The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

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Plymouth with a dismasted vessel ikkkow.l iris ts 4.
ported in The Sun of to-dai-), arrived here-about
half-past 9 this morning, bringing the Sou, hampton
portion of the mails, the remainder having been
landed at Plymouth, together with solve of the
passengers.
Gibraltar dates are to the 6th inst. Forchangp3
on the 4th were quoted as under :—London, 00
days' date, 51[ to 514 ; Paris, ditto, sf. 36c. ;
Marseilles, ditto, bf. 37c. ; Genoa, ditto, n 39c. ;
Madrid, eight days' sight, 1# dis. ; Cadiz, ditto,
Is dis. ; Malaga, ditto, -4 die. ; Seville, ditto, i'dis:;
Alicante, ditto, i dis. ; Valencia, ditto, idis. ; Bar..
celona, ditto, / dis. Spanish pillared dollars, '4
per cent. prem.
The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 4th says :—..-" We
understand that the Ist Royals (2d Battalion), 31tt. '
and 47th Regiments, now forming the brigade
under Major-General W. F. Williams at Malta,
are to come to Gibraltar. These rTitnetats Will re-
lieve the 15th and 96th, which are to proceed to
England."
An easterly breeze sprang up early on the morn.
ing of the 4th, which was taken advantage of by a
great number of the wind-bound vessels (amounting
to between 400 and 500), detained for some time in
the Bay, Algeciras Roadstead, and at the back oZ
the Rock, and they got under way for the west--
ward ; but the wind did not last long enough to
enable the whole of them to clear the Straits, and
on the 6th there were still nearly 100 sail at the
back of the Rock.
The Bremen ship Ann Lange, which had been
for a long time in the Bay under average repairs,
was towed through the Straits during the night of
the 3d by the steam tug Orient.
The master (Samuel Webb) and crew of the
American bark Ellen S. Parsons, totally wrecked
off Cape Palos, had arrived at ibraltar from the
coast, on their way to the United States. The
Vessel was laden with fruit, bound to Boston from
Palermo.
The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 3d publishes the
following shipping news, received on the previous
day from Malaga by the French steamer Danube :
" The American barque Virginia Ann (of Charleston),
Captain Wiley, which left Gibraltar Bay a few days ago
for the westward, was driven by the current to the east-
ward of the Rock in her attempt to pass the Straits,
when she unfortunately came into collision with an
unknown ship, and in consequence was obliged to put
into Malaga with loss of bowsprit, stanchions, bows
stove in, &c.

"The British ship Royal Sovereign (of Belfast),
Captain Teare, reported cruising at the back of the Rock,
had likewise been in collision with an unknown ♦essel,
losing her bowsprit and suffering other damage.
" The British brigantine William Milne (of London),
Goodwin master, was run down off Malaga by the Ame-
rican barque Marion ; crew happily saved, and con-
veyed into that port by the barque.
"The Norwegian barque Augusta put into the same
port in distress, baying been in collision with an no-
known vessel. A Sardinian brig and a barque, as well ae
a British brig, ail in distress, had also put into Malaga,
for the purpose of repairing damages suffered on their
voyage."

The British barque Queen of Commerce, Ralph
Hillary, master, laden with corn, from Sunderland
for Alexandria, stranded a mile south of Cape
Spartel at about 2 a.m. oa the 2d inst. ; weather
thick and foggy. The master and crew had arrived
at Tangier for assistance, and reported that the
vessel was making no water when they left her. It
was, however, doubtful, from herexposed position,
whether she cou'd be got off.
Her Majesty's steam hip Cressy, Captain R.
Warren, 19 days from Malta ; the steamer Sphynx,
Captain Wilmot, 11 days from Malta ; and the
steam frigate Magicienne, Captain N. Yansittart,
eight days from Malta and five and a half front
Cagliari, arrived at Gibraltar on the 4th.

Her Majesty's steam line-of-battle ship Majestic,
with invalids to England, was towed towards the
Straits early on the morning of the Gth by her Ma-
jesty's steam tug Redpole, and then set sail for
England, the Redpole returning to her moorings.
The Royal Yacht Squadron schooner Eugenio
sailed from Gibraltar on the 4th for Vigo and
Cowes, and the Royal Yacht Club schooner Minx
left at 8 o'clock on the same morning for the West.
The Cadiz Contribuycnte of the 3d states that
the Spanish sloop of war Villa de Bilbao, 30 guns,
Captain J. Polo de Barnabe, and the schooner
Cataguera, six guns, sailed from Cadiz on the 2d.
inst. for Buenos Ati res.

The Tagus steam-packet left her Majesty's ships
Eirmoutb,,,i'rtllcPss 4P,A13434/4.9,901Us at Liabbn
on thsteamer
e 9th. Theiteaer Plumndi ha is
left the previous day.
The Lisbon exchanges for bills at three months
are noted this mail at 53/ on London, with money
over and a scarcity of paper ; Paris, 533, in demand ;
Hamburg, 471 to in demand ; Amsterdam, 41f
nominal ; and Genoa, 535, also nominal.
The demand for Government stock had decreased
and the market left off dull ; for Three per Cent..
registered, 47 to 471; Coupons, 46 to ; Deferred,
27i to / ; Bank of Portugal shares, 517 to 521)
milreis each ; and the Oporto Commercial Bank,
20 to 21 per cent. premium.

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