The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The following officers re-
ceived their certificate as having passed the necessary
examination for lieutenants on board the Excellent this
day:—Messrs. Christian and Grove, acting lieutenants;
and Messrs. Malcombe, Jago, and Johnson, acting
mates. _ _

We are sorry to be compelled to notice the very ap-
parent endeavour to hide a good work which existed in
the fact of the Leander new frigate being ordered to be
fitted for ordinary service instead of commission, as for
some time past has been expected.
The Grecian, 16, Commander Tindal, is hourly ex-
pected at this port from Rio, Orders are awaiting her
to proceed, without anchoring at Spithead, to Dovonport
to to paid off.
The Defence convict hulk was placed in her proper
position in Blockhouse-hole yesterday.
The Stromboli, steam-sloop, Commander Lord Ame-

lies Beanclerk, is under orders to hold herself in readi-
ness by the first week in May to take in tow. the North
Star store-ship to the neighbourhood of the ice.
The Niger and Basilisk steam-sloops, the former a
screw and the latter a paddle vessel, will start on their
experimental trip about the second week in May. Mr.
Davy, additional Master of the Impregnable, 104, at
Devonport, will have charge of the Niger, with seventy
riggers; Captain Horatio Austin, C. 8., of the Blenheim
steam guard-ship, will have charge of the Basilisk, man-
ned from the Blenheim; and Captain Halstead will have
charge of the screw experiments on board the Niger.
We are informed that, at the visit of the Board of
Admiralty on Monday, they recommended the armament
of the Plumper and Reynard screw-schooners to be re-
duced from 32-pounders to 22-pounder carronades, and
the long gun abaft to be discharged into store.
The Driver steam-sloop, Commander C. R. Johnson,
arrived at Madeira on the 13th tilt., when the sanitary
boat went out to her, and informed those on board they
were to consider themselves in quarantine; consequently,
she did not even anchor, as, from the day after leaving
Plymouth, she had a resh north-easterly wind, which
followed her to Madeira, and enabled her to sail the
whole of the tray, only expending twenty-tons of coals,
which small quantity it was not considered an object to
replenish. She was seven days and nineteen hours
from Plymouth to Madeira, under sail only. She was,
at the above date, getting off an anchor left at the island
by the Daphne, which she would carry to Rio. All well
on board.
The Dutch corvette Amphitrite, Captain Court Lim-.
berg, having made good the damage sustained by her col-
lision with the Maria schooner, was towed to Spithead
by the Echo steam-tug this afternoon.
The Sparrow surveying ketch, Commander G. A.
Frazer, was towed oat of harbour this afternoon, and
anchored at Spithead.
The man (Wellington) who was so dreadfully injured
at Mr. Bramble's contract works on Tuesday, died at
three POIL yesterday, in the Portsmouth, Potties, and
Gosport Hospital.
Wind—S.W.; light breezes and variable:
THE WEST INDIA SQUADRON.
PORT ROYAL, MARCH 24.—Mr. William Cock, Acting
Assistant-Surgeon of the flag-ship Wellesley, died of
yellow fever in the hospital here some weeks since,
brought on, it is supposed, from exposure to the sun
whilst on an excursion. He is much and most deservedly,
regretted. There is a great want of assistant surgeons
on the station. Although there are few cases of a se-
rious nature in the hospital, the number of patients, and
the arduous nature of a medical officer's duties in this
climate, tell severely upon the health of the profession.
Lieutenant Sandun, First of the Helena, has exchanged
with Mr. Edward Barkley, Acting-Lieutenant of thq.
Imaum.
Mr. John C. Inglis, Acting Assistant-Surgeon of the
Wellesley, is appointed Acting Assistant-Surgeon of the
Helena,. vice Acting Asiiste.nt-Surgeon
Mr. Sidney
Bernard, who has been transferred to the Alarm, for
passage to England.
Lieutenant Birtwhistle, of the Vixen, is appointed
additional to the Imaum.
Acting-Master Joseph Walker, of the Scourge, is ap-
, pointed to the Trincomalee, vice Acting-Master George
Gilpin, transferred to the Wellesley as second-master.
Assistant-Surgeon Wells,. of the Wellesley, is ap-
pointed to Port Royal 130apttall vice Vowel, who joins
the Wellealeb