Washington telegraph., 1854-03-01
Arrival Of the Pacific.

Arrival Of the Pacific.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE II
Cotton Still Lower
Breadssu6s Further Improrcd-
esting General Neaos.
NEw YoRK, Feb. 9-The Collins steam
or Pacific has arrived here. bringing dates
from Liverpool to the 25th Of january, four
days later than the accounts brought by the
| Arabia. Her advices report moderate de-
mand in the Cotton market at Liverpool,
with sales for the three business days prece-
ding her departure of $4,000 bales, inclu-
ding 1000 for speculation and 1000 for
export. Prices have further declined l-Sd
per h.. and according to the circular Of blil-
ligan, Evans q Co., the market closes at the
following quotations: Fair Orleans I'D ;
Middling do 7-Sd.; Fair Uplands 9 to
l-sd.; Middling do SD. per ID. The
market for breadstuffs was active and gener-
ally firm, the most of the circulars quote
-four as having advanced one shilling per
bbl. The figures. however, do not show
such an improvement, the closing rate for
Ohio being Ass. per Dbl. Corn was firm,
and holders generally were asking large
advance. Operations were, consequently,
rather limited and prices irregular Wheat
! had advanced TO 13s sd. per 20 lbs. for
White. sr-cl,
MONEY MARKET
The money market at London continued
stringent. Consols had fuctuated, the rates
having fallen 10 80, but closing at 90 Is.
The Eastern Question.
| THE LAST NOTE.
| The London Times states that the reply
of the Emperor of Russia to the last note
| of the Four Powers was evasive but was of
character to leave but little hope of OBJ
( tanning peace.
| The popular excitement at St. Peters
burg was intense, and apprehensions were
| felt that the Emperor would be compelled
to declare war formally before his plans
were matufcd. 1t was reported that Count
Nesselrode had resigned.
There was a rumor that $4,000 Russians
had crossed the Danube. No more battles
had yet taken place on the Danube or in
Asia, but there was considerable movement
on the former. =
The allied fleets were last seen steering
for Balun (9-The Russian feet hadsalso
again put to sea-.
The ship Antarctic had arrived in safety
at Liverpool with the passengers taken from
the steamer San Francisco
sHIPwRECK AND GREAT Loss OF LIFE.
The emigrant ship Tayleur, bound for
Australia has been wrecked in Dublin bay,
and 400 of her passengers perished.
RUSSIA AND DENMARK.
The Emperor of Russia has protested
against the neutrality of Denmark, and in
sists that that nation shall take sides with
one or the other party
ANSWER OF THE cZAR.
A dispatch received in London on the
morning that the Pacific left stated that the
Emperor of Russia replied to the note Of
the four. Powers, by contemptuous refusal
to accept it, referring Turkey to Prinoo
Gortschakoff for further particulars. AT
the same time he asserted positively that he
would not give up one jot of the demands
made in the first instance by Menschikoff.
Another dispatch states that the Car had
not yet proceeded to extreme measures
| When he was informed that the allied fleets
had entered the Black sea. he replied by
demanding whether the fleets were to OBJ
serve strict neutrality, or to take an active
part on the side of Turkey
Preparations for war were going on very
actively. #
rt --' CHRISTIAN CoSSACKS. SAD fI
! The regiment of Christian Cossacks had
left Constantinople on the 9th of January,
! to join Omar Pacha on the Danube.
| o.l ef RUS STA AND PRUSSIA. -f1ian
! The Gar is said to have interposed OBJ
jections to the purchase of a naval depot by
Prussia from Denmark