The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIG] :NCE.

(From the _Hampshire Teleg2
PORTSMOUTH, Aye. 14.—As upwarc Is of 1,800 sea-
men.. have recently been paid off in t he Bellerophom„
Edi4prgh, and Princess Charlotte, at .d nearly 1,600
more Will he dischated on the paying off of the Mel-
ville, samarang;',and. Dido, it has been found necessary-
to owarnisgon some. -ships to receive the n again as soon.
as they have had'a.: rim On shore, and n lore particularly
as the Baltic and' St. Lawrence trade will not. require
seamen for some incji*ths, a better time could not
been fixed on.:lf,W4d. ;hear that the Ma labia, 72, Cam-
brian, 36, Spartaii,`:26, at Plymouth ; Formidable, 84,
L'Aigle, 24, .51ren,.-16, Styx steamer, : the eastward;
with the Illustrious, 72 Madagascar, 38, North Star,
28, Pantaloon, 10, Satellite, 18, and Dr iver steamer at
this port, will form the force to be put i nto commission,
together with . the Carysfort, 24, and D. Ido, 20, on their
return to England.
The Illustrious, 72, was coinmissionii& for the flag of
Vice-Admiral Sir C. Adam, on Moulty last. The
officer who commissioned her was only .2.4 hours from
Plymouth, two of which he had spent hi Landon. Why
could not our letters travel by the same, moons ?
The Pique, 36, Capt. Boxer, has been :fitted with cabins
for the accommodation of Viee-Admfral Sir Charles
Adam, who will proceed in her to the -North America
end West Indian command. The Pique i 3 ordered round
from Chatham to this port, to receive on board the Vice-
Admiral, who it is understood will leave I England on the
lAt of next month.
The Dublin, 50, goes to Spithead on Tuesday, and
tYlll -roceeds in a few days after to Plyiriouth to receive
:f Rear-Admiral Thomas.
titeTihe6gEbt...-ra, Commander Gostling, i.; ordered to be
ready for Sal, .v the 22d.
is also ordered to Shithead, and to
The Bitten-4 lb.
expedite for foreign
The Champion, 6„-nmander Byron,. at Plymouth,
is ordered to the Coast of
rcl-
The Styx steam-frigate and the Siren,. 16, are both
commissioned for service at the EastwO
The Sapphire troop-ship is ordered ,`o,
ordnance and naval stores.
The Impregnable, 104, Captain T. Forres C. 8., Q ,with
Quebec
ar-
rived at Spithead, on Monday last, from Plymouth ; she
will proceed shortly to the Mediterranean.
The Monarch, 84, Captain Chambers, sailed foc Gib-
raltar on Tuesday last.
The Melville, 72, came into harbour on Thursday, and
is stripping, in order to be put of commission.
The Madagascar was taken into the dock this morning
to complete her coppering.
• The Captain, 104, formerly the Royal Sovereign, is
now in dock at Plymouth, breaking up.
The Warspite, 50, at this port, is to be commissioned
by Captain Lord John Hay.
The Champion, Commander Byron, at Plymouth, has
been ready for sea some days, but is detained in conve-
(pence of her carronades not having arrived from Wool-
wich.
The Prince Regent, transport, is appointed to conve
the following depots between England and Ireland, in-
stead of her Majesty's steamer, Alban, viz. Foot'
from Cork to Chatham, 33d ditto from Chatham to
Cork, 27th ditto from Cork to Chatham. Steam con-
veyance has been provided for the passage of the fol-
lowing depots between England and Ireland, viz. :--Bth
from Guernsey to Cork, 19th ditto from Cork to Chat-
ham ; 48th ditto, from Cork to Guernsey ; 35th from
Portsmouth to Dublin.

The Driver steamer was yesterday taken out of dock,
and the Satellite, 18, was taken in to be prepared for
commission. The Princess Charlotte, 104, will be taken
into dock on Monday, and will most probably become
the flag-ship for this port.
The Oriental, steamer, Mr. Soy, Commander, with
passengers from Alexandria and Malta, was released
yesterday from Quarantine, and proceeded to South-
ampton.
The 53d Regiment (10 companies) has been moved
from Plymouth to Leith, in the transport Abercrombie,
Robinson.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTIONS.—Commander—W. Preston (late Stag),
and T. R. Eden (Persian), to the rank of Captain.
Lieutenants—Charles Foreman Brown (Flag Lieute-
nant to Sir Edward Codrington), G. D. O'Callaghan,
and A. M. Potbury, to the rank of Commander.
Mate—Mr. James Hunt, (late Stromboli), to the rank
of Lieutenant.
APeorsruExrs.—Captains—John E. Erskine, to the
Illustrious ; W. B. Bowyer, to the Madagascar ; F. W.
Burgoyne, to the San Josef, with the charge of the Ships
in Ordinary at Plymouth.
Commanders—Fulford, to Illustrious ; H. R. Henry,
to the Styx ; William Smith (b), to the Syren.
Lieutenants—Wallace Houston, R. S. Hewlett, C. H.
Beddoes, G. K. Ogilvey, and G. B. Rutherford, to Illus-
trious ; W. Morris (b), to Impregnable ; E. M. Lyons
(additional), to Britannia; Walter Reid, to Madagascar;
Douglas Reid, to Hastings; James E. Katon, to Illustri-
ous ; E. W. Saunders, to Excellent; W. H. Kenny (ad-
ditional), to Illustrious ; Thomas Hodgkinson to Syren.
Masters—James Brown, to Illustrious ; C. Gaham, to
Madagascar; Frederick J. Gruzelier, to Syren.
Pursers—Mr. Thomas Kerrigan, to the Excellent, vice
Street; John Reeve, to Madagascar; H. H. Chimmo, to
Electra ; John Brickwood, to Syren.
Surgeons—Dr. Gilbert King (Deputy Inspector of
Hospitals), to Illustrious ; Dr. A. Bryson, to Madagas-
car ; William Roy, to Syren.
Assistant-Surgeons—J. C. Bowman, to Illustrious ; J.
D. Russell, to Madagascar ; J. W. Fletcher (additional),
to Queen ; T. 11. Graham, to Tortoise.
Secretary—James A. Smith. Esq., to be Secretary to
Sir Charles Adam, on the West India station.
Mates—ll. D. Rich, W. H. Baugh, and R. L. Bed-
-ford, -to Illuatrioue ; D. Blaecklen wad E.-A..L._Sel-
wyn, to Styx.
Second Master—ll. Dormer, to Illustrious.
Midshipmen—G. C. Lloyd and Allan Percy, to Illus-
trious.
Royal Marines—Captain Hugh Evans, Lieutenants P.
LT, Fellow-es, and C. F. Menzies, to the Illustrious.
• Tim-following- -*fates- and Midshipmen passed for
Lieutenants, on Tuesday; at the Naval College—Mr.
_William Horton,
,Queen ; Leonard Hibbard, Matthew
Connolly, late " Castor ; James Simpson, Henry Ash-
burton Kerr, late Princess Charlotte ; Wm. Houston
Stewart, Carysfort ; Charles Doyle Kennedy, Hastings;
Edward. Alexander T. Lloyd, Electra ; James Hunt,
late Stromboli. •
The following candidates were examined at the Naval
College on TuesdaY, and found qualified for commissions
in the Marine Corps :—Mr. Charles London Barnard,
Richard Franklin Tucker, Henry Watson Hall, Henry
George Johnstone Davies, Frederick William Hall, Rod-
ney Allen, Nevinson Willoughby De Courcy ; and Mr.
Lewis Scott Reeves and George Hodges Ormond for
caietship.—Second Lieutenant Schomberg has passed
the preparatory- examination for studying for the Marine
Artillery.
Mr. Thomas Eastman passed for Naval Instructor and
Schoolmaster at the Royal Naval College on Tuesday last.
Amongst the gentlemen who passed their examination
at the College on Monday last, for navigation, was Mr.
James Hunt, of the Stromboli. We publish the follow-
ing letter, written upon the occasion of his brave be-
haviour at the capture of. Sidon, which was mentioned
at the time by Commodore Napier in his despatches,
and led the Prince Frederick of Austria to apply to
the Admiral for Mr. Hunt's promotion. We are happy
to say that he has . since been promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant : •