The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

( From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTISMOL"fIi, FEB. 10.—The Gannet, 18, Corn. Whisk,
arrived yesterday, in 30 days from Barbadoes, having left the
Seringapatam. Racer, Griffon, and Carron steamer ; the
Harpy, 10, was also there, but was ordered to Antigua to
clear out the vessel, and endeavour to get rid of an unhappy
contagion that had prevailed on board her on the coast of
Africa, to which place she had been set with slave papers, in
order to condemn before the Illixed Court of Sierra Leone
some slavers captured by herself and the Griffon. The slavers
were condemned, but her commander, the lion. Lieutenant
Clements, and Dr. Tennant, the Assistant-surgeon, with 18
of her crew, fell victims to the fever of that climate. The
Alban steamer, which had been driven on shore at Barbadoes
in the hurricane, had been got off by the exertions of the
Gannet and her own people, and had been to Antigua and
got thoroughly refitted, and her engines taken out and re-
paired by the perseverance and tact of her commander, Lieut.
Tinling ; and she had taken the mail down to Jamaica, carried
out in the Swift.

The Horatio transport, IN ith detachments for the 76th and
36th, arrived at Barbadoos two days before the Gannet came
away.

The Comus, 18, was at Halifax on the 18th Nov.
The Russell, 74, Captain Sir W. Dillon, in the Mediter-
ranean, has received orders to proceed to Canada with troops.
The Messenger steamer came in here on Thursday, from
Dublin, on her way to Woolwich, with Colonel Wylde's and
Major Stewart's companies of artillery on board. These com-
panies are intended for embarkation for Canada. The Mes-
senger went out of harbour to-day, intending to proceed to
Woolwich, but the wind and head sea were so great, and sho
leaky, she was obliged to put back and anchor in Stokes Bay.
Captain Sheriff is about to be removed from the situation of
Captain of the Port at Gibraltar, to be Captain Superintendent
done of the eastern lards; he will bo succeeded at Gibraltar
by Captain Sir J. O. Sinclair, Bart. It is said that Rear-
Admiral Garrett will also vacate the superintendence of Has-
lar Hospital and the Weevil Victualling Establishment, and
that he is likely to be succeeded by Capt. Sir Watkin Pell.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal George,
Electra, Pantaloon, Partridge, Nautilus, Brisk, Apollo, Dili-
gence naval transport.
At Spithead—Gannet.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. R. F. Lewis, mate,
is promoted to the rank of lieutenant ; Mr. Alexander Kar-
ley, to command the Apollo troop ship, on his arrival from the
Mauritius in the Atholl, and Mr. Charles P. Bellamy, master,
to act in command of the Apollo until that time, when he is to
exchange with Mr. Karley ; Mr. David Booth, assistant-
surgeon, to the Andromache; Mr. Thomas J. Whinier, mas-
ter's assistant, to the Victory ; Mr. E. P. Chamberlain, mate,
to the Excellent ; Mr. James G. H. Thain, second master
and pilot, to Apollo ; Mr. Thomas H. Keown, assistant-sur-
geon, to the Britannia ; Mr. W. H. Dix, master's assistant,
to the Partridge ; Mr. W. Furnell, engineer, to the Fear-
less; Mr. Josiah Flynn, boatswain (from the Victory), to the
Hastings; Mr. John Smallshaw, gunner's mate of the Ex-
cellent, to be gunner of the Skylark.
The Ontario, New York packet, which should have sailed
from this port on the 20th ult., but which has been frozen up in
the London Docks, arrived this afternoon, and having taken
her passengers and stock on board, sailed immediately for
America without anchoring. The Toronto, which ought to
have sailed on the Ist inst., and which has been detained from
the same cause, arrived this evening from the River ; she will
sail to-morrow (Sunday), as will also the Westminster, Cap-
tain Moore, being in her due course.
(From the Devon port Independent.)
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 10.—Her Majesty's ship Hastings, 74,
has been commissioned at Sheerness, by Captain Loch, to
take out the Earl of Durham to Canada. Commander H. J.
Worth is also appointed to her.
. .

Her Majesty's ship Andromache, 28, has been commissioned
at the same port, by Captain Baines, C. B.
Her Majesty's ship Malabar, 74, is ready to receive men,
but no orders have yet been received for her being recom-
missioned.
Her Majesty's brig Skylark, 10, Licut, Ladd, will proceed
for Falmouth, as soon as the weather will permit.
The Netley tender, proceeded yesterday to Sheerness, for
the purpose of bringing round the Sylph cutter, which is to be
stationed at this port, as an additional tender to the flag-ship.
Her Majesty's ship Calliope, 28, Captain I'. Herbert, is ex-
pected to call at this port, on her passage horn Sheerness to
the South American station.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Messenger, Mr. King, master,
having on board volunteer seamen fur the Vestal, and a party
neof Ro
and Woolwicyal Artillery
hfrom Ireland, sailed on Tuesday for Sheer-
ss .
Tortoise lighter, sailed on Tuesday with stores for Pem.
broke. _

The crew of her Nlajesty's ship Hercules, 74, Captain J.
T. Nicolas, was paid wages on Thursday, and
%lilt sail the
first favourable wind for the Cove of Cork, to embark troops
for Canada.
Mr. Peter \Vealnnd, carpenter, and Mr. Thomas Griffiths,
gunner, belonging to the Ordinary, have been superannuated,
the first, 75/., and the other at 651., a-year.
Mr. G. D. Nobbs passed his examination for Purser, on the
18tH of December, on board her Nlajestv's ship Seringapatam,
46, Captain John Lieth, at Barbadoes.
Lieutenant R. Wadham has been placed on the retired list
of Commanders.
In Harbour—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Lily, Britomart,
Espoir, Mutine, Lynx, and Plato, Dutch Indiamsn: At the
Island—Skylark. In the Sound—Hercules and Alligator.

We regret to hear that Mr. Hawes, the Member
for Lambeth. is prevented attending to his Parliamentary
duties by indisposition.

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Poor Haining, the old Galloway huntsman, is dyad.
In attempting to pass over some ice he fell in and was drowned.
__Dumfries Courier.