The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 15.
Rear-Admiral Pt:How's flar, was struck on board the
Neptune last evening at sunset.
The Kassid Kheir, yacht of Said Pasha, left Spithead
this morning for Egypt, but the foulness of the weather
compelled her to bring up at St. Helen's.
The Blenheim, 60, Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8.,
was docked to-day ; and the Sidon, 22, Captain Gold-

smith, came out of the fitting-basin in the afternoon.
The Archer, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Strange,
completed the adjustment of her compasses to-day, and
is now ready for sea.
A collier brig, named the Arrow, of Shields, laden
with coals for sale at this port, went ashore on the
" Horse," a dangerous shoal off this port, a little after 6
o'clock this morning, and as the tide rose she bilged and
filled. The crew abandoned her at half-past 11 a.m.,
when the sea was making a clean breach over her, and
at '2 p.m. nothing but her mainmast was visible above
1071 water.

SHEERNESS, Dec. 14.

The London, 90, Captain George R. Mundy, left the
Nore this day at 11 a.m., assisted by the steam-frigate
Cyclops, commanded by Lieut. John Seccombe, First
Lieutenant of the Horatio, and in command of the
Cyclops pro tem., and the African steam-tug vessel, in
command of Second Master Mr. Gill, for Spithead. Mr.
J. Taylor, Queen's pilot, was boarded on the London,
90, and Mr. J. Millbank, Trinity pilot, was also boarded
on the Cyclops. In addition, Mr. Charles Pope, Assist-
ant-Master-Attendant of her Majesty's dockyard here,
has proceeded in the Cyclops, by an Admiralty order.
The Cyclops will bring the seamen-riggers and seamen
lent from here back from Spithead on the arrival of the
London at that place. The African steam-tug will not
go further than the Downs, unless it be found necessary
in consequence of the foul state of the copper of the Lon-
don, she having laid at her moorings here from 16 to 18
months, during which time a heavy accumulation of
muscles, &c., has adhered to the copper.
The Ordnance hoy Elizabeth, William Montague
master, arrived here to-day from Woolwich, with guns,
gun-carriages, and fitments for the Agamemnon, 91
guns, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland ; and the screw
steam-sloop Miranda, 14 guns, and 250-horse power.
The Miranda is ordered to be forwarded in her fitment
with all speed possible. The Agamemnon will take in
her lover deck guns only in the basin, the remainder of
her armament will be put on board after she has left the
basin.

The cutter Longboat, R. Harvey master, sailed yes-
erday for Woolwich and Deptford, with stores from
.his yard.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 15.

The Megara iron screw steam-frigate, Commander
John 0. Johnson, arrived at Woolwich at a quarter be-
fore 4 p.m. yesterday, having on board Captain Thomas
Elwyns and Major the Hon. R. Spencer's companies,
both of the 9th battalion of Royal Artillery, from Bar-
badoes. The troops will land at the Dockyard to-mor-
row, the frigate having been brought up at moorings in
the stream.

The Cruiser steam-sloop, Commander Hyde Parker,
is obtaining hands very fast, having already entered up-
wards of 90 of her complement of 150. Lieutenant
W. G. Jones, appointed First Lieutenant of the Cruiser,
took up his commission and joined to-day.
The crew of the Rhadamanthus steam troop-ship,
Master-Commander John Belam, were paid wages yes-
terday, several of the men having from 301. to 401. each
to receive, and obtained a fortnight's leave of absence.
The Wildfire steam-vessel arrived at Woolwich this
aftern•on, having on board Vice-Admiral the Hon. Jos-
celine Percy, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore.
Commodore Henry Eden proceeded in his pinnace, ac-
companied by his flag-lieutenant, G. E. K. Gore, and
the gallant admiral came on shore at the dockyard.

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The Rattle Snake, oid frigate, last employed as a Bur-
veying-vessel, is ordered to be commissioned this day at
Chatham, to be commanded by a commander, and to
have a complement of 80 men. It is said she is to be
fitted to convey stores, provisions, and dispatches to Sir
Edward Belcher's Arctic searching expedition.