The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-14 00:00:00

THE RECENT FEARFUL COLLISION IN TEE
CHANNEL.

We reported in the Express of Saturday the
colltrion in the Channel between the steamers Sophie and
William Hutt. The chief mate of the Sophie has since
made he subjoined report of the disaster .
" Rotterdam at 6 a.m., 10th, wind from the W.S.W.,
fine, and proceeded safely until about 1.15 a.m. of the 11th,
when off Hangmen.. distant about six mile*, the light bearing
N.N.W., wind N.W., thick, with rain, and steering W.,
exhibiting the usual steamboat lights, all of which were
burning, Mr. Roe (the chief mate) was on the
fore part of the ship, and maw a steamboat ap-
Maging towards them on the port bow about a cabfe's
ot' them, when he hailed her, end run aft to the
pilot, who put the helm hard a-port, but before the Sophie
Meld get dear she wee struck by the steamer between
the fore bulkhead and the foremast. The Sophie
making much water, they endeavoured to ricer the boats.
They stromeeded in lowering the starboard boat, tux in doing
'so stove her. Four men got into it, and attempted to stop
the leak. In the meantime other. were engaged in clearing
the other boats, but failed in getting them dear, and in about
flee minutes the Sophie went down. Mr. Yen, who wee in
the boat, hailed the strange steamer to save the mew, which
she did, and picked op seven and took them on board.
The steamer proved to be William Mott, from Havre
for Shields. 'fho master of tho Sophie was J. Von Kimmel.
The pilot, George Berry, belonging to Bristol, the ship's car-
penter, steward, four seamen. one firemen, the captain'swile,
one male paseenger, and the late engineer's wife, mere
drowned. The William Hutt brought the eurvivora, con-
misting of the mate, chief engineer, and nine seamen. as fee sa
the South Foreland, anti then put them on board a Dover
pilot-boat, which landed them at lover at 7 a.m."
The William Hutt sustained serious damage to her stem,
and her fore compartment wan reported to be full of water.
Very fortunately she was light; bad she been loaded, the
4tility is that she would have gone down with the
he names of the sarvivors are John Sambrook, chief
engineer; Morgan, wood engineer; Milburn, stoker; Rox,
seaman; Vincent, stoker; Dresden, seaman; Herne", ma-
mma; Van Haulm, seaman; Krun, seaman; and l'anoralld,
seaman. The late engineer's wife who was drowned, was on
her way to Bristol, to endeavour to obtain the release of her
husband, who is in prison with the old crew on some charge
of smuggling. None of the bodies have as yet been washed
ashore.

Extract of a letter from her Majesty's ship Inde-
fatigable, Rio de Janeiro, August 14th, 1857.—" A slaver ham
been reported outside the harbour ; we have sent two boats
out manned and armed to look for her, the launch and the
would barge; they carry three guns. We have been look-
ing out for the Cumberland three six weeks; they tell WO
she left England 49 days steer, and several ships have seen
her at Madeira and other places. The Admiral has wettest
an order to tell um that he is going to Plymouth to be paid
of if he has not got other orders; we expect to sail in s
week after the Cumberland arrives."
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILB.. SOUTHAMPTON,
Saw an* v.—The Tamar, Captain lancer, left this day for
Alexandria with the Austrslian mails, 64 passenger., a good
cargo, and jewellery
_of the value of 6,000/. Among the pas-
sengers are Sir William M'Arthur. Hon. P. S. Wortley,
Coosa: Muller, for Sydney ; Ensign Rua and lady for Mel-
bourne. Her malls et-maimed of 440 boxes. end sacks of let-
tees and papers. The Tamar is one of the 6steat steamers
dent, and It is expected that she will make the prisme out
fo Aleasndria in 10 days, including a etqlpaire at Mal The
diatence from Southampton to Alexandria ia 3,ooomilea. The
Tamar le one of the Royal West India Mail Company's
shimmers, and her taking out the Australbui mad is the first
[nasal the amalgamation et the Royal Mail and Australian
cenipeaks. The Tamer took out the largest nunibero=
snore ter Australia that hare ye sons out by o,
roam. Captain Steens" who le appointed to the commend
of tka Copetesblaa, wide% Is expected at Sues with the next
boommaid *variant Awn:slim easik_west oat la the Tomer.
INDIAN RELIEF FUND.—At Hull on Friday, and
at Carlisle on 'Humanly, politic meetings convened 'by the
chid magistrates of three boroughs, were held to devise
means of showing sympathy with our mitering brethren to
India. A strong feeling prevailed, and funds will bo sub-
* scribed. •