The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Ilanip.shire 7M-9 raph.)
PORTIOUTH, OCT. 7.-se•The Cornwallis, 74, with the
Hon. Sir Charles 'itget's flag on board. ‘ra's to leave Ha-
lifax for Bermuda, on the 28th oft September. The
Harrier, 18, Commander Hallowell, was at Islay harbour,
on the coast of Peru, on the sth of Aresil. The Pickle
brig, Lieut. Haste, left Jamaica for Cartliegena, on the
15th of August. The Pelorus, 18, arrived at Mauritius
on the 25th of June. The Belvidere was at Vera Cruz,
on her way to the Havannah and England, on the 12th of
August. The Basilisk left Valparaiso for Callao, on the
17th of June ; and the Blonde for Coquimbo, Rio Ja-
neiro, and England. on the 4th of July. The Pearl, 204
Commander Lord C. Paget, was at Madeira on the lath
of August.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., who suc-
ceeds to the command at the Cape of Good Hope, hoisted
his flag on Sunday on board the Melville, 74, and on the
follov4ing evening struck it, and departed on leave. The
Melville will go out of the basin about the 14th inst.
The Raven will sail to-morrow to the coast of Africa,
to rejoin the 'Etna surveying-ship.
Ships at Spithead—Raven cutter, Horatio transport.
In the Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Edinburgh, Mel-
ville, Excellent, President, Tyne, Royal George, 113a-
cinth, Thunder, Jupiter, Messenger steamer.
The Hyacinth will proceed to the East Indies as soon as
she has entered her complement of men.
The trial of sailing between the Pique and Independence
is pithily told in the following few words from an officer
" We beat the American frigate very considerably in work-
ing out to the eastward of St. Helens. After we bore up
and stood down channel, right before the wind, the Ame-
rican seemed to hold her ground better, though at day-light
this morning (Sept 29) she was very far astern of us."
Captain Sir Thomas Usher, C. 8., is appointed to the
situation of Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Yard,
vice Captain Cumby, C. 8., deceased. The office recently
vacated by Sir Thomas, at Bermuda, is done away with.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—MCSIOS. W. A.
Heseltine and AV. W. Webster (of the Andromache) are
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant ; Lieut. J. M. Lang-
try, to the Donegal; Lieut. W. Hornby, Mr. J. E. Bridges,
Mate, and Mr. Bladen Hawker, Midshipman, to the Edin-
burgh ; Mr. Arthur C. Gladstone, Mate, te the Riven ;
Mr. T. G. Drake, Mate, to the Hyacinth ; Mr. Mori-
arty, Second Master, to the Tyne ; Mr. Wm. Bateman,
Assistant Surgeon, to the Melville ; Messrs. F. J. Whipple
and Robert Gregar, Assistant Surgeons, to the Royal Ade-
laide ; Mr. Thomas White Purod, Mate, to the President ;
Mr. James Atchison, Assistant Surgeon, to the Jupiter ;
Dr. Isaac Haig, Assistant Surgeon, to Greenwich Hos-
pital ; Mr. James Bennett, Gunner, to the Forester.
(From the Devonpert Independent.)
PurmouTti, OCT. 7.—The Donegal, 78, Captain John
Drake., fitted for the flag of Rear Admiral Sir John Acworth
Ommaney, who is to relieve Vice Admiral Sir William Hall
Gage, in the command of the Tagus, was towed out of
Harbour on Thursday by the Rhadamenthus, steam frigate,
into the Sound.

The Piqua, 36, Captain Edmund Boxer, sailed on Sa.
urday for Lisbon.

The Alligator, 28, Captain Sir James John Gordon
Bremer, arrived on Tuesday from Portsmouth, on, her way
to New South Wales.

The Brig Espoir, 10, was taken on the paving slip on
Monday to have her copper cleaned and repaired previous
to being put in commission.

The- Camel, lighter, arrived on Saturday, with stores,
from Ireland. The Swail, lighter, arrived on Monday, from
Falmouth. The Sarah, timber•ship, arrived on Tuesday,
from Quebec, with timber for this Dock-yard, and came
into harbour the same day. The Diligence, naval trans-
port, sailed on Wednesday, with stores, for Pembroke.
A detachment of the 29th Regiment embarked on Wed-
nesday, on board the Swail lighter, and sailed the same
day for Pendennia Castle.

The Wellesley, 74,-Captain Maitland, with the flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Maitland, will sail to-morrow
(Sunday), for the East Indies, to relieve the Winchester,
52, Captain E. Sparshott, with the flag of Vice-Admiral
Sir Bladen Capel.
The Devon lighter, arrived yesterday, from the North
Coast of Spain, leaving at Passages the North Star, 28,
Commodore Lord John Hay, and Pho3nix steam-vessel,
Commander Henderson.
The Rhadamanthus steam frigate, Commander 'Wake-
field, was paid advance of wages yesterday, and sailed in the
evening for the North Coast of Spain.
Ships in Dock—Thunderer, Endymion, Hamadryad,
and Resistance.
At the Jetties—Canopus, Clarence, Racehorse, Espoir,
and Spitfire. The Talbot :is fitted for commission.
In Harbour—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Crocodile, Fa-
vourite, and Forester.

I❑ the Sound—Wellesley, Donegal, and Alligator.
The Blonde, 46, Commodore Mason, left Valparaiso, for
England, on the 25th of June, with a valuable freight of
silver on board. She may be hourly expected at Spithead
Letters from the Hastings, 74, Captain Shiffner, with
the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, in the
Tagus, dated the 15th instant, report the arrival there of
the Hercules, 74,, Captain Nicolas, and Inconstant, 36,
Captain D. Pring, which, with the Minden, 7.f, Captain
Sharp, and Malabar, 74, Captain Sir W. Montagu, were
moored close to the shore, to act, if necessary, for the
protection of British merchants and property, who were
rather in jeopardy, owing to the present order of things.
The Hastings was daily looking to be relieved by the Do-
negal, 78, Captair: brake, with the flag of Rear-Admiral
Sir John Acwr.irth Otomaney, from Plymouth.