The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

MALTA July 21.—Advices from Constantinople
of the 16th, and Varna of the 12th inst., have been
received here.
The fleets were at Baltschik.
Some of the crew of the Tiger, made prisoners,
had arrived at Malta. ,

July 22.—Thirty:nine French transports have
passed Malta for the Dardanelles, with 525 men,
And mules and horses on board.

FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN PARKER, OF THE

FIREBRAND.

We extract the following from a letter dated
Constantinople, July 13 :—"Yesterday the funeral
of Captain Parker took place. This officer, who
was the youngest post-captain in the service, met
with his death in storming the stockade near the
mouth of the Danube. He was shot through the
heart. His body was brought down from Varna in
the Caradoc, and buried yesterday with all military
honours. At about five o'clock yesterday afternoon
minute-guns announced that the body was being
lowered from the ship, which was lying at anchor at
Tophana. About 500 men of the 30th and 19th
regiments (the remaining British force at Constan-
tinople) came over from the barracks at Scutari,
and headed the procession. They were closely fol-
lowed by the French crew of the Charlemagne, all
with reversed arms. The officers and crews of the
Sardinian and American frigates lying here like
wise joined in the procession. The coffin was placed
upon a Turkish gun, drawn by eight horses. It
was covered with the British ensign. After it fol-
lowed her Majesty's ambassador, Lord Stratf,rd
le Redcliffe, and all the members of the British
legation, with the crew of the Firebrand (Captain
Parker's own men) without arms. British, French,
Turkish, and officers of other nations, with a
host of private individuals in mourning a,itire,
nrought up the rear. They proceeded along the
main-street of Pera towards the great cemetery, in
which is situated the English burial-ground. It
was a very large and melancholy procession, and
lrew great crowds of people on the spot. Turks,
Greeks, and Armenians, blockaded the way by
thousands. It so happened that on reaching the
Turkish artillery barracks, the men were at their
rixerciPe with the guns, and it was pleasing to see
hem immediately drawn out in a line, and give a
testimony to the dead body of their ally by a military
salute. The procession passed on, and on reaching
We cemetery the solders formed circle round the
4rave. After the termination of the funeral
service, three rounds were fired by all the military
and the sailors present, and the music and muffled
lrums playing in the interval of loading those
doleful notes which strike so sadlylon the ear, and
sink so deeply into the hearts of the bystanders.
It was a very large procession, and made a great
impression upon the crowd assembled. On the
termination of the ceremony, the military closed
their ranks and returned to their quarters, the
hand playing a lively air. The rest of the mourners
then dispersed to their several homes. According
to one account, Captain Parker was shot in his
gig, in the midst of his men, whilst rowing down
the Danube, at about thirty miles' distance from
the Sulina mouth of that river ; whilst another
account, which seems the most genuine, states that
he fell pierced by a bullet whilst storming the Rus-
sian stockade at the head of his men, who carried
the place, with the sacrifice of their gallant young
commander.