The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-22 00:00:00

NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Mellon 21.
The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, London, 90,
Captain Mundy, Sidon steam-frigate, 22, Captain Gold-
smith, and Leopard, 12, steam-frigate, Captain G. Gif-
ford, are all ordered to prepare for sea, but for what
service is not yet notified. An additional number of
marines was draughted for the London this morning.
The steam dispatch vessel• Banshee, Lieutenant Hos-
ken commanding, having been refitted, steamed out of
harbour for trial this morning.
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The Tyne store ship, Master Commander P. Welling-
ton, was towed into harbour this morning to ship stores
for the African and Brazil squadron.
The Rolla, 6, naval apprentices' instruction brig, Lieu-
tenant Fenwick, of the Victory, in charge, went out of
harbour this morning to commence her exercising drills.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw, Captain H. Byam
Martin, C. 8., has completed the ornamental part of her
figure-head to-day, and a most magnificent production it
is ; coppering is all but completed, and her rigging in
the greatest state of forwardness. Her enormous hull
makes her topmasts look mere broomsticks, and her top-
sail yards like splinter bars, yet they are the same sized
spars as the Queen's.
Commander Alexander Gilmour, 1836, died this morn-
ing at his residence, St. Thomas's-street, Portsmouth,
aged 86. He entered the navy, says O'Byrne's Naval
Biography, in 1779, as able seaman on board the For-
tune cutter, on his transference from which vessel to a
midshipman's berth in the St. Fernia, Captain I. Faulk-
nor, he was captured in 1780 and detained for 14 months
a prisoner of war in Spain. From the period of his re-
lease until promoted to Lieutenant, 4th of December,
1725, in the Impregnable, 98, Captain I. Thomas, ho
then served on the home and West India stations,
in the Dragon, Eurydice, Proselyte, Triumph,
Orestes, Advice, Spitfire, Mary Antoinette, and
Swan. His after appointments until 1807 were to
the
and
Juste,
Diomede,
edoe,riosno,. 714 n;
tGhleorydriogz commanded; Castor fri-
gate,by Sir James Saumerez, he participated in the
glories of the 14th of February, 1797, and the Ist of
August, 1798 ; and in the Diomede, Captains Joseph
Edmunds and Hugh Dowman, he witnessed the capture
of the Cape in January, 1806, and of Monte Video in
1807. He subsequently commanded the Vengeance and
Suffolk prison-ships in Portsmouth harbour, and for
some months the signal station at Beechy Head, 1814,
since which time he was unemployed. He had seen 33
years' full-pay service, and received 35 years' half-pay.

SHEERNESS, MARCH 20.
The Espiegle, 12, Commander George Hancock, was
inspected by the Hon. Montagu Stopford on Friday last,
paid advance on Saturday, and sailed to-day at 8.30
a.m. The African, steam-vessel, assisted her round the
Garrison Point, when all sail was set in the smartest
•Wdow"n on her
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shortly hull
sheTh blowing
way to Portsmouth and the West Indies. Six surgeons
have been appointed to this brig during her time of
fitting out here.
A court martial will take place on board the Waterloo
tomorrow, to try a seaman who deserted from the Ho-
ratio, screw steam-guard-ship, here. He was taken •n
board an outward-bound ship at Gravesend, by Lieut.
Christopher, in charge of the steam-tender Wildfire
there. The seaman is a native of Holland, and had
signed articles for Australia. There are several other
prisoners on board the Horatio for temporarily absenting
themselves from their ships. Captain the Hon. S. T.
Carnegie will be the prosecutor.