Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-01
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
FoUa DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

Liverpool dates to Wednesday, April 10Th.
loar days later.
Cotton is regarded firmer, with Sigh,
advance; sales during the last three days.
tweiity,one thousand bales. Flour firmer.
ana advanced one or two shillings.-
!" neat has advanced three pence per
buShel. Corn has advanced one shilling
per quarter. Tallow is declining IarS
is quoted at fifty-two shillings.
Pork Is dull, and plenty in the market.
The money market is easier. Consols
have declined-closing at S7s. American
stocks firm. Coffee, sugar, and molasses
dull. Tobacco in steady demand. Naval
stores firm. Consols, Wednesday MORN
ing, closed at S75.
POLITICAL AND WAR NEWS.
No fighting has taken place on the
Danube worthy of note, and affairs in
that direction remain about as before.
A dispatch from Copenhagen states
that an English frigate had arrived there
with several Russian prizes, and a num-
Der of prisoners.
Sir Charles Napier has captured several
vessels loaded with contraband goods.
A permanent camp of 10, 900 men had
been decided upon at Toulon.
The combined fleets were seen off Odes-
sa, IN the northeast corner Of the Black
Sea, April l. The inhabitants were greatly
alarmed, and fled the city.
Omar Pasha has been instructed not to
undertake any important operations until
the arrival of the auxiliaries. These in
structions were given by Lord Radcliffe,
not a military man, and will tend to
prevent Omar Pasha taking advantage of
circumstances, and making an attack,
which many times would be the best de-
fence. He will not be allowed to prevent
the progress Of the Russians, by pushing
his forces through the weak centre of tho
enemy's line, and marching upon Bu-
chareSt.
The British troops were landed at VAR
ma on the 24th, and the vessels bearing
them were said to have proceeded to
blockade Sevastopol.
An army of 90, 900 Russians is station
ed about Odessa, and the city is other
wise well fortified and well prepared for
defence.
The Russian troops, it is stated. are
still crossing the Lower Danube in great
numbers, and are occupying a position in
Dobrodga, a peninsula formed by the
Danube On the north and west, and by
the Black Sea on the east, and north of a
line from kustenaji, on the Black Sea, to
Chernoode, on tie Danube. South of
the inc now occupied by the Russians
are the lakes and moraSseS of Karasu, the
Trajanwali, (refitted for defence on the
points of PASSAGE the fortress of Kus-
tenaji, and the allied fleets on their flank
in the Black Sea.
1t is believed that Omar Pasha is con.
centrating the bulk Of his forces in front
of the position taken by the Russians,
1t is believed to be the intention of the
Russians to push forward south of the
Danube, beyond the position above men,
toned, in the direction in which they OK.
pect the French and English army, and
to fortify all the positions which may OBJ
struct the advance of the allied army.
The Turks effected the passage of the
Danube in grand style ON the 9th ult.,
at Simnetza, most of the inhabitants of
which fled to Bucharest. The place
where the Turks crossed is west Of the
position occupied by the Russians.
Another battle had been gained by the
CircasSians over the Russians, in which
the latter were repulsed with terrible
slaughter.
The Car had ordered that all the
pilots and men capable of bearing arms
10 remove from the Islands to the main
land Of Finland also, to remove or burn
all the ships and boats. The same sys-
tenn of defense has been adopted all
along the Black Sea.
No pitched battle had occurred on the
Danube up to the ninth of April, but
much cannonadiny had been going on
from March Both to April Z.
Grand Duke Constantine had assumed
the command of the Russian feet.
Lord Raglan left Paris for Marseiles
on Tuesday.
Sulina, the mouth of the Danube, was
still blocked up.
Varna, on the Black Sea, garrisoned
with only a force Of {, 1000 men, has asked
from the fleet.
1t is believed that the garrison will be-
reinforced by the English and French
troops, which have arrived at Gallipoli.
who will be ordered there.
The combat at Matchem was of a very
Sanguinary character three Russian and
three Egyptian battalions remained dead
On the field.
The Gar highly complimented Prince
for having effected the pas
sage Of the Danube.
GREECE.
The Greek instruction was nearly
Iuelled.
The Greeks were defeated at Amiro.
With loss of 800. The utmost division
prevails among the leaders who have be.
Jun the cry of treason.
The expulsion of the Greeks from Con-
tantinople continued; but the Roman
}atholic Greek subjects of the Porte,
we're allowed to remain.
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
Austria and Prussia still remain neu.
raj.
The Emperor Of Austria, in his nego-
iations with Prussia, persists on having
ull liberty of action against Russia,
hould circumstances render it necessary.
The King Of Prussia refuses to assent
o treaty unless Austria will not make
ny movement without first consulting
nd ohtaininp his aSSant