New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-20
DAILY CRESCENT
Eastern Affairs.

i Eastern Affairs.
FURTHER DETAILS BYTHE STEAMSHIP .asLa
i The steamship Asia, which left Liverpool 0,
Saturday, the 1st of July, arrived at New
York on the evening of the 18th. i
\ She brings three days later news from Eu
rope than that brought by the Baltic. ~
i The Asia has made the passage in abou
i eleven days and half, mean time.
The news by the Asia is interesting.
4 Liverpool Cotton market was steady, closing
however, with rather less animation
Breadstuffs were depressed, with more sell
\ ers than buyers. The weather was very favor.
able.
i The Money market continues easy. Consols
Isteady at from 939 to o. American Stocks ac.
tive, and higher.
The aspect of the war has undergone an en-
tire change, and it is difficult to foresee what
new complications may arise Austria, by q
special treaty with the Porte, having under.
4 taken to occupy the Danubian Principalites, in.
terposes her army between the Turks and the
Russlans, thus preventing the advance of the
former, and covering the retreat of the latter
4 indications are abundant that the actual seat
of hostilities will be speedily transferred from
the Danube to the Crima. The allies are al.
ready amassing. at Verna, the materials for in
vaslon, and the Russians are directing all their
!. available land forces towards Sebastopol. Ma.
pier in the Baltic has gradually concentrated
| his feet around Cronstadt, in a manner th at
/ presages an attack. In Asia, the two armies
are lying idle, within eighteen leagues Of each
other. near Kars. 7-str-'sssr
/ Although there can be no doubt that the
| British Government is aware of the import Of
these new moves, it takes singular pains to
keep the country in ignorance The latest
statement made on the subject was by Lord
John Russell, in his place in Parliament. on the
evening of Thursday. 29th, when, in answer to
question for information put by Lord Dudley
1 Stuart, he made the following unsatisfactory
reply:
| 's With regard to the first question of my noble
friend-namely, whether any treaty or con-
vention had been signed between Austria and
the Porte, with regard to the occupation Of the
Principalities by Austrian troops ''-I may say
1 that this Government has received informatio
that convention has been signed between Aus
tria and the Sublime Porte for the occupation
of the Principalities by Austrian troops, in
either case, whether the Russians shall have
Voluntarily quilted the Principa1ities or not.
| lHear, hear.] That is to say, that if Russia
| has voluntarily quilted the Principalities the
Austrian troops viii occupy them, and if Russia
has not quilted them, the Austrians will enter
| the Principalities for the purpose of driving
them out. [Cheers ] That is The effect Of the
| treaty. This Government has not at present
received an official copy of the convention which
has been signed, and cannot, therefore, promise
| when it can be laid on the table With regard
to the second question of the noble lord, namely,
| whether the intelligence, which has been very
| freely circulated, that the Emperor of Russia
has accepted the ultimatum of Austria, has been
| confirmed, and whether the retirement of the
| Russian troops from the Danube with a view to
the evacuation of the Prineipalities was in con-
sequence of an understanding come to between
Austria and Russia y no official information of
| that nature has been received by US. The last
time saw the Austrian Minister he informed
me that no answer had reached Vienna, and |
cannot say whether any subsequent information
has been received
And IN answer to q question by Sir H.
Willoughby, whether the country (Britain) is
| any party to the convention which the noble
| lord states has been entered into between Aus
tria and the Porte'' Lord John Russell curtly
| replied, 1t is a convention between Austria
and the Forte, and Britain is not party to it,
GREAT BRITAIN. as
| DEBATE ON THE FISHERY TREATY AND ON THE
CANADIAN LEGISLATURE BILL-THE OPERATIONS
IN THE BALTIC-LoRD PALMERsToNq AND THE
MINISTRY OF wAR-ANGLo-FRENcHF FESTIVAL
pGi<ailLa pf ZIhE INDIA AND CHINA. NEWS.
Earl Fitzwilliam was desirous of asking a
question of her Majesty's Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, of which he had given him no.
tice. Their lordships were, no doubt, aware
that there were rumors that some treaty was
either under negotiation or had been signed be-
tween this country and the United States rela.
tive to the fisheries on the coasts of the British
colonies There was also report-and it was
on that point he was desirous of having an an
swer from his noble friend-that this treaty
would contain a provision by which American
traders would be allowed to establish factories
for the purpose of curing their fish on the coasts
of the British colonies. He considered this a
matter of extreme Importance; and he there
fore wished to ask whether the treaty so in
course OF negotiation, or, perhaps, actually con-
cluded, contained any provision to the effect he
had described; for be should think that very
serious injury would be done to the colonial in
| terests, and to the interests of this empire in
general, if any such permission was granted.
[Hear.1
The Earl of Clarendon-I am happy to say
that the treaty to which my noble friend has
alluded has been concluded between this country
and the United States That treaty only
| reached my hands yesterday afternoon, having
been forwarded by Lord Elgin from Quebec,
and, therefore, have not had time to give it all
the attention which its Importance deserves;
and, even if had, should not think it proper
at the present time to enter into any discussion
of the provisions of treaty that has not yet re-
ceiyed the approval of the Senate, and has not
been ratified. My lords, it appeared to Her
Majesty's Government that the return of Lord
Elgin to Canada afforded an opportunity which
should not be neglected of endeayoriDg to settle
those numerous questions which for years past
have been SO embarrassing to the Governments
of the two countries, and the one especially re-
lating to the fisheries, which gave rise to an an
nually increasing cause for contention and col
lisions, which, | may say, have for the last two
years only been ayerted by the frmness and
| moderation of Sir George Seymour and the Bri-
tish and American comma pders, and by that
spirit of friendship and forBearanee that ALWAYS
animates the officers of both navies Hear hear.
Your lordships are also aware of the other
questions which have given rise to these em-
barrassing discussions between the two eoun-
tries, and which involve the commercial rela-
tions of our North American possessions with
the United States, and that those questions,
which involve very important interests, have
become so complicated as to render their selu.i
ton matter of extreme difficulty; but Her
Majesty's Government thought that no man
was more entitled to the confidence Of those
colonies than Lord Elgin, in consequence of his
untiring energy and exertions for the promo
| ton Of their Interests, and the success which
has hitherto attended those efforts [Hear,
hear 1t is therefore probable that any ar
rangement that he would make would be viewed
| with favor by the colonies. And here let me
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