The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. s.—The Serpent, 16, Commander
Warren, the Harlequin 16, Commander Erskine, and Cock-
atrice, are hourly expected at Spithead from Sheerness ;
the Serpent will shortly after proceed to the West Indies,
the Harlequin to the Mediterranean, and the Cockatrice to
South America.

The Vestal, 28, Captain W. Jones, captured on the 24th
of September, off Grenada, the slave schooner, Negrinha,
really a Spaniard, but under Portuguese colours, with
334 slaves on board. The schooner is arrived at that
island ; and the Vestal was left in pursuit of a consort to
the prize.
The Thalia frigate, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
P. Campbell, left Ascension for the coast of Africa, on the
15th August ; the Madagascar, 46, Commodore Sir J. S.
Peyton, was off the Land's End on the 28th ult., with a
fair wind for the West Indies, Galatea (coal depot) in
company.
The Barossa transport, Lieutenant Goodlad, went out of
Harbour on Wednesday ; she will proceed to Cork to em-
bark part of the 18th Regiment for Ceylon, and return
with part of the 78th.
The Prince Regent transport, Lieutenant Scrymgour,
Agent, put into Spithead on Thursday, on her way to Cork,
at which place she will embark part of the 82d regiment, for
Gibraltar, thence take part of the 47th to Malta, thence
part of the sth to Corfu, and bring home a moiety of the
2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade.
The Harrier, 18, was at Pernambuco, on the 15th of
September.
The ship Meg Merrilies, Captain Skinner, bound to the
Cape of Good Hope, passed this port in a gale of wind on
Tuesday last.
The ship Brothers, Towell, for Sydney, is at Spithead.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Conway, Samarang, Athol'.
At Spithead—Barossa and Prince Regent transports,'
and Brothers, for Sydney.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Commander W. P.
Hamilton, to the rank of Captain ; Lieutenant James E.
Parlby (lately commanding the Griffon) to the rank of
Commander ; Captain Lewis Davies, C. 8., to the Dido ;
Lieut. Richard Inman, Mr. Butler, Midshipman, Mr. W.
Crowder, volunteer first class, and Mr. Berry, gunner, to
the Samarang ; Lieutenant A. Fairman, to the Wolverine ;
Lieut. John G. D'Urban, to the Griffon (commissioned at
Sheerness) ; Mr. C. W. I. H. Hutchinson, mate, to the
Excellent ; Mr. R. R. Quin, Midshipman, and Mr. T. Glyn,
College Midshipman, to the Conway ; Mr. Frederick Mur-
ray, mate, to the Britannia. On Wednesday, Messrs. G. R.
Rutherford (Excellent), Thomas Belgrave, and John Town
(late North Star), passed their examination in seamanship
for Lieutenants; Messrs. Hugh Gilbreath and Abel Parker,
gunner's mates, passed for gunners ; and John Hanson,
boatswain's mate, for a boatswain (all of the Excellent).
ROYAL MARINES.—First Lieut. Hayes. of the Chatham
Division, and First Lieut. Crispe, of the Portsmouth Divi-
sion, have exchanged.
(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
DEYONPORT, Nov. s.—His Majesty's ship Endymion,
50, Captain Sir Samuel Roberts, CB., arrived yesterday

(Friday) from Lisbon and Cadiz, but brings no news.
The Pigeon packet came up from Falmouth yesterday.
The demonstration ships are only to be fitted internally
for the present. Their masts and rigging will thus be pre-
served from decay. Orders have been received to expedite
the Comus, 16, under repair at this port, in consequence of
which a number of additional hands have been set to work
on her ; as soon as she is complete the Trinculo, 16, and
Savage, 10, are to be brought forward with all possible dis-
patch. The Madagascar frigate and Galatea coal depot
sailed last week from Milford for the West Indies. The
Spartiate, 74, is ordered to be docked, that the qualities of
her copper may be ascertained, the larboard and starboard
sides being of different sorts.
The Rochester lighter which sailed on Wednesday wit}
stores from Pembroke, returned here on Saturlay, having
sprung her topmast off the Lizard.
Orders have been received here to get ready 10,000
stand of arms for immediate exportation, supposed to be
for the north coast of Spain.
Captain Lewis Davies, C. 8., who was promoted for his
gallant conduct at Navarino, when in command of the
Rose, 18, is appointed to that superb specimen of Naval
architecture the Dido corvette, at Sheerness, constructed
by Captain. Sir W. Symonds.—Lieutenant George Vincent
to the Russell.—The appointment of Mr. Thomas Archer
as Clerk to the Ordinary at this port, reported in some of
our contemporaries, has not taken place.—Commander
Hamilton (late of the Comus) to the rank of Captain ;
Lieutenant Peariby (late of the Griffon) to the rank of
Commander ; Lord Henry Russell, of the Inconstant, and
Mr. Walter Reid, of the Britannia, to the rank of Lieute-
nants ; Lieutenant Dixon to the Serpent ; Mr. A. Thom!'
son, Master, to the Ordinary at Sheerness ; Lieutenant
Frederick Blair to the Dido ; Lieutenant V. H. Jones,
from the Coast Guard, Shanklin, Isle of Wright, to com-
mand the Rose, R. C. ; Lieutenant F. J. F. Henslow,
from the Rose, R. C., to be Chief Officer at Birlink. Gap
station ; Lieutenant J. Stuart, from the Ranger, R. 8., to
No. 27 Tower, Dymnchurch ; Lieutenant J. S. Hall, from
Townsend Battery, Dover, to the Ranger, R. C. ; Second
Lieutenants T. B. Pleydell, R.M., to the Vanguard ; W.
S. L. Atcherley, to the Bellerophon ; J. Winne, to Milford.
Remaining in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef,
Satellite, and Falmouth lighter.
In the Sound—Endymion, Scorpion.
At the Island—Pigeon packet.
Orders have been received at this yard for 120 ship-
wrights and 20 sawyers to work six days on mast-work.