The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28.
The Gefion, 48, Captain Sundewall, bearing the broad
pendant of Commodore Schrveder, and the Amazone cor-
vette, 14, Captain Schirmecher, arrived this morning at
Spithead, from Norfolk, United States, which place
they sailed from on the 9th of July on a cruise. They
sailed from Flushing on the 10th of November last, and
have touched at Madeira, Teneriffe, Liberia, Rio de
Janeiro, Monte Video, Barbadoes, Carthagena, and called
off the Havannah, but would not have any communi-
cation, owing to the prevalence of the yellow fever.
The Gefion is a frigate, mounting 48 guns—six 8-inch
and the remainder long 24's—with a complement of 381,
including officers and men, who are a remarkably fine
athletic ship's company. The captain is a fine-looking
officer. This ship was captured by a Prussian battery
when the Danish 74 was sunk, during the Schleswig-
Holstein war. The corvette mounts 14 12-pounders,
and was at this port in 1845. Her crew is 138. The
Commodore saluted the Governor with 21 guns on
bringing up, which was immediately acknowledged by a
like compliment from the platform battery. He then
saluted the acting Port-Admiral (Rear-Admiral Super-
intendent Fanshawe, C. 8.) with 13 guns, which the
Neptune 120 (Admiral Fanshawe's flag-ship), returned.
The Chevalier Vandenbergh, his Prussian Majesty's Vice-
Consul at this port, went off to the Commodore in the
Liverpool cutter (the revenue vessel), accompanied by
Mr. Trestrail, Tide-surveyor of Customs, to receive the
gallant officer's commands and pay his respects. Under
the Consul's guidance, the Commodore and officers will
have landed and been presented to the naval and military
chiefs by M. Vandenbergh by the time this report leaves,
and they will be hospitably entertained during their
sojourn at this port by both services. The Consul was
saluted with seven guns on leaving the side of the
Gefion. These ships have come to this port to await
orders from their Government.

Her Majesty's steam-vessel, Bloodhound, 3, Lieute-
nant-Commander H. Christie, from the coast of Africa,
to-day took coal on board in the Sound, and proceeded
this evening to Portsmouth. She left Madeira on the
12th inst., and Lisbon on the Ist: Spoke, June 24th,
in lat. 21 24 N., long. 22 08 W., the emigrant-barque
Protomelia ; June 26, in lat. 24 N., long. 20 W., the
Danish brig John ; and July 15, in lat. 36 30 N., long.
12 11 W., the brig Amaranth—all outward bound.
There were no men-of-war at Lisbon.

The Vulture steam-sloop, with the Devon lighter in
tow, left yesterday for Pembroke, to assist in floating
the Caesar.

The ship Windermere, 601 tons, Captain Robert
Ross, with 9,000 ounces of gold dust and 16 passengers,
which left Geelong on the 29th of March, and rounded
Cape Horn on the Bth of May, is in Channel. The
Windermere signalled on the 3d of June, in lat. 22 52
S., long. 28 50 W., the John Pink, from London. On
the 7th of June, in lat. 11 40 S., long. 0, the ship Emi-
grant, and a Dutch vessel, No. 4,076, second distin-
guishing pennant and flag R4L On the 26th of July,
in lat. 49 10 N., long. S 30 Mr., the schooner Chimera.
The Windermere has experienced six weeks' dead calm,
three of which were outside the north-east trades.

WOOLWICH, JULY 28.

APPOINTMENTS.
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mel, 8, sloop, commissioned this day at Devonport ;
Commander John A. L. Wharton (1848), from service
in a contract steam-vessel, to command the Plumper, 9,
screw steam-sloop of 60-horse power, commissioned this
day at Portsmouth.
Lieutenants—Thomas C. 0. D'Whipple (1840), from
service in a contract steam-vessel, to be First Lieuten.
ant of the Boscawen, 70, guard-ship of ordinary, vice
Richard Williams, appointed Flag Lieutenant to the
Commander-in-Chief at Cork ; W. H. Edye, promoted
this day from the rank of mate, and lately serving in the
Hastings, 72, on the East India station, to the St. Jean
D'Acre, 101, at Devonport.
Second Masters—Valentine F. Johnson (1851), from
the Impregnable flag-ship, at Devonport, to the Ante-
lope steam-vessel, at Devonport, vice W. G. M. Stent,
sentenced by court-martial to 12 months' imprisonment,
and be dismissed the service ; George W. Grey (1848),
from the Coast Guard service, to the Impregnable, vice
V. F. Johnson ; George H. Allen (1851), recently serv-
ing in the Hastings, 72, when flag-ship on the East In-
dia station, to the Cumberland, 70, flag-ship on the West
Indies and North American Station.
PROMOTIONS.
Mate—William H. Edye (1851), to the rank of Lieu-
tenant.

Second Master—Charles Burney (1847), serving in
the Dasher steam-vessel, at the Channel Islands, since
July, 1851, to the rank of master.

PEMBROKE.—THE FAILURE TO LAUNCH THE CACSAR.
—This vessel still occupies her former position, and We
are sorry to observe that she has received very heavy
damage. About two-thirds of her length are still upon
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the ways and sliding planks, and 70 or 80 feet
passed over and sunk into a yielding material,foarces her
consequence has been very much bent.
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been got off, and the frame, works, and ways thoroughly
examined, the real cause of the mishap must remain un-
explained. The ribands of the launching ways are quite
free, so nothing can be attributed to the vessel having
become jammed against them, as was at first supposed.
The ground underneath the cradle and ways likewise
appears firm and hard, and has every appearance of
being quite sound. Whatever may prove to be the
cause of the disaster, one thing is certain—that the ship
will have to be taken into dock, and undergo a thorough
overhauling ; and, as she is rather short for her breadth
of beam, it is said that the best thing that can be done
with her will be to cut her in two at the midship section,
and, by inserting; 20 or 30 feet, make a first-rate, of 1/6
or 120 guns, of her. She is now shored and blocked upo
and must remain as she lies until the next spring tides.
Proper purchases and falls, and necessary tackle, have
been sent round from Devonport to aid in getting her
off, and camels are being placed under her stern. The
greatest excitement and anxiety have been evinced by
all parties relative to this untoward mischance, and
thousands of persons have been to see the vessel as she
lies. The inhabitants have been unanimous in Tann-
teering their aid and assistance.