The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-16 00:00:00

TEN THOUSAND LIVES LOST.

We learn by a telegram from New York, received
through Reuter's agency, that the Island of Tortola
has been submerged, and that 10,000 people have
been drowned. The telegram is dated the 15thinst.
Tortola is one of the Virgin Islands in the West
Indies, and belongs to Great Britain, having be-
come a British possession in 1866. It is 12 miles in
length and four in breadth, and consists mostly of a
range of bills rising to 1,600 feet in elevation. On
the northern part is a harbour, within which the
principal town is placed. The island is governed
by a governor, council, and legislative assembly.
Should the report prove to be true the calamity
has r robably arisen through the subsidence of the
island, as from its hilly character, had the sea over-
flowed, many of the inhabitants would have found
safety by flight to the upper regions of the country.
As it is, should the number of lives lost be accu-
rately stated, scarcely any can have escaped, for,
by the latest return, 10,000 comprises the sum total
of all living beings upon the ill-fated place.

LOSS OP 7HE BOSPHOR US.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 15.

The Secretary of the Admiralty begs to acquaint
the Editor ofiThe:Sun that a telegram has been
received from Bombay, dated the 14th inst., stating
that the transport Californian had arrived with the
intelligence of the total loss of the transport Bos-
phorus, in Algoa Bay, on Oct. 21..

A telegram has been received at the India House
communicating the total loss of the Bosphorus
steamer, off Algoa Bay. She was taken up by the
Admiralty as a transport for the conveyance of
stores to Bombay to supply the vessels fitting out
there for the Abyssinian expedition. She was 2,000
tons register, and was owned at Liverpool. The
telegram states that the steamerfoundered, the crew
escaping in the boats.

The War in the River Plate.

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By telegram from Lisbon it is stated that the war
in Paraguay still drags on, and that the allies have
as yet not been able to extricate themselves from
their perilous situation, of which the Paraguayans
naturally take every advantage. The ironclad fleet
remains idle, hemmed in between Humaita and
Curupaity unableito act or support the army, which
remains quiet at Tuju-Cue. On the 24th of Sep-
tember 3,000 Paraguayans attacked successfully a
large Brazilian convoy near Tuyu-sy, escorted by
4,000 Brazilians. Nearly the whole convoy was
captured by the Paraguayans. The Brazilians suf-
fered severely in that affair, as they lost a great
many officers and 1,500 soldiers, and the General
commanding the troops is reported killed. On the
the 3d of Oct., a Paraguayan column of 1,500 men
attacked a Brazilian post, 2,000 strong, near Paso-
Hondo, and after having made a great deal of havoc
amongst the enemy and killed a large number re..
tired in perfect order behind their fortifications.
The taking of Pilar by the allies turns out to be a
canard. The revolution in the interior provinces of
the Argentine Confederation is gaining strength.

111 A RKETS—(This Day.)

COVENT GARDEN.

Apples, 4s to 8s ; walnuts, lOs to 15s per bushel ; figs,
Os to Os ; peacho, Os to ss; pears, 2s to 3s her dozen ;
filberts, is ; grapes, 1s 6d to 3s ; pine apples, 3s to 6s per
lb ; oranges, 6s to 8s per 100; artichokes, 2s to 4s ; beet,
is to 2s; cabbages, is 3d to 2s; cauliflowers, 3s to Gs;
parsnips, 9d to is ; tomatoes, 2s to 3s per dozen , carrots,
6d to 8d ; herbs, 2d to 4d ; turnips, 4d to 6d per bunch ;
celery, is to is 6d ; horseradish, 3s to 5s per bundle ; endive,
is 6d to 2s ; lettuces, is to is 6d per score ; onions, 4s to
ss; spinach, is 6d to 2s per bushel; potatoes, 80s to 150 s
per ton.