The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-29 00:00:00

SIR SAMUEL BAKER'S AFRICAN EXPEDITION.

Sir Samuel Baker arrived at Alexandria on the 14th.
The Viceroy, says the correspondent of the Daily News,
is very ardent in his desire to suppress the slave trade in
the White Nile region. Great preparations have
been made for the expedition which Sir Samuel
is to lead for that purpose, "As the preliminaries of
the expedition, such as the construction of three small
steamers, Snider guns for some of the troops, and the
purchase of large quantities of Manchester goods and
hardwares, were personally attended to by Sir Samuel
whilst in England, on terms which have caused the
Viceroy the greatest satisfaction, the illustrious traveller
intends remaining among us and superintending here also
the most minute details of this important undertaking.
The expeditionary force will be composed of 200 cavalry
and 1,300 infantry—Arabs and Nubians mostly—all well-
armed and perfectly equipped, with fourteen mountain
guns and plenty of ammunition. The Viceregal commis-
sion grants unprecedented liberty to Sir Samuel Baker in
the exercise of his functions. He has been nominated
generalissimo of the army, with power of life and death,
and governor-general of the kingdomsbeyond Gondokoro."
Never before has an Oriental sovereign granted such

power to a European. Sir Samuel's policy, however, will,
of course, be to avoid bloodshed as much as possible. He
contemplates eating his Christmas dinner on the shores of
the Albert Nyanza Lake.

BUDGET OF PERSONAL ITEMS.—Ex-President
Johnson was shortly expected at Washington when the mail
lefL----Sir Edward Thornton, the British Minister, left New
York forWaahington on 9th Maya -Senator Senator Sprague was at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where his admirers were to sere -
nade him. He had bought $1,600 worth of the Congres-
sional Glair containing the letters received by him regard-
ing his specolh-Lord B. Paget and Lord Waterpark left the
Brevoort House, N.Y., for Canada, on the 11th inst.-The
Hon. A. G. Curtin, Minister to Russia, is at the Albe-
marle Hotel, New York, and will leave on the 16th
June, for St. Petersburgh. - The announcement that
Elders Orson Pratt and Joseph A. Young, lately arrived
from Salt Lake city, would address the saints in New
York, drew together a large assemblage. Elder Young
spoke at length in the afternoon, and in the evening the
venerable Orson Pratt addressed the congregation.-Mrs.
Dr. Mary Welker applied for a clerkship in the Post-
office, but all her syren arts failed against Croswell's
stony heart ; even her declaration, that at the end of the
month she would tell him how many rebels there were in
the department. -General Tom Thumb is building a fine
residence in Middleborough, Connecticut.-Hon. Wm. H.
Sheward intends to visit California this summer.-Wm.
B. Astor, in New York, returns an income of $1,079,212 ;
Win. W. Cornell, $149,131; 11. T. Helmbold, $152,205 ;
W. C. Rhinelander, $113,057 ; and James Sampson,
$163,714.- General Sherman bas advertised for sale
his residence at St. Louis, Missouri, which was pre-
sented to him by some of the leading citizens.-Colonel
Webster, of Chicago, on being appointed an Assessor of
Internal Revenue, resigned his position as Government
Commissioner of the Pacific Railroad, and Ex-Senator
Wade has been appointed in his stead.-Colonel Mark-
breit. the New Minister to Bolivia, arrived at Washing-
ton, and after speaking several hours at the State Depart-
ment, received his papers. He was soon to sail from New
Tort:. -City Chamberlain Peter B. S weeny, of New York,
was to sail for Europe, May 15.-Charles H. Clark, Esq.,
President of the National Life Insurance Company of
America arrived last Saturday in the Scotia.-The Hon. E.
E. Rollins, late Commissioner of Internal Revenue,- will
be acting President during Mr. Clarko's absence.-The
friends of Major Hagerty of Mt. Vernon, the newly-ap-
pointed United States Consul to the port of Glasgow,
Scotland, gave him a sumptuous entertainment, at Gould's
Hotel in that village, May 11. About 200 ladies and gen-
tlemen were present. -Many of General Thomas's comrades
went to his quarters, May 12, to present him with a mag-
nificent silver service; but the General declined its ac-
ceptance, on the ground that he was determined never to
receive a donation under any circumstances.-Mr. W. D.
Wallach, formerly editor of the Washington Star, is now
running for Congress in the Fredericksburg district in
Virginia.- It is stated that Captain General Duke lately
offered General Cespedea, the military leader of the Cuban
revolutionists, a free pass for his family and $200,000 in
gold if he would leave the island.-Many citizens of Hart-
ford, Connecticut, are coming to Europe, among them W.
W. Eaton, Arthur Hollister, Professor Stickney, Caleb
M.
Talcott, Mrs. Ives and family, and Lester and Mary, son
and daughter of David Clark.-President Grant has pre-
sentedfatherof Minister E. B.
Mr. Washbarne of Livermore,
the saddle which he used throughout the war to
run over and killed by a freight
years of age, bas been
train,
Washburne.--B. Davis Nixon, a prom.inent lawyer,. 80
New York.-Mr. George Peabody is
atin very
e C‘
• despatch states that Governor Stan-
tritceuhsee'altli, and embarks for his native country
to-day.-A private
Stan-
ford and party had reached Sacramento with a train of
through cars,having made the trip from the head of Salt
Lakeo n twenty-nine hours. - Richard Marley, one of
ri
the oldest Odd Fellows in tho United States, died at
Baltimore, May 7, aged seventy-eight. He was Past Grand
Master and Grand Trnsurer of the Maryland Grand Lodge.
The President, on May 7, appointed B. M. Gregory as
United States Marshal for Eastern Pennsylvania, to suc-
ceed Gen. Ely.-Horatio Seymour is president of a Lake
and River Transportation Company operating in Wiscon-
sin.-The body of Ensign Whitaker, who was killed by
Chaloner at Quebec, was embalmed and sent to England.
Montgomery Gibbs, Esq., the Resident Euro.
van Agent of 40 United Stales. TreaisUry Department,
arrived_ilt Liverpool bet. Tuesday, -the Chitri-anci • 1,611
reoutue stow) tho dischiuse Um dutio.