The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 1.
The Agamemnon, 91, screw line-of-battle ship, Cap-
tain Sir Thomas Maitland. We regret to state that
many fresh cases break out amongst the crew, who are
berthed in the Camperdown alongside ; and although no
serious results have yet arisen, it still continues to baffle
the skill of the medical officers, who, to their credit be
it said, use every exertion and kindness in administering
to the comforts of the sick men.
The Cruiser, 16, screw steam-sloop, commander the
Hon. George H. Douglas, having received her supply of
coals from the coal depot, hauled out into the stream,
and awaits sailing orders. •
The Rolla, 6, apprentices' tender, Lieutenant Com-
mander Fenwick, hauled into No. 1 Dock to-day, to
have her copper cleaned and examined, preparatory to
fitting her out for her usual summer exercises by the
r• naval apprentices.
The Orestes, old 18-gun sloop, that we announced
some time since had been converted into a moveable coal
depot, was this morning put into operation by being
towed out of harbour by the Echo steam-tug, and laid
alongside the Basilisk, steam-sloop, which received her full
supply therefrom ; after which the Echo returned with
her into harbour. This is a vast improvement upon the
old system of war-steamers being first obliged to die
charge their powder at Spithead, and then come into
harbour to coal. When the Pitt is ready, there will be
a still greater advantage, as she will be stationed at the
Motherbank for vessels to run alongside, thereby saving
much time as well as expense.

WOOLWICH, MAnca 1.

APPOINTMENTS.
MarryatLieutenants
(185
2)., James
the
latteraEv e. Elliottbeen e n servingappointed
p (pl
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dpafoedstelni
the ph
Josephpiililc Ez
Sidon steam-frigate, h
steam-sloop, commissioned at Woolwich by Commander
Edward A. Inglefield, for service in the Aric regions.
Lieutenants Elliott and Marryat served pre ct
vi
in
Captain Austin's expedition.
Master William Stanton (1852), from the Horatio,
24, screw steam guard ship at Sheerness, to the
Phoenix.
Surgeon John F. Charlton, X.D. (1845), to the
Phoenix.shiAmpsaasttiPaymaster
tal, RoiorttbssemrHutoregupnetr.
hoyj;_i
el It
John
oakthwihnnlese yi:(1,1}81111252;
from
themrtoom th eP$ ci ec 1:0t ,
flag
serving as additional assistant sun eon the Portland,
50, flag-ship, on the Pacific station to the Phoenix.
George, St.
i(n1847), recently
Second Master Edward H. Isiia (1842), freni art, to
GtheeorPghece, 11121x0,. guard ship in ordinary at Devonp
Clerk William P. Richard to the PhTh_"x.
if.i Boatswain Henry Osbourne to th!cePhf
Carpenter Henry Palmer to the Ph '.

An official article in yesterday morning's Moni-
teur, ascribed to the pen of the Minister of Finance,
calls attention to the circumstance that forty mil-
lions of taxation have been remitted, which pressed
most heavily upon agriculture and the labouring
classes, at a time when all the resources of the na-
tion ought to have been applied to prevent her
ruin ; and that fifty thousand men have been
liberated from the army, and restored to their
fields and worshops.
Two Imperial decrees appear in the Same journal
the one convoking tie Council-General of Lot and I MALTA, FEB. 23.
Garonne, and the other authorising the form• t',,,-, The Ripon, with the Indian
of a company for the construction of a ail " 1 little after midnight, beating the French
tween Graissessac and Beziers. r way be-
36 hours from Alexandlia.
been sitting lately
on Captain
e
The Union, in alluding to the new instit •
es of French for Naand Captain
arts and manufactures in England, expressesinstitution of 1 Jones, of the Sampson steam-frigate,
vessels
put to sea
for some of the most flourishing bran i alarm ' Symonds, of the Arethu.sna;t , These
and on the night of
industry. Its fears are, perhaps ales on the 12th
jeladin.
g, .
A Court of Inquiry has
_rmai
and the frigate in her
for every country has its perfect' little ex.aggerated, i Saturday, the
steqamaell took them after dark, and the
and manufactures which ions in certain arts , position, al
heavy. supu suddenly the Arethusada ran into
of the people. depend , , upon the genius steameL'ucluily; she caught
liclenrosroonnseornLvhe
"tr
beene in
English can make progressgin nowever, that the
I ,otherwise the
SaraPpTbawaty. As it was, the shock was
real protection for French in d- these branches, the I the navy list,
in sallajorthe chain of the Arethusa's bower
endeavour to go on im r • ustry will be anearnest „ great .s.
hiehtfellnirito the paddles of the steamer and
progress of the En 1) 21 ving, so as to render the 1
i anchor,
recovered, and doing about 5,0001. damage in all.
ing• Monopoly gushand protection
comparatively unavail- i waes Le_repafring. The Arethusa had but little damage,
this. The manufacturers protection will not effect 1 h
b ! andS will leave to-day for Naples, whence she is to return
by the telegraph
oe
ill
made sensible of the
goifvethne of France must lon the 6th proximo. oh.i The Court reprimanded Captain
The Constitution necessity of enterpreisaccounts Jonese, an
M od d blamed
Tand Spitfire istefivreer eor
had gone
showing a light.
ne declares that :ohm
Vienna,
The
newly discovered shoal whichnear gone out to sur-
Brritevaejerto-adahoyust
egraph dispatches f
kish Govern- e
v-Yht The shoal has been surveyed Messina returned last
The nig • by Captain Spratt,
meat to Austria ther too absolute. t
.but lwe have no particulars.
territorial • , are ra. .t says, not S made by the Tur
question, for instance, 1
other European The Simoom troop ship hasnot
pearance. yet made her ap•
be settled without reference to the
+in °that the return The steamer from
Powers. It concludes by st---Kappy presage for i FreAch steamer from Corfu,
expected yesterday, and the
of the Count de Leininge
&lir:noes between Austria have not made their Constantinople, due also yesterday,
the arrangement of all dian
importance must not , very unsettled, appearance.
The weather appears and the Porte but
tshilten done which it probably i The
be given to what has
that, if it were proper that she is readySampsonf frigate will be five or six weeks before
does not merit, for
1 Or sea.