The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-14 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PIRATES IN THE CHINA SEA.
AMOY, Dec. 23.—The Portuguese Lorcha, No. 70, as
well as the Fortuna, British brig, was taken by pirates in
Meicbow Bay, on the 21st Nov., the pirates, who were
very numerous, plundered the vessel of some valuable
cargo but took no lives. Her Majesty's steamer Hermes
immediately proceeded in search of them, and succeeded
in destroying 41 junk and Haitian boats. The Ydrussee
(Dutch barque) which came into harbour to-day, reports
having been heavily attacked by five Hainan boats, but
escaped with several shots in her hull, and one man dan-
gerously wounded ; she left Shanghae on the 15th Dec.

• CUSTOM HOUSE, FEB. 13.
ENTERED INWARDS.—The Dolphin, from Oporto ; Port-
land, do. ; Blessing, Charente ; Errornonga, Berdianske ;
Joseph Wheeler, Demerara ; Bromley, Cape of Good
Hope ; Aliporo, Canton ; Aurora, Candia ; Grand Turk,
Boston ; James Stewart, Pernambuco ; Effort, Leghorn
Albion, do. ; Emily, Alexandria ; Ballarat, do. ; Earl of
Shaftesbury, Madras and Pondicherry ; Diamond, Mouri-
tins ; Mercury, do. ; Ostrich, du., St. Helena, and Cape of
Good Hope ; Kaffir, Alexandria ; Mary Lisbon ; Eorn,
Charente ; Italia, Naples ; Era, St. Kitt's ; Greyhound,
Santa Cruz ; Union, Cadiz and Gibraltar • Spy, Lagos ;
Sarah, Malaga; Golden State, Shanghai ; 'Ocean Wave,
St. Vincent ; Nymph, Dragomestre ; Transit, Patras
Helen Munro, Messina and Catani ; Saxon, Smyrna ;
Germania, Bremen; Stanilas Marie,a Nantes; Parthenia,'
Messina • Dromo, do.; Jane, Seville Adelia, Oporto ;
Emma, S'3,ra ; Komar, Baltimore ; Margaret Evans, New
York; Beacon, Palermo; Jessie Thomas, Remer ; Wal-
burton, Seville ; Cordelia, Madras and Pondicherry; Cos-
sack, Messina ; Emerald, Palermo.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Julia, for
Colombo; Era, St. Kitt's ; Margaret Evans, New York;
Ocean Wave, Demerara ; Asia, St. Helena; Lorina Thomp-
son, Hobart Town ; Ostrich, Madras.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.--The Cosmopolite,
for Valparaiso ; Letitia, Malta; Emanuel, Odessa ; Sylph,
Antwerp ; Sylpb, Algoa Bay ; Falcon, Bombay; Coquette,
Valencia; John Henry, Mauritius ; Burgh Castle, Dieppe.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 13.
The White, from Wexford, arrived at this port yester-
day, with wrecked goods ex Niagara.
The Westmoreland, from Philadelphia to this port in 22
days, with the crew of the Mary S. Starret, for Havre.
The Bona Ventura, on shore on the rocks at Holyhead,
was got off this morning.
The Andes (s.s.) will not sail until to-morrow, owing to
the dense fog.

STRANRAER, Feb. 10.—The Mary Murray, of and for
New York, from the Clyde, put into Locheyan on the Bth
of February, having been on the Scaw, where she beat
heavily, but got off without any apparent damage, being
quite tight. It is said that the crew and passengers refuse
to proceed in her, From the night of 7th February to
last night, it has blown a hurricane from N.W.
BELMULLET, Feb. 10.—The John Willey, of Windsor,
N. S., is lying bottom up off Broadhaven harbour ; she is
supposed to be timber laden. A. steam-tug will be engaged
to proceed to her, as she lies in a very dangerous position.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 20.—The Mandarin, from Shanghae
to Sydney, N.S W., put in Dec. 12, with masts cut away,
loss of bulwarks, decks swept, and leaky, having been
hove on her beam-ends in a typhoon in the China Seas,
Nov. 26. The Briman, from Hong Kong to Lubuan,
struck on the rocks off the coast of Lubuan, was beached
with eleven feet water in her hold ; has been condemned
and will be sold.
MESSINA, Jan. 27.—The Don Alfonzo, from Odessa to
Falmouth, was wrecked at Fontane Blanche Point, on the
night of Jan. 18
LYSKEHIEL, Feb. 2.—The Mary, 'rom London to Salt-
kallan, went on shore to the southward of this place, Jan.
22, and has broken up —crew saved.
MOULMEIN, Dec. 17.—The Wild Irish Girl arrived here
from Liverpool, Dec. 2, and has been hauled on shore on
the bank of the river, to have her bottom examined.
BREMEN, Feb 11.—The Sophie (Bremen barque) from
London, grounded on the outer harbour at Bremerhaven
but is expected to float again with the next tide.
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 3.—Tile Spanish vessels Rosa and
Veloz Sea Hulse, of this port, the English vessels Mariner,
Bideford, and Emblem (brig), the Sardinian brig Teini,
and Portuguese vessel Flor Da Primavaro, were all driven
on shore and totally wrecked at Mazagan, during a gale at
E.N.E., 26th Jan. The Hamburg vessel St. Juan, was
driven on shore and wzecked, at the same time and place.
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 4. —The esboro ugh, sailed
hence for the United Kingdom (Middlcorn laden), 28th
put back on the 31st leaky, and will Jan,-
charge. probably have to dia
ANTWERP.—The Gerritjie Komnans, from Newcastle to
Amsterdam, went on sh morning;arlingen, 7th Feb and
was abandoned the next crew saved. The,Ne-
tunus, from London to this port, went on shore off Sche-
venigen, Feb. 9, and was abandoned—master and his son
twosave 1, men drowned by the upsetting of the boat.
PERTH, WA. Nov. 20.—The John Panter ed on
Scott's Ledge in going out, and is now being hoved down at
Garden Island.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 12.—The Rothschild, from Livei pool
to Mobile, sprung a leak Jan. 1, and foundered on the 7th,
about 50 miles north-west of Madeira—crew brought home
from thence by the Hope steamer.
HOLYHEAD, Feb. 12.—The Eliza, of Waterford, from
Cardiff to Liverpool, which was reported at anchor close
to the rocks near Aberfrau on the 9th of February, with
sundry damage, has sunk—her materials are being brought
ashore.
Feb. 13 —The Bona Ventura, from Savannah, which
went ashore at Rhosnigyr on the 7th, has been got off the
rocks, and is in tow of tlg-boats.

VSSELS .
The Esk. fromE LiverpoolSPOKEN to Geelong,WlTH Jan. 2, lat. 5 N.,
long. 19 W., had encountered severe westerly and south-
westerly gales.
The Tapley, steering east, Jan. 16, off the Cape three
points.

The Zetland, bound to Aden, and Rattler (s.), outward
bound, Feb. 10, lat. 49 N , long. 7 W.
The Julia and Grampian, Feb. 11, lat. 49 N., long. 7 W.
The John Wilkinson, from Quebec to Melbourne, 55
days out.
The Jane Sutherland, from London to Melbourne, 150
days out, Nov. 1, lat. 39, long. 138.
The Devon, from London to Calcutta, Jan. 29, lat. 43
N., long. 11. W.
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QUARANTINE NOTICE.
LlSBON,ports o f te Canary Islands have
been declaredF free fromh disease. Liverpool is declared to
be suspected of cholera, from the 14th January; and Para,
as free from disease from the 4th Nov. last.