The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, which touched
at Queenstown early this morning, has arrived
with advices from Boston to the 15th, and Halifax
to the 17th.
The Europa, hence, had arrived at Halifax, and
the Parana, from Galway, at St. John's,
The following is an extract of the log of the
Gacat Eastern :

" May 2d. Wind, N. to S.E. ; long:, 10 18 ; passed seve-
ral ships ; smooth sea ; distance run, 311 miles. 3d. Wind,
S.W., light ; lat.,-49 18 ; long. 18 38 ; heavy swell from
westward ; distance run, 336 miles. 4th. Wind, W. ; lat.,
26 51; long., 30 23 ; squally; rain ; heavy swell from west-
ward; distance run, 340 miles. sth. Wind, W. to N. ; lat.,
46 32 ; hug. 84 40 ; strong breeze ; heavy swell from west-
ward ; distance run, 338 miles. 6th. Wind, S. ; lat., 45 38 ;
long., 42 40; strong gales and heavy sea; distance run,
344 miles. 7th. Wind, S.W. ; lat., 47 10; long ,44 10 ;
strong breeze and cloudy, with heavy sea; distance run,
224 miles. Bth. Wind, S.W. ; lat., 43 30 ; long., 54 26 ;
fresh breeze and very heavy fog; distance run, 320
miles. 9th. Wind, W. ; lat., 43 53 ; long., 62 17 ;
steady breeze and very thick weather ; distance run, 348
miles.-10th. Wind, S. to S.W. ; lat., 40 17 ; long., 67 28 ;
moderate wind and thick weather; distance run, 288 miles.

-11th. Wind, W., moderate breeze and fog; at 6 35 a.m.
Shinnicock Lighthouse bore N. 5 miles; distance run, 344
miles."

The Spanish frigate Bezenguola had arrived at
New York from Havanna to act as convoy to Spanish
vessels.

The North Star had arrived at New York from
Aspinwall with 755,102 dols. 88c. in specie.
President Lincoln had issued a proclamation,
setting forth that insurrection exists in the State
of Florida, by which the lives, liberty, and property
of loyal citizens are endangered, and it is deemed
proper that all needful measures should be taken for
the protection of such citizens and officers of the
United States in the discharge of their public duties.
The President directs the commander of the forces
of the United States on the Florida coast to permit
no person to exercise any office or authority upon
the islands of Key West, the Tortugas, and Santa
Rosa which may be inconsistent with the laws and
constitution of the United States, authorising him
at the same time, if he should find it necessary, to
suspend there the writ of habeas corpus, and to re-
move from the vicinity of the United States for-
tresses all dangerous or suspected persons. The
Secretary of War had stated that by the time
Charleston and the Savannah river experienced the
effects of the blockade the Niagara and other ves-
sels would similarly operate at New Orleans.
Preparations for an effective blockade of the Vir-
ginia waters having been completed, Capt. Pender-
gast had given 15 days' notice for all vessels to leave
the ports of that State. Several of the foreign
Ministers had asked for an extension of the time,
but this had been refused, and the order would be
impartially adhered to.
Martial law had been proclaimed in Baltimore.
Gen. Butler, commanding the Federal forces there,
had issued the following proclamation :
" Department of Annapolis, Federal-hill,
Baltimore, May 15, 1861.
" A detachment of forces of the Federal Government
under my command have occupied the city of Baltimore for
the purpose, among other things, of enforcing respect and
obedience to the laws, as well of the State, if requested
thereto by the civil authorities, as of the United States,
which are being violated within its limits by some malignant
and traitorous men, and in order to testify the acceptance
by the Federal Government of the fact that the city and all
the well-intentioned portion of its inhabitants are loyal to
the Union and the Constitution, and are to be so regarded
and treated by all.
" To the end, therefore, that all misunderstanding of the
purpose of the Government may be prevented, and to set
at rest all unfounded, false, and seditious rumours—to re
lieve all apprehensions, if any are felt by the well-disposed
portion of the community, and to make it thoroughly un-
derstood by all traitors and their alders and abettors that
their rebellious acts must cease, I hereby, by authority in-
vested in me as Commander of the Department of Anna-
polis, of which Baltimore forms a part, do now command
and make known that no loyal and well-disposed citizens
will be disturbed in his lawful occupation or business ; that
private property will not be interfered with by any one, ex-
cept so far as it may be used to afford aid and comfort to
those in rebellion against the Government, whether here or
elsewhere, all of which property, munitions of war and that
fitted to aid and support the rebellion, will be seized and
held subject to confiscation, and therefore all manufacturers
of arms and munitions of war are hereby requested to re-
port to me forthwith, so that the lawfulness of their occu-
pation may be known and understood, and all misconstruc-
tion of their doings be avoided.
"No transportation from the city to the rebels of articles
fitted to aid and support troops in the field will be per-
mitted, and the fact of such transportation after the publi-
cation of this proclamation will be taken and reserved as
proof of illegal intention on the part of the consignees,
and will render the goods liable to seizure and confiscation.
The Government being ready to receive all such stores and
supplies, arrangements will be made to contract for them
immediately, and the owners and manufacturers of such
articles of equipment and clothing, and munitions of war,
and provisions, are desired to put themselves in communi-
cation with the commanding general, in order that their
workshops may be employed for loyal purposes, and the
artisans of the city resume and carry on their wonted pro-
fitable occupations.
" The acting Assistant-Quartermastg and Commissary
of the United States here stationed has been instructed to
procure and furnish at fair prices 40,000 rations for the use
of the army of the United States, and further supplies will
be drawn from the city to the full extent of its capacity, if
patriotic and loyal men choose so to furnish supplies.
"All assemblages, except through the ordinary police, of
armed bodies of men other than those regularly organised
and commissioned by the State of Maryland, and acting
under orders of the Governor thereof, for drill and other
purposes are forbidden within the department. All officers
of the militia of Maryland having command within the
limits of the department are requested to report through
their officers forthwith to the General in command, so that
he may be able to know and distinguish the regularly com-
missioned and loyal troops of Maryland from the armed
bodies who may claim to be such. The ordinary operations
of the corporate Government of the city of Baltimore and
of the civil authorities will not be interfered with, but, on
the contrary, will be aided by all the power at the command
of the General upon proper call being made, and all such
authorities are cordially invited to co-operate with the
General in command to carry otit the purposes set forth in
the proclamation, so that the city of Baltimore may be shown
to the country to be,.what she is in fact, patriotic and loyal
to the Union, Constitution, and the laws.
"No flag, banner, ensign, or device of the so-called Con-
federate States, or any of them, will be permitted to be raised
or shown in this department, and the exhibition of either
make
itcountry.
more
apparent ~
To enemies of
ak our
of them by evil-disposed persons will be deemed and taken
to be evidence of a design to afford aid and comfort to the
that the United States Go-
vernment by far more relies upon the loyalty, patriotism,
and zeal of the good citizens of Baltimore and vicinity than
upon any exhibition of force calculated to intimidate them
into that obedience to the laws which the Government
doubts not will be paid from inherent respect and love of
order, the commanding General has brought to the city with
him, of the many thousand troops in the immediate neigh-
bourhood which might be at once concentrated here,scarcely
more than ordinary guard, and until it fails him he will
continue to rely upon that loyalty and patriotism of the
citizens of Maryland which have never yet been found
wanting to the Government in time of need.
4c The General in command desires to greet and treat in
this part of his department all citizens thereof as friends
and brothers, having a common purpose, common loyalty,
and a common country. Any infractions of the laws by the
troops under his command, or any disorderly and unsoldier-
like conduct, or any interference with private property, he
desires to have immediately reported to him, and he pledges
himself that if any soldier 00 far forgets himself as to }malt