The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-18 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

DEATH OF GENERAL SIR WILLIAM ANSON, BART.,
K.C.B.—General Sir William Anson, Bart , K.C.8., a
Peninsular officer, and Colonel of the 47th (the Lan-
cashire) Regiment of Foot, died near Weedon, on Wed-
nesday last, in the 75th year of his age. Sir William
was 58 years: in the service, having entered the army as
ensign, June 13, 1789. lie skipped over the rank of
lieutenaat, Dad obtained that of captain, April 25, 1793.
Ho never held the rank of Major, and was made a
lieutenant-colonel, Sept. 28, 1797 ; colonel, Oct. 30 ;
major-general. June 4, 1811 ; lieutenant-general, Aug.
12. 1819 ; and general, Jan. 10, 1837. Sir William
Anson went to Holland with a brigade of Guards in
1793, and was present at the battle of Famars, and the
commencement of the siege of Valenciennes ; served
also during the whole of the severe winter campaign of
1794 and 1795, and retreat of the army ; and in all the
previous operations on the French frontier. Served also
in Sicily in 1806 and 1807 ; the campaign in Spain, in
1808.9, in command of Ist battalion Grenadier Guards,
including the battle of Corunna ; subsequently on the
expedition to the Scheldt. Placed on the staff in the
Peninsula, in 1811, and appointed to the command of a
brigade in the 4th division ; pet sant at the battles of
Salamanca, Vittoria. Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthe.a and
Toulouse. For the above mentioned battles Sir William
received a crass and three clasps. He held the coloneley
of the 47th from March 25, 1835. Sir William
was grand-nephew of the celebrated Admiral Lord
Anson, son of the late Viscount Anson, and uncle
of the present Earl of Lichfield, and brother to
General Sir George Anson, G.C,8., Colonel 4th Dragoon
Guards, and Lieutenant-Governor of Chelsea Hospital ;
only two senior on the list of generals. Sir William
Anson was created a baronet in 1831, two months after
the death of his wife. Three sons and three daughters
survive him, the eldest, now Sir John William Hamilton,
of the Royal Horse Guards, born in 1816.
DEATH OF MAJOR GRENTILLE.—This distinguished
officer, whose name has of late years been familiar in
military circles, owing to his connexion as partner with
the eminent firm of bir John Kirkland and Co., expired
on Wednesday last at his residence in Pimlico, from the
effects of a bodily complaint. He entered the army in
1809 as ensign in the 69th Foot ; was promoted to a
lieutenancy in 1811 ; to a captaincy in 1819 ; and to a
majority by brevet in 1837. During the latter years of
his active service he was connected with the 2d Foot,
from which, in 1840, he retired with the full pay of a
captain. For sev: ral years the deceased served on the
staff as aide-de-camp to the Commander-iu-Chief in the
Bombay Presidency.
Field-Marshal Sir George Nugent has caused new
clothing appointments to be made to the non commis-
sioned officers of his regiment, the 6th Foot, in conse-
quenee of his receet promotion from the rank of general.
The gallant officer is in the 90th year of his age.
Lieut.- General Alderson and Major-General Fan-
shawe are appointed assistants to Sir John F. Burgoyne,
Inspector-General of Fortificatitais.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Captain Sir William Sy-
monds, R.N., surveyor of the navy, visited this dock-
yard to-day, to see how the late steam frigate Retribu-
tion got on in her equipment as a meal and biscuit depot.
The Crocodile receiving ship, Lieutenant Commander
Prothero, left the basin this morning, and was warped
into Blockhouse hole to complete fitting. The Kestrel
briganiine, and Sparrow, cutter, were aftewards hauled
into the basin, to be prepared for service.
The Emerald and Mercury tenders, and the Lively
navy lighter, have each shipped a cargo of provisions
to-day, and sailed for Cork. The tenders will bring
back supernumeraries. The lively is to be employed in
carrying coals from Cork to the Shannon after she has
discharged her provisions.
The Scourge steam-sloop, Commander Caffin, hauled
off from the jetty this mornine, and will be ready for
service to morrow evening, when it is expected she will
proceed to Ireland with biscuit and meal.
The Adventure naval transport, which has on board a
small quantity of stores for Ireland. will, as soon as she
has discharged her freight here, fill up with provisions
for Ireland.
The Sinbad navy lighter arrived this afternoon from
the river, and proceeded at once to the Clarence-yard to
load with provisions for Ireland.
In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Hya-
cinth, Athol. Crocodile, Adventure, Sidon, Scourge,
Geyser and Echo.
In the basin.—The Edinburgh, Kestrel, Myrtle, and
Sparrow.
In dock —Leander, Ajax, Prince Regent. Dauntless,
Serpent. Champion. and. Victoria and Albert.
PLvmouTa, JAN. 14.—Her Majesty's frigate Thetis,
36, Captain Henry J. Co irington, came in yesterday
morning from Portsmouth. bound to Corunna.

Iler ilajesty'b sloop Albatross, 16, Commander Ar.
,hur Arguhan, entered the Sound trom PorcimJuth on
he 13th, bound to the coast of Africa.

Her Majesty's flag-ship Queen, 110, Captain Sir
Henry J. Leeke, left yesterday afternoon to join the
squadron at Lisbon. Neither her time of departure nor '
place of destination was known until just before she
sailed.
H r Majesty's steam-sloop Sphinx, Commander John
B. Cragg, last from Goree, came in this morning, after
six weeks' absence. She left the Cape de Verd Islands
on the 2d ins,ant, at which time they were in a healthy
state. The Sphynx has hal no communication with the
islands, further than that of lan iing a naval surgeon
there It was intended for her to bring home the family
of the late Mr. Pett,naall, British Arbitrator at Bona-
vista ; but they had previ-,usly let( for Gibraltar, whence
they were brought here by tier Majesty's steam-sloop
Bulldog.
CHATHAM, JAN. 15.—The Samarang, 26 guns, Capt.
Sir Edward Belcher (now on leave of absence), will be
paid off on Monday next. It has, on her being sur-
veye.', been found necessary to dismantle her of her
rigging and masts to replace some damaged mast gear,
when she will be refitted as a guard-ship at Gibraltar.
The Daphne, 18 guns, Captain J. J. Onilow, was
towed into this harbour by the African steam-vessel on
the 11th inst. She is nearly dismantled of her masts and
rigging, and discharging her stores. She will be paid off
on Thursday next, the 21st.
The Spicier, 6 gun schooner, Lieutenant-Commander
Richard E. Pyrn, from the south-east coast of America,
is ordered to this port to be paid off.
The Birkenhead steam-frigate, Commander A. H.
Ingram, will arrive here in a few days to complete her
coaling, after she has been to Greenhithe to adjust her
compasses.
The Warspite, 50 guns, is completed for the ordinary,
and wiil be put out of dock next week.
The Falmouth sailed on the 13th inst., with stores for
Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Pembroke yards.
The Goodwill has strived with stores from Portsmouth.
Mr. Richard Carter, leading man of shipwrights, has
been appoiutcAl Acting Inspector, vice Mr. D. Harding,
jun., appointed to oversee the building of iron steam-
, vessels on the Thames.