The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-05 00:00:00

THE MEXICAN INTERVENTION.

NEW YORK, JAN. 23.
(Per Canada, by telegraph to Halifax and from

Queenstown.)

Advices received here from Mexico to the 10th
inst. announce that General Prim and the French
and English squadrons arrived at Vera Cruz on the
7th inst.

The English, French, and Spanish flags floated
over Vera Cruz and the fort of St. Juan de Ulloa.
There was no diminution in the signs of the in-
tention of the Mexicans to make resistance in the

interior.

According to some accounts Vera Cruz was sur
rounded on the land side.
An attack on the city was apprehended.

THE ESCAPE OF IRE NASEVILLE.

SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 4.

The Tuscarora left Southampton Water last week,
and anchored in Yarmouth Roads. There is every
reason to believe that her commander received in-
formation from Mr. Adams, the American ambas-

sador, that neither the Tuscarora nor the Nashville
would be allowed to find refuge many days longer
at Southampton. On Saturday the former ship left
Yarmouth Roads, and proceeded westward as far as
Portland. Her commander, Capt. Craven, evidently
believed that the Nashville would delay her depar-
ture until the last moment. His object, probably,
was to keep in Yarmouth Roads, for the purpose of
getting telegrams from Southampton at Hurst
Castle, and running out into the British Channel
if the Nashville got out through Spithead. Had
Capt. Craven stopped in Yarmouth Roads, the Nash-
ville could not have left without great danger. His
trip to Portland was the salvation of the Confede-
rate steamer. The Nashville was ready to start on
Saturday. On Monday at noon the Tuscarora passed
inward through the Needles. Capt. Craven hesitated
to approach nearer to Southampton ; but, being
in want of some 40 tons or so of coals to
fill up his bunkers, ho ventured in as far as
Cowes. Her Majesty's steamer Shannon was still
lying there with her steam up. Not suspecting any-
thing, Captain Craven dropped his anchor. He had
no sooner done so than he received a telegram from
Southampton stating that the Nashville was leaving
the dock. This caused unusual excitement on board

the Tuscarora, during which a communication was
received from the Shannon that Captain Pegrim, of
the Nashville, having given legal notice to the pro-
per authorities of his intention to leave the port of
Southampton, Captain Craven would not be able to
leave neutral waters until 24 hours had transpired
after the departure of the Nashville. The Shannon
immediately shifted her position to the westward
of the Tuscarora, to bar her exit through the west
channel. Even if the Tuscarora had not been im-
mediately under the Shannon's guns, she could not
have got away to the eastward, for her Majesty's
ship Trafalgar barred her exit that way. The
Nashville came careering down Southampton
Water, and just as she passed close to the Tuscarora
the officers and crew of the Nashville commenced
cheering the Jersey mail packet, which was pro-
ceeding to Southampton, and then the Nashville
passed rapidly on towards the Needles. The pilot
left her about four miles outside, going at the rate
of 11 knots. It will be in vain for the Tuscarora to
attempt to follow her, and if there is no other Fede-
ral war steamer in the Channel to intercept her,
there can be no doubt of her escape. The Tuscarora
will, there is every reason to believe, leave Cowes
to-night, and proceed to the Mediterranean. She
will, it is believed, visit Southampton again in four
months time. The Nashville has been at South-
ampton nearly three months. Mr. Yancey, the
Confederate commissioner, it is said, left South-
ampton for Havannah in the Royal Mail steamer
Seine yesterday.