The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

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Wallace, assistant-surgeon of the ship. As an illustrious
Secretary at War, when speaking of the yellow fever
epidemic at Gibraltar to an army medical officer of high
rank, once said, with truth and wisdom, "Such calami-
tous outbreaks of disease are the battle-fields of the
medical officers, and common justice dictates that on
such occasions they should be rewarded in the 'same
manner as the executive for services in their battle-
fields"—it is but right that there should be fair dealing
to all classes. Dr. Woodcock is a surgeon of nine years'
standing, and the Admiralty can have no difficulty in
making him some acknowledgment of his services. As
regards Dr. Wallace, he has been nearly eight years an
assistant-surgeon, and we confidently look forward to
seeing his name gazetted to the rank of surgetsa in a
very few days.—Herald.

THE LATE TRIAL OF THE AGAMEMNON.
We are informed that during the last trial of the 90-
gun screw-ship; AgaMenmon, Captain Sir T. Mattla.nd,
at the measured mile in Stoke's Bay, the Royal. yacht
screw-tender Fairy beat the line-of-battle ship only by
half the latter'S length in the mile run. .The following
are details of three runs :

' Average
With Knots , ..,•
.* Time. g
° g Revoin- _a.liots
Against ce 7.., our. Er
t tions Efer r
OUT.
Tide. mi
Against 5.34 27 20 I 63% 10.778
1, 11.449
With 4.57 .• • ••• 12.121 ) .
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...
...
Against
With
4.4 S •• • •• • ... 12.500 f
Against . 6. 0 ... 20 64 10.030 1 10.787
With 5.11 ... ... 63 11.575

The indicated horse-power was 2,268 horse 4 ; the
mean speed 11.248 knots.

ME UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
The British and North American, royal mail steamer
America, Captain Leitch, arrived in the Mersey this
morning. She left Boston on the 27th, and- Halifax
the 29th ult. She had 115 passengers and '127 0030
dollars in specie' on freight. The America has
ex.
perienced strong easterly winds with extremely cold
weather durin,, the whole voyage. -
The steam-ship Canada was at Halifax on the 27th
ult. The screw-steamer City of Manchester left Phila-
delphia for this port on the 23d, with 50 passengers
and 7,000 dollars specie.
The steam-ship Starof the West had arrived, at New
York with two weeks later intelligence from California
and the Pacific coast, which vonfirms the report of the
loss of the steamer Independence, and, in addition, makes
the lamentable announcement that fully one hundred and
forty of her passengers are numbered with the dead. The
Independence ran ashore on the 16th of February, on
Margaretta Island, Lower California, where she took fro
and was entirely consumed. There were five hundred
passengers on board at the time, nearly all of whom
jumped overboard, and heroically braved the dashing
surf and strong tide to gain the shore. Those who suc-
ceeded in reaching the land were afterwards obliged to
stand mere helpless spectators and listeners to the vaM
struggles and heart-rending supplications and dying
shrieks of the less fortunate of their companions—includ-
ing men, women, and children, who were eithefr perish-
ing on board the blazing Vessel, or being swept out to
sea by the irresistible force of the current. Another ac-
count states the loss of life to be 176. Amongst those
who were on their way from England to California, and
were passengers on board, and who perished, were E.
Collins and two children, P. Francis, W. Abraham, Mrs.
M. A. Came and child, and It. Davy.
The steam-ship California sailed from San Francisco
on the Ist, with $2,234,308 in gold dust, en route for
New York.

The accounts from the mining districts of California
were generally very satisfactory.
The general news from California is possesed of great
interest. We learn that the city of Marysville has again
been submerged, and that extensive loss of property as
been the consequence. Gold appears to be as abundant
as ever. The steamer which sailed from San Francisco
on the Ist inst. had on board nearly two and a quarter
millions of the precious article, of which $BOO,OOO were
shipped by one house, $530,000 by another. Owing to
the arrival of a large number of vessels, freighted with
every description of merchandise, the San Francisco mar-
kets were quiet. Small sales of flour had been made at
$l2 and $l3.
Advices from San Juan del Norte to the 15th ult.,
state that the war between Honduras and Guatemala
seemed to be prosecuted with increased vigour. The
Guatemala general, Carrera, had encamped to await the
arrival of the Honduras general, Cabanos, in order to
give him battle.
There appears to be nothing of special interest stirring
at Washington.
Advices from Texas at Baltimore to the 24th ult.
state that further discoveries of gold had been made in
Hamilton's Valley, and that a great excitement was
existing.
Extensive arrangements are being perrected in Wash-
ington for the survey of the various routes for the contem-
plated railroad to the Pacific.
The Provincial Parliament at Quebec have adopted a
plan for a decimal currency in dollars and cents.
The committee of the Assembly at New Brunswick
had reported in favour of making Campo Bello a free
port, where goods from all parts of the world would be
stored free of duty.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25.—The election of a senator
in the place of Mr. Soule has been postponed until
Friday. Sam Houston has arrived at Baton Rouge to
electioneer, as is supposed, for Mr. Slidell.
The steamer Falcon has arrived from Aspinwall with
the California mails, 75 passengers, and 100,000 dollars
in treasure.
The steamer Texas, from Vera Cruz, arrived here this
evening, bringing Millard H. Farwell, bearer of dis-
patches from the United States Legation at Mexico.
He reports that an express messenger arrived at the city
of Mexico on the Bth, bringing the news of the occupa-
tion of the Messilla Valley, in Chihuahua, by the
Governor of New Mexico. The intelligence had caused
great surprise, and a determination was expressed to
drive out the Americans at the point of the bayonet.
An armed force was ordered to proceed immediately to
the scene of action, to assist the government of Chihua-
hua in expelling Governor Lane and his troops.
A deputation of the Mexican authorities waited upon
Judge Conkling, on the 9th of April, and made a
solemn protest against the whole proceeding, Mr.
Farwell says that intense excitement exists in Mexico
among all classes. Governor Trias, of Chihuahua, had
replied to Governor Lane's proclamation in a powerful
vindication of the rights of Mexico, in behalf of which
he produced the most unanswerable documents.
The news of the loss of the steamer Albatross reached
New Orleans by the Texas from Vera Cruz. The steam
engine and cargo were saved. Every soul on board was
saved. The boat was built at Philadelphia, and was
worth 75,000 or 80,000 dols.