The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-29 00:00:00

CHINA.

The China papers contain no news of the rebel-
lion. In cotton the market was firm. In teas the
business during the fortnight has been limited.

SHIP ON FMN.---The American clipper ship Flying
Dutchman, from Canton, came into the London Docks
on Thursday afternoon, and reports the following facts
respecting the fire which was observed on the 2d inst. :
—May 2, lat. 27 7 N., long. 37 20 W., at 2 a.m., made
a large light on the weather bow' hauled close by the
wind to make it. At daylight the flames were distinctly
semi but the wind hauling about four points, brotight
it dead to windward. Three other sail were seen•be-
tween the Flying Dutchman and the object, one of
which, an English barque, was seen to haul her courses
up and heave too. Soon after she again made sail. At
4 p.m., tacked ship and ran down to and spoke the Eng.
liah barque Derwent, 120 days from Samarang, for Rot!
terdam ; she reported the fire seen as being a vessel of
about 300 tons, apparently English, burnt to the copper;
laid by her some time, with a look-out at the mast- •
head, but saw no boats or rafts ; presume that
the crew must have been picked up on the evening -
previous, as the fire was seen by them as early
as 7 p.m. The Derwent further reported that she went as
close as practicable to the burning wreck, and saw from
the state she was in that it was perfectly impossible for any
one to be on board. The Derwent kept a light at her
mast head as a guide for any boats from the wreck, if
there was any. The" masts were over the side, and no-
thing standing above her copper but her stem and stern
post ; observed nothing by which she could ascertain
her name or what she was laden with. Last saw the
light of the fire on the horizon at 11 a.m. (on board the
Flying Dutchman, before the Derwent was spoken with),
and it was supposed that the wreck then sank. Early
on the morning of the fire being seen by the Flying
Dutchman saw a number of vessels in different directions
around the ship, and the fire being in the track of ships
bound across the line and to the West Indies, it was
thought that the crew of the burning vessel might have
'been taken off by some of them on the previous evening.
The weather was very mild at the time, and a boat
would not be placed in danger in leaving her a
Gazette._

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THE RUSSIANS .311 THE DANuhs.—The • Russians bay° • •
wthheeirreairtsmileseft obnanbkoisth-
oneeid exe s teefn st ihvEie Da .I)
swamp, extending from Hiisova to Sir
a narrow road across it at Itassov Silistria with only -
itself is marshy, banes; unwholesome,"The
obrudscha
in these respects compared with but is nathing--,
to Silistria. It is impossible for the tract from. sova
to be in a worse position, and we
two portions of an army
proof of the decimation by'
d. we last week gave terrible
vaders. Yet here the _ isease of the ranks of the in=
weeks. The movement
have remained inactive for several
Silistria might have
at present reported against
Thi fact has beenbeen made more than a month since.
really in the obvious all this time that, if they wore
force that is ~pretended around Bucharest,
and if they had seriouslyP
Danube for an advance
manifestly •
Pasha. • •
not in a
into the intention of passing the
Bulgaria, the Turks were
position to prevent -then', Omer
having • concentrated his army at Shurnia. The
reasonable inference has been, therefore, that the invaders
had in reality no serious intention of attack• But in
that or in any case it is now for the Anglo-French and
Turkish armies to assume the offensive. Austrian or
Prussian co-operation they do not want. They are •
strong enough to fling the Russians behind the Pruth,
and to inflict all due punishment upon the Czar ; and
not to do so would be to connive at the policy of Austria
and Prussia, who have been merely feigning disapproval
to protect him from disgrace, and to facilitate that
retreat to which it is now evident he must be driven,—
Examiner.
IMPROVEMENTS IN ARMY CLOTHING.—In consequence
of the immense success of the cap invented for the
Guards to pull down over the eyes, we understand it i
intended—sacrificing appearance altogether to comfort a
—to substitute for the head dress at present worn
the line and the militia, a plain cotton night by
cap.
IT,
'this regulation, one object which has been had in view
is to conciliate Manchester, and reconeil.e it ill some
are al
con-
measure to the increase of the army, Many
culous alterations in military costume othe
templation, it being considered that to go aboutabs
urdly
or man who has been accustomed, so that the officer
the shell-jacket or the Albert b to expose himself in
1 face onything.:—=Ptiho onnet may be expected to