The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

The converting of the Emerald, 50, and Hannibal,
90, building at Deptford, into screws, is under consi-
deration. The latter is so far advanced that it will
be attended with considerable expense altering her;
but it would be better, even at the eleventh hour, to
have a good and serviceable ship.
The screw-ship Sans Pared, 81, Captain Dacree,
fitting at Devonport, may be ready for sea some day.
Size is reported to be ready in six weeks after the
plummerblocks and machinery arrive, but when these
are coming is uncertain.
The ship from which the 50-gun screw-frigate
Imperieuse was launched, at Deptford. is to be re-
paired, and another frigate of the seine class to be laid
down, it is said.
The screw-frigate Dauntless, 33, Captain Halsted,
will be ready to leave Spithead, for the West Indies,
to-day. She took on board her shells yesterday
morning.
We aro glad to say the Zenobia, Hon. Company's
steamer, for whose safety some anxiety has been ex-
pressed, is all safe. She broke her intermediate shaft
when off Andamans, and put back to Rangoon.
We mentioned a short time since that the Tweed,
18, Seagull, 6, and Kestrel schooner, were to be
broken up at Devonport. Since then, their Lordships
have sold the Tweed to Messrs. Wilson and Co.' of
Southwark, for the sum of 1,1251, and the Racer has
also been sold, for the purpose of breaking up, for the
sum of 8201, subject to the usual conditions of re-
turning all copper metal, &c., into the store the
Government department.
A NETHERLANDS SQUADRON IN THE CHANNEL.—
RAMSGATE, SEPT. 20, 10.50 A.M.—Three Dutch
frigates and a steamer—the frigates under reefed
topsails and four courses—from the eastward, are
working up through the Gulls. One frigate has ap-
parently a Rear-Admiral's flag.
Another screw line-of-battle ship was on Thursday
added to the French navy by the launch of the Jean
Bart, of 100 guns, at Lorient, which went off with
the most perfect success, and amidst the enthusiastic
shouts of thousands of spectators.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Growler, 5, steam-
sloop, Commander James Stoddart, has been inspected
at Spithead this morning by the Commander-in-Chief,
and her crew exercised in gunnery by Captain Chads,
of the Excellent ; after which she removed her powder
and shells, and came into harbour in the evening to
be paid off.

The Barracouta, 6, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon.
S. T. Carnegie, sailed from Spithead this morning
for Sheerness, to be put out of commission.
The Fearless surveying steam-vessel, Captain Bul
lock, put into port this morning, to obtain fuel.
The Cissii. Deacer, Egyptian steam-yacht, has been
docked to-day, to receive additional alterations and
fitted for sailing.
The Ajax, 60, screw-ship, Captain Quip, arrived at
Spithead this evening from Cork, to relit and be paid
down. She saluted the Port-Admiral's flag.
The sentence of the General Court-martial on Se-
cond-Lieutenant Charles Ducane Williams has this
day been promulgated. That officer is found guilty,
and sentenced to be cashiered, upon the following
charge—" for insubordination and disorderly conduct,
in breach of proper discipline and unbecoming the
character of an officer and a gentleman, in having, on
the 19th of August, 1852, at the Double-gate Uuard
of the Gosport lines, brought to the officers' guard-
room of the said gate two women with whom he had
quarrelled, charging them with robbing him, lock-
ing the guard-room door in the inside, and thereby
obstructing the officer of the guard in the execu-
tion of his duty, retaining the key, and
disobeying the lawful command of Second-
Lieutenant George Nayler, his superior officer, in the
execution of his duty, by refusing to open the officers'
guard-room door when ordered to do so by his said
superior officer, and did make use of most disgusting
language, to the bad example and disturbance of the
guard, and did likewise conduct himself in a disor-
derly manner in subversion of all military order and
good discipline."