The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-27 00:00:00

NOTICE TO MARINERS BOUND TO THE

UNTED STATES.
A new 'anthem has been put on Cape Henlopen Light-
house, lighted with 18 lamps and 18 large refleetors.—Ex-
tract from Detatvare Gazette.
Masters of vessels having to pass on the Bahama Banks
are hereby notified that there is a fixed light on the
Double-head Shot Keys, descernable 18 to 20 miles dis-
tang-a in the night, and 1b in the day. Several vessels
having nearly been lost in taking the above light for one
on the Florida shore.—.. Merchants Transcript (New Or-
teans).

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF
The steam-boat Chester, which left port on Wednesday,
at 10 p.m., for St. Louis, when about 20 miles above the
city collapsed two of her flues with a dreadful explosion.
Three men were thrown overboard, of whom the mate and
one deck hand were drowned ; the third (the second cook)
swam on shore and was saved. Four of the deck hands
were badly scalded, but having received the best attention
will probably recover. None of the passengers were in-
jured. The inspector was on board the Chester previous
to her leaving port, and pronounced the engine and boilers
in good order; there must, however, have been some de-
fect, as an examination showed there was plenty of water
in the boilers, and the boat was running with less than her
usual quantity of steam, we cannot see how any blame can
be laid to the engineer or to the other officers managing
the boat. Captain N. 0. Truard, of the steamer Ajax.
came to the assistance of the Chester, and towed her back
to the city.—Merchants' Transcript (New Orleans).

A BRITISH VESSEL BOARDED AND PLUM.

DERED BY PIRATES.
The following is an extract of a letter received at
Lloyd's, from the master of the Shirling packet, arrived
off Falmouth, from the Cape of Good Hope, which place
she left on the 28th of June, and St. Helena on the 13th
of July
Spoke with the Windermere, Brown, from Calcutta,
sailed on the 4th April, from St. Helena, Bth July, bound
to Liverpool, in lat. 23 40 N., long. 35 W., which had
been boarded in lat. 5 N., long. 23 W., by a Spanish
brig, apparently Baltimore built, with her head and stern
covered with cloth, and armed with six 18-pounders and
one long 32, on a swivel before the foremast, and manned
by about 100 men, thirty of whom boarded the Win-
dermere in a large launch, who were covered with
flannel frocks, which, on a sign from their officer,
they all took off, and underneath which each man had four
pistols and a sword. The officer told Capt. Brown that
as he had lost his bowsprit he must have his (Capt.
Brown's), and with that they drove every one below and
cut at every one that came; in their way. At 8 P.M.,
left the ship taking with them the bowsprit, jib-boom, a
quantity of rope and canvass, the watch and shirts of Capt.
Brown, and sundry other things of his, as also the sea-
man's clothing, and told Capt. Brown not to proceed till
they hoisted a light, which they did shortly after getting
on board, and then steered to the westward, and was out
of sight next morning. The pirate vessel appeared to be
about 300 tons burthen, and sailed very fast. The pirates
several times asked if there were any ladies on board.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Peruvian, bound to Liver-
pool, Bth inst., lat. 34, len. 43; Kingstown,
,Demerara
to Dublin, 14th, lat. 44, lon. 35 ; Canada, of Greeneek,
and Euphemia, St. Domingo to Cork, 16th ; Carthage,
22d, off the Head of Kinsale, by the Lancaster, arrived at
Liverpool ; Malabar, 22d inst., lat. 50, lon. 9, by the
Charles Jones, arrived at Falmouth; Mary, Ray, from St.
Jogo de Cuba, and Hooton, Madras to London, by the
Chieftain, arrived off Falmouth
; Quoen Victoria, lat. 46,
lon. 59; Symmetry, Sunderland to Quebec, 17th ult.,
Ist. 45, ion. 57; Mary Ann, Billon, for St. John's, New
Brunswick, 26th, lat. 48, lon. 46; Eliza, Richardson,
Torbay to Quebec, 30th, lat. 48, lon. 33, by the Ythan,
Pullinger, arrived at Shields ; Seringapatam, London, to
Madras, and Calcutta, 18th ult., lat. 12 N , lon. 20 W.,
which vessel had parted company with the John o'Gaunt
on the 15th ; Emerald, of Liverpool, 25th, lat. 13, ion.
25; Victoria, Monte Video to London, 28th, lat. 19, lon.
14 ; Ocean, Gambia to London, 2d inst., by the Hin-
dostan, arrived off Lymington ; Sherbourn, London to
Brazil, 15th ult., lat. 10, lon. 23; Elvira, Calcutta to
Liverpool, making thirty inches water, Bth inst., lat. 40,
lon. 40 ; Christina, bound to Cork, 12th, lat. 43, lon. 39 ;
Chevalier, Liverpool to Portland, same day ;
Liverpool to Rio Jancira, 20,h, lat. 50, lon. 11, by the
Rothschild, arrived at Liverpool; Mohawk, and Warrior
of Irvine, 15th inst, lat. 47, lon. 27, by the Kent, Elder,
arrived at Liverpool.

LOUIS PHILIPPE AT BOOLOONE,-...Amon,
the incidents connected with Louis Philippe's visit to Boub-
logne, the Boulogne Gazette states that Mr. Mullaney,
wine merchant of that town, who was on horseback, over_
took his Majesty and suite at Mont de Pierre, where his
Majesty had alighted from his carriage. On seeing Mr.
Mullaney, his Majesty crossed over the road and entered
into conversation with him in the most affable manner.
Atter some time the King expressing a desire to despatch
an aide.de-camp to Boulogne, Mr. Mullaney promptly
offered his horse, which was politely accepted by his Ma-
jesty, who proffered in return a seat in his own carriage to
convey Mr. Mullaney to Boulogne. This offer, however,
was modestly declined, but the King still insisting, Mr.
Mullaney accepted a seat in ono of his other carriages,
which was occupied by general officers and ladies of dis-
tinction,