The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF THE SIMOOL—The Simoom, screw-fri-
gate, Captain Kingcome, has arrived in the Channel
from Canada, with the 57th Regiment, and will probably
land the troops at Deal or Dover. The arrival of this
ship has thus effectually contradicted the cruel and
absurd rumours of her total loss.

MEN or WAR FOR SALE.—The Admiralty have or-
dered the following steam-vessels to be put up for sale
—Merlin, Medusa, and Medina, steam-packets, lately
employed in the Mediterranean packet service, and for-
merly on the Holyhead packet station ; and Jasper and
Pigmy, old steam-packet ; and Dwarf, screw. The Lap-
wing, old 10-gun brig, is also to be sold. The first three
are at Woolwich, the next four are at Deptford, and the
last is at Deptford. They are to be offered for sale on
the 31st inst.

PORTSMOUTH, MAT 17.
The First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir James Graham,
Bart., having been on a visit to her Majesty at Osborne
yesterday, went on board the Fairy yacht this morning
(incog.), and passed through Spithead. In the afternoon
Sir James steamed up the harbour to look at the old
York convict-hulk (placed up the lake as a target for the
Excellent), and went back again to Osborne at four p.m.
We believe Sir James returns to town to-morrow moan-
ing.

The Commander-in-Chief, Sir Thomas John Cochrane,
went to Spithead this morning in the Queen, Master
Commander W. F. Paul, to inspect the Sanspereil, 71,
screw, Captain Dacres. The admiral returned into har-
bour at 5 p.m.

The Black Eagle, Master Commander John E. Petley,
left this port last evening, having received a party on
board that arrived from London by train, and went
away by to the westward.
The Dauntless, 24 (screw), Captain Edward P. Hal-
sted, is stripped to the stumps, is entirely cleared out,
and will pay off on Thursday.
The Star, 8, Commander Warren, received advance
wages to-day at Spithead. She sails for Brazils, to be
under the orders of Rear-Admiral Henderson, C.B.
The Plumper, 9, screw.—We believe the order for
commissioning this vessel will be countermanded. She
will be rigged and fitted and held in reserve.
The Sprightly, Master Commander Allen, took Sir
Frederick Smith and engineering party to Sconce's Point
this morning, to inspect the works now in progress.
The Sprightly returned into harbour at 5.30.
The Odin, 16 (paddle), Captain Francis Scott, received
her powder and shells on board to-day at Spithead.
The New York line-of-packet-ship American Eagle
arrived at Spithead this morning, and, having embarked
her passengers, sailed with a fair wind down Channel at
3.30 p.m.

SHEERNESS, MAY 17.
The Comus, 14-gun sloop, Commander W. A. Fel-
lowes, Mr. John Ward (a), surgeon, 11th of October,
1851 has this day taken up his commission to this sloop.
Seven able seamen belonging to the Waterloo have ob-
tained petty officers' ratings to this sloop, and been
permitted to volunteer for her. By the Admiralty regu-
lations, no seaman serving in any of her Majesty's ships
in commission is permitted to volunteer, except for par-
ticular service, for any other ship, unless he shall have
made such progress in seamanship as to entitle him to a
superior rating in the ship he may be willing to volun-
teer for. The Comus has received her full complement
of boys, who have been draughted from the Waterloo
here. Her marines and seamen gunners are daily ex-
pected to join. For the want of hands she is progressing
very slowly in her equipment.
The Barracouta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander George Parker, has taken in an extra quantity
of coals from the coal depot Fortitude here, and is now
riding at the Nore waiting the arrival of Captain Ingle-
field's expedition from Woolwich, which she will accom-
pany to the ice.
The Archer, 14, screw steam.sloop, Commander J. N.
Strange, has left here for Woolwich, for a survey being
held on her machinery and boilers, in order to ascertain
her seaworthy state for accompanying Captain Ingle-
field's expedition to the ice with the Barracouta. The
Archer's boilers are reported to be in a very defective
state at present, and it is expected she will be paid off
at Woolwich.
The steam-sloop Phoenix, Captain Inglefield.—The
seamen volunteers from different ships composing the
Channel squadron, who have volunteered for service on
this expedition (on which she is about to proceed), have
arrived here, and were sent on board the Barracouta
yesterday at the Nore. These seamen will complete
the full complement required for the Phoenix.

WOOLWICH, MAY 17.
APPOINTMENTS.
Acting Assistant-Surgeons—Thomas R. Warren
(1853) to the Comus, 14, sloop, at Sheerness ; Fleet-
wood Churchill (1853) to the Nerbudda, 12, brig, at
Chatham.
Clerk--William Horniman (1845), at present serving
as clerk in charge of the Tyne store-ship, to be clerk in
the Tribune, 30, screw steam-frigates commissioned at
Woolwich,
The Archer steam-sloop, Commander Strange, went
down the river yesterday afternoon, having Mr. Ather-
ton, Chief Engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, on board,
to witness the state and working of her engines, and it
will depend on his report whether she will be kept in
commission or paid off, in the event of her repairs occu-
pying some time.

The Terrible steam-frigate will be coi nxnissioned about
the 20th inst, and all the boys at present entered in the
Fisgard flag-ship at this port are to be turned over to
her, and they appear gratified with the prospect of
serving in that fine frigate.
Upwards of 1,500 visitors went over the dockyard
yesterday, and upwards of 1,000 to-day ; the Royal
Albert, 131, now nearly ready for launching, was a groat
object of attraction to them. The piles for carrying out
the necessary ways for the launch of this splendid screw
steam-ship-of-war have already been driven to some dis-
tance into the river, and the dredging machines are still
at work in the basin to deepen it for her reception when
launched.