ND.
ravia. with the left wing st Troppau, the righi
at Cracow, and reserve at Oimutz. The Arch.
duke Albrecht will command the force
Prussia. The Prenissische Correspondeaz
Of the 9Th contains an exposition Of the Prussiar
policy 1t is defined to be, for the present, ,aea-
fratity, and for the future, mediation
Russian Extra Of the Journal de ST. Pc
tersbttrg Of the Sd inst. contains an exposition
of the progress of the Eastern difficulty, and Of
the conduct OF the Western Powers. This docu-
ment extends over three pages, and is an inge-
nious piece of special pleading 1t contains also
the Russian answers to the circulars of the
French Cabinet
There were important movements of troops in
the vicinity Of Warsaw. Letters Ct the 22d Of
Feb. mention that Gen. Pahlen had reviewed all
the cavalry regiments about to leave for the
Danube, These troops were TO proceed by easy
marches, and were not expected to reach the
Pruth before the beginning Of May.
A private dispatch mentions that three Rus
sian ships of war in Trieste had been sold, and
the crews were ordered to Russia by land.
1t is said that Russia will place all her forces
in the harbors of the Baltic under the chief com
mand of Gen. Won Berg Prince Paskiewitcb
will command the army of the Danube, and Gen
Kudiger Will be at the head IF the administra-
ton at Poland.
In Riga, large stores of corn are collected but
cannot be shipped on account of the critical
state of affairs z
Travellers from the Danubian Principalties
have brought to Berlin copies of Russian pro-
clamations in the Servian and Bulgarian Ian
guages, and which are doubtless intended for
distribution so soon as the Russians shall have
crossed the Danube. As the documents could
not be translated at Berlin, their contents re-
main secret for the present
fr0yr rhn1,,, TVnMD Al - ~
the Russian fleet was engaged in the attempt to
penetrate through the ice, which covers the Gull
OF Finland to Sveaborg, near the Baltic
GERMANY.-Numerous Russian vessels are
advertised to be sold at Hamburg. The firm
Of Solomon Heine have purchased several.
letter from Erfurt, 4th inst, says: The
bank Of this place, which is only branch Of
that Of Berlin, has received formal orders not
to discount any bills coming from Russian firms,
apprehensions being entertained that such firms
will not be able to pay in specie.
The King of Bavaria has appointed commits
sion to take measures for the defence of Munich
in the event Of war.
ENGLAND. Queen Victoria held a leyee at
st. James's Palace on the Sth
In Parliament, the discussions had been of nc
general interest
| Sir John Pakington moved for information
whether the connection between the Hudson's
Bay Company and Vancouver's Island has vet
terminated, and whether it is the intention of
the British Government to establish new form
of government in Vancouver's Island when that
connection shall have ceased. He also took
occasion to present a petition from the inhabi-
tants of that island, complaining that the high
price OF land charged by the Hudson Bay Com
pany prevented many persons from settling
there; further praying that Governor may
be appointed from Britain, and that courts of
Justice and form Of legislature be appointed
Mr.. Feel, for the Government, replied that the
term of the Hudson's Bay grant of the island
had not yet expired.
A few cases of cholera are reported at Lime
rick and at Carrickfergus.
Bieleheld's papier mache works. near the Ly-
ceum Theatre, London. were accidentally burn
ed on the evening of the 9th. The Queen,
Prince Albert, and Prince Leopold Of Sake Co
burg, were in the theatre Charles Dickens.
Albert Smith and Charles Matthews were in
the crowd at the fire. The warlike spirit of the
citizens was curiousy expressed by the men
working the engines, singing s'Rule Britannia, .
and other national songs, with the accompani-
ment of thousands of voices in chorus.
A return just laid before Parliament shows
that from l848 to 1858, the number of colored
immigrants and liberated Africans introduced
into the West India Colonies and the Mauritius,
was $50, 0,152
The 10th anniversary Of the Royal Society
Of Medicine was held at London on the 9Th.
The Court of Directors OF the East India
Company is, under the new law, reduced from
thirty members to fifteen. These fifteen have
just been elected, namely: Messrs Ellice, Oil
phant, Mills, Smith, Bayley, Mangles, Prinsep,
Eastwick, Sykes, Sir II. Wilcox, Sir ]. w.
Hogg, Shepherd, Melville, Astell and Mac
naughten.
The g Labor Parliament % had closed its sit
tings at Manchester. Its object was to form a
national organization of workmen.
FRANCE -0n the evening of the 7th, the com
mittee of the legislative body, accompanied by
the President and the whole Chamber, went to
the Tulllerles to present to the Emperor the bill
authorizing loan of 250,000, 900, and which
was unanimously voted on the preceding day by
two hundred and thirty eight members present
The Emperor and Empress, the Officer of State,
the Ministers and President of the Council of
State, and other dignitaries were present at the
reception of the address
d. Billau1t, President of the Committee, ad
dressed the Emperor in these words:
sire-We bring to your Majesty the law
which you presented to us yesterday, and which
to-day we have unanimously agreed to. Upon
this occasion the whole Legislative body was
desrous of accompanying its committee in order
to exhibit to Europe the testimony which it of
ters to the Emperor of its entire confidence and
its most determined support
The Emperor replied in the following words:
feel much emotion at the enthusiasm dis
played by you in agreeing to this bill. Your
concurrence proves to me that was not mis-