The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-18 00:00:00

HE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1837

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 16-The Andromache, 28 guns,
Captain Chads, arrived on Sunday last, after a service of
nearly four years in the East Indies, during which she has
been particularly active in destroying the pirates in the
straits leading into the China Sea, and in which service the
Zebra and Raleigh, sloops of war, relieved her. The news
she brings respecting the China trade is very disheartening.
The Andromache left Trincomalee June 1, leaving the
Winchester, 52, Rose, 18, and Algerine, 18, at anchor there.
She left Madras June 4th, Cape, July 20 ; St. Helena, Au-
gust 2, at which island she found the Thalia, 46, and Scout;
18 ; the Columbine, 18, and Viper, 6, were at Ascension ;
Pelican, 16, and Bonetta, 10, were at the Cape of Good
Hope ; Dolphin, 10, at Prince's Island ; Pylades, 18, Buz-
zard, Waterwitch, and Curlew, in the Bights of Benin and
Biafra ; the Leveret was at Mozambique ; the whole coast
of Africa was in an unhealthy state. The Conway, 28, had
been sent to Rangoon ; the Rattlesnake, 28, and Victor, 18,
were at New South Wales ; the Wolf, 18, was daily ex-
pected at Trincomalee. In consequence of the great ser-
vice rendered to the trade of India, by Captain Chads and
his officers in the destruction of numerous hordes of pirates,
the Chambers of Commerce at Bombay had given swords
of the value of 20 guineas each to the Lieutenants, Master,
and marine officer of that ship ; a service of plate was also
presented to Captain Chads by the merchants of Calcutta,
and the sum of 4001. for the purchase of plate by the mer-
chants of Madras ; a piece of plate was also voted to Cap-
tain Chads by the merchants of Bombay. The Andro-
mache sailed on Tuesday, for Sheerness, to be paid off.
The Hotspur transport, Lieutenant Levitt, Agent, ar-
rived this morning from Quebec ; she conveyed out a com-
pany of artillery, and brings home detachments of invalids
from Canada and Nova Scotia, and eighteen very fine
young men, deserters from the regiments there, who have
been sentenced to transportation by Courts-martial. The
Popinc a a party ia Lower Canada wore latterly losing ground,
and an intention of displaying tai-coloured flags and ribbons
in a procession from Papineau's house to open the House of
Assembly had been given up, but the very idea of such an in-
tention had frightened the good people of Canada into a
conviction that their safest course was to side with the Go-
vernment. In all parts of Lower and Upper Canada ad-
, dressevf_cnadoleum utvnitllnn'He tYdeeli'Victor-ria,-tver-le
in preparation. The Hotspur will proceed to Chatham,
to discharge her invalids.
Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Maitland hoisted his flag on
Thursday on board the Wellesley, 74, at Spithead, and
mustered the crew of that ship.
The Skylark packet has arrived at Falmouth from Mexico,
with 900,000 dollars, chiefly for merchants' account.
The Caledonia, 120, Captain G. Martin, will be paid
off to-day at Plymouth.
The Portland, .52, may be very shortly expected in Eng-
land from the Mediterranean.
The Jupiter troop-ship, was taken out of dock into the
basin to be masted on Thursday, and the Edinburgh, 74,
was hauled out of the basin and alongside a hulk ; the Mel-
ville, 74, was docked yesterday.
The Pembroke, 74, Captain Moresby, having nearly
completed her crew at Cork, will leave that port in a few
days for Lisbon.
The Charlotte yacht, belonging to the Marquis of Wa-
terford, ar rived to-day from Bergen, having landed his
Lordship at Harwich, considerably recovered, and a part of
his party in Scotland. Mr. Ricardo, one of his Lordship's
friends, had severely shattered his hand with the contents
of his fowling-piece, but it was hoped that amputation
would not be necessary.
The Diligence, naval transport, arrived on Wednesday
f oal the eastward, on her way to Plymouth, whither she
proce Aed to-day ; the Lapwing packet arrived on Thurs-
day from the eastward on her way to Falmouth ; she is still
at the Motherbank ; the Gipsy cutter sailed yesterday for
Sheerness ; and the Emerald cutter from Weymouth, with
men lent from the Victory for the Pluto steamer.
The St. James packet, Captain Sebor, which was to
leave New York on the Ist instant, is hourly expected, the
wind having blown fresh and fair for some days. The
Royal Saxon, free arader, Captain Rinner, for Bengal, is
waiting a fair wind at Spithead.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.-Licut. 11. Young,
late Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Sir J. Rowley, and Lieut.
J. Halkett, late Flag-Lieutenant to his father Admiral Sir
Peter Halkett, to the rank of Commander ; Mr. J. C. M.
Touzcau, Mate of the Alligator, to the rank of Lieutenant,
and appointed to the Tyne ; Captain John Foote, to the
Crocodile ; Mr. G. Simmonds, Purser, to the Favourite ;
H. S. Direr, Esq., to be Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir J.
A. Ommanney ;,Lieut. Edward Peirse, and Mr. George A.
Phayre, Mate, to the Tyne ; Licut. Thomas Smith, Mr.
Charles Dillon, Acting Master and Pilot, Mr. Richard
Hayes, Purser, Mr. G. B. Lawrence, Mate, and Mr. John
Blackford, Second Master end Pilot, to the Thunder sur-
veying vessel ; Mr. George Popplewell, Mate, to the Bri-
tannia ; Licut. J. G. Raymond, to be Agent on board the
Iberia steam-vessel ; Mr. T.' Codner, Master (acting) to
the Favourite ; Mr. Edwin Hiade, Mate, to the Donegal ;
Lieut. Edward Baugh, and Mr. R. Jenner and Mr. George
Wellesley, Mates, to the Edinburgh ; Mr. Robert Read
and Mr. Roger Curtis, Mates, to the President. The ap-
pointment of Lieut. Decmurdoux to be Agent of one of the
Post-office packets, lms not taken place.
The following Midshipmen passed for Lieutenants at the
Naval College on Tuesday :-Mr. C. B. Yule, Raven ;
W. S. Miller, no ship ; Henry Temple, Caledonia ; W.
V. Rivers, Vestal ; G. 0. Popplewell, no ship ; R. H. B.
Rowley, President ; C. W. Bonham, Pique ; C. E. Mol-
loy, Edinburgh ; Rich. Bryan, George Collier, Alfred Cur-
tis, no ship.
ROYAL MARINES.-Captain Thomas, and Lieut. W. S.
Aslett, with a party of Royal Marines, embarked on board
the President, 52, on Tuesday last, and on Tuesday next a
party of Marines will embark in the Thunder.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 16.-The Pantaloon, tender, arrived
here yesterday morning from Lisbon with the mail.-All
quiet in Lisbon when she left.
H.M.S. Caledonia, 120, Captain Martin, was warped
alongside the Sheerhulk, on Tuesday, to have her masts
taken out. She was paid off yesterday (Friday.), H.M.
Brig Espoir, 10, Lieut. Riley, will he paid off this day.
H.M.S. Crocodile, 28, was commissioned on Saturday by
Captain John Foote.
H.M.S. Fa.vourite, 18, Commander Walter Croker, was
warped from her moorings on \Wednesday, alongside the
Argo hulk, to be rigged. H.M.S. Hamadryad, 46, was
warped from her moorings on Saturday, alongside the Sheer-
hulk, to have hor masts taken out. H.M.S. Racehere, 18,
having had her defects made good, was taken out of dock
on Monday, and H.M.S. Seahorse, 46, was taken into dock
the same day to be examined. H.M.S. Leda, 46, was J
towed from her moorings on Tuesday, by the Blazer,
steamer, to be taken into dock. The Blazer went out of
harbour on Tuesday, into Barnpool, and sailed on Thurs-
day for Falmouth. She will take the October mail for the
Mediterranean.

Captain Townshend, recently a candidate for the repre-
sentation of the borough of Tamworth, is appointed to the
Tyne, of 28 guns, in Portsmouth Harbour.
In Barnpool--Pantaloon.
In Harbour—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Donegal,
Crocodile, Favourite, and Espoir.
Her Majesty's ship Andromache, 28, Captain H. D.
Chads, arrived at Portsmouth on Sunday morning, from the
East Indies, having left Madras Roads on the 4th of June.
So high a sense did the East India merchants entertain of
the great services rendered to them by Captain Chads and
the officers of the ship, in destroying the nest of pirates in
the Straits of Malacca, that they unanimously presented
him with a handsome service of plate from Calcutta, 4001.
in money from Bombay, and 1001. from Madras, and a
sword, value twenty guineas, to each of three Lieutenants,
Master, and Marine Officer. She has brought home a bill
on the Admiralty for 7,0001. for head-money. She has
been very,healthy, having lost only one man through sick-
ness, in two years and a half. She is ordered to Sheerness
to be paid off.

Her Majesty's ship Charybdis, Lieut.-Commander S.
Mercer, also arrived at Portsmouth on Sunday morning,
from the coast of Africa, where she has been very success-
ful in destroying the slave trade. Shortly before she left
the coast she captured a large vessel with 370 slaves on
board, which she took down to Sierra Leone, where she
was legally condemned. She is ordered to Chatham to be
paid off.

It is calculated that nearly 1,000 seamen are required to
complete the ships fitting at Portsmouth, and that there are
not half that number in the town. It is somewhat unac-
countable that the Caledonia was not paid off at Ports-
mouth instead of Plymouth, as there are but the Donegal
and Favourite at that port ; while at Portsmouth there are
the Melville, Edinburgh, President, Pique, Alligator, and
Hyacinth, all fitting and short of seamen. All the officers
of those ships are exerting themselves to the utmost to get
volunteers. The President and Edinburgh appear to be
the most successful.— United Service Gazette.

APPOINTMENTS.—Lieut. Kenney, to Hercules. Lieut.
Bird Allen, to command ; and Lieut. Bartholomew Jeffery,
to the Thunder, surveying vessel. Lieut. W. T. Eyre, and
Lieut. Joseph Sankey, Mr. James Tucker, Acting Master
and Pilot, and Mr. Joseph Russell, Purser, to the Tyne.
Mr. Thomas Kerigan, Purser, to the Pique, vice Mr. Wil-
liam Brown, to the Melville, vice Mr. O'Maley, to the
Excellent, in the room of Mr. Maddock, appointed Secre-
tary to Rear-Admiral Ross. Mr. Gliddon, Purser, Messrs.
H. L. Purdon, Parkhurst, • and C. F. Hellyer, Mates, and
Mr. Maddock, Midshipman, to the President. Mr. Charles
Carter, Mate, and Mr. F. C. Herbert, Midshipman, to the
Britannia. Mr. John Branch, Mate, to the Wellesley.
ITr, T, to the P.Teellent. Mr..T. R. RPH,
Surgeon, to the Hyacinth. Mr. J. W. Hall, Second Mas-
ter, and Mr. NOson Budd, Volunteer First Class, to the

Pique. Mr. W. King, Second Master, from the Pique to
the Melville. Mr. Richard Pinnix, Second Master, to the
Raven. Mr. J. C. Tyers, Schoolmaster, to the Edinburgh.
Mr. E. Back, Clerk, of the Blonde, to the Basilisk. Mr.
R. B. Cundy, Boatswain, to Devonport Ordinary. Mr.
William Huit, Boatswain, and Mr. William Ellis, Carpen-
ter, to the Tyne. Mr. Samuel Hoar, Carpenter, to the
President. Mr. J. Sutton, Carpenter, to the Pique. Mr.
Robert Roberts, Carpenter, to the Melville, as a fourth
rate, vice Mr. George Chirwin, to Devonport Ordinary.
Mr. John Compton is confirmed to the rank of Gunner
of the Thunder.