The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

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DEVoNPORT, SEPT. IS.—Peterel, 6, Lieut. COOL T. Creser,
arrived from Falmouth this afternoon, and cane into harbkur to refit.
—Devon, navy lighter, railed this morning for Deptford ; Duck, for
Chatham. with stores; and Aid, with atoms for Irk-prided amt Wool-
wich.—Pilot, it; Com. Wilson, came into harbour yesterday, to be
path off. —Birkenhead a., Cam. Ingram, arrived on Thilmday evening
from Pembroke. When about three leagues off the Ligaral, the pre-
ceding night, coon after nine o'clock, she came into eollteion with a
brig which struck the steamer on her starboard paddle-box, and in-
jured her paddle-wheel so much as to cause her to make for this port
direct. The brig, whose name to unknown, lost her jib-boom, and is
15=d to have gone into Falmouth. The Dirket:Mead came into
this afternoon to repair damages.—Adventure, naval trans-
poet, Last. Steward, is still in the Sound windbound. Capt. Toup
Nichols' Ye been appointed superintendent of the naval hospital at
PlV.l67omph Brown, inspector of police at Devonport Dock-
=truileen superannuated on a pension of 451. per annum. Six
we ordered to be added to the been at Devomort.
PORTaMOPTH, SEPT. 19--Admiral Shirreff as to be the
superintendent at Portemouth Dockyard, in succeasion to Admiral
Hyde Porker, whose period of menet expires on the let of next
math. Admiral Phipps liortiby will Immediately usurue the coca.
mon In the Pacific.
TM Fury, at., is ordered to proceed to the Pacific and East
Indies; rho will sail in a few days.—The Trincomalee and Amphi-
trite, it is expected, will not he able to get away before Tuesday
morning.—The Chatham, yacht, with Sir T. Sourchicr, arrived this
morning from Plymouth.—The Birkenhead, at., is ordered here from
Devorport. As the brig reported in distress by the Nautilus was run
down by the Birkenhead, it is expected that a court of inquiry
will be ordered.--. The Howe, 120, Captain Sir 3. Stirling, ar-
rived early tide morning from Lisbon, which pier's eke left on
the 10th inst., and parted with Sir C. Napier's et uadron on the Ilth
tut. off Cape Rock The Howe is to be brought into harbour imme-
diately, to refit for receiving her Majesty the Uueen Dowager Swoon-
veyan'oe to Madeira. Her Majesty ia minced about the 6th of next
month.—Tie Vixen, et., Lieut. Riley, commander, arrived this day
from Lisbon, whence she sailed on the 12th Inst., at which date Lisbon
rm. quiet. Parted with toe mudron on the 14th insk—A Turkish
corvette arrived at tipithead this day at 2 o'clock, and ealuted
the garrison with 21 guns. The Nautili., brig le ordered to
make good her defects at thin port, and will then return to
her old duty—protecting Isherieri. The Engird, 42, Captain
Dusts., arrived yesterday morning from the Pacific, last from Itio de
lemetro, with about 750,000 dollars onboard, having landed a part of
bar freight at Rio. She sailed from Rio, Miguel. 2, ten dare after the
Battler, but has brought no news. The Racer was the only man-of-
wee there. The 'Asgard came up to Spithead through the Needles;
and when near Cower" toothed the ground on Egypt point; but as
the tide was rising alio was anon off again, and trek.: a steamer,
which had been despatched to her usistasee, reached her. Limit.
Ellis, R.M., and a Mr. AchescE, came pounders in the Fisgnrd. This
ship, after landing her freight, will proceed to Woolwich, to be paid
off.—At Spithead : Amphitrite, Piqued, Trinoomiee, and Fury.—
In Harbour Victory, Excellent, Cambrian, Amphion, and Nautilus ,•
Seamier, cutter ; Geyser, Lightning, Kite, Comet,Myrtle, amt
Eeho steamers.
SHEERNESS, SEPT. 17.—A strong gale has been blowing
from the westward all night, and the weather being still very rough,
great apprehensions are entertained far the eatery of movie in the
neighbourhood. The Cockatrice adFearless are to be laid op in
ordinary, but none of their fittings are to be disturbed. The Lucifer
et-v. is to be paid off, and again fitted up for recommissioning, with
a complement of 40 men. The entrance to the great basin Is about
to he widened. -
Contracts were taken on Thursday, at Weevil) Victual-
llng-yard, Gosport, (or 640 quarters of wheat, at 53e. and Sis. fel. per
quarter.
Tar ROYAL MARINE Foncs.—We believe we may
affirm, with some &peso( confides* that a further augmentation
day Royal Hadoestaideas loyal Marine Artillery la contemplated
mflisoittr, mollbeUiermi &mire GaseUe.
same totals =eve intimated to the thirteen
IlegiUMets eed/IMMidtag sawsphonotatieen that their pay will mese
dB *OVA dfDdienther next, having no further occasion for their
SWAIM bat So will he permitted to occupy their houses until fur-
ther ardent.
On paying elf IM Phmnix, at Woolwich, last Saturday
week, the goessof the above aldp premed their hostawain,
Mr. Bop, with a waffinnesame Weer dein and call, as a mark of
their tumid loswat MIL