The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-15 00:00:00

THE DANISH BLOCKADE.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY EVENING.—The United
States mail-steamer Washington, Captain G. W.
Floyd, arrived here at 6 P.M. from Bremen. She left
Bremerhaven on Sunday morning, and has encountered
a tremendous gale from the south-west during nearly
the whole of the passage.
The Washington brings the intelligence, so welcome
to the mercantile interest, that, in conformity with the
stipulations of the armistice between Denmark and
Prussia, the blockade of the German ports, including
the rivers Elbe and Weser, was formally raised on
Saturday, and that the Danish blockading squadron
has been withdrawn, the three frigates heretofore
cruising off Heligoland having departed for Copenha-
gen, thus permitting free ingress and egress to the
respective ports.
This measure had already produced its favourable
effects at Bremen, and ships under all flags were
crowding to their various destinations, laden with
produce from all parts of the world. A number of
merchant ships had entered the Weser, and commerce
was resuming its activity. The Washington saw a
number of ships pressing forward with a fair wind
for the Elbe and Weser.

The American frigate St. Lawrence, 44, Captain
Paulding, had left Bremerhaven fur a cruise in the
Baltic.

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The Washington has on board 200 tons of cargo
for New York, and brings 57 first class and 104
second-class passengers for New York, and 6 for
Southampton ; total, 167, exclusive of children. The
following was the cargo delivered at Bremen by this
steamer :—Specie, value 1,600/. ; 74 bales of furs,
126 boxes of manufactured tobacco, 10 cases and 4
hogsheads of manufactured tobacco, 153 packages of
whalebone, 50 bales of sarsaparilla, and 203 packages
of sundries.

She will sail hence for New York on Monday with
upwards of 200 passengers.

BALLOON ASCENT.

LEEDS, Auc. 14,—Mr. Charles Green, the veteran
aeronaut, made his 422 d ascent in the Royal Victoria
balloon, from the yard of the White Cloth-hall, Leeds,
last evening. The day was very unfavourable for an
ascent; the wind was very hieh, and during the aft,r-
noon there were several slight showers of rain. The
inflation of the balloon commenced at halt• past three,
and terminated about half past five. About halt-past
six the car was attached, and at seven, the hour an-
nounced for the ascent, Mr. Green seated himself in it,
accompanied by his brother, Mr. Henry Green. The
balloon was then removed to a more favourable spot for
the ascent; and precisely at twenty minutes past seven
Mr. Green cried out" Let go," and the balloon ascended
very beautifully in a north-east direction. In five mi
nutes it disappeared from the view of the spectators in
the Cloth-hall, and although raining heavily at the time,
hundreds of people rushed from that place into Kirkgate,
the market place, &c., where another view of the
beautiful machine was obtained. It now appeared
to be rising more rapidly, but owing to the
cloudy state of the atmosphere, it totally disap-
peared about fifteen minutes from its ascent. Mr. Green
states that they met with different currents of air during
their voyage, and after being up about half an hour they
descended about three miles beyond the city of York,
and 28 from Leeds. The voyagers slept at York and
returned to the Crown Inn, at Leeds, at half-past nine
this morning. This was Mr. C. Green's fifth ascent from
Leeds, and was announced as his farewell visit.
The first balloon ascent made from Leeds was by
Sig. Lunardi, who was the first aeronaut in England.
He ascended from the White Cloth-hall, Dec. 4, 1786,
and descended at Thorp-arch. The bells of St. Peter's,
St. John's, and Trinity Churches were rung and the
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Lieut. Gale.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
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Sir,—Five weeks since a letter, with the signature of
A Hungarian,"
correspondent, not Times,
contentwithin w which the
political
anonymous
discussion, introduced a malicious insiuuaticn with re-
gard to Kossuth's early life. Neither myself nor my
friend Colonel Bikkessi would have sought an opportu-
nity of entering into a discussion on the merits of the
present struggle—a question which we are content to
leave in the hands of the people of England; but when
insinuations were made, professing to relate to matters
of fact, and affecting the private character of an indivi-
dual, we considered it necessary to challenge the accuser
to give some definite shape to his accusations, in order
that we might be enabled, if any were brought forward,
to give a satisfactory refutation.
After an interval of five weeks—quite sufficient to
have obtained any information on the subject from
Vienna or Presburg—the " Hungarian" again comes
forward. Owing to the circumstance that Colonel Bik-
kessi has definitely quitted England, and that I myself
was absent from London, no earlier notice has been
taken of the second communication.

The " Hungarian" states that he meant particularly
to speak of Kossuth's public life, but at the same time he
repeats his insinuations. He speaks of accusations
which have never been refuted; wby, then, does he not
specify them? If he can do so, let him do it; if not, the
English public will know what epithet is applicable to a
person who attempts, by an anonymous charge, to defame
the private character of a political enemy.
I remain your obedient servant,

PIILSZYY.

BOY DROWNED IN THE ARTESIAN WELL, ORANGE-
STREET.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the
board-room of the workhouse of St. Martin-in-the-
Fields, relative to the death of Samuel Ensor, a boy
aged ten and a half years, who was drowned in the
artesiaa well which supplies the fountains of Trafalgar-
square. The deceased was the son of the engineer of
the works, which are under the direction of Messrs.
Easton and Amos, and situated in Orange-street. About
six o'clock in the evening of Monday, during the tem-
porary absence of the men, he, in company with an-
other lad, went into the engine-room to look at the
works, when Mr. Amos entered, and deceased, having
been previously forbidden to go into that place, from
fear, stepped backwards to hide, and in consequence of
the well being at the time partially uncovered, he fell
through the aperture, descending a depth of no less
than 140 feet from the flooring into the water, which
is 60 feet deep. It was some time before he could be
got out, when he was found to be quite dead. Ver-
dict, " Accidental death."

From Natal the advices are still encouraging.
Business was improving and the frontier trade was in-
creasing, notwithstanding the 10/. license enforced by
the Government. At the late sale of suburban allot-
ments prices had varied from V. to 101. per acre, ac-
cording to the description of land.
There is something in the last hour of the day, if it
have been itself a happy one, which seems to concen-
trate all the pleasant things of the past. It is like a fine
evening sky, calm and sweet, and full of rays, that are
all the rosier, because they are the 1a5t.—.6140 Cook's
Journal.