The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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APPOINTMENTS.
the command of the Leander, 50, at Portsmouth.
Under his resumption of office the ship will be speedily
fitted for further service at sea.
Lieutenant W. G. Jones, to the coast guard.
Chaplain—Rev. Charles W. Belgrave, re-appointed
to the Leander, 50, Portsmouth.
Naval Instructor—M. P. Sambell, re-appointed to
the Leander.
Mates—A. J. Innes, to the Leander ; Henry Davis,
to the Electra, 12, Portsmouth.
Naval Cadets—Edward Maddock, to the Arrogant,
46, screw-frigate, Portsmouth ; H. H. L. Palliser, to
the Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, Portsmouth.
THE ASSISTANT-SURGEONS AND THE LEANDER.—
It will be scarcely credited that up to the paying off
of that roomy frigate the Leander, the assistant-sur-
geons were without cabins. It is known that Captain
Sydney nacres, when be commanded the Leander for
upwards of two years, was constantly opposed to any
concession being made in favour of the junior medical
officers. We understand that the liberality of Captain
King has been very different to that of his prede-
cessor, and we have reason to believe that the
Leander will not proceed again to sea without being
fitted with cabins for all the medical staff entitled. by
the Admiralty regulations to such comforts.—
Herald.
THE DOVER PACKETS.—No less than three out of
the six of the steam-packets' appropriated for the
Admiralty mail service at Dover are at present at
Woolwich in the hands of the dockyard shipwrights
and engineers. The Garland arrived on the 16th of
September, and will not be out of the hands of the en-
gineers before the Ist of December next.
Princess Alice arrived on the 10th, and will be
completed by the 23d inst.
Vivid, Master Commander Smithett, arrived on
the 13th, and is to be surveyed and reported.
D. Slight, late surgeon of the Indefatigable, whose
death we have already announced, departed this life
on the 29th of September, from the effects of fever.
Linnet, 6, Commander Henry Need, fitting at De-
vonport, for the coast of Africa, is already well
manned. She has a popular captain and good officers,
and will doubtless be a happy as well as an efficient
cruiser.
THE ARMAMENT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
—We are enabled to state that the number of guns
with which the new screw three• decker the Duke of
Wellington, now fitting at Portsmouth, is to be armed
is 131. They will consist chiefly of 56 cwt. 32.
pounders, and 60 cwt. 68-pounders, with a pivot gun
of the heaviest calibre. Her broadside weight of
metal will be above 4,0001b5. This gigantic ship will
be put "in commission of the peace" most likely be-
fore Christmas.
THE SCREW Two DECKER SANSPAREIL.—This
ship, commanded by Captain nacres, fitting at Da-
, venport, is now fully manned; but she will not be
ready for sea by the Ist of next month if greater
exertions are not made by the' contractors for her

machinery.
THE 50-GUN SCREW-FRIGATE IMPERIEUSE.—
This ship, launched last month at Deptford, and now
fitting at Woolwich, will be completed by the end of
this month, and will shortly be commissioned.
The committee on manning the navy have resumed
their sittings at Whitehall.
The revising committees for arming the merchant
steamers and inquiring into screw experience have
been broken up, and the master shipwrights have re-
turned to their respective dockyards.
THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.—The Commander-in-
Chief, Rear-Admiral Corry, in his flag-ship Prince
Regent, 92, Captain Hutton, with the Rodney, 92,
Captain Graham, C. 8., and Indefatigable, 50, Cap-
tain Smart, are still at Queenstown, but are expected
at Devonport. The Prince Regent's maintopmast has
been condemned.
Ajax, 58, screw guard-ship, Captain Quin, will not
be ready to leave Portsmouth for Queenstown before
the sth November. She will be out of the bands of
the dockyard on the 21st inst.
Collingwood, 80, at Portsmouth, is to be taken out
of dock this day.
Drake, lighter, sailed to-day for Plymouth, to bring
back Rear-Admiral Fanshawe'a.furniture.
"ROThielipplititicesT tenaer,-Lieliteitint•Gommander,
Fenwick, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday,
from Spithead. •
Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, Captain Gifford, is
now reported ready for sea at Portsmouth, this day.
Tartarus, steam•vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Risk, has returned from protecting the Scotch
fisheries, and is having her defects made good at
Chatham.
MALTA, OCT. 9.—The order for the troops to
change quarters has been finally issued, and early in
the week the removals will be effected. The 76th,
stationed since their arrival in the island in the Coto-
nera district, will be relieved by the 68th from Lower
St. Elmo, the Buffs removing from Florian to their
quarters, and the 76th going to Florian. The Malta
Fepcibles will do duty in the Forts Ricasoli and
Tigne, occupying Fort Manoel as their head-
quarters.
The Sultan, from Eogland, only arrived this after-
noon.
The Fury, from the fleet, arrived yesterday, the
Bth. The fleet left Vourla Bay on the 29th ult., in
company with the Turkish division, bound to the Isle
of Samos, to collect tribute. Admiral Dundas ar•
rived in the Bay of Salamis on the evening of the 31
instant, the steamers being employed in towing. The
Vengeance and Phaeton sailed and arrived at nearly
the same moment. The rivalry existing between the
crews of these vessels is said to be very great, and,
the Vengeance having gained some real or imaginary
advantage over the Phaeton on one occasion, the fact
was celebrated by a drawing, in which a cock was
represented as crowing on the mainmast-top. The
Admiral is so vexed at the circumstance that it is
said the Vengeance will be ordered to winter at
Gibraltar.
A court of inquiry as to the Fury running into the
Austrian ship Padre Mimbelli, as before reported,
has terminated its proceedings, and on the morning
of the 4th Lieutenant Martin, the officer of the watch
at the time of the accident, was suspended from duty,
which leads to the belief that he will be subjected to
a court-martial for the offence. The Fury has broken
a piston, and is in want of extensive repairs. The
Samson steam-frigate fell in with the fleet on the Ist
inst. She was a most acceptable addition, having
letters, &c., for the officers.
The kindliest feelings have been manifested by the
officers of the Turkish and English fleets to each
other. On the 21st ult. Admiral Ahmet Pasha gave
to Admiral Dundas and his officers, and the captains
of the fleet, a magnificent dinner on board the
Nizamie, the decks of which were festooned with the
English and Turkish flags interlaced. After dinner,
the first toast was " The Sultan," afterwards " The
Queen," and both were honoured by a salute of 21
guns. Nothing could have gone off better.
On the 24th Admiral Dundas gave a return dinner
to the Turkish Admiral, and on his arrival on board
manned yards. On this occasion, too, the health of
the Queen and that of the Sultan were respectively
proposed, and on a light being shown from the flag-
ship the Bellerophon and Phaeton fired Royal salutes.
On the departure of Ahmet Pasha, the ship was
illuminated with blue lights, portfires, &c., and, to
add to the effect a light was shown from every port,
and several rockets were fired.
The inspections of the 68th and the Fencibles, prior
to the removals above-mentioned, have taken place
this week, in the presence of General Fergusson, and
to his great satisfaction.
I omitted to mention that the Banshee and Medina
have both been docked during the wee very e cleaned.
foul The
They were both, the latter especially, .
Medina had coral, shell-fish,
&a., to the depth of four
inches.
Lieutenant Rising, 76th, has rejoined from leave.
Dr. Scott, 76th, has also rejoined.
'Lieutenant Storer, 68th, on sick leave from Eng-
land, has arrived in Malta.
Lord Lennox, Colonel of the 68th, vice Huey, and
expected here per Sultan, hag not joined.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY:--A trial was made to-day
on Rat Island, in this harbour, of the efficacy of
Phillips's patent tire annihilator, with the view of
testing its capability to extinguish fire aboard ship.
The Port Admiral and a large number of other dis-
tinguished officers were present at the experiment,
which was made of 20 barrels of tar emptied into a
ditch or trench and ignited, when the annihilator was
brought into play on it successfully. Another expe-
riment was then tried upon a more extended scale,
with about 60 empty tar barrels, but which was not
so successful as the first. Application was made for a
further trial, but the permission of the Lords of the
Admiralty has to be obtained ere another trial can be
granted.
The Archer, 14, Commander Strange, has been
taken into the angle dock to-day to repair defects.
She has been stripped, and will have a thorough refit.
Her crew will be paid wages next week.