The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE•

WOOLWICH MAY 21.—The Dee steam-vessel, C,.°;l
mender J. Sherer, arrived at Woolwich on SOlIf" to'
last, from the West Indies, and will be paid °-
morrow (this day.)
The Spitfire steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commanderro,'l
Tringham, is
_expected to leave Woolwich to-0-'l,t'ei
(this day), for Portsmouth, where she will be paid Iva-,
in advance, and afterwards proceed to the West ,„
for service on that station. o far
THE TRAFALGAR.—This splendid vessel is now 41
advanced, owing to the number of extra hands reli`
employed upon her, that orders have been receive-roe
prepare for launching her on Saturday, the 10th of
,cocep.
next. Great numbers of persons daily, with the
tion of Sunday, visit this magnificent ship of 120 g1:00.
and she now presents a beautiful appearance. as her did,
struction is elegant and pleasing to the eye, ru)twithstaa,,.ste
her large dimensions, and reflects great cregdigitanonticti:ibe:sileoff
of the architect who designed her. A
Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar, has been placed °liffect•
bow, and from its magnitude has an excellent e the
To-day, being her Majesty's birthday, many °f of
Greenwich pensioners had a holiday, and numberrs
these brave veterans visited Woolwich to view the fith-e
falgar, and appeared to be in raptures while pacing "0,
deck of a vessel every way worthy of recalling the Ii
ciations of their earlier years. Some of the young tso;
who visited the vessel at the same time went out .tIP
the bow, which extends upwards of 20 feet in fro!
the vessel, and kissed with the greatest apparent del,!",11
an fervour the bust of the gallant Nelson, a name4c.lt't`of
will yet, as occasion may require, rouse the siii.rl
many a brave sailor in the hour when their serviet;94 to
required in behalf of their country. It is delightn: to,
witness these feelings of attachment to the represo:o,
ti or memorials or those who have so valiantly
t ained the honour of their native land.

(From the Hampsh;re Telegraph.)
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PORTSMOUTH, MAY 22.—The Reindeer brig? „fter
guns, commanded by Lieut. Bisson, arrived this %ries
noon from Chatham ; she has brought supernuolveori"ge,
for the ships at Spithead, and men from the
who have volunteered for the Excellent. She Inseseti'
men also for the Cornwallis, at Plymouth. Her
nation is to lie as a guard-ship at Gibraltar. The
tenant in command of this vessel is lent from the the
tiers, and the crew from other ships, who, as soon Eno
Reindeer is navigated to Gibraltar, will return t°'
land. dig
Captain Boxer, of the Pique frigate, wh°slect of
creet and judicious, as well as gallant coricalon 0
Acre, fully deserves the appointment, is fixed, cool'
Commodore on the Jamaica Station, in the room
modore Douglas, whose term of service has expire' a t°
The Pelican, 16, Commander Napier, is erelere,qll°
Lisbon, to supply the place of the Trinculo, order'
be paid off at Plymouth.
The schooner Fair Rosamond, destined for the, •thor
and African station, will be ready to proceed £lll
about the 28th instant, being quite manned. rot'
The Pelorus, 18, stranded in a gale of wind, ll'rvice.
Essington, has been got off, and rendered fit for secoo'
Lieut. W.W. Chambers has been appointed Acting
mander of her. t o tbee
It is pretty certain the Queen, 110, will be sent
Coalman is

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Mediterranean, for the flag of the future -
in-Chief of that station ; her place in this barb:A.lr
be filled the St. Vincent, 12. here
The Ebupy hrates, freight-ship,o is hourly
.exPecte,4o;o6
to receive on board a detachment of the 35th Ken Cott"
for the Mauritius. She will proceed from this to ve,
to embark detachments of other corps for the ti
Mauritius, and Ceylon.
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The Spitfire, steam-vessel, Lieutenant Cowman
Tringham, was expected to leave Woolwich to-dm.,
this port, where she will be paid wages in advancei;
afterwards proceed to the West Indies for service °
station.
The Trafalgar, 120 guns, will be launched at ,
wich on Saturday, the 19th of July next. • e•
In Harbour—Queen,Victory, Excellent, Dublin'
George, Fair Rosamond, and Echo, steamer. finistta'
At Spithead—Monarch, Indus, Vernon, retie
tiles, and Rapid. ft'
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The Ward-room officers of the Queen gavehi, leavl"t;
cent parting dinner to Captain Montague, °,nirge part'
the command of that ship, on Thursday. -I'l,-•tary ge"'
of the heads of departments and naval and 170'•
tlemen were invited to meet him.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. ,of the
PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenaut W. W. Chambers
Wellesley) to be Acting Commander of the PElONSirog
APPOlNTMENTB.—Lieutenants—J. Clavell, to be
er co
Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Thomas ; E. R. Pg'hVnfl°
the Excellent ; W. Need, to the Monarch ; ti"-
Stariner, to the Pelican, vice Hay, sick. tore'
Master—James Wood, to command the Tort Oise 5
shAsip. DP
sisiant Surgeons—Dr. H. Richardson, and
James Rae, to the'Quieen.
Mates.—Samuel H. Derriman, Thomas E. Sande'''
T. F. Arowaray, to the Dublin. 1114:
Midshipmen--W, F. Lapidge, Thomas D. St
B. S. Pickard, and Blackett, to the Queen
Elliott, to the Dublin.
Vol. Ist Edward. F. H. Holme, to the I) oe,
Naval Instructor—R. M. loskip, to the InTre.gaords
Gunner—W. :Smith, to the Tortoise ; W. ''"
(late of Acorn) is promoted to the second classy ry, fe
Second Engineer—Charles Hobb, to the Viet°,
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Coast in the Wildfire.
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Coast Guard—Lieut. W. H. Lloyd (1815), to
Offieer.
Royal Marines--The four vacant Adjutancilesvienatei;
corps have been filled by the appointments
a
nants J. K. Wilson and G. C. Langley, to P0;t0401,,,i.iil
Ilii.ision ; Lieutenant A. 1). Stranshatn, to I,;,„ilcloat,
; and Lieutenant J.. H. Wright, Co °.
Division ; and Lieutenant W. G. Mahon is ,P
the Staff at Pembroke, vice Langley ; Capton_oo. ,„
and Lieutenants March and Hockings, to the nostsat,;,
Royal Marines.—On Tuesday last, after
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factory examination, the three follovving '
tlemen obtained Commissions in the Ceirg-recea7
Robert Boyle, 'son of the late Mr. Boyle, wi, vorserd,
died on the coast of Syria, when serving
the Edinburgh ; J. H. Jolliffe, son of Captatso_ of
la,
R.M., of the Edinburgh ; and John Elliottl.,,tiesch,,,i
late Captain Sir WM. Elliott, R.N. ; and on ll_ rxiwit:ll_,lc
Messrs. C. H. Wilcox and Henry Spratt. w?re
_frortr'of
and entered as Marine Cadets. It is vvortby, fair j
and to the" credit of Mr. Neave, of Portsett,..otni`.e, it'
these g,entlemen, 'Messrs. Boyle,
Wilcox were' educated atliis academy.

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John Sealy, Esq. has been appointed 5°llCll
Gelleya.l. of .440 41a44.0/ Pgbadou.

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