The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-11 00:00:00

TO ?II IBITOI OF TER 11121136.

Slit —I weestopping at Southampton len Sunday,
sod strolling down on the quay in the forenoon I saw two
boats overladen with soldiers approach. The weather was
very magh, sad them was a misty sea es. The boats were
so overcrowded that if there had bees the alightee wetn-
ess es board the boats must have bees .upest. tied, perhaps,
a numbs: of the moldier, would hem bow drowsed. I wee
informed by persona who were strawdleg that these sobllems
were from Ilarchwood ktegnessa, a military station, about
two miles diesel ; that some of them were going to
the Soot& kirk sad others to the catholic church in Saudi-
some* ; sad that it oonstentiy esenund that soldiers from
blarebwood were mot to Southampton on Sundays ia
cockleshells of boats sunk to the murales through being
overladen. I wesnine that the government provide means
for these holders to enable them to attend at a distanos
p:aoss of worship conformable to their religions opinions._ se Wert zoo= ought to be adequate for the purpose. It
woad he. sad thing to hear some day of a dozen or twenty
wain drowsed or ipior to church through parainney on
the part of the goverurnezt.--I am, tit., J. 13.
Portsmouth, Nov. 10.

LIFIMAT Einvices.—Daring the reeeni heavy
Ales some of the hosts of the Royal National Lifeboat Is-
stateliest were Swim:sesta is rescuing the mews of the
following wrecked vessels :- Bargee Tarowarth, of Norway,
17 men ; schooner Northers Lights, of Prestos, 4 ; ashooeer
Arias, of Workisgtos, 4 ; schooner Gipsy, of Drogheda
4 ; snuck Saucy Jack, of Drogheda,
1 ; barque Marietta, at
Lisboa 1; and barque Provides:as, of Danis:le, 7. Total
lives saved, 38. The lifeboat's's° aided is briegie safely
into port with their crews, coesisting of 79 sue, the_ltalian
brig Osesoglino ; the schooner Sir Calls Campbell, of
Whitby ; the whoopee Giulia, of Palermo ; &IA the ketch
&sip, of Amsterdam. The lifeboats also went off in reply
to apale of distress on twelve 000asiaoe, bat their nervier
were sot ultimately repaired. The amount of mad" paid
far these sorrier was 1861. The committee of the isstita-
hes ere 'messily appealing to the public for methane* to
amble them to meet the continued heavy demands oe the
soai!oty's 125 lifeboat establish:arta.

AC;CIDINT TO sag ROYAL DITIL STILUIZIL AFRICA.
—Mr. T. S. Raffles (the Liverpool pM• d 1 )aa:dd llPtaim
Hawk nau
tical aseesson to the of Trade,
were meowed yesterday in an investigation of the eircum-
Maser attending the recent accident off Ceps Ram to Um
Cussed steamer Africa. It appears that the Airier, area built at
(hassock in 1860; she has three decks, is sehmeerrigged. sod
her gross tonnage is 2,2%; her length 266 feet, breadth 37
feet. She has two engines of the combined power of 800
horses, is commanded by Captain James Stone, cad her
crew numbers 130 hands. Alter leaving Liverpool an her
voyage to Boston and Halifax all west on well mail the
night of the 12th of October. when a heavy gale end thick
mist came oa, and the vessel struck epee • rock near Cape
Sam- The captain instantly ordered the boats to be
Bleared away, and every preparation was made to disem-
bark the massagers should it be found esemeary ; ulti-
mately, by removing all the heavy lumber seism the
vessels heed was lifted from the rooks, and though the
rudder was partially disabled, the captain steamed on to Si.
John's, and beached the Africa there. The mails had bean
previously transferred to H.M.S. Neptune. Nom of the
pasmegen were lost or injured, but all ware se speedily
ma possible transferred to Halifax. Mr. O'Dowd, who con-
ducted the case for the Booed of Trade, complimeeted the
Cunard Company upon the efficimay of their arrangeemeta,
observing that there was not • better nmeaged company in
the world. The evidence showed that the Africa was sup-
plied with three compasses, that she had a number of chro-
nometers on board, and that an extra watch had been set is
awing the land. The principal warier examined yesterday
was Mr. Hoary Hargreaves, chief officer, who had been in
the Calmed Ceaspeay'a service for sight years, sad who
previous is that time (in accordance with a regulate= which
the essenery apply to all their dame) had been • cent
6111.11111 narater ler three years. His evideace gestendly went
be draw that the utmost precaution had been need on board
Is prevent accident

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IttoTRZR. STEAMER FOR THE CONFIDERATEL—
Tbe Glasgow Ernancipttiou Society lately met a memorial
to Earl Russell, S.cret.ry of State for Foreign Affairs, re.
gardieg an bee screw steamer at one time named the Clu-
tha, bet now named the Panipero. The memorial stated
that this vessel bad lately been launched front the building.
yard of Messrs. James and George Thomson here, sod wee
being rapidly fitted oat in Glasgow Barbour; that ate was
enrreetly, and the memorialists believed truly, reported to
have been cosstrected for the Confederate government
that Ma was of a sander coottruetion to tbs Alabaasad,
bite bar, ioroaded to prey upon the merchant ships ad the
Northern States ; that she was fitted up with run ports,
lion bolta for guns, ho., although the gus poets had
Moos been filled up and the fittings rved, aid
these thins_ if*uised much as possible;and that
the meaty, Wilda*. requested his lordship would cause a
satisfactory investigation to be made into the character,
owsenhip, and destination of this vessel, with the view
that, if found to bs of the description and for the purpose
they believed berto be, she might be prevented from leaving
Britain. The tollowiag reply has bees resolved from FAA
Bated! :—"Foreign-ailice, Nov. 7. 1863. Gestlersoe,-1
am desired b Karl Reseed to easowle the rsesipt of
the dated the 4th iost.ituda*ad by you oe behalf
of the Glasgow Emancipation Society, requestiog the hits,-
famine of her Majesty's governmest to poorest the depar-
ture from that port of the steam•vremi Osaka natal as in.
~,i;jgation ham takes place as to her chamfer, owsendap,
and destinatioe, aid lam to acquaint you is reply that the
agnostics of her Majesty's government has already bow
direeted to this matter.—l am, geotleoies, your most obe-
dient humble wrest, E. HAN:eon& W. firesel, Erg, sad
. Paton, Esq., secretaries Menem Issascipation Se.
testy'
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