The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

(Prom the Iltr"pslti.-e Trlegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 1-i —The Athcll tr,op-Atip in this
)Ir.rbour has taken on board aLres, provisions, and arms for
the tjejth t'ottst of Spain. She will proceed the moment ahe
has sl,i,pod stand of arnt,, hourly expected from the
River in the Lirrlitning steam-vessei.
The TalaverLa, 74, Captain Mends, left St. John's, New
Brunswick, for the Mediterranean, on the I.2th of June. She
had landed four companies of the 11th Regiment, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bishop, at that place.
The Madagascar, 46, Captain Wallis, with part of the 73
Regiment, arrived at Quebec on the 14th of June.

The Scout and Pelican sloops of war were at St. Helena
on the 15th of May. The [Arne, Wellesley, and RattlesuAke,
tailed for Madras on the 231 of April ; and the Hyacinth, for
Penang, on the 28th of April.
Lieutenant Parker and aparty of thirty-four Marines, have
volunteered from the Pique frigate for service in the Caul-
(Han lakes.

The Gorgon steam-frigate is hourly expected here with
Capt. Robinson and a party of Marines for the Hastings,
The Edinburgh, 74, C.pt. Henderson, is ordered to pro-
ceed to Malta, to relieve the Rodney, 98.
The Hastings, 74, Capt. Loch, came into Harbour on
Tuesday, and on the following day was taken into dock ; she
went out of dock, however, to-day, some trifling defect in
her copper being merely 'required to be made good. Earl
Howe and Captain Curzon will arrive here on Tuesday or
Wednesday, to make some arrangements as to the fittings
of this ship for the reception of the Queen Dowager, vihom
the Hastings will convey to Malta, about the latter cni of
September.
The Stakesby transport, which carried out the horses of the
Earl of Durham, &c., to Quebec, arrived on Monday. She
sailed for Chatham on Wednesday, on which day the Eliza-
beth transport, Lieut. Vickery, agent, arrived also from Que-
bec. The Sovereign transport arrived today from the Downs,
to embark 36 convicts for Bermuda.
The True Briton, from London to Madras and Bengal, and
the Nicotine, from Hamburg to St. Übes, came in contact, on
Sunday morning, at the back of the Isle of Wight, and both
were, in consequence, obliged to put into this pot with con-
siderable damage, on the following day.
Admiral Sir Philip Durham returned this evening from a
long leave of absence and resumed the command at this port.
It is understood he has succeeded in inducing the whole Df
the distinguished foreign Ambassadors, &c., who came to this
country in honour of the Coronation (including the Duke of
Dalmatia), to pay a visit to this port in a few days.
The following Captains of the navy have been placed on
the list of retired Rear- Admirals :—John Surman Carden,
J. Wentworth Holland, John Impcy, Henry Munston Om-
maney, Archibald Duff, Hon. M. J. Henniker; and as Sir
Jah!eel Brenton, Bart., retains his situation of Lieutenant-
Governor of Greenwich Hospital, he forgoes his promotion to
the rank of Vice- Admiral, and will continue at the head of
the Rear- Admiral's list.

APPOINTMENV.—Captain Joseph N. Taylor, C. 13., to the
San Joseph, vice Hancock, promoted to his flag ; Lieutenant
John Slaughter to command the Lion (revenue cutter), vice
M. B. Jones, appointed to the Victoria ; Lieut. Bevan (at
present in the Pembroke), and Messrs, \V. T. Jamieson, and
H. Credwell, Mates, to the Royal George yacht; Lieutenant
Estcourt, to the Excellent; Lieutenant Charles F. Schom-
berg, to the Hastingz ; Lieutenant R. A. Bradshaw, to the
Asia, vice Stroad, promoted ; L. J. Sankey, from the Herald
to the Inconstant; Mr. W. Martin, Assistant-Surgeon. to the
Hastings, vice Stratton, left behind on the Lakes ' - Mr. W.
B. Basden, Purser, to the Ocean ; Mr. S. Grey, Volunteer,
first class, to the Herald; Mr. E. Hempstead, Mate, to the
Excellent; Mr. Courtcnay, Mate, to the Edinburgh ; Mr.
Day, Assistant Cletk, to the Ocean; Mr. Thomas Gilbert,
Assistant-Surgeon, to the Hastings; Mr. Roberts, Master's
Assistant of the Seaflovver, to be additional Master's Assistant
in charge of stores to the Royal Sovereign yacht, at Pembroke,
for the service of the Monkey, Post-office steam-packet ;
Doctor Henry H. Turnbull, John M'Leod, and William W.
Barnes, Assistant- Surgeons, to the Britannia ; Mr. limy
Baker, Assistant-Surgeon, to Greenwich Hospital.
Lieut. White, of the Royal Marines, taken prisoner some
time since by the Carlists, has been released by exchange.
( From the .7levonport Independent.)

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DEVONPORT, JULY 14.—The Minden, 74, Captain Sharp,
sailed on Monday for Lisbon, and from thence to Gibraltar,
to take her lower desk guns on board, and will proceed to
Malta to join the fleet.

The picket Penguin, was taken into dock on Tuesday, to
have her copper cleaned and examined, previous to being put
in commission.

The Steamer, Messenger, Mr. J. King, master, arrived •n
Saturday, from Cork, with the depot of the 15th regiment,
they were disembarked the same day, and marched into
George's-square barracks. She sailed again on Wednesday,
for the Core of Cork.

The Camel, lighter, sailed on Thursday, with stores for
Pembroke.

The steam-vessel Volcano, arrived on Wednesday from
Woolwich, and came into harbour to take a supply of coals.
She sailed on Thursday for the Mediterranean.
The Nightingale, Lieut. Fortescue, arrived on Thursday
from Falmouth.

The Rover, 16, Corn. Eden, was warped alongside the
sheerhulk to have her masts taken out. She will be paid off
on Monday.

The Ja;eur, 16, Corn. Boultbee, and Savage, 10, Lieut.-
Coro. H. J. Lacon, v6ll go out of Harbour this day.
In Hamoaze.—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Rover, Jaseur,
and Savage.

In the Sound.—Jupiter, Weazle, and Nightingale.
Mr. S. Trickey, of the Storekeeper's Office in this D.lek-
yard, is appointed to the Dock-yard at Woolwich.
The Stag, 46, Commodore &divan, was at Rio de Janeiro,
April 14. The Vestal 26, Capt. T. W. Carter, arrived at
Halifax, from Jamaica, June 11.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.—Mr. Colburn, of Great
Marlborough-street, has just published the following interesting New
Works :-1. The Life and Correspondence of Dr. Jenner, by Dr. Baron,
now first published complete, in 2yols. Bvo., with Portrait, 245.-2. The
American in Paris, 2 vols., 18s.-3 The Veteran; or, 40 Years in the
British Service, by Captain John llarley, late Paymaster of the 49th
Regiment, 2 vols., 215.--4. Travels in the Western Caucasus, &c., in
1836, by Edmund Spencer, Esq., author of " Travels in Circassia," &c ,
2 vols. Bvo., with Illustrations, bbund, 285.-5. The Rase Fancier's
Manual, comprising an Account of the Cultu n Propagation of
Roses, &c., by Mrs. Gore, 1 vol. bound, 10 d.-6. The PeOestrian's
Guide through North Wales, by G. J. Betinett, Esq., 1 vol. Bvo „ with
20 etchings, by A. Clint, bound, 18s Second Series of Random
Brcolle,iions of the Lords and Co
,ons,b y the author of" The Bench
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Bench and the Bar," 2 vols. 18a-9. A Visit to China in 1836-7, by-
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same Pulii:ber has also just issued " The Glanville Family," a novel,
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MR. HOGA RTH'S " MEMOIRS OF THE MUM-
car. DRAMA," &c.—We are requested to state that the new work en-
titled " Memoirs of the Musical Drama," by George Ilo,garth, Esq .
author of " The History of Music," &c. (in 2 vols. Bvo ,with -numerous
Portraits), is publithel this day by Mr. Bentley, New-Burlington.strect,
Publisher in Ordinary to her Majcsfy ; who has also just published, a
Seccnd Series of " The Clockmaker ; lir aiings and Doings of Sam
Agents:—For Slick, of Slickville," (one vol. post 8v Agentsi—For Scotland, Messrs.
Bel e
and Bradft.t., Edinburgh ; for Ir and, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin.
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Orders received by all bo, ki(ll.rs.
SUBMARINE VOLCANO.—On the 25th of Jast
Novembrr the captain and passengers of the brig Cesar, from Havre,
on passing the bank of the Bahama saw an enormous fire, which In-
creased WI it had tinged the whole of the sky and part of the horizon,.
It was kl.t in sight for four hours, and could only be accounted far as
proceeding from a submarine volcano. On the 3d of January the cap-
tain of the Sylphidc, al.o from Havre, being on the same spot, found the
sea disturbed acd whitish in colour, which he attributed to the same
caus-. To these notices, conveyed to the French Academy of Sciences,
M. Alor,au de Jcannes adds, that on the 30th of the same December,
an earthquake took place at Martinique. The shock was violent, astd
the heat very great,
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