The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph of Saturday.)
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 24.—The Racer, 16, Commander
Byng; goes out of harbour on Tuesday, and will sail the
following day for the West Indies.

In the Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Ganges, Excel-
lent, Royal George, Daphne, Racer, Cameleon, Nunia
transport, Messenger steamer, Gipsy and Quail tenders.

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NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenants—J. R. Liiburn,
to the Daphne ; Francis Roberts (1811), to Adelaide reve-
nue cutter, on the Hastings station. Surgeons—J. Hately,
to the Ganges, vice Kidd; E. V. Rowley, to the Daphne.
Purser—Mr. Arthur, to the Island of Ascension. Assis-
tant Surgeons—Dr. A. Graham and Thomas Tuorney, ad-
ditional,. to the Princess Charlotte ; J. Davidson, to the
Daphne ; Dr. R. Smith, additional, to the Cornwallis ;
Layton, to Haslar Hospital. Mate—Charles H. Wewyss,
to the Ganges. Midshipman—Frederick Marryatt, to the
Ganges. Clerk—G. C. Bateman, additional, to Ganges.
Every exertion seems to be making to send to the West
Indies all the disposable men that can be spared from the
different depots. The Elizabeth and Barossa transports,
at Cove, are embarking men for the 14th, 56th, 64th, and
70th regiments

(From the Devonport Independent.)
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 24.—The crew of her Majesty's brig
Rolla were paid advance of wages on Wednesday, and
sailed on Friday for the Cove of Cork for volunteer seamen.
The Cleopatra, 26 guns, Captain the Hon. G. Grey, was
paid off on Tuesday last at Sheerness.
Her Majesty's ship Wellesle), 74, and Algerine, 10,
were at Singapore on the sth of July.
The Portsmouth Buoy-boat sailed yesterday (Friday)
for Portsmouth with supernumeraries.

Her Majesty's ships Grecian and Espoir will go into the
Sound to-day (Saturday).
Ships in Hamoaze.—Royal Adelaide, 104, Captain
Thomas White ; San Josef, 110, Captain J. N. Tayler ;
Grecian, 16, Corn. William Smyth ; Espoir, 10, Lieut.-
Corn. Paulson ; Nightingale ; Diligence ; Asia, freight-ship.
Royal Marines.—An extra Captain from each division is
ordered on the recruiting service ; Captain Willes, of this
division, proceeds to Salisbury, and Captain Wylock re-
lieves Captain Ballingall, at Lewes.
Dr. Benjamin Browning, of the Navy, has been ap-
pointed Surgeon of the new Juvenile Prison Establishment
at Parkhurst.

FALMOUTH..-.The Peninsular steamer Braganzs, Capt.
M'Leod, arrived on Sunday last, Lieutenant J. Hall, in
charge of the mails. Although this steamer was detained
at Gibraltar 26 hours, waiting for the Mediterranean mails,
beyond her usual time of starting, she nobly made up
the period of detention by entering the harbour at noon,
the moment of her being due. The Malta and Island
mails were conveyed to Gibraltar by the Hermes steamer,
Lieutenant Blount, in the plot acted voyage of nine days
The Braganza left Gibraltar on the 10th instant; Cadiz
on the 11th, Lisbon on the 13th. called off Oporto,
but from the height of the swell on the bar could not
communicate, received the mails, however, at Vigo, on
• the loth. The Hermes reported that the steamer Rl;ada-
manthus left Vourla on the 26th ult., and arrived at Malta
on the 30th ; and that it was the intention of the Admiral,
Sir Robert Stopford, to leave on the following day, the
27th, also for Malta ; and that the Pembroke, Talavera,
and Dido would continue there ; where lay likewise the
Turkish squadron. At Malta, Nov. 1, were the Ceylon,
Carisfurt, Harlequin, Scorpion, and Confiance. Left at
Gibralter the Wasp, and the Scylla at Cadiz ; at Lisbon,
the same as last reported. On the day of her leaving the
Tagus, the young Prince was christened. Great rejoicings
were manifested on shore, and several of the ships were
decorated with flags ; those of her Brit innic Majesty had
no display, whether from the torrent of rain which existed,
or other cause was not known. The French Ambassador
stood sponsor, in the name of the King of the French.
Mons. da Sylva came passenger on a diplomatic message to
the Court of France, and proceeded on by mail for London,
en route to Paris. Fourteen Carlist prisoners, who had
few 'lr. in risc.,l

Sir J. C. Hobhouse has appointed Mr. Evskine,
grandson to Sir J. Mackintosh, as a writer of India.