The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

The Niagara and the Sacramento.

LISBON, March 30.
The Jornal do Comnzercio of to-day gives the fol-
lowing as an official account of the recent events :
" The two Federal steamers anchored at Belem,
much below the ground they wished to take, because
the Portuguese guardslrip prohibited their approach-
ing nearer to the place where the Stonewall lay.
Next day, when the Confederate vessel had sailed,
they weighed anchor, with the intention of coming
up the river, but did not notify the guardship of
their intention, and this caused the Governor of the
Tower of Belem, whose orders were precise, to fire
into the vessels. It is explained that the Federal
ships steamed towards the bar in order to take the
turn up the river, and there is no doubt the whole
difficulty might have been obviated had they sent
previous notice to the Governor of Belem Tower.
It is said that at the first shot the Niagara lowered
her flag half mast, to show she accepted the intima-
tion not to go out, and this signal appears not to
have been observed at the tower, which fired six
more shots at the frigate, and it is said three balls
struck her side. The commander of the Niagara
complains that a blank cartridge was not first fired
to give him timely warning. There is much talk of
reclamation and exchange of diplomatic notes, but
on this head nothing official has transpired."

TEA.—The imports of tea in February showed
a very great falling off, having amounted to only
6,574,3641 b., as compared with 12,765,2941 b. in February,
1864, and 16,929,2801 b. in February, 1863. The imports
for the two months ending February 28 this year were
9,486,0981 b., as compared with 16,093,0671 b. in 1864, and
27,026,9701 b. in 1863 (corresponding periods). The quan-
tit y of tea entered for home consumption in the first two
months of this year was 15,359,1471 b., as compared with
14,935,6291 b. in 1864, and 12,196,3371 b. in 1863 (correspond-
ing periods).

ANOTHER MIS- APPREHENSION.—On Sunday night
a gentleman named Crum, an officer in the army, who had
been staying at Scarborough, and who arrived in York on
Monday morning, was apprehended at one of the principal
hotels in that city, charged with having forged a cheque
for £1,500 on a bank in Buxton. One of the inspectors
named Hodson had a warrant for the apprehension of
a man named Temple Morris, and he arrived in
York at a late hour on Saturday, after which he re-
ceived information that a gentleman, whom it was sup-
posed was the offender, had arrived in the town. Inspector
Hodson immediately waited upon Capt. Crum, and told him
that he held a warrant for his apprehension on a charge of
forgery. Mr. Crum told the policeman that he was mis-
taken, and after informing him that he was a nephew of
Messrs. Crum, merchants, Mosley-street, Manchester, told
him and a policeman who accompanied him that they might
search his portmanteau (in which were his regimentals),
his cardcase, and, as he said, " the whole of his letters," if
they liked. However, the local "Dogberries" declined
to do this, and the constable, exhibiting the handcuffs, told
him that if he did not go with them by the next train he
would have them applied in a manner he would not ap-
prove. Mr. Crum, acting upon the advice of some gentle-
men who were present, but who were unknown to him,
consented to go quietly ; whereupon he was removed from
York to Buxton, and, on being faced with the bankers in
the morning, they immediately stated that the police were
mistaken. The gallant officer Was immediately released
from custody. It is said that legal proceedings are con-
templated.—Manchester Examiner.