The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-27 00:00:00

Zantzniger expressed himself there as being highly
gratified with his interviews with Capt. Aldham and
Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley ; that he (Mr. Zantzniger)
remarked that he considered the recent affair of
L boarding the Washington as now satisfactorily set-
tled, so far as it could be, by Fla;-officer M'lntosh;
. and that he had no doubt there would be no diffi-
culty
.in future in that respect—the boarding and
examination of American merchant vessels by Bri-
tish cruisers in the waters of the Mosquito coast.
As an evidence of the kind feelings between our
officers and those of her Britannic Majesty, I will
here also mention that the same officer from whom
I derived the preceding information also told me
that shortly before leaving the Savannah Mr.
Zantzniger sent his boat on board the Valorous for
Captain Aldham, whom Mr. Zantzniger said he had
invited to accompany him on his return to the
Roanoke, for the purpose of visiting Flag-officer
M'lntesh, feeling assured, as Mr. Zantzniger him-
self remarked, that a personal interview between
the parties recently in correspondence upon so
grave an affair as that which had taken place would
in his opinion, go far to restore harmony, the kindest
influences, and future mutual good understandings,
Captain Aldham accompanied Mr. Zantzniger out
to the Roanoke, having accepted the invitation in
the same frank manner in which it was extended;
and Mr. Synge, Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley's secretary;
followed them out in another boat. They both were
most handsomely and cordially received on board
the Roanoke by Flag-officer M'lntosh (whose good-
natured face alone is calculated to win over the most
hardened sinner), Captain Gardner, and the other
officers of the ship; and were induced to remain on
board the night. They both expressed themselves
highly delighted with the attentions bestowed, and
gratified at the opportunity thereby afforded of
making their acquaintance. Capt. Aldham is a mild
gentlemanly, and agreeable person, and highly
esteemed. Mr. Synge is a gentleman and jovial
good fellow. This was, indeed, a happy termina-
`ion of a very unpleasant occurrence—one well

calculated to - wound and irritate the feel-
ings of our naval officers ; and these personal in-
#erchanges and explanations, with good sense

and kind feelings predominating among the
actors therein, certainly went far to remove bad
impressions and to spread pleasant influences on
both sides. It was much to be regretted that S'r
W. G. Ouseley's health—he had had an attack I f
fever—together with the rough sea and unpleasant
weather, has prevented a meeting between himself
and flag-officer M'lntosh here; but, as I learn that
the former will leave in a day or two, with his
family (who are with him on board the Valorous),
in the English mail steamer for Aspinwall, they
will, no doubt, have the pleasure of meeting there,
the Roanoke having unexpectedly left for that place
on the morning of the 30th ult. ; and she will pro-
bably now remain there until after the arrival of
the mail steamer of the sth Dec. from New York.
A public meeting was held here on the 18th ult.,
and a petition adopted, and handed on the 19th to
Sir W. G. Ouseley, signed by about 70 of the resi-
dents, requesting his co-operation in securing an
independent Government for this port."
A Savannah paper asserts most positively that
the yacht Wanderer had landed slaves in that
neighbourhood, and they were immediately, ,distri-
buted among the plantations. Several persons con-
nected with the vesselywere in custody.
It is stated that the disputes between the United
States and Chili had been nearly adjusted.
The Moses Taylor had arrived. at New York with
the Californian mails of the 20th ult., and 1,631,511
dols. on freight. From British Columbia we learn
that the new stern-wheelsteamer, 145 feet long, had
been launched in Victoria. She is to run between
Victoria and Fort Hope. The miners on Hill's Bar
had held a meeting, and passed a series of resolu-
tions, declaring that Mr. Commissioner Hicks, a
Government officer, had been trying to jump the
claims there; that he was unscrupulous and cor-
rupt; that the Governor be requested to remove
him ; that they would not ,submit to his
caprice or dictum ; that they believed there
would be riot and bloodshed if he remained any
longer in office ; that he was a nuisance; that a copy
of the proceedings of the meeting should be for-
warded to Mr. Nugent, the American Commis-
sioner, and that they, the miners present (100 in
number) would stand by each other in defending
their respective rights, and ejecting interlopers and
jumpers. Douglas City was being laid off at the
forks of Fraser River.

The ship Lucas struck on Seal Rock, California
coast, on the 10th ult., sunk, and about 20 lives
were lost. A young lad, belonging to Liverpool,
name not mentioned, distinguished himself very
much in saving life.
Mr. Millman, an officer of her Majesty's ship
Alert, was interred at Panama on the Ist inst.
with naval honours.