The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTION OF SECOND MASTERS.
The Admiralty have promoted six more second
masters to the rank of master, most of them the seniors
on theslist. They are John Patrick Dillon (1843), of
the Scorpion, surveying vessel ; William Francis Greet
(1845), acting master of the Arab, 16, in the East
Indies ; Francis Skead (1846), of the Enterprise, Capt.
Collinson's ship, in the Behring's Strait Arctic expedi-
tion ; John W. H. Harvey (1847), of the Dolphin, 3,
on the coast of Africa ; Thomas Kerr (1847), acting
master of the Pandora, surveying brig, Australia ; and
Master Norman (1847), acting master of the Niger, 14,
screw, Black Sea.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commander Henry Croft (1853) has been selected by
Captain Robb as his second in command in the Cesar,
91, screw, Portsmouth.
Naval Instructors.—K. M. Knapp, to the James
Watt, 91, screw, Portsmouth ; C. J. E. Archdeacon,
to the Cressy, 91, screw, Sheerness.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 26.
Rear-Admiral Corry's squadron is ordered to Spit-
head, and may be expected on Saturday.
Admiral Superintendent Martin went on board the
Neptune, 120, Captain Scott, this morning, and mus-
tered and inspected the crew,
The Colossus, 80, was taken into dock this morning,
and forthwith commenced upon for conversion to a
screw-ship.
Mr. Thomas Baker, R.N., inspector of machinery,
and until now attached to her Majesty's steam squad-
ron, and borne upon the books of the Victoria and Al-
bert, has been appointed Inspector of Machinery in the
fleet of Vice-Admiral Dundas, and left Portsmouth this
day to proceed overland to join the flag-ship Britannia
in the Black Sea. We believe no other inspector of ma-
chinery will be appointed to the Victoria and Albert,
but that Mr. Price and Mr. Truscott, the chief engi-
neers of the yacht, will conjointly do the duty.
We believe several cruisers are ordered home from
the coast of Africa station, their crews being wanted
for larger drafts.
We hear that two steam-sloops of war, of 1,200 tons
each, are being built at Northfleet for the Russian Go-
vernment.
Orders were received to-day by Captain Superintendent
Courtenay, R.N., at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar,
to complete hospital stores for 100 men for the sick
quarters established by Admiral Dundas at Therapia.
These stores will be sent out forthwith via Southampton.
Captain Robb took up his commission appointing him
to the Cinsar, 91, last evening, and hoisted the pendant
on board.
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., the
Commander-in-Chief, went off to Spithead this morning
in the Fire Queen steam-yacht, Mr. Paul master com-
manding, to muster the crew of the Frolic, 16, Com-
mander Nollith, and exercise them in naval gunnery, in
which, we believe, they showed considerable proficiency.
It has been since reported that the sailing of the Frolic
for the Australian station has been countermanded by
the Admiralty. She certainly is still at Spithead.
The Sealark, 8, naval apprentices' training brig, Lieu.
tenant Fenwick, went out of harbour this morning on a
cruise, to drill her juvenile crew.
The Eurydice, 26, advance frigate, was brought under
the shears this morning, and unshipped her mainmast,
which is to be stepped in the Illustrious, 72, Captain
Harris ; the Eurydice is to have a new one.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 2G.
Her Majesty's screw steamship Algiers, 90, having
been named by the daughter of Commodore-Superinten-
dent Michael Seymour, was safely launched from the
Devonport Dockyard this afternoon, at 21 minutes to
3 o'clock. Her rudder was slightly injured as she
dipped into the sea.
The following are her dimensions :

Feet. In.
Length extreme 255 6
Length between the perpendiculars 219 8
Length of keel for tonnage 179 6
Breadth extreme
Breadth moulded 6O 0
58
Depth in hold
2 4
5 Burden in tons ... 3,340 20-94 old measurement.
The topgallantyards were crossed and sails bent on
board the Magicienne to-day, and she will go out of
harbour to-morrow.
The topgallantmasts of the Royal George were pointed
to-day.
The Thetis is hourly expected from Portsmouth.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 2 6.
The Waterwitch screw steamer, Capt. Harrison, char-
tered by the African Mail Company, left yesterday with
the usual mails for Madeira, Tenerilfe, Bathurst, Sierra
Leone, Lagos, &c. She has a full cargo, but only eight
passengers. The next homeward mail will be brought
by the Hope, Capt. Bowen, due about the 6th proximo.
The General Mail screw steam-ship Queen of the
South, Capt. Norman, is due to-day, with the mails
from India, Cape of Good Hope, &c. She made a
splendid voyage out, and no doubt she will be here at
the proper time.
In consequence of the death of Mr. Wm. Stewart,
the superintendent of the Breakwater, the Admiralty
have given directions to Mr. Joseph Besley to superin-
tend the duties of that establishment until further orders.
Orders from the Admiralty for the entry of 12 ship-
wrights was received at this dockyard on Tuesday.

DEATH OF VICE ADMIRAL ROBERT ELLIOT.
Another veteran flag officer, Vice Admiral Robert
on the reserved half pay list, in receipt of a ser-
vice pension, has gone to his last account, at the good
old age of more than 86 years. The gallant deceased,
who was brother of Major-General Henry Elliot, was
born in Roxburghshire, and from the time of his first
entry into the navy, in 1781, he served afloat 25 years
during the war. Assuming command, Dec. 26, 1796, of
the Plymouth hired armed lugger, Mr. Elliot, in March,
1797, took (and was officially reported for his great ac-
tivity and successful exertions on the occasions) the pri-
vateers Epervier, of 4 guns, 3 swivels, and 29 men, and
L'Amitie, of 14 guns and 55 men. For his eventual
services in the Good Design, another hired armed lugger,
in which he had been promoted to the rank of corn-
*ander Feb. 14, 1801, Captain Elliot obtained the Egyp-
tian gold medal. On being next appointed, April 11,
1804, to the Lucifer bomb, he proceeded to the Medi-
terranean, and, after entering the Dardanelles, was
particularly active off the island of Prota, where he
assisted, Feb. 27, 1807, in covering the landing of the
boats previously to an attack on the enemy, whose re-
treat he was subsequently, with the launches of the
squadron under his orders, employed to intercept. He
afterwards hoisted the flag of Sir Alexander Ball, whom
he assisted in carrying on the port duties at Valetta,
until posted, June 27, 1808, into the Porcupine, 24.
During the ensuing five years Captain Elliot was most
actively employed. His last appointment was, Oct. 20,
1813, to the Surveillance, 38, in which frigate he served
off the north coast of Spain. He went on half-pay in
March, 1814 ; obtained the captain's good service pen-
sion Feb. 19, 1842 ; and was admitted to the out-pen-
sion of Greenwich Hospital July 15, 1844. His as-
sumption of flag rank took place Nov. 9, 1846, and the
service pension was awarded to him in 1851.
Rear-Admiral Elliot had for the last eight or ten
years been perfectly blind—a misfortune partly attri-
butable to his services in Egypt. He married Ann,
daughter of Andrew Hilley, Esq., of Portsmouth, by
whom he has, with two daughters, one son, the present
Commander R. H. Elliot, R.N.

FLAG PROMOTIONS.
On the vacancy occurring in the reserve pension list
the First Lord of the Admiralty has very properly
nominated a senior flag officer to the vacant pension—
Admiral of the White James Carthew, thereby causing
the following promotions throughout the grades :
To be Admiral of the Blue.—Vice Admiral Sir James
Alexander Gordon, K.C.8., governor of Greenwich
Hospital, vice Sir Howe Bramley, Bart., to be admiral
of the white.
To he Vice Admiral of the Blue.—Rear Admiral Sir
Phipps Hornby, K.C.8., vice Hyde Parker, C. 8., to be
vice admiral of the white, vice Hon. George Powlett, to
be vice admiral of the red.
To be Rear Admiral of the Blue.—Captain Sir George
Robert Lambert, K.C.8., commodore in the East Indies,
vice William 'Walpole, to be rear admiral of the white,
vice W. B. Mends, to be rear admiral of the red.
Vice-Admiral R. Thomas is now the senior of his
grade, and the Hon. William Gordon is now the senior
rear-admiral on the active list.
On the reserved half-pay list Vice-Admirals Francis
Temple and Henry Gordon become admirals, being senior
to Sir James Gordon, but with their promotion they
have no increased half-pay.
On the retired list, Captain George Garry Lempriere
(1825), having been promoted at the same time as Rear-
Admiral Chads, C.B,
Captains John Gore (1825) and Charles Bowen (1825),
being seniors to Sir George Lambert, become retired
roar-admirals under the Order in Council of 1846, with-
out additional pay.
Captain Sir T. E. Vidal (1825) is now the senior on
the active list of his grade. Captain John Townshend
(1834) comes within the senior half-pay list ; and Cap-
tain William Gordon (1841) advances to th• 12s. 6d.
half-pay list.
A captain's good-service pension is relinquished by Sir
G. Lambert, on promotion.