New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-15
VERY IMPORTANT NEWS.
War DECL iRED 81 ENGLAND & FRANCE
TWO THOUSAND RUSSIANS DROWNED
BREkpSTUFFS ADVANCED.
COTTON LowEH-CONsOLs So.
Dates to April Z.

By the arrival yesterday OF ths United States Nal seam
sbip Hermann Capt [ Higgins. in receipt Of our
usual files Of journals and correspondence conveying Dews
Of four days later date than received by the a Liverpool
BY the America have three days yet later Or
TO the let April
The Hermann left Bremen the GOTH AID South lnp'cn
on the 90 ut She brings large e. Of passengers
and very valuable cargo OF continental merchandise in
Guiding $50 tuns fom r1nany from Hivre and
quality Of British good-
The American bark KsnswhA Capt Mlrshal- from
Buenos Ayres vas dscbmgipg her cargo a. Southampton
and had been chartered through Messrs Croskey Co.
Of Southam pton for voyage Cadz and the Plate She
would sail abouttbe 9Th April
We have. through Houses Telegraph from Hah'x the
news Of The America.
The R VI steamship Americs. Capt Lang e LIVER
pool Saturday, april J. arrived Halifax yesterday
morning ~ 3 o clock
The Cois steamship Arctic, ron New lor on the 18Th
March errved out at i II Thursdsy The 3oth ult
The Cunord steamer Tenerfe ssed from LIVERPOOL
on the 18th FOR Malta and the Cambria from kins'on-
sailed on the ssme day.
Tie 9TH r. girneDt q Dragon Guards were dAiy ex-
pecied h embark Al Liverpool
The Hermann detained n Bfemeshaven two days in
consequence OF heavy gale Of wind Her coalug al
Southampton had in consequence to be effected with extra
ordinary dispatch
This steamer brings the long expected Of the pre-
mnaIies TO a formal dc ara'on Of war by England and
France against Russia The Hon Capt Bs,kwood the
British Cabinet courier who WIS CHARGED - deliver The
British utnatum TO the Gar returned to London az II
O'Clock Ga the 18th nit He arrived O. St Pet rs5urg
on the 18th March and delivered his sag, waited until
tie expiration Of six day and the l9h began MS home
ward journey The Emperor himself bad left the capital
for HelsiI eiors in En- and aer ne became acquainted
with the nature Of the summons aud before the actual
rival Of toe courier who the bearer OF It. Count Me-
selrode hosevr instructed 20 inform the Consuls OF
England and France that 10 the summons 10 eveuae the
Prncpahits no answer would b. returned. In conse
quence Of this the Earl Of Aberdeen 10 the House OF Lords
Lord John Russell in the House Of Commons brought
down message the 9th ut from the Queen, announc
ing the failure Of negotiations carried OF by her Majesty
in concert with her allies with the Emperor Of Russia and
the coneequen necessity of adopting other TO
press the upprovoked aggression the domnions Ct
friendly powel Some further papers, the Qaeen an
nounced would be laid before the Iou-e aud her Mljesy
expressed her that erdesvor having been
spared 10 maintain peace relied upon the loyalty Of her
subjects and the Drawer OF her army and navy under The
emergency which the non ulfment of Der just expectations
had now ocCa-ioned.
Tie Message in both H1uses LIST ned to with the
most breathess and Friday the 3ls u fixed for
taking into consideration and ne reply The Earl
OF DtrDN "a On il1t Ni9 ilf aAihhtg
would give fu information respecting the past negotia
topq the future objects Of the var and the alleged p'oec
toat which England and France said - have united
in estsbshne Turkey Earl Grey hoped the reply to
The address would be framed % secure unsnimty
The LOu7on Ga-otte Of Wednesday 29h, published &C.
oording TO precedent declaration Of the motives and OBJ
scts Of he war No inmaion OF the decllrlion Of war
says The Lon3on Times is cent cOn'e,e to the emmy
according to modern practice.
Proceeding offs similar nature the above had taken place
in the French Legislature almost the moment The
Minister Of State having read to The Corps Leg laf in the
name OF the Emperor message announcing that the final
resolve the Cabinet OF st Petersburg had placed Russia
in state OF wal with France The Emperor as) declared
that the whole responsibility Of the rupture rested with the
Russian Government. the message was received v IA
energetic expressions Of adhesion by the whole body The
President then to say that the Emperor relied On
the support Of the Legsaty body a. well that Of all
France uDcer the grave aspec, OF affairs This inmston
was also received with oud cheers and the Assembly broke
up with shouts OF Vve limPereur Another communici
lion the effect also made to the Senate WHERE
Il was received with the same enthusiasm
The French Minister Of Commerce had Informed the
various Chambers of Commerce throughout France that
letters Of marque vii not be granted TO Amer vessels
ard that the Federal Government had de Jared 70 the
French Minister that acts contrary the rights of nations
would not be tolerated in the Union
War having now been good declared both by Great
Britain France, the preparations for hostes were
being hssiened by the British Government Il has been,
finally decided send the entire English cavalry force
destre ed for the East through France embarkng the
Mediterranean 1t Mlrsees. No other portion of the Brit
h contingent force proceeds By tina, Eighty trans
ports were be attached the British land force in the
East divided mo three squadronS each of which is to be
under SEM naval officer.
The sseamer renorts by teleyraph
that the Russians were abandoning their posts the
coast OF the aok SEA
Souchum Kale was in flames and the Circassians plum
deringit
The Furious steamer was sent 20 gather further nfor
nation This is latfr than the explanation given in the
British Parliament
The allied fleets remained AT Beyeos
There were rumors not credited however, o. Iurki'h
preparations to attack SevAstopol.
TIE British frigate Rerbuion found the Sulna mouth Of
the Danube impossible
Napizrs feet az last accounts-the 10th March-was
scan under wsy the supposed destination being 10 seize
the Island of Aland. kioge Bay is named rsndez-
yOus.
Lord Bloomfield, the British Minister 8, Berlin tee
csphed Sir Charles Napier the declaration Of VIII
instructions to commence hosthtiss
The Rus SANS were maxim preparations for hos
.iliies n the Bate
Twas supposed that the fr.t collision would occur At
Vesel Islands.
AL the liz h,houes sad baoys are removed and fOrm-
dsb fleets of eua boats are scted in shallow waters
the prpope points
Misses o. rock are dragged along the ice to Intricate
psrts Of the Chanel to block when The ice shall ms
Al the houses in Cronstadt lot capable Of defense
/ pulled down
New bss,eries were erectIg everywhere and 200 add