The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-06 00:00:00

NAVAL.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. Cormorant, Cont.
Seymour, came into harbour yeaterday, and is this day dire
her freight for London. By this steam rwe learn that the Eagle_,
Crescent, and Kestrel were at Blom the 26th of October.—The
troopship, sailed from Bahia on the 21st of October for the Manritias„
with the 2nd battalion of 3th Foot. The Crane had arrived at Ilshin
Oct. 16, and sailed again on the 18th far Rio Janeiro. —The Karla
Booms, transport, with the reserve battalion of the 69th =
board, bound to Malta, remains at Spithead windbound. —ln
Victory, Excellent, Victoria and Altert, Blenheim, and ()pastries j
Terrible, Cormorant, Kite, RtuidißuinthOS, Undine, Fairy, sal EA%
steamers.—At Spithead : Bellerophon.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, DOCKYARD, PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 4.
—The Lords Commimioners of the Admiralty having approved of a
public funeral for the late Rear-Admiral Shirred to Like plass on
Wednesday neat, the Bth the., at the Garrison Chapel, Porta:math,
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle hews to notify and to request the
attendance Mauch ofilcirs, In full deem. wearing nape above the left
elbow, In the neialtbomhood, as may be disposed to show their re-
spect for the deceased. Tte prooossion will be formed In the Dock-
yard at half-pest twelve o'clock on that day. A programme will be
distributed.
DIYONPORT, Doc. 4.—Penguin, 6, Lient:Com.
moved front the harbour into the sound on the evening of the ihd.
whaesho remains, windboamd. Manecovrer, lighter, arrived this
morning front the eastward, last from Portsmouth, with stores for
the dockyard. Imonetant, 86, Captain B. Popham, was °amnia.
donna at noon. en the 201 indent, and before night die had all her
petty Maws and most of her able seamen. The moment it became
that Lieut. Stevens, late Snit of the America, had commis-
sioned the Inconstant, large numbers of his old shipmate' flocked
around and in less than three hour., he had scarcely a v
to RU; thus proving that no mimeo paid 01 from the America=
have entered the American service, as stated in some of the Load=
daily Journals. Many of the America's arc in the Aga, Ref erophon.
Fly, Alert,Dolphin, he., which, with those in the Inconstant, complete
the Amerioa's complement. Orders hare been received requiring
every exertion to be used in the equipment of this frigate.
SHRERMIRS, DEC. 3.—The Gorgon, a., returned into
harbour again last night, after a satisfactory trial of her engines.—
The African, e. tug, is not to proceed to Bermuda, the Admiralty
having omstradicted the order formerly given.—The undermentioned
steam camels arc in harbour: Gorgon, Cyclops, Lutiscr, Cuckoo,
African, Yearlesa, and Chbrom—The Cygnet is but progressing in her
ttment.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 4.—APPOINTMItOTS.— Captain : J.
rci, to Inconstant—Limit. and (him.: T. &h
Lewis,
s, to oocall.
ejhoneto. H. F. Mc Killop, to Hydra; J. P. Breach, to Incorotsitt.
—Chaplain : IL Thompeco, to Vietory.—Surgeon : D. G. Millie, to
Blenheim.—blaster T. Bowen, to Itydrl.—Additiemal Master : R.
Read, to Blenheini.—Acting Yaks: G. Allen and'. Soviet; to Vie-
tory.—Purser : T. S. Heywood, to Hydra.—Acting Chief Enginrer :
J. Downie, to Vlctory.—Assist. Burro= : J. Simpson (B), to Plover;
W. Smith, If It., to Mender.—Acting gecood Master : J. Walker, to
Vistory.—Master's Assist.: 2. It. Harvey, to Cookatrice.—Midshlp.
men : T. J. Young, to htromboli; R. 11. Burton, to Excellent.—
Clark's Assist.: Harriman, to Hydra---Assist..Engineers : J.
sle and A. Douglas, to Terrible; J. Woodger, to Echo; G. Grif-
-6 to Victory.—tiaval Cadets: A. Wigney and IL Packe, to Imam-
-Gunner: W. Stephens, to Cockatrice.—Acting Boatswain Y.
ni:s to Hydra.—Carpenters: W. Bleb, to Stromboli; T. Coughlin, to