The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Pcortsmouti. 24.—The Spitetul steamer, Crn-
wander Sir ‘villia,u floste, arrived on Monday after-
noun from the East India station. She left Trincomalee
on the 3d of April. and Point de Galle two days after-
wards, arriving at the Cape on the 13th of May, and,
taking sixteen days to repair her boilers, quitted on the
29th of that month, leaving the President, 50, Iris, 26,
and Rosamond steamer, avanchor there.
In consequence of the injuries received by the Dragon
to her engines. the piston being broken, &c., and the
delay which will take place in repairing them, a tele-
graphic message was sent here on Thursday evening for
the Centaur to be got ready to receive Captain Hall, and
theofficers and crew of the Dragon, and they are on their
, passage from Woolwich. The Centaur is to be attached
to Sir Charles Napier's squadron. The Blenheim,
srew steam guard-ship, is to be tried with the squadron.
The squadron under the command of Rear Admiral
Sir Charles Napier will, it i. understood, proce, d to sea
on Tuesday or Wednesday next. They first go to Cork,
then to Cape Finisterre, and will afterwards touch at
Lisbon and Gibraltar.
The Caledonia, 120, Captain M. Dixon, came this
morning into harbour, in order to be dock, d, and have
her copper cleaned. Why it is that this ship has been
suffered to neglect the past winter and sprieg for this
operatiim we know not ; but as all the service knew she
ses to be exercised in the summer, it is matter of great
complaint that she should now delay her sailing with the
squadron for at least a fortnight. The ship has been
cleared of her heavy ordnance, water, ballast, and
weighty stores, to render her capable of coming into bar-
o,mr, and safe to be put on the blocks.

The Trincomalee, 26, was commissioned at this port on
Thursday, by Captain R. L. Warren, son of Vice-Admi •
ral Warren. She is a sister ship to the Amphitrite, and
will have the same armament, and a crew of 240 officers
and men.

The Admiralty have ordered 80 boys to be discharged
*rom the Victory. . . _

A Board of Admiralty, consisting of the Earl of
Auckland, Rear-Admiral Dundu, Mr. Ward, Secretary,
and having, as a visitor, Vice Admiral Sir Charles Adam,
arrived from London, by rail, at the Clarence-yard, at
half past six o'clock fast evening, and reviewed the bat-
talion there ; then visited the Spiteful, and thence to the
Dock-yard, and reviewed the battalion. The Board
dined with the Commander-in-Chi,f, at the Admiralty
House, and this morning proceeded to the Clarence-
yard, to receive her Majesty and Prince Alb,,rt, at half.
past eleven o'clock, on their return from London. The
Board afterwards went to Spithead, in the Ondine steam
yacht, to inspect the squadron; and at half. past three
were entertained by Sir Charles Napier at a dijeuner
la fourchette, on board the St. Vincent. Their Lord
_hips re.urned to the harbour about five o'clock, and left
by train for London.

Another alteration has been made by the Admiralty,
dated the 2st of July. 1847, in the " complements of sea-
going ships." The following are the principal changes
made:—First rates, of the first class, to have 1,000 men,
instead of 950; first rates, of the second class, to have
950 men, instead of 920. There are to be four classes
of second-rates, to have respectively 850, 820, 750, and
720 men; the crews of third-rates to remain as before.
['he second class of fourth rates to have 450 men, instead
of 430. Fifth-rates to be in four classes, instead of
three, and to have respectively 350, 330, 320, and 310
men. Four classes of steam vessels are made fifth-rates,
and are to bear 300, 270, 250, and 200 men each. Sixth-
rate sailing-vessels are to remain as before, but four
classes of steam-vessels have been made sixth-rates, and
Are to bear 240, 230, 195, and 175 men. The sloops are
reduced to three classes of sailing vessels, and will have
145, 130, and 30 men; and five classes of steam-vessels
have been added, respectively to carry 160, 140, 135,
120. and 100 men. Gun-brigs, schooners, and cutters
are to -be in five classes; two sailing-vessels to have 65
and 60 men; three of steam-vessels to have 80, 60, and
55. The officers to be employed in the various rates will
be nearly as before.
DEVONPORT. THURSDAY, JULY 22.—The Belleisle
sailed for Halifax on Friday. The Crane, packet, was
,akett out of dock on Friday, and completed yesterday.
The Thunderer, Inconstant, and Alert, are to be ready
for commission for foreign service.—Preference will be
given to those who require the time. Orders came yes-
terday to dismantle the Portland, that vessel not being
required for an hospital ship at Liverpool. The guns in
the Kent are shifted to the Hotspur, for drilling the bat-
talion in the Dockyard. The Resistance was completed
yesterday; the baggage will be embarked to-day, and on
Friday the staff of the sth Regiment will embark for the
Isle of France. Remaining in Hamoaze—San Josef,
Resistance, Britomart, Crane, Sylph, Netley, Confiance,
steamer, Diligence, naval tender, Aid, lighter, Goodwill,
lighter, Drake, lighter, and Stromboli, steamer.