The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 19.
The Agamemnon, 91, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland,
C. 8., steamed into harbour this morning.
The Firefly, 5, paddle-sloop, Commander G. A. Sey-
mour, arrived at Spithead from the coast of Africa
squadron this morning. She left Accra on the 26th of
May, at which time there were no other members of the
squadron at that station ; she arrived at Ascension on
the 4th, and sailed on the 9th of June, leaving the Tor-
toise, 12, Captain Kitchen, Waterwitcl:, 8, Commander
A. H. Gardner, and the Volcano paddle-vessel, Com-
mander R. Coote, at that island. The Waterwitch had
undergone an official survey by the carpenters of the
squadron on the south coast, and been pronounced rot-
ten and unserviceable. Rear-Admiral Bruce, in the
Penelope, paddle-frigate, was at St. Helena, about to
sail for the south coast. The Firefly arrived at Sierra
Leone on the 17th, and left on the 19th of June ; ar-
rived at St. Vincent's on the 25th, and left on the
27th ; arrived at Madeira on the 7th of July, and
left on the 9th, at which time the Bloodhound,
iron steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Henry
Christian, was there, en route to Spithead. The
American expedition for Japan, consisting of the
United States frigate Vincennes, 26, bearing the
broad pendant of Commodore Ringgold,the John Han-
cock screw frigate, the Porpoise brig, and the genimore
Cooper schooner, together with the brig Perry, from the
coast of Africa, were at Madeira at the above date. The
slave trade on the coast of Africa was getting brisk,
principally in shipments to the Havannah, owing to the
few ships on the various stations. The Linnet, 8, Com-
mander H. Need, had taken two prizes on the north
coast, and the Firefly has captured one prize, a Brazilian
brig of 247 tons, but with no papers. Mr. Livesay, mid-
shipman, from the Crane, Mr. Barre, passed clerk, from
the Tortoise, Mr. Hearne, gunner, from the Volcano,
and a few invalids, have come home in the Firefly, which
brought a small mail from the squadron and dispatches
for the Colonial-office. She has been generally very
healthy, Mr. G. R. Barnes's, acting master, being the
only death on board. Mr. Earle, master of the Harle-
quin, died on board the Volcano at Fernando Po.
The Medea paddle-sloop, Commander J. C. Bailey,
arrived at Halifax from Jamaica on the sth inst., leaving
the Imaum, Buzzard, and Megwra at Jamaica. She went
to Halifax to seek the Commander-in-Chief, in order to
have trials by court-martial on Lieut. Thomas D. Wil-
liams (First of the Medea) and Mr. Thomas J. Murray,
chief engineer of the vessel, but, as the Cumberland flag-
ship was the only man-of-war at Halifax, the trials are
put off until the requisite number of captains can assem-
ble. The Devastation, 6, paddle-sloop, commander C.
G. Campbell, is in the Bay of Fundy. The Vestal, 20, is
on the Newfoundland station. According to report, she
has been ashore, and has knocked away some of her keel
and forefoot. Her new Captain, T. P. Thompson, ar-
rived by the packet on the sth inst. The Calypso, 20,
Captain Forbes, is at Barbadoes. Vice-Admiral Sir
Geo. Seymour, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief, and
family, are gone to visit the falls of Niagara. The fever
had subsided at Jamaica on the 16th of June, but had
revived a few days afterwards. Lieutenant Gell, R.M.,
who went out in the Medea to join the Calypso, had
been seized with it, and was left at Port Royal -Hos-
pital.

PEMBROKE DOCKYARD

The Caesar, 90, will be launched to-morrow, the 21st.
The principal portion of the dockyard strength has been
placed upon this vessel in order to hasten her comple-
tion, and painters, caulkers, &c., have been very busily
engaged upon her outside for some time past.
Four new vessels have been ordered to be built at
this yard, and the lines have been laid down. They are
all to be fitted with the screw propeller, and embrace a
ship of the line, a heavy frigate, and two smaller class
vessels.

WOOLWICH, JULY 19.
APPOINTMENTS.

Mates.—Thos. G. Baillie (1852), to the Terrible steam-
frigate, at Greenhithe ; Spencer M. Wilson (1852), to
the Terrible ; Henry L. C. Robinson (1852), from the
Highflyer screw steam-frigate, to the Ajax, 58, screw
steam-ship, at Portsmouth ; Frank Stanley (1852), to
the Queen, 116, at Devonport.
MastersAssistants.—H. G. de Carteret, to the St. Jean
d'Acre, 101, screw steam-ship, at Devonport ' • W. H.
Adlam, to the Queen, 116, at Devonport ; J. F. Goul-
land, to the Rhadamanthus, steam store-ship, employed
on particular service ; J. IV. Ashton, to the Terrible ;
B. S. Jackson, to the Sybille, 40, at Devonport ; S. C.
Tracey, to the Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, at
Portsmouth, and C. Evershed, to the Tribune, 30, screw
steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
The Cressy, 80, building at Chatham, and originally
intended as a sailing ship of war, was commenced in 1843,
from a design by the Committee on Naval Architecture,
on similar lines to the Superb, 80, at present in ordinary
at Chatham, and will be launched on Thursday next.
The lines of the Cressy were considered so suitable for
being fitted with a screw propeller and engines of 400-
horse power, that it was deemed advisable not to lengthen
her, or make any alteration, with the exception of put-
ting up an additional sternpost, and making the neces-
sary opening in her stern for the shaft of the screw pro-
peller.
A number of shipwrights have been at work on the
slip from which the Agamemnon, 91, screw steam-ship,
was launched at Woolwich Dockyard last year, in laying
the blocks for the Edgar, 91, to be built on nearly the
same lines as the Agamemnon, the only difference being
that the Edgar will be about 10 feet longer than that
fine screw steam-ship.
It is now understood that the launch of the Royal Al-
bert, 131, will be postponed until next spring.
Mr. Willcox, master shipwright at Deptford Dock-
yard, is about to retire on the superannuation allowance
of his rank. The launch of the Hannibal, 90, at that
dockyard, is postponed until next spring.

THE ACCIDENT AT CH
ODHAm.—It is satisfactory to
state that Brigadier Bentinck is progressing satisfactorily
and bas been pronounced out of danger. Mr. Wildbore,
surgeon of his own regiment, remains in constant attend-
ance upon him. The gallant colonel is still at Hyam's
Lodge.