The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-05 00:00:00

Macdonald

Osiris
Janitor 3

Sixteen ran.

LATEST BETTING.
TWO THOUSAND.

7to 4 agst Liddington (taken)
100 to 30 agst Breadalbane (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
11 to 1 agst Lion (taken)
20 to 1 agst Victorious (taken)

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AMERICA.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)

LATEST FROM SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON.
NEW YORK, March 25, 12.20 p.m.
The Savannah Herald of the 21st, and Charleston
Courier of the 20th, are received.

Torpedoes have been discovered scattered all
over Charleston harbour, and in Cooper and
Ashley Rivers. So far they have done no great
damage. Messrs. Gifford, Hafford, and Grey have
picked up between 50 and 60, and are still raising
them.

On the afternoon of the 17th, while the United
States survey steamer Bib, Captain Boutelle com-
manding, was sounding the channel of Battery Bee,
on Sullivan's Island, she struck a torpedo, which
exploded under her port bow, but fortunately with-
out causing any material damage. The force of
the concussion was such as to throw the bow of the
vessel completely out of water. The Bib is a
strongly built craft, and could probably withstand
the shock of several torpedoes without sustaining
much damage. None of the officers or crew were
injured in the least; one of the engines was slightly
injured. Great praise is due to Captain Boutelle,
and his executive officer, C. W. Buck, for their
coolness on the occasion, and the prompt measures
they took to meet any emergency which might
arise.

Masters of vessels in passing in or out of the har-
bour had better keep well in towards the shore
when going to Battery Bee. The torpedo which
exploded under the Bib was doubtless one of the
16 laid down by the rebels a few days before the
evacuation. A number have been taken up, and
the search for others is still progressing. The
work of sounding the channels and fixing the
lights is progressing as rapidly as possible.
Secretary Wells, Assistant-Secretary Fox, and
Major-General Robert Anderson, will visit Charles-
ton, for the purpose of raising the old flag on
Fort Sumter, which was taken away with the
General, then Major Anderson, on his departure
for New York. The flag has been sacredly pre-
served,-and will again be thrown to the breeze on
old Sumter's walls on the 12th April.
General Saxton has arrived at Charleston, and has
established his head-quarters at the Alstor House,
No. 11, East Battery.
The supply steamer Massachussets arrived at
Charleston on the 19th.

Captain John Rourke, commanding a battery in
Mulligan's Irish Brigade, arrived at Hilton Head on
the 17th of March, having escaped from Con-
federate imprisonment. He had a long and peril-
ous trip, and was five times in the hands of the
enemy, but succeeded, by Yankee ingenuity, in
escaping every time. He left Columbia ten days
after its evacuation by Gen. Sherman.

TIIE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

MESSINA, April 5.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Peluse, with
the India and China mails, left here for Marseilles
at four o'clock this morning. She brings 190 pas-
sengers, and 1,340 packages of merchandise.