The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-03
ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE pAcIFIc.-wAR ITEMS.

| The vessels stated TO have been captured by Sir C
Npers neet are said 10 have been laden with sulphur
other articles contraband of They had been unde
surveillance for time past and last from Lubee
| Finland.
OoPRsHAoEs, April 1.-THE day before yesterday at ,
o'clock IN the morning, the fleet left Koge bay This
earlier than had been expected but the Dauntoss having
been up 70 helsngors returned with information that the
rec had cleared away orders therefore given To tn,
heet 70 adv into the Baltic There British
vessels ei N koge bay except the james Watt and the
Monarch who wait for the French fleet and In the roads
OF Copenhagen there still lie few smaller (Heca
Odn, and the Alban, which aground yesterday by
Dragor for carrying dispatches and taking provisions
The French squadron that has sailed Brest under
Admiral Desehve 10 reinforce Napier in the Baltic is
composed Of the lne-ofbattle ships lnexibe Jemappes
Tage Bresau and fgaes Darien Poursliyante and Sc
millante
VICTORY IN THE CAUcAsus--The English steamer Samp-
son. which had been surveying the of Crcassia
returned TO Constantnople March 2st bringing dings
complete victory gained by the Crcassans the Rus
slams Early in March the Crcassians provided with
and ammunition, attacked the Russians and after
y-contesed battle drove them into their castles the
coast These castles were surrounded and repeatedly at
tackled during four continuous days Finally the Russians
fearing TO pc cut to pieces blew up their magazines and
sought shelter III their ships The Sampson further reports
that the Crcassans fell the garrsons who retreat
ing from two hill forts and put them to the sword The
Crcassian coast is at present free from the enemy.
FaAscE.The Monteur publishes the law increasing the
military contingent for 1854 from 10000 to 100000
Marshal St Arnaud commander-n-chief of the French
army Of the East left Paris the 10Th for Marseles
The of the Bank OF France for the month end
ing the 18th showed increase in the stock of bullion
of $l5000000 partly in consequence Of the state of
changes and partly owing to the numerous small sub
scriptions paid of the loan The Monv also
publishes the official returns of the indirect and rev.
of France for the first quarter Of 1854 These
turns give the amount at 1896 1000 francs against
100000 francs in the corresponding quarter of last year
The returns arc considered satisfactory.
Three ine-ofbatte ships the model Of the Ma
poleon, being built TO be called the Vile de
Nantes Vile de Lyons, and Vile de Bordeaux.
On the l4h there rnnor in Paris that the garr-
under arms but the Bourse showed indication
OF distrust Several arrests were however, made.
Prayers had been ordered in all the Jewish synagoges
for success Of the French arms against the Russians
AT banquet given by the authorities of Marseiles, in
honor OF Prince Napoleon who passed through that city
his way the of in Turkey the Prince alluded
to the anticipated results Of the war in these terms:
RUSSIAN recommendations called out
TO the extent of 10000
letter in the Cologne Gazette from Konigsberg 9TH
cal notice from Russia that corps of Russian troops in
two divisions with 80 pieces ofarlery will up po
son between Memel and Suwalki The frontier Of Rus
STA is closed to all but Russians.
1t Is confirmed that the Russians have entered Servia
force crossed on the 18th, and occupied Turna.
The important fortress of Tchaking ESQ spelled in the
telegraph despatch in Lower Waachia DESTROYED by
accidental fire. together with all the Russian stores he
The Russians threatening to point up the
river. I
The Journal de ST. Petersburqh has the following lines on
the passage of the Danube by the Russian army the 23d
England and France demand Clear Of the principal
tiles at once or well make upon your Russia re-
plies Very good well clear of them this very day
but it win be by the other side,