The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 16.

The Volcano, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, Commander Coote,
arrived at Spitbead in the night, from the Coast of Africa
station. She left Sierra Leone on the 17th ult., with
the bishop of thv.t colony (Dr. Vidal) on board, for Eng-
land. At that Elate the Penelope, 22, flag of Rear-Ad-
miral Bruce ; Brittomart, 12, Commander Heseltine ; and
the Teazer screw-,tender to the flag-ship, were at Serra
Leone.
The Waterwitch, 8, Commander Gardner, was off
Grand Taboo.
The Polyphemus, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Phillips ;
Alecto, 5, paddle-sloop, Commander Crofton ; and the
Ferret, 8, Commander Macdonald, were off Lagos.
The Philomel, 8, Commander Skene ; and Crane, 6,
Commander Miller, were on the south coast.
The Plumper, 11, Commander Wharton ; and the
Antelope, 3, Lieutenant-Commander Young, left Sierra
Leone for the Bights on the 13th ult.
The Volcano touched at Goree on the 22d ult. ; Tene-
rife, the 29th, and sailed the 2d inst. ; Madeira, on the
3d, and left on the 4th. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101,
Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, was at the latter island.
The Volcano encountered a very heavy gale about 150
miles off Cape Finisterre, in which she lost her main-
topmast, and nearly her mainmast, which was with dif-
ficulty secured (her rigging being of wire), with extra
shrouds. She also lost her quarterboats. She was close
to a totally dismasted vessel during the gale, but could
render her no assistance.
Lagos affairs are again very threatening, and we are
informed Admiral Bruce was forming a larger expedition
than any hitherto sent against that place.
We regret to announce, on the authority of letters
from Australia, that Captain Sir Everard Home, of the
Calliope, senior officer on the Australian station, was
very ill. He had imprudently been on an exploring ex-
cursion to some unhealthy islands, contrary to good

advice.
Mr. A. H. Boyd, mate, RN., is appointed to the
Frolic, 16, Commander Nolloth, at Spithead.
About 150 workmen are daily employed on the Marl-
borough, 131, new screw three-decker, building in this
dockyard, and are making great progress. Some of the
outer planking has been already commenced.
The keel of the Shannon, screw, 60, is nearly com-
pleted ; but from her intended extraordinary length (25
feet longer than the Princess Royal, 91), some alteration
will be required in the slip and shed to enable the work
to proceed.
The new 80-gun sailing ship Colossus is ordered
to be brought down from the ordinary and placed in the
fitting-basin, ready for docking. We believe the object
is to cut and lengthen her amidships, and adapt her to
the screw.
The Simoom, 18, iron troop-ship, Captain Smith,
will haul into the factory basin to-morrow, ready to go
into the steam dock to have her defects made good with-
out delay,
The Sphynx, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, wiil be removed
from the steam to the fitting basin to-morrow ready for
docking.
The Princess Royal, 91, Captain Lord Clarence Paget,
is setting up her lower rigging and shipping her cabin
furniture.
The Dauntless, 24, screw frigate, Captain Ryder, is
progressing in the hands of the dockyard riggers. Very
few men have entered for her.
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, the Commander-
in-Chief inspected the Volcano, at Spithead, this morn-
ing, preparatory to her coming into harbour to be paid
off.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 14.
PROMOTION.

Lieutenant William Greet (1840), who has had the
command of the Crocodile, 8, receiving ship, stationed
off the Tower, for the purpose of serving as a rendezvous
for entering seamen for the Royal Navy, is promoted to
the rank of Commander.