The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLItiENCE.

APPOINTNENTS.
Captain Thomas Le( he Massie, a very good service
officer, has been selected to command the Cleopatra, 26,
to be commissioned at Chatham. He served as mate in
the Columbine, Martin, and Rose, in the Archipelago
during the Greek revolution; and in the boats of the
latter ship in an attack upon a horde of pirates at
Ssmothracia (1827), and of the Asia at Navarino, for
which service he was rrornoted. As a lieutenant he
was first of the Vernon, 50, for some time, and was pro-
moted in 1638. As a commander he servedin the Thun-
derer in the various operations on the coast of Syria, in-
cluding the bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre, and was
promoted to his i resent rank in 1841.
Lieutenants—E. A. Porcher (1846), and W. B. El-
phinstone (1848), to the Cleopatra; Birtwhistle, of the
Vixen, additional to the Imatun; Molesw orth and \Vol.
rige, of the Wellesley, to the Vixen, vice Miller and
Birtwhistle; Sand,m, First of the Helena, to the Imaam,
vice Acting-Lieutenant P.:tricky, who exchanges.
Master—James T. Davis (1841) to the Cleopatra.
Paymaster and Parser—Robert Loney (1840), to the
Cleopatra.

M'Utcs—ll. M. Bingham (1840), and Alfred Nea
(1810), from the Excellent, to the Cleopatra; Robert H.
Burton, to the Excellent.

Second Masters—Robert Smith (1846), from the
Victory to the Cleopatra; Joseph Walker, Acting Master
of the Scourge, to be Acting Master of the Trincomalee,
vice Gilpin, to the Wellesley; Nathaniel J. Leone
(Acting), of the Bermuda, to the Scourge, vice Walker.
Assistant-Surgeons—John C. Inglis (Acting), of the
Wellesley, to the Helena; Sidney Bernard, to the
Alarm, for passage to England; S. S. D. Wells (Addi-
tional), of the Wellesley, to Port Royal Hospital, vice
Power, to the Wellesley; C. B. Wood, of the Vixen, to
to do duty at Port Royal Hospital.
Clerks—A. W. Ohimmo and Frederick Leina, to the
CleoPatra.
Midshipmen—Robert Copeland, and R. Adams, to the
Cleopatra; Richard P. Gresham to the Excellent.
Master's Assistant—William Paynton to the Cleo-
patra.
Naval Cadet—Hon. R. Moreton, to the Cleopatra.
Boatswain—William Crcmor to the Cleopatra.
Carpenter—William Creed, to the Cleopatra.
The old basi❑ at Portsmouth has been cleared from
water. There is a great accumulation of mud, which
the labourers will commence getting out on Monday.
The stone work of the walls and the cement appear in
excellent preservation, and are being partially repaired
where they need it.
The Rev. Professor Moseley has been instructed by
the Admiralty to visit the dockyard apprentice schools
next month, to examine the candidates for the central
mathematical establishment at Portsmouth. The Rev.
Gentleman visits Deptford on the Bth, Devonport on the
10th, and Pembroke on the 16th.
The Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, was exercising firing
at a target at Spithead, on Thursday. Our corre-
spondent says, " She must have some very proficient
gunners on board; for I have seen her exercise several
times, and the second or third shot generally demolished
the target."
The Castor, 36, has returned to Chatban from Sheer-
ness, and was taken alongside the sheer-hulk to be
masted;:atel to complete her for commission.
The Favourite, 14, corvette, Commander Alexander
Murray, arrived nt Spithead on Thursday morning from
the coast of Africa; she has had a long passage, and has
brought letters, an invalid or two, and dispatches from
Sir Charles Hotham. She had not seen the Centaur;
she brings no news. She was telegraphed to proceed
immediately to Devonport to be paid otf, and she sailed
again at one o'clock.
The Fairy, royal yacht tender, was taken on the grav-
ing slip at Portsmouth, on Thursday. Her iron bottom
„as very free from weeds or dirt. Mr. Peacock, of
Southampton, has been allowed to put on a patch of his
composition for trial. Mr. Hay has also put on a por-
tion of his improved composition. Master Commander
Welch, of the Fairy (Mr. Ballistcn being unwell), with
a party of the yacht crew, will proceed to Woolwich to-
day for the purpose of taking charge of and navigating
the Elfin, dispatch tender, to Portsmouth. The Elfin is
reported to be completed at Chatham to-day, and is
ordered up to Wcolveich on Monday, in charge of an
officer and extra riggers at Chatham.
A new screw for the Phconix, steam-sloop was cast at
Portsmouth foul dry yesterday. It was a very complete
operation, and is the second that has been cast there. It
is made considerably stronger in the narrow part of the
arms than hcr former one.
Pone:Ewen-en FRIDAY.—The Arrogant, 46, Captain
Fitzroy, went out of harbour to-day in a sea-going state,
and anchored at Spithead. Admiral Sir Bladen Capel,
Bart., the Commander-in-Chief ; Captain Chads, C. 8.,
of the Excellent ; Captain Austin, C. 8., of the Blen-
heim; and a large body of officers from other ships and
the Royal Naval College, went out in her to witness the
working of the screw, &c. Everything worked well,
especially the new cooking apparatus of Mr. Grant,
winch has been completed, and yesterday cooked the
midday meals for the whole of the officers and men,
amounting to 450 and upwards, and distils pure water
at the same time at the rate of nearly a gallon per day
per man. On the Commander-in-Chief leaving the
usual salute was fired. The Arrogant will leave at day-
light on Sunday morning for Cork, where she will re•
main a day or two, and then return here to fit finally
for foreign service. Mr. John Penn, the eminent en-
gineer of Greenwich, the maker of the Arrogant's en-
gines, will go to Cork in her to watch the working of
her mecLinery, tee.
Tien ARROGANT SCREW STEAM-FRIGATE. .-- (AN
OTHER ACCOUNT.)—The Arrogant had her compasses
adjusted on Thursday, by Mr. Thompson, the master of
the Victory, and yesterday morning she got up her
steam. So much deserved praise has been bestowed
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making at least 8i knots, though the rate was no:
tested.. After rounding the Spit buoy a variety of ex-
perments were made with back and head turns, and she
answered most satisfactorily. She was also turned right
round in a radius little more than hcr own length,
answering her helm admirably, and steering remarkably
easy. Atter anchoring at Spithead the Admiral left her,
when he received a salute of 17 guns from her heavy
ordnance. She was a little deeper in the water than at
her last trial, drawing 19it. 10in. aft, and 18ft. 4in. for-
werd. Her hammocks, stowed in a regular line round
the gunwale, rather added to her splendid appearatese.
She had everything on board but her powder and live
shells, which she will take in to-day, when she will be
paid her advance, and sail for Cork on Sunday morning,
to Spithead after staying there 24 hours.
btromboli steam-sloop went round Spithead to.
her machinery before leivirg to tow the
S;ithead•—The Superb, 80, and the Arrogant, 46,
returning
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