The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-10 00:00:00

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, Sett. B.—Arrotnntzters.—To Poictiers—
Surgeon, J 8 rattan; Aesiatant Surgeon, J. W. Baleen.
Dragon —Seeasd Muter. IL B. Ppm.
PORTSMOUTH, MITT, 9.—Swat, 14, Commander F. B.
Johnstone, arrived yeaterdsy from the But India. She has
brought home peeeeng.re Lieut. Davis, Mr. C. Franklin,
midshipman, and 23 men invaii s. She touch:A at Benet.
Angrr, and Rt. Helena, bringing home mails from those
n.sese. Blse soled for D-vonp irt an hour after arriving, to
peeper* for paying off. The wind b. ing dead against Snout,
ale has been/Olt up is Yarmouth &Mat. I.W. Oa the 28th
Jane, Rifiene-n. st -v., Li. at. Crofton commander, drove on
Awe, near Rio Janeiro, a began, Jae with ago slaves on board,
land, thanks to the mercies of Our /RUM to abolish slavery, 200
of them were drowned in the suet 200 of them esespei on
PhDDI, 120 were picked up by Rifleman, and put on board
Crescent, and the remaining 80, we presume, were drowno d
aloe, or burnt, as the vessel was set on fire by
Rifleman. The alive crew is said to have escaped on shore.
Eacoutteer et.-fr., was commieei.ined vetterday, at ibia port
by Captain G. T. Gordan.—The Victoria and Allor:, royal
yacht, Captain Lord Ad -lp'ue Fiezcluence, was laid up in
ordinary pat rday. The proreut.ons will come out in af, w
days.—The colonel, commandant of the Royal Marines have
(salved directions to auhretPute a rocked hat for their pre-
ant claw. This is merely giving force and effect to her
Majesty's regulations, which require that all full co/one a in
employment on the staff rhoull wear the corked hat.—Capt
Jahn Carter, recently goo ram. er.. Huhu Hospital, has had
the good service penuon of 1501. per annum awarded to him.
He was mai lab/pman of the Penelope ftigate' when she tol•
lowed the William Tell a whole night, and knocked away
her maintop:mut, which enabled the Foudroyant to come up
with her; and was al o lieutenant of the Leviathan, at Tr.-
*algae, one of our beet behave 1 ships on that occasion.-B.r
William Burnett, K.C.H., D'oector-General of the Medical
Department if the navy, has this week been engaged at this
port in making his haficarly inspection of the medical
establishments. _ _ .

PUMBHOLE, Berm s.—The Diligence naval transport ar-
rived yeti, rday with stores for the dockyard.—The Black
Eagle steamer is daily expected at this port, to be in attend-
ance on the Lords of the Admiralty. Coal is le log provided
for her at Hobbs Point depot. The board win be here on
their annual tone of visits,ion on Tuesday or Wednesday
next. They will go on either to Cork or Holy ead wden
they shall have completed their inspection of this arsenal.—
The Octavio, 50. is still in dock, awaiting men and gear, to
he navigated to Devonport.—The dockyard battalion having
finished their summer drilling, were inspected on Monday
last by their oolouel, Copt. Sir T. Easley, who expressed his
satisfaction at the steadiness of the men while under arms
and the eflielent7 with which they executed a Tarry at
evolutions. After marching past in review order and quick
time, a number of formations were made wLh great preci-
sion, and the firing by files, by companies, by wings sad
volleys, was exceedingly satisfactory. An accident which
occurred with use of the field pieces, however, for the time
threw a damp over the proceeding's. Some of the at- n got
'mangled between the gum., and the wheels running over
them fractured the lea of one and severely Injured the foot
of another. By prompt &anemia' of the medical officers ef
the establishment, it is pleasing to my they are doing well.
—The most guard of the district are now (the battalion
having finished with the ship gun battery for the seamed to
be drilled at that erection to the use of the great guns.
Davogrozv, @APT. B.—The Recta, st., has bees ordered
for immediate commission at this pert by Comm. Edward
H. Deuchemp (1848), with a complement of 135 men.—
The Brightest's, emigrant ship, on her passage from London
to this port, having touched the ground, the emigrants re.
fused to proceed in her until she was examined, for which
purpose she we., on the application of the agenre, taken into
dock In the Royal Dockyard, the apart's, 26, having been
put out to sake room for her.