The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-04-12
6susraI Neius.
EUROPEAN NEWS.

Inc Collins mail steamship Baltic, Captain
Comstoek, arrived at New York on the 9th in
slant. She left Liverpool on Saturday the oath
uiumo. Our previous advices by the Asia were
to the 18th ultimo.
The steamer St. Louis arrived out at South
ampton at nall past nine o'clock on the morn
ing of the oath March.
The Madrid Gazette contains desnatcb from
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Governor
OF Cuba, denouncing the recent conspiracy, and
stating, for the satisfaction of land in the
island, tnat 1t Is the firm intention of the Gov
eminent and OF the Cortes to protect the rights
OF properly; and that they consider slavery as
one OF the most sacred of such rights The
| Minister besides informs the Governor that mil
ltary forces have been sent out, and that more
| are to follow. He also states shat the Queen
thanks him, the authorities and the troops, for
| having exerted themselves in putting down the
| conspiracy.
The Spanish Cortes, on the 18th ultimo, ap-
proved OF the proposition of NJ. Olozaga, relative
to an elective Senate, and the Ministerial Jour
nal, the IBERIA, repeats the rumor that the Min
lister of Finance has already realized a loan of
| 500,000,000 reals.
The first of the four points of guarantee,
namely, that the Danubian Principalities be
| placed under the protectorate Of the Five Pow
| ers, had been unanimously agreed to in the Con-
| gress of Vienna.
| The second article or point refers to the free
| navigation of the mouths of the Danube, and
| will be doubtless got over satisfactorily.
Then comes the sticking point" The third
| provides: That the treaty of July, lS4l, shall
| be revised by agreement of the high contract
ing Powers, in an interest of European equilib-
rum, and in a sense of the limitation of the
power of Russia in the Black Sea.
Some of tho Gprpnap iourpa1S ocoort ,,,os+
distinctly, that if the result of the Conference
should not end in the restoration of peace, Aus
tria will declare war against Russia, according
| to article five of the treaty of Dec 2 The
| Constitutional affirms the same fact
The Gar Alexander has made speech to
his army; but, on the whole, his language is in
terpreted practically.
| The siege of Sebastopol is unchanged. Lord
Raglan officially admits that the Russians are
making the place stronger.
We are given to understand, by letters from
Paris, that the preparations for the Emperor's
departure to the Crimea are completed, but
that his journey will be postponed until the ri
| sing of the Vienna Conference.
The navigation of the Great Belt was OPEN
| Kiel was partially open, and the ice was break
| ing up generally. A flying squadron-the first
| instament of the English Baltic heet-sailed
| from Spithead, March goth, for Kiel. The squad
ron is under the command of Captain Watson,
| and comprises the ships Imperieuse, Eurgalus,
| Arrogant, Esk, Tartar, Archer, and Conflict, in
| all 2l4 guns. Thousands of spectators witness
ed their departure.
The Moniteur states that the Sultan has au-
thorized the erection of Catholic chapels at
Trebizond, Meteln, Messine, and Bergas.
Martin Van Buren,, jr., died at Paris, on
Tuesday, 10th ult A large number of Amer
rary resting place, in the cemetery of Montma-
tire. The deceased had for long time been
wasting away under the blight of consumption,
but his death was so sudden as to surprise even
those friends who had despaired of his recovery.
| He had seated himself at the dinner table, when
| his head fell forward on his breast, and he ex-
| pired without word without a groan. An
eloquent and touching allocuton was pronoun-
ced at the tomb, by the Protestant Pastor, Co
| querel. The audience forgot all feelings of
| party or of sect, in sympathy for the bereaved
father.
The Paris correspondent of the London
| Chronicle, writing ON March 23d, says:
! "The King of Naples has been pressed by
Austria to give in his adhesion to the alliance,
| but King Bomba resolutely sticks to neutrality
and the principles laid down by the United
| States as regards neutral vessels 1t remains
to be seen how far the Allied Powers will carry
their liberation of the theory that 'the flag
covers the cargo if the vessels of his Sicilian
| Maiestys subjects are found coasting the shores
| of tbs Black Sea-"
| Lord Erskine, eldest son of the celebrated
| Chancellor Erskine, died at Brighton on the
| 10Th. He was minister plenipotentiary to
Washington in 1906.
An autograph letter of George Washington
was sold at auction, in London, for G5.
The London money market was easier, the
| stock of gold increasing.
| Consols had declined, closing at 923
Next mail will probably bring US the news of
the re-opening of the bombardment, and prob
ably an assault. Yet the Russian defences are
stronger than ever; but new batteries of NOR
tars and heavy guns have been erected much
nearer the walls, and great things are expected.
| 1t is to be seen whether Osten-Sacken, who acts
under Gortschakoff, will conduct the defence as
ably as Menschikoff. The recall of the latter
looks very like disgrace, as he is deprived of
the Governor Generalship of Finland, and of
his rank as Lord High Admiral.
The Roebuck Committee of Investigation
holds its sttings daily. 1t will do good in pro-
viding against future abuses.
There is report that Menschikoff is dead,
| but it requires confirmation.
The King of Denmark, who has been seri-
| OuSIy Ill, Is recovering. ne ldtc DdIflSn MIL
istry are to be impeached.
The Sandman contingent is on the eve of
| departure for the Crimea.
Lord Radcliffe is reported to be seriously i'll.
Baron Bruck is duly installed as Minister OF
France, at Vienna.
| HAvANA.-Our readers have been apprized
that Pinto, one of the Cuban conspirators, had
been garroted on the 22d of March, and that he
is said to have died herocally, refusing to betray
the names of his associates even to save his
own life. He was fifty years of age, an accom-
plished gentleman, surrounded BY friends, had
wife and six or seven children, and was worth
two hundred thousand dollars.
On Saturday, March 3lst, Estrampes, another
of the party, was garroted in like manner, refu
sing to reveal the names of his confederates
and shouting for the downfall of kings and fol
liberty Some seventy others have been order
ed to Spain for trial. General Quitman and hi.
band of American conspirators are presumed
to be among the colleagues of these men, and
the Washington Union is certainly great abet
tor of this enterprise. How far the American
| flibusters hold themselves accountable for the
ruin to which their Cuban associates are led
we know not. We have seen it stated, and pre-
sumo il is correct, that Lopez regarded it a.
madness in his party to 60 to Cuba as they did
but preferred to sacrifice his life rather than lie
| his frenzied American associates for momen
suppose his caution amounted to cowardice
.. .-o.4o,vant r,ravo,ls at Havana and ths