The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 24.
Signal was made 'this afternoon to Admiral Corry's
squadron "to prepare for sea."
Rear-Admiral William F. Martin, son cf the Admiral
of the Fleet, is appointed to succeed Rear-Admiral Su-
perintendent Fanshawe (his uncle), in the superintend-
entship of this dockyard.

The Russian frigate Aurora was undocked to-day, and
taken into the fitting-basin to complete for sea.
The Victory, 104, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland,
C. 8., flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane,
K.C.8., struck lower yards and topmasts to-day, and
sent up her harbour poles for the winter.
The Medea, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander Phill-
more' went out of dock into the steam-basin to-day to
have her machinery adjusted.

The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. George Allen, Act-
ing-Master commanding, went to Spithead to-day, with
the blue•peter flying, being employed in taking off and
bringing ashore officers and men of the fleet. It blew
very hard.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 24.
APPOINTMENT.

Mate.—lrvine A. Carey (1853) to the Magicienne, 16,
paddle-wheel steam-frigate.
The Rifleman steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander
Christian, was unable to leave Woolwich yesterday, in
consequence of the dense fog which prevailed during the
whole day ; she left, however, at an early hour this
morning for Greenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted
at that station.

Mr. Stanton, recently master of the Phoenix steam-
sloop, has completed the observations he had to make at
the compass observatory here, in connection with the
recent voyage of that steam-vessel to the Arctic regions,
and has proceeded to Portsmouth to join the Dauntless,
on his appointment to that frigate.
The Widgeon paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Master
Commander Peter Rundle, arrived here this afternoon
from Pembroke, and the officers and crew are to be
turned over to the Prospero steam-vessel, and will
return with her to serve as a steam-tug at Pembroke in
place of the Widgeon. The Widgeon is now so old that
it is expected she will be broken up.

CHATHAM, Nov. 24.
The Majestic, 80, originally commenced building at
Chatham Dockyard for a sailing-vessel, but subsequently
altered for the purpose of being made a screw steam-ship,
is ordered to be launched on Thursday next, Dec. 1.
The hour of the launch will be about noon.

DEPTFORD, Nov. 24.
The Hannibal, 90, screw steam-ship, is now ready for
launching at this dockyard ; and the launch will take
place before the close of the present financial year, in
order to make room for a 50-gun screw steam-frigate,
ordered to be built on the slip from which the Hannibal
is to be launched.

HER MAJESTY'S. SHIP THETIS FOR ENGLAND.—We
are enabled to state that her Majesty's ship Thetis, Capt.
Kuper, C. 8., was undergoing a thorough refit at Valpa-
raiso, in September. She had nearly completed the
repairs of her defects, and was likely to leave Valparaiso
for England about the end of October. As she has con-
siderable freight on board, we deem it our duty thus
early to hint to the Admiralty, that as she was commis-
sioned at this port, and the wives and families of a great
number of the officers and seamen are residing here, we
trust that their lordships will not forget that there is
direct railway communication between this port and the
metropolis, and that they will order the ship to land her
freight here, where she should be paid off', and not send
her to Portsmouth.—Plymouth Mail of yesterday.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM HOUSE, Nov. 24.

ENTERED INWARDS.—The Hebe, from Swartwick ; Li-
berator, Cephalonia ; Heinrich, Altona ; Lina Monberg,
Horsens ; John Wesley, Valencia ; Antonetta, Stock-
holm ; /Etna, Cronstaat ; Energy, Gottenburgh ; Coz,
Cherbourg ; Jane and Anne, Dantzic ; Christina, Skellef.
tea ; Freia, Kallundborg ; Andreas and Caroline, Dram •
Star, Quebec ; Themis, Dantzic ; Fortune, Memel ; Antje'
Stettin; Dora, Calamata ; Catharina, Svenborg; Daniel
Simone, Aarhuus ; Cornelia, Stettin ; Catharina, Bogenge,
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Maria, for
Bremen ; Swanlewett, Stettin and Elsineur ; Albatross,
Odessa ; Dublin, Bremen ; Reward, Cape of Good Hope
and Madras ; Endeavour, Dunkirk ; Bury Castle, Dun-
kirk; Montezuma, Boston, U.S. ; Emilius, Madeira;
Minerva, Havre ; Fortuna, Odessa ; Symmetry, Trieste
and Venice ; Frelhandel, Odessa.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Christine,
for Laurvig ; Janet Walsh, New Orleans ; Diana, Madras ;
Wilhelmiue Louise, Sydney ; Mercury (second clearance).

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. lO.—The whole of the com-
bined fleets have arrived here. The Phcebe (steamer) ar•
rived here from Liverpool, will be detained for a few days
to repair, having been in contact with a French man-of-war
steamer.

ST. MICHAEL'S, Nov. 6.—The Jane Bird, from Calcutta
brought up in Villa Franca Roads, 31st ult., with crew
disabled, vessel leaky, and short of provisions ; parted two
cables during a gale at S. Ist Nov. and became a wreck ;
crew,•except three saved ; part of cargo landed, but in a
damaged state. The wreck has been sold. The rigging,
mast, spars, and sails of the American ship Bengal have
been saved, and deposited at the Customs. The hull has
been sold. Cargo, salt, all lost.

Naw YORK, Nev. 9:—The Arcole, bound to Liverpool,
which put back to Baltimore, 25th Oct. with three feet of
water in her hold, has discharged about 3,000 barrels of
flouropabout, one-fifth damaged ; she is ba Ily strained, and
will not be ready for sea under two or three weeks.
Nov. 12.—The Regatta, hence to Plymouth, put into
Newport, Rhode Island, 10th inst. leaky. The Franklin
(steamer) arrived here 10th inst., ran into the Eleonora
from Malaga, and stove in the Tatter's side, and she was
towed in leaky. The Letitia, Honduras to Cowes, has
been got off Martin's Reef. The Pulaski Montgomery,
arrived at Philadelphia, from Leghorn, reports that en the
30th Oct. in lat. 39, and on the eastern edge of the Gulf
stream, she fell in with the hull of a vessel, apparently of
about 175 tons, with the word " Boston" about half- way
up the stern in large letters, the name gone, deck works
and bottom painted green, bends and bulwarks black,
white streak, and white bowsprit, and supposed to be a
schooner, as the foremast was bright above the paint, her
mainmast was gone to the deck, foremast 10 or 12 feet
above, and she was supposed to have been under jury-
masts, as there was a spar lashed to and broken off even
with the stump of the foremast, a chest, and several pieces
of sugar and cigar boxes, were seen a short distance
from her.

The Dumblat (Fr.) Sau Francisco to Port Philip, with
passengers, put into Tahiti leaky, and was a month there
repairing.
A vessel about 200 tons, dismasted and apparently full
of water, painted black with a narrow red streak, and
light-coloured house on deck, was passed Oct. 24, in lat.
23 N., long. 77 W.
The Euphemia (Brit. schooner), Turk's Island for New
York, abandoned, but with boat on deck, maintopmast up,
and double-reefed foresail, was passed by the Rob Roy,
arrived at Halifax.