The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-23 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADMIRALTV,FES.2I.—APPOINTMENTB.—Hurgeona
F. M. Rayner to Herald, and It. M'Corrisick to North Sloe.
Assistant Surgeon J. D. Macdonald to Torch. Clerk in
charge, W. Elliott, to North .Star. Clerk R. Monday, to
Impregnable. Clerk's Assistant T. 8. Chanter, to Herald.
—To Tilt AJACTIC EXPEDITION. Commander. —Wil-
liam J. 8. Pullen (1850), to command the North Star,
22, commissioned this day at Sheerness, and to have a com-
plement of 40 men for the purpose of forming one of the
vessels about to proceed to the Arctic regions on a search-
ing expedition under Captain Sir Edward Bekher, C.B.
Surgeon.—Robert McCormick (1827), to the North Star.
Clerk in Charge.—William Elliot (1848), from the Impreg-
nable flag ship, at Davenport, to the North Star.
PORTSMOUTH, FED. 22.—The Pantaloon, 8, Com-
mander Hyde Parker, arrived at Spithesd at noon to-day
frem South Africa. She left Cluillitnane, in the Mersin-
bique Channel, on the Bth of December • St. Augustine's
Bay, in the island of Madagascar, on the 18th ; rounded
the Caps of Good Hops on the 30th ; strived at the island
of St. Helena on the 10th of January; watered and sailed
' the same night, end arrived at Ascension on the 16;lt of
January. sailing again the same day for England. She did
not put into the Cape of Ooud Hope, in accordance with
the orders from the commodore, owing to some partichlar
reasons.—The Penelope, steam frigate, with Commodore
Bruce on board, had arrived at Ascension from Lagos, having
on board a number of wounded °Moen and seamen. The
only vessels spoken by the Pantaloon, were the Portuguese
vessel Paulits, on the 2nd of February, and the English
ship Clean, from Newfoundland, running to the Eastward.
Ihe Pantalooe has been in commission since July, 1849,
and during her service in the Mozambique Channel she hail
taken three prises—the Philanthrope, the Delahache, and I
the Rename, having much merchandise on beard ; they had
not, however, any slaves. When the Pantaloon lelt the
station, the Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker, had just re-
ceived her orders to come home to be paid off. The Pan-
taloon has had a very rough passage ; she brings home a few
Wadi& The Arethusa, 60, Captain Smouds, was towed
late harbors, yesterday to be docked. The Bulldog, steam-
sloop, got up her steam yesterday morning to go out of
harbour to try her engines, but just as she was on the point
of starting, a break down occurred, and the trial had to be
postponed-.
the Pantaloon reports the death of the Queen of
Madagascar, after the defeat and degradation of the Rower
of her army in a contest with a belligerent chief in Novem-
ber last.

---ISEYONPORT, FEBRUARY 22.—The Diligence, trans-
port Mitchell master, sailed yesterday with stores for the
fleet under Commodore Martin at Cock. The persons sent
no shore to the Royal Naval Hospital from the Arethusa.
Captain Symonds, because they were efllieted with the
smallpoe continue to improve. Several vessels are being
forwarded at this port, and the greatest activity prevails in
the dockyards. It is stated that strict orders has been
given to all pawns connected with the dockyard carefully
to avoid giving any information to newspaper correspon-
dents as to the orders received from time to time from the
Admiralty.