The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-16 00:00:00

NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.
Mate—lltid T. M. Nicholl, to the Caledonia, 120, at
Devonport.
Second Master—W. D. Strong, to the Caledonia.
Master's Assistant—James Broadwood, to the Petrel,
packet• brig.
Captain Fitzroy commissioned the Arrogant, at
Portsmouth, on Wednesday, and she might have been
manned over and over. A few vacancies are still kept
open on board for particular purposes. Her complement
is 450. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Lienin-
gen will embark to-day on board the Arrogant as a
naval :cadet. His Highness will not receive pay, but
goes on board to learn the duties of a profession to
which he is said to be much attached. His age is about
17 or 18 years. The Arrogant, as we have before stated,
goes to the Mediterranean, and will be tried with the
Terrible.

A rendezvous has been opened on Common-hard for
entering men for the Caledonia, and a good many hands
have been picked up; 50 were sent down to Plymouth
to her by the Myrtle steam-tender, and another party
proceeded on Wednesday in the Confiance steam-tug, on
her return to that port.
The Adventure, naval store-ship, Master Commander
Wellington, having been thoroughly caulked and new
coppered, was towed outside the Nab light vessel yes-
terday morning, and sailed with a fair breeze for Rio,
being loaded with naval stores for the South American
squadron. _ _

The Niger and Basilisk steam-sloops are not ordered
to be tried down the river until the 31st inst.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY, FIVE P.M.—Wind N.N. W.,
light breezes, and hazy.
The whole of the dockyard men are being overhauled
by the surgeons preparatory to the ominous Ist of April
reductions.

The Fairy, Royal yacht, embarked Lieutenant. Gene-
ral Sir Charles Napier, G.C.8., &c., this afternoon, at
half-past 2 o'clock for Osborne, where Sir Charles is in-
vited to join the Royal circle at dinner this evening. The
naval and military authorities receirt d the gallant chief
with unusual demonstrations of respect.
The William Jardine, Captain Doutty, from Shanghai
(October 21) and St. Helena (January 28), passed the
Wight to-day noon. A slaver, prize to the Cuntest, had
been sent into St. Helena for adjudication a day or two
before the William Jardine sailed.

A desk was picked up to-day off the Needles by
Thomas Davies, pilot, of Sea-view, Isle of Wight, and
brought to Messrs. Garrett and Gibbon, the agents to
Lloyds, at this port. It contains papers, &c., and appears
to have belonged to Captain Milward, of the Sarah, from
Newcastle for Plymouth, cleared out on the 13th ult., and
supposed to be lost off the Wight.
The Adventure naval transport, Master Commander
P. Wellington, was towed from the harbour to sea by the
Echo steam-tug this morning.
The Myrtle steam-vessel, Second Master Commander
J. Scarlett (acting), returned this morning from Ply-
mouth.

The Confiance steam-tug sailed last evening for De-
vonport, with men for the Caledonia.
The Rochester lighter arrived this morning with stores
from the eastward.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 14.—Her Majesty's ship Caledo-
nia, 120, Captain J. W. Carter, continues in the Sound.
The divers who examined her keel on Saturday, reported
that she is uninjured by grounding in Hamoaze the pre-
vious day. About 200 seamen are required to complete
her complement. Some came here this morning by the
Myrtle steamer from Portsmouth ; a few are to be
drafted from the reserve extra riggers in the dock-
yard, and her Majesty's steam vessel Confiance sailed
yesterday to bring additional hands from Portsmouth.
It was intended that the officers and men of the Caledo-
nia should be paid wages on Tuesday, but payment is
now deferred to Friday, by which time the Confiance is
expected to return, and the ship's muster roll will be
then completed.

Her Majesty's condemned ship San Josef is being
stripped of her interior fittings prior to breaking up. It
is said that a London firm has offered 6,0001. for the San
Josef, and that this was the highest price bid. The Go-
vernment declined the offer, as the copper alone is nearly
worth the sum named; her bolts are made of the very
purest metal.

Dockyard-60 established labourers aro to be ex-
amined to-day fbr superannuation. All the redundant
ropemakers discharged on the Ist of April next are to
be permitted by the Admiralty to re-enter the dockyard
as established labourers, if they desire to do so.
The merchant barque William Bromham, of Plymouth,
Captain Nance, arrived this morning; she lett Sierra
Leone on the 28th of January. She brings five mails
and dispatches from the squadron and colonies on the
coast of Africa.
Wind northerly; light breeze.