The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-25 00:00:00

THE COMBINED FLEETS.

By letters from the fleet in the Bosphorus dated the
Bth and 12th inst. respectively, we are informed of the
following movements :

" Beicos Bay, March 8.
" The united fleets continue at anchor here. The Samp-
son, accompanied by a French steam-frigate, will shortly
leavefor the Black Sea to reconnoitre. The Russian forts
on the Circassian coast will claim their special notice.
"The Caradoc proceeds to Varna to-morrow with Gene-
ral Sir J. Burgoyne and staff, who immediately on arrival
start for Shuma, to confer and advise with Omer Pasha.
"The Banshee has just arrived with the mail of the 24th
from Malta.
" The Ardent proceeds on the 10th to Malta. Lieutenant
Grylls, of the Sanspareil, has been appointed to command
her, vice Lieutenant Pritchard.
" Lieutenant De Vere, of the Sampson, has exchanged
with Lieutenant Piers, of the Albion."
" Constantinople, March 12.
" The Agamemnon, Highflyer, Sanspanel, Terrible, and
Caradoc are lying at Bujukdere. All the rest of the
squadron are lying at Beicos, with the exception of the
Retribution at Therapia (since gone with the French
steam-frigate Caton on special service), and the Tiger at
Constantinople. _

" The Caradoc arrived yesterday morning from Varna,

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having i landed there Sir John Burgoyne and staff, who pro_
ceed to ; 3humla.
" Theo Ardent, in command of Lieutenant Grylls, late of
the Sans pareil, proceeds to-day to Malta with invalids.
Lieutei is :nt Pritchard, who formerly commanded this
vessel, 3 Ze turns to his duty as First Lieutenant of the Wasp.
He lea\ res by the Austrian packet for Corfu.
"Mr.. Arlidge, of the Agamemnon, has been appointed
clerk in . charge of the Caradoc, vice Shanks, promoted.
" Sampson and a French steamer are gone to the
Circassi an coast to sound the approaches to the Russian
forts.
" The Banshee has gone to Marseilles to embark Lord
Raglan t►nd suite.
" The weather has been intensely cold lately, the ther-
mometer 7 standing below zero during the greater part of the
24 hourn.."

FAT A L COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL

PLY 3 tc lIITH, MARCH 24.—The American ship Ann Kem-
ble, Ca of Bain Pike, entered the Sound this afternoon with
five feet: water in her hold, having been in contact at half-
past one, this morning with the bark Bonetta, belonging to
Liverpc bl. The bark registers 267 tons, and was bound
from P e:rnambuco with sugar for Hambnrgh. She had
been in to Fowey, and left that port with the captain's wife
on boas xi on Wednesday evening. At the time of the dis-
aster th s) Start bore S.S.E., distance 19 miles, wind N.E.
by N., •weather hazy; she was under all her canvas, and
had In v port tacks on board; the helmsman mistook
the Am orican's light for the Portland light, and when too
late ported his helm. The bark was struck on the bend
of the port bow, and, being heavily laden, went down
almost immediately head foremost. The master, W.
W. Tav r, mate, Richard Colings, and second mate, John
Border, were the only persons saved. The American was
of 1,001 tons burden, and being in ballast was high out of
the wr er, so that the bark's foreyard only reached the
ship's 1 bulwarks at the time of contact. The Ann Kemble
was b( nind from London to Cadiz, and was under courses,
topsails,topgallantsails, mainroyal, jib, spanker, maintop-
mast s taysail, on the starboard tack, steering west by north.
Her si :cm is split, and woodends started, and she has gone
up Ca &water to repair.
Elegy inn persons belonging to the Bonetta were unfortu-
nately drowned—viz., Mrs. Taw, the master's wife ; James
M'Dor nagne, of Dublin, ship's carpenter ; Luke Raney, of
Wexf, xrd; William Bird, of Newcastle; Daniel Morris, of
Fiahg' card ; and John Jones, of Liverpool, able seamen ;
ilua Watkins, of Plymouth, steward ; Daniel Lamb,
an Iri sibman, ordinary seaman; Edward Fergoe, of Liver-
pool ; ,and Michael Wallace, of Dublin, apprentices ; and
Fredei6ck, the ship's cook, of Bristol.