The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-09 00:00:00

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PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 8.

The freight ship Poictiers, Mr. R. J. Downes, Com-
mander, arrived at Spithead this afternoon from the
West India station. She sailed on the 12th ult. from
Barbadoes with Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, 9 officers,
233 men, 12 women, and 26 children of the 34th Regi-
ment, who will be transshipped to the Simoom steam
troopship for conveyance to Sunderland. The Calypso,
20, Captain Forbes, sailed on the 11th of May on a
cruise. The Megwra steam troopship, Commander
Johnson, sailed on the 12th of May for St. Lucia ; she
arrived at Barbadoes on the 11th from St. Vincent's,
and reports the yellow fever raging at that place fear-
fully, having broken out afresh. Six men of the 30th
Regiment died before her sailing. The Buzzard, 6, steam-
sloop, Commander Dobbie, and Medea, 6, steamsloop,
Commander Bailey, were cruising off Havannah for
the suppression of the slave trade on the 15th of April.
The Devastation, 6, steam-sloop, Commander C. Y.
Campbell, had also been cruising off Cuba up to that
time, but joined the Admiral at Bermuda on the 24th.
The Geyser, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Wilson, and
the Espiegle, 12, Commander Hancock—the former
from the West Indies on her way to England, and the
latter from England—arrived at Bermuda on the 7th of
May, just as the Cumberland, 72, flag of Vice-Admiral
Sir George Seymour, K.C.8., was sailing for Halifax,
which caused the flag-ship to remain until next morning
(the Bth), when she was towed out by the Devastation,
which accompanied the flag until within a short distance
of Halifax, towing her through calms for a considerable
part of the passage. The Admiral arrived at Halifax on
the 16th ult., and the Devastation proceeded to Sydney,
Cape Breton, for coals, prior to leaving for Newfound-
land with the bishop f that diocese. The Vestal, 20,
Captain C. B. Hamilton, had arrived at Halifax, sickly,
from the West Indies, and Captain Hamilton had ob-
tained permission to invalid home. The Progress,
freight-ship, with the left wing of the 34th on board,
which sailed 33 hours before the Poictiers, also arrived
at Spithead this afternoon.
The Hecla, 6, advanced paddle-sloop, was put in com-
mission pro tern. this morning, and taken to Spithead.
She will convey troops from Cowes to Southampton to-
morrow.
The Simoom, 16, steam troop-ship, Captain Smith,
after landing the 34th Regiment at their destination, will
return to Spithead.
The Neptune, 120, Captain E. H. Smith, will be
brought into the angle dock to have her bottom exa-
mined as soon as the Hogue, 56, screw guard-ship, Cap-
tain Ramsay, comes out.
The Encounter, 14, screw-corvette,
_Captain O'Cal-
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laghan, has received her new boilers, and is ready to ham
out of the steam basin to receive her crew and report
ready for sea.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 8.

His Swedish Majesty's frigate Eugenie, 40, Captain
Virgin, arrived this morning. She left Europe in Octo-
ber, 1851, and touching at Rio Janeiro and La Plata,
passed through the Straits of Magellan in February,
1852. She called at Valparaiso, and left Callao in
March, and, sailing circuitously through the Pacific,
visited the Galla,pa,os, Panama, the Sandwich Islands,
San Francisco, Otaheite, the Friendly Islands, and Syd-
ney. Her course was then directed into the Indian Ocean,
and from Australia she went to the Carolinas and the
Ladrones, Canton, Manilla, Singapore) Batavia, and the
Mauritius. She left the Cape of Good Hope on the
20th of April, one day before the last mail packet, the
Bosphorus, Captain Benson, and sailed from St. Helena
on the 4th of May, four days after her. The Eugenie
has thus accomplished a voyage round the world. Her
crew consisted of 340 hands, of whom two have died
of fever, and one by a fall from the rigging, and two
have deserted, during her absence, Their condition
and the stale of the ship reflect great credit upon the
Swedish navy. A number of the men have been suffer-
ing from partial blindness by night, but this affliction
has diminished as they approached a more northerly
latitude. The blindness is attributed to the effects of
the sun in the burning climates through which the ship
has passed. After anchoring in the Sound the Eugenie
fired a Royal salute, which was acknowledged by the
batteries on the Citadel. She then complimented the
flag of Port Admiral Sir John Ommanney, and was an-
swered by the Impregnable, 104, Captain A. Lowe, in
Hamoaze.

His Netherlands Majesty's steam-ship of war Arjuno
left the Cape, homeward bound, on the 20th of April.
The Indiaman Trafalgar, from Calcutta, which sailed
from the Cape on the 19th of April, touched at St.
Helena, and left that island on the 3d of May for
London.

The Eugdnie spoke on the 3d of April, lat. 34.30 S.,
long. 25.45 E., the Danish brig Christian, Captain
Schow ; 28th May, lat. 87.30 N., long. 34.45 W., Eng-
lish barque Kezia, first distinguishing pennant, 6,582 ;
and the Swedish brig Balder, from Samarang, for Fal-
mouth ; June 6, lat. 48.30 N., long. 9.0 W., English
frigate-rigged ship A.Z., second distinguishing pennant,
6,078.
Yesterday her Majesty's screw steam-ship St. Jean
D'Acre received the lower rigging over her mast-head,
and the Sybille received her masts.
The James Watt screw steam-ship was placed in dock
on Tuesday, to be coppered.
Off Plymouth, on Saturday, the barque Henrietta
Sophia, Captain Laird, of and from London, for Ade-
laide—all well ; on Sunday, the King William, Adams,
from Leith, for Oporto ; same day, near Start Point, the
ship Emilie, Capt. H. Gundersen, from Norway, with
passengers ; and the Prussian brig Titania, front New-
I castle, for Rio Janeiro.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain Byam Martin.

—The admiral of the fleet, Sir Bvam Martin, accom-
panied by his son, Rear Admiral Martin, have visited
the Duke to-day at Spithead. It is rather an interesting
fact, and one that may never occur again, that the oldest
admiral and the youngest rear admiral should be at the
same time father and son. We neglected to state in our
notice of yesterday's trial that a very considerable im-
provement has taken place by the introduction of a
" telegraphic communication " from the poop to the en-
gine-room. The manifest advantage of this needs but
little comment. Our attention was drawn to this im-
portant matter at the time, as we had been accustomed
to the usual commands of "stop her," "go ahead," &c.;
now, by this admirable introduction, all noise is dispensed
with, a table or index of figures appears on the top rail
of the poop, where the master should be stationed, and
he is so enabled to work his orders to the "regions
below." The service is indebted to Captain Crispin for
this valuable improvement, and we believe its success
was determined on board her Majesty's yacht the Vic-
toria and Albert. The Duke has received her lower
deck guns to-day, and is "getting into trim."
Her Majesty's yacht. Victoria and Albert, will have a
camera obscura fitted in the rotunda, to enable her Ma-
jesty to take sketches of the various beautiful lakes in
Ireland and Scotland. It is well known that her. Ma
jesty and the Prince excel in this beautiful art.

WOOLWICH JUNE 8.
APPOINTMENTS.

Lieut. Hon. Arthur Hay, mate of 1852, and pro-
moted by Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, G.C.H.,
Commander-in-Chief on the West Indies station, to be
Lieutenant in the Scorpion, 6, surveying vessel, has had
his promotion confirmed by the Lords of the Admiralty,
and to serve in that vessel.

Second Masters—John Hutchings (1852), at present
borne on the books of the Fisgard, flagship at Woolwich,
has had his promotion to be master confirmed, and ap-
pointed to the Centaur paddlewheel steam frigate and
flagship on the south-east coast of America station ; and
Christopher Albert, whose promotion to the rank of
master was announced yesterday, has had his promotion
confirmed, and been appointed to the Star, 8, sloop, at
Chatham.

Surgeon—Howard R. Banks (1843), to the Terrible
steam frigate, commissioned at Woolwich.
Midshipmen—H. J. F. Campbell, to the St. Jean
d'Acre, 101, at Devonport ; H. L. Templer, to the
Sybille, 40, at Devouport.
The Black Eagle steam vessel, Master Commander
John Petley, has received orders to remain in readiness
at Portsmouth, to accompany the Queen and Prince
Albert in the Royal steam yacht during her Majesty's
voyage to Dublin to visit the Exhibition now open in
the capital of Ireland.