The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—Her Majesty and the
Court are expected to arrive at the Clarence-yard,
Gosport, to-morrow, at two rM. from Basingstoke,
en rout, to Osborne. A guard of honour of the Royal
Marines will attend to receive her Majesty.
The Brilliant, 22, Captain R B. Watson, C. 8.,
arrived this morning from the Cape of Good Hope,
St. Helena, and Ascension ; but her mails having
been brought to England by the Inflexible, she had
no news; she sailed this evening for Sheerness to be
paid off.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert rehoisted the
ensign and pennant yesterday, and is quite ready for
her Majesty.
The Myrtle steam-tender, Master Commander
Braddon, sailed this afternoon for Plymouth with
supernumeraries.
In Harbour—The Victory, Illustrious, Excellent,
Blenheim, Encounter, Victoria and Albert, Black
Eagle, Fairy, Elfin, Rolla, and Echo.
At Spithead—The Superb and Sutlej Indiaman.
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, Fox, Actaeon,
Dauntless, Devastation, and Contest.
In the Bisin—The Rodney, Sphynx, Polyphemus,
and Sprightly.
In the Steam Basin—The Ajax, Sidon, Basilisk,
Penelope, Scourge, Blazer, Argent, and Fire Queen.
Wind—S.W., light breezes, and fine weather.
CHATHAM, SEPT. 29.—The Calypso, 20 gunie paid
off on the 24th inst., and which has been examinfel
by the officers of the yard, is pronounced to be the
cleanest ship which has been paid off at this port for
many years.
The Wolverine, 12 guns, which was commissioned
on the 25th by Commander Maxwell Falcon, has com-
menced entering men. Six seamen riggers have vo-
lunteered for her from this yard, and Eeveral others
would have done so could they have obtained their
rating as petty officers ; but as that distinction could
not be promised, they declined entering. This ship
is almost completed. She must be taken into dock to
have her bottom cleaned, which is extremely foul. The
two lieutenants, master, surgeon, paymaster and
purser, and most of the officers have joined. She is
announced for the coast of Africa.

The Ocean, 80 guns, Captain G. Elliot, stationary
flag-ship at Sheerness.—Mr. Rumfrey, captain's
clerk, committed suicide on Thursday morning, the
27th, by cutting his throat with a razor, which he
borrowed from one of the ship's crew.
PLYMOUTU, FRIDAY MORNING. Her Majesty's
steamer Volcano, from Tangier, arrived here yester-
day, having in tow a brigantina which had lost her
bowsprit and both masts. The brigantine is called
tha Eliza, belo-ngs to Newport, and was from London,
in ballast, bound to a port in the Bristol Channel.
When off this harbour to the westward, yesterday at
noon, wind north.west, weather very thick, she we.;
hailed by the Volcano and desired to lay too, in
ordar that the steamer might ascertain how the land
bore. Captain Owe❑ compiled immediately with the
request, and while lying too the Volcano fouled the
brigantine andearried away all her spars and rigging.
The Volcano then took the Eliza in tow, and in
consequence of the inter-communication they were,
on arrival here, both placed under 'quarantine, from
which they were released last night, and are now
gone tip Ilamoaze.
Tier Atijesty'a steam-frigate Alrm will b? paid
wages to-day, and sail to•morrcw for the West Indies.
She, has for several days been lying in the Sound,
where she was removed at an early period, in order
to lessen communication with the shore, on account
oF the prevailing sickness.
Her M.ljysty's iron steamer Trident is ordered
from the Irish station to this port, to be docked and
examined, her bottom being much corroded.
Hee Majesty's ship Clarence has been warped
alongside the sheer hulk, when her masts were taken
out, examined, and placed in store.
Her Majesty's ship Hibernia has had her ballast
taken out previous to going into dock. _

The. artisans of the dockyard will be mustered to-
m,,rrow (Saturday) commencing at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.

On board her Majesty's steamer 'Hoch, in Hamoaze,
three cases of sickness among her officers have re-
cently occurred. Mr. Webber, the clerk, died of
cholera, at Devonport, on the 13th instant. Mr.
Wilkinson, the surgeon, was taken sick on Tuesday
and went ashore to the Royal Naval Hospital,
Stonehouse, where he remains under treatment. Mr.
Dryden, purser, was seized on Friday last, and went
to his residence, Portland square, Plymouth, where
he was on Saturday morning attacked violently with
Asiatic cholera, and is yet but partially recovered. It
is remarkable that all these officers were berthed in
the larboard side of the ship, and that neither of the
officers on the starboard side has been attacked.