Washington sentinel., 1854-05-06
6elegsaptie.
by One HOUSE Lime, expressly tor the Sentinel.
OF THE STEAMER AFRICA
Three Days Later from Europe.

| New YoRK, May 5.--The steamer Africa ar
| rived this morning, bringing Liverpool dates Of
April 22d.
The war news is unchanged. The steamer
franklin arrived out on the GOTH
Refreshing rains had fallen in England.
Messrs Richardson IL Bro, agents of the " City
of Glasgow say they are not afraid of her being
lost: The ship was perfectly efficient. She had
water for forty days, and distilling apparatus
provisions for sixiy-fve days. and Goals for twenty
six days She had three hundred and seventy.
three passengers
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 war news from the Baltic, Black sea, and
the Danube, was unchanged. The campaign in
Asia would commence about the middle of April.
The expulsion of the Greeks from Turkey was
vigorously enforced. The Greek insurrection as
sumes the shape of guerilla warfare, harassing
but not formidable. Lord Stratford the British
minister at Constantinope, had publishe1 a long
manifesto against the Greek government for favor
ing the insurrection.
A massacre of the Greeks at Volo by the Turks
is reported but doubted.
Accounts still vague regarding the violation
Of the Servian territory. 1t reported that
Prince Daniel had summoned Montenegro to arms
against Turkey.
There is nothing important from France or
England.
Mr.. Soule was reported 10 be still urging the
Black Warrior case. A Spanish decree had been
published for the registering of all the slaves in
Cuba at the instance Of Great Britain.
Sardinia and Holland repudate prvateering.
The Journal Of st. Petersburg publishes the
reply to the declaration OF war, in which the Greek
insurrection is encouraged.
The ice in the Gulf Of Finland is much broken.
Latest by Telegraph.
LONDON, Apr1l %, 3p. m.-There is nothing
new to-day, except rumors from Vienna and Paris
of new Prussian mediation.
BERLIN, April an offensive and
defensive alliance between Austria and Prussia
was signed by Baron Manteufiel for the latter,
and Baron Hess and Count Thorn for the former.
PARIS, Apyil 2l.-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 Karasu-
The Russian reply TO the French and English
declaration of war throws the responsibility OF the
war entirely on France and England.
There is nothing later from the Baltic. II is as
serted, from Copenhagen, that Sweden has posi-
lively entered into secret treaty with Russia, by
which an obsolete enactment, prohibiting more
than four ships at to enter harbor, has been
| restored, and the same extended TO Norway.
The Africa brings 1873 passengers. She arrived
of the loating-light last evening, at 3! o'clock.
She passed in the English channel, on the 23d, the
steamer Canada, from Halifax.
LIVERPOOL, april 22.-Breadstufs were in good
consumptive demand and prices closed at an ad-
vance. Dennstown quotes the advance at Sd. on
wheat, and Is. on -four, for the week. Canal -four,
36s. "a 3Ss. Cd. Baltimore and Philadelphia, 3Ss Cd
/ @ 39s. ]. Ohio, 3ss. "a 39s. White wheat, lis 3D. a
12s. 3D.; red lis a lis. 3d. White corn, 41s "a 43s
yellow and mixed, 39s Cd. "a 41s.
Freights from Liverpool to the United States
very firm, and vessels scarce. Steerage passen
1 gers abundant.