The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-02 00:00:00

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 16.
The India mails may be expected at Suez on the 18th,
and I imagine that the outward mails of the 4th and Rh
inst. will arrive during to-morrow.
The departure of th• screw steam-ship Janus is fixed
for to-morrow, and I avail myself of her departure to
acquaint you with the arrival at Suez, on the Bth inst.,
of the Hon. Company's steam frigate Punjaub, and
steam-sloops Victoria and Auckland, with the larger
portion of the first detachment of her Majesty's 10th
Hussars, under Colonel Wilkie's command.
The number of men and horses arrived is, 221 of the
former and 243 of the latter. During the voyage nine
horses were lost on board the Punjaub, and one on
board the Auckland. The rest have arrived in excellent
condition, considering the length of the sea voyage, and
have been landed at Suez without accident, save a few
slight scratches. They left Suez, en route for Cairo, the
day before yesterday.
The Sultana, sailiug-transport, is still wanting, she
having parted company with the other ships in a strong
northerly gale when off Ras Berms.
The Auckland and Victoria, after disembarking their
horses, filled up with coal and proceeded in search of the
Sultana ; and I expect to-morrow's train will bring the
intelligence of her safe arrival at Suez. She bas on
board 74 horses and men.
His Highness the Viceroy returned here a few days
since, slightly indisposed ; be has been for a short cruise
in his yacht, the Faad Gahaad, and left again, quite re-
covered, for the Barrage to-day. A large quantity of
the guns for the fortifications about to be erected at the
head of the Delta preceded him.

MALTA.

MALTA, F. 25

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam•packet
Vectis left for Marseilles on the 21st, after undergoing
an overhaul in the dry dock, carrying no other passen-
ger than Captai❑ Maure, and is looked for back on the
2d of March, with the London overland mails of the
25th inst.

The Severn, steam transport (No. 194), which an ived
from Cork on the 21st with Captain Freeling, R.A.,
Ensigns Cox and Hindman, of the 3d Buffs ; Ensign
St. John, of the 72d ; and 208 non-commissioned officers
and privates of various regiments in the East, being part
of the reserve depot about to be formed at Malta, and
Captains Dixon, Roger., and Heyman ; Lieutenants
Luce, Irvine, Burt, Humphrey, Keate, Eton, Frankli-,
Mitchel, and Anley ; Assistant-Surgeon Woodward, and
312 non-commissioned officers and privates of the Royal
Artillery, after landing the former, left again with the
latter, on the 21st, for the Crimea.

The barque Kestrel, with Government stores, arrived
from London on the 21st.

On the 22d the screw-steamer Lady Jocelyn arrived
from Southampton and Gibraltar, with provisions, win-
ter clothing, &c., for the French army, towing the
American transport-ship White Falcon, from London
and Southampton, with salt meat and huts, likewise for
the French army ; both left for the Crimea on the fol-
lowing day.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Triton arrived from Con-
stantinople on the 22d, for the purpose of repairing
damages ; and on the same day the French steam-
corvette Gassendi, from Toulon and Bastia, bringing 4
officers, 437 non-commissioned officers and privates, and
22 cavalry horses, for the Crimea, for which destination
she left on the 23d. This vessel brings the disastrous
intelligence of the loss of a French sloop of war, with a
crew of 200 souls, in the straits of Bonifaccio, and like-
wise a rumour of some disaster in the same waters to an
English steamer ; but this latter is very vague, and re-
quires confirmation.
The Crcesus, screw steam-transport, took her depar-
ture, on her return to England, on the 21st, conveying
Colonel Cleveland, R.A., and family ; Quartermaster
Doherty, of the 38th ; Assistant-Surgeon Finlay, Assist-
ant• Surgeon Wyer, 3d Buffs (who has recovered from
the mental malady under which he has been labouring ;
but is, nevertheless, invalided). Mr. Duke and 154
non-commissioned officers and privates, invalided ; 43
soldiers' wives, and 41 children.
The City of London, steam-transport, arrived on the
23d from Balaklava and Constantinople, and on the same
day, from the like ports, her Majesty's screw line-of-
battle ship Sanspareil.
The Indus has just arrived from Alexandria, report
ing the arrival at Suez, on the Bth, of the Punjaub, Vic-
toria, and Auckland, steamers ; and on the 16th of the
Sultana.