The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER- 28, 1853.

LATEST FOREIGN N IN-S. 1 SHARE MARKETS.-(.THIS DAY.)

FRANCE.

, General Jomini has just arrived at Brussels on
his way to Paris from St. Petersburg.
General Randon, Goverlior-General of Algeria,
arrived on the 23d at Marseilles, on his return to
his post.
The Paris Bourse was exceedingly weak y-ester-
uaY, and after the first half-hour prices went down
without a check. The Three per Cents. are 90c.
lower, and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 35c.
lower, at 74f. 85c., and 101 f. sc. Bank of France
Shares have fallen 5f., those of the Societ6 Mobi-
here 16f. 25c., and the Mortgage Bonds 2f. 50c.
„Fczeign Funds were comparatively neglected.
I;ailway Shares were offered, but the decline in
tlieln is scarcely in proportion with that in the
Three per Cents. The principal lines have fallen
from 7f. 50c. to 10f. Exchange on London (short),
25f. 74c., money ; ditto, 90 days, 25f. 77 -lc.,
money,

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20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares - ~,
St. 100 Caledonian £lO 100 --. 102
15 all Chester & Holyhead
Guar. 53/4 per cent 163/4 —17 i
64 64 Cork &Bandon 53/4 p.c ... --...
64 all Dundee Perth&Aber-
deen Junction. 6 64
3i all EastAngliam (£3los)
6 per cent ... ...... . 3' --4
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7 2 Do. (17170 7p. ct , 1 p
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tension, sp. c. No.l i lip pm
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10 all Do., New 6p. c. St... 13 14 13
20 all Eastern Union, Scrip
Guar. 6 per cent lB 20
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5 all Edinla.Prth.&Dunde,
5. per cent .., .„
St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western
guar. 5 per cent.
St. 100 Great Northr 5 p.c ll5 117 1151 16i
St. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem ,
at 10 p. c. prGm lO5 108 1071 6i
6i all Gt. Southn. &Westn
(Ireland) Eighths 7/ Eli
50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks
Hants Ex. sp. c.) 63/4 7
St. 100 G. West. fixed 4p c 95 100 95
16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O, id par
St. 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock l4O 145 141
St. 100 London and,Brightol
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St. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. ... „..
50 all Do. Convertible, sp.
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50 5 London &S. Western,
Con. Thirds 23/4 3
12i 121 Londonderry& Coler
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123/4 all Londy. & Ennis. 3/4 Sli 123/4 133/4
25 all Manch. ,Shef., & Lin.,
4 Shares, No. 1 6 7
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St. 100 Do. Way. Val. 5p c ... ...
St. 100 North British 9B 102 102
20 all North Staffordshire 24 25
St. 100 Oxford Worcester &
Wolverli. E 15,6 p. c. ... ... 100
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8 all Shrews& Birm. N. G lO 11
10 all Shrewsby. & Chester
' (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 16 —l7 p
10 10 Do. 5 per cent par i p
25 all South Devon l3 14
10 14 Do. New par i P
1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.,) of El 05.6 d. 24 243/4
20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 19 20
5 3 Waterfd. &Kilk . °p.c. ... ...d
St. 100 York Newcastle and
Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref. 96 99
17 5 Do.
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FOREIGN.
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5 3 Belgian East. Junct.
20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 11 —l3
20 10 Dijon and Besa9on 11p
20 8 Dutch Rhenish
20 all East Indian 3 4 p
20 1 Do. Extension
5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 1 p
20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 11 2tiP
201 201 Gt. Westn. of Canada
Shares 3 ld
5 3 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
per cent. pref. — id
20 15 Luexembourg 5/
10 10 IDo. (Railway) 3 31
5 2 Ppo —
5 3 'Do. (Canal) 1 --
10 4 Do. 6p. cent. pref. 1 11.1
20 9 Lyons & Mecliterran.
20 73'Madras par A p
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10 10 Do. New —
20 all Namur & Liege (with
interest 6 63
20 all Do. (ex interest) —
16 all ;Northern of France 33 —34 331
20 all iDo. 20/.3 p. c. Bds
1 [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] 133 - 14
10 all Norwe,,ianTrnk. Prof 7 8
20 10 !Paris and Lyons l6 -163 p 25 63
20 all Paris and Orleans 47 —49 1831
20 all Paris and Rouen
20 all 'Paris and Strasbourg 37/ 384 373
20 4 ,Paris Caen& Cherbrg. 2 4 p
101 10, !Quebec & Richmond . . d
20 all ;Rouen and Havrc
20 all ,Sambre and Mouse 7 8 7i
10 4 IDo. 5 per cont. pref
20 6 Southern of France 2 4 p
20 2s. Upper India Scrip .
81 all West Flanders 3
10 10 iDo. 5; per c. Pref, ,
20 10 Western of France 7 8 p
10 2 West. of Switzerland id
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MINES.

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Anglo Californian
Australasian
Australian
Australian Cordillera
Australian Freehold
Ave Maria
Baden (Gd. Duchy of)
British Austrin. Gold
British Iron
Brazilianlmp. (issued
at £5 pm
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Do. St. John Del Rey
Carsons's Creek
'Cobre Copper
Colonial Gold
Copia.po .
Copper Min. of Eng.
Do. Pref. 7i p. cent.
'English and Austin.
Copper Smeltg. Co
General
Great Nugget Vein
Great Polgooth
Lake Ilathur st
Liberty
Lond. &Calif° rn. Gold
Quartz Crush. Co
Mariquita
Mexicau&S.Amerien
New Granada
Nouveau Monde
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Tin Croft
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British N. American
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Union of Australia
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Union of London
Union of Madrid

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Australian Agricult.
Australsn.Pcific.Mail
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Brit. American Land
Brit. & Coln. Smeltg.
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Crystal Palace
Crystal Pal. of France
Eastern Steam
Electric Tel. of Irel
Gen. Steam Navigat
General Screw Steam
Irish Beetroot Sugar
Magdalena St. Navig.
Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel
Netherlands Land
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Nrth.of Europe Steam
peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl.
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Portland Iron Co
Royal Mail Steam
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Submarine Telegraph
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Sept. 28.—Wind this day at non, W. ; fresh
breeze, and cloudy.—The Earl of Charlemolt, from Liver-
pool, has been wrecked at Port Philip Heads, and sold for
9001.
RAMSGATE, Sept. 27.—Wind, W. by S. Arrived—
Fox, London, for Hobart Town. Of Pert—Jane and
Barbara, Quebec (?).
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind, W.N.V. Arrived—
H.M.S. Tyne, Coast of Africa.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind, N.W. Arived—Devon-
port, Quebec. Sailed—Ameer, Port Philip ; Indiana (s),
India and Cape of Good Hope.
BRIDLINGTON BAY, Sept. 27.—Arrived- Corbet, Que-
bec, for Newcastle.
GRIMSBY, Sept. 27.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Enchan-
tress, Shields, for Sydney.
BEAUMARRIS, Sept. 27.—Arrived—Lima, Montreal, for
Rhyl.
SCARBOROUGH, Sept. 27.—The Vine, of and for Ar-
broath, from Sunderland, took fire and foindered yester-
day off Henchleff Foot ; crew saved.
OFF ILFRACOMBN, Sept. 27.—Louisa, frnn Quebec, for
Bristol.
BRISTOL, Sept. 27.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Maria,
Barba does.
ELSINORE, Sept. 22.—The Pizarro, Grangemouth to
Stettin, was in contact with the Curtew, Dantzic to Lon-
don.—The Isabella, Newcastle to St. Petersbmgh, was in
contact with the Cambria (s) ; the Isabdla, which was
abandoned, has received considerable damage, and is very
leaky.—The Bordeaux, of Newcastle, has ken assisted in
with damage, from contact with a foreign vessel, name
unknown.
ST. MONANA, Sept. 27.—The Janets anc: Margarets, of
Aberdeen, is stranded on the Island of May; one man
drowned.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE-(TUTS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale in
to•day's market. Although the business doing was by no
means extensive, the demand may be considered very firm,
and a good clearance was effected at fully Monday's ad-
vance in the quotations. For forward delivery, very high
rates were demanded.
Foreign wheat--the show of which was very moderate—
was mostly held on higher terms.
Floating cargoes were in request, but holders refused to
sell except at enhanced currencies.
Barley sold readily, and prices had an upward tendency.
There was a steady sale for malt, at full ➢rices.
Oats, beans, peas, and flour were very firm, with small
supplies on offer.

ARRIVALS THIS WISH.
1 Barley. 1 Malt. 1 Oats. I Flour.
1 150 1 610 1 I NO

Wheat.
410

The audience with their Majesties having now
terminated, the departure was signified by the
mayor, whereon the same line of procession was
formed as that which conducted the Imperial visi-
tors from the station yesterday. The streets were
lined with infantry of the line, from the Hotel
Dessin to the limits of the town.

English ..
Irisii •• • •
Foreign ..

8,040

470 I 150

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
About 1,500 pockets of new hops have now arrived here.
The demand for them is steady, at from 61. 15s. to 9/. per
cwt. Yearlings are rather dearer.

BOULOGNE, TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
HALF-PAST THREE.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S FIRST
VISIT TO THE NORTHERN DEPART-
MENTS OF FRANCE.

CALMS, TUESDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Their Majesties, on their progress to the ball at
the Philharmonic Hall, last night, and amidst the
cheers of an immense concourse of spectators, caused
the royal cortege to pass at a slow pace, the better
to have a glance at the illuminations. This little
attention on the part of the Sovereign was greatly
appreciated by the townspeople, who, fully sensible
of their exertions to render the ancient seaport
worthy of the presence of the Imperial personages,
not being commensurate with their wills, with that
ready observation of the French character, testified
their admiration of the interest so considerately
manifested by the Emperor and his illustrious con-
sort.

The ball was admirably conducted by the stew-
ards ; and though the room was on a scale but cal-
culated to accommodate about 400, at the last mo-
ment 500 tickets had been issued, and yet there
was no crowding, no irregularity, no torn dresses,
and consequently the fair members of the assem-
bly were in the best possible mood throughout the
evening.

Among the most distinguished of the guests were
the British officers who, on the previous day, had
attended the camp at Helfaut ; and the presence
of the Earl of Lucan, the Marquis of Worcester,
Lord Bingham, and Colonel Dupuis, as officially
appointed to represent our Government, was a
source of evident and genera gratification. The
various Foreign Consuls also engaged the kind at-
tention of their Majesties. The dresses of the
ladies were most elegant and varied.
Their majesties left the ball a few minutes after
12 o'clock.

At eight o'clock the Prefect, Sub-prefect, the
Mayor and Municipality, together with the depu-
tations of the trades, assembled at the Imperial
residence for the purpose of accompanying the Em-
peror and Empress to the harbour and docks, and
at half-past eight the Imperial guests signified their
readiness to depart.

His Majesty was preceded by a cavalry guard of
honour, then the mounted police, and immediately
afterwards the select of the harbour employes. The
Imperial person was on either side guarded by the
principal officers of the harbour and docks, flanked
by the municipality and fishermen.
His Majesty was escorted about the docks and
pier by the chiefs of each department, and the
Emperor received with the utmost attention the
suggested improvements to the harbour from the
principal engineer of the Imperial harbour.
After a minute inspection of the harbour, the
Emperorjvisited the Gourgain, where he was greeted
by the fishermen and their families right warmly.
There was a vast display of the finest specimens of
the Calais fishery, and his Majesty paid particular
attention to what was said by the veterans engaged
in this arduous and hazardous calling.
The deplorable state of the poor in some portions
of the city was pointed out to the attention of the
Emperor by the mayor and the heads of the clergy.
His Majesty expressed his intention of aiding the
efforts of the municipality to improve the condition
of the poor of Calais

The -persons who had distinguished themselves
in saving life from the perils of the deep were pre-
sented to their Sovereign, who highly eulogised
their humanity and bravery, and conferred upon
them distinguished proofs of his satisfaction.
His Majesty returned to the imperial residence
shortly after ten o'clock, in the same order as he
had set out, the soldiers lining the streets, pre-
senting arms, and his approach being heralded by
trumpeters stationed along the line of cortege.
Her Majesty immediately, on the arrival of the
Sovereign, held a reception, at the Hotel Dessin.
The Empress was presented with a splendid lace
robe, the manufacture of those exhibiting in the
Customhouse, adjoining the station. The superb
presentation was most graciously received by the
Empress, and was the creditable result of English
and French workpeople jointly, and for the special
occasion.

Their Majesties set out at a few minutes past 11
o'clock for Boulogne in a plain travelling carriage,
a strong guard of cavalry heading the Imperial
party, and the rear being brought up by hussars
and a troop of horse artillery.
The departure of their Majesties was accompanied
by the booming of 101 guns, and the Imperial car-
riages were followed by those of several private
families who had come from the vicinity of Bou-
lognn to pay their respects to the Emperor and
Empress. _ _

There are hundreds going off for Boulogne, a
distance of some 26 miles, but the charge for tra-
velling by any mode of conveyance is exorbitant
beyond all precedent. Here they are all fishermen ;
those who do not incline to go afloat content
themselves with catching gudgeons. It is quite a
consolation, however, to the English to find that
they alone are not, as in general, the only prey to
the cupidity of hotel-keepers, and that the natives,
though not always to be caught, have on this oc- '
casion, however, been regularly fleeced as cleanly
as themselves.

This morning at 11 o'clock their Imperial Ma-
jesties left Calais, and their route throughout to
this place has been one series of triumphs. All
along the road, wherever there was an opportu-
nity, the national colours were displayed,
.and
triumphal arches erected, whilst the people lined
the roads in groups of from 50 to 100 persons,
where not a house was to be seen for miles. The
only place of importance on the route between
Calais and Boulogne, which had to be traversed
by post, was Marquises ; and here there was such
a display as we have never seen in any place
of equal size, not equalling a fifth-rate English
village, yet three triumphal arches spanned
the road, and the municipal authorities and
other inhabitants were drawn up on either
side of the way to present an address to their
Majesties, which was most graciously received. Ap-
proaching Boulogne, the manifestations of popular
favour were evidenced in every possible manner ;
and gratifying as have been the Aeceptions in every
other portion of the Imperial progress, they have
been much excelled here ; indeed, though we have
had much experience in viewing such demonstra-
tions, we have never seen this exceeded, not even
in the enthusiasm which always awaits our own
gracious and beloved Monarch wherever she ap-
pears. Their Majesties and suite, occupying 11
carriages, and escorted by several deta3hments of
the military, arrived at the Calais gate, outside of
the town of Boulogne, which, as far as we have
yet been enabled to see, presents nothing but
a continuation of triumphal arches, garlands,
wreaths, flowers, evergreens, and ribbons, and
were received by the Mayors, the members
of the Municipal Council, and deputations
from the various trades, in a very elegant tent,
where the keys of the town were tendered to his
Majesty, and appropriate addresses presented—an
Imperial salute being at the same time fired from
the harbour, all the vessels in which were deco-
rated with colours, and the bells from the various
churches ringing a merry peal. After the presen-
tation of the various addresses, the royal cortege
proceeded by the Rue de Lille, the Place d'Arines
and the Place au Ble, to the Sous Prefecture, the
Imperial cortege advancing in the following order
A picket of cavalry.
The Imperial carriages.
The Municipal Body.
The Military Authorities.
The Sous-Prgets.
The Magistracy.
The other constituent bodies, in the usual order of
precedence.
The Institutions, Deputations, and Corporations.
A picket of cavalry.

Immediately after the Imperial cortege arrived
at the Sous Prefecture, in their progress to which
they were most enthusiastically cheered, the cries
of " Vivo l'Empereur et l'lmperatrice " being
most incessant and prolonged, the various portions
of the cortege defiled down the Grande Rue before
the Emperor, and separated on the Place d'Alton.
Shortly after three o'clock, the Emperor received
the authorities in the following order :
The Bishop of Arras and his Clergy.
The Military Authorities.
The Magistracy.
The Municipal Body ; and
The other constituted bodies according to precedence.
During the reception at the Calais gate, an old
natelotte, heading the deputation from the fishing
population of Boulogne, presented an address to
the Emperor, said to b. e a verbatim repetition of the
one she delivered to his uncle when in the flower of
her youth and beauty.
The troops taking part in the procession consisted
of two squadrons of the 12th Regiment of Chas-
seurs with their staff-officer, and one battalion of
the 6th Regiment of Light Infantry with their
staff-officer. These troops, together with about 50
gendarmes, and upwards of 300 pompiers, including
those of Montreuil, formed an aggregate of nearly
2,000 men.
At this moment their Imperial Majesties are
proceeding by the Grand Rue to the Napoleon
Column, where an inspection of the troops is to

take place at 4 o'clock, the hour of the departure
of the express boat from Boulogne.
The town is most densely crowded with English
and other visitors, and great has been the difficulty
of those arriving here from Calais, from 40 to 60
francs being demanded for a common cart, con-
veying two persons, the whole of the places in the
diligence having been engaged as long since as
Friday last.

110,5'PITAL.

The weather in the early part of the day was
most beautiful, but just as the Emperor arrived a
smart shower of rain came on, which, however,
appears now happily to have passed away.

We have already said that Sir Jas. Gordon's ser-
vice claims, as published by our contemporary, were
inferior to those of the Earl of Dundonald and Sir
W. Parker ; for in addition to their services as
captains, both the latter admirals have served on
foreign stations as commanders in chief, which Sir
James Gordon has not ; but to do both the Earl of
Dundonald and Sir James Gordon justice, we ap-
pend the epitome of their services as recorded by
O'By rne.—Morning .Herald.

SERVICES OF REAR-ADMIRAL SIR JAS. GORDON, K.C.B.
Sir James Gordon is the eldest son of the late
Charles Gordon, Esq., of Wardhouse, county
Aberdeen, by a daughter of the late Major James
Mercer, of Auchnacant, in the same shire.
"He entered the navy, Nov. 25, 1793, as cap-
tain's servant, on board the Arrogant, 74, Captain
James Hawkins Whitehed, employed on the home
station ; where, and in the Mediterranean, he after-
wards served, part of the time as midshipman, in
the Invincible, Ramillies, and Defence, 74's, Cap-
tains Hon. Thos. Pakenham, Sir Richard Bickerton,
and Thos. Wells ; Eurydice and Revolutionnaire, fri-
gates, both commanded (the latter in Bridport's action)
by Capt. Fras. Cole ; Namur, 98, Capt. J. H. Whit-
shed ; Goliath, 74, Capt. Thos. Foley (one of the victo-
rious fleet in the battle off Cape St. Vincent, Feb. 14,
1797) ; and Royal William, fiag-iaiii, of AAlwiral Mil-
banke. Being promoted to a lieutenant, Jan. 27, 1800,
in Le Bourdelois, of 24 guns and 195 men, Captains
Thos. Manly and John Hayes, he particularly signalised
himself in that ship, on Jan. 26, 1801, at the capture,
after a close cannonade of half an hour, of the French
national brig La Curieuse, of 18 guns and 168 men,
about 50 of whom were killed and wounded, while the
British only sustained a loss of 1 man killed and 7
wounded. Towards the end of 1802, Mr. Gordon be-
came first lieutenant of the Racoon, 18, Captains Wil-
son Rathborne and Austin Bissell ; by the latter of
whom we find his conduct on many occasions described

as highly exemplary and praiseworthy, but especially
lauded in a very warm action of 40 minutes, which, on
the 11th of July, 1803, led to the capture, in Leogane
Roads, of the French corvette Le Lodi, of 10 guns
and 61 men. Succeeding Captain Bissell, March 3,
1804, in the command of the Racoon, Captain Gordon
had the good fortune, during his continuance in that
sloop, to make prize of many of the enemy's vessels, and,
among others, of the French national transport, 14Argo,
of 6 guns and 30 men, and the privateers L'Aventure, of
1 gun and 28 men, and L'Alliance, of 6 guns and 68 men.
He was posted, May 16, 1805, into the Diligentia,
afterwards Legere, employed, as was the Racoon,
on the Jamaica station, but resigned the command in a
few months, and was next appointed, June 18, 1807, to
the Mercury, 28. After visiting Newfoundland with
convoy, he proceeded off Cadiz, where, in company with
the Alceste, 38, and Grasshopper, 18, he took a distin-
guished part, April 4, 1808, in an action of two hours
and a half, which terminated in the defeat, under the
batteries of Rota, and in the teeth of 11 French and
Spanish line-of-battle ships, of 20 of the enemy's gun•
boats, having a fleet of merchantmen under their charge.
During a subsequent command, from June 27, 1808, to
June 11, 1812, of the Active, of 46 guns and 300 men,
Captain Gordon, whose prompt and zealous co-operation
in the different services on which he was employed ap-
pears to have raised his name to a high pitch, planned
several cutting-out affairs, and on the occasion of one
which took place at Ortano, Feb. 12, 1811, won the par-
ticular thanks of Captain Henry Whitby, his senior
officer, for the judicious manner in which he placed his
ship and prevented any body of the enemy from form-
ing in the rear of the men detached on the expedition.
On March 13, in the same year, he had the fortune to
render himself conspicuous by his valour in the memo-
rable action off Lisbon, when the Active and three
other frigates, carrying in the whole 156 guns and 879
men, completely routed, after a conflict of six hours, and
a loss to the former 4 killed and 24 wounded, a Franco-
Venetian armament, whose force amounted to 284 guns
and 2,655 men. A few months subsequent to the lat-
ter event, Nov. 29, the Active, whose complement
had been reduced to about 218 men, again distin-
guished herself in becoming the captor of La Pomone, of
44 guns and 332 men, 50 of whom were killed and
wounded. The British did not sustain a loss of more than
8 killed and 27 wounded ; among the latter of whom,
however, was the gallant Captain Gordon himself, an
officer whose merits, as expressed by Captain Murray
Maxwell, of the Alceste, who had witnessed the action,
and been simultaneously engaged with La Pauline, ano-
ther of the enemy's frigates, are known to his country
and who lives in the hearts of all who have the happiness
to know him.' A 36-pounder took his leg clean off,
just at the knee-joint, while he was standing on a shot-
rack, and leaning on the capstan. Captain Gordon's
next appointment was Sept. 14, 1812, to the Seahorse,
38, in which frigate, after cruising some time in the
Channel, making a voyage also to South America, and
effecting the destruction, Nov. 13, 1813, of Le Subitile,
privateer, of 17 guns and 72 men, he joined Sir Alex.
Cochrane in the Chesapeake. On August 17, 1814,
Captain Gordon, with a squadron under his orders, con-
sisting, besides the Seahorse, of the Euryalus, 36, De-
vastation, /Etna, and Meteor bombs, Erebus, rocket-
vessel, and Anna Maria, tender, entered the river
Potomac. After ten days of unequalled labour, during
which the British were constantly impeded by shoals
and contrary winds, and every ship in the squadron
grounded not less than twenty times, they reached and
attacked Fort Washington ; the which, together with a
battery on the beach, a martello tower, and a battery
in the rear, containing in the whole 21 heavy cannot
and 6 field-pieces, fell into their possession. The City of
Alexandria, having thus lost its only defence, was, on
the next day, the 29th, forced to capitulate on the most
humiliating terms. On the 31st, the conquerors, ani-
mated with the success they had encountered, retired
in charge of 21 of the enemy's vessels, laden with all
kinds of merchandise ; the whole of which the,y brought
down in triumph, notwithstanding that the Ameri-
cans, to the natural difficulties with which their
invaders had previously had to contend, now added all
the obstacles that the most determined spirit of oppo-

* The Earl of Dundonald possesses three Chilien decora-
tions for capturing the city of Valdivia and the frigate
Esmeralda, and for clearing the Pacific of all hostile ves-
sels of war ; also the Grand Cross of the Order of the Cru-
zero, for driving the Portuguese from tho northern pro-
vinces of Brazil ; and the Order of the Redeemer of Greeco.
His lordship s services to his own country have been ga-
zetted nine times. _ _ _

1- His lordship has lately afforded the public some very
sterling suggestions, the fruits of his vast experience, in
the shape of a pamplet, entitled " Observations on Naval
Affairs, and on some collateral subjects, &c." In this
volume he has published a summary of his naval services,
and has exhibited acts of injustice, as experienced by him-
self, which should render its perusal imperative on all
who feel in any way interested in the honour of their
country, and especially on those whose duty, as well in
whose power, it is to make atonement for the past, and,
by future sots, to cancel its recollection.

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF GREENWICH

The navy and the public will receive with high
satisfaction the intelligence of the promotion of Sir
James A. Gordon, the Lieutenant-Governor of
Greenwich Hospital, to the office of Governor,
vacant by the death of the late Sir Charles Adam.
Few officers in the English navy have been so for-
tunate as to earn so many honourable distinctions
as Sir James Gordon. He was midshipman of the
Revolutionuaire in Bridport's action, served at
St. Vincent and the Nile, and wound up his
active service in 1814 by commanding a small
squadron which ascended the Potomac and obtained
possession of the city of Alexandria. The records
of his services as a frigate captain throughout the
war with France are too familiar to all who have
read the annals of the British navy to need repetition
here. He was captain of the Active in the action off
Lissa, and at the capture of the French frigate
Pomone, in which he lost a leg. He has been nine
times gazetted. Independently of his great and
splendid services at sea, there is obvious justice in
appointing the second officer of the hospital to the
post vacant by the death of his senior. The pro-
motion is as honourable to the Minister who could
recognise and reward such long and honourable
service as to the new Governor of Greenwich Hos-
pital.—Times.

It was reported yesterday in select circles that
the vacant appointment of Governor of Greenwich
Hospital had already been given away, and that
the noble Premier, the Earl of Aberdeen, had inti-
mated to Sir James Gordon, the present lieutenant
governor, in a very complimentary letter, that he
had selected him for the place.
We believe this report to be correct, and that the
gallant officer received yesterday at Whitehall the
congratulations of the Admiralty in town.
Well, we have done our duty to the service, and
we have no doubt that the Earl of Aberdeen feels
conscious that he has done his duty to the country
in preferring Sir James Gordon, K.C.8., to his
seniors, the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., and Sir
Wm. Parker, G.C.B. Doubtless the fact that Sir
James had been the lieutenant-governor so long
had great weight with the Premier, and it was
looked upon as a succession promotion earned by
service in the second position at the Royal Hospi-
tal.. We still believe, however, that the navy gene-
rally will take a different view of the matter, and
will not accept this selection either as a matter of
justice to the service or to the individual who has
received the appointment. They will remember that
Sir Jas. Gordon was allowed to waive his turn for
promotion, in order that he might keep his appoint-
ment, and they will not now consider it fair to
the distinguished seniors of the navy that Sir Jas.
Gordon, without any other claims for service than
what he acquired as a captain, should now jump
from 8001. a-year, with his half-pay as a rear-
admiral, to 1,5001. a-year, with his half-pay as a
vice-admiral, with house, stores, &c. Thus, Sir
James, who has not served afloat for 20 years, will
by this step have his emoluments increased from
8001. salary, 300/. a-year pension, and 4561. half-
pay—total, 1,5561. per annum, to 1,500/. salary,
300/. pension, and 593/. half-pay—total, 2,393/.
per annum—twice as much as admiral of the fleet,
and, taking the perquisites into account, house,
allowances, asc., almost as much as a port admiral,
more than the commander-in-chief of the Coast of
Africa, and just as much as the commmanders in
chief in the East Indies, West Indies, and Medi-
terranean, including their allowances for table-
money.