Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-05-10
From Europe.

The steamship Pacific arrived at New Yor
Monday the LIST, bringing Liverpool dates to tn
18TH ult. From the Danube we learn that no i'm
portant operations had taken place. The Rus
SLAMS sustained themselves in the Dobrudscha. AM
large bodies Of their troops were crossing the Dan
ube with the view ofIorlifying all the position
that Will enable them to obsfuct the advance o
the allied forces. The combined fleets in TIT
| Black Sea were off Ojesss, which it was rumore,
they We're preparing TO attack. 1t was slrongl,
fortified and would be defended by an army o
ninety thousand Russians.
| The news from the Baltic is that Napier's flee
had put TO sea, and an attack on one oi the Rus
elan squadrons was anticipated. The ilrst prizes
of the war, . Russian merchant vessels laden witt
munitions of war, have been made. The Frencl
| fleet had sailed to join Napier. Navigation wa
fast opening, and the Russians had destroyed the
island Qualifications and retired 10 the main lane
with their shipping.
Austria has occupied Servia with her troops
Prussia was still neutral, while Austria seems
more favorably disposed to the Western Powers
Hungary and Poland are both exhibiting symp
toms of disaliecion.
THREE DAYS LArGR.-The steamer Africa
arrived at New York on Friday bringing Liver
pool dates of April o.
The treaty of closer alliance between France
and England had been ratified
The treaty of alliance. offensive and defensive,
between Austria and Prussia had been signed.
The complexion of the news from the Baltic,
Black Sea, and the Danube is the same as by the
previous arrival. The campaign in Asia was ex-
pected TO commence about The middle of April.
There is nothing important from France or Eng
land. The correspondent of the London Times
at Madrid says that the affair of the Black War
ror, so far from being settled, has been urged on
with extreme~yiolence, and wears very threat
ehing aspect
II was stated from Spain that Mr.. Sonle had
demanded the immediate recall of Captain Gem
eral Pezuela from Cuba. and that an officer should
succeed him with power to settle upon the spot
such disputes as may arise with the authorities
of Cuba hereafter.
Mr.. Soule, it is also stated, had demanded an
immense amount OF money as an indemnity for
the Black Warrior affair. The result Of these
demands was not known.
The Spanish Government had issued an inn
portant decree against the slave trade Of Cuba
according to which all slaves were to be immedi-
atey registered, and any slave found on the is
land without copy of their register was to be
regarded as iraudulently imported and declared
free. The decree also provides for the introduce
ton and organization of white aborers.
The expulsion OF the Greeks from Turkey was
vigorously enforced. The Greek instruction
assumes the shape of guerilla warfare, harassing
but not formidable.
Lord Stafford, the British Minister at Con
stantinopie, had published long manifesto against
the Greek Government for lavorng the insurrec-
ton.
A massacre of the Greeks at Volo by the Turks
is reported, but doubted.
Accounts are still vague regarding the violation
of the Servlan territory. 1t was reported that
Prince Daniel had summoned Montenegro to arms
against Turkey.
Sardinia and Holland repudiate privateering.
The Journal of St. Petersburgh publishes the
Russian reply TO the declaration of war; 1t
throws the responsibility Of the war entirely On
France and England.
The ice in the Gulf of Finland is much broken
1t is asserted from Copenhagen that Sweden
has positively entered into secret treaty with
Russia by which an obsolete enactment forbidding
more than four ships at once to enter harbor has
been restored, and the same extended TO Norway
A despatch from London on he 22nd ult. says:
Yesterday an offensive and defensive alliance
between Austria and Prussia was signed by Baron
Manteufile for the latter and Baron Hess and
Count Thorn for the former
A despatch from Omer Pasha confirms the
previous accounts that the Turks were thrice
successful against superior forces at the passage
Of the Danube but in obedience to orders they
retreated on the line of Karassa.