The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

( From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 14.—The Pique, 00, Captain
yesterday afternoon direct for (lebec,
rxeellency the Right Hon. Poulett
hating Oa board his
Thomson, Ootetnor-Cienera:Z.that colony, and his Ex-
cellency Lieutenant-General Sir Riehae..3 D. Jackson,
K,C.8., Commander-in-Chief of the Forces there. The
suite of the Right Hon. P. Thooista comprises Mr.
Murdock, Secretary Mr. Symond, Military Secretary ;
Captain Le Merchant, tied Mr. Baring, Aides-de-Camp,
and Captain Pringle, attache, The suite of Sir R.
Jackson consists of Colonel Sir Charles O'Donnell,
Military Secretary ; and Lieutenant Taylor and Lieu-
tenant Warre, Aides-de-Camp. Lieutenant M'RDoN ugaall,
36th Regiment, and Lieutenant Rowlett, .., ro
gone passengers in the Pique, which has taken on board
also about ten carriages, in deal cases, and seven horses.
The Edinburgh, 72, Capt. Henderson, K.H., will
sail to-morrow for Lisbon and the Mediterranean.
The Blenheim, 72, Capt. Sir H. Senhouse, at present
40 short of her crew ; and the Lilly, 16, Commander
Deere, will sail to-morrow for Plymouth, there to await
for final orders. The former is destined for Lisbon,
and the latter for the Coast of Africa.
The Apollo, troop ship, Mr. Kerley, master com-
manding, refitting at Plymouth, is ordered to be in
readiness for the reception of troops, on the Ist October.
It is understood she will either embark the 7th Fusi-
liers for Gibraltar, or some regiment for the Cape of
Good Hope.
When the Gorgon pastod up the Straits with dis-
patches for Sir Robert StoprOrd, she left orders at
Gibraltar to stop the Talavera, 72, coming out of
the Mediterranean, and to send her back to rejoin the
fleet at the mouth of the Dardanelles.
The Viper, 6, sailed from St. Helena on the 10th of
July, for a cruise. The Espoir, 10, arrived at Lisbon
on the 27th August, from Cadiz.
The Hercules, 72, Captain Barnard, is ordered. to
Spithead from Lisbon, on her way to Sheerness, to be
paid off.
The Madagascar, 42, Captain Wallis, was paid off in
this harbour on Thursday.
The Phoenix steamer, Commander Robertson, has
embarked Captain Garstin and Lieut. F. W. Ward,
with ten bombardiers of the Royal Artillery, for service
on the north coast of Spain. Lieut. Travers, R.M.,
takes passage in her to join Colonel Parkes corps, at
Passages. 'The Phoenix would have proceeded this
evening, but on going out of harbour, by some accident
she ran on the Flats opposite the Platform, from which
she will not be able to get off until the tide lifts her,
about !our o'clock to-morrow. She is to touch at Ply-
mouth. SfiOld_the services of V.?is vessel not be re-
quired at St. Sebas:.an, she is to procee'l thence to the
Mediterranean to reinforce Sir Robert Stopffird's fleet.
The Avon, steam-vessel, arrived yesterday front Ire-
land. The Fearless steamer sailed yesterday
supernumeraries, and a small detatchment of troops,
to Chatham.
The Horatio transport sailed on Wednesday for
Malta.

NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS.-Master -- Cole, to the Bri-
tannia, vice Vole.
Mates.—James M. Boxer, to the Britannia ; Henry
Chads, to the Excellent.
Midshipman.—J. S. Darrell, to the Pique.
Master's Assistant.—R. Creser, to the Blenheim ;
Henry Jackson, to the Phcenix.
Third Engineer.—William Henry Johnson, to the
Blazer.
Naval Instructors.—The Rev. George Cooper's
appointment as Naval Instructor to the Blenheim has
been cancelled. Mr. Parker has been appointed to
the Blenheim as Naval Inigructor, his appointment to
the Tyne being cancelled.
The following Midshipmen passed for Lieutenants at
the Naval College on Tuesday :—Messrs. 1:1; Cbads,
K. W. Courtenay, Moutage Burrows, Edinbui;;ll ;
H. J. Douglas, Carysfort ; John bode, Hercules ; C.
T. Dench, Belleisle ; G. C. Kerr, Britannia ; A.
Wi!mshurst, late Wanderer. —E. Barnes, B. A.,
qualified for Naval Instructor.
Ships in Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent,
Royal George, Madagascar, Phoanix (steam frigate),
Rattlesnake, Firebrand, Messenger (steamer), and
Cracker tender.
At Spithead—Blenheim, Edinburgh, Pike, Lily,
Horatio (transport), La Belle Alliance (E. ludiaman).

(From the Devonport Independent.)
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 14.—H.M.S. Be&isle, 74, Cap-
tain T. Nicolas, will go out of Barnpool in a few days,
and will proceed to Lisbon, and thence for the Me-
diterranean.

Her. Majesty's brig Partridge, 10, went out of har.
hour on Saturday last. The Boadicea, transport, with
convicts for Bermuda, sailed ou Tuesday. The Swail,
tender, sailed on Sunday, with stores, for Falmouth.
The aid, lighter, arrived yesterday (Friday) from Pem-
broke, with stores.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Heela, Lieut. Craig,
sailed on Thursday for the West Indies.
Her Majesty's sloop Nimrod was taken into Dock on
Thursday, to be examined, previous to being put in
commission.
Comm MARTIAL.--A Court Martial was held on
Monday last, on board the Britannia, at Portsmouth, on
Lieut. W. 13. T. Rider, R.M., of the Madagascar,
charges of unofficer-like conduct, a breach of the second
article of war, and disobedience of orders having been
preferred against him by Captain Wallis. Part of the
charges being proved, the t.;ourt sentenced him to be
severely reprimanded, and placed at die bottom of the
list of Lieutenants. On the next day, Mr: W. Penny,
gunner, of her Majesty's ship Lily, was tried by the
same Court, on charges of drunkenness, and remaining
on shore eight days without leave, which were preferred
by Com. Deere. The charge of remaining on shore
was proved, but in consideration of the prisoner's long
service and good character, the Court adjudged him
only to be dismissed the Lily, and deprived of a month's
pay. The Court consisted of the following officers :
Admiral the lion. D. P. Bouverie, President ; Captains
Searle, Senhouse, Henderson, Boxer, and Hastings.
In Hamoase—lmpregnable, 104, Captain Eden ;
San Josef, 110, Captain Taylor ; Carron, steam-vessel ;
Apollo, troop-ship, refitting.
In Barn-pool—Belleisle, 74, Captain Toup Nicholas.
In the Sound—Partridge, 10, Lieut. Morris.
We have received letters from H. M. steamer Spitfire,
6, Lieut.-Cons. Kennedy, dated St. Thomas's, West
Indies, August 1. The crew are at present healthy,
but have suffered much from sickness. We regret to
have to record the death of the surgeon. Mr. R. R.
Arilott.

Letters from the Jupiter troopship, Mr. Foulton,
master, of the •M May, state being about to leave Co-
lumbo, for Trincomalee, to embark the 18th regiment
for conveyance to Bombay, after which it was thought
she would take troops to the Persian Gulf, and thence
proceed to England. The whole of the East India squa-
dron were assembling, supposed for Canton.
MALTA, Am 21sT.—The Zebra has relieved the
Hazard at Smyrna. The Talavera left Malta for
England on Thursday last, and has had a fair wind ever
since. The Flower of Yarrow yacht, Lord Exmouth,
arrived on Saturday hut from Palermo.
Her Majesty's ship Inconstant, 36. Captain D.
Pring, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir T. Har-
vey, K.C.8., was at Halifax, Aug. I. The Gallant
Admiral intended to go to Bermuda, ta-meet the Win-
chester, and on joining her to visit the West India
Islands.

ELOPEMENT.—A young lady (Miss Harriet
Gee) eloped from ber father's residence, 7, High-rew,
Kensington Gravel. pits, on Wednesday evening. The
voting lady is said to have been attached to a gentleman of
the name of Davis, of Worcester, but her father had for-
bidden the continuance of the intimacy. On Wednesday
evening, about eight, Miss Gee, without either bonnet or
shawl, got over the garden wall, and so into the Mall, where
she was received by a gentleman supposed to be Mr. Davis.
The parties immediately jumped into a chaise, which bad
been some time in waiting, and drove off. A letter has
been received from the fugitives, but .its contents have not
transpired. The young lady is reported to have a fortune
in her own ight.
AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 11.—MM. Paul Van
Trisvingen and P. Van Elk have issued a prospectus,
with proposals for establishing a new Steam Navigation
Company for the communication between Amsterdam. and
London. The capital of the Company is fixed at 500,000
florins—viz., 450,000 florins for building two powerful
steam boats, and 50,000 florins for fitting them up for ser
vice; as soon, however, as subscriptions to the amount of
250,000 florins shall be made, the subscribers are to be
called together, in order to appoint a Committee, and then
the building of one boat to be commenced. The capital
to consist of 200 shares of 2,500 florins each ; for which
interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum shall be paid
till the steam boats are ready for service. The above
gentlemen expect the most favourable results from this un-
dertaking as connected with the commercial treaty between
and the intended railway to
theynd have made a detailed esti_
the Netherlands erlaTndhesy and
declaren England,
mate,
founded on experience, of the. expense. and probable
receipt, and though the supposed mmenum of receipt has
teen taken as tbei basis, they have good reason to expect
that this undertakng will be successful.
At the meeting of the Birmingham, Bristol, and
Thames Junction line, it was proposed to create half.
h put them on a par with whole shares, and
securesacr'sbae's"l besides on them an interest of 5 per cent, per an-
nual for tw-lve months, after the line shall have been
opened. We have no doubt this will work beneficially for
the concern. From our reporter's account of the pro.
ceedings, it appears that this Company, like almost all
others, is in no goad plight with respect to funds, ar,4, that
it has been for some time generously sustained by the
credit of the directors. A project is talked of about
crossing the Thames, and, by this means, uniting the
South Western with the Birmingham and Great Western
lines. Add to this a terminus at Knightsbridge, and the
Thames Junction will become one of the most valuable short
lines in the kingdom.—Railway Magazine.
A MOTHER'S INTREPIDITY.-011 Monday,
as a collier's wife, at Tunstail, was banging some linen on
a clothes line, her infant child fell into a well on the pre-
mises, and being missed, was heard in the water. The
mother descended into the well, and succeeded in saving
the child's life.— iajfordslare Advertiser.