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T H E F I F L D. 
SECOND EDITION. 
LATEST 
intelligence, 
"FIELD” OFFICE, SATUItDAY, 3 r.M. 
PARIS, Friday Evening. 
A private telegraph from Berlin announces that the 
convention between Austria and Prussia has been signed. 
Prices were sustained on the Bourse to-day— i nee pu 
Cents., 63 f. 35c. for the end of the month; and the I our- 
nnd-a-Half per Cents., 90f. 
“ VIENNA, Flu day Evening. 
“The Oest. Correspondent announces the Austro-Prus- 
sian Alliance, adding that the rccently-concludedEuropean 
Protocol of the 9th should be enforced in away beseeming 
the dignity and interests of Germany. . 
“Austria energetically protests against any movement 
in Montenegro, and the export of arms from Austna to 
Montenegro is prohibited. 
“The Russians arc 125 English miles from Varna. 
“Count Nesselrode’s circular to the Rnssian diplomatic 
agents is favourable to the Greek insurrection. 
••The Duke of Cambridge arrives here this evening. 
His Royal Highness is the bearer of ft letter of congia- 
t ulation from the Queen to the Emperor. . . 
“The Emperor is gone by land to pay a flying Mail 
to his bride, at Linz, but will he back to-moriow to 
“The Wanderer asserts that the Russians lost all their 
stoics in the conflagration at Fokschani. 
“The Osaervatore Tncstiuo, which is generally 'veil 
informed on such matters, says that the police have dis- 
covered a Greek conspiracy at Constantinople for attacking 
the Turks uiid Franks during the Easter holidays. 
“Lord Stratford do Kedelifle has received seveial 
menacing anonymous letters. . , 
“The military posts have been tripled m Tern and 
Galata." 
THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC. 
Subjoined are the latest advices relative to the state of 
the navigation in the Baltic: — 
Arendal, April 7.— The wind has been continually 
from the N.W. and W., occasionally strong, and with cold 
weather, but the winter appears to be quite at an end. 
Gothenudbg, April 13.— The Jantina (kult), v. d. 
Vcrf, was found off Benskarssund, S. ofHono, April 7, a 
total wreck, and abandoned by the crew. 
Stockholm, April 11.— There has been very stormy 
weather here for the last few days, so that the ice in these 
waters is still more broken up, und the navigation mwaids 
is open. 
Gefi.f., ArniL 6.— The fairway from the sea to the 
town is now open. From Eggegrund there has been no 
drill ice visible either northwards or southwards since the 
31st March. , . „ , 
Sundswall, April 6.— The weather is fine, and the 
navigation expected to be open shortly. 
Revel, April 7.— The Alwino, Seewanehe; Iris, Jur- 
gensed: and Edmund, l'riedrichsen, were driven on shore 
by the ice below Rogoe, but are now again afloat, and at 
anchor there. It is blowing a fresh gale at W. to N.W ., 
and the water here is open from Wultl to the Kakkomog- 
ger Point westward. The John Arthur, Grabrahn, 
from London, is at anchor off the north point of Wulft, 
and in rather a dangerous situation. lhe following 
vessels have succeeded in getting into Baltic Port : Niels 
Gylding, Fischer; Damlebrog, llay; Lisette, Laarrs— all 
three from Messini. Molly, Politz; Anna, llnrlid; Pythia 
Haggmann ; Furst Mensehikoft’, Latin— all four from 
Liverpool. Anna Catharina, Boxberg, from Newcastle, 
and ten others. The following are lying in the ice off 
Rogoo : Iris, Jurgonsen; Georye Sverdrup, l-'roken, both 
from Messina, and six others. 
Baltic Port, April 6.— The ico in the bay lias been 
driven by the heavy gale at N.W. almost up to the harbour. 
BoLDBRRA, April 13.— The Gulf, ns far us the oyo can 
reach, is still covered with ice, and the 20 vessels arrived in 
sight of this port are lying off the coast of Courlund sur- 
rounded by it. The sua channel still remains firm, but the 
river mouth has been open for some days. Wind N., tem- 
perature 5 deg. frost ; depth of water 13 J foot. 
MBMEL, April 17. 
Five Russian merchant vessels have been brought Into 
this port, and four more prizes are insight, coining in under 
the British flug. The small screw-ship Conflict, 8, Captain 
J. Foote, has taken these ships, und it is announced that eight 
other prizes are coming in. 
I 'open hagen, April 17.— The Tribune frigate, Captain 
Carnegie, arrived here yesterday afternoon, villi from Go to 
70 prisoners taken from the Russian and Finnish merchant 
vessels cuptuied. One vessel was captured oft l)tigo Islund, 
four between Gothland and Riga, and another near Born- 
holm ; all of them Finnish ships. The first was taken on 
the 9tli, a couple more on lhe 11th, and the remainder on 
the 13th inst. The cargoes consisted principally ot salt, 
olive oil, and a little wine. The crows arc exceedingly fine- 
looking men. The Tvibuno passed the fleet on its way to 
GotUka Sound, near the Faroe Isluuds. 
INTBRPRETERSIINjrUItKEY. 
“ Tho want of efficient interpreters in the army,” says 
the correspondent of the Times, writing from Gallipoli un- 
der the date of April 10, “ will be very great. Scores of men 
(foreigners) might indeed bo picked up, capable of conduct- 
ing the correspondence between ’lurks uud Englishmen; 
but it is needless to say that these cannot be depended upon. 
They are to a man partizans ol the enemy : und evory move- 
ment of our troops would probably be known to the Russian 
generals. It is, perhaps, too late to recommend tho study 
of Turkish to those about t» take part in tho present wur, 
but those capable of mastering the lungiingo within a few 
months might find excellent employment for their acquisi- 
tion. and render great service to their country. H is out of 
the question to attempt to read the character at first ; in- 
deed, sucli a course would be like that of a foreigner leurning 
tngllsh, and commencing with short-hand." 
The Black Sea.— A letter has this week been received 
in South Shields from Mr. Philips, mastor of tho bark Anne 
now at Constantinople, giving the particulars of the attack’ 
on hi* vessel by the Russians on the Danube :— The captain 
states that tho Russians kept up a brisk fire for above half 
an hour, and that one of the balls knocked the cap off his 
head. At 2 o’clock on the following morning about 100 
soldiers came on hoard, nod compelled Mr. Philips to got 
out of bed, when they look him and tho crew before the 
Russian general. On arriving there Captain Philips usk.d 
the reason why they had fired upon his vessel, when the ge- 
nera] replied that it was a mistake, and apologised for what 
hod been done, hi a few hours afterward* Mr. Philips and 
Ills crew were liberated, and escorted bock to their vessels 
by a guard of soldiers, lie also states that one ol the crew 
ol the Hedlington, ««f Blythe, was killed, and tho master 
wounded. — Shields Gazelle. 
GALLANTRY OF THE TURKS. 
We arc almost in daily receipt of intelligence from the 
Danube, and all our letters bear testimony to the astonish- 
ing bravery of two Turkish battalions, which resisted at the 
point of the bayonet the passage of the stream by an over- 
whelming Russian force. The onslaught of this devoted 
little hand was so obstinate and terrific that the enemy s 
gunboats were compelled, ns a last resource, to extermi- 
nate it, indiscriminately and brutally, with a large body o 
their own troops, by a storm of grape and musketry, me 
loss of the Russians in effecting the passage ol the Danube, 
including drowned, killed, and wounded, amounts, it is 
said, to nearly eight thousand men. That ot the lurks 
has also, it is understood, been very severe, and ol the two 
battalions above-mentioned in the foremost ranks, three 
poor fellows are all that remain to tell the tale. 
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. 
BERLIN, Friday Morning. 
Yesterday an offensive and defensive alliance between 
Austria am! Prussia was signed by Baron Manteuffel on 
the one side, and Baron Hess and Count Thun on the 
other. . 
Russian Submarine Batteries. —The New York 
Herald has a story to this effect : — “ Mr. W. S., of New 
York, accomyanied by M. Grumwald, a Russian officer, haa 
left for St. Petersburg, with several Americans, ostensibly 
to supply ship timber, but really, it is said, with Taylor’s 
submarine armour and Colt’s submarine battery, to destroy 
tho allied fleet in the Baltic. But who is to “bell the eat”— 
who will he found to go under water and fasten a torpedo to 
the keel of a man-of-war? 
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Fed. 21. 
The Graham's Town Journal states that gold had been 
discovered nt Smithfield early in Februnvy. This is con- 
firmed by the Port Elizabeth Mercury of the 18th of Feb- 
ruary. The Thor, Russian vessel, with her original cargo, 
left 'the Cape February 19th. The Fatima steamer, from 
London for Melbourne, onllcd nt the Cape on the 22nd 
February; and the Southampton steamer, with cargo, 
passengers, and 193 men, women, and children of the 18th 
Regiment, on the 18th. . 
M liDlTEKRANEAN.— Letters from Gibraltar mention tliut 
tho North of Europe Steam Company’s vessel Tunning had 
arrived at that pluco after a passage of four days and -0 
hours, belioved to bo tho shortest on record ; she had on 
board Sir Colin Campbell and a portion of Lord Raglan s 
staff, together with some troops ami GO horses. 
NA VAL JND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. 
Rear-Admiral Berkeley is awaiting the arrival at Ports- 
mouth of the Portland, 50, from the Pacific, and the 
Centaur steam-frigate from Rio, both which ships will be 
ordered to the Baltic immediately. 
Southampton, April 20. — By the United States’ mail 
steamship Franklin, which bus arrived on her way to Havre, 
wo have dates from New York to the $th inst. In lat. 43 
to 44, and long. 48 to 44, the Franklin passed a bil ge 
number of icebergs. This steamer brings no news of the 
arrival at Philadelphia of the steamers City of Glasgow and 
City of Manchester. The former vessel was in her 40lh day 
from Liverpool, and it was feared she was either lost or beset 
by ice in tlio Atlantic. 
Southampton, Friday. — Among Hie passengers tor the 
East, who left Southampton yesterday in tho steam-ship 
Ripon,are tho following officers : — Brigadier-General Airoy, 
Brigadier-General Bailor, C.B., Colonel Mnulo, Colonel 
Lord William Paulet, Major Airoy, Major Mackenzie, 
Captain Hackett, Lieutenant the Hon. H. Clifford, Dr. 
Forteuth, Assistant-Surgeon Longhorn, Judge-Advocaio 
Roinaine, Assistant-Surgeons Cassell anil Miller, Colonel 
Allan, Cuptains Lunkey uud Morris, Paymaster Pope, Assist- 
ant-Commissaries General l'onblatique, Edwards, and Booth, 
Deputy-Aesistunt Commissaries General Downs und Haw- 
kins, and Lieutenant Dennic. The whole are to land at Malta, 
us the llipon will continue her voyage to Alexandria. It 
is expected that by tho time this steamer reaches Malta, 
that island will be pretty well cleared of troops, and that 
there will be plenty of opportunities of proceeding to Galli- 
poli. Tho Ripen nlao takes out 28 horses belonging to the 
staff of Brigadier- General Airoy, considerable quantity of 
baggage and Government stores, und 200 packages of am- 
munition, ball cartridges, See. 
I ltKi.AN D. — The second division of tho 39th Regiment pro- 
ceeded to Queens town on Wednesday by steamer at 7. 30a.in., 
aiul nt 12 o’clock the head-quarters of the regiment pro- 
ceeded to Queenstown, also by steamer, and were shipped 
on board the transports Courier and Timnndra for tho seat 
of war. On Tuesday, at 3 o’clock, Major-General Fleming, 
C.B., made his farewell inspection of the service companies 
of tho 14th Regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Barlow, 
in heavy marching order, at the squaro of tho New 
Barracks, Limerick. The right wing and three companies 
of tho 14th, under Lieutenant- Colonel Barlow, have left 
Limerick for Cork, and the left wing, under Major Watson, 
will proceed by the same route, to embark at Cork in tho 
Bombay for Malta. 
Soldiers’ Wives and Children.— A return ordered 
on the motion of Colonel Hurcourt stutes that there are 
3,260 married women whose husbands are in tho regiments 
ordered on foreign service in tho East and elsewhere ; 1,711 
of this number have been residin'; with their husbands in 
barracks, and it may be assumed (though it is not by any 
means exactly accurate) that the women residing in barracks 
were all that were married with leave. The number of the 
children of these soldiers is only 4,222. 
Launch. — The preparation* at Woolwich for the launch 
of the Royal Albei t, 131, screw steamship, on tho 13th of 
May next, in the presence of the Queen ami the R 0 . a i 
amity, arc progressing fast. 
THE FIRST PRIZE. 
(by electric telegraph.) 
PORTSMOUTH, Saturday Morning. 
Last evening, between six and seven o’clock, no little 
commotion was caused in this port by the appearance in 
the roadstead of one of her Majesty’s steam-vessels, bavin,' 
a sailing ship in tow, and making for the harbour with all 
speed. The ramparts were quickly thronged with the in- 
habitants, who, as soon ns the vessel approached near 
enough for the colours of the sailing craft to be made out 
as Russian, loudly cheered her fortunate captors. 
On boarding the vessel, we found that Her Majesty’s 
revenue steam cruiser Argus, Commander M. W. S. 
G randy, which left Southend yesterday, fell in with the 
Froys, for Abo, 440 tons, 'Wickmann, master, yestter- 
day about noon, between the Owers and BeecKy Head 
(about 18 miles from the latter point), and boarded her, 
ultimately making prize of her. She is a fine ship, f 0Ur 
years old, and apparently in good condition. She left 
Lisbon on the 28th ult., with about 600 tons of salt ns 
cargo, and was bound ti>r Abo, although her master (who 
speaks very good English) says Elsinore. No opposition 
was offered to her detention, and Commander Grandy 
accordingly took her in tow, and brought her in hoe. She 
carries two nine- pound carronades, together with small 
anus for her crew, mid a little ammunition. The revenue 
authorities who have boarded her, consider her a lawful 
prize, and the capture has been duly reported to the Port- 
Admiral, and by him to the Admmilty^__ 
PARIS AND LONDON TALK. 
The French Minister of the Interior has directed that the 
full rehearsals of all dramatic pieces, in the presence of the 
Inspector of Theatres, shall be with entire scenery, dresses, 
ami decorations; and that in the manuscripts submitted 
to the licenser, the personages who are to appear in uni- 
form or official costumes, with the designations of these 
uniforms or costumes, and the orders the actors are to 
wear. 
With the exception of the Adelpjii, the tine weather has 
ventilated the London theatres to a vacuum extent. We 
hear the lessee of the Princess’s had serious thoughts of 
adapting L' Eclair, but has been forestalled. 
The King of Saxony has conferred on Adolphe Adair 
the order of d’Albricht de Saxe. 
Rosiui is expected in Paris by the end of the month. 
Madlle. Rachel'after rehearsing the character, refused to 
act in Legouve’s tragedy of “ Medea.” 
The charming dancer, Maria Taglioni, has renewed her 
engagement at the Grand Opera of Berlin for ten years, 
on° the following conditions 15,200 francs for eight 
months in the year, and 55 francs extra for each night’s 
performance. 
Arnal is to appear in a new piece called “ Un monsieur 
qui prend du ventre.” 
The great Lablache, on his return from Russia, was the 
bearer of a ring from the Czar to Monsieur Scribe, the 
popular dramatic author. 
The Fast Day.— Owing to a want of precision in the 
proclamation iwicd for the observance of Wednesday next 
as a holiday, tho merchants ami baukors thftmgliout tho 
united kingdom are in a state of complete uncertainty 
whether that day can legally ho regarded in tho same light 
as Snnduye, Christmas- day, and Good Friday, with rope* t 
to tho payment of hills of exchange. According to (lie Act 
of tho 7th and 8th of George IV., tho occasions on which 
public holidays can be declared hy proclamation are limited 
to “solemn fasts, or days of thanksgiving," while, in the 
present instance, the proclamation is worded for “a ‘lay of 
general humiliation mid prayer.” It is therefore pretty evident 
that, under a literal interpretation of the law, no exemption 
will exist on Wednesday next from uuy of the common legal 
liabilities of ordinary dins. In this stulc of affairs applica- 
tion has been made to the Government, in order that the 
mutter may tie immediately cleared up. 
^Bounties. — The Master-General of the Ordnance lias 
issued instructions for the different recruiting parties to uso 
every exertion in obtaining the desired number of men to 
pluco the Royal Artillery in such a state os to bo ready lor 
any contingency. The bounty is now increased to £5 15s. 
Gd., and the height, between tlio ages of 17 and 25, reduced 
to 5 feet G inches, collar -makers, shoe-smiths, and wheclcis 
being eligible ut a mueli lower standard. Militiamen arc 
now°allowed to join this highly- favoured corps, the pay 
ranging from 12s. 3jd. to £\ 0s. 8fd. per week. Tailors 
who join this corps arc paid extra for working at their trade. 
Enormous Bike.— As Oliver Raymond, Esq., Beleliump 
Hull and Mr. Lorking, Mel ford, were trolling in the river 
Stour, Long Molford, the former gentleman got a run, 
which was thought nt first to be a small fish, as ii look the 
bait a short dUtunco into some we* ds. In about a quarter of 
an hour Mr. Raymond struck the fish, when it made a leup 
nearly a foot ubovejtho surface of the water, going up stream. 
After playing with him for an hour and a-ltalf, with diffi- 
culty ho was safely landed, weighing 221bs. 
The Iron Trade. — Sudden inconvenience of a serious 
character has just been experienced by the London firms in 
tlio iron trade from a resolution conveyed to them through 
tho Customs the day before yesterday, prohibiting the ex- 
portation of all kinds of iron to tlio continent of Europe. 
Many shipments have thus been stopped to Hamburg und 
Rostock, ami other ports in the Baltic, which, inasmuch os 
they were in execution of orders, cannot bo suspended with- 
out loss or difficulty. It is presumed that some general re- 
gulations will bo forthwith issued to fucilitaio the continuance 
of the regular trade under nidi lestrictions and securities 
ns may ho deemed sufficient; hut unless these are of a 
simple nature, und are issued promptly, great damage will 
be inflicted in many qu alters. 
MONEY MARKET. 
Friday — In the English funds to-day the tendency from the com- 
mencement of business was toward depression. Consols, which leu 
off on Thursday at 87j to 88, opened at 87J, and immediately begun io 
recede until they touched 87 J. They then rallied to 87J, whence, a* 
about a quarter past 3 o'clock, on tho appearance of the notice nom 
tho Chancellor of tho Exchequer, they suddenly dropped to »*, 
which price there were for a short time sellers. A slight recovery - 
sequently took place, and the final quotation was 87* to*, tor 
money and account. Rank Stock left off at 209 to 211; Reduce* 
661 to A ; Tlirec-and-a-Quftitcr per Cents., 87* to * ; Long Annuities, 
4* ; India Stock, 230 to 235; India Ronds, 6s. discount to pai , ana 
Exchequer-bills, par to 3s. premium. . .... 
Satciiday, 1 o'clock. -Consols closed after business hours last 
night nt 87 to } ; opened tills morning nt tho same price; since were 
87 J to * mid 87* to 5 ; and at noon, 87 3-10 6-16. 
