The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-02 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE CRIMEA.

MARSEILLES, SATURDAY, M iRCH 31.
The Sinai, which left Constantinople en the

22d of March, has arrived.

Despatches for the Government left at 2 p.m.

BALAKLAVA, 111Ancii 20.

The Russians still occupy the ambuscades,
which the French attacked on. the 17th and 18th

without success and with loss.

Reinforcements of 15,000 Russians arrived ai

Sebastopol on the 18th.

On the same evening 15,000 Russians crossed
he Tchernaya, and advanced on BaidAr.

For the last three days the Russians have

ceased firing.

The Russians and the ..41lies are occupied in

n strengthening their positions.

The morale of the army is excellent.
Sickness is on the decrease.

Provisions are abundAnk.

KAMIESH, MARCH 20.
Advises from Perekop of the 17th announce
;he deat'A of Prince Menschikoir.

ST. PETERSBURG, SATURDAY.

General Dsten-Saelc3n writes from the Crimea

that in the night of the 23d, and early morning
of the 24ib, the garrison of Sebastopol made a

mwerful sortie for the purpose of patting a stop
:o the works of approach made by the Allies near

he Kaaischatka luuettr'.

This operation, adds General Oseu-Sacken,
resulted to our advantage. Our men sueecyeded

in destn,ying the works executed by the French
luring the last few days. The loss on both sides
was considerable. Two French officrs, one a

colonel and the other a clptain, fell into our
hands, together with an English captain.

VIENNA, SUNDAY.

To-morrow the Conference meets again.

M. Drouyn de Lhuy3 is expected to anive on

WednesdAy next.

The Dowager-Archduchess Maria Dorothea

ied. at Buda yesterday.

ELSINORE, SUNDAY.
The first four ships of the British Ratio fleet

arrived here this afternoon.

KIEL HARBOUR, SUNDAY.

Nothing but ice is in sight.

Letters from Bessarabia, received by private

persons at Galatz, confirm the intelligence that
orders have been given by the Commander-in-
Chief of the Russian army of the South that, in
the event of an invasion by the enemy, all the
inhabitants are to retire beyond the Daeister,

After setting fire to all their produce as well as

all the towns and villages.

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL,
(From a Second Edition of the Morning Herald.)
ENGLISH CAMP, SEBASTOPOL,
Mallen 18.
At about half-past eight last night the whole of
the allied camp was alarmed by a tremendous
firing of musketry in the direction of the French
trenches. The firing, wh.-1 was caused by an
attack made by our Allies on the enemy's infantry
pits, mentioned in my letter of yeeterdety, con-
tinued for upwards of two hours, and was at one
time so hot that all expected a general action was
about to take place. Even after the real nature of
the fight was ascertained, both English and French
troops remained under arms for some time, since,
as the trench were again detected in their attack,
a strong sortie was anticipated upon their works.
I stated yesterday how continually the French
were galled by the fire from these rifle pits. This
annoyance increased to such an extent during yes-
terday that the French engineers determined to
attack them forthwith. For this purpose, soon
after it was dark, 300 volunteers from the French
sharpshooters, with about 200 from the Infantry
of the line, and seven officers, were selected.
They remained under covet till eight o'clock, When
the night being windy and pitchy dark, they cauti-
ously advanged to the attack. The rifle pits are be-
tween 00 and yatds from the French parallel, yet
the French had scarcely advanced ten paces when
a Russian shouted out something, and in a minute
afterwards a smart fire was opened from the pits.
The French instantly threw themselves down, and
availing themselves of the inequalities of the
ground began their ad vance until within a sutlkient
distance to make a dart at the enemy. The sudden
discovery of their plan appears, howeVer, to have
disconcerted the French, who straggled far in
the darkness, opening their line so Wide that some
part of them wore advancing upon points where
there were no riflemen, and only deep ditches and
stockades. This error, with the i epeatecl Words
of command which were given in order to rectify
it, enabled the enemy to fire with ninth accu-
racy in the direction of every sound. The
French, consequently, suffered smartly in their ad-
vance, while the enemy were enabled to concen-
trate their strength upon the threatened points.
The French, notwithstanding these difficulties,
managed, to come within twenty yards of their
antagonists, and the firing was hot on both sidee,
when the order was given to our allies to rise and.
charge. All instantly rose and made a dash in the
darkness, at where the flash of rifles was thickest,
and in spite of a heavy volley continued their ad-
vance. The officers gallantly led the way, followed
by the volunteers, and closed with the first line of
pits. From these some of the Russian riflemen
sprung out to take shelter behind the second line,
while others remained at their posts and defended
themselves with their swords to the last. This
resistance, however, was in vain. In a few minutes
the French had completely captured the first row of
pits, and were engaged with the second and third,
when some unaccountable confusion arose among
them, and by the time it was rectified the enemy's
ire was so steady and so hot that they were com-
pelled to give ground before it. Their officers in vain
tried to rally their men, who had fallen into dis-
order ; before such a fire it was almost impossible,
especially as it was evident that the numbers of the
enemy were momentarily increasing. A retreat,
therefore, beeame necessary, and the French accord-
ingly retired in the same manner in which they
acivauced—,•skirrnishing and lighting from Acme to
stones They did not; however, fall back upon their
advanced tienCii, a;!; tho first symptoms of their
having experienced a repulse a strong reinforce-
ment of 800 men was despatched to their assis-
tance. This additional force Joined the first attack
while retreating from the rifle pits, ate a renewal
of the attempt tO Capture the position was instantly
determined on. The French accordingly made a
stand, and began a steady continuous file fire upon
the line of pits, which the enemy returned as hotly.
So close and incessant was the rattle of .the mus-
ketry, that it aroused even the troops at Balaklava.
The assemble° blew in the English and French
aafiao, ott th 4 divisions rapidly got under arms,
as, gtoe--
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wha: ttherxesvcontinuedthe i rattle,2sod
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support the French and the Inkerman batternd to
The Light Division advanced, and took grou
the left, so as to support the new 21-gun battery,
and cover the Woronzow road, up which it has
been lately expected that a powerful attack would be
made. The Third and Fourth Divisions were also
under arms, and remained in readiness to support
any threatened paint with their field batteries.
The other divisional batteries acted with the Se-
cond and Light Divisions. Lord Raglan and staff
turned out with their horses, but only remained at
head-quarters in readiness for whatever might
arise.
In the French camp there was the same activity.
• " m---;--Airisitnaa.turnea cutL,and) closing u to.

their batteries, formed, with the English, a perfect i
line round the south of the town.

The musketry had now lasted nearly an hour
and a half. Very few heavy guns were fired by
the enemy, as the French and Russians were much
too close to permit of its being done with safety to
their own troops. Our allies had meanwhile con-
tinued their advance until close upon the pits. The
flashes of musketry, extending over nearly a mile,
were incessant, and every five or ten minutes the
explosion of a long gua in the batteries dimly lit
up the whole scene, and showed the heavy masses
of smoke which hung over the place of contest. All
this time the English troops were quietly waiting
for their turn to begin, as of course they were un-
acquainted with the nature of the French attack,
and were looking forward with confidence to an-
other night battle of Inkerman.
Suddenly the French musketry ceased, and, with
loud vivas they advanced to the charge. In another
second broad heavy streaks of flame, followed by a
stunning crash, showed that the enemy were then
in overwhelming numbers, and had drawn up re-
serves of infantry under their batteries, and in rear
of the pits. The time which the contest had lasted
had thoroughly alarmed the whole Russian garrison
of Sebastopol, and much of its strength was- con-
centrated round the threatened point. The French,
as I have said, dashed in upon the pits, but, before
they had moved ten paces, received a heavy volley
from the troops in the rear of them. Still they pressed
forward to where the holes were occupied by the tifle-
men, engaging in bayonet contests with their occu-
pants, while the Russians behind were discharging
deadly volleys into their ranks. Nevertheless, so
impetuous was the French onset, that within a
minute they again captured the first line and the
greater part of the second line of pits, and bap).
netted their occupants. But by the time that this
was effected the heavy volleys of the Russian in:
fantry were telling severely, and the officers saw
that, with the small force at their command, it was
in vain to persevere any longer. After a brief but
desperatestruggle, therefore, they again commenced
their retreat. As they did so, the enemy yelled and
shouted like demons, and the shouts were taken up
and echoed and re-echoed along the whole extent of
the Russian lines, while, emboldened by the success
of numbers, the enemy's infantry advanced in pur-
suit of the French. • However, this last was a step
for which our gallant allies were by no means pre-
pared. Of themselves, from prudential motives,
they bad retired before superior numbers, but toll
be driven in by the enemy was another affair. As I
the Russians advanced, therefore, the French I
quietly retired, firing a little into the enemy and
gradually closing up until their would-be pursuers
were close. upon them, then instantly facing
round, fired ens heavy volley, and charged with the
bayonet. By this coup the enemy's infantry was
driven back with severe loss, though not sufficient
to deter them from again attempting to close with
our Allies, who- still were falling back upon their
advanced parallel. Into this the Russians, who
were about 2,009 etreng,made a serious attempt to
enter also, be such a close and continued fusillade
was kept up by the defenders, that the enemy were
thrown into disorder, and rapidly retreated to the
cover of their own batteries, which opened fire
heavily. The French then discontinued their at-
tempts, and the cannonade gradually ceased at
about half-past eleven.
According to general report the French lost in,
these attacks, no less than 2 officers and 29 men
killed, and 3 officers and 133 men wounded.
Of course, there is no means of ascertaining the
loss of the enemy, but it must have been little
short of that of the French. Had the same amour:t
of skirmishing taken place in the day, the loss
would have been a thousand killed and wounded
on both sides, but skirmishing in the dark not oue
shot in ten tells.
The French officers behaved on this occasion
with the most daring courage ; and it is generally
said, that had some of the troop supported them
properly, the forts might have been captured on
the first attack. Ono French officer received a
sword cut from a Russian, which cut through his
shoulder slantwise almost down to the spine, so that
he died in a few minutes. Our division remained
under arms until past eleven, when, all being quiet
again, they returned to quarters.
Early this morning the Russians commenced the
day by throwing bombs into the French advanced
parallel, from which the attack of last night was
made. The Frenct returned the fire smartly for
about half-an-hour or so, when the cannonade on
both sides slowly slackened down and ceased en-
tirely. From Gordon's Battery we threw a few
shells among the Russian infantry pits in front of
the enemy's advanced work on Gordon's Hill, but
they appeared to be deserted. Emboldened by
the success which has attended the formation of
this advanced work on Gordon's Hill, the enemy
are again attempting to throw up another
in advance of the Barrack Battery and flank-
ing our left attack, and some of the new French
works on that side. Very few traces of broken
ground are yet to be seen, though there is still
quite enough to show the intentions of the Rus-
sians. If they succeed in carrying out this battery
an mounting it with ordnance, it will not only
give considerable trouble, but he a most extraor-
dinary feature in this most extraordinary siege,
for then the enemy will have turned the tables and
be literally advancing their parallels and batteries
against our works.

MARCH 19.
Again last night the 'camp was kept rather on
the qui vive,by a heavy bombardment, which the
French maintained upon the suspected advanced
work to which I alluded at the close of my letter
of yesterday. It now appears that the Russians
are fully bent on establishing an advanced bat-
tery on this spot, and from the commanding and
importarit nature of the position, the French spare
no efforts to hinder its completion. Last night
their out picquets and volunteers discovered the
party hard at work, and a strong mortar battery
was immediately opened upon the intended posi-
tion. In the course of two or three hours up-
wdrds of 200 10 and 13-inch bombs were dropped
upon the place, and the enemy, after suffering se-
verely, were compelled to fall back. After the
working party, had retired the French still con-
tinued their practice, and threw shell the whole of
the night. At daylight this morning all the para-
pets (which were only partially finished) were com-
pletely destroyed, and the ground ploughed up all
around the spot. When the working party retreated
the enemy's batteries opened upon the French
mortar battery, but without effecting any damage
worth speaking of, and after maintaining an irre-
gular cannonade for nearly an hour, discontinued,
and left the field to the French.
Our Allies arc much nettled at the repulse which
they met with on the night before last at the rifle
pits, but still speak with determined confidoneence
can
al
to the result of their next attack. No
surmise when this next attack will be made, but
from the harassing fire which the enem
bey's sharp-
ehootere keep up night and day, it cannot long
deferred, and the sooner it is made the less the
French are likely to suffer.
Another 13-incli mortar was mounted on our
right attack yesterday. It is placed in a peculiar
potation, apart from the other mortars, as it is in-
tended for immediate use. This morning it opened
fire, and commenced throwing shells among the
Russian rifle pits round Malakhoff -Tower. Soon
after it had begun the Russian soldiers swarmed
about the earthworks opposed to un, and wherever
they were thickest shells were dropped until not, a
man would show. The guns in Malakheff earth-
works occasionally throw a few shells, but
without producing any results calculated to
hinder our fare. For the first hour or so after
the mortar opened the Russian riflemen laid close
in their pits, but after some 30 or 40 of them bad
been blown up, pits and all, they commenced run.
ning back to their batteries in twos and threes, so
that all their holes were evacuated before two in
the day. After accomplishing this, the mortar
was employed in throwing occasional shells into
the town and earthworks until near dark, when
the firing ceased.
Yesterday evening a long train of waggon!,
about 450 in number, entered Sebastopol from the
north side. These are presumed to contain ammu-
nition, of which, beyond all doubt, the Russians
must now be getting short. It would seem quite
incredible to your readers if I was to state the
enormous amount of powder, shot, and shell,
which the Russians are computed to have fired
away sincethe commencement of the siege. During
the last few days that the enemy have been firing,
not more than one shell out of three has exploded.
Many of the others have been picked up, and in-
stead of the usual metal fuse used all over
Europe, they have fasces made of pieces of
alder wood bored out and roughly fitted into the
shell. The shells also have been found to contain
very little more than one half of their proper burst-
ing charge. With such examples as these therefore,
before our eyes it would not be thought credulous
to believe that at last- the enemy are getting short
of ammunition. At the same time it must be re-
membered that if the waggons which entered yes-
terday were really laden with powder it would
give the garrison an ample supply for the next
month to come.
All to-day the enemy have been extremely busy
in the advanced earthwork on Gordon's Hill, and
it is evident from the bustle going.forward the
ireth
each night that they are either mounting it w
guns or sapping down towards our trenches—per-
haps both. But no matter what the object wwhich
the Russians may have in view ; both English an
French engineers are decidedly of opinion that the
work must be taken immediately, and at any risk.
This time the-French will not form the attacking
party exclusively ;in rut, only two battalions of
. ,

Zouaves will assist the English division .of infantry idiers are very anxious
which may be selected for the work. ' According genera) openly express
to some the Light Division is to have the honour
of capturing it, and according to others the 3d.
The latter is most probable, as up to the present
the 3d division has not been seriously engaged in
any great exploit. Of course, no day is fixed for
the attack, and the time will be kept a profound
secret until the moment of attack. From the strength
of the work and the care which the enemy seems to
take about its preservation, the attempt to storm
it is likely to be one of the most severe and bloody
episodes of the siege, and may even bring about a
general action. - But taken the work must be, and
the English are determined to do it or perish in the
attempt. All the divisions claim the honour of
having been selected for the task, but up to the
present there is uo ground for believing that any
has been named. The same uncertainty prevails as
to the time of the attack, but it is improbable that
it will be deferred longer than. four or five days,
or so.
As regards Balaklava, it is rumoured that the
Russians intend making regular approaches, and
besieging our heights, as they would a regular
fortress: This, of course, is a mere on dit, an very
unlikely to be true. Our troops on the Balaklava
heights are in splendid condition, and beyond all
description anxious for a brtish with the enemy.
The usual Cossack picquets remain about the plains,
but there is no appearance of more than 200 or 300
men being in the neighbourhood, or even towards
Tchurgoum. The Marines and Rifles on the
heights on the extreme right are in splendid order,
and each hut and tent has its own little garden of
crocuses and snowdrops around it. The camp is
quitha model in its way. Some tremendous earth-
works have lately been added to the defencei on
this point, and to-day, by means of the buffaloes,
a long 56 cwt. 32-pounder was drawn up the ascent
and mounted in a most commanding position.
Two more will be placed to-morrow and the day
after. These long heavy guns are all which Were
required to mako this part of our defences perfectly
impregnable. Balaklava itself is lately much im-
proved. Nearly all the houses in the village have
been pullial down, and the rubbish and stones
heaped over the filthier parts of the town. Iu place
of these houses our neat huts have been erected on
the heights over the harbour.
The railway is progressing with truly railway
speed. The stationary engines are neayet at work,
but, by means of the trucks and horses, immense
supplies of shot and shell, with provisions of all
kind have been collected at a depot half way bs-
tween this and-head-quarters. In the course of-
another month the whole line will be completed.
The harbour of Balaklava As, if prssitoe, in a
state ten times worse than ever. E Leh ship moors
and remains where she can or where she likes.
Seven days age there were upwards of 190 sail of
steamers acrd sailing vessels, public and private, in
this little harbour. At pres:nt there are about
150. The precautions lately taken against the Out-
break of fire are now entirely relaxed, asd the fate
of the whole expedition is, as it were, abandoned to
mere chance. The Medina arrived at Balaklava
this afternoon. Among other news, she brought
intelligence of the gunboat S wallow and two others
having been hotly engaged with the enemy's batte-
ries off Kertch, in whico coatest the Russian town
is reported to have suffered to some extent.
The Cormorant and Albatross, of the Cork
Steam-ship Company, have been ordered home, and,
according to our ordinary method of working, it
will require nearly half-a dozen vessels to do the
work of these two, as they were beyond all doubt
the hardest-worked and most useful vessels which
ever entered the transport service. Mr. Filder, in
particular, is likely to miss much the services of
the Cormorant, which was the best cattle-ship on
the station.
The Jason has gone to Genoa for Piedmontese
troops, and the Medway follows her to-morrow on
the same errand. The Manilla has gone to Eupa-
toria with shot, shell, and wooden huts, and will
receive in exchange a portion of the surplus Tartar
population of that town, who are to be brought
down here and employed in scavenging and road-
making.

sense

MARCH 20.

All last night the French batteries fired heavily
upon the spot which the enemy have selected as the
site for a new earthwork. Last night two French
soldiers deserted from Balaklava to the Cossack
picquets. They were seen passing the plain, and
were fired upon, but escaped without injury. An
hour afterwards a Russian deserter crossed to us,
and was pursued to within 600 yards of our lines
by the Cossacks, who escaped again in the ilarkness.
No movements of importance are stirring, though
very possibly before next mail the attempt upon
the Russian.advanced work will have been by our
men.

FRANCE.
(FROM •OTTR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

M. Drouyn de Lhuys returned to Paris at tet
o'clock ye'sterday morning. He will probably start
for Vienna to-morrow bat the exact time of his
departure is not yet fixed.
The Prussian envoy Baron de Wedell had a pri-
vate audience of the Emperor yesterday, to take
leave. He left Paris for Berlin last evening, to
obtain fresh instructions from the King of Prussia,
and expects to return in a few days.
I am infermed that the Russians have establiShed
two fortified camps, each of 30,000 men—the one
between Mittau and Riga, and the other between
Revel and Narva, to defend the Baltic provinces.
The leading departments of the Paris journals, as
if by common accord, are one and all vacant of poli-
tical dismission, and are occupied, so far as polti-
cal matters are concerned, solely with the custo-
mary references to the events and reports of ti_e
day, with but slight comment.
The Moniteur contains the following despatch
from Admiral Bruat
MARIE 20.
" ON BOARD THE MONTEBELLO, KAMM%
" Various nocturnal engagements have taken place
on the left and on the right of our troops. On all
points our soldiers have maintained their incontestable
superiority over the Russian troops."
The Terite of Lille states that the military admi-
nistration has determined on not continuing to
purchase in the interior of thcountry h
The weat
required for the army, but has e•• entered into con-
tracts for supplies from Algeria, Portugal, and
Spain. This measure will, it is expected, cause a
reduction of prices in the provincial markets.
The Russian General, Baron do Budberg, who
was charged with the mission of announcing the
Kiwi of the
death of the Emperor Nicholas to the
Belgians, left Brussels on Thursday for Hanover,
where he is also charged to fulfil a similar mission.
The following private telegraphic despatch has
been received here
cc MADRID, 30th.---The Government will make
the bill for restraining the national guard a Cabinet
question. The committee is favourable to the bill.
M. Pacheco's gracious reception as Aretmesador
from Spain by the Pope has produced an excellent
effect here."

BOURSE, MARCH 31:—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. C. End of Month. I
4i per Cents 95 —91 f. 55c.
3 per Cents 7O G9f. 750.
Credit Mobilior BlO Roman
Credit Fonder — Austrian
Belgian Fives — Spanish Throes 36
Piedmontese ...... "„ 85 75 Rome Debt —
RAILWAYS-2'OR CASH. . ,
tr. c. fr. c
.. -
Orleans Rouen ............... 1023 75
Western
Cone ............ , 617 50 Strasburg . -
11‘lediterranean 992 50 Havre 570 —I
Northern
_ _

for war ; and the soldiers, in
their sentiments in the same

PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin, in the .Hanover gazette,
says :—" The missions of MM. Wedell and Usedom
were closed by the death of the Emperor Nicholas,
and that event caused, the former to return imme-
diately to Berlin to seek for new instructiohs. As
it was at that moment difficult to know the effect
which the death would produce, it was decided to let
the negotiations drop for a moment, and M. de
Wedell only returned to Paris to take leave of the
Emperor Napoleon a 3 required by etiquette. The
negotiations between Paris and Berlin were, how-
ever, not broken off, but only adjourned—the ac-
quired results being maintained, and the Prussian
Government consenting to sign the protocol of
December, but the question of participation of
Prussia in the Conferences remaining is suspense.
Since then, the affair has entered into a new phase,
which appears to be that of indefinite adjournment.
Less importance is now attached to the negotiations
from the fact that the hesitation caused by the
death of 'the Emperor Nicholas has been increased
by the Pacific hopes given by the Conference at
Vienna."

THE MEDITERRAN E AN.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, MIDNIGHT.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Tagus, Captain Joy, has just
arrived here with the heavy portion of the East
India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Bolton, RN.,
Admiralty agent.. _ _

--
The Tagus left Alexandria on the 10th, Malta
the 16th, and Gibraltar the 23d of March. Owing
to excessively bad weather, she put into Lisbon
on the 26th for coals. The Tagus brings 103 pas-
sengers, and 'on freight 40 chests of oranges, 92
boxes of lemons, 214 Oaks of silk, 30 cases of Cash-
mere shawls, 104 barrels of currants, and 230
packages of general merchandise.
Among the passengers by the Tagus is Captain
Dacres, who comes home to assume the superin-
tendence of the Admiralty packet department at
Southampton, in the place of . Captain Craigie,
R.N., who is chairman of the Transport Bt,ard.
Her Majesty's ships Ceylon, C% clops, and Triton
were at Malta ; the Vengeance and Hecla at Gib-
raltar. Oa the 15th ult. the Tagus spoke the
steamers Valetta and Euxine ; and on the 29th .
Cie M:idrid, off Ushant. The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Iberia arrived at Lis-
bon on the 2611 tilt.
Accounts from Gibraltar are to the 23d of March.
The weather had been most tempestuous. The
wind, which continued to biow strongly for two or
three days, increased to a tremendous gale from
W.S.W. on the night of the 21st ult., accompanied
with a very, heavy sea, which caused a very great
deal of alarm among the shippi nig in the bay. In -
consequence of the viplence of the gale no assist-
ance could be rendered to tho-se vessels requiring
it. Great exertions were made from the shore by
launches putting off with anchors and chain cables,
het with little success. Mr Perrin, owner of the
B. itish barque Emma Godwin, one of the vessels
which received serious damage during the gale, fell
overboard and was drowned. Two of the crew of
the Portuguese barque Progressista—one man and
a boy—received severe injuries, and were taken to
the hospital at Gibraltar. The following is a list
of the casualties which occurred during the after-
ncon and night :
The British barque Economist, Thomas master,
With a cargo of coals from Cardiff for Constanti-
nople, dragged from her anchorage, and touched
the ground off the Jettee.
The British barque Hopewell, Campbell master,
from Malta, in ballast for Newcastle, was wrecked
off the Old Mole Head, and is full of water. The
master and crew succeeded in getting on shore
safely.
Toe British brig Zephyr, Patterson master, bound
from Gibraltar to Barbadoes, in ballast, on shore
off the bathing-place, behind the Devil's Tongue.
The Portuguese barque Progressista, J. F.
Cayado master, from Rio Janeiro, with a cargo of
. coffee, on shore off the Watering Place.
The American brig R. Patterson (Ambrosio
Durante, in charge), laden, with coal, on shore
likewise at the Watering Place.
The French schooner Napoleon, from Marseilles,
lost an anchor and chain.
The American barque Velocity, from New
Orleans, lost an anchor with JO fathoms of chain.
The Prussian brig Stad Barthe, from Ivica, with
salt, dismasted.'
The Oldenburg brigantine Senior, from Genoa,
dismasted.
The British barque Edward Nilson, from Car-
thagena, has been iu contact with the Spanish brig
Comercio, and sustained damages. -
The Spanish brig Comercio lost an anchor and
chain, and was supplied with others from the shore.
The' British brig Robert and George, Foreman
master, lost boat. •
The British barque Endymion, J. Pearson mas-
ter, lost two anchors durine.the night. An an-
chor and chain were supplied from the shore.
The British barque Emma Godwin, Richard
Keates master, having run foul of her Majesty's
ship Vengeance, had her mizmmast carried away,
n n
r damages.
Her mtaaijy
ts shipo
Vengeance, which was lying
anal
ueesd ot h
-at anchor in the bay, was compelled to strike her
topgallantreasts in consequence of the severity of
the gale.. In addition to the above list of casual-
ties, the British brigs Dove and Petrel and brigan-
tine Robina had each lost' an aTachor. The Hano-
verian schooner Diederich lost her stern bOat and
otherwise sustained damage. The barque Hope-
well and brig Zephyr 'were both being dismantled
of their rigging, &c., as there seemed no probability
of getting them afloat again.
Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted for bills on
London at 90 days at 51 to 5.1 i • Paris ditto, Of.
36c. ; Marseilles, sf. 37c. ; Venoa, Of. 45c. ;
Spanish pillared dollars, 5 per cent. premium.

PORTUGAL.

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 1.
By the steamer Tagus we have dates from
Lisbon to the 27th ult. The letter of our corre-
spondent contains the following :--
" The Tagus, with the Alexandria mails, put into
this port for coals yesterday, and is advertised to
leave at six o'clock this morning„ so that mercan-
tile letters had to be put into the British post-office
mail bags last nig'it at nine o'clock.
,4 We have bad a renewal of storms and heavy
rains, which have been very prejudicial to farmers
generally ; 15 vessels have put into the Tagus dur-
ing the last five days. Anion°. them I find the
Agnes Jermyn, from St. Lucia for Cork ; the An-
gelina, from Naples fur Liverpool ; the lonia, from
Zante for Hull ; the Sarah King, from Mogador
for London : the Allegro, from Seville for Liver-
pool.; all more or less damaged. The French
steamer Newton is the only foreign vessel of war
Bow in this port.
" There has been a little excitement in Portu-
guese politics since last - packet, and it -sippeara
likely to end in the Duke de Saldauha's retiring
from the War Department in favour of the Viscount
de Luz, the Duke remaining President of the Cou-
ncil and Commandez-in-Chief, although it is difficult
to conceive how he can properly fulfil those func-
tions when his state of health is said to disable him
from continuing to act as Minister of War.
" I am told the electric telegraph is now really
to be established between Lisbon and Oporto, as
well as to the Spanish frontier.
"This not being a regular packet, only few ex-
change operations took place, at 54i for three
months, on London."

IRREGULAR, MARRIAGES IN SCOTLAND.—On Satur-
day an inporlant bill, brought forward by Mr. Head-
lam, M.P., was printed by order of the House of Cora- • .
mons, to impose further restrictions upon irregular
marriages in Scotland. It declares that great evils have
arisen from the practice of petsens resorting ta that
part of the United Kingdgm called Scotland for the
purpose of there contracting irregular marriages, and
such marriages though valid are prohibited by the laW
of Scotland, and render the parties contracting them
liable to penalties, but the penalties have not been
found sufficient to prevent the recurrence of such prao-
tices.. It is therefore proposed to enact, that from and
after the passing of the act if any man and woman
shall in Scotland make any dec'aration or promise in-
te, ded by them to constitute an immediate actual mar-
riage, or shall go thr)ugh any. form or do any act with
the like intent, not being a public regular marriage ac-
cording to the law of Scotland, thereupon they shall
each of them be liable to forfeit 10/. upon conviction,
and in default of payment to imprisonment not exceedleg
one calendar month. If any persoit shall receive moue
or any valuable consideration for acting as a witness bti
such irregular marriages, or give a certificate, he Fhel
be liable to forfeit 101. for the first offence, and in de:
fault, one month's imprisonment, and for any subsequent
offence to a penalty of 501 , and in default to six months
ialprisonment, '' with hard _labour."
THE LATE FEARFUL EXPLOSION AT THE PORTS3IOIO
DOCKYARD.—Poor Inspector Stroud breathed his last or
Friday morning, at seven o'clock, at Haslar Hospite'„
Another man, named Sydenham, is in a most dangeroe°
state • and it is not unlikely that three or four otbeli;
now lying with broken arms and legs, maybe cut off I,
the prime of life, because a report of art escape of Pe
cannot be received by the clerk of the works, unless. 1,,
receives the r,ftnle .thrur.y,ll no clia,ncl,
I would take hours to acJouvii6h, and during which 1,14'
excusable delay a second accident might occur eq113,114
frightful in effect,