The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

LONDON, Jan. 24.—Wind this day at noon—West ;
strong breeze, and cloudy weather.
OFF HURST CASTLE, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Ellora, screw
steamer, from Alexandria.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Bilboa,
screw steamer, for Bilboa.
KINGROAD, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Euston States, from St.
John's, Newfoundland.
BELFAST LOUGH, Jan. 22.—Arrived—Maria C. Day,
from New York. _ _ _

OFF THE NORTH FORELAND, Jan. 22.—England, from
New York.
HOLYHEAD, Jan. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—Rita, screw
steamer, from Bilboa.
HULL, 22.—Wind S. W.:—Arrived—August Ferdinand,
from Leith for Barcelona. Sailed—Carl, for Singapore;
Sophia, for Kurrachee.
GLOUCESTER, Jan. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Laura,
from New York.
FLEETWOOD, Jan. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Jacoba
Jessina, from Winstam for Liverpool, with loss of anchors,
and man overboard.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRATEIiniND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, January 23—Belinda, from Guernsey; Huma
from New York.
Arrived January 24—Andante from Ancona ; Ugland,
from New York ; John Hunter, from Alexandria; Fye-
noord, from Rotterdam; Volunteer, from Boulogne.
Sailed—Holland, steamer, for Ostend; Albion, steamer,
for Boulogne.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Anchored—A9sombro, from London for Lisbon.

SPECIE IN THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN GATE
STEAMER.—A few months, ago it will be recollected,
an American steamer, known as the Golden Gate, while on
a voyage from San Francisco to New York with nearly
£250,000 in specie on board, was totally wrecked by running
on a sand bank off the coast near Manzanilla, when a great
number of lives were lost. Most of the specie was insured at
New York, San Francisco, and Paris, and about £50,000
at Lloyd's and at several of the marine insurance com-
panies in the City. On the news of the loss of the
ship reaching England, the underwriters interested in
the specie had a meeting at Lloyd's Salvage Association
when it was determined to send a special agent to the
scene of the wreck, with instructions to employ divers
to recover the sunken treasure. Yesterday Mr. Harper.
the secretary of the association, received the following
letter from Mr. Lodge, the agent despatched to the wreck
It is dated Manzanilla, November 28 :—" I arrived here
yes erday, and find everything different to my expectations.
No specie has been recovered by the sailors. The
wreck is entirely broken u.. Part of the gold boxes
are on shore. their contents having been plundered; and
I find Waterman's expedition reduced by sickness, death
and desertion, to a few miserable invalids &c., &c. The
goid boxes mentioned consist of portions of three boxes with
marks—B. D. £l2 25,000; G. M. 8., Boston, £86,777;
Wells, Fays, and Co., £3,118, part of £196,500. They were
ound buried in the sand, having no marks of chafe from
washing on the beach, but showing unmistakable marks of
being opened by human aid and chisel. The portions found
will be preserved: These boxes in all probability were car-
ried ashore by pieces of the ship soon after the wreck. The
ground once occupied by the stern of the shipll smooth
as
sand, and it is probable that some of the treasure is
in the sand. The divers have bored down in asi
greatom any
places, but have found nothing, and the chances f
great salvage are very small indeed. 1 intend working faonrya
mon h, and in the event of findir g nothing, will then take
such steps as may seem desirable. I have a small schooner
on which, besides the crew, I have two experienced divers
-with gear and other requisites. I intend living on board,
and remaining at anchor in the vicinity of the wreck when-
ever the weather will admit."
FINEWRITING.— rhe correspondent of a Southern
papor commences his account of the battle of Mur-
froesborough in the following terms :—" The sun rose clear
after several days of funeral gloom, drifting the mists
which hung like silvery curtains o'er the field, dancing
•and glistening along the serried line of steel, which glit-
tered in the morning light like the sparklings of count-
less diamonds, bathing the gay banners which floated in
the front with a flood of refulgence, and rifting in golden
showers through the emerald fringe of cedars which en•
closed the field."
NUMEROUS FlRES.—During last night the fire-
men were called out to no less than seven fires.
The most serious one occurred in George. yard, Princes-
street, Soho, by which the workshop of Mr. J. Roberts, a
cabinetmaker, were nearly destroyed and the adjoining
premises damaged. Mr. Roberts was insured in the West-
minster Fire-office. Another fire took place in Stafford-
street, Old Bond-street, but it was soon extinguished by
the fire brigade. Ihe others were of trifling character, and
not deserving of detailed report.