The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-15 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Assistant-Surgeon.—James Li'bourne, to the hospital,
Jamaica.
Clerk in Charge.— A. S. Bennett, to the Locust,
steam-vessel, Brazils.
Clerks.—W. R. Scott, to the Cruiser, 14, screw-sloop,
fitting at Woolwich ; George Fait, to the Excellent,
gunnery-ship, Portsmouth ;W. P. Burdwood, to th 9
Ajax, 58, screw-ship, Queenstown.
Rear-Admiral Dundas's fleet had not arrived at Gib-
raltar on the 4th inst. There were then the Phaeton,
50, Captain G. Elliot, for Lisbon, to come home with
Admiral Corry; Arethusa, 50, Captain Symonds ; Tiger,
18, steam-frigate, Captain Giffard ; Niger, 14, screw-
sloop, Commander Heath • and Antelope, eam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander West .
Rear-Admiral Corry, with his squadron' the Prince
Regent, 92, Captain Hutton ; Rodney, 92, Captain
Graham, C.B. ; Sanspareil, 81, screw-ship, Captairi
Dacres • Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, Captain Giffard ;
and Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Woolridge,
remained at Lisbon.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 14.

Rear-Admiral Sir F. Pellew, the new commander-in
chief for the East Indies, arrived here on Monday
evening, and proceeded to hoist his flag (red) at the
wizen, on board the Neptune, 120, ordinary guard-ship,
at nine o'clock this morning, when the customary salute
was exchanged between that ship and the Victory.
Magara, screw steam-transport, Commander Johnson,,
sailed . from Spithead, on Monday evening for the
eastward.'
Blenheim, 58, screw steam guard-ship, Captain W. H.
Henderson, C. 8., has been towed down from her moor-
ings to-day, and placed alongside the jetty ready for
(locking, to have a leak stopped.
Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Strange,
has been swung to-day for compass observation.
Sidon, 22, steam-frigate, Captain Goldsmith, hauled
out of dock to the fitting basin to-day, having had her
bottom cleaned.
Fire Queen, steam-vessel, Master Paul, went out of
harbour this morning to Sconce Point, with a party of
Government officialsOo inspect the works in progress
for the new battery.

DEVONPORT, Dn. 13

Vulture was taken. into No. 5 Dock this morning,
to sight and clean her bottom • she will be taken out
to-morrow morning. She is full manned, with the ex-
ception of a couple of stewards—Captain Glasse is well
known here. Magicienne, Captain Fisher, is not so for-
tunate : she is many hands deficient. Captain Glasse is
the favourite with the seamen here.
Nile, 92, will be taken into No. 4 Dock to-morrow
morning, to be fitted for screw machinery.
Avon, steam-tender, returned this afternoon from
Portsmouth.
Quail, lighter (Iveney), which was obligput back
ed to
P
into the Sound on Friday, through foul weather, sailed
to-day with stores for Pembroke.

TIM DIEG/ERA.
The following is an extract from a letter from
:
an
officer of H.M.S. Megrera, dated Spithead, Dec. 13
"We anchored at Spithead to-day (Monday), having
been lately employed in relieving detachments of Royal
Artillery at the West Indian Windwardat Islandas. The
MegEera left Spithead Oct. 6, arriving Barbdoes on
the 27th day. She afterwards proceeded to Tobago,
Trinidad, and Grenada. Amongst the passengers who
have come home from the latter place are the widow
and two daughters of the late Colonel Williams, R.A.
"On the 16th of November her Majesty's ship Daunt-
less arrived at Barbadoes, last from St. Thomas ; 18
deaths had occurred from yellow fever. On the 18th
(the day upon which we sailed for England) the remain-
ing patients had been sent to sick quarters, and were
nearly all convalescent. Captain Halsted, however,
contemplated landing the whole crew, General
having with great kindness and alacrity placed barrack
accommodation at his disposal.
"The Megmra has proved herself a very much better
ship than her officers anticipated. She has gone under
sail alone 12.5 knots an hour, and nine knots under
steam, without sail ; the bad qualities she is said to pos-
sess have ' not been developed during this voyage. Five
hundred and sixty gallons of fresh water have been pro-
cured from Grant's galley daily, and on the outward
passage no other water was used, although every person
on board was allowed 11 gallons per diem."