The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-07 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIr. 6.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam ship Madrid, Captain
John Weeks, arrived at Southampton this afternoon,
it half-past four o'clock, from Gibraltar, and landed
her mails from the following places, in charge of
Lieutenant Smythe, Admiralty agent. The mails
Were forwarded to London by the six o'clock train.
Her dates of sailing are—Gibraltar, 28th March;
Lisbon, 31st; Oporto, Ist April; Vigo, 2d; Corunna,
no communication.

The Madrid brings home about thirty passengers,
amongst whom are Colonel Fane, Dr. Irwin, Mr.
Cox, Mr. Walsh, &c.
Her cargo consists of oranges, eggs, wine, &c., and
four boxes of bullion. The weather during the
voyage outward was bad, with strong VI inds ; home-
ward moderate, with light winds.
STATIONS or HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—At Vigo,
on March 23, her Majesty's ships Superb, America,
and Thetis ; at Oporto, her Majesty's ship Nautilus ;
in the Tagus, Hibernia, Trafalgar, Canopus, Incon-
stant, and steamer Phoenix.

STATIONS OF VESSELS OF WAR OF FOREIGN
STATES.—At Vigo, on March 23, the Spanish frigate
Isabel the 2d ; in the Tagus, French brig Cygne, and
Portuguese squadron ; Cadiz Bay, Spanish steamer
Blasco de Garde; at Gibraltar, her Majesty's steamer
Virago and Trid(ynt.

SHIPS OBSERVED ON TWE VOYAGE.—Passed a large
French man-of-war steamer off Cape St. Mary, steer-
ing to the S.E., also a three-masted steamer to the
south of Finisterre, on the 2d April, supposed to be
French, and three in the Bay of Biscay, on the 4th
April, under French colours, going south. Passed a
ship, about 600 tons, off Finisterre, with bowsprit
standing, mainmast gone by the board, and the stumps
of fore and mizen-mast, apparently abandoned, also a
boat and much wreck in the bay.
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.—Passed Vianna
on the afternoon of the 23d March; there was firing
from the fort upon the town, continued with
spirit as long as we could distinguish from the ship.
At Oporto things remain in much the same state.
They are much alarmed at Lisbon, and continually
keep the town under arms, for fear of an assault, as
is expected, upon the town ; the Duke of Cornwall, a
steamer, chartered it is said for six months to carry
troops to and fro, arrived in the Tagus on the 31st of
March, and is armed as a war-steamer, and they are
in daily expectation of the arrival of the Royal Tar,
a steamer bought for the Government, for the same
Mprpose. Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne
arie, sister of Dom Miguel, with her daughter and
three sons, came from Cadiz to Lisbon, and was sa-
luted by the British, French, and Portuguese men-of-
-war, and seemed much excited by the deference
showed to her. She was in good health, and also her
daughter, who is a beautiful girl of about eighteen;
the sons are about the ages of eight and twelve. The
British fleet now lying in the Tagus are uncertain as
to their movements ; as they daily expect an assault
on the town, they are lying there for British subjects,
who will find refuge therein, and the fleet will imme-
diately depart.

THE SARAH SANDS.—LI VERPOOL, TUESDAY A FTER
1100 N.—The Sarah Sands took her departure on her
second voyage fur New York, about two o'clock to day.
She had 50 cabin and 120 second-class passengers, a
large cargo of general goods, specie to the amount of
200,0001. sterling, and mails fur the United States. The
Proceeds of the voyage are estimated at not less than
5,0001.