The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAFALGAR ACTION.
This being the forty-seventh anniversary of Nelson's
last and ever-memorable action, the Royal Naval Club
of 1765 will meet at Willia'a Rooms, King-street, St.
James's, to commemorate the glorious day. The presi-
dent, Admiral the Earl of Egmont, is himself a surviving
participator in the battle; his lordship was a midshipman
of the Orion on the occasion. It is expected that a
goodly number will be present.

PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 20.

The Niger, 14, Commander Heath, is read) to go to
Spithead to be paid advance. She proceeds to the Medi
terranean.
The Termagent, 24, new screw-frigate, Captain Gif-
ford, it is reported, is about to proceed to Ireland to
complete her crew.
The Alarm, 26, Captain Ramsay, arrived yesterday,
at Portsmouth, from the West Indies, She will proceed
immediately to Devonport for the purpose of being paid
off.
The Electra, 14, Commander W. Morris (b), is now
ready for sea, We cannot permit this useful little man-
of-war to proceed to sea without complimenting Com-
mander Morris and his officers on the very creditable
manner in which they have fitted out their vessel. There
has been no cry for dockyard assistance. The men have
cheerfully performed the work allotted to them; there
has been no shrinking; every man has invariably re-
turned to his leave; and the praise bestowed on Com-
mander Morris and his officers by Roar-Admiral Pres-
cott, previous to his resigning his appointment as super-
intendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, will act as an incen-
tive to other officers to pursue the same course, which
must redound as much to the credit of the officers fitting
out a ship, as it must be satisfactory to admirals or
captains in charge of a yard. She will be paid advance
to-morrow, and sail in a day or two afterwards for
Australia.
The Dee, steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander Smith,
is under orders to proceed immediately to the Cape of
Good Hope. Wo believe she will relieve the Styx, Com-
mander Hall, which vessel will, doubtless, proceed to
the East Indies for the purpose of reinforcing the squad-
ron on that station, as the boilers of the Salamander
will shortly require a thorough overhaul, if her return
to England ho not rendered absolutely necessary.
ROYAL XARINES.
The following promotions and appointments in Her
Majesty's corps of Royal Marines have just taken place.
They are dated the 18th of October:—
Colonel Second Commandant Samuel Burden Ellis,
C.B , of the Chatham Division, to be Colonel-Com-
mandant of the Woolwich Division, vice Mercer, retired.
Lieutenant-Colonel James Irwin Willes, of the Ports-
mouth Division, to be Colonel Second Commandant, and
appointed to the Chatham Division, vice Ellis, promoted.
Brevet-Major Joseph Childs, of the Plymouth Divi-
sion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and appointed to the
Portsmouth Division, vice Willes, promoted.
First-Lieutenant and Adjutant John Henry Stewart,
of the Portsmouth Division, to be Captain, and appointed
to the Plymouth Division, vice Childs. promoted.
Second-Lieutenant William Henry Hore West, of the
Chatham Division, to be First Lieutenant, vice Stewart,
promoted.
First-Lieutenant Charles Reed Driver, of the Ports-
mouth Division, to be Adjutant of the same division, vice
Stewart.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 20.
Her Majesty's frigate Alarm, 26, Captain Ramsay,
from Halifax, has just anchored in the Sound.
The Vulture steamer was taken round the Eddystone
on Tuesday to try her engines.
The Lively lighter sailed on Monday with stores for
Portsmouth, taking part of the furniture of Rear-
Admiral Superintendant Fanshawe.
The Oriental Queen, convict-ship, arrived on Sunday.
She is waiting to complete her complement from Dart-
moor, when she will sail for Van Diemen's Land.
The St. Jean d'Acre, building at this dockyard, to
carry 90 guns of large calibre, is now in an advanced
state, and will soon be ready for launching; and when
launched she is to be immediately fitted with engines of
600 horse-power, of Messrs. Penn and Sons' construc-
tion, on their patent trunk plan, which gave such satis-
faction wlien tried in the Agamemnon, 90, now at
Sheerness. The engines of the St. Jean d'Acre are
already in progress, and all the castings and works are
to he made and finished front the models used for cast-
ing and making the engines of the Agamemnon, these
models having been used for the first time for the en-
gines of that vessel. The diameter of the cylinders of
the engines is 78 inches, the trunk 32k, equal to 701
inches when the trunk is deducted; the length of stroke
3 feet 6 inches, the diameter of the engine shaft 131
inches, and the screw shaft 12 inches. The diameter of
the air-pump is 231- inches, the diameter of the screw 18
feet, with a pitch of 20 feet 6 inches, the length being 3
feet 4 inches. The boilers are in 4 pieces, and the tubes
1,904 in number, each 2i inches diameter outside, and 6
feet 6 inches long. The fire grates are 20 in number,
and so arranged that the position for the stokers is well
ventilated. There is also ample space for getting to
every part of the engines, and the whole of the boilers
and engines being considerably under the water linc,
they are well protected from injuryin the event of the
vessels in which they are fitted being engaged in actual
warfare.
In the Sound—Queen, and Oriental Queen, convict-
ship. In Harbour—lmpregnable, St. George, Sanspa_
reil, Edinburgh, Hogue, Sylpn,.Avont Nautilus, Linnet,
Defiance, Aid, Camel, Tortoise, Blond) and Drake,
lighters.

We regret to find, from information forwarded to us
from a correspondent at Devonport, that a difference has
arisen between the Port-Admiral, Sir John Ommaney
and Captain Nias, captain of the Ordinary, on a point
of discipline. We are not in possession of the whole of
facts, bt.t we believe the Lords of the Admiralty have
signified their approbation of the conduct pursued by
the senior officer.

Rear-Admiral Henry Bourchier, on the retired list,
of
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died on the 14th inst. O'Bye, in his " Naval Biogra-
phy,"
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gives the following account of the services
gallant deceased:— f capvernor of
tain John
" Henry Bonrchier was eldest son o
Bourehier, R.N., who died Lieutenant
and brother
Greenwich Hospital, 30th December,
ki. (1815), who died
1809
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of Commander Wm. Bourchier,
the Ariadne, 20, 22d January, 1644. This officer IL
tentered the navy 28th
August, 1797, as a boy, on board
the
Downs. He was
Cap-
tain Jas. Bradley, stationedmei and Newfoundland sta-
next employed on the 110 captain Fras. Pickmore;
tions in the Roya.l William,lias. Durham; Veteran, 64,
Anson, 44, Captain Philiplitsgsvood Dickson (part of Sir
Captain Archibaldet
the action off Copenhagen,
Hyde Parker's fie duringdyrio, 40, Captains Henry Gar-
2nd April, 1801); Ercnorn and Iris 32, Captains Edward
Brace and Wil a
rett and JosephliLam
Grenville LID. Shortly after the
necarnisßion,whieh'bears date Ist May
receipt of his firsth. r .
oined the Er h * '
Mr• Boar(' le J.
from ep ant, 74, Captain
1804, •
das• on removing which ship to the Uni-
corn,G. Dun • .
Lucius Ferdinand
32, Captain Hardyman, we find
him, 011 the
6th May, 1805, commanding one of four
boats at the capture, off St. Domingo, in face of a heavy
fire of great guns and musketry, of the French priva-
teer, Tape-a-bord, of four long six-pounders and 46
men. He subsequently served for two years with Sir
Alex. Cochrane in the Northumberland and Belleisle,
74's; and, attaining the rank of commander, 20th April,
1808, was next appointed, on 9th November in that year,
• to the Hawke, 16. In that vessel, eter taking, 7th Feb-
, runty, 1811, Le Furet, privateer, of 14 guns and 86 men,
and witnesaing the destruotion, 25th Mar oh ensuing, of

on 19th August, Tendered nimself cort picu •
the French 40 gun. frigate Amazone, Captinoßuoicbrcybiheti;
gallantry in attacking a convoy Eteering tor parfieencr.,
under the proteotioo of three gen-brigs. carrir:fg a
from 10 to 16 gur:a. and or two large luggt rSot tr
r)in
to 10 guns. With these an action of. great spirit on L oth
sides took place, and was msiottittied until two et
the brigs and the loggers, ti,gether with 15 of Lb t
merchantmen, were driven un snore. Th. rest es- •
caped in comiEque nee of the Hawke unfort nnately
taking the ground, in which state the lay expose{ I for un
hour and a half to en incessant discharge of r irtil!ery
musketry from the oeach. Of the stranded vess ?Is, the
only remaining gun-brig, the Heron, of 10 gins, snd
three large transpe)rts, were brought otr, by Lieutenant
(now Captain) David Price. The loss of the British in
this highly creditrible affair did not exceed 1 men. killed
and 4 wounded, Captain Bourchier, whose conduct de-
servedly procured him a post commission on thia very
day the intelligetnie of this exploit reached the Admi-
ralty, August 22—was subsequemly appointed, 5 th Ja-
nuary, 1813, to the San Josef, 110, fitting at P 1) mouth
for the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward James Foot( !;,- 12th
May following to. ,the Myrtle, 20, in which ye:
st he
u served for some nto on the Lisbon station ; 18t. 'a No-
vember in the same year, to the Medina, 20, emi :1 oyed
until January, 1816, off Newfoundland ; and 28th I No-
vember, 1820, to time Atholl, 28. He was nornix aced
try
accepted his present , rank
, 1827, of the quartu aims
ist October, H 46."
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