The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-03 00:00:00

URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS.

Artaxo, 2d Feb., 1811.
I have been obliged to decline giving leave to
any one, and to refer their applications to the Com-
mander-in-Chief. If his Excellency should think
prGper to grant leave to any one, I hope that he
will be so kind as to send officers to the army to
do their duty while absent.

WELLINGTON.
To Colonel Torrens, Military Secretary.

Artaxo, 10th Feb., 1811.
I have determined that I would give no more
leave, and I have written to the Commander-in
Chief that if ho gives leave to any officer he must
send one out to do his duty.
To Marshal Beresford.

WELLINGTON.

Sta Marinha, 23d March, 1811.
I assure you that the departure of the General
Officers from the army was as much against my
inclination as their arrival in England was inju-
rious to the public interest, and I acknowledge it
has given me much satisfaction to find they have
been roughly handled in the newspapers. The
consequence of the absence of some of them has
been that, in the late operations, I have been obliged
to be General of Cavalry and of the advanced guard,
and the leader of two and three columns on
the same day. I have requested Colonel Torrens
not to allow any General Officer to come out iu
future who is not willing to declare that lie has no
private business to recall him to England, and that
he will remain with the army as long as it shall
stay in the Peninsula.
To the Earl of Liverpool.

WELLINGTON.

THE MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 2.—The Royal Mail Company's
steam-ship Magdalena, Capt. Abbott, sailed this after-
noon with the usual West India, Mexican, and Pacific
mails ; 117 passengers, among whom were Major-Gen.
Sir J. Closte, Captain Parish and lady ; Lieut. Burnt-
han ; Ensigns Edwards, Bent, Macnamara, Jackson,
and Nowlan ; and on freight a small quantity of specie
and a very full cargo. The Tyne, Capt. Valler, with
the homeward mails from the Gulf of Mexico and the
West Indies, is hourly expected. The Tamar, Capt.
Revett, is preparing to convey the Brazilian and River
Plate mails OR the 9th inst. The Tay, Capt. Sawyer,
with the homeward portion of the Brazilian mail, is ex-
pected about the 10th inst. The Parana, Capt. Ellison,
will convey the West India and Pacific mails of the 17th
inst. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Sultan, Capt. Christian, with the mails from Gibraltar,
Cadiz, Lisbon, Oporto, and Vigo, is expected about the
4th inst. The Indus, Capt. Brooks, with the heavy
portion of the India, China, and Mediterranean mails,
is looked for about the 6th inst. The Tagus, Capt.
Weeks, with the outward Peninsular mails, will sail on
the 7th inst. The Pera, Capt. Soy, is preparing to sail
with the India, China,
and Mediterranean mails on the
4th inst. The screw steam-ship Manilla, Capt. M`Ken-
zie, also belonging
to the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany, will sail for Constantinople and Balaklaya with
&c., on the 23dinst. The United States mail
Washington, Capt. Cavendy, is in the tidal
steam-s i p
basin receiving cargo, &c. ; she will sail for New York
with the German, French, and English mails on Sun-
day morning next. The Belgian mail steamer Belgique
is in the docks under repairs. Daring the passage from
Antwerp it appears that the tubes of two out of the four
boilers became deranged, and the ship had to trust to
half her boiler power. A large gang of boilermakers is
working night and day to repair the damage, and it is
hoped tho ship may be got ready to proceed on her voy
age to New York by Tuesday or Wednesday next.