The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-24 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTlL—Fortitudel Westbrook, Singa-
pore to London, Nov. 4, in the Straits of Banca ; Ann
Lockesley, China to Batavia, Bth, in the Java Sea; Brigand,
27th ult., lat. 23, lon. 37 ; Codrington, 14th inst., lat. 43,
lon. 15, by the Aden, arrived at Liverpool. Agricola, of
Liverpool, lat. 5 N., lon. 21 W., by the Quentin Leitch, arrived
off Cork. John Tomkinson, out 103 days, lat. 23 S., lon. 71 E.,
by the Eliza, arrived in the Downs. French barque Cosmo-
Tpolite, bound to Bombay, 11th ult., lat. 4 N., lon. 20 W. ;
Trinity yacht, bound to Algoa Bay, 13th, lat. 5 N., lon. 20 W. ;
barque Achilles, bound to Sydney, New South Wales, let.
5 N , lon. 20 W. ; British barque cigar, lat. 10 N., lon. 24 W.,
by the Avoca, arrived in the Downs. Brig Cambleton,
10th inst., lat. 43, lon. 13, by the Mary Jane, arrived at Mil-
ford. Tranby, of land from London, 14th ult., int. 2 N.,
lon. 21 W. ; Chronometer, Mauritius to Plymouth, 28th,
lat. 20 N., lon. 36 W. by the Ambassador, arrived at Milford.
BLOCKADE OF ALICANT AND CARTHAGENA, IN-
CLUDING THE LINE OF COAST BETWEEN THE
ABOVE PLACES.

Spanish Consulate-General, 37, Old Broad-street,
London, Feb. 23, 1844.
Sir,—l have just received from his Excellency, the Mi-
nister of my august Sovereign at this Court, the following
communication :

Her Majesty has been pleased to order, that the Ports of
Alicant and Larthagena, together with the line of coast com-
prehended between them, be regularly blockaded, and that
the following regulations be observed :-
1. The blockade shall be continued so long oily as shall be
necessary, and during the state of insurrection of those two
places, and cease the moment the sway of law and
obedience to her Majesty's Government shall have been re-
stored therein.

2. During the continuance of the blockade' the aforesaid
ships of war (mentioned in the preamble of the decree as
ships of war and coast guard vessels) are to hinder all ves-
sels from entering the said ports, whatever cargo they may
carry ; but are, notwithstanding, to detain such as shall
convey munitions of war, for the purpose of being tried ac-
cording to law.

3. Foreign vessels lying at the blockaded ports at the
time this order shall be enforced are to be allowed to leave
freely for their respective destinations.
4. All vessels proceeding to the said ports after the decla-
ration of blockade, but in ignorance thereof, shall not be sub-
ject to any penal responsibility, if not previously notified or
advised.

5. Those that shall receive notice of the prohibition to
enter the blockaded ports, may direct their course to any
other Spanish port, but no goods, or articles of illicit trade,
shall be admitted, or allowed to he discharged thereto.
6. Every vessel containing munitions of war to the vessels,
or which shall knowingly break the blockade, shall be deemed
a good prize.
7. The commanders of the blockading vessels are to search
all vessels, for the purposes of hindering and preventing the
supply of the aforesaid munitions, and the escape of the chiefs
and agents of the rebellion ; but are to protect that of the
faithful and loyal.
8. It is to be understood that the line blockaded by the
Royal order of this date is that extending from the port of
Benidorme, inclusive, to and as far as the River Almennora,
upon Vera, &c. &c. (Signed)
JOSE MARIA I3ARRERO.

Spanish Consul-General.
Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals—Chronometer, Furse, from Mauritius, at Ply-
mouth, sailed 21st Nov., St. Helena, 31st Dec. Hope, Goss,
from Java, off Plymouth. sailed from Sourabaya Sept., St.
llelena, 10th Dee. Sarah Maria, Oldridge, from Algoa Bay,
in the Downs, sailed from St.. Helena, 6th Jan. John George,
Storey, from Bengal, off Portland, sailed 9th October, St.
Helena, 28th Dec. Nelson, from China, at Gravesend, sailed
14th Oct., Anjer, 4th Nov., St. Helena, Ist Jan. Quentin
Leitch, Gray, from China, off Cork, sailed 3d Oct., Anjer 3d
Nov., St. Helena, Ist Jan. Adam Clarke, from China, of Li-
verpool, sailed 22d Oct., St. Helena, Ist Jan. Bella Creole,
Purchase, from Mauritius, off Falmouth, sailed, 25th Nov.,
St. Helena, 2d Jan.

Arrivals at St. Helena—Pollux, Jan. 1, from Batavia, and
sailed 3d to Amsterdam ; Caroline Augusta, 2d, from Su-
matra, and sailed 3d to Salem; Vasco de Garna, 3d, from
Batavia, and sailed sth to Amsterdam ; Margaret, Thomas,
sth, from Algoa Bay ; Rambler, Hutchinson, 6th, from Mau-
ritius; John William Dare, Ellis, from Calcutta; Lucie
Marie, from Batavia.

Departures from St. Helena—Elephanta, Ross, Jan. 3, to
Cowes ; Duchess of Kent, 3d, and Tanjore, sth, to London.

THE WILLS FORGERIES.—We learn from a source
on which we place reliance, that Mrs. Dorey, one of the
parties charged with being an active agent in the exten-
sive conspiracy by which large sums were obtained by
means of these forgeries and fraudulent personations,
has made a full confession ; and that the document is
in the hands of the authorities. We presume that the
fact of such confession having been made was the cause
of Mrs. Dorey's solicitor taking no part in the last exa-
mination of the parties before the Lord Mayor, beyond
requesting that the unfortunate woman should be allowed
to remain in the Compter until the eve of the session.
VIGILS.—(FROM A CORRESPONDENT).—It is given
out that there will be " vigils," to-morrow (this) night, at
the new Protestant church at Wilton-place. Will the Bishop
of London be present ?
TOTAL Loss or THE ELDERFELDT.—lnform-
ation was received in town yesterday afternoon, of the total
loss of the Dutch steamer Elberfeldt, at about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon of Thursday, when about 25 miles east of the
North Foreland. This vessel was built at Blackwall about
three years since expressly for the Rotterdam and Manheim
trade. She was proceeding here for the purpose of being
overhauled, and if necessary undergoing repair. Captain R.
Stranock, of the General Steam Navigation Company's
steamer Giraffe, one of the most experienced commanders in
the Rotterdam trade, was requested to bring her over—and,
although his charge has been so unfortunate, no blame is
attached to him. lie had to contend against a heavy gale
and sea. When off the place above-mentioned, she was
struck by a very heavy sea, and she went down, almost in-
stantaneously. The crew, consisting of 14 men, had only
time sufficient to throw their boat overboard, and only two
men enabled to get into her before she went down. Provi-
dentially, they were enabled to rescue 9 others; but 2 stokers
and the cook were unfortunately drowned—most probably
drawn down by the suction. There were no passengers on
board. The survivors, after having been in the boat for
about 3 hours, in the constant expectation of suffering from
a calamity they had but just escaped from, were picked up
by a Dutch galliot bound to Flushing, and landed at Rams-
gate, from whence they started by the Herni steamer, and
arrived in London between 3 and 4 o'clock. The Columbine
Mail Steam Packet, belonging to, the General Steam Com-
pany, made the passage from Rotterdam, carrying the Dutch
mail, with her usual success, and arrived at her moorings
yesterday.
THE " PENINSULAR lIEROES."—An historical
picture, entitled as above, hasbeen opened to view at the esta-
blishment of Messrs. Graves and Co., of Pall-mall, who have
purchased the copyright of the artist, for the purpose of having
it engraved. The picture is painted by Mr. J. P. Knight,
A.R.A., and is to form a companion to the picture of the
"Heroes of Waterloo," painted by the same artist, and of
which we some time back spoke in terms of praise. This
picture, the " Peninsular Heroes"—is in some respects su-
perior to the other picture. Ithas less glare, a better treat-
ment, and more diversity. The portrait of the Duke of Wel-
lington occupies the centre, and near him is Sir G. Murray,
who, being in a blue uniform, breaks the sameness and re-
dundancy of the scarlet coats. The subject of the picture re-
presents an appeal made to the Duke as to certain incidents
in the battle of Vittoria, a plan of which is seen on a table.
There are 31 portraits. Amongst them aro the Dukes of
Wellington and Beaufort, the veteran Lord Lynedoch, Lords
Aylmer, Dindonderry (an excellent likeness), Combermere,
Cathcart, Tweeddale, Keane, Beresford, Sir L. Cole, Major-
General W. Napier, Sir W. Anson, Sir R. Arbuthnot, &c.
The picture is well adapted for engraving, and is about to be
put into the hands of the artist employed on its companion.
SUPPOSED INCENDIARY FlRD.—Joseph Lakin, of
Sheepshead, a youth of respectable appearance, and rather a sen-
sible lad, about the age of 15, was committed for trial at the
Assizes on a charge of setting fire to a wheat straw stack, on thl
21st inst., on the premises of Mr. W. Jac Ines (lately pur.
chased 14 Mr. Harriman), at Sheepshead. The evidence is
but circumstantial at present, and the deed is denied
by the lad, who says he was nit out that day until
breakfast time, when he ran with his bread and
cheese in his hand to the bell-house, because they
were doing some repairs al the bells, and he went to look on ; he
found two joiners coming away from the bell-house, when he
turned off, and went right by the churchyard and blacksmith's
shop of Mr. Thornhill. When he got there he saw a great blaze
above the houses and ran in the direction of it as bard as he
could, till he came to the yard where he thought it was, and
asked a labouring man at work in the barn if he knew what was
the matter ? He smiled, and said no. Prisoner pointed to the
flames, and the man then came out and said the wheat-stack was
on fire.—Leicestershire Mercury.
A musical drama by Rodwell, to be entitled The
Seven Maidens of Munich, has been accepted at Drury-lane
Theatre.