The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH. SEPT. 30.—The Cleopatra, 26, Captain
lion. George Grey, arrived on Sunday last, from the South
American station, bringing home on merchants' account
nearly two millions of dollars.
Th% Pantaloon brig, Lieutenant Bevan, proceeded this
evening with dispatches for Lord John Hay, at San Sebastian.
The Meteor steamer, Lieutenant Pritchard, arrived on
Wednesday, having towed the Icarus, It) guns, from Ply_
mouth, as far as Lymington-creek, where she will be hauled
on the beach, as a barrack for the seamen of the coast guard

station.
The Larne, 18, was in the Straits of 'Malacca on the 21st
of May, on her way to Canton.
Sailed on Wednesday the Apollo troop-ship, Mr. Kerley
Master, for Cork and Ceylon.
The Pluto steamer, from the River, for Plymouth, called
in here on Wednesliy.
Arrived on Tuesday the Pique, 33, Captain Boxer, from
Sheerness.
The Actaeon, 28, and Orestes, 23, will go out of harbour
cn Monday. The crew of the Act mis increased from 160
to 175 men.
The Hastings, Cleopatra, and Pique were paid wages this
morning.
The Clio, 18, Captain Richardson, will be paid off on Wed-
nesday next.
The Magicienne was paid off on Thursday last, on which
occasion the officers gave a most ,umptuous parting dinner to
their Captain, at the George Hotel, which the Lady of Cap-
tain Mildmay also graced with her presence.
The Sapphire, 28,, has been dismasted, and is to be exa-
mined as to what service she is fitted for.
The Arab transport left Deptford oa the 22d instant, for
Cork, to take on board a detachment of the 23d regiment, for
Halifax.
The Stromboli steamer is ordered to be built with the ut-
most dispatch-100 men are at present employed on her.
Five first.class boys and 15 second-class boys have been
discharged from the Victory into the Hastings, to be at the
disposal of the Commander in Chief in the Mediterranean.
Harbour.—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal George,
Actaeon, Orestes, Clio, Meteor, and Messenger steamers.
At Spitheacl.—Hastings, Edinburgh, Pique, C'eopatra,
Gillmore convict ship, Weimer Castle, and Zenobia East In-
diamen, Perfect Southseaman.
A detachment of the Bth regiment has been moved from
Guernsey to Gosport, to proceed with a detachment of the
89th, to the West Indies.
The remaining two companies of the sth depot embarked
on Sunday in the Royal Adelaide steamer, a very fine craft,
but with no accommodation for the men below—the conse-
quence was, that the men must have been from Sunday after-
noon till Tuesday exposed to one continued shower of rein.
We cannot think this to have been either beneficial to their
health or economical for the Government.
The Admiralty are putting a few 68-pound guns into all the
ships capable of carrying them, and the Horse Guards are fur-
nishing the army with percussion muskets.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captains-Thomas White, to Royal Ade-
laide, vice Sir Wm. Elliott, deceased.
Commanders—Wm. Smyth, to the Grecian.
Lieutenants—Michael do Courcy to the Racer ; James C.
Robinson, to the Grecian ; Thornton Eyre, to the Pilot ;
Charles Hall, to the Rolla ; Charles Holbrook, to the San
Joseph ; G. C. Randall, to the North Star ; Henry Barnard
Davis, and J. A. Mends, to the Actaeon, the latter vice
Peirce, whose appointment is cancelled.
Surgeons—Dr. Wallace, to the Wolverine; Dr. John
Munro, to the Grecian ; Mr. Harvey Morris, to the Racer.
Assistant Surgeons—W. M'Kinley, to the Grecian ; D. G.
Walker, to the Rolla ; Trail, to the Racer.
Pursers—James Gregory, to the Grecian; C. M'Dermott,
to the Racer.
Masters—James Henderson, Esq. to be Queen's Harbour-
master at Plymouth, with charge of the Breakwater, vice
Tucker, deceased; Mr. Robert Easto to be Assistant-Master-
Attendant at Chatham Dock-yard, vice Henderson ; Mr. Ro-
bert Fulton, Master of the Britannia, to command the Jupi-
ter, vice Easto ; Mr. F. J. 0. Evans, Second Master, to
the Rolla ; Mr. N. B. Pearce, Acting- Master, to the Gre-
cian ' • Mr. Griffiths, Second Master, to the Actaeon ; Mr.
Webb, Second Master of the Actaeon, to be Master's Assis-
tant of the Victory.
Mates—Joseph Nourse, to the Royal Adelaide ; E . K.
Barnard, to the Gorgon ; E. M. Lyons, to the Melville ;
Henry Croft, to the Rover; C. J. P. Glinn, to the Pilot ;
W. B. Wills, to the Actaeon ; W. Bridge, and T. Belgrave,
to the Excellent.
Masters' Assistants—Thomas Huss, to the Melville ; W.
Grindley, to the Petrel.
Volunteer, Ist Class—Prince, to the Pique.
Clerks—R. H. Richards (additional), to the Royal Ade-
laide; Daniel May, Clerk-in-charge, to the Rolla.
Naval Instructor—Robert Scott, to the Vanguard.
Warrant Officers—John Gilbert, Gunner; W. Remington,
Boatswain, and Francis Devonshire, Carpenter, to the Gre-
cian ; Thomas Smith, Boatswain, and William Houghton,
Gunner, to the Racer.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 29.—We are gratified to state that the
Lords of the Admiralty have conferred the appointment of
Second Master- Attendant at Chatham Dock-yard on a very
zea!ous and meritorious officer, Mr. R. Easto, Commander of
her Majesty's ship Jupiter, vice Henderson. Mr. Robert Ful-
ton, Master of the Britanuin, succeeds Mr. Easto in the com-
mand of the Jupiter, which ship will sail in a few days for
Cork, to embark troops for Ceylon.
Lieut. Charles Hall, of her Majesty's ship San Josef, is
appointed to the command of the Rolla, 10, which ship was
commissioned on Tuesday.
Her Majesty's ships Pilot, 16, Commander Ramsey, and

Rover, 16,w Commander Symonds, arc ordered to have two
32-pounders, medium guns, and to be fitted with shell rooms
on a new construction. The Pilot is to be detained for that
purpose, and will not be completed before the Ist or 2d of
October.
Her Majes'y's Troop-ship Jupiter, Mr. Robert Fulton,
Master, Commander, was towed out of Harbour on Mondsy,
by the Meteor, steam-vessel. She was paid advance of wages
on Tuesday, and is expected shortly to sail for Cork, to embark
the 95th Regiment for Ceylon, from whence she will return

with the 61st Regiment. -
Her Majesty's Troop-ship Atholl, Mr. C. P. Bellamy,
Master-Commander, haying had her defects made good, was
towed out of Harbour on Monday, by the Meteor, steam-
vessel, and sailed the same day for Quebec.
Her Majesty's Packet, Nightingale, which was ordered to
be sold out of the service, is to be fitted as a depot for the re-
ception of stores on the North Coast of Spain, in room of the
Goldfinch.
Her Majesty's ship, Venerable, 74, was warped from her
moorings alongside the jetty on Friday to be taken into dock
in order to be broken up.
Her Majesty's Steam-vessel, Pluto, Lieutenant J. Lunn,
arrived on Thursday from Woolwich, and came into Harbour
yesterday for a supply of coals.
Her Majesty's ship Pique, 36, Captain Edmund Boxer, ar-
rived at Portsmouth from Sheerness, on Tuesday.
Her Majesty's ships Malabar and Inconstant, were at Que-
bec, Aug. 21, all well.
Her Majesty's ship Hercules, 74, Captain Toup Nicolas,
hris left Cork with the 48th Regiment for Gibraltar, from