The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-08
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EUROPE.

The steamer Asia arrived ct New York yes
terday, bringing Liverpool dates of May goth,
and 162 passengers
The Arctic struck on Tuscan Rock On Thurs
day morning and was obliged to put back to
Liverpool, and will probably be ready for sea
in {. week. Her passengers waited for her.
A despatch dated Paris, May Is, states that
Revel had been bombardcd by Napier. The
report ia considered unreliable.
The Russian feet had left Helsingiore, to
Join the division lying at Cr0nstadt
The Cologne Gazette says the Emperor of
Russia had had relapse of illness. The inhab-
itants of st. Petersburgh were obliged TO iind
quarters for the troops, and there are in the
enyirons of the city 90, 900 Coesaoks.
1t is stated that the Russian Government
has insured the Greek Government subscrip-
ton Of 1000 600 drachmas per month. 1t is
also stated that the Greek Government had
granted letters of marque to the pirates who
at present infest the LeVant
Napier lay twenty-five miles from Cronstadt,
to intercept the Russian feet from helsingfors.
The Turkish fleet had entered the Black sea
to destroy all the Russian positions on the Cir
csssian coast.
The plan of the campaign resolved upon by
the allies was said to be the invasion of Rus
STA proper.
The Turks had achieved two victories on the
Danube.
The position Of Austria was decidedly hos
tile to Russia She had called out 100, 900
men to defend the frontier from the Russians.
1t was reported that the Vienna Conference
was to be received on the basis Of the Austro-
Prussian and glo-French Alliance.
TIE difficulty between Spain and the United
States excites great attention. Mr.. SouIe has
sent messenger in the Asia, with dispatches
to the Government.
LIVERPOOL, May O.-The cotton market
has been dull at decline of 1-l6d. I'D in
middling and lower grades.
Brcadstuifs were ID active speculative de-
mand, at an advance of Is cd. IS sd. per
barrel in -four, Is. per quarter in corn, and i'd.
per quarter in wheat.
Consols closed at s916. American stocks
quiet
Vienna May 2O--A Government messenger
reached Galatz on May II, with reliable intel
ligence that SebastOpol had been bombardcd
for four days by the allied fleets.
Bucharest, Nay 15.-The English steamer
Tiger, of Is guns, had stranded close to Odcs-
ga, and been captured by the Russians Two
other steamers went to her relief, and lombard
ed the Russian works, but with little effect.
A general rising was expected in Monte
negro in favor OF Russia. Six hundred Monte
negrins had made their way into Turkish ter
ritory, and killed o number of inhabitants.
Colonel Salmen Bey had defeated the Rus
slams at Kradova.
The Vaennd Gazette states, that in conse-
quence of the great concentration of troops on
the northeastern and eastern frontiers OF Aus
tria, IS 900 recruits had been raised This
measure was considered as declaration of
Austria not to be bullied by the Russians.
The general depot of the Russian artillery
and stores at Fort ebony has been burnt by
the inhabitants, from feeling of revenge.
The loss is immense.
A terrible fire occurred at Constantinople on
the 4th, which destroyed 400 houses. 1t caused
immense panic and distress.
Twenty Russian ships have been captured
since the bombardment of Odessa.
The Russians had commenced the lombard
ment of Silistria, with eighty pieces of cannon.
The evacuation of Lesser Wallachis had
been suspended.
It is said that Prussia and Austria have made
n proposition to Russia, which may Re accept
ed, but Ecgland and France will decline IT,
The Russian troops were on the march from
St Petersburgh towards Warsaw.
About $4,000 Russian troops were put hors
du combat by the epidemic on the Dubrodscha.
N0TUdy.-In ne leprosy was spreading so rap
idly in Norway, that fears were entertained of
its becoming general sickness.
Great scarcity of money and much COM
mercial distress was felt at ST. Peters5urgn.
Provisions, together with all kinds of neees-
ssries and Injuries were extremely high.
The Spanish Minister has refused the COM
pensation demanded by the United States for
the detention Of the steamer Black Warrior,
and will make no concession beyond renting
the penalty of $4,000.
The Liverpool Times expresses the belief
that war between the United States and
Spain is inevitable.
Twenty-Five ships of the Turkish fleet had
entered the Black Sea.
| 1t is reported that Austria has ordered her
armies at Gallyra, in Italy, to prepare for war.
The Augsburg Gazette states that the last
demonstration by Russia on the frontier of
Transylvania was cccasioned by an intimation
from Austria that an advance towards the
passes of Gallacia would be regarded as a
J cause IF war Russia resrOnds nv ordering