The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-29 00:00:00

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NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE.

PROMOTIONS
Commanders Thomas Hope (1841) and John Foote (1845)
have been promoted to the rank of captain.
Captain Hope is the son of Sir John Hope, Bart., of
Craigbill, county Fife. He entered the navy in 1825, and
has served afloat 18 ears. He was lucky enough to get his
first commission in 1832, and as a lieutenant served in the
Mel Ville, 72, and Hyacinth, 18, in the East Indies. He
then served as first of the Sappho, 16, in the West Indies;
was promoted at the general promotion in 1841, and since
then commanded the Sappho for three years on the coast of
Africa.
Captain Foote, we believe, is the son of Captain Foote
(1827). He entered the college 1827, passed in 1833, and
was made in 1835. As a lieutenant he served in the
Sappuire, 28; commanded the Fawn and Curlew, 10, on
the coast ot. Africa ; and was promoted in 1845, after serving
in the Dublin, 50. As a commander, he commanded the
Rosamond, 6, steam-sloop, in. the Mediterranean and the Cape
of Good Hope.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain Edward Hinton Scott (1838) has been appointed
to the command of the Neptune, 120, ordinary flag-ship, at
Portsmouth, vice Yates, whose term of service has expired.
This is the 'first opportunity Captain Scott has had of
serving afloat since his promotion, and that he is a distin-
guished officer of superior claims will be seen from the fol-
lowing summary from O'Byrne's account of his career during
twenty- eight years' service afloat:-
"-This officer entered the navy Clay 1, 1798, as first-class
voluneeer on board the Anson, 46, and 3:47 men, Captain
Philip Charles Durham, and which ship encountered, and
for 17 days dogged, in company with the Ethalion, 38, a
French equdron under Commodore Bompart, consisting
of La Roche, of -78 guns, eight frigates, a brig, and a
schooner, destined for the invasion of Ireland. With five
of thetrigates' -after the three others together with the line-
of-battleship had fallen into the hands of Sir John Borlase
Warren, she came; Oct. 12, singly into collision, anu sus-
tained a loss, -with injury to her masts and 3 ards, of 2 men
killed and 13 wounded. Oa the 18th of the same month we
find her, in company with the Kangaroo, 18, enduring a
similar loss in a gallant action of an hour- and a quarter,
which terminatedin the capture of isa Loire, of 46 guns and
664 men (including troops), of whom 46 were killed and 71
wounded. While attached to the Anson, Mr. Scott contri-
buted also to the capture of several fine privateers. In the
Blazer gun-brig, as sub-lieutenant, he was often in action
with the French flotilla, in the neighbourhood of Ostend,
Dunkerque, Calais, and Boulogne, and assisted, in July, 1805,
.in rescuing the crew- of the Oreates, 14, Captain Thomas
'Brown, when wrecked on the Splinter Sand and exposed to
the fire of the enemy. In the course or the same year he
commanded a rocket-vessel in Sir Sidney Smith's attack
upon the Boulogne flotilla. On leaving the Blazer, he be-
. came,Acting-Lieuteuant of the Skylark, 16, and while in
that brig (to which be was,coniirined June 12, 1807) he had
charge ot her boats in a running fight with a French cutter
privateer- of 8 guns- and 48 men, whom, after having cut
sway, her sweeps, and chased her for three hours, he drove
under the guns of the Skylark. On one occasion he landed
oyniisgt: spiked .tue;sumo va or.
the guard off prisoners. He served as Lieutenant in
several ships, and was appointed, August 23, 182..., to the
Cambrian, 48, Captain - Gawen Witham Hamilton. lie
was trequently, iu the SU, urn and her boats, engaged with
the enemy's • forts and armeJ vessels (several ot which he
captured) while affording protection to the trade passing
through the Great Belt. During his servitude in cue Or-
lando he took part in many boat affairs in the Adriatic and
Chesapeake. He commanded her boats, too, in several
skirmishes with the Malay proas in the Straits of Sunda and
arataLca, and once .succ,eded in repelling an attack made by
them at night on a wrecked Indiaman, of which he had
been placed in charge. In the boats of the Cambrian we
find- him' cutting out, in the Gulf of Athens, with much
spirit and judgment, a piratical schooner, carrying 2 long
guns and AO men, together with three of her prizes, besides
taking three email -pirate. vessels ?rum the island of Skupeio
and eilecting the re capture of an En6lian sloop. He also
assisted at the reduction ut.Napoli di Rumania, and, at tit,.
head of 100-Seamen,landed there at the request of the pro-
visional government, had the good fortune when the troops
entered the town to save tue lives of 2,000 Turks, men,
women, and children, who were afterwards placed on shore
at Smyrna. For these services he twice received the thanks
of Sir Graham aloore, the Commander-in-Chief, was pre-
sented with a sword by the Greek provisional Government,
and v. as advance:, July 18, 1623, to the rank ot Commander
ia, the Diapatca sloop, of .8 guns. In that vessel, stationed
lit4wise in the Mediterranean, he remained until the close ot
1824. He was lastly, from Nov. 23, 1835, until April, 1838,
employed Again on the station last-named'as second captain
in the Rodney, 92, Captain (now Rear-Admiral) Hyde
Parker. His promotion to the rank he now holds took place
Jan. Ir, 1838. For his conduct in jumping overboard from
the Orlando and saving the lives of four persons, Captain
Scott (who is senior of 1838) received the thanks ot the
Royal Humane Society."
Lieutenahts-Hubert Campion (1849), to the Hecate, 6,
steam-sloop,:lleyonport ; Thomas J. Young (1851), to the
Excellent, gunnery-ship, Portsmouth.
The Commander-in-Lhief Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney,
K.C.8., returned to- Devonport on Friday morning, and re-
hoiated his flag.
"PAYING DOWN.," AND A FORTNIOEFT'S LEAVE.-Are-
Ilium, 50, Captain Symonds, was paid down to six months,
at Portsmouth, on Saturday, and her men were granted the
fortnight's leave. Arrogant, 46,- steam-frigate, Captain R.
S. Rubinson, will be paid down to six months, on Monday, at
Portsmouth, and her crew will have a fortnight's leave.
Dauntless, 33, screw-frigate, Captain Halatead, will be
".paid- down," at Devonport, to-morrow • (Tuesday), and
have the leave, and not Wednesday, as before stated. Superb,
80, Captain Purcell, as we have already stated, will not be
paid off (at which we hear that some few of her men are dis-
satisfied) but will be paid down to six months, and the men
have leave:of absence. The Hants paper says, " There-was
a misunderstanding yesterday on paying down the Arrogant,
the wages being offered to part ot the crew and not the
whole. On looking to the orders, however, and referring to
the authorities, the matter was quickly settled as the Ad-
miralty had arranged, and the men were ordered to be paid
down to what was intended, and will go ashore with three
weeks' leave on Monday.
Ro,lney, 92, Captain Graham, C. 8., was towed out of
Portsmouth harbour on Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock,
by the Antelope and Echo steamers, one on either side;
after anchoring she saluted the flag of the Commander-in-
Chief, Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, with 17 guns. She is
still about 150 able seamen short of complement.
Superb, 80, . Captain Purcell, it is expected, will go into
Portsmouth harbour this day (Monday), and take up the
moorings in harbour . lately _occupied by the Rodney ; her
defects are various ; her decks are very detective, especially
her lower deck. 'Constant exec cise of her heavy guns, dry
holystone, and dumb scraping for two terms of commission
have worn thern very thin in places.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.--1 he Ellin, royal dispatch tender,
acting Master-Commauder Balliston, is on the graving-slip
having her bottom cleaned and some repairs to her rudder
effected.
The crew of her Majesty's steam-vessel Antelope, 3, Lieu-
tenant Young, were paid advance wages this day, at the
Treasury-Office, in this duckyard. •
The Blenheim, 3-, steam gaard-ship, Captain W. H.
Henderson, C. 13:, has sent up her lower yards and top-
masts id the steana-basin, where her hullers are being re-
paired.
The Sampson steam-frigate, Captain Jones, will soon be
complete in her refit. She is to be paid down on Tuesday.
The Sorithampton, • American line-of-packet ship arrived
this morning from the Thames,_ and sailed, after embarking
passenger?,. and stock, fur New York.
PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY. The crew of her Majesty's brig
Racer, 12,-Commander Beddoes, was inspected on Thursday
by Captain Low, of her Majesty's ship Impregnable. • She
was towed into the harbour on. the same day by the Avon,
and will be paid off on Wednesday. -
Her Majesty's troop-ship Resistance arrived on Thursday
from Woolwich, and was towed. on Friday by the steam-
vessel Pike into harbour to refit.
Her Majesty's ship Caledonia is ordered to be taken into
dock to-be repaired
On Thursday the, crew Of her Majesty's ship Impregnable
got up lower yards and topmrtsta, and crossed topgallant-
yards. '
SUNDAY.-Her Majesty's frig ate Leander, Captain Dacres
from Cork, entered the Sound at one o'clock to-day, and sa-
_Med the Admiral. _ _ _

Her Majesty's screw steam troop-ship Vulcan, which was
spoken by the Simoom on Wednsday last, the 27th instant,
at the entrance to the Channel, had then been absent $2
days from the Cape of Good Hope. We are informed that
the intermediate shaft of her machinery was broken, and
that it was out of order prior to her arrival at Ascension;
she in consequence landed her coal at that island, and has
since been ender canvas only. ; She had on board several
passengers and invalids from *Lagos. Dr. Dick., from the
Cape, left the Tit-dean for the Simoom and landed here on
Thursday. nothing has. since been heard of the Vulcan,
and the wind continues easterly. The Simoom spoke her
at 7.30 A.M. on Wednesday, and having supplied her with
provisions, parted company. at 10 46.24., when the Vulcan was
12 miles south-west of the Scilly Islands. It is not.impro-
bable,that she has, gone in there for shelter.
The screw steam frigate Simoom, Captain* Bingcombe;
broke the lower part of the connecting-rod of her. machinery
on Thursday morning, when nearing this port. She was
securely anchored, in seven fathoms, outside the
.eastern enl
of the breakwater; by Mr. Thompson, her Majesty's har-
bourmaster, and signal made for the assistance of a steams
tug,'when two steamers (the Avon and Confiance) went
out. The former was sent to the Racer ; the latter took the
Simoom in tow, and placed her in the Admiralty anchorage
ground, inside the breakwater- She is to be supplied with
gear from the steam-frigate Sanspareil. The Simoom is not
yet out of the hands other contractor.
_ A large_screw frigate, under full steam, was observed, at
half-past four o'clock this morning, off the Eddystone, going
up Channel againat a strong easterly wind.
The Veievius steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, has left
this port for— Portsmouth, where the officers will be ap-
pointed to the Vizen steam-sloop, fitting for the Brasils
station. When ready she will embark a gentleman accre-
dited for the Brazilian Government from this country. Dar-
ing the last cruise of the Vesuvius, two of the engineers were
injured by. the machinery, one of them dislocating his foot,
and the ether having his hand seriously cut. Engineers
were-sent on board from the steam-reserve, at this port, to
inforartt.,here,
supply their -places prior to the vessel's departure for Ports-
mouth.
was taken alongside the Algeria hulk
purpose of being commissioned. She
hoisted the pendant this morning. Commander Albert Iles-
' (1846) has been selected by the Duke of Northumber-
landselttued the Britomart. He served as a lieutenant
to cowman
le ships Electra, Grecian, Stag, Sappho, and
M je-ty
y
in her d his present rank at the general pro-
e'srtheerdßaYri,ti)
-and attained, Conway,
motion in 0346.
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120, Captain Nun, on being completed
The St. George,
d from the dockyard, after
was remove
on the 24th inst.,
which Captain Nias, C. 8., sent for the leading man of caulk-
ere, and expressed to him his high gratification at the clean
at
and expeditious manner in which the work was performed,
the same =timeianding him a 51. iote, to be given to any
charity he feltdisposed.- .. The money has since been handed
over to Ihe treasurer on account of the Dockyard Female
Orphan,,Ariylutii.l,
The quarterly payments of salaries and civil pensions will
cemmenCe at the Pay-office on Thursday next, the Ist April.
• - The seamen en board her Majesty's ships
of advanced
wages at this port, be empowered to remit any
portion-af'the same. - •
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SMEERNESS, MARCH 28.—Her Majesty's screw. steam-
frigate Arnphion 34, has crossed her lower and topsail yards
and pointed her topgallant-masts, and will be complete in
her rig in a tew days. Some alterations
and additions in
her machinery being, determined on, she will not be ready to
leave the fitting-basin for another fortnight at least.
Her Majesty's ship London, 90, Captain the lion Mon-
tague Stepfordovill shortly be ordered to fill up her comple-
ment Of 850 men, and will proceed to Spithead
early in June,
to farm one of a Channel squadron during the summer,
ultimately be, stationed in the Mediterranean.
Captain
and
G. R. Mundy Will assuine the command of this ship on the
Ist of April, vice Captain the Hon. Montague Stopford, who
noes to the Waterloo, 120, as Flag Captain to Vice-Admiral
the Hon. Jocelme Percy, Commander-in-Chief at the Nora.
Her Majesty's screw-steam-frigate Horatio, 24, Captain
the Hon. 5.1. Carnegie, is nearly completed by the dock-