The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 19.—The Dutch ship Anthony,
from Batavia, passed by for Holland, on Thursday after-
noon. She came from Ascension on the 19th August
last, and brought home Lieutenant Kellett, late of the
Brisk brigantine, which vessel has suffered very severely
from the murderous climate of the African coast, as all
vessels must which are actively employed in endeavour-
ing to suppress the villanous slave trade. This vessel
has, between August 1838, and June 1839, captured
eleven slavers, three of whom had negroes on board,
and eight were laden with slave cargoes ; she likewise
took off the Island of Bulhama 230 slaves, which the
Portuguese authorities had collected, with a view of
hiring a vessel to send them on to Rio Janeiro.
This island, situated at the mouth of Rio Grande, did
belong to England, but we had abandoned it ; tho
Brisk's people, therefore, had to drive off the Portu-
guese soldiery, who had taken possession of the island,
and hoisted the Portuguese flag, before they could get
possession of these poor wretches ; and this was not
the only instance in which the Portuguese authorities
had made a slave depot of this island. The Brisk
had gone to the Cape with 27 pirates, which she
took out of a vessel that resisted her boats, and
which vessel had no flag on board of any nation—she
had nothing on board but the red pirate flag ; the
vessel having slave equipments on board was ordered
for condemnation. Our men-of-war on the station
were tolerably healthy, with the exception of the Har-
lequin, sloop-of-war—on board which vessel the fever
was very prevalent ; she was at Sierra Leone, and
had captured five slave vessels. The Scout sloop-of-
war and Dolphin brigantine were ordered to England,
and were presumed to be on their passage ; the Ter-
magant was at Ascension ; the Colombine, 20, Com-
mander Elliot, had recently left Ascension for the
South Coast ; the Commander-in-chief, in the Melville,
7-), was at the Cape ; the Wolverine, which had taken
two slavers, with the Viper and Nautilus, were in
the Bights of Benin and Biafra ; the Fair Rosamond
was gone to Sierra Leone with a prize slaver.
The Sapphire (late 28) was commissioned on Monday
last as a troop ship ; she is already manned with a very

fine crew.
The Snake, 16, arrived at Port Royal, on the Bth of
Sept., from Havannah, in 23 days. The Hornet, on the
9th, from Chagres. The Pickle schooner sailed on the
Bth for Bermuda, and the Tartarus, on the Sunday, for
St. Thomas.
The troop ship Rattlesnake is under orders to proceed
to the East Indies, with detachments of the 90th and
95th regiments, for service at Ceylon.
The Fearless (steamer) has this week conveyed sea-
men from this port to Plymouth, for the Revenge and
Blenheim.

The Firefly (steamer) for the West India station, now
at Woolwich, may shortly be expected here on the way
to her station.

In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Pantaloon, Sapphire, and Messenger and Lu-
cifer steamers.

At Spithead—None.
NAVAL n PROMOTIONS AND APPOlNTMENTS.—Pro-
motions—Mate, R. F. Levinge, of Britannia, Vashon
Baker, late of Cleopatra, and Benjamin Sharp, of In-
constant, to the rank of Lieutenant. Appointments—
Lieutenant—C. G. Phillips, to the Terror. Chaplain
—Rev. W. Mears to the Revenge. Masters—W.
Miller, of the Vanguard, to command the Sapphire
troop ship ; G. W. Nembhard, to act in command,
until the arrival of Mr. Miller in England. Second
Masters--A. Mills, sen., and James Gallon, to the
Sapphire ; Cornelius Fox, to be Acting Master's As-
sistant, to Hercules. Mate—James Hamilton (a) to
the Winchester. Assistant-Surgeon—Andrew Lillie,
to the Sapphire. Clerk—E. B. Robins, to the Sap-
phire. Boatswain—Joseph Brown, to the Sapphire.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
PLymoUTH, OCT. 19.—The Goodwill, lighter,
sailed on Wednesday, with stores for Chatham and
Sheerness.
The Tortoise, lighter, sailed on Thursday; for Pem-
broke, with stores.
The Sardinian corvette, Aquilo, commanded by Che-
valier le Millilire, sailed from this port on Friday,
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highly gratified with the attention shown them while re-
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