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 FIRE.—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
seen, but the wind hauling about four points, brought
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-
lish barque Derwent, 120 days from Semarang, 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.--Shipping
Gazette.
THE RUSSIANS ON THE DANUBE.—The Russians have
theirr e air::m ileesf t obna
nbkoitsh 0
ns ied eesx
toefn
stihvee Da
nadn nob()
len,
pilne tae region
where its left bank is one extensive and complete barren
swamp, extending from IJirsova to Silistria, with only
a narrow road across it at Rwai
tssae
portions
o vI
itself
i smarshy,
respects compared
barren,
acrrein, and
d unwholesome,tract from o f
allni rasromvya
to Silistria. It is impossible for twol
to be in a worse position, and we last week gave terrible
proof of the decimation by disease of the ranks of the in-
vaders. Yet here they have remained inactive for several
Th e Dobrudschabut is nothing
in these
weeks. The movement at present reported against
Silistria might have been made more than a month since.
The fact has been obvious all this time that, if they were
really in the force that is pretended around Bucharest,
and if they had seriously the intention of passing the
Danube for an advance into Bulgaria, the Turks were
manifestly not in a position to prevent them, Omer
Pasha having concentrated his army at Slnnula. The
reasonable inference has been, therefore, that the invaders
had in reality no serious intention of attack. But in
that or in any ease 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, d who have been merely feigning disapproval
to protect him from disgrace, an to facilitate
inventedln con sefqourenthcee
retreat to which it is now evident lie must be riven,—
Examiner.
of TINtfhP:OiVnE N
unSi YofCLtohTellolNapo.
Guards to pull down over the eyes, we understand it is
eE nsT es I N
success All3i
intended—sacrificing appearance altogether to comfort
—to substitute for the head dress at present worn by
the line and the militia, a plain cotton night cap. In
this regulation, one object which has been had in view
is to conciliate Manchester, and reconcile it in some
measure to the increase of the army. Many otbe rid'l
tceuml opulsa
tai
ol tne,rai tti
bons ne
isn
gi no 0
nmsiildi tearreyd ctobsattutmo eg
oar
aboute also a
bi ns
ncr odniy--
clothed practises a soldier's courage, so that the officer
or man who has been accustomed to expose himself irs
the shell-jacket or the Albert bonnet may- be expeoted to
face anything.—Punch.