The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

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M AY EN IN G NAY 5 1856.

Nava,: and' Military liatethf,reace.

' The Imperatriz steam tranapor*, Captain Cox, re-
turned to. Spithead from the Russian port Libau 'on Fri-
, day evening, ,having landed the, late prisoners of war
there, 1,136 in number. The Imperatriz left Spithead
on the night of the 19th of April, anti arrived at Lit)au.
on ithe • 25th—little more than five days r landed the
Prisoners, and left for Spithead the nextrday ; stopped
24 hours at Elsin,ore to coal, and arrived at Spithead on
Friday night last, thus making the voyage out and home
in 12. days, including all, stoppages, disembarcation,
coaling, &c.. This is the --aborteet voyage ever made to
Russia.. The Russian officers were highly pleased with
the Ship and their treatment onboard, and had invited
her officers to a grand. ball, hut, as .the ship could net
be detained, Captain Cox and, his officers were con-,
strained to decline. We are requested to publish the
following testimonial to Captain Cox : •
• " Steamer Imperatriz, Li ban, April 26, 1856.
"We, the Russian officers returning- to our native coun-
try, are desirous of expressing the extreme satisfaction we
have have crjOyed.On board her .latajesty's ship•lmperatrii, on
her voyage from England to;the Russian port Libau, not
only froin the hospitable treatment and attention to our
comforts manifested by Captain Cox and all under. his
command, butliorn his conduct to all the prisoners of war,
1;136 in number, on board, which has been universally-
courteous 4nd obliging, and we sincerely take leave of him
with earnest hopes for his future welfare. '
" Signed in the,name of Prince Curosoff and 40 Russian
officers), " GUSIAF G RA HN, Liontenant-Colonel.
"To Captain Henry T. Cox, her Majesty's .
steam-transport Imperatriz."
The steam-transport Great Western, N0..6, Captain
Dayton. arrived at Spithead last evening, from the East.
The Ad vice'and Nautilus sailed on Friday foi- Queeni-
town and Phi-I'w uth. The Vesuvius, 6, paddle-aloop,'
Commander 11 ore, returned to Spithead on 'Friday
• evening from Plymouth.
Tire Ss. Vincent., 101, three-decker, Capt. G. A. Eliott,
is ordered to prepare for sea. It is reported she is going
to the Crimea to brieg home a portion of the army. As
she has no lower deck guns in she will be able- to carry
from 1,000 to 1,200 sokiers comfortably in addition to
her crew. •
The now ecrew two-decker Victor Emmanuel, 91, was
undoeked at Portsinout,h oa. Saturday, and the Eurya-
lus, 51, Captain Ramsay, taken in to refit.
The .Megalra, 6, screw st-,am trooo-fiigate, Commander
Johnston, is ordered to be paid off, but not dismantled.
'The Clatter), 14, steam battery, Captain Cumming,
was paid off on Saturday afternoon._
Tie Tartar, 21, Captain Dunlop.; Archer, 14, Captain
Heatheote ; Falcon, 17, Commander Pullen ; and B
silisk, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Crofton, are ordered
to prepare for sailing.
It was the Powerful, 84, Captain Massie, that was at
Havannali on the 2d , and not the Calcutta.
,The steam transport Jura, No. 14, Captain Moodie,
arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from the Crimea,
with the T Battery, No. 3 Company, 9th Battalion of
lito al Artillery, comprisi-ag Captains R.• P. Radcliffe
and Addington, Lieutenants Johnstone and Talbot, •
Assistant-Surgeon Hopwood, 234 men, and 201 horses,
whom she lately t sole out friar Liverpool. Tee
follow-
ing passengers have rOso come borne in the Jura : 1

V:t,trinary-Surgeon Brennan, Royal Artillery ; two ser-
vants and on horse ; Captain Wolfe, Royal Artillery,
and one servant; Captain GraUt. 16th If:ricers, one
eervant, and•ltwo horses ; Lieut. Neave, 31 Dragoon
Cxuards, and one servant ; Captain Glyn and Balfour,- of
the Rifle Brigade; Maj )1- Finch arid Lieut. Sanderson,
of the 63'.h.; Captain Hay, of the 621 ; Lieut. Hope, of
the let Royals ' • Messrs. Ferguson, -- Davie, and J.
H. Robertson, Sergeant H. Torn, R. A., Gunner Mar-
shall, Private Milling. let Dragoon Guards, foar wo-
men and two children.

Tho pa,1.11,..whe,1 &,t-arn-fricrates Mloicienne, 16, Cap-
tain N. Vansittart, and Vulture, 6, Captain Frederick
H. H. Gla,sse, sailed from Plymouth on Friday for Ire-
land, with more than 200 Coastguardsmen frem ships in
the Sound,

The crew of the steam corv. tte Esk, 21, Captain Sir
R. I. Le M. M'Clure, are to he htilkerl, and the vessel
taken to Keyhatn Docks to be fumigated.
The CambriAn' 40, and the Amethyst, 26, at Devon-
port, are ordered to be put in commission ; the latter
waq towed from her rnooring4 to the jetty on Saturday.
The screw steam transport Sydney, No. 70, Captain
Macnamara, arrived in Plymouth S.:und on Saturday
evening, from Jersey; with 1 sejeaut and 120 rank and
file, from tbeld h Regiment, f ,r Halifax.

, •
The General Screw nnpany's steam-ship Argo, No.
Si. Captain amson, will probably sail from Southampton
thiq (lay, for the East.

•
The Hawke, 60, screw steam-ship, Captain Erasmus
Ommanney, has arriverl at Sheerness from Pot tirnouth ;
also, the Plover, gunboat, Lieut.-Commander Keith
Stewart, from Spithead ; the Manly, gun-boat, Lieut.-
Commander W. Arthur ; the Seagull, gun-boat, Lieut.-
Commander M. F. ; and the Spanker, gun-
'mat, Lieut.-Commander G. S. Bosanquet..
Admiralty orders have arrived at Sheerness to dis-
Mantle and pay off ths, officers add crows (except•the
men entered for c.mtinuous services) of tholoilowing
ships, viz.:—Toe Hawke, CO guu,4, screw steam-ship,
Capt. E. Ommanney ; the Russell, 60 guns', screw steam-
ship, Capt. F. Scott ; the Horatio, 8 gun, screw steam-
ship, Captain the Hon. A. A.. Cochrane, C. 8., and the
Volage, store-ship, Master-Commander J. C. Hutchings,
now in ,ick quarters at Melville Hospital.
The Wasp, 14 guns, screw steam-sloop, of•100-horse
power (nominal), the Brilliant, 20 guns, and the Per-
siaO,. 12-gun sloop, now at Sheerness, are ordered to be
immediately brought forwar.l for commission, as their
serviCe4 are immediately required.
The Trusty, 14 guns, floating battery, Captain F. A.
CaMpbell, 'was paid off and put out of commission at
Sheerness on Saturday last.
It is reported that the 15th Hussars will shortly move
to Ireland from Manchester.
• The 7th Hussars will proceed from York to replace
the 6th Dragoons, destined for India.
•The 31 Jager Rifle Corp=, stationed on. Maker Heights,
under command of Col. Het•ry 0. Bowles, was dispersed
suddenly on Saturday la-t. Companies No. 1 and 4 were
sent to Devonport, Company No. .2 to Plymouth Citadel,
and Company No. 6to Drake's Island. One company
has been stationed as Boviand from the first arrival of
the corps at Plymouth Garrison.

Alec, the servants of the Eng Hilt consular agent, in his
absence, had hoisted the English flag in honour of the
French and their rejoieings). Then the crowd went to
the Protestant church and school of the English bishop,
and broke the boll, which bed been hung up after the ar-
rival of the firmau of equality'and pulled down part of
the wall, beike the wireloNts .and frames, and burnt the
books. Finding the f;itlier 'of, the Chojebish of the Pro-
tesitant3 (an old man of 80)' they Wonnded him, and beat his
wife with a stick (a helpless old woman). • Next, they at-
tacked the Greek chuicle plundered its vessels, broke the
woodwork, anal burnt the books: Next, they attacked the
house of the Greek deacon, Niphon, and plundered it. lie
was absent, having been sent fur and protected by Abl-el
Fetch Age Mineser. They foam] Christians; wounded them
and left them for de id. Next, they attacked the .house
of the Etiglish consul,broke the door with axes,
plUndered and broke everything, tore down the English
flag, and dragged it through .the streets ; entered the morn
of the consul's wife ; found Simon Cewar, father of Said,
Prussian agent, killed him, wounding him with swords,
axes, and dabs (there were found on him 28 wounds),
dragged him to the stables, and there left him. They took
all the jewellery of the coastera wife, an:} her clothes,
leavine re:thing in the house of the least value ; broke even
the English iron plough, and they then killed the acting
Pfussiee agent, in the houserOf the Etiglish consular e.gent
and tore down the She, •
Sech,is the honour the European:
Ftates have from 'slain. Then they attacked the house of
Mr. Zeller, clergyman of the English Church, a PrusSian
subject, plundered it, broke open the boxes and cupboards,
wounded his servant liaimah; who new lies et the point
of death. (They left none of the wounded until they be-
lieved them de trl.) Mr. Zeller'e house was left desolate,
and they would have killed him had they found him.
' Next, they made an attack nil the house of the Prussian
egent to plunder it, not sat:sued with the slaughter of his
father, but some of the people,;of the quarter defended the
house, and after three atteeksAbey were repulsed, but they
fired with bill at the wiudowi until hey destroyed them.
All this time they knew not that e*three were absentee
but wished to kill us and the miesionays Afarwards they
attacked the Governme ithense in order to kill Mr. Lyde,
who had inadeort, ir,ly killed the dumb man. The gates
were shot, and after in vde tying to break thorn open with
stories they retired. The rest of the Christians were con-I
sealed in the houses of Moslems, and most likely paid them
the price of their Wood for their safety, and what of their
houses were plundered we know not, or what insults were
offered to wernen, or what other mischief. Oh, day of
terror, aaful day ! the like of it has not happened since
the risine of Islam upon the Christians in Aleppo ! Where
are the Eegeish, where aie the French and the Sardinians,
who have shed their tdoo,t to uphold the power of Islam,
ant to give liberty to the Christians of the Feist ? They
have spilt th•iir bl :0:i in vain. Their toil has gene in
ernptin• is. Pharaoh will not let Israel go. Tfe will not let
tie m go—he will not let them go. He will lay on them a
greater aid heavier yoke. Atrhe has seen a day like this?
A. whole say, about 10,000, rise on 503 miserable Chris-
tiaus ! Who, knowing the Moslems of Nablous for several
years past, would have expected a day like this; or, hear-
ing of it, could restrain his eyes from toers of sorrow?
The feelings of Islam towards the Christians are now made
known : it is seen they W(11.11/.1 rob them of their lives, their
property, and honour. Ms), this be known to all. Alas !
alas ! had we liberty to w. ire all. But it is enough that
you have boon iu this country, and have heard and seen the
day of Coseon and R•iphidea, and what is the of
the Mel :ms, and what the condition of the government.
Memorandum of the canes of the conception and birth of
this evil and nn it lerens eoison Ist, The chief cause is the
firwan of equality—viz., the Hatti Sheriff; they cursed him
who commando:l it ; t hey said, " The ruled need not obey
when the ruler is rebellious;" this firusan is contrary to
our religion. 2d, They dislike having consular agents in
their towns, or that they should have silver sticks carried
befo:e them ; for they love not to honour Christians,
or the establishment or their rights, with protection from
injury ; aud because :dso the consuls male kuown acts of
oppression to the Go vereme it. 3.1, The Greeks built a
new house beside their church. The Effendi requite:l a
bribe, and they would not eive it, bat proceeded with their
4th, The ringing of the bell in the Protestant
Church--this was to them unendurable. sth, The hoisting
of the Sings three days in honour of the French rejoicings,
and the acrid rot al death of the dumb men. This trencher-
ons snake, bre 1 long before, came forth with its burning
venom. Thus wo have briefly written what might have
been much longer, and now the Government, through its
weakness, dos nothing. Nablous has risen in rebellion.
It is feared it may break out else where. Tee people o!
Jerusalem are in a state of alarm.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 4.

By the United States' mail steam-ship Washing-
ton, Capt. Cavendy, which arrived off Cowes this
morning, en route from New York to Bremen, with
the German, French, and English mails, we have
dates from New York to the 19th tilt.

The Washington brings 183 passengers, and on
freight about 150,000 cols. in specie, principally
for Loudon, and the usual cargo.
The Collins' mail steam ship Baltic arrived at
Now York from Liverpool on the 18th ult.

The steam-ship G6orge Law, from -Aspinwall,
with the semi-monthly mails and nearly 1,500;000
dols. in treasure from California, had arrived at
New York. The Aspinwall Courier of the sth ult.
states that Col. &Wessinger, at the head of 400
troops, was defeated near San Jose by 500 Costa
Ricans, under Gen. Mora. Twenty Americans
were taken prisoners and shot. 'rho Costa. Rican
army was about to enter Nicaragua. The state-
ments as to the result of the battle aro conflicting.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
fierald, in alluding to the Costa Rica war, say's—
" That despatches from Col. Wheeler to the Govern.
ment mention that Col. Sehlessinger'3 retreat was not
a defeat of the Costa Ricans, but a stroke of successful
policy, superinduced by the largely-overwhelming force
of the enemy."

The same correspondent says--
"Among the official documents received from Oregon
is a letter from Joel Palmer' Superintendent of Indian
Affairs, who, confirming the statements of Governor
Curry, says, Toe present difficulty in Southern Oregon
is wholly attributable to the acts of the white adding,
cannot but feel it is our duty to a lopt such measures
as will tend to secure the lives of these Indians, and
maintain the guarantee secured by treaty stipulations.
The future will prove that this war has been forced upon
these Indians against their will, and that, too, by a set of
reckless vagabonds, for pecuniary and politiCal objects,
sanctioned by a numerous population who regard the Tre-
asury of the United States as a legitimate object of plunder.
The Indians in that district have been driven to despe-
ration by acts of cruelty against their people. Treaties
have been violated, and k ots of barbarity committed by
those claiming to be citizens that would disgrace the
most barbarous nations of the earth. If none but those
who perpetrated such acts were to be affected by this
ear we might look upon it with indifference ; but un-
happily this is not the case.' "

Advices from Havannah are to the 11th ult.
The man who attempted to take the life of the
Archbishop of Cuba was to be garotted. The
cause of the attempt is said to have arisen out of
the denunciations of the archbishop from the pulpit
of certain Spanish hidalgos, who were living in
open concubinage with their own slaves. The ag-
gregate number of Asiatic labourers which have
arrived at the island since the importation com-
menced is 4,066. In addition 390 of the unfortu-
nate creatures had been lost by disease, accidental
drowning, and suicide before reaching Cuba.
In the New York money trarketforeign exchange
continued firm. Thu.() wore but few bills in the
market, but with a continued large business in
cotton at the southern ports tae market would
ultimately become well supplied. The quotations
for bankers' bills on London at 60 days' sight was
1091 ; Paris, 6 181 to 5 16.1; Antwerp, 5 18i to
5 17:5 ; Amsterdam, 41 to 41k ; Hamburg, 36i to
361 ; Bremen, 78i to 781; FrAnkfort, 41 to 411.
The stock market during the week was active, but
subject to heavy/fluctuations. Government stocks
were held at high rates and very little business
was done. The cotton market continued firm, with
sales of about 2,000 to 2,500 hales, closing at about
11c. to 114 e. for middling Uplands. Flour, with
fair sales, was firmer, and in some cases sold at 61c.
to 12Ac. per ban el advance. At the close, how-
ever, the market was less animated. Wheat was
quiet. Small lots of Tennessee red and Southern
white were sold 1 dol. 70c. to 1 do!. Bth. Rye was
at 91c. for Pennsylvania, and 93c. to 95c. asked for
northern. Corn ranged from 63c. to 65c. and 66e.
for all kinds of sound qualities. Pork again ad-
vanced, with sales of mess at 17 dole. 50e. to 17
dols. 681 c., and at the the close 17 dole. 75c. were
demanded. Prime sold at 15 dole. 75c. Sugars
were again active and firm, with sales of about
2,200 hogsheads. Coffee was steady, with mode-
rate transactions. Freighti were rather firmer.
Wheat was engaged for Liverpool at 4:ld. in bags,
and, 1,500 barrels of flour were taken at ls. 3d.,
with compressed cotton at ld.
NEW bIZLEANS, APRIL 16.
Cotton firm and very active, the market being stimu-
lated by easier freights. Siles to-day, 17,000 bales.
The quotations for middling are 10c. to 10,1 c. Sugar
is selling for 78c., and the market is firm. Molasses is
quoted at 35c. Flour dull, at 6 dole. to 6 dols. 25e.
pork, 15 dole. 750. Prime
Corn firm, at 53.10. Moss
beef, 9 dole. 6:21-c. Bacon—holders demanding higher
prices. Rio coffee is quoted at 111 c. Sterling exchange,
9 per cent. premium. •

AP :IL 17.
Cotto❑ stiffer ; sales to-day 6,500 baleg, at to for
rnidthiog. Pork, 16 dots. Beef, JO dots. 50e. Coffee,

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 3.
By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw
steam-ship Para, Captain Soy, with the India,
China, and Mediterranean mails, in charge of Liettt.
Robins, R.N., we have dates from Alexandria
April 20, Malta, 24, and Gibraltar, 29.
The Pera brings 109 passengers, and on freight
589 bales of raw silk, 73 bales of wool, 110 bags of
gum, 1.03 cases of cashmere shawls, and 298 pack-
ages of general merchandise. Among the passengers
are M. R. P. de Silver, bearer Of despatches to the
United States; Major Prendergast, Bengal Cavalry;
Generals Luard, C. 8., and S mee, from Madras•and
Bombay ; Captain HollenTon. 60th Rifles ; Colonel
Thompson, R.E., and the Hen. Colonel Wrottea-
leY, from Malta. Sir W. and Lady Gomm, with
Colonel Yates, left Alexandria for England on the
20thi. ult., via Trieste. • Three high bred Arab
horses, the property of his Excellency, have been
brought home in the Para ; one of them is con-
sidered of the purest breed ever imported in this
country. •
The Hon. Mr. Dann, from Van Diemen's Land,
and the Hon. Mr. Forlong, from Melbourne, who
have arrived in London for the purpose of entering
into arrangements for the immediate formation of
a steam postal communication with Australia, were
landed from the Pera at Malta, and proceeded to
England through France.
The Pera during the outward voyage experienced
very severe westerly winds as far as Cape Finis-
ettarre ; in the Mediterranean light headwinds;
Homeward the weather was fine to Cape de G-att ;
from that point to Gibraltar it blew a hard gale
from the westward, which detained her off that
port 20 hours ; afterwards the weather was more
favourable. Although throughout the whole voy-
age from Alexandria the Pera has not experienced
60 hours of fair wind, she has completed the en-
tire pissage in I]. days 11 honr;. On the 26th
ult. 180 miles East of Cape de GA f).
tt, the Per
exchanged colours with the British barque Eliz t,
Thompson, steering eastward ; 29th, 140 miles
south-east of Cape St. Vincent, she spoke the sail-
ing transport Edward, No. 141, which left Gibral-
tar on the previous day in tow of the Steam-tran-
sport Great Western, No. 6. The E lward was
bound for Seiftead, and had on board 120 Russian
guns, On the same day, rip miles south-east
of Cape St. 'Vincent, she -exchanged colours with
the small Swedish steamer Carline-, and the steam-
transport Emperor, No. 67, steering south-east.
On the 30tHult., 40 miles north of St. Vincent,
she spoke the screw-steamer Union, steering south;
also, spoke on the same day the steam-transports
Great Western, No. 6, steering for England ; the
Orinoco, 213, off Epichell, steering S. ; and the
Ripon, No. 25, also steering S. On the Ist inst.,
40 miles N.E. of Cape Finisterro, signalled a large
screw steam-transport, with loss of fore and main-
topmasts, mizentopmast standing, funnel abaft
mainmast, standing S.W., but coal 'ot make out
the number. She had the fore and main course
and the spanker set.

Intelligen,lT from Alicant, in the Gibraltar
Chronicle, states—

• " That the commercial movement of that port has dur-
inz the last few months considerably increased, aid will
in all probability be still more active when t.ha commu-
nications with Madrid have bee❑ facilitated by the con
struction of the railways which will be completed before
the end of the year. The tunnel of Eldo, which has been
confided to a French contractor, has bean entite y
pierced, and work men are now employed in it. The
works in the port are also advancing rapidly, and there
is every rea,on to hope that it will be one of the finest,
as well as one of the safest, on the coast of Spain. The
crops in the province of Alicant are said to give every
promise of abundance. Very little wine had lately been
purchased there for France, as the price had considerably
risen in consequence of the great demand for Italy."
Our intelligence from Gibraltar is to the 29th
ult. A grand funeral service was solemnised on
the 26th in the Roman Catholic chapel for the re-
pose of the souls of those who had fallen during
the late war in the Crimea. The British steamer
Demetrius, 10 days from Hartlepool, arrived at
Gibraltar on the 26th. The steamship British
Queen, five and a quarter days from Liverpool, ar-
rived out on the 25th.

Exchange at Gibraltar for bills on London, at 90 days,
was quoted at Mc. ; Farm, sf. 37c. ; Marseille3, sf. 38c.
Spanish pillared dollars, 8 per cent. pratuium, but there
are none in the market.