The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-23 00:00:00

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY Mon/Gila.
The United States steam-ship Washington, Cap-
tain Cavendy, arrived off Cowes this morning, en
route to Bremen, bringing 80 passengers, dates from
New York to the 9th instant, and a small quantity
of specie for France.
There is no political news of importance.
The Senate had passed a bill granting 1,500,000
acres of land to Mississippi for railway purposes.
The favourable news from Europe had strength-
ened the New York stock market. Money was in
good demand. Cotton dull, shippers being un-
willing to purchase at present rates. The market
for flour and grain very unsettled, with a tendency
downwards, holders of grain being anxious sellers.

The Espana quotes the following, dated Valladolid,
12th instant :—" A letter from Burgos announces
that the stage coach cowing from our city was
stopped, on the 11th instant, by the band of the Bro-
thers Ilicrros. They seized on a box of jewellery
and another containing 2,000 ducats, but treated
the strangers with their usual politeness. Unfortunately
for them, they were overtaken by one of the numerous
detachments and lost in the recontre with the nephew
of Villalain, in whose possession was found a sum of
7,800 reale."

A letter from Belgrade in the Augsburg Gazette
says :—"We learn from good authority that the
rectors of the Austrian Steam Navigation Company
of the Danube have sent a circular to the captains
of all their vessels, prohibiting them, in the most
rigorous manner, from rendering any assistance of
any nature, or under any c!rcumstance whatever,
to the French steamer the Lyonnais, navigating
the Danube and its tributary streams. Notwith-
standinr the authority of the source from which
we derive this information, such a prohibition is so
repugnant to the spirit of the age that we must
still doubt the existence of so strange a document."

RAISING OF TIIE AMERICAN SHIP

CONSTITUTION.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

It will be remembered that during the past year the
large American ship Constitution, Captain Britton, after
the termination of her voyage from New .York and
landing her passengers in the river, was discovered to
be on fire, and all efforts to save her were unavailing.
She was eventually scuttled near Rock Ferry, in the
Mersey. Part of her cargo was then recovered, the
hull was sold, and several futile attempts to raise her
were made. Ultimately she was lifted ; but from some
inadvertency, or other cause, she rolled over, and be-
came unmanageable; subsequently, with the high springs,
she fl rated on to a bank in the middle of the river,
whence she was removed to the beach near Eastham
Ferry, and there lay for months a perfect derelict, none
venturing to undertake her removal, and it was fully
expected she must be broken up. The purchaser, Mr.
W. L. Sutherbury, placed himself in the hands of Mr.
Charles Gray, of the Liverpool Steam Tug Company,
who has raised not less than 20 ships within the last
few pars. It is no light matter to conceive the turn-
ing over a vessel nearly 1,700 tons burthen, but this
Mr. Gray accomplished with only two lighters. Hav-
ing ascertained her weight and capacity by measure-
ment, he succeeded in slinging her by holes cut in her
stem and stern posts, at about her water draught. -By
these, with cha'ns, he attached his lighters, whin
were athwartship.. On th© lifting, the upper portiou,
which was virtually the bottom, being the heavier body,
turned on the axis thus simply attained. She was
again replaced on the beach, but on this occasion in ship
fashion. Having been thoroughly cleansed and exi
amined, she was towed down the Mersey on Thursday,
and placed in the Sandon Graving Duck. Thousands
of people had congregated on the piers and quays to
witness her arrival, and after a salute and many hearty
cheers she was safely moored.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 22.—APPOINTMENTS.—Lieut.
A. H. Gilmore (1856), to the Excellent, gunnery ship,
at Portsmouth.

Mate C. D. Inglis (1854), to the Excellent.
Second Master E. Spence to the Brunswick, 80, screw
steam-ship, at Devonport.
Paymaster R. W. Warwick (1854), to the Cossack,
20, screw steam corvette, at Portsmouth.

Assistant Paymaster H. Millett (1855), to the Im-
pregnable, 104, flag-ship at Devonport.

SHEERNESS, AUG. 22.
We regret to state that our gallant commander-in-
chief was taken ill with alarming symptoms, at about 9
o clock last night, at his residence. The flag lieutenant
was despatched to Chatham by land for the purpose of
telegraphing to London for the family physician of the
gallant admiral. The steam tender Wildfire was ordered
up to the Stroud station pier, in the river Medway, to
facilitate the physician's arrival. Up to noon a little
change for the better had taken place. 4 p.m.—We are
happy to say the gallant admiral has been considerably
relieved. Dr. Johnson arrived here at about 3.30 p.m.,
from London. The symptoms are still of a dangerous
character.

Mr. E. Walmsley has received his appointment from
the Board of Trade as chief engineer of the Insolent, and
Mr. E. W. Rowland is also appointed second engineer.
Mr.Walmsley leaves the Cochin gun-boat, Mr. Rowland
the Hasty gun-boat.

An Admiralty circular was promulgated yesterday at
Sheerness announcing to all pensioners serving in ordi-
nary that all invalid pensioners would be discharged
from active service and ordered to retire on their pen-
sions. All long-service pensioners were to undergo a
medical survey, to ascertain if they were physically
capable of doing their respective duties ; if so, they
would be allowed to remain, but the extra 3J. per day
granted them by the Admiralty warrant whilst serving
during the war should be discontinued, or they were
permitted to claim their discharge immediately if pre-
ferred.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—Daring a strong wind yesterday
afternoon the Trafalgar's boat was capsized close under
the stern of the ship, by which J. Griffiths, a seaman
pensioner, and a woman named Maycock were drowned.
The body of Griffiths has been recovered, and is now on
board the Formidable awaiting an inquest. Maycock's
body has not yet been found.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 22.
The Bacchante, Springfield, and Chance, arrived yea-
terday from the Crimea, with stores. The two first-
named left to-day for the eastward.

The Gorgon, '6, paddle-sloop, Commander To wsey,
arrived last night from the eastward, and left today for
Plymouth.
The Vigilant, 6, screw despatch vessel, Commander
Armitage, arrived last night from a cruise.
The Sprightly, steam-vessel, Master Commander G.
Allen, which had left for Plymouth with supernumeraries,
had to put back yesterday on account of the weather.
She left again to-day.

The Istamboul, steam•transport, arrivod this morning
from Ireland.

The Transit, steam-troop-ship, Commander Johnson,
was paid off to-day.
The Sardinian corvette Aquila, 30 guns, and the
Dutch frigate De Ruyter, 50 guns, both left Spithead
to day for their respective destinations.
The Imperial, steam-transport, arrived this afternoon
from the Crimea, with stores.

The Cruiser, i 7, was taken out of the dock to-day,
and the Flying Fish, 6, was taken in.

CHATHAM, AUGUST 22.
The depot of the 37th Regiment, attached to the pro-
visional battalion, has been ordered to furnish all the
available men of the depot, who are to proceed to Cey-
lon, where they will join the head-quarters of their re•
giment. Major J. R. Heaton, 37th Regiment, who
has returned from Scutari, has joined the depot of this
corps at Chatham barracks.

This morning a Chelsea board of officers, of which Dr.
J. R. Taylor, C. 8., principal medical officer at Fort Pitt,
was the president, was held at the superintendent's
office, Invalid depot, Brompton, when sixty non•oom-
missioned officers and men, invalids from the Crimea and
India, the whole of whom are unfit for further service,
were ordered to be discharged. Each man will receive
a pension according to his length of service and the na-
ture of his wounds, and will be sent to his home at the
expense of the Government.