Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-06
TELEGkAPHIC.
BY HOUSES PRINTING TELEGRAPH,
EXPRESSLY FOR THE EVENING STAR
ARRIVAL Of THE NASHVILLE
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
FIrmness in Cotton-Decline in Breadstuffs-
Political News,

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Political News. $50
New YORK, March 5.-The steame,
Nashville, temporary steamer. put on
to fill the place of one of the Cnuard
steamers, arrived here this evening, with
two days later advices from Europe. Her
dates are to the 10th Of February.
The Liverpool Cotton market was firm
and a good demand-prices unchanged.
Fair Orleans Sad: middling do, 81. Fair
upland, Of; middling, do, So. Fair No.
bile, 81; middling do. 81. Sales of the
two days amount to $4,000 bales. The
Manchester trade was steady. Havre
cotton market firm. 81 -f..,.G
Breadstuffs have declined, and were
dull at the close. Flour declined Is. Der
Dbl. Canal 39s. Cd. a 40s; Baltimore
and Philadelphia, Ais. Ais. Cd. Ohio
Ais. Wheat slightly declined. Corn de.
clined Is. per quarter. Indian meal IN
changed. Provisions dull. Coffee and
sugar dull, unchanged. Tobacco was
quiet; sales small; prices dropping. Ma
val stores firm. Rice depressed sales
at - 70 shillings. Iron firm at pre.
vious prices. The money market was
easier. Consols closed at 9lh a 9Ia
American stocks in good demand at full
prices. q.
POLITICAL.
The Steamer Niagara had arrived ont.
and had been taken to convey troops to
Malta. The Nashville passed the British
fleet Oft Portsmouth, about to sail for the
seat of war. ... -
The French squadron had arrived at
Alglers from Tulon, where it was to take
take troops on board, and return to meet
the English fleet or squadron at Tulon,
and both would then proceed to the sea
OF Marmora, for the purpose of protecting
the Bosphorus and Dardanelles.
The Russians, it is said, were perpe.
trating dreadful and horrible assassina-
tons and outrages upon the women and
children of Wallachia. No respect was
paid either to honor, decency or life.
The scenes were revolving and cruel in
the highest extreme.
The Paris Moniteur publishes the tex,
of Emperor Napoleon's letter to the Car,
which, it was rumored, had already been
rejected by him.
Denmark has been ordered to increase
her laval service; and other warlike pre-
parations were being made.
There had been considerable skirmish.
ing near kalafat, but no important battle
had taken place at the last accounts. The
recent reported engagements were mere
fabrications. --...----
A desperate fight, lasting three hours,
had taken place near Ollenitza, in which
the Turks were said to have gotten the
worst Of it, and were retreating.
Turkey was making extensive prepa-
rations for war.
The Russian soldiers were suffering
much on the Danube, and in Asia, from
sickness.
The Car was said to be inexorable in
regard to his determination to fight, |
though rumor still had it, that peace ne
gotlations were going OH.
austria continues to remain neutral. |
but more disposed towards the western
powers, unless Russia retracts.
PRUSSIA is occupying neutral grounds.
There was much commo.ion in Hunga-
~, and apprehensions of an instruction.
Poland was also much agitated.
The German States generally, were in
a high condition of excitement.
There were rumors of internal troubles
in Italy.
France was all exciteme ut. and the peo.
pie pleased with the idea and prospects of
war. Extensive military preparations are
going on.
England was actively mastering her
forces. The sound of preparations for
war is heard every where.
Ireland quiet. |