The Sun. — 1854-02-16 (London, England)

SERIOUS STEAM-BOAT COLLISION ON THE RIVER.— GRAVESEND, Feb. 15.—Early yesterday morning, almost at the top of high water, a very serious collision took placein thetheH Lopowee r screwHope,m some - s sixh p onemiles boefl ot shve here, African between Steam Navigation Company's fleet, and the American steam-ship, ship Glenburn, Captain Springer, which was nearly cut down to the waters edge, and run ashore, in order to prevent her foundering. The Hope was on her way .round from Plymouth, where she had landed the African mail, and was proceeding up the river to her station in the pooh The Glenburn was going d • wri in tow of a tug, bound to Newport, in the Bristol Channel, where she would take in a cargo. Both the Hope and the tug had the usual lights exhibited, and on approaching each other their helms, as we have bean in formed, were put aport, in compliance with the Admiralty regulation. From some circumstance, however, as yet not correctly ascertained, they caine in fearful contact, the bow of the Hope striking the Glenburn nearly amidships on the larboard side, and cutting her down considerably, to the extent almost of the hatch on deck. The steamer' p s engines had been sto pelte 1 and reversed, had they have been otherwise the consetences might have been far more serious. Itwas quickly discovered that the ship was fast making water, and as her sinking was apparent, it was determined to run her ashore on the Kent side, which was accomplished. Captain Springer sustained injury at the moment of the collision by being thrown over a spar. The Hope escaped damage, except some small extent of injury at her bow, and afterwards proceeded up the river,  The Panama Rerald, of January 17, gives the following particulars of the massacre of three of the crew of her Majesty's ship Virago by the Darien Indians, while that ship was engaged in the exploring expedition : " Yesterday morning despatches were received in town from Commander. Prevost, of her Britannic Majesty's sloop of war Virago, dated January 7, giving an account of the proceedings of the exploring party, and the melancholy intelligence of the murder of three of the crew by the Indians. From a letter received at the same time we are enabled to lay before our readers the following particulars : The expedition consisted of Commander Prevost, with 20 officers and men. After proceeding for some distance, without experiencing any molestation, a party of four men were left, on the 2d inst., in charge of a provision depot, while the rest. of the party proceeded to explore the Cordillera of the northern coast. After penetrating as far as time permitted, they returned to the depot on the sth, when they found it plundered, and all the men mising. After a careful search, the bodies of three of the men were found at a short distance from the station, having evidently been shot while in the act of retreating towards the Savannah River. Of the fourth man no trace was found, and it is supposed he is a prisoner in the hands of the Indians. Commander Prevost was obliged to return, atter having reached the Cordillera, and when within a few miles of the Atlantic. He had to cut a road through the forest, and has left a good road and 12 stations, 'so well marked as to be easily followed up by any future parties.' The name of the missing man is Henry Robins, 21, ruddy conk plexion, with reddish hair and whiskers. On receipt of the intelligence a despatch was immediately forwarded to the expedition on the Atlantic side to inform them of the fact, so that no means may be left untried to recover the missing man. The Virago was to sail immediately for Valparaiso." _ _  The 'Panama Star says :—This information is sad indeed, and shows the necessity, in any measures that may be taken for the survey of the Darien Canal route, that the different expeditions should be sufficiently numerous and properly armed to resist any attack of the savage inhabitants of the country.  The British ship Cambodia, of 1,140 tons' burden, which left Callao, on the 31st of December, for England, with guano, sunk during the night of the 7th bf January, about GOO miles from Callao. The crew saved themselves in the boats, and reached Callao after being exposed for four days and nights.  LA IV