Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-04-05
Foreignt NaIrsI.

York on, tie 26th ult., with the following
later news from Europe.
EAsTERS AFFAIRS. -The statement thai
Kalafatihad been captured by the Rus.
slams was an attrocious falsehoods The
latest report from that quarter indicated
that the Russians were about withdraw.
ing from that ncighborhood. No fight
ing worthy of notice had occurred either
on the Danube orlin Asia.
The London Daily News says that the
Gar had sent another proposal to Vienna,
which the representatives of the -Four
Powers had found inadmissible and had
rejected. -s.-.4,-.,,s..
The allied fleets were in Besika Bay.
and the bulk of the Russian fleet were at
Sebastopol, and some ships were al SVcum
Kali. Both fleets had cruisers in the
Black Sea. ..
The Russian feet in the Baltic is push
Ing through the ice TO Sveabora.
The messenger bearing the ultimatum
of France and England, left Vienna on
the 7th for ST. Petersburg. Prussia and
Austria had not signed this ultimatum,
their policy being still defined as neutrali-
~ for the future. ..,
Intelligence from the east announces
that hostilities throughout Asia had been
suspended. a. ...
A serious instruction had been disco.
vered in Turkey, or what is known as
Western Turkey. and resulted in framing
the draft of Convention securing the flu
ture position of the Christians in that coun.
try.
So Seven steamers had been dispatched
by the Turks to Egypt, to bring troops
from Albania. ..n
f. AUSTRIA AND PRUss1A.-The last adj
vices from Paris fully confirms the news
respecting the attitude of Austria aud
Prussiu on the Eastern question. Austria
expressed perfect willingness to join the
Western powers. but Prussia positively
refused on the ground that as she was
not maritime power, she had little COM
parativc interest 10 the struggle. A de.
spatch from the Austrian minister, Buol.
was received in, Paris on Thursday. ex.
planatory, and indicative of change Of
policy on the part Of Austria.
ENGLAED.-ThG first division Of ID Bri-
fish ships, under Admiral Charles Napier.
was to sail from Portsmouth on the lth
for the Baltic. 1t was reported that
5000 British troops will go to the Baltic
for land service. The 77th regiment en-
barked at Liverpool, on the liIh, for
Turkey.
Lord John Russell was quite i'll on Friday,
and unable 20 attend TO his duties in the
House in consequence Of which, the House
adjourned till Monday.
An the passengers of the ship Robert
Kelly had been landed safely. and the
ship itself, with the mast cut away, was
got off the rocks and towed TO Kingston.
The ship Pantheon struck on the rocks
near Holyhead on the night of the 9th.
and sunk. Eight Of the crew were Ian
ded, but the fate Of the remainder was
reported.
Some excitement had been created in
commercial circles by Lord ClarendOn's
announcement TO the Riga merchants that
all Russia produce, TO whOmsoever belong
ing, and even in neutral vessels, shall be
lawful prizes in the event of war.
The conductors Of the London Herald
had been much censured Tor publishing
the fall Of Kalafat, az the rumor is thought
TO have done much injury.
FRA%CE.-The French Senate had una
nimouSIy voted 10 the loan Of 251.UOO,
900 francs.
Inc nTSt DIVISION OF the troops lot the
East was to leave Toulon on the 2 th.
RUss1A.-The Emperor Of Russia. with
his family. had left ST. Petersburg for
Warsaw, where the Car hopes to exer
else his influence etfectually against Prus
STA and Austria.
SPA1N-Advices from Spain state that
the insurgent chief, Col. Latome had been
captured near the French frontiers and
shot.
GREEcE.-A dispatch from Athens to
the London Morning Chronicle states that
the Greek instruction was extending
throughout Thessaly. e
Gen. Haynes had joined the insurgents
the city Of Aria had been taken by as
sault, and the Turks defeated in several
encounters. Prekessa still held out.