The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1853, Page 1

7611. WHOLE NO. Destruction of Fowler’ Nassuu Streets, DEPLORABLE .9SS OF LIFE. TWO BODIES RECOVERED--SEARCHI'G FOR OTHERS, DEATH OF A FIREMAN PROM INJURIES, Four Wundred Thoi-nad Dollars Worth of Property Pestroyed. ‘NARROW ESCAPE OF (HE HERALD BUILDING, Gallant Conduct of the Firemen. &e., ke, &e, Yesterday morning the mos! disastrous fre: for some years, Six known as Fowler's Butlin to Ann street, with the for opposite the Hera Build with the larger portion of ty valuable contents, The Joss may be estimated iu round norubers at four hundred thousand dollars, of which «bout one hundred thousand dollars ix covered by ins ‘al hundved me- chanics axe thrown © t, and by the falling of the flooring one or m e been kille The fire was discovered at six o'clock yesterday morning, and origina’ the building No, 121 Fulton street, though in which room eannot The fire extended fiom th'y poiut up to the corner of Nassan strect, destvoying ey.rything in its progress, and around the corner on Nassan « where three buildings were , burned before its progress had been arrested. The fre commenced in the upper part of the build- ing, which wade the fir work more difficult, and probably was the « the fire could not be stopped. The firexen Wi with the'r usual promptitude, and by quarcer post six they had a half do gen powerful * seetions of the baild ing. But the snot to be thwarted; he had marked the builéi Av half past six all Nassau street andall Pulten street wos i of smoke, fire and excitement. The flame. le» ed froma the windows and curled around the cornices, the of water poured iu upon it seeming rather to increa Le fremen worked steadily at thelr brakes, or rushed bravely into the burning buildings, to s ods from destruction; the fire was at Frou this time till seven o'clock the crowd i 2 the heat from the burn- ing pile beeame futense. 1 was hardly any wind Btisting—a mont foituo Rilgher and Righer leaped the slames—b fromen—the scene became terribly interesting. strcets were filled with freien and Gre engines, police- men and spectators, while all the time the labox went on and the fire pursued its resiss'oss march. The Ore had mow néarly destroyed No. i21 Fulton street, occupied by Bunnell & Price, bovkseliers, and others, and had passed en to the corner where was siiusted the large clothing establishment of P. L. Ro; occupying nearly the whole of the six story buildiog. ‘fheeffurts made to save this were fruitless, and the , with the insurance syatchmen, busied themselves ia vomoviag the goods from the lower stories, as the fire commenced in the upper portion of the builling. lieaps of ecats, trowsers and were thus taken out and placed in the Henstp office for safe keeping. lilo these men were thus en- gaged, the upper floors were burned away and fell in with @ tremendous crash; their wejght was too much for the lower floors, and the whole mass sank to the cellar, carrying with it several of the gailant fellows who qwere laboring ins‘ds to savo the property of their nelyh- Dor, It is believed that there were about fifteen persons in the building at the time of he crash. Several of theso escaped, almost mizaculously, without injury. We have arranged the following list » 1, Jobn Carman. Thisnen the time of the crash, t v'clock commenced one of Yori has experionced \ slog pact of the edifice i ding from Fulton isvnu street, directly were entirely destroyed, yee. Se ascertained, pon dif astat ‘whemence, seen in the building at ot been heard from since, It is almost certain that cr the ruins. He wasa member of Engine Cou: 5, and an insurance watchnan. His brother ficmen were at work excavating the ruins for his Lody up to # late hour last evening, but the mass of rubbish from the fel'ing walls made their progress very slow. 2 —— Burke, forew: out badly injured, and while bs 8, Charles Kent, of the swe company, w {pjured, but not seriously 4. John Gaflver, & injured. 6. Thomas Haller, Second out injury. 6. William Ciine, poli jumped out of the wincow of Tlose Cart No. 6, was taken x carried hore he died. as omewhat police taken out slightly 1 police; escaped with- was in the building, but 5 the floor fell, uninjured fe. in the to bein tho ruins, We w nod that he w: 8. Lient. Snodgrass, Second ward police; buri ruins, but escaped. 9, Jobn Wolsey, poli 10. Samuel Jackson, Hove ¢ building, but escaped w he was buried, but thong} active enough to make his 11, —— Van Allen, insurance wa'chman, was missing, and it was supposed that be was in the rains, We mado Ailigent inquries, but could learn nothing of Lin, was undoubtedly buried beneath the ruins. 12. Michael O'Frien, Hose Curt No. 6; the same remarks will apply to this person as to Van Allen. 15. Francis MeGowen, No. ic Iiose, in the building and escaped uninjured. Tt was also stated that a mo: missing, but there was no detic! as to him. To return to the fire. Tx the whole of Rogers’ shop: aan street is none too wide, Building became insupporiwe! to teem with its a gltly injured. any No. 11; was in tho y. Tt was stated that n the building he was or of Engrne No. 23 was aformation to be had Aomes had now enveloped sa balt-past seven, Nas- Every moment seed The publication of the Henatn, which was go 2 vaults, was anspended, and the printers rushed to ‘he rescue, Many of the firemen and spectators + ‘Save the Henin Building, at avy rate ‘he sentiment that this office must be preserved wi all rivke, seemed to be uni- versal, The flames crc ‘eet and communicated to the roof of the Him! All was excitement in the crowd; but the fren erved their evoluess. Mr. Chief Engineer Carson was aclive in directing opera- tions for our safety. The great height of the bailding Tendered it impossible for to get astream of ‘extensive power upon it; cor ly several longths of ‘hose were hoisted up with an] from them the por- tion of the building frontix ‘assau street was kept ‘wet. Hose Cart No. 46 0 No, 20 played the “first streams on our buildfog, and among others who Sabored for us were Mr. Dasiicn Glackmeyer, of Engine Qo. No. 38, Mr. Thoma: Reyaolis, of No, 4l—allarhes of this office, and Mr. Samuel Jackson, of Hose Co. » 4. Engine Companies Nov. 5, 20, 14,°38, 42 and 9, also played upon this building. 1a fact, all the fremon @howed great alacrity in our bol all. Tho Henaty Building was out of danger at cight o'clock, and the damage sustained was trifling. One of our com- our printers are firemen, none of those annoying acct- dente which arise from tlc beVefin the minds of the uninitiated that forms of type are made in a soliied “mans occurred. It was now nearly nine o' and the report having spread over the city that the ‘ Iixntp office was burned,”? crowds of our friends rusue. into Nassau and Fulton ntreets, anxious to hear the news. They were relieved, ‘owever, andso were all of the linrarp attaches. Tho fire had extended to the next buililing, No, 98 Nassau street, pecupied by T. W. Strong, stationer, printer, engraver, and lithographer. Hore the tire was stayed, and all that ‘Tomained of the building was the tottering debris of walls, ‘The firemen set themselves to work to pull these down, end the ferenoon was spent in this work. The last por- ‘tien of the front wall came down at half past twelve, ‘Fhe rear walls wore very shabby affairs, and the ladders 7, Williaa Rich, policeman; was missing and supposed | Bo | 1 the heatin the Haun posing rooms was flooded with water; but as many of The cohesive power of the mortar appeared to be very slight indeed. The walls to the second story having been levelled, the firemen could enter the ruins with compara- tive safety, and they immediately commenced the work of excavation, with a view tothe obtaining of the bodies of the men suppose] to have been buried under them. All the afternoon, and uotil a late hour in the evening, the work was continued, and it was no easy labor. It was conducted in the most orderly manner, under the su- pervision of Capt. Leonard, of the Second ward police, who was buily engage at the fire during the whole day. Fulton street was closed ap, and lines drawn across to keep away the crowd, which had now become ¢ense, The wost extravagant reports were circulated among the crowd as to the number of persons in the ruins, and the excitement was intense. The firemen possessed them- selves o' barrows and hots, and from three or four poiats they conveyed the rubbish to the streets. They were as- -aisted by the police ond the insurance watchmen, Now that the fire itself has been described, we coma to ostimate the Gamage arising frown it, ‘The building has been erected aboot two yeas: the front was of brown stone sn the remain’er brick. It was the property of Jonathan V. Fowler, of Greenwich street, whose loss ix estimated at $40,000; insurance, $23,000, ‘The land was leased from the Reformed Datel Chureh, whose property itis, On Fuliom street, No. 96, P. 8. Rogers, Union Hal Qothing Warehouse. Mr, Rogers hada very birge and valuable stock $170,000-—and he is insi:ted to the amouat of $50,000. But very Ii nis stock waa saved, In the same building, third st Salsbury & Arrows aith manufactvring jawellers, and Mr. Ducommin, watch esse maker, lost their stock fools 810,000, partially in tured. Inthe barement, Mr MeJiiton had a resiauran and lost ail, to the smount of $1,800—no insural No. 98 was occupied by By enzraver, statio e. rg had a most extensive stock, and it was value t (00—insured to the ainouat of $25,000. Thy rext , wats io imminent Canger, but escaped It was occupied by K Ayres, jewoller, Vinton, priaer, and othor persons, Tae printing ofiice of the Notional Democrat, in the third story, was damaged by Water, and of the typo thrown into “pi? On. Kul- ton si:cet, store exteuded the length of the building. The next building was cceupied by Bunnell & Price, book-ellers end publish th and they are not imared., To Lent, military equipmey Fult et was Hannah'& Beobe. Th at Hartford. Abov lost everything; at the New York Cit ¢ loss is $2,900, er story, James I. asement of No. 12t store room for paper by loss is $4,000, tavured for $4,000 Vinson, lithograpaers, stated at $5,009; insured 2 to the amount of $1,500 Jehn Broad, reatauratour, ihe basement, total loss $2,000; no insurance, ‘The Afiluuy Argus office way in the same building, and its materials, were destroyed. Loss $2,000. Published by Joka Crawle Phair & Co., pinters, in this building, were also losers to ble extent. Bain & Beinterbo!f, surgical in- strnment makers, lost 2 tools, Yhe summicg up, as near as i present confused no be got at in the ste of allairs, would be as follows :— SEWS BY TELEGRAP From Washington City. SPECTAT. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORI HERALD, ABOLITIONISTS TO BE DISMISSED FROM THR BOSTON CUSTOM HOUSR—OUR CONSUL TO GENOA—WILL HE BE RECOGNIZED ?—OPINIONS OF THR UNION. Wasixetox, Oct. 30—8 2, M. Tt is understood that Secretary Guthrie intends to re- move two er three abolitionists holding p+ tty offices in the Massachusetts Custom House—watchmen or something of that kind—and the administration are in hopes by doing £0, to create the impression that free soilera are not to be favored, and to do away with the feeling which Mr. Bron- son's treatment has oreated. The poor watchmen im Massachusetts, who supposed there was no more hann in their speuting abo! down East than there so in New York, will 8 between tweedledum and H. now be taught the diiferes tweedledee. The Union, this morning, eluding to the rnmors that the Sardinian government will refase to recognise E Felix Foresti as United Staten Consul at Genoa, anys, if they are true, ‘then the entagouists of the administra. tion will not Gad the Provident either undecided or un- prepared, The Austrian government, and its proprietors in St. Petersburg and elsewhere, must learn that the United States cannot be browbeaten or tricked.” What contemptible twaddle! ‘The #poils Cabinet and their or. gan seem to imagine the people of the United States are fool:, ‘Their eluisy efforts to divert pablic attention from their Van Buren and Preston King’ preclivities, are everywhere food for laughter, Pirst we are treated to the waye’s nest about Cuba, all the facts of which, so far as kvown, were published montks ago in the H¥RALD, as & reference to ifs files will show, That dou’t attract the at- tension required, ond a breeze Is now attempted to be raised because it {4 rumored one of the European govern ments intend to refuse an exequatar tow consul. There is scarcely a boy of sixteen who does not know that even the refusal of a gover ve # particular in dividual as minister plenipotentiary, or turning him out ment to r of the country after he has been received, is not a matter for the governmeut sending the minister to rerent, ‘The United Sintes have more than orce set the exumple of such a coi That the refusal to grant # ontur toa consul—a mere and call forth dent te prevent ling to the Union, is about the meanest attwuapt to bring the Presi- dent into ridicule that the epoils organ has yet been guilty ef. he Union winds up by declaring that Foresti will be our “Consul, or there sball be none,’” For whose benefit do we appoint consuls!—our own citizens or foreign governments? Where's Punch? PETER THE HERMIT, IPTION OF GOVERNMENT STOCKS. Wasuinerox, Sept. 60, 1858. ‘The following is the amount ot United States stocks ro- deemee at the Treasury Department for the week ending THE REDE yerterde Tass, Tnsurance. | Toan of 1842 «$147,500 + $100,000 Insured , 000 | Loan of 1845 21,000 40/000 De + 28,000 | Loan of 1846, . + 70,100 00 Do . Loan of 1847 seve 242,750 Loun of 1848 + 17,500 8,000 — op indemui 78,000 200 1,800 Totals. Ae Ses 5,850 2000 sic ae siaaey 4,000 Insuwed , ses 8,000 From the South. Fr a | Be vy OPineae + 1,900 | now. sony Bi ECTED UNITED STATES 8ENA- Oiees ab6ate oo Biooe TOR FOR —-!UNDS IN THE TREASURY— ——— THE BALTIMORE PLATFORM, Total los: ++ -$841800 Insurance.,., Barnaors, Oct. 39, 1853. The estimate of the insurance may not be precisely cor- rect, but it is very nearly so. * Much of Salisbury & Arrowsmith’s jewelry may be buried among the rulps and Le saved. Mr. Rogers is the heaviest lover, but he bears it like philovopher. The folowing is a s surance, and the amount at each oflice :— Mereantile Insurance Oflice, North American, Philacelphia. Union Mutual 6 5,020 x ara ee 5,00 ‘Iwo or three 6,00 Total... 000 Mr. Rogers’ stock was + 1 at about $170,000, and there was faved from the first floors about $5,000 worth, making his net loss vbout $115,000 Messrs. Rogers & Co. kaye made arrangements to ¢> on with their business at 158 Fulton street, like an American Phenix. As night approached the firowen and others at work in the ruins were re , suit the crowd seemed rather to increase. puomber of men known to be un- der the ruius wee now at threo—Messrs, Carman, Van Allen and O' Deer 2 friends of these men, ani- mated by the hope, # lnost, that they might be saved, cheered on th hers, The streets and hs, mortar, mud and wa- aks in the hose spatter- ed the passe them nastier and dirtier every moment. lospite unpleasant wea- ther—despite their insccure rootholds, slipping every mo: ment, and in defiance of all ¢bstacles, the men toiled on. The barrows and hods still passed between the ruins and the stre ch wan deposited his load aud returned by another way, that he might not rv impede his fellow- laborers. There was -01 and self sacrificing in all this; but they see ard it as a matter of course. Evening Glos enough but the work did not . Paid lab oil at che gotug cown of the sun; but this was a labor of luve which never sidewalks were cuveré ter, while itt within the ruins, the gas en pipes was ignited, and a ich had heen broken by so that the aperture La great jet of flame flared rong light into tie scene of ught, and men stationed whece the bodies were sup- ainfolly interesting. ‘The on the excited faces of eloved mass which ul building—the flitting saruest countenances— the crowd—the beaver vol men, and the air of whole-heartedness and contempt for fatigue which seem ed to animate the whole ailaic-—all thi, and much gmore which eimnot be described, made up # picture at once absorbing, thrilling and saddening What dark Sunday night's werk Eas not many parallels, and wili live long in the mewory of those who assisted in or witnessed it. which streaufed from }) street lar pon Fulton street & falling wall, wes twisted turned towaids the ruins, a from this source and cast a the disaster. ‘ore | with them near to the yp posed to be. The scene glareof the great gos jo the crowd—the half concealed in the mo: forms of the shouts of ero like Industry of the Lanterns fang bad 4 POSTSCRIPT. MMe CALMAN’S BODY RECOVERED, About twenty minutes before two o'clock this morn- ing the bedy of Dfr. Jolin Carman was recovered from the ruins, MK. O'BAIEN'S AODY. About fire o'clock tie as of Mr. Michael O'Biien were dug from beneath the fallen walis an timbers, Up to half past ‘lock uo other bodies had + had been nade in several places, end one down to the cellar floor, ‘The work still continued, Large Fire at the Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn. Avout eleven o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the grain storehouse on the north pigr of the Atlantic dock, ocenpied by T. Shortland & Sons. The fire caught in the engine ro#m of No. 33, and extended to Nos. 90 and 32, and before the Hames could’ be subdued eansed avast amount of damage. The buildings ace used ag de positsfor grain, and were until recently in the oceupancy of Messe, Verplank & Chambers. The contents amounted to nenily 70,000 bushels of wheat and gorn, in about equal proportions, which was either entirely consumed or greatly daniaged. The machinery was valued at nearly $20,000, which was damaged to the extent of two-thirds on the whole amount, ‘The grain was, with the exception of a few bins, insured in the New York Corn Exchange; and the buildings and machinery were insured for $26,000 in the tna and Protection companies, of Hartford, Connecticut, and in a New York office. Tke fremer were promptly on the ground, and labored assiduously for several hours be- fore they succeeded in suppressing the flames. The Brooklyn department im fall force, Hh with & sumber of hry York tremes he win les ‘grbee pushed ogninet thew protruded to the opponite nide ° sanounts to about £00, The Southern mail of this evening brought New Or- leans payers of Monday last; bat they coutain no news of interest. A telegrayhic despatch from Nashville yesterday, aa- nownees th cof John Deli as United States Sena tor. Mr. Bell received one votes. The Washington Union of this morn cleet we publishes en editorial, in which the writer ures the preservation of the Baltimore platform, and says that he who attempt to viclate that solemn whatever his ant dents, will merit, as ho will revive, te eondiga punish. ment of an nverny itfcat traitor, statoment,made up to the nount inthe United State Marine Disasters. BARK HARWOOP DISMASTED— BANK R. W. DIVGLASS AND BRIG BUENA VISTA a8AORE, Pumapetrma, Oct. 30; 1958. The bark R. Ff. Donglass, from Galveston for New York, was towed into the breakwater yesterday by tke pilot boat Connor, with loss of masts and deck load of cotton, win, from Cardiff for Norfolk, lroad ixon, is ashore on Hogg Island. Mr. Corne- lius Faseett, the New York unterwriter’s agent, has gone tance; he went en board the wrecking schooner owart, with an ample complement of men and materials to aid in saving vossel and eargo. Tho brig Buena Vista, from Philadelphia for Wilzaing- ton, N. C., is ashore inside of Cape Henlopen. BA ASHORE. Provipence, Oct. 80, 1853. seen by Capt. Tuttle, of schooner Volta, on the 26th fnst., ashore on Garduer’s Island, and reported as beivg aship, proves to have been the bark Austin, Capt, Macon, which cleared at New York, on the 20th, for Bos- ton, with a cargo of 2.100 bbis. of flour, a quantity of but- ter, Kc. She encountered a gale on ike 2tth, off Montauk Toint, and went into Gerdnee’s Bay, where ho let go both anchors and soon after parted one cable and drag- wedashore. Assistance has been sent to her from New London, ond sha will probably be got off without serious Aamage. It is said she has a pilot on board. TInccadiary Caught at Hudson. Firpson, Oct. 30, 1853. Ayorng man named Charles Poucher, about twenty years of age, was caught last night im the act of setting fire tothe dry goods store of Messrs. Sprague & Dewey, in whose store he had been a clerk. This is the seventh time the same store bas been set on fire within the last two months. Fire in Philadelphia. Pirapetrims, Oot. £0, 1853. The Washington hose house situated in Lombard, be- low Tenth strect, was malfcionsly set on fire early thi morning, and the edifice, which was new and handsome, with its beautiful furniture and costly library, was con sumed, This daring act of incend'arism isto be deplored. The Legare Duel, CitannEstox, Oct. 29, 1859. Jury yesterday ignored the bill’ against Jr., for killing James D. Legare in a duel. CHARLESTON, Oct. 20, 1953, n during the weok were 6,500 bales. Tho 1c to 10. Prises have decliued an eighth toa quarter of acent. The stock at this port is 18,250 bales. Provmeyer, Oct. 29, 1853. Cotton is dull, with Hght sales. The prices of wool are about the same ag last week, with continued dulnexs in the mari The sales of gie week amounted to 70,900 There has been some inquiry for printing cloths, and prices are firmer. There is no accumulation of stock. Bales ee Tre Sronu 1m Coxnrcticur.—The storm of rain, which prevailed on Moaday, wound up with a furions gale of wind at night, which did eonsiderable damage in this vicinity. Two buildings at Fair Haven, in process of erection, were blown down; the roof of a’ blackamith's shop was blown off, and a barn filled with grain and hay was leveled to the earth. The roof of the railroad depot at Lyme wee injured by the wind, and a large trae near the Stony Creek siation was blown down, and thrown across the New London track. The engine of the evening train from this city came in contact with the tree, but fortunately no injury was done. Several vessels are said to be ashore between this port aud New London, though we have not learned the perticulars. A sloop {s said to be sunk near }yme, and another is ashore a short dis- Hoven Courier, Oct. Domestic Misecllany. On the 22d instant, says the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and Sentinel, an altercation occurred in the street, between Veter Feagan, one of the city watchmen, and’ Augustus Cartledge, ¢ uring which Cartledge shot Lim with a pistol, of which he died in a few minutes. Two runners for rival hotels in Watertown, N. Y., got into a fight on the 27th instant, when one of them, Walter Wi stabbed the other, Michae! her, in the ab- . The wounded man will proba! die from hig Dunean, who ia to be insane, has been arrested tn Gingiapatt tor getting tre to her own tance this side il ae THE NEW YORK HERALD ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC. The Warlike Aspect of the Turkish Question. Refusal of the Russian Commander-in Chief to Evacuate the Principalities, Appointment of Prince Paskiewiteh to the Com- mand of the Russian Army, THE VISIT CF COMMODORE PERRY TO-JAPAN, interesting interview between the Commodore and a Japanese Governor, THE JAPANESE KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS, Thelr Desire to Learn the Prospects of the Pacific Railroad, CHINESE REBELLION, THE KOSZTA AFFAIR. THE Correspondence between the American and Austrian Ministers at Constantinople. STATE OF THE FUNDS. IMPROVEMENT IN BREADSTUFFS, NO CHANGE IN COTTON. ° XG, Kory dee ‘The Collins mail steamship Arstic, Captain Luce, ar- rived at this port at four .o'ctock yesterday afteravon. She left Liverpool at noon of Weenesday, 10th instant. The Arctic otings two huntred nud twenty passengers, among whom are Senwr Martascelli, Mintssar from Na ples to the United States, wad suite; tha Hon. DD, Barcard, late American Minister to Prussia, with bis fam- ily; Senator Douglas, of Lilinois; Messrs, Loufty and Sarai Lifendi, Commissioners from Egypt to the Crystal Palace; and BM’lle, Gabricliv de la Motte, the celebrated pianist, from Paris. ‘The news is four days later, and interesting in several pointe of view— Ast. In regard to the warlike aspest of the Turkish question, . In the details of Commodore Perry's visit to the Japan Islands, éd. In the improvement in breadstuffs. 4th In the progress of the Chinoso rebellion. Our agent in Liverpool sums up the néws from the Turkish frontier as foilows:— The Eastern question coutinues unchanged in its pect. Below we publish the Turkisn declaration of war, which i+ ssid to ave been tmade koown by Osar Pacha to the Russian commander ia # brief and soldier-like lotter, notifying him that on the 26th instant at latest the state rar would commence. The Car, on his part, hud Goelare i that the war should bea war of ex- termination. Meantine tue French and English negoti- ators think that their dipomacy wil serve to contine th ve to the Turkish frontiors without extending : to Europe. Austria aad Prussia declare their nentrabiiy in the coming struggle The detaila ef the intelligence which we arrange in the Berary of this mo-wing will give the public a fuller view ef the postion of this un portant quertion, Nearly two hundred political arrests were made sud- denly at Parison Sunday night, 16th inst. The eause did not transpire, Among thoso arrested was Goud chaux, formerly Minister of Finance, under the Provi- sional government. His papers were rearched and he was speedily liberated, Considerable agitation prevailed among the refagees ia Piedmont, and the government has felt it necessary to establish a supervision over them for their own good. Austria was strengthening ali her posts in Italy, under apprehension of an insurrection. Cotton at Liverpool continued steady, notwithstanding the serious misunderstanding between the Lancashire mill owners and the operatives, All the mills at Preston A been closed until the difficulty shall be adjusted, and twenty-five thousand persons were thereby throwa out of bread. The food markets were again active, at an advance. The Cunard steamhip Africa, Captain Harrison, hence, arrived at Liverpcol on Saturday evening, the 16th inst. The Bremen steamship Hanss, bad put into Southamp- ton for coal. THE TURKISH QUESTION. The Sultan’s War Declaration—Gortschi- koff’s Refusal to Evacuate the Princi- paiities-The Turks to be Exterminated, according to the Czar—Tho Policy_and Action of the Sultan- Iskender Bey sent to Paris—The Fleets at Bestha Bay—Move- ments of the Combined Cabinets—The Latest Despatches. We publish to-day, two important despatehos, or rather one oficial despatch—the Turkish Declaration of War—and a private cespateh, stating that when the Czar read the «aid Doslaration, he fell into a fury, and declared that he retracted every concession he bad made, and that noth jpg now remains for him but a war of extermination against the Tarks, The following is @ translation of THE TURKISH DECLARATION OF WAR. In the present state of circuinstanes, it would be su- perfluous to take up feom its very commencement the ex- lanation of the dillerence which’ has arisen between the nblime Porte and Russia, to enter avew into the detail f the diverse phases which -this difference has gene through, or to reprodnce the opinions and judgments of the governmert of his Majesty toe Sultan, which have been made public by the official document’ promulgated from time to time. In spite of the desire not to re- tha urgent reasons which ¢etermined the modifications introduced by the Sublime Porte into the draft of the note prepared at Vi enna, (motives exposed previously in a note explanatory of th i modifications.) yet new solicitations having becn for the adoption, pure and simple, of the said note, consequence of the non-adhesion of Russia to these same modifications, the Ottoman government, finding itself at present compelled and to underteke war, thinks it a duty to give an exposition of the imperious reasons for that important determination, as well as for those which have ovliged it nct to regulate this time its conduct ac cording to the counsels of the Great Powers its allios, al- though it has never ceased to appre © benevolent vature of their suggestions, ‘the principal points to which thé’ government of his Majesty the Sultan desires to give prominence are these: — That from the very beginning his conduct has furnished no motive of quarrel, and that, animated with the desire of preserving peace, he has acted with a remarkable spirit of moderation and conciliation, from the eommencement of the difference unto the present time. It ix easy to prove these facts to all who do not wander from the path of justice and equity. Even supposing that Russia,had a subject of complaint in relation to the Holy Place, she ought to have cireum- soribed her actions and 40 citations within the iimits of this question alone, and ought not to have raised preten sions which the object of her complaints could not sus- tain. She ought not, moreover, to have taken measures of intimidation, such§ as sending her troops to the fron- tiers, and making naval preparations at Sebastopol on the subject of a question which might have been settled amicably between the two Powers. But is evident that what has taken place is totally contrary to an inteution of amicable settlement. . ‘The question of the Holy Paves had been settled to the eatisfaction of all pesties and the government of his Majesty the Sultan had testified favorable dispositions on the guaranties cemanded. In sbort, Russia hud no longer an ground for raising any protest. Tat not secking a pretext fox quarrel, then, to insist as tussia has done upon the question of the privileges of the ek Church granted by the Ottowan g»eroment—privi- leges which the government believes its honor, its dignity, and its rovereign power are concorned ix maintaining, an on the subject of whieh it can neither admit the inter- ference nor the surveillance of any government? Is it not Russia which has oseupied, with considerable forces, the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, declaring at the same time that these provinces should serve a8 & guarantee until she had obtained what she desired? Has not this act been considered justly by the Sublime Porte as a violation of treaties, and consequently a causus belli? Have the other Pow- ers themselves been able to come to any other decision? Who, theg, will doubt that Russia has been the sor? Could the Sublime Porte, which has always observed all her treaties with a fidelity known to ha them in do more than determine Russia to a proceeding 10 yioleut es that of herrelf infringing all tages | ing that w PRICE TWO CENTS. treaties? Again, has there arisen, contrary to the promise expheitly given in the treaty of Kainardji, ench facts io the Ottoman empire as the demolition of Christian chu: h- 24 OF obstacles opposed to the exereiso of the Christian religion’ ‘The Uttoman Cabinet, without Gestring to enter into too long details on there pots, doubts uot that the high Powers, its allies, will judge with perfect trath anf justice on the statement just exhibited, As tothe nowadeption of the Vienoa note ia its pure and rimple form by the Sublime Porta, it is to be remarked that this project, although not is everg point conformed to the note of Prince Menschikoff, and while o ntaining. it is irne, in its composition, some of the paragraphs of the draught note of the Sublime Porte, is not as a whole, whether in letter or spirit, essen ially cidevent from that of Prince Meveebiko®., x ‘The aiwurances recently given by the representatives of the great Powers, respecting the apprehended danger from hurtful interpretations of the draft note is questioa, are a new proof of the kind intentions of their res governments towards the Sublime Porte. They ha: requently produced a Jively sa*istaction on the part of the government of his Majesty the Sultan, It wast be re- marked, however, that while we have still before our ayes & strife of religious privileges raised by Russia, which seeks to base its claims on # paragraph so clear and so precise in the treaty of Kainardji, which wishes to ineert in a diplomatic document the paragraph conceroing the licitude of the Emperor of Russia for the mainte. navce in the States of the Sublime Porte of religious im munities and privileges which were granted (ectrayes) te the Greek rite by the Ottoman Emperors before Russia so much as existed as an empire to leave in w ark and doubtful state thé absence of all relation be- tween these privileges and the treaty of I buk Kain- aroji ts euploy in favor of a great community of aubjects of the Sublime Vorte professing the Greck religion. @x- pressions which might make allusions to treaties eon claded with France and Austria, relative to the French and Latin rel gions, this would be to inear the” risk of plocing ix tke hands of Russin vague oud obscure para- graphs, some of which are contrary to the reality of facts, and would to Russia a solid pretext, for her pretensions to a religious surveillence and pratect orate pretensions which that Power would «ttempt to produce, éfivning that they are uot dere Wo the sovereiguty independence of the Sublime Por.e ‘The very language of the employes and agents of sia, who have ceelared that the intention of the go Wweat was ne other than to fulfil uty with the Sublime Porte whenever acts contrary to existiag privileges might be done, ix a patent proof of the justice of the opinion of the Ottoman government. If the government of his Majesty the Sultaa has judged it necesmury to require that assurances should be given, even if the mocincations which it introduced by it iato the Vienna note were acopted, how ia cons steneo could it he tranquil if the note were to be vets 4 integrity and without modification? The Sublime Porte, in accept vit has declared to all the world it eould not aumit wi hout being compelled thereto, would com- promise its dignity in view of the other Powers, would Aucritice its honor im the eyes of its owu guojects, and would commit a mental anc moral suicide. Althongh the refusal of Russia to tiens x by the Sublime Porte i question of hon ot be denied tuut the ground of that refu and solely its desire not to a . vane expressions, which heat some future time furnish it witha pretoxt for intexmecdling, Such conduct, therefore, compels tho Por on its part in withholding its ad- Ris. rn pflice of am advocate ion, ‘The reasons which have determ exnment to make its n ive been appreei- doy the representatives of the four Powers, it proved the Sublime Forte was right in pot purely and sin. vlopting the Viewra note, It-is not with a view of criticising a project which obtained the assent of tho great Powers that we enter apona disenssion of the incon- iences which the Vienna note presenta. Their ellurta tended to the preservation of poace, white nding the rights and indepondence of the Imperial governtrent The endaavors made to atrain these objects having teen es laudable as can be conceived, the Sablime Verte cannot sufiiciently acknowledge th But, aa evidently each government must possess, in consequence of its peculiar knowledge and its local experience, more facilities than any other goverament for judging of the points which concern its own rights, the examination which the O:toman govwrnment makes is prompted en- tirely hy its desire to justify the obigutory situation, in which, to its great regret, it finds itself placed, desiring, as it has done, to continue following the benevolent coua- sels ctiered to it by its allies ever siace the commenceinent of the differences, and which until nov it has followed, If it is alleged that the baste with which the Vienna note was drawn up results from the backwardness of the Sublime Porte to propose an arrangement, the govern- ment of his Majesty the Sultan must justify iteelf by Binting the following facts: Lefore the entrance of the Russian troops into the two Principalities, rome of the representatives ot the Powers, actuated by the sincere intentioa of preventing the oceu- provinces, urged upon the Sublime Porte of framing & draft note oecupying a middle P the Sublime Porte and that of Vrince Measehikol, Moro by the reprosentative of the Powers conidently eommunic Terex t schemes jx © Porte. None of these latter the Iraporial d the Ottoman gov of the p: fact which changed the w draft note proposed by lime Porte was then atide and the cabinets were requested to express views of this violation of treaties after the prote: Sublime Porte, On the one hand the Ottoma had to wait for thetr re set cir of the wbinot ies, aud on the other it drew up, at the suggestion of the r ereutatives of the Po ‘res psoject of arrangements, which was sent to Vienna As the role answer to all these active steps, tho draft of our nute prepared (¢lalere) at Vienna made its appear- ance, However that may be (Quoiqn’it en soil) the Ottoman government fearing rightly (a jusie titre) everything which Inight imply a right of interférense in favor of Russia ix religious watters, could do no more than give assurances calculated to te the doubts which had become the subject of diseussion;and it will not, after so many prepar- ations and sacrifices, accept propositions which could not be received at the time of the stay of Prigos Menschikoff at Constantine ple, Since the Cabinet of St. Petershurg has not becu content with theassurancesand pledgos that have been offered since the benevolent efforts of the Ligh Powers have remained fruitlers—since, in tine, the Sublime Porte ean- not tolerate or suffer any longer the actual state of things, or the prolongation of the oceupation of the Moldo- Wal- lachian Pri: cipalities, they being integral portions of its emp ¢ Uttowan Cabinet, with the firm and praisd worthy intentfon of defending the sacred rights of #over- eignty ond the indeendence of its government, will em ploy just reprisala against a violation of tho trea jes which it considers as a casus lelli. It notifies, then, offi ciatly. that the govermment of his majesty the Sultan finds itsel¥ obliged to declare war; that it has given most precise instructions (les instructions le plus calegoriques) to his Excellency Omar Pacha to demand from Prines Gorts- chakcff the evacuation of the Principalities, and to com- mence hostilities if, after a dolay of fifteen days from the arrival of his despatch at the Russian load quarters, an answer in the negative st ould be returned. It is distinctly understood that should the reply of Prince Gortschakofl be negative, the Russian agents are to quit the Ottoman States, and’ that the cominersial ro- lations of the respective subjects of the two governments shall be broken off. At the seme time, the Sublime Porte will not consiler it just to lay on embargo upon Russian merchant vessels, as has been the practice. Consequently, thoy will be warned to resort either to the Black Sea ar to the Medi- terranean sea, as they shall think fit, within a term that shali hereatier be fixed. Moreover, the Ottoman govera- ment being unwilling to place hindrancos in tho f commercial intercourse between the subjects of friendly Powers, will, during the war, leave the Straits open to their inereantile marine, The Porte has further addressed a manifesto to the Your Powers, but it had not boon published. As Iskondor Bey, aide-de-camp to Omar Pacha, was in Paris, charged with a special private mission to the cabinots of France and England, be was probably bearer of the mantfesto. The usual mail steamer from Constantinople, Oc tober Sth, has arrived at Marseilles, and reported from Besika Ray that the fleets were preparing to enter the Dardanelles, Adwiral Dundas hos cent bis wife home to England, out of the way of danger. On the 3d inst. the Russian fleot arrived at Odessa from Sebastapol to embark troops, as was believed, for Redout kale. The Paris Siecle states that France and England have sent a joint note to Russia, demanding the immediate evacuation of the Prineipalities as a preliminary measure, before they will enter on the mediation which they are still willing to undertake. Letters by way of Vienna state poritively that Marsha, Paskiewitsch is appointed to the command of the army in the Principalities, They add that the Marshal has already left for the Danube, and was probably at headquarters, Gortischakoff was only chief of the staff. Paskiewitsch ts about 76 years of age, and is krown for his campaigns in Poland and Persia. It was also stated that the Turks in- tended commencing hostilities in the direction of the Black Sea ond in Georgia, The Russians have about 80,000 mon in these parts. Omar Pacha is stated to have written to his govern: ment, offering to cross the Danube, and force the Russians from their position, if 60,000 more men be given him. Notwithstanding this, it was considered doubtful if hea- tilities would commence on the Danube this winter, as neither commander would choose to have such a river in his rear, The Russians are posted in threo strong bodies, so that they might attempt to cross the river simul- tancously at three points, On the 27th ult. Lego issued from the mountains with his forces, and broke into the Russian district of Dscharo Biclokansk, where he made an attack ou the for- tress of Novysakatal. (en, Orbelian marched with three battalions of infantry, six cm and some cavalry, to moet the mountaineers ; and, hard fighting, which lasted tll htfull, succeeded in driving them back. The sian statement, from which this account is ne os that the loss of tho Circassians was comsideral the Russians themselves lost twe staff oficers, — and sixty-one men. yon l."tae opera hate Baba Pra ed , z Hi HE agrees to assist the Russiaos is again strongly contra- dicted, and the counter statement is made that the Por sian forces are to aid the Turks The Turkish force in Bulgaria now numbers 110,000 men. THE INTENTIONS OF ENGLAND. With respect to the itentions of government aa te the part England will play in be present Eastern crisis, the true state of the case iv that the public have uo informa tion whatever, beyond what they glean from the conflict- ing siatements of the Landon papers. The aearest 9 proach that bas been mace to auything dediaite is that contained in the following letter from the Premier, in re- ply to an address by the citizens of Sheffield. Even this document is not remarkable for ite lucidity -— Dowsine Srrewy, Oct 12, 1883: Sir—I have Lad the honor to receive lotter, transmit me Amemrial, signed by merchants, m: ether imbabitants or t y express tucir approbati gu vemnment, and that they will joreevere ia the pacitic policy which ha: hitherte ben pursued by them in the ib 0 thank the memortalists for this mat to, cesure them thet her Majest xo their earnest endeny: rs to reconcile which have srt: country, tof sof war. 1 lave the honor to be, si ent, humble servant, ABEKDERN. Rover Watrennovse,.Jr., Baq. There is no other political newwof any importance, THE ACTION O# FRANCS. We are without further intelligence of the dofinite se- tion ef France in the East. Our correspondence from, Pasis ond Havre states that the hope prevailed that hos- tilies between the Russians and Tucks would be of @ na ture easily reconcilabie, or would not, at least, affect the general peace of kurope The: iu well founded, that Prusst selves aloof trom the difficulty, mnirially strengthens thie belief, and tended to quiet the public mind. No troops had betaordered to embark or other publioumnifestation made, Tue greatest sctivity prevailed in the French aavy Orders had been given for the immediate arma. ment, se of necessity, of the-frigates Vauban, Des~ cartes, Asmocée, Cacique. Montezuma, and Panama. The frigate Labrador had sailed from Toulon, with 760 «ddf- ticbal seamen, to be distributed among the French shi Everything cates that France means to distioguink: herseif in the coming war; and itis not forsotten that Lous Napoleon threatened to be reveny Czar; for his tardy recognition both of his el em and ol bis marriage. In such matters Louis iss man of his word, PRUSSIA REMAINS NEUTRAL. Prustia’s position in the present crisis was looked for not less anxiously than Avstri Fortunstely, Pruseia has ¢ ded for peace, and not foe neutrality only, but for mediation, as far a position permit, between the contend.ng parties. The Berlin Zeit contains an important article on this subject, and wich may be considered oficial, It says:— itenanet by any means be by Mads hervelf to a do-nothing apprehond it rightly, is sme- iv holds hertelf sloet Aiferonces—the ject mi Lisintore that she t ticipation 1 interest of her own sito ah rf tened to. No one unconce ned in the Kuss The ronds that our comm! the Black sea the Pruss © X the great powers of Enrope stands 6e Turkish differences ay. Prussia, © trevels rua westwards; im, n flag is seldom seen, be- manufactures have no ontlet thera, Ou’ ma- ) intorests, are thus hardly i by a war betwoon Bu pars from oe py lit in the ‘lightest depres touch auc Lurker, and by the point of difference which at ’ ut to oceari na state of war betwoon these twe . Engloud nor Pronoe, nor Austria, can aay the siuie of th is uninterost: dness that com- stitutes Prossia’s call to mediate, Prussia can, however, de: sire to mediate nothing elee than speace In England an@ Truneo they speak of compelling ceacs, by moans of 7, on the other hand, of confining war within oval We do not fear Liat Prussia. will be obli to sssume a warlike attitude in order to exert herself for Preservation of pense. But, even were it so, it would be, se- cording to pur conviction, for tho purpose of giving greater emphasis to hr m of peace. On cavich we said, Prasein’s position with reference to the ovente in tho Kast, will, wo are convinced, be that of a nouteality that commands respect: we now add, what wo are no less =a ) that this neutrality must not bo morely passive, The Corresponcen: Bureau farther says:— We belicve thes our governmont now has tho forms under considgration, in order on its part to Smib nothing that may serve aa. means for the preservation of peace. AUSTRIA WILL ALSO REMAIM NEUTRAL. With the view cf altsying the apprehension which had arisen respecting the dangers to be anticipated Austria being drawn intoa war, the Minister at War a@npounced. (iat a reduction of the army would immedi- atels tao place, by meansof an extensive system oC fur lougha. ‘This reduotion ie, however, deceptive. leave of absence was forbidden to all ofticors and soldiers, the 1eCusion is no more than a restoration of the fur- Jongh. Small as it is, it ix accepted as_an indication that Austria will remain nevtral if possible, The French .pa= ont bo acceptit, The /’aysspeaks the sentiments of ite rethrsn when it saye:— Tho reduction of the Austsitn army at tha prosont momeme - eka ke, # apmpt mm characteristic of the policy whieh the “court of Vienoa proposes to follow. ‘Thal apnears to ws clearly pointed out by the ints Austrix, and cannot. be anjthing else than a Io} diation or a vigorous neutrality That, also Gpimion, (im the position ot Prussia, and’ tho very dition Of her preponderance in any. Should above news be cerrect, it :csina to indisate in a significa’ tanner the attituce which ainte ning im 1: i) afmost veoloss to remark thatthe Austria intends this crave question, declared neutralisy of the German Powers would bo m deele sive proof that the war between Russia and Turkey cannot assume a Enropeaa eharacter; and that, being ciroumscribed tho frontiers of the Ottoman empiro, it would without doubt lead before long to that conciliatory sevilement wi the interests of Europ call tor, The Patriarch of Constantinople died the 28th ult, Hig. funeral solenuities passed over without any fanatical manijostation, The choices of bis successor, whose ap- pomtment rests with the Sultan, will have great im- portauee ur dor existing circumstances, VIEWS OF THY: ENGLISH GOV! {From the London Standard, Oct Lond Aberdéen’s journal this morning prewnts the fol- lowing somewhat extrvordinary argument for sarrender- ing the Turkish empire to the ambition of the Czar. Ag we imagine that the argument proceeds from the Premier himyelf{—we know at least that he hus used it in commea- nication with the very bighes: personages—we copy it i integ “We are next told that the Ottoman Porte 1s weak an@ helpless, and invested under such eicoumstances with » claim to protection against the strong. Have our oppo- nents considered what this plea of weakness means? Or have the people of this country realized in their own conceptions the true character of a power thus spoken of like Switzerland or Beigium? This poor, little, weale State ix constituted of territories the most opulent, exten- sive and imperial ever known sivce the days of Rome, Threo quarters of the glove contribute their fairest regions to its domivions. Its possessions include the richest provinces of Asia, Africa, avd Kurope. The su- erficial extent of iis territory is move than double thated Great Britain ané France united, and this not constitut- ed of swamps or solitutes, but’ of the most renowned and productive countries under the sun. Under the sway of the goveramont recommended to generous pro- tection on the score of its weakness, is comprised halt the great basin of tha Mediterranean. All the most fas mous cities of Asia, nil the seats of gnsient power and reatness—Tyre and Sidon, Antioch ahd Jerusalem, Namaseus and Pagdad, Babylon aud Palmyra, together with all the islands’ and seaports: of that’ magnid- cent region—form but one half of the Turkish empire. fn 'Afsica it possesses the land of Egypt, itvelt equivalert to a kingdom. In Europe it pushes ite dependencies from the waters of the Arehipelago up to the latitude of Paris, and as a centre of this prodigious dominion, possesses a capital so wondarfally endowed with, every conceivable agvautage of strength and situation that conquerors of all ages have been lost in admiration, of it, and Napoleon, in the height of his glory, spoke of Constantinople as equivalent to it all, J xy resour-, ces, population, and means, the Turkish empire ought to be infinitely the strongest power on the face of the globe; and what, then, is the confession made by pleading its weakness? What kind of government. must that be whieb, with #ucl bow ities, cannot so much as help it- self, and is compelled to cry for Kuropean protection a every disturbance from within or without? The answer is, that the whole imperial dominion is nominal, and that the finest countries in the world have been so by the permanent incumbus of barbarian bo absolutely neutralized in the community uest ag te nations.” THE VERY LATEST. The following answer to Omar Pacha’s demand has beem recolved by subemay ine telegraph :— Viewna, MONDAY EVENING, Advices have been received in this city, stating thet Prince Gortschikoff has sent a reply to the demand made by Omar Pasha on the part Ottoman Government, that the Russian forces evacuate the Danubian hatecan within a period of fifteen days, otherwise be commenced. The answer of the Commander- in-chief is to the effect that he is neither authorized te commence hostili nor to conclude peace, nor te evacuate the Principalitier. The annexed intelligence bas also been forwarded by » sub marine telegraph: — Garaty, Oct. 7, 1883, Omer Pacha has declared that vessols sailing under @ . nontral flag will be allowed to pass on the Danube till the 25th inst. Jn Bessarabia, Bulgaria, and the Danubian Prinolj ties, the smaller rivers and mountain streams are je up. ‘The Wallachian militia, who were detached along the bank of the Ponta! fee — ordered to march upom Bucharest, where they will act as a garrison. ‘The Russian subjects in Turkey are, from the lat o8 October, to be placed under the protection of Austria, Bucnanesr, Oct. 1, 1863, Sovoral families have arrived here from Drurdzuva, . the apprehension that that s cighborhood will soon be the theatre of war. Prince Gortschikof! has ordered the construction of each one hundred and twenty feet lar ioe cs tb ooeaate, and several thousand mén are now at work thore: practically withdrawn from the nit drumor {Bat Menchikor will take Prince oe a, fis plage, but he has not yet made his appearance. Panis, Oct. 17—6 P. M. asverted that