The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-06 00:00:00

NAVAL

Loan OP THU NITLIT, OrD\ANCE SLOOP.—No accounts
whatever bare been received es to the fate of this unfortunate vessel,
which left Devomport on the fad ult. for Woolwich with a cargo of
shot and gum. Ohs Is supposed to have bete seen last off Spithmd,
and to have foundered in case of the late gales through this ehilling of
her cargo. A. the Imperative orders Ball the captains are to am.
I =Meats with the superintendent of ordnance shipping, in cue any
thing games their detendse, there is now no hope for the safety of
the unketanate mew. Microbe' of beets' oars and other gear cap.
parently teireging to a veinal ef the Netley's clans, have been picked
up on the coast between ffortlead .red Code Castle, DaseL
POATSKOUTK, Now. 6.—A report has been oohed for as to
when Leander, 50, alibis pert, and Indefatigable, 50, at Devosport,
will be ompleted and reedy In every reaped as advanced frigates.—
Driver, st.-sloop, Com. JOIOOKS, remains at Spithead, ready for any
sievire.—Amazon, 26, Capt. ?Tunbridge, fitting at Plymouth, *des-
tined tor the Nei& ; Varmhem. IS, Capt. Panshawe, fitting at Sheer.
AM, for the Cm. al GOA Hope ; sod OreAa, 11, Com. Hawker,
Ming at this port, {oar to the Bra:fig.-Bmm deeds have been db.
towed already la the inglaserkag department aboard Sharpshooter,
elialsOapL Ana lo PAG the chief end =detain enguteces of the dock-
yard haw been ordered to examine and report upon. The alterations
that may he ordend will not prevent the Sharpshooter from sailing
with the impairta.—hapir, etessa.-M., Mr. Z. Nene, menninder,
arrival =TAW from =lard, and soiled agate tor %Woolwich, to be
Dpaid ca.
DzTOSPoRT, Nov. 4.—Kingfisher, 12. Com. Harvey,
sailed Last night foe the Coast of Africa, with the usual monthly mails.
—A detachment of marines, under the command of Lieut. Sutherland,
maberited this rooming on board the Aromas, 26, Copt. Troubridge.—
Disdains, 19, will be taken ina dock or the 7th LIM. to mote good
defects. . - .

WOOLWICH, Nov. 4 —Wildfire, it.-• , arrived kit night
Woe &earner, end left again from Blackwell this limning with part
el the family of Admiral Elliott. the Minstrel at the Nom—Medina,
sta.v., Lieut.-Chem Denby, will Ince on the Bth Malta; she will
be tried on the 7th.—Teaser, Lieut. Selby, is under orders to
leave ow the 13th beet. for the coast of Afrias.—Niger, at.-sloop, will
We an the 11th tnictar Wieernew, to be hid up to ordinary.—Arro
gent, 48, st..frig., new at Depdard receiving her engine, is maimed to
proceed to Portmeouth when ready to be fitted for see. Cadet, female
=evict ship has been removed hum the Arsenal to the dock. ard, in
easnequenee of the lamlubrity of that locality.—The committee of
revision la espected to arrive at Woolwich an the 13th inst.

MILITARY.
AtIOMINTATIOM OP TKO ROYAL ARTILLIaT.-
014—The augmentation announced in Friday night's Casette is pre-
chicly what you Neffidsd el: months sine ; for, although the sixteen
companies raised i■ June were attached to ex-biting battalloes, it was
welt known that as soon se the my foe economy in the war deportment
subsided, they weak be regularly embodied Into two battalions. The
quarter-nristers for the at w battalions are not yet named; but it is
certain that Sergeant-MlOor Moore will be quarter-master et the I "tii
battalion, and Quarter-Master Sergeant M'Elern, or Sergeant School-
roaster Clarke, quarter-master of the 12th battalion.—A Womencn
llsangs.