The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-25 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 24.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation.
Company's ship Tagus, Capt. J. K. Joy, arrived
here at noon to-day, bringing the heavy portion of
the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails,'
and dates from Alexandria to the 9th, Malta the
13th, and Gibraltar the 18th inst.
The Tagus reports the prevalence of strong north
east winds in the Bay of Biscay. On the 13th she
spoke a screw steamer, supposed to he the Nubia;
with the outward mails of the 4th Sept. for Alex-
andria ; on the 14th, passed the brig Eclipse ; and
on the 16th, the brig Demerara. The Tagus brings
83 passengers, and on freight two packages of spe-
cie, two cases of opium, 64 bales of silk, 225 pack-
ages of elephants' teeth, and sundry general nor*
chandise.
From Gibraltar we have accounts to the 16th
inst. H.M. steam despatch guu-boat Beagle,. six
days from Plymouth, bound for Varna, Aouchieg
at Malta, 'arrived at Gibraltar on the 14th instant, •
and left the following day for her destination.:
The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 16th says
"Her Majesty's screw steam store ship Supply, girl
J. Penn, commander, which arrived yesterday in eign
days from Plymouth, with stores, &c., for Yarns; hao.
likewise on board a large quantity ofshot and shell, prin' ;
cipally for the Lancaster guns now on board the Aro*
and Beagle despatch gun-boats, which have already Pr'r-.
ceeded to the Back Sea for the purpose of trying- the
range of their guns on the fortifications of Sebastopo!.
The Supply hauled in alongside the new mole shertlY
after she arrived, and will start for her deitination ao
soon as she gets in a supply of 80 tons of coal."
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam'
ship Iberia left Gibraltar on the 15th instant for
Southampton, touching at Cadiz, Lisbon, OpOrtlE't
and Vigo. General Narvaez, accompanied by Col'E. Euriquez and M. M. C. Mafuri, embarked 8'
Gibraltar on the 15th, on board the Iberia, W.
England.
At Gibraltar, on the 16th inst., Exchanges vier •
quoted as follows :—On London at 90 days, 511'
Paris, 51. 40c. ; Marseilles, 51. 41c. ; Genoa, 0'•
39c. ;at 8 days' sight on Cadiz, par ; Madrid, .ts-iv .
cante, and Barcelona, 8 dia. ; Malaga, i• preen.
1
Seville, l• dis. ; Valencia, dis. ; Spanish pillared. -
dollars, 3 per cent. prem. ; Carous dollars, 15 per
cent. prem.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS e,

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.
By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Iberia, Capt. F. Meehan, we have dates from
Gibraltar 15th, Cadiz 16th, Lisbon 19th, Oporto
and Vigo 20th. •
The Iberia brings on freight specie value 17,7924 '
and a general cargo of fruit.
General Narvaez and suite, who had embarked •
by the Iberia from Gibraltar, landed at Vigo.
The young King of Portugal, with his attendaOskt
arrived at Lisbon in the steam-frigate Mindello,on
the 15th inst., after being detained in quarantine?:.
for two days. Bis Majesty landed, and experienceq;',
a most enthusiastic reception from the people 0i1.,;'l
'Lisbon.
Exchange on London was quoted 541, with a:
limited supply of money and bills. Lisbon ball
notes, 2i dis.
Her Majesty's ship Prometheus was the 01111
British ship of war in the Tagus.