The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 24.
Signal was made this afternoon to Admiral Corry's
squadron "to prepare for sea."
Rear-Admiral William F. Martin, son of the Admiral
of the Fleet, is appointed to succeed Rear- admiral Su-
perintendent Fanshawe (his uncle), in the superintend-
entship of this dockyard.
The Russian frigate Aurora was undocked to-day, and
taken into the fitting-basin to complete for sea.
The Victory, 104, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland,
C. 8., flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane,
K.C.8., struck lower yards and topmasts to-day, and
sent up her harbour poles for the winter.
The Medea, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander Phill-
more, went out of dock into the steam-basin to-day to
have her machinery adjusted.
The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. George Allen, Act-
ing-Master commanding, went to Spithead to-day, with
the blue-peter flying, being employed in taking off and
bringing ashore officers and men of the fleet. It blew
very hard.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 24
APPOINTMENT.

Mate.—lrvine A. Carey (1853) to the Magicienne, 16,
paddle-wheel steam-frigate.
The Rifleman steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Commander
Christian, was unable to leave Woolwich yesterday, in
consequence of the dense fog which prevailed during the
whole day ; she left, however, at an early hour this
morning for Greenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted
at that station.

Mr. Stanton, recently master of the Phoenix steam-
sloop, has completed the observations he had to make at
the compass observatory here, in connection with the
recent voyage of that steam-vessel to the Arctic regions,
and has proceeded to Portsmouth to join the Dauntless,
on his appointment to that frigate.
The Widgeon paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Master
Commander Peter Rundle, arrived here this afternoon
from Pembroke, and the officers and crew are to be
turned over to the Prospero steam-vessel, and will
return with her to serve as a steam-tug at Pembroke in
place of the Widgeon. The Widgeon is now so old that
it is expected she will be broken up.

CHATHAM. Nov. 24.
The Majestic, 80, originally commenced building at
Chatham Dockyard for a sailing-vessel, but subsequently
altered for the purpose of being made a screw steam-ship,
is ordered to be launched on Thursday next, Dec. 1.
The hour of the launch will be about noon.

DEPTFORD, Nov. 24.
The Hannibal, 90, screw steam-ship, is now ready for
launching at this dockyard ; and the launch will take
place before the close of the present financial year, in
order to make room for a 50-gun screw steam-frigate,
ordered to be built on the slip from which the Hannibal
is to be launched.

HER MAJESTY'S SHIP THETIS FOR ENGLAND.—We
are enabled to state that her Majesty's ship Thetis, Capt.
Kuper, C. 8., was undergoing a thorough refit at Valpa-
raiso, in September. She had nearly completed the
repairs of her defects, and was likely to leave Valparaiso
for England about the end of October. As she has con-
siderable freight on board, we deem it our duty thus
early to hint to the Admiralty, that as she was commis-
sioned at this port, and the wives and families of a great
number of the officers and seamen are residing here, we
trust that their lordships will not forget that there is
direct railway communication between this port and the
metropolis, and that they will order the ship to land her
freight here, where she should be paid off, and not send
her to Portsmouth.—Plymouth. Mail of yesterday.