The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
MALTA, DEC. 28.--Of the ships in Malta harbour ( Princess
Charlotte, Ceylon, Asia, Vanguard, Bellerophon, Hastings, Min-
den, Barham, Carysfort, Dido, Hazard, and Wolverine), those
only under sailing orders are the Hastings (which has been only
partially unfitted of her extra cabins and decorations), for Port
Mahon, where she will remain a. month ; the Minden, for
Athens; and the Confiance, for Constantinople, whither she
conveys the new Secretary of Legation, Mr. Bankhead. Cap-
tain Walker, late of the Vanguard, proceeds to England next
week, before entering the Turkish service. The officers of the
Barham are anxiously waiting the Vernon their relief, as the
system adopted of refusing thz, usual shore indulgences has
caused much unpleasantness to the officers of this ship.
The Cameleon brig, jLieut. Hunter, sailed yesterday for
Plymouth ; from thence she will proceed to Lisbon with the
crew of the slave vessel captured by the Electra, and will then
cross the Atlantic for the South American station.

The Electra, 18, Commander Preston, has been re-cop-
percd, and was yesterday taken out of dock, and two small
cutters, the Cracker and Snipe, taken in for repairs. The
Electra will be ready for sea in three weeks, and will then re-
turn to South America.

The Inconstant, 36, Capt. Pring, arrived at Cork on Sa-
turday last; she was to sail in a few days with detachments of
the 37th and 69th regiment.; for Halifax.
Her Majesty's steamer Meteor, Lieut. Pritchard, sailea for
Plymouth yesterday to refit.
The Horatio transport, with a detachment of the Eith regi-
ment on board, under the command of Capt. Greathead, for
J.:maica, sailed yesterday for Cork, where she will embark
other detachments for the same quarter.
The Apallo troop ship, Mr. Karicy master, with the 94th
regiment on board, was spoken with, r.ll well, on the line, on
the sth November.

The Barossa transport will leave Cork with nearly 200
troops less on board than she lad when she was
_recently
driven back by the late gales of wind.
The Waterwi:ch brig is ready for recommissioning.
The Melville, 74, Capt. Hon. R. Dundas, returned to the
Cape. from the western coast of Africa, on the sth November;
the Forester, 3, and the Leveret, 10, quitted the Cape about
the same time for the Bights of Benin and Biafra; and the
Saracen, 18, for Madagascar.
The Samarang, 28, was at Lima on the 251 September.
The Harrier, 18, left Lima for her homewazd voyage on the
18th November.

The. Lily, 18, called at Teneriffe on the 25th November,
onher way to the Cape.
The Russell, 74, Captain Sir William Henry Dillon, Knt.,
K. C. H., was paid uff at Sieerness on Wednesday last, on
which occasion the Officers entertained their excellent Cap-
tain at dinner, at the Fountain Hotel, and when the same
good feeling that had so happily prevailed during the period
of her eomniission manifested itself up to the hour ofparting.
The Powerful was masted at Shcerneis on Saturday, and
they have commenced rigging the foremast. Many petty
officers and prime seamen from the line-of-battle ship Russell
are already volunteering for the Powerful.
The Gorgon, Rose, and Pantaloon, were cruizing off the
coast of Spain on the 3d instant, all well. In a trial of speed
between these vessels the Rose is represented as having con-
siderably the advantage.
The Buffalo store-ship was paid off at Chatham on Tues-
day. The Minotaur, 74, was taken into dock the same day,
to be fitted for a troop-ship. The Hecla steam-vessel, of 814
tors, was launched at Chatham on Monday ; she is to carry
two 80-pounders on swivels, with four smaller guns.
The Volcano, revenue steamer, Lieutenar.t Crispin, was
driven into harbour this morning, from the excessively heavy
weather in the Channel.

His Swedish Majesty's corvette Jarramas, Capt. Krusen-
stierona, sailed from Gibraltar, on the 29th, for Marseilles.

In the Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Daphne, Electra, Messenger (steamer), Cracker
(tender.)
At Spithead—Ganges, Lady Paget, Claudine.
APPOlNTMENTS.—Commander—Francis Liardet, to the
Powerful. Lieutenants—Henry Ainslie, to the Excellent ;
James Storey, to the Cornwallis ; IL H. Ellict, Hon. R. Le
Poer Trench, Stephen Bradley, and N. F. Edwards, to the
Powerful. Chaplain—Rev. G. R. Lewin, to the Ganges,
vice Moore, sick. Surgeon—John Runcirnan, to the Power-
ful. Assistant Surgeon—W. White, to the Powerful. Mates
—W. 13. C. Douglas, to the Ganges; and C. Knighton, to
the Cameleon. Midshipmen—Messrs. Cartwright and Wil-
lan, to the Powerful. Master's Assistants—Alfred A. Hal-
loran, to the Cameleon ; Tucker, to the Powerful. Vols.
Ist Class—John 'l'. Christy, to the Ganges ; Charles P.
Lloyd, to the Daphne; and John Jelvis, to the Powerful.
Naval Instructor and Schoolmaster—Mr. Halstead to the Done-
gal. Royal Marines—Capt. Spry, Lieuts. Frazer, Denman,
and Mends, to the Powerful.

(From the Devonport Independent.)

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Her Majesty's ship Malabar, Capt.
E. Harvey, C. 8., was taken into dock on Monday. She
sustained extensive injury by taking ground on a sunken lock
in the river St. Lawrence, where she lay aground eighteen
hours ; ber keel is nearly all gone, and the bottom otherwise
greatly injured. The Malabar, will, however, have the de-
fects made good, and it is expected will be again ready for sea
in about a month.

Her Majesty's brig Nightingale, 6, Mr. Hicks, Master,
being fitted as a depot for stores, sailed on Tuesday for the
north coast of Spain.
Her Majesty's brig Rolla, 10, Lieutenant-Ccm. C. Hall,
will sail this day (Saturday) for the not th coast of Spain.
The Camel, lighter, arrived on Thursday, with stores from
Pembroke.

tier Majesty's steamer, Acheron, Lieut. Kennedy, sailed on
Wednesday for Gibraltar and Malta.
The Camelion, from Portsmouth, will touch here on her
way to Lisbon and the coast of Africa.

ilerajesty's brigs Harlequin and Wolverine, are to pro-
ceed tolhe coast of Africa immediately.
Her Majesty's steamer Spitfire, will touch at this port in a
day or two on her way to the West Indies.
The Netley, terider, has been forced, through stress of wea-
ther, to put into Holyhead.
The Diligence, transport, arrived yesterday (Friday), from
Pembroke, with volunteer seamen for the different ships.
Ships in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, 104, Captain T.
White ; San Josef, 110, Captain J. N. Tayler ; Malabar, 74,
Captain E. Harvey ; Hercules, 74, Captain J. Toup Nicolas;
Opossum, 4, Lieut.-Com. R. Peter.
In the Sound—Rolla, 10, Lieut.-Corn. C. Hall ; Asia,
emigrant ship.
Her Majesty's store-ship Buffalo, Master-Corn. James
Wood, was paid off at Chatham on Thursday. Her Majesty's
steam-ship Hecla was floated out of dock on Monday, and the
I'earl, 16, from Sheerness to be docked, was towed up to
Chatham by the Hydra. The Hecla will proceed to the
Clyde as soon as she can be got ready, to talc:: in her engines,
boilers, &c.