The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Haniphire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.—The Revenge, 78, Captain
the Hon. W. Waldegrave, destined for Lisbon, is at
Spithead, only waiting for a favourable wind to proceed
thither. The Revenge takes out a draft of second-class
boys for the Lisbon station.
The Rolla, 10, sailed on Saturday from Plymouth,
for the Cape of Good Hope ; and the Pantaloon, 10,
on Monday, for the north coast of Spain.
The Pique, 36, Captain Boxer, returned from Sheer-
ness on Tuesday, and came into harbour on Thursday
to be docked. She is to remain in commission, but
those officers and seamen who have served in her three
years are to be discharged if they desire to leave ; she
will be taken into the dock at this moment occupied by
the Madagascar, which, being nearly re-coppered, will
vacate it in a day or two.
The Blenheim, 72, left Lisbon on the 16th, on a short
cruise ; report says she is to return to England.
The Winchester, 52, and Cleopatra, 28, left Halifax
for Bermuda on the 20th October.

Tile Menai yacht schooner, Lord Francis Egerton,
left Marseilles on a cruise on the 18th inst.

The Swift packet arrived at Falmouth on Saturday-
-54 days from Vera Cruz and 34 from Havannah, with
a freight of 690,000 dollars. The Commander and
ship's company had all more or less suffered from fever ;
one of the crew died.

The Blonde, 42, Captain Bourchier, is manning fast
in this harbour. It is understood she is to proceed to
the East Indies.

The Pembroke, 72, may be soon expected at this port
to pay off.
The Talavera, 72, has been ordered to Plymouth for
paying off.
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- The Excellent, in this harbour, is now fitting with a
moveable platform for gunnery practice, for the purpose
of training seamen to hit a mark from a ship in motion.
A Correspondent inquires whether, dispensing with this
platform, the object desired might not be much better
attained by stationing the Excellent at Spithead ?
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.8., arrived
here on Wednesday evening, and on the following
morning hoisted his flag on board the Britannia, 120
(which was saluted by the Victory,) as Commander-in
Chief at this port, in the room of Admiral the Hon.
Charles Elphinstone Fleeming, appointed to the Go-
vernorship of Greenwich Hospital.

The Barretto Junior, transport, Lieutenant Lugg,
Agent, sailed on Wednesday, with recruits, for the
West Indies. The Mangles convict ship sailed the
same day for Sydney.
The Dutch transport Batavia, from Rotterdam,
with troops for the Dutch settlements on the African
coast, and for Batavia, put in here on Sunday.
The fine packet-ship Philadelphia, Captain Morgan,
arrived on Monday, fiom New York, and landed
Joseph Bonaparte and suite, being the third time he
has crossed the Atlantic in the same packet, with
Captain Morgan, giving him the decided preference
from his knowledge of his excellent seamanship and
general good management of his ship ; and, as a last-
ing remembrance of his friendship and regard for Cap
rain Morgan, has presented him with a most splendid
gold dessert service.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victoria, Excellent, Royal
George, Blonde, Pique, and Messenger (steamer).
At Spithead—Revenge.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Captains—J.
W. Montague, to the Britannia ; Horatio Thomas
Austin, to the Cyclops. Seoretary—Benjamin Chirac:lo,
Esq., Purser, R.N., to be Secretary to Admiral Sir E.
Codrington. Lieutenants—H. J. W. S. P. Galwey, to
the Pique, vice Boyle, superseded ; Sidney Grenfell,
to the Cyclops ; Augustus H. Ingram, to the Blonde ;
Charles Foreman Brown (son of the late Admiral
Brown, who died in command on the Jamaica station),
to be Flag Lieutenant to Admiral Sir E. Godrington.
Purser—James Pinhorn, to the Cyclops.
GIBRALTAR, Nov. 15.—1 t is a matter of much con-
versation and surprise that the fortifications here are
suffered to go into decay. The wall between the new
Mole and Ragged Staff is literally tumbling down in
large pieces, no steps being taken to repair it, for the
want, it is said, of hands here for that purpose. If a
few hundred convicts were here, they might be advan-
tageously employed in thiswork, which must be regarded
as one of much importance. The garrison at present is
very weak ; two hundred mount guard every day ; the
men, therefore, never get two nights in bed. The Tala-
vera, 72, arrived here yesterday from Malta, on her
way to England ; the American line-of-battle ship Ohio
sailed yesterday for Port Mahon ; and the Wasp, 16,
sails to-day for Tangiers. The Xarifa yacht (with Earl
and Countess of Wilton, &c. on board) is here, and on
the point of proceeding to Naples. The Merlin
schooner yacht (Captain Lyon), on her arrival here, is
to sail to the West Indies.

MALTA, Nov. 16.—The Weazle, which, after un-
dergoing a thorough refit, and taking in four months'
provisions, was on the point of proceeding to the coast
of Spaiu, received orders on Thursday evening, and
sailed at daylight on the following morning for Cortu.
The Hydra arrived on Sunday, from Vourla Bay,
whence she sailed on the 7th instant, at which date the
fleet under Sir Robert Stoplord was still at that an-
chorage in two columns, leaving out the Hastings and
the Daphne refitting ; the latter preparatory to going
to Smyrna, where she will be stationed. The Edin-
burgh joined from Malta on the 3d, bringing four
months' provisions for the fleet.
The Confiance steamer arrived here yesterday, with
despatches from Admiral Stopford, having left Vourla
Bay on the 10th instant. She brings the intelligence
that the Turkish fleet was on its way from Alexandria
to Constantinople.
The Minden and Pembroke arrived to-day from
Vourla Bay and are to proceed to England.
The Acorn left this place on the 14th instant, for
Gibraltar, with mails for England.
The Blazer, it is expected, will convey to Alexan-
dria the London mails of the 4th December for India
and Egypt. She will have to repair the damage she
sustained by being run foul of, at the same moment, by
two French steam-ships of war shortly after leaving
Marseilles. This unaccountable collision might have
been attended with the most fatal consequences. Her
foreyard was carried away and starboard paddle-box
stove in.
The Volcano arrived here on the 14th instant, from
Gibraltar, with the London mails of the 30th of Oc-
tober.

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The following changes have been effected ; Lieute
nant Lilburn of the Daphne, with Lieutenant Grey, of
the Vanguard ; Lieut. Stuart, of the Pembroke, with
Lieut. Russell, of the Vanguard. Lieut Fitzjames has
not effected an exchange from the Ganges, as was re-
ported. Both Captain Moresby, of the Pembroke,
and Captain Austen, of the Bellerophon, are endea-
vouring to effect an exchange with Captain Harvey, of