The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEO. 28.
The Medea, 6, paddle-810(w, Commander Phillitnore,
sailed from Spithead last evening. Her destination is
believed, to be westward.

The Sidon, 22, paddle-frigate, Captain Goldsmith,
went out of harbour this morning, and anchored at Spit-
head, where she're-shipped powder, shell, &c. and sailed
at 12 30 p.m. for Lisbon, calling at Plymouth.
The Diamond, 26, Captain W. Peel, arrived at Spit-
head this morning, from Chatham, on her way to the
South American station,
The Sprightly steam-tender, Master-Commander
Allen, returned from" Sheerness this morning.
The Geyser paddle-steam sloop was removed from
the factory basin this morning, and brought round to
the jetty, ready to haul into the fitting basin on Thurs-
day.

The removal of the Princess Royal, 90, Captain Lord
Clarence Paget, out of the fitting basin, has been de-
ferred till to-morrow.

Captain Symonds, of the Arethusa, has accepted the
post of Flag-Captain to Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund
Lyons, G. 0.8., and will join the Agamemnon, 90, at
Constantinople. Captain Mends will take the .command
of the Arethusa.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, Captain Glasse,
left the Sound this morning to relieve the homeward.
bound.

WOOLWICH, Dza. 28.

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain John Shepherd (1840), recently captain of
the Victory, 101, flag-ship at Portsmouth, and one of
the members of the Committee on Manning the Navy,
is promoted to be Commodore of the Second Class, and
appointed to the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich, for ser-
vice as Commodore-Superintendent at Woolwich Dock-
yard and of the naval duties afloat at this port, in the
room of Commodore Henry Eden, whose period of ser-
vice as Commodore-Superintendent of Woolwich Dock-
yard and duties afloat has expired.
Captain George Ramsay (1843), to command the
Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate, commissioned this
day at Chatham.

Captain Sir Frederick W. Erskine Nicolson, Bart.
(1846), to command the Pique, 40, commissioned this
day at Devonport.

Captain Alfred Phillips Ryder, 1848), to command
the Dauntless, 24, screw steam-frigate, cJminissionecl
this day- at Portsmouth.

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Lieutenants—Charles F. F. Boughey (1846), recently
First Lieutenant of the Harlequin, 12, sloop, on the
Wet Coast of Africa ; John E. Commerell (1848) and
Edmund S. Grove (1849), recently serving in the Archer
screw steam-sloop, to the Pique, 40, at Des,-onport.
Lieutenants.—Francis H. Shortt (1843), Hon. Augu-
stus C. Hobart (1845), from the coast guard, and Win.
B. Elphinstone (1848), recently serving in the Cleopatra,
26, on the Fast India station, to the Dauntless,, 24,
screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
Lieutenants.—Henry C. Toby (1841), from the coast
guard, and Henry J. Grant (1846), recently serving in
the Vestal, 26, on the North American and West
India station, to the Cressy, 80, screw steam-ship at
Sheerness.

Lieutenants.—Thomas Davies (b) (1844), recently
serving in the Daedalus, 20, on the Pacific station ;
Stephen F. Douglas (1845), from the coast guard, and
T. S. Bruce, to the Euryalus, 50, screw steam frigate at
Chatham.

Masters.—George L. Carr (1849), to the Pique ; R.
B. Batt (1849), to the Dauntless ; John M. Hall (1845),
to the Euryalus,
Mates.—George Robinson (1852), from the Excellent
gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, to the Pique ; A. H. W.
Battescombe (1852), from the Excellent to the Daunt-
less.

Chief Engineers.—James Brown, to the Euryalus ;
George. K. Keeton, to the Dauntless.

Assistant Engineers.—William Owen, to the Eurya-
lus ; Francis G. Barr and John D. Lamont, to the
Dauntless ; James Hughes, to the Leopard.
Second Master.—Augustus F. Mugford (1848), from
the Monarch, 84, guardship of ordinary at Sheerness, to
the Cyclops steam-frigate, at Sheerness.