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The steamer Archie arrived ii New York sun /
day rom LiteEpool bringing dates 70 the 9Th inst,
having msds he passage ia Ten days By this a.
rival Ne learn thai "a lAe Da1uee the RussisIs /
had acfiEely commenced offensive operations and 1
the tide 81 the war has inrned against the Turks
The knreians had captured several for-fssses ard |
Obtained strong position on The lower Danuhe--
The Russian de-t il reported 10 have len Sevaslo-
POI with The intention 81 snaeking Yarna, toward |
which The Russian land farce, were also sunveEg-
ing. The latest despalckes place The csmbinsd |
heeton the 27sh ullino, in Bepcos Bay, whilst an
other account says fhey were cruising OF Varna.
The Russian movements are bold and decided, aud
show The intention 10 obtain some signal advantage
over the Turks before lhe allies can reach the scene
Of war In The Baltic quiet sill prevailed. The
RessiaEs were terrifying the points exposed 10 It.
tack.
The Intelligence from The Danube Is uafavosa
be for The Turks The Russians captured the for
tress o. Hfrshovs on he 25ah aud had also taken
the strong position Of Babadagh, thus obtaining the
command Of the Upper Dobr0dshi As the country
lying near The mouth Of me Danube is called III
was also reported thai The Russians had captured
Isaktchi. another fortress below Hirxhcva On the
9Th The details Of the actions have not come 10
hand twas reported thar = body Of 1900 R1s-
SLAMS had esl Seyastopo in 1--WE steamers. assist
the operations OF Gor,shakoff beyond the Danube
The Turks were throwing feiniorcements into the
town of Yarna, strongly fortified post on The wes
tern coast eflhe Black Sea The British fleet was
eruizing of Mama These Russian movements
have change, Yhe entire plan Of The campaign.
The last accounts state positively that The 1900
Russians from Sevsstopof had landed and seized
the large island u Dnuavietz eelpw Saltscha II
was also said ID the Russian aset threatened an
attack upon Varpa. The Russians are Tazing AL
the feriresses in the Dobrudsha
The Russian loss al Turlukai is stated A. from
2a00 ID $500 men
Itissaid that Omer Pasha had anticipated The
advance Of the Russians into the DobrUdsha and
oidered the Ottoman forces hare 10 fall back upon
the all Of Tralan, which Is strongly fortified,
where the Russians will hnd themselyessccmpe PEELED
10 encounter CO. 900 Tvrks advantageously posted
Admiral Sir Charles Napier is anchored with
twenty-five ships efthe Island OF Moon IN the Bal
tic. A portion ilhe Russian fleet is frozen ID Al
Revel.
The shipments OF troops from France and Eng
land are going on rapidly. France has already
sent %, 600 and England 10 oo0 men.
There was nothing OF Importance from Asia
Zarif Pasha had been appointed eommander-ln-
chief &c the Ottoman forces. His appointment =
regarded as an excellent one.
II is stated BY 5elegrs ph that the Car has septa
letter the King OF Prussia saying contempiuqus-
! " that when the allies emaneipats the christians
in Turkey and leave tbs Turkish waters, he viii
eTacuase the pFincipalities-
The Sultan has dismissed The Grand Multi and
Rifaa, pasha and appointed successors more friend
/ liz 10 the allies.
The ship FlaYio Giovia, FROM Antwerp osishsi-
| biz for Montreal, had been captured and brought
into the Downs loaded with arms for The Greek In
surgents.
| 4 new levy Of &c. 600 men had been ordered in
/ France.
AdvIces from oies.a Of the 25!b, state thatlthe
entire Russian fleet had lefl SeFasopol il was be-
4 lieved 10 attack Yafna
There aie fumer. Of treachery on The part 81 The
Commanders Of the differen, fortresses which have
fallen into the hands Of The Rn.sians. Omer Pa
sha has marched 20 900 men 10 strengthen the po-
s,tion between the Russians and the Balkans. y.
Ii is stated thar Hirshova stood The assaults OF
/ Russians for three days before i capinlAied
Prince Paskiewitch leh Warsaw on the 18Th for
/ the seat Of war.
The Russians fearing that 0esel Island viii be
| the first point Of attack by Napier have placed
there garrison Of 5000 men. The iroops pow
leaving England will 80 direct TO Constansinppie
withou. stopping a, Malta.
Russian subjects have been crdered ioleare Con-
stsntinople in 20 days.
The vote on the adiress TO the Queen O England
was unanimous in both Houses Of Parliament
MOVEMENTS IN ASIA.
Adyicss from Trebisaad report tina. the Russian:
we're concentrating their forces at AkahallzF-
Their operations are directed against kars TTen
/ ty thousand Turks were concentrating Al SiTas.
Persia was tranquil.
moned to meet al Vienna, among them the Bel
Jelachich
A despach from Vienna dated March Bis, say
that when Baroo Hess returns from Berlin an I'm
though Austria disapproYes OF the movements o
Russia, she is resolved. with the rest of Germany
to remain neutral An army Of 100, 600 Germans
will make that neutrality respecfeu.
Baron Meyendorff had been informed that Rus
STA expects nothing from Austria bat neutrality.
INrEREsTika MISCELLANY.
unprecedented number Of emigrants, chielI
Irish, were at Liverpool waiting passage 10 Amer
lea. The price Of a Storage passage had advanc
ed TO IS los.
Sir Jshn Frankins name had been struck Of
,he,lisl OF the British navy, he being given up a
dead.
The growing crops in the South OF France pre-
sent = very healthy appearance. Many agrical
turisis were raising wheat instead OF grapes.
Fifteen packet ships were beii hlted up at Liy
erpoolto convey troops.
Beth Houses Of The English Parliamentwent il
procession TO present cordial address to ihe Qheel
in support Of the declaration 81 war.
II Is said that Napoleon has written a letter 4
the Emperor Of Austria reminding him OF his pro
mise to regard The passage of the Danube BY hi
Russians as easHs belli.
France has loaned Turkey 10 1000 900 francs.
Trustworthy accounts from St. Petersburg stats
that the war is very unpopular amongst the mer
camille classes and that In consequence OF this feel
ing an order has been issued forbiding the sssemb
ling in The streets Of groups 81 over two persons
Reliable accounts from Berlin stare that IN:
Cars letter to The King Prussia contains no tan
gible concession TO Europe. Ills chiefly justin
cdlloh OF hussld anu cshSiuueS "i.A W. t'ts.ie
tion that If The Western Powers desire peace they
should obtain frsm Turkey redress for the wrongs
Of which he complains.
Advice from Montenegro state that courie
from ST. Petersburg had arrived bearing positiy,
orders for the Monienegrins 10 attack the Turkish
Province Of Herzegovina. Russian eouriers Eer'
passing in rapid succession between Russia an
Montenegro
THE MARKETS
Lireypool April 6-R Richardson & Brother quot
IN advance OF "a. in Wheat, and Cd. in Flour sine
: Friday Corn had receded Is Sd. but subsequent
" rec Jvered the market being nearly bare Of Amer
an yellow. Wheat was il fair demand at his
3D. lbs. for prime white, and II lis I'd. forfed
Flour was 10 consumpuve demand only, specqla
. tor, having withdrawn from the market Cana
| Flour 39a 4Os Baltimore and Ohio Flour 40a Al.
Wheat fine.
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Public Sale.
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