The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-08 00:00:00

IkI'AVAL IN TELLI4ENCE,

1. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
P oRTs MOUTH, Auo. 6.—The Scylla, 18, Commander
Robb, arrived on Monday from the Eastward, bringing
round the complement of Royal Marines, from Woolwich,
for the Inconstant, on board of which frigate they have since
embarked. The Scylla sailed on the following day to join
the squadron of Sir Charles Paget, and afterwards to pro-
ceed to the West Indies.

The Sovereign transport arrived yesterday from Halifax,
with a company of Artillery, and one of Sappers and Miners,
with detachments from the different regiments in that quar-
ter. She left Halifax on the 15th July.
The Bonetta, Lieut. Deschamps, sailed on
.Sunday for
the Cape.

The Cleopatra, 26, was at Bahia on the 6th of June.
The Harrier, IS, at Buenos Ayres on the 3d of May ;
Beagle, surveying ship, at the Cape of Good Hope on the
31st of May. The Melville, 74, with the flag of Sir P.
Halket, was at Halifax on the 12th of July—all well.
The Victory was commissioned on Monday by Captain
Searle, C. 8., in command of the ships in ordinary at this
port. The following officers were also appointed to her :
Commander Drury, Lieutenants Mottley, Lowcay, Wolley,
and Jeayes ; .surgeon, Mr. Mayberry ; purser, Mr. J. D.
Jones ; bhaplain, Rev. F. Ferns ; assistant-surgeon, Mr.
Mason ; clerk, Mr. Turner. It is said that the Rear-
Admiral Superintendant, Sir Frederick Maitland, K.C.8.,
will hoist his flag on board this ship. The Victory was taken
into dock on Thursday to be fitted.

The Buffalo, Captain Hindmarsb, for South Australia,
finally got away from St. Helen's on Thursday morning.
Three marriages amonc, the settlers took place on board this
ship before she put backb to St. Helen's on Saturday last.
The Maria, Captain Miller, from Mazatlan, it Mexico,
arrived in Cowes Roads eight days since, with half a mil-
lion of dollars, in bars, on board. She will be at Spithead
to-morrow to discharge, and will then proceed to Liverpool.
In Harbour—Britannia, Excellent, Royal George, Ma-
dagascar, Pique, Inconstant, and Beacon.
At Spithead—Sovereign, transport:
While the Comus, which has arrivicod at Plymouth, was
lying off Tampico, she lost an officcsrand two of her crew,
by the upsetting of a boat, in crossing -the bar. On the
boat's going over, two of her crew clung to the bottom,
but Mr. Charles Ross Price, mate (son of Mr. W. Price,
surgeon of his Majesty's ship Excellent), and the other two
of the, crew, named John Aishton and Henry Baker, were
drowned. The two men who were saved were thirty-six
hours in water, and drifted fifteen miles out-sight of land,
when they were again driven ashore by a change in the
wind to N.E.

AProINTstENTs —Captain Tait and Commander R.
Smart, to the-Dublin; and to take passage in the Imogene ;
Lieut. H. Lyster, vice Bradshaw, and Dr.-James Ramage,
assistant-surgeon to the Royal Adelaide ; Mr. Francis
Bourehier, mate, to the Pique ; Liciits. Edward Buttersby
and John Market, Mr. D. J. Simpson; purser, and Thomas
Gibson, surgeon ; Mr. Charles Gahan, -master ; Mr. C. T. S.
Kevern, assistant-surgeon, Mr. John Lindesay, clerk, and
Mr. Chetwynd, P. Wood, to the Soylla ; Mr. John Bor-
lase, mate, to Imogene ; Lieut. Thomas Graves to com-
mand the Beacon, surveying vessel ; Mr. A. Tower, mid-
shipman, Mr. H. N. Burroughs, col. vol. to Pique ; Mr.
C. T. C. Maxfield, master's-assistant, Mr. H. B. Hankey,
midshipman, to Inconstant ; Mr. Dudley Sinclair, midship-
man, to Hercules ; Mr. T. Allen, to be second master of
Victory, and,to have charge of the Portsmouth yacht.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 4.—His Majesty's ship Comus, 18,
Commander W. P. Hamilton, arrived on Saturday from
the West Indies, and came into harbour on the 3d inst.,
to be paid off ; also arrived the Sheldrake packet, 4,
Lieut. A. R. S. Passingham, and came into harbour
to have her defects made good. His Majesty's ship
Bellerophon, 80, Rear-Admiral Sir C. Paget, Captain
Samuel Jackson ; Vanguard, 80, Hon. D. P. Bouverie ;
Cornwallis, 74, Sir J. Rowley ; "Minden, 74, A. R.
Sharpe, C. B. ; and Pembroke, 74, Sir T. Fellowes,
sailed on a cruise on Saturday. The Minden was
obliged to bear up, and anchored, having sprung her
main crosstrees, which have been replaced by new mos,
and she sailed again on the 3d instant to rejoin the squad-
ron, which appeared off this port that day, and landed let-
ters. The Asia, 84, bad not joined the squadron, and it
was presumed she had gone on for the Mediterranean, The
Vanguard is still " no go," and notwithstanding, she put 40
tons of ballast on shore, and is getting lighter by consump-
tion of water and provisions, the Bellerophon still beats her
and all the squadron ; not so much in light winds as when
it blows fresh with a heady sea ; she then weathers on and
forereaches the whole squadron, and " no mistake." The
Pembroke answers well, and is well handled ; her sister
ship the Hercules is the worst cf the party ; the twe %hip;
are very frequently stowed.—Sailed the Stitling., freight-
ship, with detachments fulfil cliikent depot's to join the ser-
vice companies at peylon and the Mauritius. The Mala-
bar, 74, Capt. 11.! W. Montagu, arrived on Sunday frcliii
Lisbon and Cadiz. The marine who wrtpi wiigpcitti tQ
death for wounding an Affippr pp boafd that ship, has had
his sentence eainnuited to seven years' transportation. As
the Malabar requires little doing to her, she
Will
,joieSir Charles Paget's squadron in a few days. The Rus-
sell, 74, Captain Sir Wm. Henry Dillon, C.G. H,, came
*nto harbour on Tnesday, to opt A caw mainmast, and have
I;er defects made good. Arrived the Alban steamer,
Lieutenant F. B. Tinling, from Falmouth ; she is found to
be so i;ieMcient that she is ordered to Woolwich to be vaid

off. The Galatea arrived on Wednesday from Portsmouth,
under the charge of Mr. Walker (Master Attendant's
Assistant), of this dock-yard, and a party of riggers ; she
is to be fitted for a coal depot, and as soon as read; will
proceed to the West Indies. The Scorpion, 10, Lieut.
Robilliard, arrived to-day from Falmouth, and came into
harbour to have her defects made good ; also, the Partridge,
10, Lieutenant Deschamps, from Portsmouth. The Savage,
10, which was lately paid off at this port, is ordered to be
brought forward for re-commis-,ien. The Ordinary is now
placed under martial law, and the San Josef, 112, was
commissioned on the 3d inst., as a receiving ship, and the
following officers from the Ordinary appointed to her, viz. :
—Captain Richard Thomas, Commander John Robertson,
Lieutenants Wm. Parker, Edward Knapman, James Derri-
'man, and Charles Hall ; chaplain, W. R. Payne ; purser,
Mr. John Elliott ; surgeon, Mr. J. E. Risk ; assistant-
surgeon, Thos. Bell.

•
(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON.—We are authorised to
contradict the statement in the Hampshire Telegraph last
week, that Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codtingtou is ap-
pointed to the naval command at Sheerness. We feel well
assured that should the gallant Admiral accept any com_
mand that would render it necessary for him to vacate
his scat for this borough, his constituents would not be the
last to receive the intelligence.

Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Paget sailed from this port,
on Saturday last, with the Bellerophon, 80 ; VanguardBo ; Cornwallis, 74 ; Pembroke, 74 ; and Mind.cia 740 n
a cruise to the westward, the Hercules, 74, remaining to
.the Sound, to wAitAltoreturo of Capt. M. E. F. Berkeley,
from-tendon, when she will also join the squadron. Soon
after their departure, the Minden sprung her main cross-
trees, which compelled her to bear up, and return to the
Sound : having got new ones, the Minden left again, on
Wcdnesday, to join the squadron, which had appeared off
the port, on that day, and communicated with the Ad-
miral .on shore. The object in collecting these fine
ships together is two-fold, viz., to exercise our seamen in
mancauvring large ships in battle arE-.,y, and to ascer-
tain their relative qualities as sea-boats, the Belle-
rophon, Vanguard, Pembroke, and Hercules, being new
ships, built upon different principles. The trial, as yet, has
been but partial, and no decisive judgment can, of course, be
formed, until the squadron has encountered some rough and
varied weather. Up to Wednesday last, there had been
three days' trial, and the following is the result from our
own correspondent, on whose integrity and impartiality we
can rely :—After taking our departure from the Sound,
in company with the Bellerophon (bearing the flag), Van-
guard, Cornwallis, Pembroke, and Minden, which latter
was obliged to return, in consequence of some default ;
signal was made to haul close to the wind, to try the qua-
lities of the different ships, the Vanguard st.lowing the most
weatherly position, Bellerophon next, Pembroke, although
not being able to cope with them in that point, fore-
reached, keeping a station of about a quarter of a mile to
leeward of the latter, and two miles of the former ; Corn-
wallis to leeward of all. At 3. 10. r.m., s'gual was made
from the Admiral, to know the inclination of each ship,
under single-reefed top-sails, top-gallant-sails, courses,
and spanker, which was affirmed by the Vanguard,
five 'and half degrees ; Pembroke, eight derf,ces ; Corn-
wallis, eleven degrees ; Bellerophon, wren and half degrees.
Cornwallis is, at present, ten miles astern, although the head-
most ship. Four o'clock, Bellerophon N.E. two miles on the
weather quarter, going 7f kritita Vanguard N.E. four
miles on weather quarter i Pembroke going S.W. seven
knots ; Cornwallis E. b. N. ten miles, going six knots. I
could not ascertain at what rate the Vanguard was going,
as she was to windward. At six p.m., being to leeward of
flag, and Vanguard about four miles a-head, :signal was made
to tack. On tacking in the line of station, Bellerophon
bore W. b. N. five miles ; Vanguard, N.N.W. three
miles : Cornwallis dead to leeward, S.S.E. five or six
roles ; 7.30 signal was made to form an order of sailing
in two columns, which put an end to our experimentalizing
for the night, On the morning of the 31st, about 8 a.m., a
signal was made to form a divisional line abreast, three
miles distant, steering E., wind N.N.W., when Pembroke
was the headmost ship ; Bellerophon and Vanguard keep-
ing their station ; Cornwallis very much astern. About 3,
signal was-made to keep wind, and Bellerophon and Van-
guard bad the decided advantage of the squadron ; although
the Vanguard was the most weatherly ship on the first in-
stance—she has not proved so on the second trial. Corn.
wallis should go into dock, and get a better pair otleels, you
rimy compare her to a stage waggon racing against a stage-
coach. Since the latter day there has been no further trial,
with the exception of exercising, shifting sails, &c.
His Majesty's ship Russell, 74, Captain Sir W. H. Dil-
lon, K.C.8., came into harbour on Tuesday, to get a new
mainmast and capstan. His Majesty's ship Galatea, 42,
arrived from Portsmouth on Wednesday, in charge of Mr.
Walker (master-attendant's 'assistant at this yard), and a
party of riggers. She is to complete her equipment as a
coal depot for the West Indies, and when ready will pro-
ceed to Jamaica. The Malabar, 74, Capt. Sir W. A.
Montagu, K.C.H., arrived here on Sunday, from Lisbon
and Cadiz. We hear that the sentence of the corporal of
marines on board her, who had been condemned to death
by a court-martial for stabbing an officer, has been commit-
ted to 14 years' transportation.
The Tortoise lighter arrived on Saturday, from Liver-
pool and Pembroke, with the party who navigated the
Arethusa from this port. The Rochester lighter sailed on
Saturday for Pembroke and Sheerness. The Hermes
steamer, Lieut. Blount, sailed on Monday for Falmouth.
The Stirling freight ship sailed on Sunday last, with a detach-
ment of the 29th regt., for the Mauritius. The Harnoaze
lighter arrived on Wednesday from Portsmouth, with the
jury gear of the Dido on board.
The Childers arrived at Tarragona sth July, and relieved
the Clio. The Clio was off Gibraltar on the I.sth July,
from which place she was to take the mail to Barcelona, and
most probably would be stationed there for some time.
The Sheldrake packet arrived on Saturday, and came
into harbour to have her defects made good. The Savage
brig, 10, lately paid off at this port, is ordered to be brought
forward for re• commissioning.
The Ordinary at this port was placed in commission,
under the new regulations, on Monday last, when the fol-
lowing officers were appointed to the San Josef, 120 :
Captain R. Thomas ; Corn. Robertson ; Lieutenants Paul
Lawrence, A. Parker, J. Derriman, and Knapinan ; Mr.
Elliot, Purser ; Mr. Risk, Surgeon ; Mr. Bell, Assistant-
Surgeon ; and the Rev. Mr. Payne, Chaplain.
The Magnet and Hope packets, lately commissioned at
this port; arc to be rigged as brigs, and not, as heretofore,
with a jigger mixen-mast.

H. M:s. Endymion, 50, Capt. Sir Samuel Roberts,
C. 8., had arrived at Vigo on the 29th June, having re-
turned from a cruise in search of some Sardinian vessels
reported to be on the coast with a number of Miguelites
on board, with the intention of landing and revolutionizing
that part of the country, but no such vessels were seen or
heard of.

The Alban steamer, Lieut.-Com. E. Burnaby Tinling,
which left this port on Wednesday se'nnight for the West
Indies, returned here on Thursday last, in consequence of a
defect in one of her boilers, having encountered a severe
gale about 30 miles to the southward of the Lizard. She
proceeded yesterday for Woolwich to be repaired.
The Bonetta, 10, Lieut. Deschamps, proceeded for the
coast of Africa on Tuesday. She will land 20,000/. in specie
at the Cape of Good Hope, and then proceed to cruize on
the slave coast. On Friday last the Bonetta lost two 'of
her men, by the upsetting of a boat when going into Ports-
mouth from Spithead. Mr. Paul, the master, and two other
men, were fortunately saved.
ALTERATION IN THE MAILS.--The proposed alteration
in the time of the starting and arriving of the mails from
this town will take place on the 21st instant. A new coach
will be put on the road between this town and Launceston
to convey the mail instead of the present mode of con-1
veyanee.

We are happy to learn, from an officer of high rank and
considerable experience, recently arrived from the Medi-
terranean, that the reports in circulation relative to the
efficiency of the ships on that station are wholly unfounded ;
and he further states, that he never saw a squadron among
which moro emulation existed ; and feels satisfied, should
any opportunity be afforded them, that their conduct will
be the best refutation of the base slanders so unworthily
spread. The squadron of Sir Josias Rowley was at Zante
on the Ist ult. The Rodney was at Barcelona, and wee
to proceed to Malta on the 4th. The Favourite sailed on
tho atm ult. from Constantinople for Tripoli.
ROYAL M a Wo perceive it stated in a London
Journal, that the present Colonel Commandants of the
Royal Marines are about to be retired, and that in future
tho divisioni are to be commanded by Lieutenant-Colonels.
We cannot believe that the present Government would act
so unjustly towards the officers of this gallant corps as to
deprive them of a rank which is consistent with the corps.
Is it possible to suppose that the Admiralty would limit th
highest rank to which an officer could arrive in the Marines,
to that of a Lientenant,enlonel, whilst all our other military
branches are left iv, possession of their long and justly ac-
quirQd vi,lcaeges ? That sonic arrangements are about to
be made we can easily imagine, as the senior officers of the
Royal Marines have served upwards of fifty years, but if
economy is to he mutated, we know no reason why the
Marino' glAnnlil he aoloeted, as the force to which it is to be
exO'isivoiY applied. Are the long and tried services of this
valuable arm of our national defence to be forgotten, be-
cause there is at present but little field for the employment
of their energies? We trust there is no ground for the re-
port in
question, and we dismiss the subject in the assurance
that a wise and liberal Government will never sanction any
measure so invidious and unjust, which, for a paltry saving,
would paralyze that spirit of emulation so necessary to the
preservation of discipline in our military establishments, by
shutting out to officers the prospect of attaining the summit
of their profession,