The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-05 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

.—Master

♦DMIRALTY, FEE.
G. Stanley, to the Fisgard, for surveying duties.
Paymaster 0. G. Sruith, to be additional to the Russell.
Master's Assistant W. F. Maxwell, to the FirganL
Assistant Paymaster in charge M. Maxwell, to the
Emoir.
Engineer J. Rose, to the Hawke, for service in the Lark.
First Clams Assistant Engineer D. Leitch, to the Hawke,
for service in the Advice.
&mad Class Assistant Engineers T. M. Thompson, to the
Hawke, for service in the Charon, vice Wood ; and G. B.
Beer (acting), to the Hawke, for service in the Adak*.

PORTSMOUTH, Fee. 4.
The Sultan, 74, old sailing ship, was docked
this afternoon, to be broken up. She has been in No. 3
dock for some months past, to be fitted as a hulk to take
the place of the Victorius, but has been found to be unser-
viceable.
The Vindictive, store ship, was placed in the ship basin
this afternoon, to be masted and rigged for further service.
The members of the Privy Conned will arrive tomorrow,
and embark on board the Fire Queen, Master Commander
Paul, for conveyance to Osborne.

CHATHAM, FEB. 4.
The Terrible, 21. paddle-wheel steamer, 800-
bone power, Ceptain Glare. C. 8., was put out of commis-
sion to-day at Sheerness. She has been in commission up-
wants of three years, during which period she has been
attached to the Mediterranean squadron.
By the direction of the authontits at the Waroffire the
drawings and plans for a new range of barrack buildings,
which the government has decided on erecting on the site of
the prisent old buildings at Maidstone, are being prepared
nutter the direction of Colonel Twiss, the commanding Royal
Engineer at this garrison. The new barracks will be built
of brick, faced with Bath stone, and will provide accommo-
dation for upwards of 800 officers and men, sod :,Of) bones.
There will also be separate quarters for the married non-
commissioned offices' and men. The estimated expense of
the whole is 50,0001.

A general order has boon issued by tho Secretary
for War acknowledging tho bravery €l4 the troops,
and promising rewards.
The report that preparations were being made at
Fortress Monroe to attack Norfolk is untrue.
Ex-President Tiler is dead.
The Southern journals report AO the ateatota'
Gladiator with a cargo of arms iiinrrived at a poet,
in Florida.

The Committee of Ways and Means has reported
to the Rouse of Representatives on the National
Currency and Loan Bill, which proposes to legalise
as a lawful tender, in all money transactions of the
country, the United States notes in circulation,
amounting to 150,000,000 dole., including the
50,000,000 dole. issued under the act of last July.
This circulation and all audited demands upon the
treasury are convertible into public stocks bearing
6 per cent. interest, and having 20 years to run.
The bill also authorises the creation of funded
Six per Cent. stock equal to 500,000,000 dollars,
which is to be used in payment of the floating
debt, and for funding Treasury notes.
This is for the mortice of the year ending June,
1862, and for the ensuing year, ending June, 1863.
The stocks are to bear interest at an uniform rate
of 6 per cent., but may, when so appealed for, be
expressed in the currency of any foreign State, and
made payable abroad to the equivalent of their par
value in Federal currency.
The notes are to be for five dollars and upwards.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sanctioned
this bill.

The amount required for the navy during the
present financial year is 414 millions of dollars.
It is reported from the South that General Burn-
side's expedition bad arrived in Pamlico Sound,
and was about to attack Newborn and Roanoke
Island. The Confederates are said to be ready for
resistance.
The Commented Adrertuer states that the Confe-
derates have abandoned Fort Pulaski.
The City of New York was intercepted off Cape
Race ou the 23rd inst.

The Hibernian has arrived at Portland, and the
British steamer Raoer at New York.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YOUIE, JAL 23, EvialSo.

Money abundant.
Exchange very firm, at 114}.
Large speculative sales have taken place.
Gold is quoted at Si to 4 per cent. premium.
Stocks firm and advancing. New York Centrals,
83i ; Erie, 361 ; Illinois, 62g.
The cotton market is quiet. Sales in two days,
1,000 bales. Middling Upland, 30e. to 32c.
Flour be. higher, firm and advancing.
Wheat buoyant, and lc. higher. Corn steady,
lc. higher. Provisions steady. Coffee very firm.
Sugar well inquired for. Molasses very firm.

THE MEXICAN INTERVENTION.
NEW YORK, JAN. 23.
(Par Camels, by telegtoph to Halifax sod from Quosodown.)
Advices received here from Mexico to the 10th
inst. announce that General Prim and the French
and English squadrons arrived at Vera Cruz on the
7th inst.

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The English, French, and Spanish flags floated
over Vera Cruz and the fort of San Juan de taloa.
There was no diminution in the signs of the
intention of the Mexicans to make resistance in the
interior.

According to some accounts Vera Cruz was sur-
rounded on the land side.

An attack on the city was apprehended.

ITALY.

PARMA, Fm. 4.

A popular manifestation took place here to-day.
Shouts were raised of " Long live the Pope ! but
not the Pope-King !" "Victor Emmanuel for
ever."

SPAIN.
MADRID, F. 4.

The Queen of Spain has sent the decoration of
the Order of the Golden Fleece to the Crown Prinoe
of Palmas.

Three American esiptniem--Oaptain Smith, of
the Anode ; Captain 'pooh, of the VigUluit ; and Captain
Home, of the Ebeu Dodge—have arrived in Liverpool by
the Spanish steamer Douro from Cadiz, after their vessels
Whose captured and burnt at sea by the Sumter. It
is their intention to return to America by the Bohemian.
Accord* to the account of these gentlemen, the Sumter
ha very indifferent screw steamer of about 500 tons ; her
armament ommistiog of four short 32-pounders sad ens
68-pound pivot gun. She h well supplied with small area
and ammunition, salt provisions, and general stores. Her
crew are represented as about 00 in number, mostly Irish,
and so discontented that eleven of them deserted on arriv-
ing at Cadiz. The marines on board are de-
scribed as entirely Irish. The Sumter brought 43
prisoners into Cadiz, being tho crews and officers of the
three captured ships. Several of the prisoners (nevem)
were detained on board the privateer as part of her crew.
The accounts given by the three captains are very similar,
and Captain Boris's embraces all the facts of interest.
His vowel, the Ebeu Dodge, a craft of 222 tons, wee
owned in New Bedford (Meas.) On the 26th of November
she sailed thence for the Beath Pacific, on a three-years'
whaling voyage. She was in every way well equipped.
On the Bth December, when in lat. 31 N. loco. 50 W.,
about 10 a.m.' the weather being thick at the time, a
411•1111 r flying the American Union ensign, came in sight,
and immediately fired a abet across the bows of the barque.
In a few minutes afterwards the steamer ran astern of the
barque, halted the Confederate flag, and Captain Semmes
ordered Captain Hoxie to come on board the steamer with
his papers, at the same time saying that the steamer was
the Confederate war vessel Sumter. On going on board the
Sumter, Captain Rorie was shown into the cabin where
Captain Semmes was sitting. The latter, after looking over
the papers of the Ebeu Dodge, mid, "Oh, yen, it's all
right. She is a lawful prize to the Confederate States, and
I shall burn the ship." He then said, "We are short of
water, and you have plenty. I must have some of that."
He then ordered Captain Boris to go back, accompanied by
smarmed boat's crew of the Sumter, and bring off the water,
of which they took about 1,000 gallons. They also took a
=Ay of tobacco, of snap, and a mak of clothing, all the
which were on board the Urine, the captain's
sextant and chronometer. On again being taken on boanl
the Sumter, Captain nosh was told by Captain Semmes
that he must restrict himself to one bed and one trunk for
his clothing, that his mates and crew must restrict them-
metre* toooe bag each forclotbing. These conditions were com-
plied with as speedily as possible, and the crew of the
Sumter appropriated all the carpenter's tools which were on
board the E. Dodge. The vessel was then set on fire, and
about rundown, when the Sumter bore away, the barque
was blazing from stem to stern. Captain Semmes then
asked Captain Hoxie if be bad say money, saying, "It will
Was well to be candid, for if I have reason to doubt what
you my I'll have you marched." Captain Hone then said he
hid 150 doh., which Captain Semmes ordered him to give
to the purser, remarking that he would take care of them.
Neat mooing Captain Semmes complained that too many
clothes had been brought on board by the men from the
ELeu Dodge and ordered nearly all they bad brought, ex-
cept the things they had actually, on, to be taken from
them. According to Captain HOES the Sumter was in •
very dirty condition, and he was conflued in a very small
noisome berth, is companionship with the petty officers,
With this exception, however' and the loss of his ship,
private property, and liberty, both he and the other cap-
tains say they had nothing to complain of. Captain Sem-
mes retained one of the boats belonging to the Mien