The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-09 00:00:00

EVENING,

gross. Caravajel was making strenuous exertions to
at'. ck the Mexican towns on th 3 Rio Grande, and
had managed to rob General Avelos's train of
15,000 dollars. It is said that Colond Sloo has with-
drawn his propcsLion ;.o the Mexican Government
to open a route across the Isthmus of Tthualltel'",
and that the Minister cf Foreign Affairs was to close,
on the 9th of July, a contract to pursue the work
wi,h the company making
Bravo, of a late date, gives a rum -Air that G,tneral
Avalos was preparing for a coup d etat agliost the
Mexicen Government, ani was concentrating a large
force for the purpose. the best offer. The Rio
The business transacted in the New York Stock-
market bad been most extensive, and prices far more
buoyant than is usual at this season of the year. Go-
vernment securities were in good demand, and all the
sound dividend-paying stocks were scarce, and
wanted. The money-market continued in the same
easy condition as before noticed, the amount of money
out of Ball being so large that the rates were kept
below the legal standard of the banks. Foreign ex-
change in fair request. Bills on London, 1101 to
110 i ; Paris, 5 17i to 5.15 ; Amsterdam, 40i to 41 ;
Hawburgh, 36t to 361; Bremen, 78 to 79k;
Frankfort, 404 to 41. With a light stock of cotton
on the market, prices had an upward tendency.
The sales for the three days amounted to 2,600
bales, at 101 c. to per lb. for " middling fair."
The warm weather, added to the depression occa-
sioned by the foreign accounts, had had the effect of
checking operations in wheat anti flour, and what
few sales were made were mostly for the supply of
the home trade. Indian corn was in demand at 62c.
to 64e. per bushel for western mixed. Pork was in
good demand, and prices had an upward tendency.
Beef was in steady request, at firm prices. Naval
stores without alteration. 200 tons Scotch pig iron
has been sold at 19 dolls. 621 c. cash, and 20 dells. 50c.
six months.

dock the end of the present week, and be completed ten
days after.
Her Mt jesty's paddle-wheel steaen•vessel Lizard pre-
Ceeded to Ohathwa yesterday with invalids for medical
treatment to -Melville:Hospital, and return‘d in the ac-
tor noon, •

Cap-
tain etrbeitens.tvs'.sTs.erew steam-frigate Horatio, 22, Cap-
Carnegie, is
made in herto have some alteration
ports is not yet completed. stoering-wheeL The fitting of her gun-
Her Majesty'a ship
Talbot, fitting at Meander, 44, Commander Charles
to complete her Chatham, . wants about 60 bluejaekets
,''or
son bycomplementthe
e4t of 366. She is reported to be
ready
Her Majesty's pad inl proximo. e-wheel steam-vessel Wildfire,
Mr. Brookman, second master commanding, left the
Note Sand last evening, and took up
the harbour. her moorings in
In accordance with the
James Order in Council of the 25th
of June, 1851,
Commander
Croagh (1827`,, Sa-
muel Ramsey (1828), E. W. Pilkington. (1830), John T.
Warren (1833), Robert Lon;
(1839), have been placed a Captains;clB37 )' a nadn dliV N . F o
Lieutenantswel 1
Edward Robinson (1813)6
Henry Cox (1815), William v- 11. Kenatithc'm (1813),
asCorhmanders on the reserved
teary
S. Burniston (1825),(1815), and Hugh
e ranks. half-pay lists of their respective
Important directrioelnasti(vheavtoinreference more especially.
to steam-vessels), deviation of the cone-
passes, have been promulgated by the Board of Admi-
raltyh ,to the captains and commanding
jeaty s ships. The following is their
officers of her Ma-
l. Once in each year, and
immediatelyeir substance:—
foreign station, all ships and vessels on arrival at a
are to be swung, iu
order to ascertain the errors of the compasses.
2. When at sea, observations by azimuth and ampli-
tude are also to be made for the same purpose.
3. Whenever ships are swung, or9bservations taken
at sea, the circumstance, together with the amount of
error of the compasses, is to be pat into the ship's log
and remark-books.
4. With the quarterly returns ending the 31st of De-
cember in each year, an account of the local attraction
of the ship is to be forwarded; and it ' is always to be
stated if the compasses have been corrected by magnets.
The Lords of the Admiralty have issued directions
that in future all log-books forwarded to Whitehat from
ships that have returned to, orarrivedin port after ha
made passages, shall be a faithful copy of the ship's
vling
and contain a track chart having marked thereon tol,
e
winds experienced during the voyage; and, further, that
in steam-vessels log-books, at noon of each day, the
amount of coal on board, the number of days it will last
(judging from the average consumption), and the num-
ber of hours under steam during the last twenty-four
hours, are to be inserted in a column to be taken from
the space now used for denoting
ssels fitted the true bwith aearingscrew
s and
distance. In the log-books of ve
propeller, if under steam, the word " steaming" is to be
put at the termination of each watch. Printed forms
of
log-books may be used, provided they be in every re-
of the ship's log.
spect a true copy
ROYAL MARINES .--first Lieutenant H. J. Jull, of the
Chatham Division, is appointed to the Artillery Com-
panies, vice 11. W. Hall, dismissed the service. First
Lieutenant E. L. Pyre, of the same division, has been
granted two months leave of absence.
THE SCHOONER RENOWN.—The stores and clue-, of
this vessel were yesterday being shipped tor London,
under consignment to the owners, Messrs Rsynolda
time and
Son, of St. Andrew's.wharf. p t present
Moro than 1.600 p•gs of iron ballast have been recovered
by the divers, Who have made a point of surveying the
tide. With the exception of
state of tho vessel at every
the starting of the sternpost when she first strucon tbe
sand, they report there ere no indications of herb wing
received injury, nor has ere embedded herself to an e.a.
feet-
Lent, being only keel deep forward, and her threemark aft being 09 a line with the sand. She is there-
fore in a favourable position for being raised, which will
be attempted so soon as the whole of the cargo has been

removed.
The Wildfire steatn.vessel left yesterday evening
the dare Sand, Ciud a coast-guard cutter,
her
anchorage at
by directions of Mr. G. A. Henry, inspecting com-
mander at Southend, is to protec', the Renown from
further depredations, and to prevect interference with
the divurs and others employed in saving the cargo and
vesae

AppoiNntENTs.
WooLwrcs, AVG, B.—Lieutonant—Hugh Hathorn
(1852), recently prornot.d from mate of the Penelope,
El ig_biaip on the West Coast of Africa
West station, to the
Cygnet, 8, sloop, also serving on the Coast of
Africa station.
ltelidshipman—
at Cork. lion.
steam. sh ip Annesicy, to the Ajax screw
'recently launched at
Th 3 Cruiser screw steam-sloop,
Deptford, has been taken into the basin at this port, to
have her engines of 60-horse power put on board.
The Agamemnon, 90, screw steam-ship of 600 horse
power, has now all her boilers and both her cylinders
on board, and is to be taken out of the inner basin on
Monday, the 16th inst., and will then be taken into the
east dock to be coppered, and the other works required
expedited, as great exertions are being made to make
her ready for sea to test her qualities, it being in con-
templation to build other vessels of her class as soon as
possible.
The figurehead of the Windsor Castle, originally
constructed at Pembroke as a 120-gun ship, but subse-
quently cut in two and lengthened so as to carry 140
guns, and intended to be fitted with engines and a screw
propeller, was brought down to Woolwich from Black-
wall in a barge, and taken on shore preparatory to the
various pieces of which the figure will be formes being
sent to Pembroke. Some idea may be formed of the
magnitude of the figurehead of the Windsor Castle when
it is stated that it consists of a lion rampant, supporting
a large shield with its two fore paws. The figure of the
lion stands 18 feet in height, with a noble head, dis-
tended nostrils, and wide open mouth, showing its
powerful teeth. The mane is large and raised, and the
tail, nine feet in length, is lashed round, as if the animal
wase in the act of springing on its prey. The circum-
ference of the hind legs at the middle joint is three feet,
and re
the
proportions of the whole figure are admirable.
A representation of Windsor Castle has been made in
raised carving on the shield, and when the figurehead
is put up on the splendid steamship for which it is in-
tended, it must have a fineeffP effect.

TILE MISSING STEAMER HARPY.
The Harpy steam-vessel, about whose safety so much
apprehension had been felt, arrived at Portsmouth on
Saturday evening. The Harpy is an iron paddle-wheel
steam-vessel of 350 tons and 200-horse power. She was
built for river service, and concequently had the power
of spreading but a small quantity of sail; a quantity
quite insdtquate to her size. She has been employed for
some time on the southeast coast of America station,
acting as tender to the Centaur, flag-ship of Rear-Ad-
miral Henderson, on that station, and being under the
command of Lieutenant Thomas Drinkwater
who was appointed to her in November, 1851. Since
the appointment of Lieutenant Williams to the Harpy',
he had made several reports of defects in her machinery,
particularly as to her boilers, and ultimately a survey
was made, and these latter were found so exere-lingly
defective as to render her immediate return home neces-
sary. She was consequently ordered .to England on the
18th of April last, when she left Rio Janeiro, touohing
at Bahia, which she left on the sth of May. She then
called at Pernambuco, when she took in water and pro-
visions, and made up her stock of coal to 150 tons, as
large a quantity as she could possibly carry, and amply
sufficient to take her to St. Vincent, which was the ob-
ject of her commander.
Soon after leaving Pernambuco, however, the condi-
tion of her boilers became much worse, being so defective
and leaky that steam could only be got up to the requi-
site force by the expenditure of a large quantity of coal,
and when it did reach that force the boilers would give
out or burst, and the steam escape. This state of things
continued for days and weeks, and there was no help for
it ; the vessel being so devoid of sailing capabilities she
was almost entirely dependent on her steam power, al-
though Lieutenant Williams adopted every possible
means of supplying the deficiency in her spars and sails.
Even these efforts availed little, from the prevalence of
light nod variable winds, and the consequence was that
no progress was made, whilst the whole of the coals
were being rapidly consumed. At length resort bad to
be had' to other descriptions of fuel, in the shape of spare
or valuelesS stores ; these were converted into fuel for the
engines, and then the cabin doors were taken down, and.
together with coal bags, tables, and stools, and at length
some pitch and resin, were used for the purpose of securing
the safety of the ship and the lives of her officers and crew.
Under these circumstances it was the 13th of July before
the Harpy reached Fayal, being 58 days from Pernam-
buco, and having on board only half a tank of water, and
all sorts of provisions equally scarce. The officers and
crew bad been for some time upon two-thirds the usual
allowanee, and for a short time on one-half, whilst they
suffered most severely from thirst, only a pint of water
a day per man being served out. The supply of water
could not have lasted to this extent had not Lieutenant
Williams taken the precaution at an early period of the
voyage, of saving the condensed steam, which be had
collected as often as necessary, and put into the water
tanks. Nothing but the greatest efforts on the part of
the officers and crew could have brought the ship into
port or have saved their own lives.
Having cempleted her stock of water, coals, and pro-
•visions, the Harpy left Fayal for Portsmouth on the 23d
of July, reaching Spithead, as already stated, en Satur-
day evening. She has brought home invalids from the
squadron, two distressed British subjects, a passenger
from Fayal, and four Kroomen, intended for St. Vincent,
which place the Harpy could not reach.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sitt,—My Attention having been drawn to an Over-
fist ment of a company, called the Costa Rica Compsey
in which it assumes that the district and harbour of
Rocas del Toro (belonging to the State of New Gra-
n4da), is within the territory of Costa Rica, I feel it my
duty, in the interest of the Republic of New Granada?
which I represent, to protest against it being assumed
that the state of Costa Rica has, or bad,
right upon said territory, or to make any ssion
land which is beyond the boundary of that state.
be made to
I have caused a notification to this effect to
tors
of
the Costa Rica Company, and shall immedia:netiLoeit,
the necessary representations to my Governm
guidance.—l have the honour to be,,Sir,,,lTeu.c„ata.
servant, A. MONTOIA,
ar
o,berdient
9, Winchester-buildings, Aug. 7, 1952.

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The Duke of Rutland and the Earl of 'Clarendon had
interviews on Saturday, with Mr. Secretary Walpole at
P.
the Home-office. Mr. Smith, M., bad also an interview
with the Right Honourable Secretary.
SrGeorge
SOUTHAMPTON, STJNHAIr.--ffer Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent arrived here from Osborne yesterday,
pps tod Lady Fanny Howard, en route
morning, in the steamer Vivid, attended by rge
Couper, Colonel Phi hoses was tnet at the docks by
PaCketS at this part,
for London. Her Royj ilig
Captain Austin, surt.rintenden of the
and the dock and railway officials.