The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Porch er.

(From the Hampshire Teleqrapi.)
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.—The Hermes steam-vessel,
Lieutenant Blount, arrived at Falmouth on Tuesday, from
the Mediterranean, with the mails, She left Corfu June
30, Fiscado July 1, Patras, July 1, Zante July 1, Malta
July 9, Gibraltar July 17, and Cadiz July. 18. Among the
passengers she brought home were Col. Vernon Graham ;
Liiut. Cross 92d ; and Capt. Sheriff, Superintendent of
the Port at Gibraltar. The Ceylon, receiving ship, was the
only vessel lying at Malta, with the exception of the Par-
melia and Barossa transports, when the Hermes sailed.
The fleet under Sir Josias Rowley were at Zante
'rine Barossa transport arrived at Malta on the Ist
ult., from Gibraltar, with the 70th Regiment ; and the Par-
tuella on the :25th of June, from Cork, with the remainder
of the 59th Regiment. The Prince Regent transport
sailed on the 18th of June, with a detachment of the 53d
Regiment, from Corfu. The Orestes and Chin, men-of-
war, were at Gibraltar, whence the Jasseur sailed on the
17th inst., on a cruise. The Malabar (which was to sail
in :two days for England) and Mnicienne were at Cadiz.
Tarte u, stearndr, Liautcuaut James, arrived at Gibral-
tar on the 13th instant. _

The 51, Capt. W. Fisher, sailed on Tuesday to
join the squadron at Plymouth, under the command of Sir
Pdge', anti than to proceed to the Mediterranean, to re-
have, it is unticv,tond, the Rodney, which is to return home
to try her quali:l'.'s with the Vanguard and Bellerophon,
ete. The squadron will accompany the Asia, on her voy-
age rut, to a distance at the discretion of Sir Charles Pa-
get, for the purpose of ascertaining her comparative rate of
saif ng. The following letter from Devonport observes
uptin the arrival or th squadron in that quarter
"'De-,,urport, July 28.

" c Channel squadron are here, consisting of ilellero-
phim, Pernroke, Hercules, Van4uard, Cornwallis, and
d
; also the Russell, just returned from the coast of Spain.
The five first-named ships. formed, I believe, the squadron from
Portimeuth to tits port. The Sound is now a place of great
rttrat the, ald-the merits of the ships a subject of much (ratio- ,
sit), among all parties. From the time the ships left Spit.
head it ti: pears that a feeling cf rivaiship soon manifested '
itselF, and it eere aoxioes for P ill. Ido not hear the par-
ticula.-s of the competition that has taken place among, these
I,ut it is unive;.,-;.,ily believed that, with the exception of
the the other 74's have decidedly beaten the Van-
gireeal. C,rta,n Sycaoadi was on board his own ship, but
troni all I can lean he could make nothing of her to justify
the vain etaneetatiOns cf his ini'attutted admirers. She has
sent some o'f her ballast (about forty tons) on shore. I think
the navel surveyor had better have limited his speculations to
the toa7;.iment of his principle—the Vernon. He would have
beat consulted own interest in having done so ; hut it would
have bet' still saber in hint not to have exceeded the maxi-
mum of his rrin,iple—tint Pantaloon brig being evidently the
c:ass of vessel, in whieb alone he can Ire considered to have
Leon at all successful. The result of the attempt cf the Pique
to triumph over Castor must have been a most mortifying
afair to the in:nitivcs. Should the Inconstant, constructed
by Captain Hayes, also throw Pique into the shade, what will
the wise heads say?
" P. S.—The Russell is coming into harbour as soon as the
wind will permit, to make good some defects; and it is ex-
pected the sq:.wdran will sail to-morrow morning."
The Thalia, 42, left Ascension en the 3lst May, to cruise
in the Bights ; and the 'Pylades, IS, arrived at that isl:tnd
on the 1.,t of dime,,from the Cape.
The Athol' transport, Mr. Alexander Karley, Master,
commanding, arrived to-day (in forty-seven hours) from the
Cove of Cork, with the depot of the 47th Regiment of Foot,
under the command of Major G. F. Sadlier.
The Zebra, 18, left Hobart Town on the 4th of March
for Otaheite ; the Winchester, 52, was at Bombay on the
24th March ; the Raleigh, 18 had been there, and the Ju-
piter, 35, was expected on the 2.2 d of that month. A rich
native, Aga Mahommed Kahiar Sherazee, gave a splendid
entertainment to toe Admiral and Governor ; 810 persons
sat down to supper.'
The Galatea, which has been fitting at this port as a coal
depot for the West Indies, is to proceed to Plymouth to
complete her equipment and take in coals.
The Buffalo, which sailed on Tuesday for South Aus-
tralia, returned to St. Helen's Roads this morning, driven
back by westerly winds.
'rho Partridge tender sailed on Thursday to join Sir
Charles Paget's squadron. The Bonetta, Lieut.. Deschamps,
sails to-morrow morning (Sunday) for the African station.
The Norwegian man-of-war brig Fredricksvcem sailed
this morning from Spithead.
. At Spithead.—Bonetta, Athol!, Najaden Swedish cor-
- vettee, Henry Porcher (convict ship), Glasgow steamer,
and Orestes timber ship.
In Harbour.—Britannia, Excellent, Royal George, Ma-
dagascar, Pique, Inconstant, Beacon, and Cracker.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 28.—The Hercules, 74, Captain
Berkeley, arrived on Monday ; and to-day, Thursday, the
Bellerophon, 80 (with the flag of Sir Charles Paget) ;
Vanguard, 80 ; Cornwallis, 74 ; and Pembroke, 74, from
Torbay. By the report of all the ships in the squadron
the Bellerophon in a most decided manner beat the Van-
guard in all points of sailing in their way down from Spit-
head ; even the Pembroke had some small advantage over
her. The Vanguard is to take out 40 tons of ballast.
To enable this ship to keep her station she was obliged
to carry a heavier press of sail than either of the others.
The Hermes steamer arrived on Tuesday from Falmouth.
She is getting her defects made good, and will take out
the next Mediterranean mail. A detachment from the
depot of the 29th has embarked in the Stirling freight
ship, to join the service companies at the Mauritius. On
Tuesday the Nautilus, 10, went out of harbour and
sailed to Malta. The Russell, 74, Captain Sir W. Dillon,
arrived to-day from Lisbon, after a tedious passage of 19
days. On her way from Vigo Bay to the Tagus she was
taken a back in a back in a squall, and; lost her main-top-
mast, three top-gallant masts and smaller spars. She made
the signal, to come into harbour this afternoon to refit, but
from the wind falling she was unable. The Brazilian cor-
vette, Segundo de Julia, 28, Captain Ripaso, arrived to-
day from Rio Janeiro ; she saluted the garrison and the
Admiral with 21 guns, which was returned. The Savage,
10, Lieutenant Loney, was paid off on Saturday ; and the
Plover packet yesterday. The Alban steamer sailed to-
day for the West Indies. The Imogene, 28, Captain
Brice, is in foward equipment, and will sail shortly for
South America, and not to relieve the Castor, as was re-
ported.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.LiQUt. Lord Fre-

derick Gordon, to the rank of Commander ; Lieut. J. P. •
Davey and H. G. Ayscough, to be Extra Lieutenants of
the Caledonia ; Lieut. H. Gittings to the Rodney ; Lieut.
E. H. Kenney to Minden ; Lieuts. H. P. iDeschamps, of 1
Partridge, and Bisson, of Bonetta, have been allowed to ex-
change their commands ; Mr. Ashley la Touche, Mate, to
Tribune ; Mr. G. E. K. Gore, Midshipman, and Mr.
James King, Master's Assistant, to Pique ; Mr. Endo
Wills, Midshipman, to Thalia ; Mr. J. G. Harrison, Mate,
to Britannia ; Mr. John Fowles, to be Purveyor of timber

at South Australia and New Zealand, and takes passage in

Buffalo ; Dr. Gilbert King (late of the Britannia) is ap-
pointed to take charge of the convicts on board the Henry

Royal Marines—Captain Leonard has exchanged from
Chatham to Plymouth Division, with Captain M'Laulan.
Captain Drinkwater is to have the command of the Con-
way, on that ship being commissioned, at this port.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has conferred the ho-
nour of Knighthood on Commander H. E. Atkinson (of
the Coast Guard), as a mark of respect for his attention
on the occasion of steering his Excellency and Lady, in a
six-oared barge, up and down the Blackwater River (on
their visit to Youghall), one of the most intricate and dan-

gerous rivers in Ireland.
Additional recruiting parties of the Royal Marines are
ordered out from the several divisions, as follows :—One
from this division to Oxford ; a second from Chatham to
Woburn and neighbourhood ; another from Plymouth to
Barnstaple ; and a fourth from Woolwich to Norwich.
The standard for recruits is lowered half an inch ; the age

to be from eighteen to twenty-five years.
WARRANT OFFICERS.—The gunners, boatswains, and
carpenters in ordinary, are in future to be borne upon the
books of the senior Captain's ship, and a list of each class
fit for the service is to be kept. They are then to be di-
vided in three classes, as follows :—lst class, those who
have held warrants for ships of the line ; 2d ditto, fourth
and fifth rates ; 3d ditto, 6th rates and sloops. Pay of
the first' class to be that of warrant officers of second rates,
viz., 911. 55., when in commission, and 761. 6s. when out
of commission. Pay of the second class (hereafter to in-
clude warrant officers of sixth rates) to be that at present
allowed to fourth rates, 711. ss. 2d. in commission, and
56/.65. when out of commission. Pay of third class to be
that of warrant officers of sixth rates and sloops, 611.55. 4d.
in commission, and 461.65. out of commission. Tool money
to carpenters as heretofore. Although immediately to be
divided into classes the alteration of pay will not operate
until the officer is called into commission service in the
class to which he belongs, or until established in the class
which is to be effected by reduction of the present lists
to a certain number : but where officers hold a higher
rate of pay than is assigned by the new arrangement,
they will be allowed to retain it.
Mode of Advancement.—Every death or superannuation
from Ist or 2d rates present pay, and every two deaths or
superannuation from 3d rates pay, one officer to be ad-
vanced from pay of 3d rates to the pay of a first class.
Every death or superannuation from 4th rates, and for
every two deaths or two superannuations from sth rates,
one officer from-sth rates pay to the pay of the 2d class.
Warrant officers on 6th rates and sloops' pay to remain on
the 3d class pay until advanced to higher class. Com-
manders-in-chief, on foreign stations, to retain the power of
promoting to death vacancies under their commands. The
Lords of the Admiralty also reserve to themselves the
power of promoting deserving characters to the 3d class,
and of advancing from lower to higher classes merito-
rious characters. In future sea time only will be al-
mittcd to warrant officers, in the calculation of their time
for-superannuation.
Mr. Brown, Master Attendant at Woolwich Dockyard,
has been superannuated upon 3801., per annum, and is suc-
ceeded by Mr. Tcignmouth ; Mr. Louthean succeeds Mr.
Payne (superannuated) as First Master Attendant at
Chatham. Mr. Walker is reappointed to the situation of
Second Master Attendant at Plymouth, with the increased
pay. Mr. Gaze, First Master Attendant at Sheerness, has
received a new appointment to that office under the new
regulation, but retaining his former salary, with the under-
standing that his period of service will be only calculated
up to the present time for superanuation.
( From the Devonport 7elegraph.)
The Comas sloop of war, Captain Hamilton, arrive.?
here on Thursday from the Havannala which she left on
the 23d June last, touching at Tampico, where she was
detained three weeks, in consequence of a requisition from
the British Consul and merchants, to protect their properly,
in the struggle between the Texicans and Mexicans.
While lying off Tampico, she lost an officer and two of her
icre,v, by the upsetting of a boat, in crossing the bar. On
the boat's going over, two of the crew clung to the bottom,
but. Mr., Charles Ross Price, mate, and nephew of Captain
Superintendent Ross, of this Dock-yard, and the other two
of the crew, named John Aisliton and Henry Baker, were
drowned. The two men who were saved were 36 hours in
the water, and drifted 15 miles outside land, when they
were again driven ashore by a change in the wind to N.B.
The Thisbe arrived at Luna from Italy 30th Jan., and
sailed 11th for Valparaiso ; Blonde arrived at ditto from
Italy 19th March ; Curlew arrived at Sierra Leone from
River Gambia, 21-th May ; Spey brig arrived at Barba-
dos from Falmouth, 15th June ; Favourite sloop, sailed
from Constantinople for Tripoli 29th June ; Scorpion brig,
arrived at Lisbon from Falmouth, 12th July ; Thalia
sloop, sailed from St. Helena, 18th May ; Reindeer was
spoken with, 4th July, off Cape Antonio.
Lieut. Grove, of the Royal Danish Navy, and Mr.
Fudge, Master Builder in the Danish service, arrived here
on Monday last from Portsmouth, where they have bet n
for some weeks past, and were permitted to inspect the
Dock-yard. Both these gentlemen arc naval architects,
and are allowed to visit this country for the purpose of im-
proving themselves in the art of ship-building.
In Hamoaze.—Royal Adelaide, Imogene, Fly, Hermes,
Sheldrake, Magnet, Hope, Emerald tender, Drake and
Rochester lights.
In the Sound Bellerophon' Vanguard, Cornwallis,
Pembroke, Minden, Hercules, Russell, Comus, Sterling
freight ship, and Brazilian corvette.
Colonel Sir Robert Dick, K.C.H., 42d Royal High-
landers, has subscribed 101. to the funds of the next Ply-
mouth regatta.
The Prince of Oldenburg and Prince of Witgenstcin
(from Germany) arrived here on Saturday last, and in the
afi,ernoon visited the Dock-yard, where they were received
by CoMmissioner Ross and the principal officers. After
inspecting the various departments of the establishment,
with which they expressed themselves highly'gratified, they
took their leave, much pleased with the attention shown
them. In the evening their Royal Highnesses dined at
Whiddon's Royal Hotel, and afterwards proceeded in a
travelling carriage and four for Exeter and Portsinouth.
A detachment of the 36th regt., consisting of 1 captain,
2 subalterns, and 50 men, marched from this Garrison on
Wednesday morning last for Okchampton, to aid the civil
power in suppressing the riotous conduct of the misguided
labouring poor, who had assembled in large numbers and
blocked up the approaches of the town. They had also set
fire to a barn and farm-house, but fortunately the latter was
preserved from destruction. The turbulent disposition of
the labourers in the Okehainpton district has existed for
some time, and originated in their hostility to the New Poor
Law Bill. A police force was sent down from London
about six weeks since to restore order, but they had no
sooner left than fresh disturbances broke out, and the pre-
sence of the military is rendered necessary.
The following is a copy of the Minute issued by Captain-
Superintendent Ross, C.B. after the late fire at Plymouth :
" Adverting to the destructive fire which took place at
Plymouth, on the morning of Sunday, the 17th instant, I
cannot refrain from expressing my high commendation of
,the alacrity, exertion, and steadiness of Lieut. Williams
and the Police force of the Dock-yard, as well as the por-
tion of the Dock-yard Guard which accompanied them to
the fire. I have now had several opportunities of wit-
nessing the conduct of the Police Force, in aiding to subdue
fires in the neighbourhood, and I am so fully satisfied of the
value of their services, and steadiness of conduct, upon such
occasions, as to feel them entitled to my best thitnks.
(Signed) C. B. H. ROSS.
The Director of Police, Plymouth-Yard."
The following general order was also issued by Major
Gen. Sir Willoughby Cotton on the same occasion :—" The
Major-General commanding the Western District, has
great pleasure in communicating to the garrison that he has
received, from the Mayor and corporation of Plymouth, the
most unqualified acknowledgement of the eminent service
rendered by the troops, at the distressing fire which broke
out on Sunday morning last." Sir W. Cotton begs to add
to this strong testimonial on the part of the inhabitants, his
own high sense of the good conduct and successful exertions
of the military on this occasion.

We regret to hear that Sir C. Greville is danger-
ously ill, owing to a cold caught in going through the Tunnel
on the Liverpool Railroad.
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Sunday se'nnight, as Lord Wharncliffe was going
up the Thames in his yacht, the Romulus, his Lordship was
knocked overboard, opposite Gravesend, by the boom when
jibbing, and narrowly escaped drowning. The dingy attached
to the vessel was instantly manned ; but it was not until addi-
tional assistance came from the shore that his Lordship was
picked up. He was in an exhausted state, but he shortly re-
covered from the ill effects of the accident.