The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The screw three-decker Duke of Wellington, at Ports.
mouth, it is said, has gone down so deep in the water,
that she has only about two inches to spare between her
keel and the mud. Should a strong south-easterly wind
set in, she might have to go into dock again to repair
the " rubs."

Naval Cadet.—H. L. Price has been appointed to the
Sybille, 40, Devonport.
The Herald, Captain Henry Mangles Denham, from
Plymouth and the Cape, arrived at Sydney on the 18th
February. She left Plymouth Sound on the 10th of
June, on a surveying expedition ; she arrived at Ma-
deira June 28, and left July 9 ' • at St. Vincent's,
' July 17, and left 29 • Rio, Sept. 24, and left Oct. 29 ;
Tristan de Acunha, Nov. 12, and made a running
survey of the island ; arrived at Table Bay, Nov.
26, and left Dec. 5 ; Simon's Bay, Dec. 7, and left
27 ; St. Paul's, Jan. 16, left Jan. 27, having made
a thorough survey of the island. Several deep-sea
soundings were obtained during the voyage, the
deepest of which, 7,766 fathoms, was in lat. 36 49 S.,
long. 37 6W. The Torch has been used as a tender,
but proved of little service, as the Herald towed her
from Madeira to Rio, a distance of 5,000 miles, in conse-
quence of her not being able to sail, and having an insuf-
ficient supply of coals for steaming. She left Simon's
Bay the day after the Herald, but did not reach St.
Paul's until 10 days later, and sailed thence for King
George's Sound, from which place she is probably now
on her way to Melbourne. The Herald spoke the Rose-
bud on the 20th of January, off St. Paul's, bound to
Melbourne ; also the ship Alexander, from Mauritius,
Jan. 13, 12 days out, bound to Melbourne. The cap-
tain of the foretop, and an interpreter, a native of the
Feejee Isles, died on the passage of dysentery.
The Torch is one of the useless iron steamers of Navy
office design, notoriously known as one of the "
half
dozen."

PORTSMOUTH, Jun 1.
The Gorgon, paddle, Conflict, screw, and Plumper,
screw, are doing their best, with hands from the Nep-
tune to "blacken down," and paint over their hulls and
inside of bulwarks. The Conflict waits for her new
boomerang propeller. The Gorcron waits for her new
piston, which she will ship, and '.keep her present as a
spare one to go to sea with.
The Pitt, coal-depot, has been receiving her poles and
derricks and other fittings necessary for her position as
station-vessel at Spithead.
The Blenheim, 58, screw, Captain W. H alenderson,
head.
0.13., has received her powder and shells to-day at Spit-
The
for e
o. Duck, lighter is loading at this dockyard with
Chatham, 'Woolwich, &c.

PLYMOUTH, .TUNE 1.
Her Majesty's steam-ship Rhadamanthus arrived yes-
terday morning from Chatham. She went up harbour
for tie], and left at 7.30 last evening for Pembroke,
having on board Mr. Laing, the newly-appointed master
shipwright at that arsenal.
Ml(l.arefohr,
HaThmbeurmgehr,c
wh ahni
et -hv
left
te
illof
jaariiale,irCoaopntatihne
2A3udstoefl
wspaoskoeffePo leyraroeunttliinath, iscampotarnioin_,H.
arOtonmaSnundoafyßlasretrnsele
out 110 days, from Calcutta for Londonj_shOrt of provi•
sions. She received a supply from the Muria.