The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

The African journals give the following details :

The affair occurred at Mallaghea, a small native village,
the chiefs of which had suddenly ordered the ships and
cargoes of our traders to leave the bliillicouri river To en-
force indemndieation (promised some time ago) the Teaser,
with 15U rank and file of the lat. and 3rd Weat India Regi •
ments, was sent up. They set lire to the town of blade-
ghea and embarked. It was then resolved to proceed to
the mouth of the river and return the following morning.
On returning the next day a portion of the town still ap-
peered standing, u hen it was determined to land the troops
and lire the remainder. A wan was bent to the masthead
to look out, who reported uo sign of the natives in the town
but a considerable number at a distance. An advanced
guard having been selected, consisting of forty persons
under the command of Lieutenant Vincent—Commander
Nicholas and Mr. billet volunteering to accompany it—they
proceeded into the town. They had not gone far into the
ruins, when a murderous fire was opened upon them, by a
numerous and formidable enemy there concealed. Mr. fillet
was wounded at the first discharge in the. head and leg. The
main body soon came up to the support of the leading party,
when a smart retiring fire was kept up with the enemy till
our troops had reached the wharf, where, under cover of
the ship's guns, they had partly succeeded in embarking ;
but the pinnace, with a number of men, on pushing otlfrotu
the wharf, is said to have been struck by a bullet, and tilling
with water, the men, from alarm, capsized her. A flag of
truce was immediately hoisted from the ship, hut the men
were barbarously shot at in the water by the enemy on
shore. Lieutenant Wylie was among this party, but is sup-
posed to have been drowned. Several of those who had been
capsized fortunately escaped the deadly lire of the natives
on the shore and swam safely to the ship. To the above
melancholy disaster the severe loss of our troops is said
to be principally attributed. Of the advanced party, but five
returned to the ship. Commander Nicholas, Lieut. Vincent,
and Mr. Dillet—all wounded; and two soldiers severely
wounded in the head; Acting• Paymaster Andrews, who
had also volunteered, having been killed among the
others of the party. Sergeant Scanland, an Irishman, and
formerly of one of the Irish regiments, who was also shot
while leading his company, is said to have behaved nobly,
and died beckoning his men on to their duty. The
men also behaved well, and were with some difficulty
induced to obey the sound for the retreat. The quarrel
with the natives has been arranged. The rivers have been
declared open to the free intercourse of English and French
traders—the payment of the money has been promised in
instalments ; and two prisoners, with nine guns, and a
soldier's coat, delivered up.
UNITED STATES.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia has arrived in
the Mersey with advises from New York to the 3rd
instant.
The steam-ship Livingston, plying between St.
Louis and Louisville, exploded on the 2ud instant,
k►lling thirty-live passengers.
Advices from Havannab, per Black Warrior, to the
27th ult., state that a revolt had broken out at Porto
Rico, and troops had been sent to repress it.
Accounts from Mexico state that the revolution is
gradually gaining ground, and that the prospects of
the President, Santa Anna, were very gloomy.
AUSTRALIA.

Melbourne papers have arrived to the 14th of
April inclusive, three days later than those previously
received. The only fact of importance thus commu-
nicated is the opening of the first term of the Uni-
versity, which took place on the 13th of April in due
form by his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, in
the presence of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and
Council of the Institution, and a number of the
principal members of our community. There were
sixteen candidates for matriculation. A large pro-
portion of the spectators were ladies. The whole
ceremony was exceedingly impressive.
There is no news from the gold districts. The
labour-market continued in a healthy state, and
wages were well maintained.

SOME of the arrangements for the meeting of the
British Association in Glasgow, in September next,
have been reported to a meeting of the local com-
mittee. The funds for the expenses of the meeting
were stated to be ample ; several conversaziones and
excursions were named ; and, among other objects of
interest, it was mentioned that a local geological
museum would be formed, with collections of the
chemical manufactures of the west of Scotland.