The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-15 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

Wram the Portsmouth Herald of Saturday.)
POwismourn, Nov. 11.—The Lord Nelson, from
Killala, Ireland, having been out at sea or seventy:.
one days, arrived on the 18th of October, at St.
John's, 'New Ijrunswiek, in want of provisions and
mater, and sixteen passengers dead.
His Majesty's ship Nlagicienne, 26 razee, Capt.
J. H. Plurnridge, arrived on Wednesday from the
Downs, and having received dispatches from town
on Friday (supposed to be of great importance, by
the ',este in which her d4utrture wits expedited),

Sailed yesterday for the Fast Indies, via Bin Janeiro.
His Majesty's ship Revenge, 76, Capt. J. Hil-
Iyar, C.B. arrived on Thursday from the Downs.
She will sail in a few days for Lisbon, with dis-

patches for Rear;Admiral PaAer, and provisions for
the squadron in the Tagus. Capt. I). 11. Mackay
will take command of the Revenge previous to her
sailing, vice Ildlyar, appointed to the Caledonia.
His Majesty's s!tip Britannia, 120, Capt. Peter
Rainer, came into harbour on Wednesday, towed
by the Contiance steam vessel, for the purpose of
being docked, and retained in commission until fur-
ther orders.

That majestic ship, the Caledonia, 120, Capt, E. I
C.B. still remains at Spithead, but is ex-
pected to proceed to Plymouth, as soon as her
newly-appointed Captain, James Hillyar, C.B. of
his Majesty's ship Revenge, shall have joined, when
she will re-hoist the flag of Admiral Sir Manly
Dixon, K.C.B. Commander-in-Chief at that port.
His Majesty's cutter Raven, 4 was commis-
sioned on Thursday by Lieut. W. Atlett, it is said
for service on the western coast of Africa.
His Majesty's ship Wellesley, 74, Cipt. S. C.
Rowley, is ordered to be paid off into ordinary at
Plymouth ; and his Majesty's ship Stag, 46, Capt.
Sir E. Trowbridge, Bart, to proceed to Cork, to as-
sume the command of the squadron on the Irish sta-
tion, vice the lion. Admiral Sir Charles Paget.
The return of the squadron from off the Scheldt,
under the command of Rear-Admiral Warren, may
be looked for in a few days, when that officer will
shift his flag from his Majesty's ship Talavera, to his
Majesty's ship Isis, which latter ship will proceed to
the Cape of Good Hope, to relieve his Majesty's ship
Maidstone, 46, Commodore Schomberg.
The Gilmore, male convict ship, put in on Friday
with contrary winds, from the river, bound to Van
Dieman's Land, with 224 convicts on board, under
the superintendency of Dr. Roberts.
The Hope, transport, Lieut. Rider, agent, arrived
yesterday from Deptford, with naval stores for this
D ock-yard.
The Cygnet, transport, Lieut. Lester, agent, is
hourly expected to arrive from Jersey.
The William Harris, transport, Lieut. Stevens,
agent, put in on Monday, with contrary winds;
bound to Cork, ( ;ibraltar, Malta, and Corfu. She
sailed, on Wednesday, with Lieutenant-Colonel J.
Captain Talbot, Assistant-Surgeon Lucas,
with a detachment of the Royal Artillery (for
Corfu), Major Cox and family, of the Rifle Brigade,
Mrs. B illingall (wife of Captain of the
loyal Marines), Mr. A. Adams, and Mr. Jennings,
Master and S ;cotid Master, to join his Majesty's
ship St. Vincent, at Malta.
The Mirshall Bennett, transport, Lieut. Ward,
agent, arrived on Friday, for Leith, to refit, anti to
proceed to Barbadoes with sundry detachments, to
be received on board at Cork, for that station.

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The Crawford Davison, freight ship, arrived on
Friday, from Deptford, to receive on board, for
Bermuda, Sir Stephen► Chapman (Governor of that
island) and his family.
The Maitland, transport, Lieut. Davison, agent,
put in on Friday from the river, bound to Cork,
to receive there part of the 56th Regiment, which
will relieve the 33d about to return from Jamaica
to 'his country.
The Lord Wellington, transport, Lieut. Wood-
man, agent, put in on Friday, from the river, bound
to Cork, to receive on board part of the 69th Regi-
ment, which will relieve the 35th, about to return
from Barbadoes, to this country.
The Roslin Castle transport, Lieutenant Derri-
man, agent, put in on Friday from the river, bound
to Cork, to receive part of the 56th regiment, which
will relieve the 33d, about to return home from
Ja-
maica.

The Portland, male convict ship, arrived from
the river on Friday, to receive at this port 178 male
convicts for New South Wales, under the superin-
tendency of Dr. Cook. '
At Spithead—Revenge and Caledonia.
In Harbour—Victory, Britannia, Royal George,
Melville, Alligator, "Etna, and Confiance steamer.
PROMOTIONS AM) APPOINTMENTS.—Captain

James Hillyar, of his Majesty's ship Revenge, is
appointed to his Majesty's ship Caledonia, vice
Curzon, to half-pay. Captain D. H. Mackay is ap-
pointed to the Revenge, vice Hillyar. Lieutenant
Edward Ban is appointed to his Majesty's ship
Britannia, vice Morgan. Lieutenant Henry Kellett
is appointed to his Majesty's ship /Etna, surveying
vessel. Captain Andrew King is appointed to the
Sheerness Ordinary, vice Raigersfield. Lieutenant
William Arlett is appointed to his Majesty's cutter
Raven. Mr. .lames Smith (b) Assistant-Surgeon,
is promoted to the rank of Surgeon and appointed
to his Majesty's ship Algerine. Mr. W. M'Clure
is appointed Assistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's
ship Imogene. Lieutenants D. Dooly, T. C. Pon-
sonb
teockt,helNCT.oalslt.
Guard.
—rd,Aainrd.
James
Davis,
are appointed Speck,
cheson is appointed Assistant-Surgeon of his Ma-
jesty's ship Prince Regent.—Lieutenant George
Caswell is appointed to his Majesty's ship Victory.
—Mr. W. F. Bannerman, Clerk, is appointed to the
Raven cutter, on the new establishment.—First
Lieut. Benjamin Yarnold, of the Woolwich division
of Royal Marines, is appointed to the Chatham di-
vision, vice Baker, deceased.— Second Lieut. T. P.
Dwyer, of the Royal Marine Artillery, is promoted
to the rank of First Lieutenant, and appointed to the
Woolwich division, vice Yarnold, Royal Marines.—
Second Lieut. W. 11,1‘Donald Rea, of the Chatham
division of Royal Marines, is re-appointed to the
Royal Marine Artillery, vice Dwyer.—Mr. C. D. P.
Marshall (son of Major Marshall, Royal Marines,) is
appointed Second Lieutenant Royal Marines, at
this division, vice Appleton, whose promotion we
noticed some weeks since.
The following Midshipmen were found duly qua-
lified for Lieutenants, on examination at the Royal
Naval College this week :—Mr. Nelson, E. J.
Locker, Mr. Wm. Loring, and Mr. F. W. Gambier,
of his Majesty's ship Melville ; Mr. Charles Grey
Rigge, of his Majesty's ship Caledonia; Mr. George
Lloyd Nugent, of his Majesty's steamer Confiance ;
Mr. Richard Moorman, late of his Majesty's ship
Calcutta ; Mr. Wm. Bligh, of his Majesty's ship
Curacoa ; Mr. Thomas Renwick, of his Majesty s
ship Britannia ; Mr. E. J. Bedford, of his Majesty's
ship Alert ; Mr. Arthur Mellersh, of his Majesty s
ship Beagle ; and Mr. Adam S. Gordon, late of his
Majesty's ship Mersey.
By the Katharine Stewart Forbes, transport,which
arrived last week from the Mediterranean, came
passengers, invalided, from the squadron, Mr. Tho-
mas Finn, boatswain of his Majesty's ship Belvi-
dera; Mr. John Perry, boatswain of his Majesty's
ship Procris ; and Dr. Barnes, Assistant-Surgeon of
Malta Hospital, in charge of the invalids.
The Coote, Captain Pepper, one of the lion.
East India Company's corvettes of war, arrived
from Angier, charged with dispatches, on Monday.
She saluted the flag of our Naval Commander-in-
Chief, and was saluted in return from his Majesty's
ship Caledonia, she being ordered to take the flag
from his Majesty's ship Victory during the ceremony.
The Reaper, Antby, from Newcastle, on her pas-
sage to Poole, got in contact with a light vessel off
the Dudgeon, which carried away her :bowsprit and
jib-boom, sprung her foremast, damaged her stem
and bows, and killed a man.
The Corporation of the Trinity: House have
issued a notice,' bearing date the 2d instant, sig-
nifying that light vessels have been placed on the
Harsbro' and Goodwin Sands.