Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-04-18
ONE wErx LATER ysor EUROPE
!. Arrival Sf'tis steaner America.
WAR Dtct AND AGAINST RUSSIA. /
HOSTiLlTleS CoMMgkCED!

the II. inst. has srrivsd a, this port.
Tie cotton market st Liverpool was
!, grss,ly depressed, and prices had further
Y declined ID. The soIss Of tho week
4 were 1000 bales. OF which spectators
took 1000 bales, ana exporters 5000 DO
Holders were pre- ,sing on the market.
4 Flour had advanced 10 SIS and corn
10 400 ABS. Consols had declined to
sss. ~ N.
T Trade Of Manchester had largely de-
clined and was very dull.
n The quotations for cotton srs fsif
! Orleans Cid, middling do. SD, fair up.
land ei.. end midIling do. s&d. -"
/ Cotton gst, at the decline. Trade st
Manchester almost suspended.
McHenry quotes beef scarce and
wanted. Pork firm. Bacon stesdy, and
lard Is to s. desrer. '" p"
1 The Queen Of England announced 10
Parliament that the Emperor Of Russia
had refused 10 reply to the ultimatum,
and after brief consideration war was
formally declared against Russia. q
The latest advices say that hossili.ies
had commenced on the Baltic. 1s
New YoRx April 1.-THE steamer
Holman, which sailed from Bremen on
tho 2sth ult., arrived here to-day. Tho
news enc brings is anticipated by the
Americans at Halifax, but is interesting
however. showing the course Of the mar.
kets, &c., &C., s't.
Tho steamer Nashville arrived out on
the 9th, and the Andes on the 2slh.
The courier who had been dispatched
by England and France, to Russia. with
the ultims;um Of these two powers, lad
returned with The announcement that no
reply would be made.-The Queen an.
noun ced this 10 the Cobine, on the 9th,
concluding her declaration with tho re.
marks ,ba, the Queen relied on the brav.
cry Of the army an navy, in the emer.
gency. The Parliament was to consider
the message on the 3lsi, andS the declar.
a.ion Of war sppea's in the London Ga.
ze,te ofthe 2s;h. The same day tho LIE.
eisla,urc of Paris received a message
from the Emperor Napoleon. dsclsfing
that Russia had placed herself in state
Of war with France. - 'f
The French Government announces
that it will not grant letters Of marque
10 American vessels. Napier's fee, had
anchored off Kel on the 9th.
Eighteen thousand Russians crossed
the Danube on the srd March, and 35,.
600 more crossed at Malshion, without
moles,alion. Some skirmishes occurred
between the Russians and Turks at
bridge, at the Island Of Tuhsti. The
Turks destroyed the bridge, and 1000
Russians were precipated into the river
and drowned. ''H |
The Duke Of Parma was stabbed by
an assassin, and died the noxt day. The
Emperor Nspofan's announcement to
the French Chambess,wos received with
extraordinary enthusiasm. e' :t,
All the warlike measures in France
and England were prosecuted with in
creased haste. f.,1 so, sra %. #
A division Of the Russian fleet had left
SebaHspol to provision Russian sarris'
ons on the Circassian Coast. ts
The overland Indian mail has reached
London. with later advices from Calcut.
tasnd Hong Kong. Shanghai was in
possession Of the Patriots. The Rebel
army was in winter quarters near Pekin
Advices from Australia to Feb. 4,h,
were also received. The returns from
the gold field were increasing. New and
very rich mines had been discovered.
J.. The Queen in her declaration Of war
remarks thus: i1l.r tsoJ . sS t
e"Her Majesty the Queen Of the King
dom ofGreat Britain and LELAND, com
pslled TO take up arms in support o. an
ally, is desirous Of rendering war as lit.
lie onrous as possible to the powers with
whom che remain at peace, and TO pre-.
serve The commerce of nsutrsls from nll
unnecessary obstruction. Her Majesty is
willing for tho present TO waive par.
Of tho belIiserent tights belonging TO her
by the laws ofnations. :a .sssss ,ol
1t 10 impossible for 'Hsr Msjss.y TO
forget the sxere Use Other right in seisins
articles contrabsnd Of war OF preventing
neutrals bearing the dispatches Of the
enemy, she must also maintain the right
ofthe bsIiserentto prevent neutrals'fron
breaking any effective blockade which
msyeb .estsbiishedawith .sny adequate
force against the enemy's forts. harbors
OF con sts: bu: her majesty will WE'VE