The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-13 00:00:00

PRICE 7D.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.) •
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 11.—The Madaousear, 46, was
commissioned in this harbour on Friday by Captain Sir J.
S. Peyton, K.C.H., appointed Commodore on the North
American station, vice Pell, returning home. Commander
W. H. Pierson, Lieutenants Wallace, Houston, and Ed-
ward Bevan, Mr. H. J. Strutt, master; 11. Ir. J. Howard,
purser, Dr. A. 111‘Kechnie, surgeon, Mr. Robert Kaox,
second master, Mr. Durell, volunteer, first class, Lieute-
nants Jarvis and Ryder, Royal Marines, are appointed to
her.
The Imogene, 28, is commissioned at Plymouth by Cap-
tain Bruce ; Lieutenants John Hathorn and C. E. Ten-
nant, and Dr. J. W. Johnstone, surgeon, are aproluted.tO
her. Report says she will go to the north coast of Spainfor
Lord John Hay's pendant and that Captain Bruce will
pay off and re-commission the Castor.
The Talavera, 74, Captain Sullivan, C. 8., loaded with
stores and pro Visions for Lisbon, was lying in• Plymouth
Sound on Thursday, waiting a wind ; she will relieve the
Russell, 74, whose main-mast has been shattered by light-
ning. The Cornwallis, 74, Captain Festing, and Minden,
74, Captain Sharpe, C. 8., were lying in the Sound ready
for sea, waiting for orders.
The Beacon, surveying vessel, was re-commissioned on
Sunday by Lieut. Sachet Hope (for Commander Cope-
land, her late Commander), for the Mediterranean, having
been paid- off on the -previous 'day; nn -her t t urn- frenis the
Clyde, with newly raised seamen for the fleet. This vessel
came into harbour on Monday, the 30th ult., and with
only about thirty working hands was stripped to the gant-
lings, had upwards of five months' provisions for her original
company, and all her stores of every description landed at
the respective departments, and with clean. swept hold was
ready for paying off in four days, notwithstanding the unfa-
vourable nature of the weather on Thursday and Friday.
The following officers have been appointed to her :—Lieut.
Thomas Greves, Assistant Surveyor ; Surgeon, H. D. R.
Henning ; Purser, W. Brydone ; Mates, J. R. C. Help-
man, Assistant Surveyor ; G. C. Smith, G. M. Aldridge,
J. Spratt, and J. R. Maunsell ; Midshipman, D. Aird :
Clerk, R. J. S. Little.

The Emerald tender arrived on Monday, with newly-
raised seamen from Ireland.

The Royal Tar steamer arrived on Monday, from the
River, and sailed again at noon pith 220 recruits for St.
Sebastian.

AT SPlTHEAD.—Vanguard, Bellerophon, Pembroke,
Stakesbv, and Moira transports.
IN HARBOUR.—Britannia, Excellent, Royal George,
Madagascar, President, Buffalo, Larne, Beacon, Seaflower
and Cracker, cutters ; Maitland and Katherine Stewart
Forbes transports.
APPOINTMENTS.—Lieut. T. L. Massie to Vanguard ;
Rev. W. G. Tucker, to Minden ; Rev. Spencer Phelps, to
Talavera ; Lieut. Edwards and Mr. Alexander Dunbar,
College Volunteer, Bellerophon ; Mr. H. E. Crout, mas-
ter's assistant, to Hercules ; Lieut.' J. J.. Robinson, from
the Forte to Skipjack, vice Ussher, invalided ; Lieut.
Cooper, from President to Porte ; Mr. Robert Jenner,
mate, to
.Excellent ; Mr. James Rutherford (1803), and
G. A. Acheson (1804), are removed from the active to
the retired list of surgeons.
ROYAL MARINES.—Capt. Crowther, from the half-pay
to the retired list on full pay, vice Knox, deceased.
The following mates and midshipmen passed for Lieute-
nants at the Naval College, on Tuesday and Wednesday :
—Mr. C. J. F. Ewart, mate, Pembroke ; E. Galton, late
Confiance ; E. H. B. Proctor, Favourite ; G. H. Sten-
house, Beacon ; R. Reid, midshipman, Talavera ; E. M.
Alldridge, mate, Beacon ; E. H. Alston, ditto, Talavera ;
P. W. Gibson, midshipman, Britannia ; F. W. P. Bou-
verie, college mate, Vanguard ; W. D. Lyster, midship-
man, ditto ; C. B. Hamilton, college mate, Canopus ; G. ,
R. Wolridge, mate, President ; W. H. WeLb, ditto, Larne;
H. G. Ayscough, mate, President ; C. It. Marcuard, ditto;
J. H. Cockburn, ditto; H. G. Veitch, ditto.
(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
We have letters from the squadron in the West Indies
to the 26th April. The Rainbow, Champion, and Wan-
derer were at Halifax. The Comus sailed for England,
via Vera Cruz and Havannah, on the 23d April, leaving
the Nimrod and Magnificent at Jamaica, where the Forte,
Commodore Pell, was expected early in May, with specie
from Vera Cruz. The Racer and Wasp were gone to
Carthagena and Chagres with the mails. Cruizer, Skip-
jack, and Pickle were cruising off Cuba for slaves. Pincher,
schooner, sailed 9th April from Port Rnyal for Bermuda.
Belvidera, Vestal, Racehorse, and Larne at Barbadoes.
The mail taken ,out by the Briseis packet was forwarded
from Barbadoes by the Savage. The only steamers in the
West Indies at the sailing of the last packet were the Dee,
Columbia, and Meteor. The squadron were very healthy.
The troops in Jamaica were also in a healthy state, and the
island was tranquil. Lieutenant Paget has been compelled
to return home on sick leave, for change of climate, and has
arrived in the Alert. Lieutenant Robinson, of the Forte,
has been appointed to command the Skipjack, schooner,
vice Lieutenant Usher, invalided. Lieutenant Broke, of
the Belvidera, has exchanged with Lieutenant Fitzgerald,
of the Cruizer. The Admiralty have ordered that the
packets are in future to wait at St. Thomas's, for the arri-
vEl there of the corresponding branch packets from Jamaica,
with the return mails fin. Europe.
His Majesty's brigantine Cockatrice, 6, Lieut. Rees, ar-
rived on Monday from South America, last from Falmouth.
She left Rio on the 3rd April, and
‘ consequently brings no
political news of importance. 'IIIF reports from the Texas
were unfavourable to the American colonists, who were
greatly pressed by Santa Anna, and the massacre of Gen.
Fansious' band of Texeans is confirmed. The colonists
were, however, preparing for a most determined resistance.
They had 4,000 men in arms, and supplies of men and
stores were continually arriving from the United States.
The Ranger packet had arrived at Rio. The Cockatrice
has come up harbour to be paid off.
His Majesty's ship Minden, 74, Capt. A. R. Sharpe,
C. 8., went out of Harbour into the Sound on Sunday.—
The Talavera, 74, Capt. Sullivan, was paid two months ad-
vance of wages on Tuesday, and will sail this morning for
the North Coast of Spain.—His Majesty's brig Colum-
bine, 16, Commander Thomas Henderson, was taken into
dock on Monday, and undocked the next day, after having
her copper cleaned.

The Beagle, surveying-ship, Commander Fitzroy, was at
New Zealand, on her way to England, on the 30th De-
cember last. The Nimrod was at Jamaica on the 19th
April. The Forte was expected at Jamaica from a cruise.
The Goldfinch arrived at Madeira, from Falmouth,
April 16th, and sailed for Rio Janeiro on the 18th. The
Briscis packet arrived at Barbadoes, after a 24 days' pas-
sage from Falmouth. The Melville packet arrived at Lis-
bon 28th May.
Capt. Searle, CB., has taken the command of the Or-
dinary at Portsmouth.
rachts arc in future to be allowed to lie at the Govern-
ment buoys.

The situation of Master Attendant at Portsmouth-yard
is vacant by the sudden death of Mr. Atkinson.

The men belonging to the Ordinary were mustered and
examined at the Captain Superintendent's office, on Mon-
day, previous to the alteration about to take place in that
department.
On the paying off the Trinculo the crew subscribed
3/. 10s. 6d. to the funds of the Seamen and Marines' Or-
phan Committee.
The Admiralty have appointed Mr. F. C. Bullmore,
surgeon, of Falmouth, joint surgeon and agent, with
Mr. Cornish, for sick and.wounded seamen and marines at
that port.
Colonel Sir J. Savage, K.C.H., Colonel Commandant of
the Royal Marines, will arrive here next week to inspect
division of that gallant corps in this garrison.
It is understood that Captain Symonds will take a
cruize in the Vanguard, when she proceeds to sea with the
squadron.

-Remaining in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, Cornwallis,
Columbine, Magpie, Cockatrice.
In the Sound—Talavera, Minden.

The following passed their examination for Lieutenants,
at the Royal Naval College, on Wednesday and Thursday
last :—Ewart, of the Pembroke ; R. Reid, E. H. Alston,
Talu.vera ; P. W. Gibson, Britannia ; F. W. Bouverie,
W. D. Lyster, Vanguard ; G. R. Wolridge, H. G. Ays-
cough, C. R. Marcuard, J. H. Cockburn,- H. G. Veitch,
President ; W. IL Webb, Larne ; E. Galion, E. H. B.
Procter, D. H. Senhouse, C. B. Hamilton.
Mr. S. P. Baskerville, son of the late Mr. Baskervil.e,
of Plymouth, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, after
20 years active service.---Mr. John 'Webb, Acting Master,
of the Clio, is confirmed in his rank.—The following officers
have been appointed to the Imogene, 'about to be commis-
sioned at this port :—Capt. H. W. Bruce, Lieuts. John
Hatborn and C. E. Tennant, Mr. R. Thompson, Master,
Dr. J. W. Johnstone, Surgeon, and R. M. Isbell, Assistant
Surgeon ; Rev. George Hopper, Chaplain, to the Bellero-
phon; Lieut. S. Hope, Mr. Brayden, Purser, Mr. Hen-
ning, Surgeon, Messrs. Helpman, Sprott, and Smith, mates,
A. L. Maunsell, College ditto, G. M.. Aldridg-
and
Aird, Midshipmen to the Beacon ; Capt.. Sir J. S. Peyton,
Messre. H. J. /fruit, Master, J. Howard, Purser, A.