The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-06 00:00:00

TIM SUN LONDON, TITESDA.Y EVENING, MAY 6, 1862.

to the 18th ult. report that on the 12th a force of
150 Confederates made a sortie from Fort Macon,
driving in the Federal pickets, but were afterwards
driven back. The Federal gunboats were shelling
the place. It was reported that the garrison were
short of provisions, their communications having
been cut off.

Advices from Fort Pickens to the 6th ult. report
that nothing of importance had occurred there. It
is asserted, however, that the Confederates were
removing their guns from Pensacola, that all able-
bodied citizens had been forced into the ranks, and
that martial law prevailed.
The accounts from Corinth are very meagre. On
the 16th several skirmishes took place. The Con-
federates were reported to be fortifying Lick
Creek, halfway to Corinth, and strengthening
their works at Corinth. They had received large
reinforcements.

It was reported at Cairo that General Grant had
been placed under arrest at Pittsburgh,
An Alabama paper states that the following
despatch from General Beauregard to General
Cooper, calling for reinforcements, was found in a
telegraph-office:—
" To GENERAL SAMUEL COOPER, RICHMOND, Yin-

GINIA.

" Corinth, April 9, 1862.

" All present probabilities arc that whenever the
enemy moves on this position he will do so with an
overwhelming force of not less than 85,000 men. We
can now muster only about 35,000 effectives. Van
Dorn may postively join us in a few days with
about 15,000 more. Can we not be reinforced from
Pemberton's army ? If defeated here we lose the
Mississippi Valley, and probably our cause, whereas
we can even afford to lose, for a while, Charleston
and Savannah for the purpose of defeating Buell's
army, which would not only insure us the Valley
of tho Mississippi, but our independence.

" G. T. BEKUREGARD."

General Johnston, who was killed at Pittsburg,
issued the following address before the battle .
" Head-quarters, Army of Mississippi,
Corinth, Mississippi, April 3.

" Soldiers of the Army of the Mississippi,—l
have put you in motion to offer battle to the in-
vaders of your country, with the resolution and
discipline and valour becoming men, fighting, as
you are, for all worth living or dying for. You
can but march to a decisive victory over agrarian
mercenaries, sent to subjugate and dispoil you of
your liberties, property, and honour.
" Remember the precious stake involved, re-
member the dependence of your mothers, your
wives, your sisters, and your children, on the
result. Remember the fair, broad, abounding lands,
the happy homes that will be desolated by your de-
feat, The eyes and hopes of 8,000,000 people rest
upon you. You are expected to show yourselves
worthy of of your valour and courage, worthy of
the women of the South, whose noble devotion in
this war has never been exceeded in any time.
With such incentives to brave deeds, and with the
trust that good is with us, your general will lead
you confidently to the combat, assured of success.
" A. S. JOHNSTON, General Commanding."

colour with which they have been painted. No worse
tint could have been chosen for setting off this-fine
work to advantage. One has only to look at the Fal-
kirk gates and those of Colebrook dale to feel the
advantage which a little artistic treatment in the
way of colour confers on works of this kind, and the
same may be said of the machinery in the Western
Annexe,all of which, though at work,is always gaily,
and sometimes even handsomely decorated. Some of
the French and Swedish castings are very good, and
the bronzes of the former especially. Yet, on the
whole, there is scarcely any specimen of steel or iron
work shown by foreign countries (always except-
ing Krupp's tremendous cast-steel ingot) of which
it is not easy to find a dozen finer examples among
the English exhibitors. In the cheaper forms of
ornamental castings, such as for garden ornaments,
our superiority is unquestioned. In the middle
class of art the foreigners have generally the best in
their designs, but in the highest class of all Elking-
ton has no superior among the French or any other
country. Certainly, as far as the Exhibition has
yet developed itself, the English manufacturers have
no reason to fear any comparison.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON 213 E NORTH
BRITISH RAH WAY, NEAR ST. BOSW ELL' S.

(from the Scotsman.)

We regret to state that a fatal accident occurred
on the North British Railway on Saturday after-
noon, near St. Boswell's. It appears that as the
train leaving Edinburgh at 3.45 p.m. for Kelso was
proceeding between Newton and Maxton, the car-
riages, eight in number, including the guard's break
van, left the rails, and the last six broke their coup-
lings from the others, and were precipitated down
the railway bank, about 14 feet in depth. The de-
struction of the carriages was serious, and one gen-
tleman, Mr. Easton, skinner, of Musselburgh, was
killed on the instant ; his body was found under the
carriages. Many of the passengers received serious
injuries, amongst others a son of Mr. Easton, Mr.
David Sherriff, of near Drem, and Mr. Hunter,
teacher, Kelso. The injuries these parties have sus-
tained appears to be concussion of the brain. In-
ternal injuries were sustained by the Rev. Mr.
Mackie and Mr. Storie, of Galashiels ; Mr. Grierson'
commercial traveller, Hawick ; Mrs. Barton, of
Hawick ; Mr. Nisbet, flesher, Hawick ; Mr. Mills, of
Greenhead, East Lothian ; and 12 or 14 others. The
reports late on Saturday night as to the first four
named parties seriously injured were very unfavou-
rable, but during Sunday the reports were more
favourable. Mr. Sherriff and Mr. Hunter were re-
moved to Melrose soon after the accident, and were
attended to by Dr. Brown. Mr. Easton, jun., was
taken to Newton. The body of Mr. Easton, senior,
lies at Maxton Station. The chairman of the rail-
way, Mr, Hodgson, and Mr. Walter Wilson, also a
director,: with the manager and other officials of
the company, were early on the spot ; also the Fis-
cal, Mr. Stevenson, of Jedburgh. The sufferers
received at the earliest moment the best medical
assistance the district could afford, and on
Sunday (yesterday) Professor Miller went out
at the instance of some of the sufferers' friends.
A large staff employed during Saturday night and
Sunday morning in removing the debris;of the car-
riages, and restoring the line of rails, which had been
considerably damaged. No doubt a strict investi-
gation into the cause of the accident, which we can •
not at present explain, will be made by all parties.
We understand that up to last night Mr. Easton,
jun., and Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Sherriff, were pro-
gressing favourably.

A correspondent who was on the spot gives the
following account of the accident :
The Edinburgh and Kelso passengers train due
at Newtown Junction at 5.46 p.m. arrived at this
place and left all right. It consisted of the engine
and tender, with a truck behind, next a second-class
carriage, then two first-class carriages, a second-
class, and another first, the van of the guard being
last. It may be noticed that this was a rather larger
train than usual in consequence of a special meeting
of the :North British Railway-Company held that
day in Edinburgh. The number of passengers in
first and second carriages was about 26 or 30. On
approaching the small station of Maxton, on the
Kelso branch, three miles from Newtown, the pas-
sengers perceived an unusual and alarming oscilla-
tion of the carriages, which increased to a kind of
jolting motion ; and as the train appreached a sharp
curve close to the farm of Lairetburn, a sudden jerk
was felt, and in a moment the whole five passenger
carriages were wrenched off the rails and tumbled
over the embankment, which was about 15 feet high.
The engine and truck went forward, and, singularly
enough, the guard's van also remained on the line.
The passenger carriages, as appeared on an inspec-
tion of the dreadful scene of broken materials and
other debris, had fallen partly on the top of each
other. Undermost was a second-class carriage lite-
rally jammed to pieces, the axle of which was lying
below it broken, and the wheels above it; while on
the top of it rested a first-class carriage, which was
also greatly damaged and broken. The scene of
the catastrophe was considerably distant from any
place where medical an could be obtained ;
and at first the passengers, stunned, bleeding, and
wounded, who were able to crawl out of the wreck
of carriages, began to assist in helping their more
seriously injured travellers from the ruins. It was
found that one passenger, Mr. Easton, skinner,
Alusselburgh, in the foremost second-class carriage,
was killed instantaneously by fracture of the skull,
a wheel haling been found resting on his chest, and
and his body otherwise greatly injured. In this
carriage also was his son, Mr. James Easton, who
was taken out of the shattered remains of the car-
riage insensible, and badly cut over the forehead.,
The other passengers found to be terribly cut about
the face and bruised in the body were Mr. Hunter,
Rector of the Grammar School, -Kelso, severely cut
above the right ear, on the right cheek, and upper
lip severed. This gentleman was brought to Mel-
rose station by the Kelso-Edinburgh train, due at
Maxton at the very time the accident occurred, and
from whom the first assistance was obtained. Along
with this gentleman there was taken to Melrose
Mr. Sherriff, Muirtown, Drem, East-Lothian, who
had been severely both outwardly and internally.
Both of these gentlemen were placed on litters and
mattresses in the waiting rooms at Melrose when
they were at once attended to by Dr. James, assis-
tant to Dr. Brown, Melrose. These gentlemen had
sustained a concussion of the brain, besides deep
cuts all over the face and body, RITA severe internal
uL ices. aar. blierrin's face was greatly abraded,
and he suffered on Sunday night greatly from inter-
nal pain. Hopes are now entertained that both
may ultimately recover. Their relations have been
telegraphed for and are now in attendance upon
them, and the medical gentlemen of the town have
been most assiduous in the attentions. Professor
Miller, of Edinburgh, was telegraphed for on Sun-
day morning, and after visiting the injured, reports
favourably. The only other very serious case is
that of Mr. Easton's son, who, as we write, is still in
a very precarious state, but quite sensible. He is
lying at Newtown Hotel, and being attended to by
Drs. Chas. and Wm. Cowan. The other parties in-
jured are,so far as we can ascertain (Sunday 5 p.m.)
the following :—Mr. Crosier, Hawick, brought to
Melrose, and afterwards conveyed home by last
train,injured in the spine. This person was:showieg
more unfavourable symptoms yesterday. Alexander
Storie, Galashiels, brought home, cut on the face,
and left eye nearly out; also injured about the legs.
He is an old man, and likely to be much the worse
of his injuries, if he survives. The Rev. Mr.
Mackay, assistant preacher at Caddonfoot, cut over
bridge of nose and right cheek, also bruised. Mr.
Mackay was conveyed to Galashiels Manse from
Melrose in a carriage, and is doing well. Mr.
Grimm), traveller for Messrs. Laing and Irvine,
Hawick, was greatly hurt about the face, and also
internally, was Conveyed to Hawick, Mr. Nisbet,
flesher, Jedburgh, was cut severely on the forehead,
and also went back to Hawick. These are the names
of the principal sufferers, but a great many more
were hurt, contused, or cut by the splinters of the
carriages, who however were able to proceed on to
their destinationu by the other trains, or by convey-
ances. The attendance of medical gentlemen was
most prompt, and they distributed themselves in
various directions, as at Maxton, Newtown, Melrose,
Kelso, Rawick, and Galashiels. Those who rein-

dered special help and attendance were Drs. Samos,
Brown, Charles and William Cowan, and Clarkson,
Melrose; Anderson, Selkirk; and Brisbane, Gala-
shiels.

The cause of the accident is as yet a mystery, but
it evidently arose from the breaking of the coupling
chains. The report that the axle of one of the car-
riages had broken cannot be substantiated, as it was
quite impossible to ascertain the real cause after the
carriages had been broken up. The telegraph wires
were destroyed at the place of accident, and conse-
quently the messages had to be worked from the
neighbouring station at Galashiels. A special train
arrived at 11 p.m. on the spot of the disaster, con-
taining Mr. Hodgson, chairman of director, Mr.
Rowbotham, Mr. Bell, Mr. Maclaren, Mr. Lingard,
Mr. Hurst, and other officials, and a strong force of
surfacemen and others being on the spot, the work of
clearing the line was completed, by great exertions
by Sunday morning, so that the regular passenger
train to Edinburgh passed along all right. At the
time wo write, the two injured men at Melrose Sta-
tion are still considered to be going on favourably
although they cannot be said to be out of danger.
Every attention has been paid to them by the medi-
cal men and also by the people of Melrose.

Another correspondent sends us an account of
the accident, from -which we extract the following
additional particulars :—An old woman named Bar-
ton was found to have received serious injuries, and
Mr. John Hilson, Jedburgh; Mr. Deans, seedsman ;
Jedburgh; Baffle Young, Jedburgh; and Mr.
Shortreed Fair, Gilliestongues, nth Jedburgb, re-
ceived bruises and contusions of a less serious cha-
racter. Mr. Hilson was injured about the head,
and Bailie Young had his arm dislocated, but all
the last named gentlemen were able to proceed
home without assistance. The Rev. Mr. Blair,
Galashiels, war so much hurt that he was placed
under medical superintendence at Kelso. Several
other persons sustained trifling injuries, and the
exact number who suffered has not yet been ascer-
tained, but it cannot be much under twenty. Mr.
Easton, who met his death in the catastrophe, was
with his son proceeding to Old Ormiston Station
on a visit to a relative. Mr. Sherriff and Mr.
Hunter were taken by the train to Melrose, where
they were immediately attended to by Drs. Brown
and Cowan. The former was still insensible when
he arrived at Melrose. Mr. Hunter, though speech-
less, was sensible, and made signals for writing
materials, which being supplied him, he managed
to transcribe his name and address. By the same
train Mr. Grierson, Mrs. Barton, and a man named
Nisbet, were taken to Hawick, and Dr. M'Leod
was in prompt attendance on them. Mr. Grierson
has sustained a severe bruise en the shoulder and
some severe cuts on the head and face, but is doing
well: Mrs. Barton is more seriously injured, but
her case is not yet considered dangerous.