The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Caledonia, 120, Captain Carter, proceeds into
Plymouth Sound as soon as the weather permits her.
She will be off to the Mediterranean with her comple-
ment of 950 officers and men in about 10 days. When on
that station, and bearing Sir W. Parker's flag, her full
complement will be 1,000.

The Rodney, 92, Captain Collier, C. 8., after going
into Portsmouth Harbour on Tuesday, unbent sails, un-
rove running-rigging, got down royal and top-gallant
yards, and top-gallant masts. She is now completely
dismantled, with the exception of the main yard, kept
aloft for the purpose of clearing the ship from heavy
stores.

The Belleisle, two-decked troop-ship, is now ordered
to be commissioned, at present at Devonport. She has
been taken into dock to be examined, but she will not be
out of the hands of the shipwrights' department before
the middle of next month.

The Athol, 2, troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn,
,s ordered to have her defects immediately made good
for further service.

The Dauntless, screw-frigate, at Portsmouth, is
ordered to be docked, and to be immediately made effi-
cient for service. _ _ _

The Megicienne, steam-sloop, is to be launched at
Pembroke Dockyard on the 7th instant, and to be navi-
gated to Woolwich by seamen riggers, who are to be
sent thither from Sheerness in the African steam-vessel.

The Comet, steam-vessel, rigged at Portsmouth, is
ordered to Woolwich to be commissioned with a comple-
ment of 28 officers and men, and to take two of the six-
pounders, now on board the Lightning, steam-tender.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH I.—A corvette was seen yes-
terday morning at anchor in St. Helen's roads which,
from the circumstance of her time on _the North Ameri-
can and West India station having expired in January
last, was thought to be the Electra, 14, Commander F.
W. P. Bouverie. Endeavours were made to ascertain
her name in the usual manner, but the tremendous gale
and thick weather baffled all the attempts, and it was not
till daylight this morning that it was clearly established
to be the vessel in question. She made an attempt at
ten this morning to get to Spithead, but after beating
about for an hour and a half, and carrying away her top-
sail sheets, the wind having again risen to a gale at N.W.
by N., she was compelled to anchor again, without hay-
ing gained half a mile. The Myrtle steamer was then
sent out to receive her supernumeraries, letters, and dis-
patches (if any), and deliver her orders to proceed to
Plymouth to be paid off. She weighed this afternoon,
and came up to Spithead.
The Otter steam• vessel, lately a packet on the Holy-
head station, sailed this morning in charge of Second
Master Imrio, of the Blenheim, and a party of extra
riggers, for Woolwich. It is reported that this vessel
and the Sprightly, another of the same class, have been
sold out of the service. _ _

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The Adventure naval transport, Mr. Peter Welling-
ton, Master, anchored last night at the Motherbank.
The Superb, 80, Captain E. Purcell, was hauled off
this morning from alongside the dockyard jetty to her
hulk, the Victorious, for the purpose of her crew being
shifted over to her. It was intended that she should have
gone to Spithead to-day to have been ready for saluting
her Majesty to-morrow. Sho could not, however, bo got
ready, even if the wind had not interposed an effectual
barrier; for although its direction is fair for going out,
it blows so hard as to render it dangerous for breaking
so large a ship adrift in such a narrow harbour. At
present she has topgallantmasts on deck, and topmasts
struck.

The Fearless steam-vessel, Second Master Commander
Wills, arrived yesterday evening from the eastward.
Her Majesty, with the Prince Consort, the Royal
children and their suite, are expected to arrive in Cla-
rence. yard to-morrow at 1 P.m.
The Driver steam-sloop, Commander C. R. Johnson,
was to have started yesterday with the mud engine or
dredging machine for Plymouth, but was restrained by
the violence of the gale, and also by the Admiralty
orders not to move before the weather moderate. This
last has detained her to-day..
Wind, N. W., fresh breezes and cloudy.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28.—The fine yacht brig Arienis,
Captain Roberts, unfortunately went ashore this morn-
ing, and it is feared will become a wreck. At ten o'clock
last evening there was a light southerly wind, with fine
weather, and her commander left her in the Sound,
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burned blue-lights. As soon as the report reached the
Custom-house station at the Barbican, Mr. Rae, the
tide-surveyor, manned his gig, and taking Brooks, a
pilot, with him, boarded the brig. Although she has a
complement of eighteen hands, four only were in charge,
and they could neither find a punch to unshackle
the chain cable, or a hatchet to cut away the foremast
when required. As the tide rose the vessel, which con-
tinued tight, floated, and the topmast staysail, spanker,
and standing-jib were got on her. When an effort was
made to pay her off the chain cable fouled in the deck
hawse pipe; the ship's head was thus checked, and canted
from the :westward to the northward; the wind was
blowing strong from S.S.W., and the ill fated vessel was
driven ashore under the Citadel, where she soon bilged,
and subsequently fell off the land, to windward, on her
port side. Her captain, and crew have constructed a
hurricane-house on the Citadel slopes, and are actively
employed collecting the floating deck lumber, rigging,
gear, &c. The Arienia belongs to Mr. A. B. Richards,
of Wassal-grove, Worcestershire, and came here on the
25th from Vigo. She registers over 200 tons, and is
said to be worth 5,0001.
We have the painful duty to record the death of Mr.
John Collier, of this port, who expired suddenly this
morning at his town house in his 80th year. Mr. Col-
lier has been agent for Lloyd's insurance-office thirty-
eight years, and is well known to the officers of her Ma-
jesty's navy as a wine merchant, which trade, in con-
junction with his extensive dealings in corn and timber,
he has prosecuted successfully for nearly sixty years in
Plymouth. Mr. Collier was Vice Consul for Portugal,
Sweden, and Norway; he was a magistrate and an alder-
man of the borough; and among various other honoura-
ble offices, filled for a long period that of Vice-Chairman
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Wind, varying from W.S.W. to W.N.W; strong with
heavy rain.
THE GALE AT PORTSMOUTH AND DEVON-

PORT.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY, FIVE P.M.—YeSterday•We
had a violent gale. It commenced on Tuesday night,
from the S.S.E., gradually drawing round to the S.W.
Yesterday at noon it increased to a hurricane, accom-
panied with heavy rain, and continued till six p.m., when
it somewhat moderated. The sea was tremendous—at
high water covering the platform battery and some part
of the lines with foam. About a dozen collier brigs were
at anchor at Spithead, most of whom drove ; some of
them parted their cables, and some slipped and ran into
harbour for she lter. In harbour the Bea was consider-
able. A boat belonging to the Belvidere, in ordinary,
with two seamen watchkeepers on board, in endeavou9ng
to beat to their vessel, were swamped, the boat being
filled. Fortunately their situation was seen by L!eut.Grose,
of the Ordinary, who promptly manned his gig and pro-
ceeded to their rescue. Both men (one a black fellow)
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down. Lieutenant Grose, not being able to make or
fetch any vessel in the harbour, bore u p for Porchester
and got assistance. The men were insensible for up.
wards of an hour after they were landed, but have re-
covered. The greatest praise is due to Lieutenant

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