The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

Captain the Hon. George Rolle Walpole Trefusis died
on the 28th ult. at Brighton, aged 56. He was a lieu-
tenant of 1813, commander of 1816, and captain of 1824,
and accepted the retirement in October, 1846. When
midshipman of the Thames, he served in her boats at the
capture and destruction of a convoy at Amanthea, in
1810. The gallant deceased was the brother of Lord
Clinton, and married, in 1839, Margaret Frances, second
daughter of John James, Esq., of Houghton Lodge,
Hants, who died in March, 1845, and by whom he had
two sons and a daughter, who survive him.
The Success hulk, which was used latterly as the
lodging-ship for the men employed under Colonel
Pasley when engaged in raising the wreck of the Royal
George at Spithead, is ordered to be broken up at Ports-
mouth•yard.
The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Massier, went to the Nora
on Wednesday, and will be conveyed to Plymouth by
one of the reserve steamers.

Mr. Easto, the master-attendant of Sheerness Dock-
yard, relinquished his duties on Wednesday, and gave
up his office to his successor.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Arrogant, 46,
steam-frigate, was inspected this forenoon by the
Commander-in Chief, Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., who
went out in the Myrtle steam-tender for that purpose.
She sailed at six o'clock this evening for Plymouth and
Malts. . _

The convict-ship Mountstuart Elphinstone, having
embarked yesterday about 30 prisoners from the bulks
at this port, sailed at an early hour this morning for
Moreton Bay, Australia. She calls at Portland for a
few more prisoners. There is a rumour that the Irish
rebel leaders are to take passage in her. This is certain
—that a stricter system is enforced in her than as ever
before been observed, and that there are certain reserved
berths on board unoccupied.
The Plumper, steam-sloop, Commander M. S. Nolloth,
was docked this morning.
The Euphrates freight ship will leave Deptford on
the 2d proximo, to embark from this port detachments
of the 23d reserve, and 2d Battalion of Rifle Brigade, for
Quebec.
Wind—S.W. by W. ; light breeze and fine weather.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 31. the Columbia steamer, Fre-
derick Shortland, commander, was paid advance on
Monday, and sailed the same day to prosecute her sur-
vey in the Bay of Fundy.
- The Sampson steamer is about to be brought here
from Sheerness the beginning of June, to be added to
the reserve squadron.
The Reynard is expected here from Portsmouth, and
will sail on the sth of June with mails for Sierra Leone,
Ascension, Portendic, Madeira, and Cape de Verd
Islands.

The Basilisk and Niger steamers, having had their
defects made good, are to take on board 100 tons each
more dead weight, before they again proceed to sea on
the next trial cruise.

The Gladiator steamer arrived here on Tuesday, in
charge of Mr. Brown, master of the Agincourt, and is
to remain at this port as one of the reserved steamers.

The Nautilus tender went out on the sanieclaTi;;;x•
ercise the nasal apprentices. - _

The Salamander arrived here yesterday, from Chatham.
The Spartan, 22, Captain Thomas M. C. Symonds, is
ordered to be paid off at this port oulrer arrival.
The docking of the Albion, 90, has been put off for
the present.
The Queen, 110, keeps her
.pent flying. She will
be recommissioned on the arrival of the Hibernia, 104,
flag-ship, Captain Charles Wise.
The Alarm, 26, and Calliope, 26, are to be taken into
dock to be prepared for commission.
The Ranger, 8, has had her lower masts taken in.
The Vangeatd, 80. will occupy six months after she is
taken in hand to make good her defects.
The Albion, 90, will be taken into dock at the next
spring tides.
The naval apprentices were exercised last evening in
boats, under Mount Wise.