The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Haniphire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—The Blonde, 46, ComtrW
dore Mason, was to leave Callao for Pisco, on the 23d Jr
nuary, lnd would go on to Valparaiso. The Talbot, 29'
Capt. Pennell, arrived at Callao, from Huanchacho, °noes'
year's day ; the Cleopatra, 26, Capt. the Hon. G. Greir
left Rio Janeiro, for the Pacific, on the 28th Feb., leav,ng
the Dablin, 52, in that port ; the Pelorus, 18, ComrnaPcter
Harding., arrived at Madeira, in nine days from Spith( ad, 011
the 21st ult., and proceeded on the following day for 1.130
Cape : Conway, 28, Captain Drinkwater, left the Cape for
Ceylon, on the 3d March.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captain Thomas Maitland, Corn
mander Kingcome, and Lieut. W. W. Chambers to tig
Wellesley, the intended flag-ship for Rear-Admiral Sir "'
L. Maitland, who is to command in the East Indies ; Lieut,
nant George Morritt to be additional Lieutenant of the
Hastings ; Lieutenants John Bowden and Henry Johnston,
to Sheerness Ordinary ; Mr. W. R. Smith, Mate of the
Excellent, to the Seringapatam ; Mr. Robert Wilson'
Purser, Mr. W. Living, and Mr. R. White, Acting Mall
ter, Mr. W. Roberts, Acting Second Master, Mr. A. W'
tham, Engineer, Mr. W. Forbes, Second Master, and Mr.
W. Pearman, Engineer, all additional to the Victory, for
the service of the Wildfire and Fearless, two new Wer
mouth packets, and to be placed under Lieut. J. A. St'
yens, of the same service ; Mr. Michael M'Ennally,
geon, Mr. J. P. Weston, Second Master and Pilot, and
Mr. James Kealing, Clerk-in-charge, to the Romney ; Mr'
Wm. Bailey to be additional Assistant-Surgeon to Thalia'
Mr. Joseph Steveuen, Surgeon, and Mr. Samuel Donellfi
Assistant-Surgeon, to the Hazard ; Dr. Mansell, Assistant'
Surgeon, to Greenwich Hospital.

THE EUPHRATES EXPEDITION.
The Pembroke, 74, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunds7
last, has brought home the surviving officers and men of tbs
Euphrates expedition, with the exception of Colonel Chera
nay, who, early in February, intended to go from Barb
to Bushire, and from thence to Bombay, to endeavour
the
arrange with the Indian Government in carrying out ;
plan of a mail communication between India and-Englse
by steam, up the Euphrates. There appears no doubt"
notwithstanding the disasters which have attended this PO°
paratory expedition, that with steamers adapted for titrit-
purpoE.e, and when the navigation of the river is a 14 s
better known by experience in passing up and down, tbs..,
the passage from Bussorah to Beles may be made in WO' '1
days, even allowing for anchoring in the darkest parts of lb:
nights, which on the first onset would be necessary ; bb
when the river became known, the distance might
gone over in fifteen days. Bcles is only about lu"
miles from the Bay of Antioch, in the Mediterranea.o:
a comparatively civilised part of Syria, over which cle/
tance the mail bags might be rapidly conveyed to a ger-
mer, which could be periodically ready ; the distance fro°,
Busaora4i to Bombay would occupy a good steaulerj
ten days ; from Antioch to England would, unless be,
weather prevailed, never occupy more than three week"
so that when the system shall be brought into full pig,
the communication between Bombay and England migb
be fairly calculated as not exceeding fifty days. Lb:
expedition, on its way down, was a little annoyed .uL.
Arabs, a new tribe of whom was found at about eve,"
eighty miles, and who, generally speaking, are in depl'
rable poverty ; they eagerly accepted the presents will%
were given, but were always refused tribute, which thet
invariably demanded. It is a question, therefore, wl3:
ther these Arabs would always peaceably allow a stedari
traffic to be carried on on this noble river, as it we,"j
be a considerable time before they would be satisn,
that the advantages of fair trading would equal the f,tr,„
bate and plunder which they now casually pick up. 1.1",.•
lonel Chesney, while at the ' mouth of the Euphrsteh;
surveyed that river from the sea to its junction with tir„
Tigris, and from thence up to Bagdad, and some e,.„!'
tance beyond. A most successful trade will at no great Te
tance of time be created in this direction, mad also uP )70
Karoon River, fora distance of 140 miles from Buasoralit:o
the direction of Ispahan, to a town called Ahwav,
which are some heavy rapids not navigable, but bel;
which portage the adventurers were told boats could,A,
`used.-withiafety, and to a considerable distance eastvAP-0
On the 25th January 22 officers and men left Bagdad lit,
their return overland to the Mediterranean ; they were °of
tended by a few Arabs of various tribes, for the purpostelaer
explaining who they were as they went along, being 11 tbs
the nominal protection of Ibrahim Pacha, the heir t°, 0
Egyptian throne, and these men they found verh uscfuhio,
they averted several threatened attacks, and in 0°,6;b0
stance from a party of 1,500 horsemen. They crossed
Euphrates River at the spot where the steamer was sled
and where she now lies, bottom upwards, on the 30t",,c1
that month ; reached Palmyra on the Bth February, t-b
Damascus on the 13th, Dalbec on the 21st, and Snub
view of the Mediterranean on the 24th, at Beiror
whence they in a few days after embarked in the 13;00
steamer, Lieutenant Waugh. The steamer at Bagdau„
left in charge of Mr. Hector, the Consul, and he inters eo'
employ it in making regular trips for goods and Passsoo
gers to Bussorah and Bushire, a distance of nearly
miles.—Hampshire Telegraph.