The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

IGENCE.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 17.
APPOINTMENTS.

Commander John G. Pitman (1842), to study steam
at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard.
Lieutenant William Graham (1849), to study steam
at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard.
Chief Engineer James Brown, at present in charge of
the Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel steamsloop, 230-horse power,
at Portsmouth, to the Euryalus, 50, screw steamship of
400-horse power, fitting with her engines by John Penn
and Son, at Chatham.
Midshipman Thomas Ade Whal, to the Duke of Wel-
lington, 131, screw steamship at Portsmouth.
The Tyne storeship was paid off here to-day, and will
be recommissioned to-morrow by her former commander,
Peter Wellington, for service of supplies to the African
and South American Squadrons. The following officers
have been appointed to her :—Mr. Benjamin B. Stuart,
acting-master ; Mr. Edward J. Maitland, senior second-
master ; Mr. J. Libby, when passed ; Mr. James
M'Lachlan, boatswain. All the petty officers and
several of the crew join for 10 years' continuous service,
and several of the crew who have served upwards of
seven years in the Adventure and in the Tyne have re-
joined. All of the officers and crew have subscribed
one day's pay to the widow of the late John Churchill,
of this ship, who was accidentally killed at the Nore,
and the amount has been forwarded by the commander
to the Rev. J. Bateman, vicar of Burton, near Bridport,
to be appropriately applied. The crew of the Tyne
have been granted one month's leave of absence. The
assistant-surgeon of this ship has been placed on the
half-pay list for two years for drunkenness, and an
assistant-surgeon from the Crescent appointed to the
Tyne.
The Phoenix steamsloop, Captain E. A. Inglefield,
has commenced removing her stores into barges for the
purpose of having them returned into the stores at
Deptford, preparatory to the vessel being paid off on
Saturday, in the event of the weather permitting them
to be all returned by that day. Captain Inglefield is to
hold himself in readiness to attend upon her Majesty
and Prince Albert for the purpose of submitting to the
Queen and Prince the sketches and drawings he made
in the Arctic regions. Lieutenant Samuel G. Cress-
well, of the Investigator, who brought home the dis-
patches from Captain M'Clure, paid a visit to that
vessel at Woolwich to-day, to bid adieu to the officers
previously to her being paid off. Lieutenant Cresswell
appears in excellent health, notwithstanding his long
absence from this country in the Investigator, having
joined that ship at Woolwich in December, 1849, now
nearly four years ago.
Mr. Wilcox, Master Shipwright at Deptford Dock-
yard, has had his request to be permitted to retire from
the service on a superannuation allowance complied
with, in consequence of ill-health ; and the superan-
nuation allowance will be 3901. per annum from the
6th inst.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 17.

A gale of wind has been blowing the whole of the
day. In the early morning the rain came down in tor-
rents. Very little communication has taken place
between the squadron at Spithead and the shore, as the
danger and expense stares one hard in the face. We
have to hope, and we notice it thus early, that the
proper authorities will order the Echo, steam-tug, to be
placed at the service of the liberty men, night and morn-
ing. The squadron have sent down topgallantyards and
masts, and made snug for the night.
The Blenheim, 60, guardship, Captain the Hon. F.
Pelham, will come into harbour to-morrow.
The London, 90, Captain Charles Eden, Highflyer,
21, screw, Captain John Moore, and Arab, 12, are to
complete for service with all possible dispatch.
The Leopard, 16, paddle, Captain George Gifford,
will receive wages to-morrow, and will leave on Wed-
nesday for the Mediterranean, first touching at Cork.
In all probability ehe will take on board part of a
regiment.
The Sidon, 22, paddle, Captain Goldsmith, is also
mentioned as under orders for the Mediterranean.