The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 24.
The Imperieuse, 50, screw, Captain Randle B. Wat-
son, left at daylight this morning, will touch at Ply-
mouth for latest orders.

A sad accident occurred at three p.m., off the plat.
form, whereby two young men lost their lives. It ap-
pears that Henry Groves, George Thomkins, and George
Nethorpe, with a little girl of about five years of age,
were out in a trumpery skiff about eight feet in length.
The boat upset, and fortunately Nethorpe held on the
boat with the child in his arms ; they were providen-
tially picked up by a boat belonging to the pier. The
two young men, Groves and Thomkins, after struggling
for five minutes, went down in sight of hundreds of
persons who were on the platform to witness this dis-
tressing scene. The child was wrapped in a blanket,
and, under the care of Dr. Bloxham, speedily recovered
its senses.

The Drake lighter, sailed last evening, with stores f

Sheerness, Chatham, and L'oeptford.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 24.

THE CHANNEL SQUADROST.—The fleet under the com-
mand of Rear-Admiral Corry, lying in the Sound, has
been under sailing orders for the last week, and, it is
now understood, is detained until the arrival of the Im-
perieuse, 50, screw, Captain R. B. Watson, C. 8., from
the eastward. The squadron will cruise in the chops of
the Channel, or probably rum as far as the Western Is-
lands, or Gibraltar, but ce,mmunication is to be kept
with the Admiralty to meet any emergency. Twheasrrahiietnphnssi
ordered to sea are the Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hut-
ton, flag of Rear-Admiral Corry ; London, 90, Captain
Mundy ; Sa,nspereil, 70, screw, Captain Dacres ; Impe-
rieuse, 50, screw, Captain Watson ; Amphion, 34, screw,
Captain Patey ; Highflyer, 21, screw, Captain Heath
cote ; and Leopard, 12, paddle, Captain Giffard.
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the surgeon, Dr. Henry.

The Queen, 116, Captain Michel ; Rogue, 60, screw,
Captain Ramsay ; Edinburgh, 58, screw ; and Valorous,
16, paddle, are to remain an the Sound until further
orders, the Rogue occasion 2 lly cruising in the Channel.
The Sybille, 40, is ordered. to be prepared for commis-
sion at this port with all possible dispatch. It is under-
ono
the East Indiali station d she is to reeve the Fux, 42, Commodore Lambert,
The Brisk, 14, screw, is olrdered to be commissioned
at this port, by Commander F. B. S. Seymour.
The St. Jean d'Acre, 101., new screw line-of-battle
ship, was commissioned yest,:rday by Commander Peter
ICracroft, for Captain the Hon. H. Keppel. The crew
will be entered under the neiv. regulations.

PRIZE MONEY FOR THE DESEADA.—Mr. Muspratt
has given notice to the
officers and
TJones,
ocrew of her Majes-
ty's steam-ship Sampson, Lew
and of her tender the Bloohound, who
were
Eoresqa., captain,
c
t ua
board at the capture of the slave-vessel Deseada, loily on
7th July, 1851, that they may be paid their respective
shares of the tonnage bounty of the said vessel, on
Thursday, the 9th of June next, between the hours of
11 and 3 o'clock, at 33, Abchurch-lane, London ; and
all shares not then paid will be re-called, at the same
place, every Tuesday and Thursday, for three months,
agreeably to act of Parliament :—Flag share, 341. 3s.
; captain's share, 641. 2s. sd. ; second class, 11/.
18s. 2d. ; third, 91. 10s. id. ; fourth, 51. 14s. 4d. ; fifth,
31. Os. Bd. ; sixth, 2t. 17s. 2d. ; seventh, 1/. 18s. id. ;
eighth, 19s. ; ninth, 11s. 10d. ; tenth, 7s id.