The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-24 00:00:00

NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen
Cap-i, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of this port, streek
his flag at sunset on Wednesday evening, and proceeded
to London yesterday, to attend her Majesty's levee. The
Admiral returns to-day.
The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, docked on Wednes-
day, to be further examined under water, was, by the
admirable and economic arrangements of the superintend-'
leg officer and assistants, got out to-day, and the Blen-
heim steam guard-ship docked in her room.
The Apollo troop-ship, Commander J. Rawstone,
sailed, in pursuance of Admiralty orders, this afternoon
for the Mediterranean.
The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the Ron. Sir,
Bladen Capel, K.C.8., returned from leave this afternoon,•
and his flag was re-hoisted on board the Victory..
The issue of the naval medals for the actions fought
during the late war commenced to-day at the office of
Captain John Wilson, of the Royal Marines, the district
officer for Greenwich pensioners. There have been only,
twenty-five received as yet.
In Port and fitting—The Victory, 22, flag-ship of•tha',
Commander-in-Chief; Illustrious, 10, flag-ship of Rour-,
Admiral Superintendent; Victorialand Albert, Roy*
yacht; Superb, 80; Excellent, gunnery exercise ship;
Blenheim, 56, steam-block ship and guard-ship for
steamers; Sappho, 12; and Rolla, 6, exercise brig for
naval apprentices; Driver, steam-sloop; Fairy, Myrtle,.
and Fire Queen, steam-tenders; Bee, exercise steam-
vessel for Naval College students;' Echo, steam-tug'
vessel; Fanny, Port-Admiral's yacht; Portsmouth, Ad-.
miral- Superintendent's yacht and Navy-pay vessel.
At Spithead—None.
In the Ship basin—The Collingwood, 80; Pembroke,
72; Defence, convict depot; and Sparrow ketch.
In the Steam basin—The Ajax, 56, steam-guard ship;
Termagant and Retribution, steam-frigates; Birkenhead,
Cormorant, and Phe3nix, steam-sloops; Fairy, steam.
tender; Urgent, Bloodhound, and Otter, steam-packets. ,
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, 104; Blenheim, 56,
steam-guard ship; Vindictive, 50; Arrogant, steam-
frigate, 46; Devastation, steam-sloop; and Flying•,
fish, 12.
The Diligence, naval transport, arrived from Plymouth
to-day.
GIBRALTAR, FEB. 12.—Sir Charles Napier held a
conference at the Club-house Hotel, on the 10th inst. •
The British Vice-Consul for Tangier attended with. a
number of Moors, to settle the claim made on the Rm.,
peror of Morocco. It was put to the arbitration of two,
British merchants, who decided on 10,000 dollars, which
are forthcoming.
The landing of marines and armed boats' crews, with
field-pieces from Sir C. Napier's squadron, took place at,
the neutral ground, on the•Bth inst. It composed a body
of near 1,800 men.

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The Governor (Sir R. Wilson) and officers of the
garrison, with a number of ladies and civilians, were on
the ground.

The
manoeuvring of the marines was directed by Cap-
tain Dusatoy, of the Powerful, and the seamen by the
commanders of the different vessels, with a detachment,
of field-pieces on either flank, the wkole under the he..
mediate co;nmand of Sir C. Napier.
After passing in review order, quick time, the whole
body formed into line, then performed a few manceuvree
and exercised firing by sections, independent and vol-
leys; the seamen in the latter certainly showed great skill.
It finished by a general charge, giving three cheers,
headed by their Commander-in-Chief, when they re.,
embarked.

The Governor expressed his approbation of the sea..
men's performances; and the officers of the garrison ge.
nerally were astonished at their precision in firing.
A little of that sort of work occasionally suits Jack,
but not too much of it.

The practice of landing with armed boats there can be
no doubt is constantly necessary, as on this occasion the•
Vanguard's men landed in the hurry without ammuni-
tion.

There has not been much exercise in the squadron
since the Rodney and Vanguard joined; but in sending,
top-gallant mast and top-gallant and royal yards up and
down, reefing and furling sails, hoisting boats in and out,
there is no question but that the Prince Regent and St.
Vincent beat all. The Powerful is equal to the Rodney,
and the Vanguard generally last.
The Prince Regent will be a first-rate ship in the
Mediterranean squadron; her discipline is of the highest
order.

The Sharpshooter sailed for Naples on the 7th inst.
The Sidon came from Tangier with dispatches on
he 9th.

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The Rodney sailed from Plymouth on the 11th.
She took two of the Reynard's guns, as the Reynard
laboured much in the late gales from the weight of
metal. The crews of the Mutme and Locust are in the
Rodney.
The Prince Regent sailed at the same time for Malta,
and on parting saluted Sir C. Napier, when the signal
was made from the St. Vincent to the Prince Regent,
"Keep up your character for smartness."
The Polyphemus sailed for Tangier with the Vice.
Consul.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 22.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel
Fearless, which brought marines for the Rattler, sailed
for Portsmouth on Tuesday, taking with her 10 naval
apprentices to go out in the troop-ship Apollo, for dis-
tribution among the ships on the Mediterranean station.
Her Majesty's ship Impregnable, 104, with the flag
of Port-Admiral Sir William flail Gage, is lying along.
side the jetty ; and her Majesty's ordinary depot ship
Agincourt, 72, Captain B. Mends, with the flag of
Admiral-Superintendent Sir John Louis is lying in
Ilamoaze. She was paid six months' advance on
Monday; when the Admiral-Superintendent compli-
mented her captain on the condition of the ship and
the books.

THURSDAY, Fouri ocLocK P.M.—The Rodney, 92, Cap-
tain Edward Collier, came in this afternoon from the
Mediterranean ; lett Gibraltar on the 11th inst. She
has on board 63 men ill, having been invalided from
different ships. Since having the Straits, two have died
of consumption (phthisis). The Vanguard, 80, Captain.
George F. Rich, arid several other men of war,;were at
Gibraltar. The garrison and town were healthy.
On the 15th of February, in the Bay of Biscay, the
Rodney sp, ke the Centaur, 6, Commodore Arthur Fan-
-shawe, C. 8., bound to the coast of Africa. She left
Plymouth on Tuesday, the 13th.
Wind W.N.W. ; strong breeze.
WouLwlcu, FEB. 23.—The Torch steam-vessel went
down the river yesterday on trial, and was found to
answer very well, having made a speed of from nine to
nine a halt linc,ts per hour. On her return to Woolwich
she was taken into the basin.
The Flamer steam-vessel went down the river on,trial
today, in charge of Lieutenant Robertson, assistant to
Cap ain Austin.

Seventy workmen are at present employed on the
Royal Albert, 120 guns, and if kept constantly upon her,
she will be ready fur launching next year.
Fifty workmen are employed on the Nankin, 50-gun
frigate, and she is expected to be ready for launching in
about three months from the present time.
Thirty boiler makers are to be discharged from the
factory department to-night, having received notice on
alonday last that their services would not be required
after to-day, making a total of 80 discharged within
the last fortnight.

ADMIRALTY HOLYHEAD STEAM-PACKETS.
The following is a statement of the time in which
each of the four Admiralty Holyhead steam-packets
performed their respective trips during the past month.
So much having been said and written about those YOB..
sels, and doubtless each architect employed in con.
strutting or building the steamers thinking his produc-
tion the best—or, rather, wishing the public to think 80,
the tabular information will not be deemed uninte-

resting :

-TABLE PUBLISHED Ey ORDER OS THE LARDS
OF THE ADMIRALTY.
;e length of Passage for January, 1849.
1 I
St. Columba. Llewellyn. Banshee.
4h. 49m. 4h. lau. 4h. 15m.

Trips, 11.

Trips, 18.

Trips, 23.

Shortest Pas-
sage.
4h. 29m.
Fine breeze,
W.N.W.

Shortest Pas-
sage.
3h. 44m.
Light breeze,
N.

Shortest Pas-
sage.
3h. 38m.
Calm.