The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-05 00:00:00

THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH FLEETS.

Letters from Toulon announce the sailing of the ship
of the line Montebello, supposed to be for the Levant. The
Montebello, we believe, is an auxiliary ship of small
steam-power. Her addition to the fleet will rn-tke the
French force nine sail of the line to seven British. It is
rather a strange reversion of things to see in these days
an English fleet inferior in force to a French fleet.

PORTSMOUTH, 0,,2T. 4.
A report having got currency in several of the daily
and service papers that Mr. Rowlett, second master,
R.N., of the Imp4rieuse screw-frigate, had deserted from
that ship, we are requested to contradict it. Mr. Row-
lett did not desert. He was detained ashore by the civil
power.
The President, 50, Captain Burridge, flag of Rear-
Adiniral Price, Commander-in-Chief for the South
Pacific station, to relieve Rear-Admiral Moreqhy, C. 8.,
arrived off this port this morning from the Non,. She
saluted the Port Admiral, and will proceed to Plymouth
as soon as the weather (at present very unfavourable)
moderates. .

The Tribune, 30, screw-frigate, Captain the Hon. S.
J. Carnegie, hauled into the south dock this morning to
have her leak stopped.
The Sidon, 22, paddle-frigate, Captain Goldsmith, will
be paid wages on Thursday next.
The Dolphine, 5, brigantine, Lieutenant Corntnander
Webber, arrived at Spithead this morning from Sheer-
ness, to be paid in advance.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 4.

The steam-vessel Cyclops, from Deptford, arrived yes.
terday afternoon, with machinery for the James Watt,
and boilers for the Nile.

A frigate passed up Channel yesterday afternoon, at 4
o'clock, under topsails, topgallantsails, and royzils, going
before the wind.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 4.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants. —Hon. William L. H. Anson (1353),
promoted from mate (1852) of the Royal Victor:;;, and
Albert, paddle-wheel steam-yacht, to the Excellent, gun-
nery-ship, at Portsmouth ; George V. Philipp (1653),
to the Espidgle, 12, sloop, on the North American and
West India station.

Surgeons.—John Page Burke, M.D. (1845), from the
Buzzard, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, ou the North
America and West India station, to the Imaum, 72,
receiving-ship, at Jamaica ; William Brown, M.D.
(1845), to the Buzzard, vice Burke ; Robert HaAings,
M.D. (1853), to the Ferret, 8, sloop, on the West Coast
of Africa station.

Paymasters.—Charles E. Colman (1849), to the
Madagascar store-ship, at Devonport, commissioned by
Commander John R. Harward (lieutenant of 1846),
for service at Rio, where she is to be stationed ;
Henry S. Collins (1848), from the Encounter, screw-
steam-ship, to the Furious, 16, paddle-wheel steam-
frigate, on the Mediterranean station ; Charles Lyne
(1849), to the Tiger, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, on
the Mediterranean station.

Clerk in Charge.—George H. Whillier (1845), to the
Scorpion, 6, surveying-vessel, at Devonport.
Clerk. —Charles Barrs, to the London, 90, Western
Squadron.
Naval Cadets.—H. T. Bunbury, to the Queen, at
Devonport ; G. L. Green, to the Queen ; K. Kerr, to
the Prince Regent, 90, flag-ship of the Western Squa-
dron ; G. H. Blake, to the Prince Regent ; J. Pilking-
ton, to the St. Jean D'Acre, 101, screw steam-ship, at
Devonport ; A. L. Nugent, to the President, .30, at
Chatham ; T. D. Tapp, to the Hogue, 60, steam guard-
ship ; H. J. Clifford, to the Blenheim, 60, screw steam-
guard-ship, Western Squadron.
Commander Samuel Morrish (1851) has been ap-
pointed to study steam at the factory at Woolwich
Dockyard.

The Monkey steam-vessel went up to Deptford to-day
with two lumpers to lay additional anchors for mooring
the Devonshire, lent as an auxiliary hospital ship to the
Dreadnought.