The Shasta courier., 1854-05-27
LATEST FROM EUROPE,
War Declared 6y England and France
against Rnsztas

against Kknsstas
By the arrival OF the John L. Stephens, we havs
been placed in receipt of European advices OF
April s:h.
Capt Blackwood, the British Cabinet Courier
who charged To deliver the British ultEg-
tum to the Gear, returned to London at 10 O.
| clock Pm, on the 25ih ut. H arrived at 81
| Petersburgh on The 18th of March, and deliver
| ed his message, end ON the 18Th began his jour
ney homewurds The Emperor himself had left
the capital for Helsingfer, in Finland after be
| became acquainted with the nature of the sur
| MONS and before the actual arrival Of the cot,
| rier who the bearer of it. Count Nessc-
rode. however, was Instructed to inform the
| Consuls of England and France that to The SUM-
mons to evacuate the principulties, no answer
| would be returned.
| In consequence o.; ihis the Earl Of Aberdeen,
| in the House of Lords, and Lord John Russell, in
| the House of Commons. brought down mes-
sage on the 9th ult from the Queen. announcing
the failure of negotiations carried by her Ma
iesiy in concert with her allica, with the EN-
peror of Russia, and the consequent necessity of
adopting ether measures to repress the unpr,-
| voked aggression on the don,inions of friendly
| power.
The message in both fiorscs ,wes listened -
| with the most brea1hess ntteufion, aad Friday
The 3ls ult., fixed for taking it into consider,,-
ton and forming reply.
War.
No intimafion Of the declaration Of war, -srs
| The London Times, is sent or conveyed 10 III,
enemy, according to modern practice
| Proceedings of similar nature TO the above
had taken place in the French Legislature sl-
most at the same me,nent, the Minister of Stats
| having read 10 the Corps Lesislatif in the nane
of the Emperor, u message announcing that the
| final resolve Of the Cabinet of ST. Petersburr'l
| had placed Russia in state of war with France.
| The Emperor also declared that the whole re-
| spousibi iy of the rupture rested with The Rus-
| sian government. The message WIS received
! with eyery expression IF adhesion by the ~h.,,o
| body. The President then went to say, flr,t
| the Emperor relied on the support Of The Legis-
lative body, as well as on that Of all France ur-
der The grave aspect of affairs. This utinaiion
was also received with loud cheers, and The As
sembly broke up with shouts OF yive rEmpercur.
Another communication on the same effect
also made to the Senate, where it was received
with the enthusiasm,
The French M1nitfer Of Commerce has IN
formed the varions chambers of connercs
ihroue ehout France that letters Of mnrque will
not be granted to American vessels, and 'huc
the Federal Government bud declared 10 iho
French Minister that acts contrary to tn,
right of nations would not be tolerated III the
Union
A dispatch Of The 9Th If March, from Odessa.
siatcs that divisionofthe Russian feet bad ius;
left Sebasiopool with the object Of provisioning
and reinforcing the Russian fort. on the Circus
sian coast.
Advices from Constantinople Of the 10Th Il
March, state that the Mufi refuses 10 grant ib,
fetwah for the emancipation of the Christians.
The Sultan vent himself 10 request II, but With
out success. Mehemen Pasha intriguing
against the Mufti, and sided with the military.
The treaty of the Trip pie Alliance between
France, England and Turkey, was signed on tho
18th Of March at Constantinople. The Snan
recognizes the right of property TO the Ragahs,
and grants other concessions to them Tho
treaty will be published al Constantinople after
the arrival Of the allied troops.
A telegraphic dispatch dated Berlin, March
23d. at noon, declares that $4,000 Russians have
crossed the Danube near Gedschid The Turks
retreated before them. About 10000 woult
have crossed by nightfall. Another dspatcl.
from Vienna, of the 28h March, affrms posi-
lively that $4,000 Russians passed the Danube
on the 23d, without meeting any resistance.-
General Lnders was supporting these move
ments from Galatz.
A letter from Belgrade, dated March 27tl
and published in the Monitenr lays: On the
25ih of March General GortschakoH endeavored
to take p, session of an island on the Danube.
situate opposite to Tortukia His troops al
rendy occupied bridge which they had just
bnilt, when the fire of the Turks destroyed the
bridge, which was carried away with the cur
rent, with all who were upon it. The loss Of
the Russians is estimated a, 1000 killed, either
ON The bridge or the banks. The Turks, who
were sheltered by their enlrepchments, scarcely
suffering any loss. -.
The Pacific RalLRoAD DComnEscep.-The' N.
Orleans True Delta states, that. Col ~ r. D.
Ward, once President of the company formed TO
build railroad from the frontier Of Louisiana,
across Texas TO 81 Paso, is now the agent OF the
NewYork Company To build railroad over tho
same route 10 Cafornia, and has commenced =
operations at Shreveport, La, with abont ore