The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-10 00:00:00

THE WARD JACKSON.

The Snallpost, a Swedish—jomaal published at Malmo,
contains in its number of the 2d inst, the following details
-expecting the English steamer Ward Jackson, which,
with a cargo of arms, ammunition, and 190 vohnteers, has
been detained at Alaimo :

The English vessel with the Polish expedition is still
lying here. The ship, which is named the Ward Jackson,
belongs to the Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company, and
was chartered from that Company for the Polish expedition.
The Commander is Colonel Lapinski, who has fought
against Russia in Hungary and the Caucasus. The corps
is composed of about 190 persons, of whom three-fourths
are Poles, the others being French, Italian, and Hungarian
volunteers. It includes 26 officers and engineers, and has
a cargo of arms and ammunition. According to a state-
ment in the Kolnische Zeilunq, the expenses of the vessel
and expedition were defrayed by an association in London,
under the patronage of the Duchess of Sutherland, and
other ladies of the highest English aristocracy. This is
not the case; for the expedition is fitted out by the Polish
National Government, which pays all the expenses, and
has no connection with that Ladies' Committee.
The cause of the expedition's arrival at Mafma is that, as
the ice has broken up in the Gulf of Revel, Russian cruisers
have already come out into the Baltic and Sound. One is
already at Copenhagen, and another is said to be off Ystad.
But, nevertheless, the expedition would have proceeded
farther if the suspicious occurrence had not happened that
Capt. R. Weatherby delayed his voyago at Elsinore, lay
there three days without even taking in water, and after-
wards proceeded to Copenhagen, where he and the English
crew abandoned the ship. Consequently, the expedition, in
order not to fall into the hands of a Russian corvette, which
was expected there, and which has now arrived at Copene
hagen, had to obtain a Danish crew to bring the ship over
to Sweden, where the Poles knew that they had an asylum
as in England or France.
Since the authorities have reported the event, the Go-
vernment has ordered by telegraph that the ship shall be

placed under sequestration, and that the passengers shall be

allowed to go where they choose. The statement that Col.
Lapinski has proceeded to Stockholm is unfounded. He has

not left the place since he came here; but a Commissioner

of the Polish National Government has left, accompanied
by Bakunin, the celebrated Russian fugitive from Siberia,
who assists Herzen in editing the well. known periodical
the Xolokol, and whom the Inclependance Beige reports to
have been summoned to Russia by a Russian Central Com-
mittee.

In its "postscript" the Snallpost adds:
At three o'clock in the aftehloon the alarming report
spread through the town that a fire had broken out on
board the steamer which brought the Polish e xpedition,
and which had on board a considerable quantity of gun-
powder. The smoke which rose from the forecastle

showed the truth of tho report. The authorities haitily

proceeded to the spot, and great crowds assembled. The
fire was extinguished by the Poles alone with admirable
quickness, and at 6 o'clock all was over.

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of the company at Copenhagen as the last point of our voy-
age, to the great detriment of our interests. Brought thus
to Malmo by a Danish captain and crew, to whom the said
agents had entrusted the steamer, we hasten to protest
before you, her Majesty's Consul, against the bad faith of
Captain Weatherby, reserving to ourselves the right of
ulterior proceedings for damages sustained against whom-
soever the law may point out to us.

(Signed)
Malmo, March 30.

JOSEPH DEMONTOIVICZ.
THEOPHILUS LAPINSKI.