The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEA:

SOUTHAMPTON, JA
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's 01
ship Eutine, Captain Potts, arrived here
to-day, bringing the heavy portion of Pet
India, China, and Mediterranean mails, i 0,4
of Lieutenant Carleton, R.N., Admiralty v,
The Euxine has experienced moderate
of
on the voyage home. She left Alexandria)
20th, Malta on the 25th, and Gibraltar/
31st ult. She brings 67 passengers. Lie"
C. Monroe, 4th Native Rifles, died at sea_g
3d inst. The freight list comprises 18 PV
specie, 290 boxes of oranges, 600 bales ?Li
183 cases of silks and shawls, and 98 pax '
sundry merchandise.

On the 26th of December, at 10 a.m., 0050
spoke a screw line-of-battle ship, the screw Std
Teneriffe, and the brig Brilliant ; on the 318ld,
the screw transport 153, and a screw 0119
name unknown ; on the Ist inst., a sere%
port, and on the 3d the schooner Con.test.
From Gibraltar we have accounts to the e
Her Majesty's ships Hecla and Gorgon irele
in the bay. The screw steamer Persian 301
from Liverpool on the 29th ult., and sells s 0
day for Malta and Syra. The screw steamer 0
from Malta and Tangier, arrived on the 2870011
sailed for Liverpool on the 29th. The sidi
Frankfort, from the Italian ports, sailed fr?"od
raltar for Liverpool on the 27th. 1'1,4°10
steamer Army and Navy, 12 days from
,stol
and six from Portland, with Governmee4rll
touched at Gibraltar on the 28th ult., on Pool
to Constantinople. Her Majesty's line,:ii°Bo4
ship Royal William, with the 21st Regl7be
board, passed the Straits of Gibraltar 011.0 fn'
ult. The steamer Isabella Croll, seven no 'm
Liverpool, bound to Marseilles, arrived Tog frl
The steam transport Gothenberg, nine,ll Colej
London, and five from Falmouth, 0" oh, 5
ment stores and clothing, arrived on tile ~•016 proceeded the same day for Constanti'Avv
Balaklava. The steam transport iiiste%olo
days from Portsmouth, with wooden
otel
reached Gibraltar on the 23d ult. Theroits'
transport Sir John Easthope passed the Stol
the 19th. The United States' frigate San i
Captain Stubling, left Gibraltar on the Z's
The steam transport Empress, eight dgrod
London, with provisions and bale goods .1:
French Government, arrived at Gibraltar vll
20th.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 40,
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MOOtei
The Peninsular and Oriental CompanYNA
ship Iberia has arived with dates from "'lto F
28th, Cadiz 29th, Lisbon 31st ult. ; Oporto
and Vigo 2d inst.
The Iberia brings specie value 19,897/41
full cargo of oranges, raisins, and other In
dise.
1 ncl
The steam-transport Royal Victoria 11-0,
South Ainerican Company's steam-ship r
sailed from Lisbon on the 30th ult.
Exchange on Loudon was quoted at b*°
with a scarcity of bills and money. Lisbo „
notes, 2i discount.
tiO
Among th-

mug le passengers by the Iberia is
ron de Pavia, Portuguese Minister to Par's'

I
THE TREATMENT OF THE S_Tag4
WOUNDED AT SCUTAICI .1103 PP

The following letter, written by Mrs. Frances
ingale, mother of Miss Florence Nightiproij
been addressed to Mrs. Bennett, whose soft 13-0
in Scutari Hospital, having been severely well°actiort s--
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t
"Emley Park, Romsey, Nov. 5,0, re,
" We are very sorry to bear from Mr. ue-lv
Romsey, that you have a son in the hospital at' (i
particularly as you have it not in your power
him the comforts and necessaries he requires. lard
your son is not dangerously wounded. AA to 13ig ?
taken care of, and having every comfort and ect;
tion under his circumstances, I think I can mega
mind easy. We hear very often from our frien
Scutari, and every letter tells us how kincidif
have been received, and how everybody is helpii)e
with comforts for the poor soldiers.
"At first the wounded came in 60 fast t"I fie?
sufficient could not be prepared for them, „
my daughter arrived there, and 14 more ffrl'
aye
sent by Government, and 40 nurses, and,‘
poured in, all have improved from day ;0/0,
The three head doctors, who are good sltec:l;y4
men, have forty-two doctors under their tIU
Th
my
The soldiers are
say
arealaklol arrangednheerul
and calmincomfor.taTvi
and t,
pital is very large, clean, and airy
morning;
lains, who read prayers every
and an excellent clergyman from DorsetshPior,,
Godolphin Osborne, who devotes himself to CO
the patients. Besides the large kitchen which Elflir,
the general food, the nurses have another kitcbeo!eo
some are always preparing all sorts of delieecia
nourishing things, such as jelly and arrowroot, ao ref;
and broth, and chickens for those who require.so,l
The soldiers are so grateful, and bear their sufferi-rie
patiently, and conduct themselves with such
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that it is quite a pleasure to help them. e,
"I will mention your son to Miss Nightinel jo
will get some account of him for you ; but perh3l)ooo,{
may have heard from him, as there are two gen Per
the hospital who devote themselves to writing la",tst d
the wounded men to their friends.
" May God comfort you under your trial is the e°ll
hope of your well-wisher,
FRARCES NIGHTL•-• t

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ANOTHER DEPARTURE OF NAVVIES.—EarIy e°
morning, Mr. Peto paid a visit of inspection to tbeleir
ship Prince of Wales—(it was the Durham that 5e./pll
Wednesday with navries, and net the Prince of de
as previously reported)—which had on board it 00,
besides rails, forges, wheelbarrows, shovels, aeggo,
tools. This ship, built by Messrs. Simons, of
is of 650 tons burden, and is fitted up in a most c° fr(
table manner, with separate berths for the reel': d 1#1,1j!
virus to her departure, Capt. Andrews inspeel
ship, saw that everything was properly arrange 4,01
having assembled the men, told them that Mr. -Pe:for''
come down these that morning to assure himself , Co.
thing being done that could add to their conifertit,
that he trusted they were all satisfied. When f! p
Andrews had given some good and seasonable '17.51"
and had ceased speaking, the men gave three e13.,,e,e4‘
the Queen, and three cheers for Messrs. Pete, .P..,'"0,e
and Betts, their employers. As the ship was el'i,°o7o
from the pier, her guns were fired, amid the mg.
,ftiv •
cheers of the assembled multitude, and on pas'v
flag-ship at Woolwich. another salute was fired fruf
Prince of Wales, which was heartily returned LA
sailors on board the flag-ship, who manned the
It is understood that the Levant, paddle-wheel o",:tbri
will proceed on Wednesday next to Balaklava,ll.otor
final party of 100 men and some horses. There i'"ro
other vessels, the Samuel Lane and Baron V.,13,"
boldt, getting ready to carry out materials for the