The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-17 00:00:00

NAVAL NCI6.

(From the Hamphire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 15.—Our intelligence from Jamaica
reaches to the Ist ult. The Pickle schooner arrived there
on the 19th October, from Curacoa, and sailed for Carthe:
gena on the 31st ; the Tartarus steamer arrived there with
the S:•ptemhor mails in five days, from Barbadoes, on the
25:11; the CharybHs, on the ..)86, tweive days, from
B.•rinuoa ; the Cornus, on the 23,', in four days. from Cm'
thagcna, with 460,000 dollars, and sailed again on the 26th'
for the Havaniiah. The Nimrod arrived at Jamaica, from
St. Jaw) de Cuba, in three days, on the 24th of October,
and sailed on the 27th for Nassau, N.P. The SaePh°
sailed on the 24th, on a cruise ; and the Echo steamer, °°
the 13th, for St. Thomas's.
The Striogap itam was at Barbadoes on the 3d I,f isi(r
vember, a'l well ; the Wanderer, at Nassau, on the 21st of
Oczober, to sail the next day on a two months' cruise, the°
to the Havannah for a freight to Jamaica.
The loconstant, 36, Captain Pring, is to proceed to:
Cork from Plymouth, as soon as ready for sea, to take °
board troops for Halifax.
The Ganges, 84, will not come out of the basin till Ott
week ; she is rapidly getting ready for service, and is no
now more than 100 men short of her complement.
The Daphne, 20, Captain Daliing, when ready for 0'
will proceed to the Mediterranean station.
The Tweed, 20, Hon. Commander F. T. Pelham, fag
paid off on Thursday.
The Megmra steam-vessel is ordered to proceed t 0
Malta, to be employed in the packet service. Commander
Hutton, Lydiard, and Massie, take passage in her. .1.,
The Britannia, flag-ship, in this harbour, has 500 suP`l,l
numeraries on board for general service, who are at li,
exercised. They are principally intended for the Canauil
lakes.
The Victory, ordinary flag-ship here, is ordered to enteer,
200 supernumerary seamen for general service. The Itind
raid tender proceeded to Bristol yesterday to bring r°ll'
newly-raised men.
Arrived the Partridge, 10, Lieutenant W. Morris, Errs
Sheerness, with fifth supernumeraries on board for gen,e ;
service in the navy. The Partridge is intended, We Pe-
for service on the African coast.
The Mischief, schooner yacht, Sir Joseph HavvieY'„nad
rived at Gibraltar from Portsmouth on the 25th ult., '-
proceeded the same day for Leghorn, jog
The Palernia packet, which was driven on shore dur,
the gale a frw days since, at Hayling Island, was
sY
last night (Friday) and brought into this harbour, at.`:;(l,
light this morning. The hull is comparatively uniniti,test
and the whole of her cargo was saved, without the slig".of
damage, through the prompt and indefatigable exertioesest
the Consuls, Messrs. Vanderbergh, who with the ntli-ied
alacrity repaired to the vessel the moment they reeel;jet
tidings of her disaster, and had the cargo diseharged,unto
their immediate direction, in the brief space of time off llie
tides only. The intrepid conduct of Lieut. Steane,
Coast Guard, at Hayling, in his efforts to save the ii*l-0-0;
the crew, is spoken of in the highest terms of admirttlibi
nor is this the only instance, by very many, in vecic°,lol‘
gallant officer has similarly distinguished himself.
their admiration of his gallant and humane conduct nit the
case, the Consuls have presented him, ir, the name °` 03
Captain of the Palerma, with a handsome silver ell!)
salver, on which a suitable inscription is engraved. 'Jo/
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Comma! oil'
Frederick Holton, to Vanguard, vice Walker, prom °fp
L3dia;d, and Massie, to the Princess Charlot-tei,'"
be employed on special service in the Turkish Beet del
tenants—W. N. Fowell, from the Inconstant, to do the
on the Canadian Lakes ; Edward William Pit, fill nice
Victory, to be resident agent for transports at
Wentworth, removed to Deptford, in the room o.' :arm
superannuated. Assistant-Surgeons—E. J. Mole
M.D., M. J. We.t, and Maurice, to the Britalonreot'
ROYAL MARINES.—Mr. John Huskisson, son- 01 ttew
Huskisson, of Greenwich Hospital, has received. a °°-
sion as Second Lieutenant.

(From the Devonport Independent.) ilea °
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 15.—The Rochester light.er
Thursday, with stores for Woolwich.
es {rod
The Duck lighter arrived on Friday, with stor
Chatham.
natio
Ships in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, 104, Carper
White ; San Josef, 110, Captain J. N. Tay ;, pie/
stant, 36, Captain D. Pring ; Opossum ; Night°
Asia freight ship ; Duck lighter.
In the Sound—Arab transport, waiting orders.
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The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered the Li coil'
ments of the San Jose', 120, at this port, and the
mix) se'''
110, guard-ship at Portsmouth, to be inc,..eased by 74'
.4 00
men each. Volunteers for general service in the lls"osver
daily arriving at Portsmouth, in the tenders from Pi'
ports. There are at present about 2.00 on board 91 oie;
tannia fly-ship, waiting their transfer to sea-goin,.,, se;
At this port equal activity is displayed t—Thirty-D'oftir,
men have been brought rour,d from Liverpool in 011
Dublin steamers this week ; and the Netley tend r'4
been dispatched to the same port to bring over- 15u
who are now waiting P, passage. er°
It is generally reprwted that Admiral Sir Graham "outh.;
will succeed Sir P. Durham in command at PortloirF
with Mr. Triphook for his secretary and that It pro:
the Hon. C. 'E. Fleming, who attained his step in "'ea
st
motion of 1837, before his time of command esPirecoor
Sheerness, will succeed Lord Amelius Beauclerk as
mand'er-in-Chief at Plymouth.

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At Wimpole, on the 13th Kist., the Countess 0- Willa.daughter. of
At Bombay, on the 18th of September, the tad,' sorrel'
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On the 11th inst., Francis Legh Langs.-tow, Croft P' dri°
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to Charlotte, eldest aughter of the late H.enrY ~,.t. so,-,0104he
Esq., Collector of her Majesty's Customs at that 1:,:- tincu:,. , ,:(
(laughter of Wm. Marshall, Esq., of Grimsby riii°7l.-e'fowrd:hitlieey e
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Rev. John Jones, Vicar of Foy, to Sarah Jane, %lid° pike:
Wm. Dansey, of Yatton, Esq., in the same countY• cassitrsbir
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Tapply, of Fenchurch-street, to Charlotte, only dlt'y
James Smee, of Walcot-terrace, Kennington. 'fr.
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James Gibbs, jun„ of Whitehall Yard. 0 Hitriitiv
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