The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-26 00:00:00

STATE OF THE FLOUR MARKETS.

Pltts.AnEwitn, APRIL 1.- Flour continues in fair de-
mand, with a very reduced stock, and sales comprise about
1.000 bbls. mixed brands at 6 dolls. 121,4 e., 500 bbls. 6 dolls.
18:%c., 200 bbls Western 5 dolls. 25c., and 500 bbls. Susque-
hanna, a choice brand, at 6 dolls. 50c., the market closing
very firm, some holders asking 6 dolls. 25c. for standing branch,.
Rye flour sells in a small way at 4 dolls. 87%c. Corn Meal
—5OO bbls. sold at 4 dolls. 41c., and 4 dolls. 50c. is now
asked, with 4 dolls. 37c. offered for large lots. We notice
sales of 3,000 bushels of good Pennsylvania red at 1321/,c.
Rye—A lot of Pennsylvania sold at 85c. weight. Corn
rather quiet; 6,000 bushels sold at 90c. for Southern, and
92c. for Pennsylvania yellow, both weight. Oats scarce and
wanted.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

SQUADRON.
MALTA, APRIL 14.—At Lisbon—The Hibernia, 104,
bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, the
Commander-in-Chief; and the America, 50.
At Gibraltar—The Virago w•ar-steamer.
At Barcelona—The Amazon, 26.
At Malta—The Ceylon, 12 (receiving-ship), bearing
the flag of Sir L. Curtis, second in command, and Su-
perintendent of Malta Dockyard; the Belleisle, 74; the
Spartan, 26; the Mutine, 10; the Research (surveying-
cutter), the Locust steam sloop, and Wee Pet steam-tug.
At Corfu—The Meteor steam-sloop.
At the Pincus of Athens—The Albion, 90; the Rod-
ney, 90; the Vanguard, 84; the Fautome, 16; and the
Benetta (surveying-vessel).
At Constantinople—The Hecla war-steamer.
At Beyrout—The Harlequin, 16.
MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. '
At Malta—The Spitfire, Ardent, and Flamer; and on
her way thither from Marseilles, the Volcano.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S

MEDITERRANEAN PACKETS.
At Malta, the Ariel and the Ripon. On her way to
Malta from Southampton and Gibraltar. the Tagus. On
her way from the ports of the continent of Italy to
Southampton, the Tiger. Between Trebisond and Con-
stantinople, the Erin. At Southampton, the Indus,
Pottinger, Oriental, Achilles, Montrose, Royal Tar, and

Iberia.
MOVEMENTS AT THE PORT OF MALTA SINCE
THE STH OF APRIL.
The Belleisle arrived from Corfu on the 6th, and is
loading Indian meal for Cork, with which, and some mili-
tary invalids, she will take her departure this week.
The Bonetta sailed on the Bth to resume her surveying
labours in tke Archipelago, in the waters of Skyros,
where the Volage (hourly expected from England) will
immediately join her.
The Locust returned from the Piraeus of Athens on
the 13th, but brings no intelligence of importance touch-
ing the Turco-Greek question. In all probability the
Sultan will detain all Greek vessels at the Dardanelles
until the required satisfaction be given to him, which
will tend to distress the ports of the continent of Italy
and France requiring corn, of which the vessels of
Greece are the chief carriers from the Danube and the
Black Sea.
The Ariel returned from Alexandria at ten o'clock last
night, bringing the India passengers and mail, with the
heavy portion of which the Ripon (whose defects have
been made good) will be dispatched this evening to
Southampton; whilst the Spitpire will carry on to Mar-
seilles this morning the mails for England by the over-
land route.
The Flamer arrived last night from Patras and the
lonian Islands; and the Tagus, from Southampton, and
the Volcano, with the overland mail from Marseilles, are
hourly looked for. The Arid will carry on the latter to
Alexandria.
The Louisa cutter yacht sailed yesterday for the Levant.
The Mutine will probably be ordered to Smyrna,
where, for some time past, there has been no British
ship- of- war stationed.
A line-of-battle ship, supposed to be French, pass( d
Malta for the eastward on the 11th.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22.—We have received letters
from Rear-Admiral Dacres' squadron, and Cape papers
to the 20th of February, from which we glean the fol-
lowing with respect to the wreck of the Thunderbolt
steam-sloop, Commander Boyle:
" Port Elizabeth, Feb. 4.
" Yesterday evening, at about five o'clock, the smoke
of a steamer was seen over the Sandy Point, apparently
rounding Cape Receife, and nearly at the same time the
retort of five or six guns was heard at intervals. The
inhabitants were all on the qui vine, supposing it pro-
bable that this steamer was the bearer of the new Gover-
nor (Sir Henry Pottinger), and the guns, therefore,
excited no particular attention. Soon afterwards she
was made out to be the Thunderbolt, rather close in
shore, and although to all appearance with all her steam
up. she appeared to be making but little way, and
obe deep in the water. As she neared the anchorage,
,t was discovered that her ensign was reversed, atd tt ea
or the first time it became evident that some accident
had happrni.d. tier close approach to the shore excited
tilt alarm of the st.eetators, when in a few m'nutes it
proved to be the mention to he.tch her, and aecorditlglv
~he grounded in an upright position, some distance out,
nearly opposite the flaaketis River. The port boat had
teen for some time alongside of her ; other boats also
put off to her assistance. The first which returned
brought the unwelcome intelligence that she had struck
on one of the outer points of Cape Receife, had passed
over the rock. but that immediately afterwards six feet
of water were found on sounding the wells, and that it
was with great difficulty she had been kept afloat. This
morning she is in the same position, and the weather
being very mild, exertions are being made to save and
land her stores, &c., but scarcely any hopes arc enter-
tained of getting her off. She had been sent round from
Simon's Bay for the 90th regiment, and had only two or
three steerage passenger:."
The Graham's Town Journal says—" As this unto-
ward disaster will no doubt become the subject of ill-
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was off the land."
The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Ad-
miral Deem:, sailed from Simon's-bay to Algoa Bay
on the 11th of February, to render assistance to the
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Commander Dacres, and the Snake,
were the only vessels of the squadron in Simon's Bay
when the Wellesley left (the 20th of February).
The Myrtle steam-vessel Second Master Balliston, re-
turned The Sheerness.tolideearyuiftr,oml,,
Commander Slack, is receiving a
coating of composition, which is expected to havo die
effect of presenting
bottom.

A Yucatan paper gives the follo:%ing list as the squa-
dron irt,,nded to attack the Castle of St. JtV.II d'Unoa
Cumberland, 44 ; Br.tain, 44 ; Potomac, 44 ; John
Adams, 20 ; St. Mary, 20 ; Albany, 20 ; Porpoise, 1.0
and steamers, Princeton, 10-; Mississippi, 10 ;