The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-19 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Poirramotrrri, MARC/I 16.—1 n the Harbour—Britannia, 120, flag
ship; Victory, 104, Ordinary Guard) Ship ; Excellent, Gunnery ship;
Acteon, 26, Nautilus, 10; Apollo and Atholl, Troop Ships; Columbia,
steam vessel; Fanny and Gossamer, 'renders.
In Dock—Royal George Yacht.
At the wreck of the Pincher—Off the Owers—Lily, 161 Emerald,
Tender; Rochester, Lighter; and Portsmouth Buoy Boat.
Arrivals and Sailing of Men of War during the Week, March 12.
Volage, 28, for Plymouth, on her way to the East Indies. 14th.— An-
chored at Spithead, the Lily, 16, from Plymouth. 16th— Came into
Harbour the Columbia, steam vessel, from St. Sebastian, with part of the
late B. A. Legion on board, and the Atholl, Troop ship, from Plymouth.
The following Mates passed the usual examination at the Royal
Naval College at this Port on Wednesday last.—C. 11. May, Right Hon.
Lord F. Kerr, G. Le Geyt Bowycar, L. C. Hodgson, A. R. Dunlop, John
E. Bridges, and P. 0. Nettleton. .

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Apollo, troop-ship, and Nautilus, 10,'eame out of the Basin on. Monday
last.

The Lords of the Admiralty hive directed that all marines who are
represented as objects for survey shall for the future undergo the usual
inspection for invaliding at the head-quarters of their respective Divi-
sions.

Mr. Jason Lardner, Assistant. Surgeon of the Flag Ship at Ports-
mouth,and Mr. Donald M'Nabb, Assistant. Surgeon of the Pantaloon,
Tender to the Royal George Yacht, are promoted to the rank of Surgeons
in the Royal Navy. _ _ _

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 17.—8 y the Goldfinch packet we have infor-
mation from Jamaica, to the 2th of February, at which time the islands
were all quiet and healthy. The Wanderer and Serpent, sloops of war,
fell in with two slavers off Cuba, one of which escaped ; the other,
finding herself cut off, sent adrift a leaky boat filled with slaves, with
the hope the Serpent would heave too to save them. The latter, howe-
ver, continued her cousse, but adroitly dropping her quarter-boatssaved
the lives of five negrees. The vessel, finding escape impossible, then
ran ashore, and almost immediately went to pieces ; the master, mates
and crew escaping, and by the exertions of the two sloops 121 negroes
were saved, and it is believed only two were drowned with the wreck.
It was not known what country she belonged to. The Corpus, 15, left
Jamaica, for Carthagena, on the flth of February, and the Nimrod, 18,
on the 7th, for the Havannah : the Magnificent, Madagascar, Croco.
dile, Serpent, and Ringdove were at Jamaica on the 3d of February.
The Flamer, steamer, had captured the Portuguese schooner, Felez,
with 326 slaves on board, and carried them into Port Royal.

The following is a list of the officers and men who met a watery
grave when the Pincher upset :—Thomas Hope (a) Lieutenant Corn.
manding ; Thomas 11. Snoswell, Clerk in Charge; And. Andersen,
Ass.-Sur. ; Wm. Yeames, Second Master and Pilot ; Wm. Gray,
Boatswain's Mate; Wm. Sergeant, Rd. Ward, John Glynn, Chas.
Parker, Abm. Logan, George Thomas, Hugh Williams, James
Denning, Charles Arthur, James Rogers, James Doyle, Allen Gibson,
and John Walker, able seamen ; Elias Laurie, Gunner's crew;
Edward Parsons, Thomas Barris, John Browning, Robert Scott, and
John Ross, boys first class; Thomas Hamilton and Robert Newman,
boys second class ; Pelley, corporal MM. ; Samuel Curtis,
Edward Woods, Nashe Clarke William Goodman, and Peter Dennis,
privates R.M. ; Michael Kelly, Clerk in Charge to join Griffon.
The Columbia steamer, Mr. Thompson, R.N., master, arrived from
Passages on Friday, with about 130 of the O'Connell legion, three or
four officers, and some women; she left Passages the 10th of March,
towed the Regent transport out of that harbour, having on board about
600 discharged men, destined for Ireland ; the remainder, between 500
and 000 more, were to be put in the Alonzo transport, and taken to
Scotland : the men brought in the Columbia were partly paid in cash
by Mr. Thompson, but some arrears and the gratuity were by certi-
ficate; they were in the most deplorable condition, filthy and dirty.
About 120 of those left at Passages have volunteered to join the Spanish
service. The Columbia took in coals, and went in the afternoon to
assist the Master Attendant in raising the Pincher.
The Bellerophon, 84, and Madagascar, 46, are ordered, the former
from Gibraltar and the latter from the West Indies, to this port, to be
repaired ; both ships having been on shore. Arrangements arc snaking
in this I)ock.yard to have Smelts ready for them on their arrival.
The Volage, 20, Captain 11. Smith, sailed on Tuesday for India; she
was to call in at Plymouth for supernumeraries.
The Actceon. 28, Captain Lord Edward Russel, will be paid off on
Monday.

The Talbot, 28, was commissioned at Plymouth on Thursday, by
Captain 11. J. Codrington.

The Termagant brig will be launched from Jthia Dock-yard on the
26th instant.

The Pique is to be taken into dock at this port on her arrival, if her
defects require it. Letters are received from her, stating that she has
been compelled to put into Bermuda, on her way to Halifax, having
suffered considerable damage in a continuation of bad weather.
(From the Devonport Independent.)

PLYMOUTM, Maec■ 17.—Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk left this
place on Monday, to attend her Majesty's levee on the 14th inst. ; the
command, during his absence, devolves on Rear-Admiral Superin.
tendent Wirren.

The Volage, 2S, Captain Henry Smith, arrived yesterday from Ports.
mouth, with supernumeraries for the Malabar. She will sail this day
(Saturday), if the wind permits, for the East Indies, calling at the Cape
of Good Hope.

The Inconstant, 36, Captain D. Pring, will be ready for sea on the
21st, and the Malabar, 74, Captain Harvey, Is fast completing her
number of men, and will shortly be ready. She will leave her lower
neck guns out, and be fitted in the same manner as the Hercules, for the
convenience of the troops she is to convey to Halifax.
Thu Wolf, 18, may be daily expected from India.
The Mutine packet went out of harbour on Monday, and sailed for
Falmouth.

The Weasel packet was warped alongside the Sheerhulk on Monday,
to have her masts put on board, previous to her being put in commission.
The Zephyr, merchant steam.vessel, having on board ♦olunteer.,
soldiers fur Canada, arrived on Wednesday from Liverpool.
The Sylph, tender to the Royal Adelaide, was taken on the Graving
Slip on Monday, to have her copper cleaned and repaired.
The Ilarossa transport was dosked on Wednesday, to be new cop.
pered. On examing the larboard.side of her keel, the point of a sword.
fish was found, which had penetrated through tbo copper and et-moral
Inches into the timbers.

The Columbine, 16, Commander T. Henderson, arrived from the cowl
of Africa on Wednesday last. We regret to learn that tkere has been
great mortality among the officers and crews of the ships on that 'tenon.
The &tits, 6, surveying-vessel, Captain Alexander Thomas, has lost
three officers and twenty-two men ; Bonetta, 3, L,ieut.-Com. H. I'.
Deschamps, all the officers, except one, have been ill, and twenty-two
seamen have died. Of the Forester, 3, Lieutenant-Com. George P. Ito.
senberg, who distinguished himself under the gallant Napier, Mr. 11.
Bradley, Mate, and seventeen seamen are dead. The fever was checked
for a time, but fresh eases had appeared just belbre the sailing of the
Columbine. The Bonetta arid Forester were under strict quarantine at
Ascension. Every assistance, however, was daily given to the sick in
the form of refreshments which the law of the island would permit. The
Raven, 4, cutter Lieut.-Com. O. A. Bedford, has lost by death two
officers and ten seamen. The Buzzard, 10, Lieutenant-Com. John
R. L. Stoll, was to sail a day or two after the Columbine,
and may be hourly looked for. The Childers, 16, Captain the Honour.
able Henry Keppel. The Scout, 18, Commander Robert Craigie,
Pelican, 16, Commander Brunswick Popharn, Saracen, 10, Lieut.-Com.
Henry W. Hill, Waterwich, 10, Lieut.-Com. William Dickey, Viper,
6, Lieut.-Com. William Winniett, and Fair Rosamond, 2, Lieut.-Com.
William B. Oliver, were cruizing in the Bights, all well, when the
Columbine left them on the 13th of January. The Columbine has been
on the Coast since July, 1836, during which time she lost two officers,
Mr. Itowles, master, and Mr. Green, gunner, and four of the crew, two
of whom died of the fever. She has brought home invalided seamen
front the squadron, and Mr. Gordon, mate of the Saracen. The Colum-
bine experienced boisterous weather on her passage home.
In Harbour—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Malabar, Inconstant, Dili-
gence naval transport, and Barossa freight-ship. In the Sound, Volage
and Columbine.

In Dock—Caledonia, Endymion, Lancaster, Resistance, and Ilarosse.
Alongside the Jetty—Thunderer, Talbot, Jaaeur, and Wcazle. In the
Buin--Superintendent's Yacht.

A rumour has reached town that a duel took place
yesterday, near Longford, between Captain Du Vernet of the
87th depot, and Mr. Rodolph Desalis, of the Bth Hussars,
which terminated fatally to the former gentleman. We fear
the rumour is true, as we have reason to believe that a bad
feeling has subsisted for some time between the parties.__
Dublin Pilot.

Monday, Lord St. John led to the altar Miss Elea-
nor Hussey, at the Views, Huntingdon. The Bishop of Lin-
coln officiated at the ceremony. The bride is second daugh-
ter of Sir Richard Hussey Hussey, Vice-Admiral in the navy.
The happy couple, after a dejeune a la fourchette, took their
departure for their seat, Melchbourne, Bedfordshire.
An elopement from the neighbourhood of Swansea
has furnished the county with a topic for a nine days' wonder,
and materials for a month's conversation. The parties who
figure in this " conte &amour," are the elder daughter of a
Baronet, and a youthful member of a gallant profession,
equally fearless of the battle and the breeze. Immediate
chase was given to the privateer and the valuable cargo, but
the result we are unable to communicate. We dare say all
will come to safe anchorage in the harbour of Ilymen.—Mer-
Myr Guardian.
MARCH or SCIENCE.—The following is a verba-
tim copy of a letter which has reached us through the Maldon
post :—" Please to excuse my inability ignorance and pre-
sumption in laying hold of the pen on this occasion seeing
machenery so much employed in Agriculture if the Higher
class should think proper to grant A stipend I would shortly
Produce A machine wich if of A 4 Horse power would Work
it self and drive A 2 Horse machine I remain Your most
insinificant Reader & Infant in the Art of Scince."—Essex
Herald.

We regret to learn that about seventy yards of th
railway tunnel, at Kilsby, fell in on Monday last. Fortunately
the labourers were absent at the time, and no accidents oc-
curred. On Sunday, a railway bridge, called Folly-lane
Bridge, near Coventry, also gavo way.—NorthampionMercury.

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