The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-18 00:00:00

PREFEHMENTS.—Rey. 111. T. Dupre, to the Cline] Of '
ROROo mad Roatou, Norfolk, dio. Norwich, on the nomination of the
Dean scut Chapter of Norwich. —Rev. W. Andrews, to Carlton
Colville It., culTolk, dio. Norwich: 3451., with MP.; pla., W. An-
drew', Ewk.—Rev. A. W. Lane, to the tune
of Waugh and
Norfolk; dio. Nomee.

NAVAL.
AtiCENSION, Fez. 12.—The Blazer, at., Lieut. Smith, ar-
where
rived on the 22nd ult. in eight days from the Banana Islands,
she left the Amphitrite, 26, Capt. Eden, 111141 the Penelope, st. frigate,
with the broad pendant of Commo. Sir C. Ilotham. The Philomei. el, 8,
Corn. Wood, was oft the Pollg'., and hod mPforod two 'm on
suspiciu of being engaged in the slave trade; she bad, however, ulti-
mately to give them up. The Favourite, 11, Com. Murry. woe at
Sierra Leone, out of which harbour she was torrid by the. Bluer, to
route for the Banana Islands, to tall In with the commodore. The
Mariner, 13, Cora. were the Rapid, 8, Com. Dixon; and the
Dal, 3, Lleut.tilynn, were off the Onllinas and Cape Mount ; the Ma-
riner is ordered to the East Indies.—her orders, we underetand, came
out by Blazer. The Blazer bad • good passage out, was • week at
Lisbon, two or three days at Madeira, the Cape de Veld-, and Sierra
Leone. The Amphitrite, 26, Capt. Eden, arrived at Sierra Leone on
the 16th Nov., sicrted the North Coast, and returned t. SMeta Lame
the latter mil of Dec., retnaining there till the arrii al ot the commis.
Bore at the Bananas Bun the Cape de Verd Wands on the 10th Jan.
Bluer in her passage to this island sighted a large steamer steering
for the Bruits and right across her bows at the distance of mule five
mks ; want of cods prevented her from giving chose. There can he
no doubt but that she was a slaver, and well tilled too: both Amphi-
trite and Muer area
to be stationed ill the Bights.
The Bluer, after being supplied with larger masts and yards,
gaited hence for Lagos on the sth inst.
rom During her stay at Sierra
for
Leone the Rapid had Bent in an empty slaver f the Gallium,
condernnation
pew Ferret had tiecume.mied a inwel with 020 slaves
to the name ot, which she had captured on the south mast ; and the
Grappler had mat in a splendsd vessel with 760 slaves on 110srd, cap-
tured in the Bights. We hove intelligence of the Heroine, 111, Cum
Edninuts, haring sent into St. Helena a vessel with from Too to 800
alave' en board; amid of the Styx et., Cent. Ch ads, hav
rade. ing sent
Bothcap-
into
the same place a large barque etptipped for the clove t
lures were
the
on the south coast -- the turque tralltil,r the .wenty.
first prim to the Styx. Notwithstanding all this the captures are but
few compared to the great number of ewes which escape the vigilance
and activity of our cruisers; and there can be no question that the
trattic is at the present women: as brisk and conducted as sr-stem:lu-
rallyeverWithout a doubt there kits been a great increase
within the IRA es, months, and it is becuning more gem:tat; for prior
to that there was not a tare to be seen on the north coast : but now,
eeveral of the former noted slave haunts ate beginning to be fre-
quented, and upwards et 4,600 slaves are reported as being ready for
shipment Bun the Osllinas alone.
ADMIRALTY. APRIL 17.—APP4INTNENTEL—Admiral Sir
W.ll. Gage, to be eommander-in-chief at Plymoutb.—Lieutenants :
M. F. Itrowurtgg, to be Ng heutenint to Sir W. Gage; M. Lowther,
M Gorgon- —Secretary: 3• Irving, to be meretary to comormder.M.
chief at Plymouth.—Surgeon: J. T. Jenkins, weeds
Engineer : A. Leys (2nd class), to Blenbeim : G. E. ab
le(Scroaold; Clerk : 13. N. White, end Mas'er's-Assistant :A. Howe, to
Ilastinge.—Master's-Asal-tants : P. P. Parks, to Gorgon ; T. D.
Milne, to Sharpshooter.
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