The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, FEL 2.—By letters from the Seringapatam,
46, dated Dec. 12, we learn that the Edinburgh, 74, which
left this port in October, reached Barbadoes on the 2d of De-
cember, having dispatches for Sir Charles Paget, with which
she proceeded to Jamaica on the 6th. The Pique frigate, and
Modeste and Rover corvettes, arrived at Barbadoes on the
27th of November, and forthwith proceeded to the Gulf of
Mexico. The whole of these ships experienced a very stormy
passage.
We understand that letters hare been received from the
Pilot, 16. She had arrived safe at Halifax, but on her passage
out she was overtaken by a severe gale, in which she has lost
her boats and some deck lumber. She was obliged to throw
part of her guns overboard. She left Halifax again for Ber-
muda on Dec. 31V.

The Andromache, 28, left Jamaica for Bermuda on the Bth
of December. The Saracen, 18, left St. Helena for Ascen-
sion on the 6th of December.

The Spitfire steam-vessel, Lieut. J. Shambler, sailed yes-
terday (Friday) to the West Indies.
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The Boadicea transport, Lieutenant Ward, agent, arrived
on Thursday, from the Mediterranean ; she brings invalids
and returned naval stores, and also sixteen convicts who have
been sentenced to transportation to Sydney by the Criminal
Courts of the lonian Islands and Malta. She proceed©d to-
day for Chatham.
The Waterwitch, 10, will be taken out of dock on the 12th
instant, and it is understood is destined for the Brazils, Com-
modore Sullivan having made a requisition to the Admiralty
for the employment of five additional vessels of this class on
that station.

The Electra, 18, Commander Preston, sailed this morning
for South America. Commander Mainwaring, to join the
Stag, and Commander Smith, and Lieutenant Freeland, to
join the President, take passage in her. The Electra has
also taken out fifty seamen for the disposal of Rear-Admiral
Ross.

The Daphne, 18, Captain Dalling, sailed t -day for Lisbon,
and will be followed to-morrow by the Ganges, which has on
board 150 supernumeraries (seamen, marines, and boys) for
the squadron in the Mediterranean, whither both these ships
will proceed as soon as the Court-Martial, to be held on one
of the Lieutenants of the Tribune, at Lisbon shall have ter.
minated.

The Salamander steam-vessel sails to-morrow under charge
of Mr. Bellamy and the crew of the Atholl (which is under
repair at Woolwich), for the north coast of Spain, touching
at Plymouth. On her arrival at St. Sebastian, Commander
Dacres, officers, and crew of the Gorgon will be turned over
to her, and the latter return to England for examination.
The City of Rochester, freight ship, came into harbour to-
day, to receive on board detachments of troops, to join the
service companies in the West Indies. She will also take out
Alexander Melvin, Esq. (late Staff. Surgeon of this garzison),
to Barbadoes.

The /Etna was taken out of dock to-day, and will be ready
for the service she is to be employed on—a cruising receiving
ship for newly-raised men—next week ; she is placed under
the command of Lieutenant Wilson ; Mr. Bower, Second
Master, is also appcinted to her.
In Harbour.—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal George,
Salamander (steam frigate), Seaflower (cutter), Cracker
(tender), Messenger (steamer).
At Spithcad.—Ganges.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENT.—Captain Edward Barnard, to the Hercules,
vice Nicolas. Commanders—E. IR. Mainwaring, to the Stag ;
Smith, to the President. Lieutenants—John 0. Free-
land, to the President; John A. Bathurst and Charles Bar.
ker (additional), to the Cornwallis • A. Robilliard, to the
Seaflower ; Wilson, to the Cornwallis;
Masters—Robert
Frampton, to the Acorn ; J. Davis, Second Master, and John
Hughes, Master's Assistant, to the Seaflowor ; T. Whillier,
Master's Assistant, of the Victory, to be Second Master of
the President ; Bowler, Second Master, to the ..ietna. Sur.
geon—Thomas W. Jewell, to the Acorn. Assistant- Surgeons
—Henry Liddell, to the Implacable ; and W. R. Cockburn,
to the Acorn. Purser—John Westwood, to the Acorn. Mate
—E. M. Bogge, to the Seaflower. Midshipman—R. Coote,
to the Daphne. Clerks—C. Dealy, Clerk.in- Charge, to the
Seaflower; J. Barrett (additional), to the Donegal. Warrant
Officers—Richard Bearcley, Boatswain, and John Law, Act-
ing Carpenter, to the Acorn. John Mackey, Boatswain's
Mate, of Victory, to be Supernumerary Acting Boatswain of
that ship; John Richards, Boatswain's Mate of Excellent, to
be borne as Supernumerary Acting Boatswain of Victory ; J.
Bear, late Boatswain of the Inconstant, to be borne as Super-
numery of the Victory. T. Brown, Supernumerary Boats-
wain of the Second Class, to the First Class; J. Robinson,
Supernumerary Boatswain of the Second Class, to the First
Class; J. Brown, Supernumerary Boatswain of the Third
Class, to the Second Class ; Thos. Archer, Supernumerary
Boatswain of the Third Class, to the S?cond Class.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
Her Majesty's ship Implacable, 74, Capt..E. Harvey, was
commissioned on Friday, instead of the Malabar, she having
been found very defective; the officers and crew have been
transferred to the Implacable. The Malabar is to have her
defects nisvie good, and it is expected will be again ready for
commissioning in about three or four months.
Her Majesty's ship Hercules, 74, Capt. E. Barnard, went
into the Sound on Friday, will be paid wages this day (Satur-
day, and sail on Monday for Barbadocs, to take troops from
thence to Halifax, returning to England.
Her Majesty's ship Acorn, 16, was commissioned on Tues-
day, by Commander Adams.
Her Majesty's ship Windsor Castle, 74, is to be navigated
round to Pembroke to be taken to pieces, the first favourable
opportunity.._

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Ships in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, 104, Capt. T. White;
San Josef, 110, Capt. Tayler ;
Implacable, 74, Capt. E.
Harvey ; Acorn, 16, Commander Adams; Meteor, steam-
vessel, 2, Lieut. Com. D. Pritchard ; Diligence, naval transport.
In the Sound—Hercules, 74, Capt. E. Barnard.
Her Majesty's ship Inconstant, 36, Captain D. Pring, sailed
from the Cove of Cork for Halifax, on Thursday se'nnight,
with the depots of the 37th and 69th regiments. The follow-
ing are the numbers of officers and men belonging to the 37th
and 69th Regiments now on board, viz.,-37th Foot, one
Field-officer, two Captains, three Subalterns, one Sergeant,
and 100 rank and file. 69th Foot, one Field-officer, one
Captain, five Subalterns, six Sergeants, and 180 rank and
file. Three Officers, and eighty-three men of the 37th Re-
giment, remain to be embarked in another vessel as the In-
constant could not receive them.
Her Majesty's ship Powerful, 84, Captain C. Napier, C. 8.,
was masted at Sheerness on Saturday, and they have com-
menced rigging the foremast Dr. Bradley has opened a ren-
dezvous at Portsmouth, for volunteers for this ship.
It is generally expected that her Majesty's ship Revenge,
78, will be commissioned the latter end of February. She is
alongside the jetty at Portsmouth.
Iler Majesty's ship Vernon, 50, is preparing at Sheerness
for commission. The report is again circulated that Lord
John Churchill will command this ship, and that she is going
to the Mediterranean.

Her Majesty's ship London, 92, is in a state of forwardness
at Chatham.

SHIPS OP WAR BUILDING IN WOOLWICH DOCK-YARD.--
Trafalgar, 120 guns ; lioscawen, 70 ; Winchester, 60; Am-
phion, 36 ; Cygnet, and Crane, packets. List of steam-
vessels in port—The Phoenix, Spitfire, Kite, Fairy, Salaman-
der, Firebrand, Carron, Lightning, Prospero ; William and
yacht. Placards the posted at the gates for able seamen,
bu
offer themselves. Many of:her Majesty's stea-vessels
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detained from the want of a crew to work them.

.Thne Lomax, the new drama announced at the
Adelphi, is an adaptation from the novel of that navg ; the
adaptor is Mr. Stirling.