The Sun. — 1863-01-21 (London, England)

MALTA.  VALETTA, JAN. 15.  Her Majesty's screw troopship Mega/re, Commander S. H. Henderson, arrived here on the 11th inst., at 10 p m., from Woolwich (18 days), and Gibraltar (four). The hlegmra left Gibraltar on the morning of the 7(h inst., having been detained there by heavy weather. She passed the Peninsular awl Oriental Company's steamer Delta on the afternoon of the 9th. After discharging naval stores for this place, she proceeds on to Corfu ibis morning, taking with her two officers, one lady, one child, 27 non-commissioned officers and men, three women, and 14 children of different regiments. The Aleg ra is to visit the several islands, to relieve the detachments of troops stationed there.  Her Majesty's ship Mars, Captain J. N. Strange, 17 days from Malta, arrived at Gibraltat on the 2d inst., and after replenishing coal left for England on the 3d inst. Her Majesty's ship London, Captain Chads, arrived there on the morning of the 4th, also 17 days from Malta, and left for England on the following Wednesday. Her Majesty's screw ram Defence, 18, Captain Phil)imore,_ six days from Madeira, arrived at the same time as m i the London, having co mein n from the Channel squadron for bread and provisions, to convey to Lisbon, where her Majesty's ships Revenge (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Smart), Black Prince, and Resistance were expected to arrive on or about the 4th inst. ; the Firebrand, 6, Commander Piers, and the Procri3, gunboat, remaining at Gibraltar.  The noted steamer Sumter was at anchor, apparently reedy for sea, with sails bent, and closely watched by two American men-of-war, although she is said to have been purchased by an English company. It is understood that the British Government have refused to grant her protection on the high seas. Her Majesty's surveying paddlewheel steamer Medina, Lieutenant-Commander G. Wilkinson (temporary), returned on Tuesday evening from Salonica, where she has been engaged during haSsurgvoetyitnhgrough a good deal neighbourhood,the summer the Gulf and its of difficult and intricate work. It will, however, months,and take some time to complete the survey. She left Atherada, near Salonica, on the 27th ult.,for Malta, calling at Remo, the ancient port of Pergamos, to ship a colossal torso, discovered there by Captain Spratt, some two or three years ago, which is to be sent home for the British Museum. She spoke the Foxhound, 4, Commander the Hon. A. C. Hobart, on the IOVI instant, off the Island of Bellopoulo, who reported her Majesty's ship Queen at Nauplia, on the 9th inst., all well,'' and, on the same day, sighted a Russian line of-battle ship steering towards Athens, A report that some Greek pirates had been captured by the French gunboat Mouette is unfounded. It is believed that the piratical boat has been hauled up in the Gulf of Baghcheh, in the vicinity of Smyrna, and that the crew bad dispersed, finding it impossible to carry on their nefarious practiJes, owing to the vigilance of the English, French, Austrian, and Turkish cruisers, which had been sent in pursu.t of them—not before, however, they bad plundered three or tour Turkish vessels, the master of one of which is said to have been murdered.  morning:seapt , o T. theF olr3ttehs c junes,t leftt,or Malta h, ct:sire'bh.:uPrltobies tbreported her orders are to anchor there for a short time, and then to cruse in the Malta Channel, reporting herself daily by signal to the CA:amender-in-Chief. She is expected to return into port on the 23d jest.