The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-05-13

ARRIVAL. OF TIL T. AFRICA
Three Days Later from Europe.

ARRIVAL THE AFRICA.
Three Days Later from Europe.
Th. steamship Nhica. from Liverpool the
.le sa1 nit. arrived at New York. Sunday
4or'iH..
The africa is heavily armed, anil fitted
with port holes.
From iu9land there Is no news except
the preparations for war.
From ireland. The agricultural reports are
very favorable: the quantity OF potatoes
planted this season Is unusually large.
TIE WAR.
4 treaty fclo>cr alliance is ratified Pc
tween France and ENGLAND.
\ -roa.y Of alliance. offensive and dcrn
.;yc. La, been -icnci between Austria and
Prussia.
The expulsion of the Greeks from Turkey
wa> ri.orou>'v enforced.
The Greek Instruction had assumed a
shape OF Guerilla warfare but was not iormi-
dltIr.
From III, we have the news that Sc,im
Pa.l.e lnl taken the Fort U<surrhcti. and
that the ci'y of Erivan is invested Nv the
nou,:t'ucrr>. Gen. Guvou (kur>nid ra~ha)
vs. rcor.oniz,ng the army at kar>. and POI
i,h ,!.-~rcr> from .hc Russian army Of the
Caur..r> were continually arriving at the
Turkish head quarters.
The campaign in Asia was expected to he
o,nulalout the middle of April.
Tie lee in the Gulf of Finland was much
broken
l;y count, from kic of the 10th of April
twas stated that all the Russian ports in the
Baltic are under blockade
The nun.hcr of Ru>>ian merchants ships.
now ensured amounts to- ten.
On tie 10Th OF April the English fleet was
tc,ceraphcA of Go.hland.
On the 18th of April, eighteen Russian
ships Of IL" line were lying at llcl>in":otS
'hcy seemed as ifthcv intended to pass over
70 Ecrcl Admiral PlumriI-c has been
watchin. ,hcm and before this Sir Ch,rlc>
Napier mus; have come up with his squad
ron. intending. doubtless. TO attack them.
From Cous;an'inoplr. 18th. it was report
Il that there. had been alarming movements
at Vo!o, in Ihcs-aly and that the Austrian
corvette. Caroline. hal been called to inter
t.rc Another version Of the story is. that
500 Greeks who landed at Nolo were fallen
IN and pm, to the sword. with the exception
81 4 few, who succeeded in escaping on board
the corvette.
On the 18th. the Cossacks crossed the
Danube at Ncv Ors0va a Turkish fortress
~ one Of the Danuhlan Islands. and o.cu-
ped Wart>,lrrova. The Turks were bonn
iarinr the place.
An Austrian paper Of the 18th, contains
tie following despatch:
tn" important frontier town Of Fork ,hanI
in Walla!ia which had inst been fortified
was destroyed ly an accidental fire The
,uSsan stores and provisions. and also the
military hospital. fell prey to the flames
VIENNA. lSth.-It was autographed that the
Ea>>au< occupied ko>tcnlr. 1t was also
S1;! that in cvacuatinr the place. the Turk
ieh irrr.nlnrs set it on fire: also, thu. they
massacrcd all the Christians in the city.
The following is from the Lon Ion Times ::
"Irivatc letters from AIa,lrid mention the
appearance OF Il very remarkable decree In
the Gazette. owing. it is but Just to add. to
the unrcmiitin. zeal and indcf,tra!c cn"r-
" of Lord IIow,cn the British ambassador.
and which announces the intention Of the
Spanish Government 10 put an end TO tn"
slave trade in Cuba. and to give satisfaction
TO Great Britain"
According To the terms Of the decree the
slaves are to he Immediately registered: al
ter which time any slave found in the island
withouta copy ofhis register containing date.
doncll and description, will be looked up
on a traudulcntlv imported. and be declared
'nso tlri" free; and secondly, the ntroiuc-
ton Of white laho.crs is to be provided for
and organized.
The correspondent of the London Times.
writing from Paris 18th, SAYS that private let
tcrs state that Tie affair of the Black Wa
re-, 50 far iror being settled. has been urt-
Ell on with extreme violence by Mr.. Soul,.
and at the present moment wears yer,
threatening >lect
Another letter from Madrid. dated 18th.
contains these words 1T is stated that I, =
American Minister has demanded o. his COY
eminent the recall Of the Captain General
and further that the officer who shall succeed
Inn. shall have power to settle upon the spot
such disputes a. that ari>in. out of the affair
Of the Black Warrior. \ large sum of mon
rv is also SAID to have been demanded. but
the amount named Is 50 >proporionqtcly
lar-c ihat We iorbc.r TO mention IT,
IT,>, Fr'ay-A dc,pa;ch from O.aar
Pa'ha confirms The i,fcy:on. account, tia. The
Turks were. az three ,li.Icrcnt occasions .ur.
cc>>tul a-,ir:t superior forces a, Tie ,,,>>a..
"t'he Danube. tut in obcdirncc to orders
they rc,rcatcd on the Inc OF kaIa,an.
The st. Pc;cr-lur- i'apcr~ contain mani
iic>to in reply to the English and French dec
!ara'ionS OF war. 1t throws the RESPONSIBLE
y OF the war wholly upon France and Eng
land.
FAILS SH"HT.-Dane Wcbster'S pecan
''! ;.iian>. We learn from the Boston Bee.
N"c Teen brought ;oa point where figures
>''" that ms estate. including his personal
property. library. and othcr family relics.
must pass from the keeping OF his family. m
-, y az: i offered from some quarter The
bee ais upon the solid men" of Boston.
VINO >'M"tlmr ago determined to linui!atc
'' ''ehtS >u!'i lent to retain these in lii> i.mi
- 20 come forth and slow themselves.
NNFh.-lhc Coos Dcmoc:a. SAYS that
~, =" Monday 1T OF May. several .ise in Hcr-
iIh' attempted TO cross Dead River unon g,
a.. 49, a'rr NAY flowers. and partridge plu,n~.
'"' o. THEM slipped from the 10. into the ry
80 y laughter of Mr. Yori, aged about 10
, .",: ,N,rat".l, TEN. helped out bva lau.I.-
~, ~ " VIZ. John Chandler. only nine years
''' '''ina, daughter ofMr Wilbur, accd
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