The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-28 00:00:00

THE FETES OF JULY.

GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS.—Sixteen dowers of 3,000 fr.
will be allotted in favour of the sons and daughters of the
combatants of July 1830, June, 1832, and April, 1834. The
marriage contracts of the young couples will be signed on
the 26th at one, by the Minister of the Interior. On the
morning of the 27th the marriages of the young women who
have received dowers will be celebrated at the mayory and
at the parish church of each arrondissement. Distrif)utions
of money and provisions will be made to the poe'r at their
own houses in the twelve arrondissements of Paris. On
the platform of the Pont-Neuf three large, masts will be
raised, bearing bannera of the national colours, which will
be veiled in crape during the celebr'allon of the funeral
ceremonies.

THURSDAY, JULY 28.—Salute.; a artillery will be fired
at the Hotel des Invalides and. at the Hotel de Vile, at
six in the morning and six i j the evening. Funereal cere-
monies, in honour of thP citizens who were killed in 1830,
in defence of the laws and of liberty, will be celebrated at
ten, in the edifice', consecrated to the different forms of
worship. The sepulchres of the Louvre, of the Rue Froid-
manteau, of t}-,e Champ de Mars, and of the Marche des
Innocents, trill be decorated with funereal attributes, and
illuminat,ed at night. A funereal service will also be cele-
brate', at noon in the church of the Hotel des Invalides, in
mer,,ory of the victims of the attempt of July 28, 1835.
FRIDAY, JULY 23.—Salutes of artillery as before. The
Triumphal Arch, de l'Etoile, raised in honour of the French
armies, will be surrounded with a decoration composed of
triumphal columns and masts, surrounded by banners ani
flags. The sculpture of the arch will be uncovered. At
two military airs will be performed at the foot of the monu-
ment by the bands of the regiments in garrison at Paris.
A medal will be struck to consecrate the completion of the
Arc de l'Etoile ; it will bear these words :—" A la gloire
des armees Francaises. Commence par Napoleon;
acheve par Louis Philippe premier." In the Grand
'Carre of the Champs Elysees two large theatres will give
representations of military spectacles from two in the after-
noon till dark. In the Salle Ronde, near the Grand
Carre, an orchestra of music will perform concerts. A
mat-de-cocagne will be raised in the middle of the Grand
Carre. Four orchestras for dancing will be placed there.
At the Barriere du, Trone there will two theatres, four
orchestras for dancing, and a mat-de-cocagne. At nine
in the evening fireworks will be let off from the Pont de
la Concorde at-id at the Barriere du Trone. At night-fall
the Arc de i'Etoile, and a decoration raised in front of the
Hotel de Ville, will be illuminated with gas. The circu-
lar area round the Arc de l'Etoile, the avenue of the
Champs Elysees, and all public edifices will be illuminated
in different manners.
THE

EUPHRATES EXPEDITION.

LOSS OF THE TIGTLIS.
MALTA, JULY 9, Two O'CLOCK, P.M.—I have received
the following letter, which is of tl'.e most painful interest,
by way of Alexandria :--
" Annan con the Ei;phrates), May 29, 1836.
" The lamentable, event which has befallen the Euphrates
expedition, in th,,, midst of its prosperity, renders it de-
sirable that the, truth should be as widely spread as pos-
sible, that, m'clancholy as the facts are, yet reports should
not increast, their sadness.
" The expedition, with the two vessels, the Euphrates
and Tigris, was descending the river most prosperously.
Fuel h4d become, from Boles, most abundant, consisting of
wood, a bituminous coal, and charcoal. The state of the
rivrJr was so favourable that the Tigris, being the smallest
vr.:ssel, was in the habit of leading, and, having a native
13ilot on board, there was no diPiculty of finding the deep
channel. The Arabs were friendly ; they engaged to pro-
vide depots of fuel, and intreated our protection.
" On Saturday, the 21st inst., we had brought upat mid-
day to a bank, for fuel, and after the people had dined we
east off, meaning to steam to Annan, then distant about 80
-miles. Scarcely, howr:vcr, had we commenced our voyage,
when a cloud of dust was seen to rise high into the air, on
the right bank, threatening a squall of no ordinary violence.
Preparation we.s immediately made to meet it, by furling the
awnings, &c. Having passed over a reef of rocks, at this
season far under the water, the signal was made from the
-leading as usual, and having Colonel Chesney on
boar,l., to choose a berth, and make fast. Scarcely had we
an'Avered when the squall began. The Tigris was rounding
to, make fast, the Euphrates following. As we neared the
',eft bank, I saw that the Tigris had failed to bring up—her
head was falling outwards. The Euphrates was now obliged to
'back her paddles to give room, an operation full of danger,
lest she should be unable to gather away upon herself again
against the current and the violence of the gale. However,
her power is great, and again working the engines with all
force she came to the bank with some violence ; but by
the skilful management of Lieutenant Cleaveland, and the
activity of Mr. Charlewood, and a most willing crew, a
hawser and small anchor were got on shore ; then a chr.,l
cable and large anchor ; then a second chain cabt'd and
another anchor. All the time the paddles werek-qt work-
ing with their utmost power. Still, however-, ',such was the
violence of the hurricane, that the vessel ‘,lrove, but fortu-
nately it did not last above fifteen mi:,utes, at the end of
which time our danger was over, the vessel was safe.
" But what had bcome of bu:.• consort ? I had seen her
cross our bows, driving (I.owu the stream, and unable to
bring her head to the gr,;le. The thick dust which then suc-
ceeded excluded her from my sight ; from that moment I
have never seen her since. In the midst of the hurricane,
Mr. Fitzjames-reported to me that he had seen her upset
to leeward IA-bout three quarters of a mile, and instantly
after that she went down.
" A party was sent off alongshore to render what assis-
tance they could, and another we•rit by boat. Some of the
officers, namely, Colonel Chesney, Lieutenant Lynch, Mr.
Eden, Dr. Staunton, Mr. Staunton, and Mr.
'Thompson,
came walking towards us, much exhausted. They had
swam and dived
.afenore. Some seamen and natives also
followed them but fifteen Europeans, of whom three were
officers, namely, Lieutenant Cockburn, Royal Artillery ;'
Mr. Lyne]a, a passenger, and brother to Lieutenant
Lynch and Mr. Sarded, an interpreter, were lost, besides
fire nritives.
" 'The hull of the vessel has never been fotif,, notwith•
stP.nding all our efforts. She filled, ar.".l turned bottom up
All sounding has been in vain. Some bodies have floate
even so low down as this Di
" We have since and have been buried.
former success.
dint;cice,
ed our voyage thus far with our
turn to En '-l'heofficers of the Tigris saved will re-
with the fr . ; but the expedition continues its course
arrest prospects.—l am, &e. &c.
" J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
" Captan Light Infantry.
I may add that, besides
the i
loss43d of life, it is much" feared
that Colonel Chesney's valuable papers were in the Tigris --itforning Paper.
P-

iENttini.—The weather here for the last ten days
has been try wet and broken, greatly impeding the progress
of the hay harvest. However, the corn crops, particularly
eats, look so well that they strengthen the anticipation that
there will he very abundant crops. Turnips in this neighbour-
hood have suffered very materially from the grub called the
black caterpillar. It is now thirty-six years since this grub
last visited this part of the country.—Kendal Mercury.
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.--On Saturday last,
Joshua Crompton, Esq., of Sion Hill, near Thirsk, shot a
fine male woodcock, in a young spruce fir plantation, within a
hundred yards of his house : it was in good condition, and
weighed, when first killed, 10ioz.—Kendal Mercury.