The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-06 00:00:00

Lifeboat Services.

TRORPENESS, SUFFOLK, Saturday Night.—The fishing
smack, Leader, of Harwich, Whinney master, with a crew
of 10 men on board, was wrecked off Thorpeness last night
in a gale from E. by S., and a heavy sea. The crew, with
the exception of the master, who would not leave his
vessel—left in their own boat and were taken ashore by a
yawl. The sea, however, was making so fast that the
yawl was unable to return to the smack. The Ipswich
(Thorpeness) lifeboat of the National Institution was
thereupon launched to the rescue of the master of the smack,
who was hauled into the lifeboat from the vessel by means
of a line, after bringing up the boat to windward of the
wreck, the lifeboat behaving very well in the service.
NEWCASTLE, DUNDRUM BAY, IRELAND, Feb. I.—The
schooner Susan, of Dublin, bound from Kingstown to
Glasgow, went ashore yesterday at 6 p.m. It was blowing
fresh from the S.S.E. at the time. The lifeboat of the
National Lifeboat Institution was at once manned and
launched, and went off to the vessel. The boat took off
the crew of the schooner, consisting of four persons, and
brought them safely ashore by 720 p.m. The Ballycotton
lifeboat, belonging to the National Institution, also ren-
dered a few days ago important services to the brig Hans,
laden with wheat, from Odessa, which, during a gale of
wind, was in distress off Ballycotton. As soon as the ship
struck her crew left her. In his hurry the master had left
all the money and effects on board. As no open boat could
reach the brig, the master entreated the lifeboat might be
sent off. His request was complied with, and the boat's
crew put out an anchor from the vessel, which was thereby
brought round to the sea, and kept in a safe position during
the night.

The Right Ron. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Mrs. Gladstone entertained the Earl and Countess do
Grey, Hon. Mr. Brodrick, Miss Burdett Coutts and Mrs.
Brown, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. J. Talbot, Mr. Wood, Mr. and
Mrs. S. D. Sassoon, and a select party, at dinner on Satur-
day evening, at their residence on Carlton House-terrace.
Mrs. Gladstone had a select party, after dinner.

M. THOUVENEL good humouredly contradicts the
news of his own death in the following characteristic
manner :—" Monsieur,—l cannot tell you how much I feel
the flattering terms in which your journal announces my
death. But a few rheumatic twinges do not, thank God,
prevent me from being very well. The dead person of my
name is one of my uncle; whom I have had the misfortune
to lose at the age of 90. Although I have been a Minister,
and am one no longer, I have yet some friends in Franco and
elsewhere, and I should be much obliged to you to reassure
them by inserting this letter in your next number. Pray
receive, with my thanks, the assurance of my most dis-
tinguished consideration.—THOUVElCEL.
GENERAL M'CELLAN IN LIVERPOOL—GeneraI
M'Clellan, the well-known Northern General, and
one of the late candidates for the Presidency of the North-
ern States, arrived in Liverpool yesterday morning from
New York, on board the Cunard steamer China. He is
accompanied by his wife, child, and servant, and will, it is
understood, spend the year in travelling over Europe, for
the double purpose of recruiting his wife's health and of
studying European military science. The New York World,
in speaking of the General's journey, says General
MCClellan will sail for Europe to-day, in the steamship
China, with his wife and child. The General bimself
leaves the country at this time with some reluc-
tance ; but the health of Mrs. APClellan is such that
their medical advisers counsel a brief residence abroad
as necessary to its restoration. They will remain in
England but a few days, in France hardly longer, and will
proceed at once to Rome, remaining there several weeks,
and thence to Dresden, or perhaps the south of France, for
the summer months, returning probably in the fall or early
winter. There will be no American abroad, not even in the
diplomatic circles, better able than General M'Clellan to
represent our cause aright, since he will speak not only for
that one-half of the loyal North who cast their votes for
his election to the chief magistracy, but for all those who
love the Union and are determined that it shall be re-
stored." The General and his family are staying at the
Adelphi Hotel. .

THE MAsrm HERCULES.—At the meeting of the
Pontifical Academia of Archaeology, held on the 12th ult.,
Commendatory Visconti proposed that the Bronze Her-
cules should be called the Mastai Hercules, to recall to
posterity the name which Pius IX. has rendered so august
and so great. This proposal was not only approved, but
received with acclamations by the assembly.
REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER.—General Sir
De Lacy Evans has issued an address to his constituents
acquainting them that at the next election he shall hot be
a candidate for their suffrages.

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Pearson, the Confederates have got no great bargain in the
Rappahannock.
SUPPOSED CONFEDERATE CRUISER.---The Pkare
de la Loire states that the suspicions of the French
Government have been excited as to the real character of
tho steam-ram Olinde, which recently arrived at the Isle
of Houat under the Danish flag, and left again after re-
ceiving a quantity of coals from the French steam-tug
Expeditif, and transferring to the latter vessel the Danish
crew, consisting of 42 persons. Some of the crew of this
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great number of largo cases and barrels. One of the
officers on board the Olinde offered the crow of the Expe-
ditif 175 f. per month to servo on board the ram, first to
Lisbon, and thence for a five months' voyage. The
stoker and a sailor named Guercho accepted the offer, but
when the latter found the Olinde was a war N essel, and
that all the men on board were armed with revolvers, cut-
lasses, &c., he jumped into a boat and succeeded in getting
back to the Expeditif. When this last named vessel re-
turned to Noantes the crew stated what they had seen, and
were afterwards examined by Viscount de Beaufonds, Com-
missary-General of Marine, who immediately communi-
cated with the Danish consul. The real character of the
Olinde will no doubt soon be ascertained. The crew of the
Olinde are generally of opinion that she is a Confederate
cruiser.—Galipani.

CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER.—The American corre-
spondent of the Morning Advertiser writes that the
newspapers are still much occupied in discussing the great
victory obtained by the capture of Fort Fisher ; while the
Southern Press endeavour to put the best possible face
upon the fall of the fort, and the sealing up of their last
port to blockade-running, by stating that it is "a blessing
in disguise," and that the South will henceforward bo
called upon to rely still further upon our resources, ite.
A correction has been made in regard to the time
when the successful assault was performed on Fort
Fisher. In former notices it was mentioned to have
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to their bombpro)fs for the night, believing that no further
attempts would be made to capture the works until after
daybreak. ,But at 1 a.m. the moon was shining brightly, a
fact which should have kept the Confederates on their
guard, and their want of vigilance proved a great victory
for the North, and a sad, very sad blow for the South.
THE AMPHION.—Some hopes are now entertained
of the screw-steamer, Amphion, 1,700 tons, being
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herself. Captain D. Russell, of Lloyd's Salvage Associa-
tion, has been at the wreck with steam pumps, &e., and
hopes to get the ship off in a few days. He has already
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