Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Steamship Asia.

FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Steamship Asia.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
New YORK, July 12-The steamer
Asia is in, with dates from Liverpool of
the LIST inst. Her intelligence Is three days
later than the Baltic's news.
Wellington quotes cotton as follows e.
Sales for the week 1900 bales Quota
tions Fair Orleans 6 Id; mddling do.
3-Sd-; Fair Upland Id; Middling do.
Id. The demand is good, and prices
sitter. Some grades have improved most
The sales to spectators amount to 1900
bales; to exporters 5000 bales.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Russian official reply to Austria had
not been received But Austria will GER
tainly occupy the Principalities.
The battle field seems changed to the Cri-
mea. The aspect Of the war was undergo
ing change, and it is difficult to foresee
what new complication may arise as Aus
tria is ready to march her army into the
principalities. thus interposing between the
combatants and preventing hostilities there
Austria has not yet received the Cars Of
fetal reply, and cannot receive it, before
July 3D. She will not act decisivelv until
the note is received The action of Austria
will be in accordance with the convention
between herself and the Porte.
The Anglo-French forces are now at Var
na.
The Russian army Of occupation is fall
ing back in good order
The garrisons of Ismael and Gallatz are
already on tie march the 10 Crimea. and all
dispOsable forces will soon follow, as that il
expected to be the next battle field
Nicholas is now en- route to the Crimea
from kiew.
Gen. Napier was in the Baltic on the
9th Of June His whole force was con-
ceEtrated within twenty five miles Of Cron-
stadt, situated in such a manner as to indi-
cate an attack forthwith The White Sea
will be blockaded from the lst Of August
Both armies III Asia remain motionless.
The Vienna correspondent Of the London
Times says Baron Pedoff had received let
ters Of recall IL was not. however, be-
lieyeG that diplomatic relations with Russia
would be broken of,
The Turkish Vanguard. numbering g.
600, attacked the Russian rear-guard, and
drove il beyond Trajan's wall.
Berlin dispatches say that well-informed
persons think there is reason to believe that
negotiations viii be further prolonged
Austria will evacuate the principalitiea with
the least possible delay on the conclusion Of
peace.
In the Baltic the bombardment Of Boom
erund began at o'clock Oh the evening Of
the 2lst, and the batteries were dismantled
at 10. The Russian magazine was in
blaze
Menchikotf is appointed an associate Of
Paskewitch.
Nearly five hundred Russian artillerists
were drowned by the falling Of a bridge
while crossing.
Two hundred transports are preparing
to take troops from Varna to the Crinea.
Vienna reports say that the Russians
have shut up the Sea Of Azoff by sinking
barges filed with rocks In the Straits of
Eerth.
The North China Herald contains man
ifesto from the ConSuls Of the United States,
France and England, justifying the recent
attack on the Inperialsts troops. 1t il re-
ported that the Pleni potentiaries Of the above
governments are about to proceed on mis-
sion to Pekin.
a man named Arva, residing in New
York, has written letters to Parma, saying
he is the murderer Of the late Duke.