The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, 10 A.M.
The Royal Moil steam-ship Asia has arrived,
with advices from New York to the sth of March,
and $559,747 specie ou freight.
She has brought no tidings of the Pacific.
The steam-ship Arago, from Southampton, ar•
rived at New York on the Ist instant, and the
Baltic, hence, on the 4th.
In the Senate, on the 3d inst., a bill was passed
authorising the construction of 10 sloops of war•
While debating the subject several members stated
that the proposed increase had no reference to a
threatened war with England, but the vessels were
really needed for the protection of American com•
Melee.

Mr. Crampton had written a letter to the editor
of the National Intelligencer, stating that he W
not instructed by Lord Clarendon to submit a pro-
position to arbitrate the Central American ques-
tion, but only to inform Mr. Marcy . that such s
proposal had been made to Mr. Buchanan.
The Washington correspondent of the Ilerald
writes on the 3d instant :

"A good deal of excitement was created in the Cab'•
net to-day in consequence of an article which appeared
in the London Morning Post of February 12, proposing
an alliance between England and France to suppress
American filibustering, and the article proposed also
the propriety of increasing the fleets of England and
France in the vicinity of Central America, and to put
in force the right of search of all suspected American
vessels, in the same manner as it is exercised in the case
of African slavers. The Cabinet had a protracted nee•
sloe to-day, when the article above referred tc received
their attention."

Advices from Vera Cruz to the 22d ult. report
that the Castle of Ulloa pronounced in favour of
Haro y Tamariz on the night of the 12th, and on the
13th notified to the citizens of Vera Cruz that if
they did not surrender by noon the city would be
bombarded. A t half-past 12 o'clock, the city not
having surrendered, the Castle opened fire on it,
and continued for an hour ; two persons were
wounded, and some little damage was done to
buildings. On the 12th the French frigate Pena' ,
lope came up from Sacrificios, and anchored be-
tween the Castle and the city. Nothing fur'
ther occurred until the 19th, when tho war
steamer Guerrero came in to tow out the Da'
tional ship Guadaloupe, and then the Castle
fired into her for fifteen minutes, five shots
taking effect, killing the first lieutenant and four
men, and wounding seven others. In the mean'
time a bomb from Fort Santiago fell in. the castle,
blowing up an ammunition chest, killing and
wounding 16 men. On the 20th, at half-past five
p.m., the castle surrendered to the city.
We have accounts from Havannah to the 290
ult. The peace news from Europe was well te'
calved. The city was healthy. Sugars had attj
vanced in price.
The New York commercial advices state that the
tone of the English journals in their discussions of
American affairs was considered less belligerent,
and conduced to the opinion that there is no proba',
bility of a collision between England and America.
The money market was gradually growing easier.
Capital was very abundant, at 7 to 10 per cent. for
choice to fair mercantile paper. The stock market
was heavy, and genera!ly depressed.
Exchange on England had advanced to 91 per
cent. Continental bills were firm.

The cotton market was dull, but without quot-
able change in prices.
Flour had advanced 12-12 to 25 cents per barrel,
with but little doing for export.
No change to report in the iron market.
The market for pork was 25c. lower, with less
inquiry. _ _

PreTglits remained firm.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.
MALTA, MARCH 11.
The aspect of Malta is anything but pacific just
now ; munitions of war and troops are,forwarded
with unabated activity to the East. 4,500 wee
wen) sent from hero last week ; and from persons
who appear capable of judging I hear the verf
highest accounts of their training and high state of
discipline. Very great praise is due to Sir John
Pennefather and his staff for their attention, not
only to the drill of these men, but to their coin'
fort ; for they looked not only smart soldiers, hut
contented, happy men, proud of themselves, and
delighted at, leaving for the Crimea. The depar-
ture of the various steamers was a most exhilarating
sight—such playing of bands, cheering, hurrahing,
more like starting to a wedding than to a fight.
Beside the 4,500 men which have been sent to the
Crimea other 3,000 are ready to embark.
Various &ranges have been made among the
depots, so as t© make room for the Italian Legion,
which are to disembark at Fort Manoel. peace
appearS to be very unpopular both among officers
and soldiers ; they look upon it as a personal in-
jury. They all • appear to be in fighting humour,.
and will be sadly disappointed if they do not have
another campaign.
Mr. Mali. (a Freemason) has proposed to erect a
solid block of marble to the "Memory of the bre'
thren who have lost their lives in the Eastern ex-
pedition in 1854 and following years," to be raised by
Freemasons of Malta and the united services. The
proposition has been at once responded to with
that liberality which always distinguishes the
brethren, more especially those of Malta. The
cenotaph is to be placed in the Crimea, and will
consist of one solid bjock of marble 7 feet long by
3 high and 3i wide, weighing over 4 tons. Mr.
Muir is appointed treasurer, as he formerly was to
procure the handsome present made by the brigade
of Guards to the Uni( n, No. 588, ou their passing
through Malta in 1854.
Orders have been received from England to collect
in the Crimea all the bodies that can be found of
the officers of the Guards, and have them interred
at Cathcart's Hill.

The Hon. Sir Montague Stopford, Port Admiral,
has been very ill with the gout, and confined to
his room ; but the duties have been most efficiently
carried out by the ever•active and energetic Sir
Houston Stewart, who proved himself so eminently
calculated for the post in 1854. He now, in the
absance of Sir E. Lyons, commands the fleet, and
never was a fleet happier or in a more efficient state.
The Great Britain brought about 1,100 of the
Italian Legion, and they are now displaying their
persons and uniforms in our streets. She brought
also some 30 bullocks, the contractors having ob-
tained from the admiral several steamers to procure
cattle on their paying the cost of the vessel. They
have been successful in procuring cattle from Italy.
The King of Naples has again permitted, for a
limited time, the exportation of biscuit and, mac-
caroni, on the payment of a trifle export duty.
The rebellion in Tripoli being arranged, we shall
have greater facilities for procuring cattle from
that country. Mr. Hamilton, who it was said had
been sent to Constantinople in chains, is still in
that country.
Capt. Goldsmith, C. 8., came a passenger in the
Firebrand, to proceed to England to take charge of
Chatham Dockyard. Capt. Pym, of the Firebrand,
took charge of the Sidon, vice Goldsmith.
Capt. Giffard, of the Leopard, has been invalided,
and proceeded to England. Her first lieutenant
takes her to the Black Sea, so there are two vacan-
cies for captains, one in the Leopard and one in the
Firebrand.

The Beagle, Lieut. Hewitt, had to put back,
from slight damage to her machinery.
Mr. o,lger, boatswain of the St. Jean d'Acre,
was tried for drunkenness, and reduced one grade ;
but no court-martial could have been more flatter-
ing, for both his captain and commander spoke in
the highest terms of him, and he is stated to be the
best boatswain in the service. The St. Jean d'Acre
has gone to the Black Sea, calling en route at
Athens.

The Higliflyer has also gone, taking with her the
Hon. Mrs. Grey, wife of the admiral at Constanti-
nople. _

The French fleet, cn route to the eastward, passed
our island a few days since.

We have also numbers of small screw steamers
calling here en route to the Crimea, with all sort of
ventures. Some I fear will be failures, from the
market being overstocked. However, should they
fail at Constantinople, there is plenty of work for
screw steamers in the Mediterranean, and if only
common prudence is adopted they must realise
large profits. _ _ _

.March 12.—The steamer Grecian, from Liver-
pool, and the Thalia arrived this morning.

Tt.TRIN, March 16.—The news of the birth of a
Prince, the son, of the Emperor Napoleoß 111.,
which reached here this morning, was received with
great satisfaction by the Piedmentese people. King
Victor Emmanuel immediately sent M. Polenzo,
his Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the French re-
presentative to offer him his congratulations."

Le Nord affirms that the question of the Asiatic
frontier is revolved, as far as concerns the restitu-
tion of the districts occupied by the Russians. The
Litter will restore Kars, the Turks will evacuate
Mingrelia, and so the status quo ante will be re-
stored. " Only the presence of M. Manteuffel
waited for, in order to the signature of the fiat
protocol of peace.",

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ult. report
a favour of
, and on the
Cruz that If
;y would he
the city not
d. fire on it,
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as done to
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tho war
nit the Da'
the Castle

five shots
nt and four
a the mean'
i. the castle,
killing and
Lail-past five

Y•
to the 290
7as well tte'
ars had a4j

ate that the
iscussions of
belligerent,
is no proba-,
❑d America.
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:ARCH 11.

pacific just
.e for wardea

4,500 mou
'rorn persons
ear the very
bigh state Of
to Sir Johu
tention, not
o their corn-
soldiers, but
'selves, and
The depar-
exhilarating
, hurrahing,
u to a fight.
sent to the
.k.

among tho
Tian Legion,
loci. Peace
nong ofllcer3
person,tl in-
vg humour,.
do not have

3d to erect
r of the bre-
Eastern ex-
be raised by
rvices. The
led to with
zuishes the
[alta. The
[ea, and will
feet long by
tons. Mr.
nerly was to
• the brigade
:heir passing

6lld to collect
be found of
Lem interred

Drt Admiral,
confined to
st efficiently
nergetic Sir
so eminently
now, in the
ie fleet, and
Ecient state.
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flaying their
She brought
s having oh-
I'S to procure
.ssel. They
from Italy.
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tit and mac-
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cattle from
vas said had
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mgcr in the
lie charge of
Firebrand,
th.

a invalided,
lieutenant
5 two -mean-
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► put back,

can d'Acre,
one grade ;
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ler spoke is
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en route at

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should they
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) birth of a
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Polenzo,
French re-
dons."

the Asiatic
the restitu-
ssians. The
ill evacuate
will be re-
lanteuffel
of the fire