The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the _Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 22.—Her Majesty's brig Racer
arrived at Halifax on the 7th from Tampico,
100,000 dollars for the use of the Commissariat De'
partment at that place. She sailed in a few days after'
wards for Bermuda.
The Sattellite, 18, Commodore Robb, came into Her
bour on Monday, to be put out of commission. --ger
crew will be paid part of their wages, and sent on leave
to return for general service on Tuesday. fathe
APPOINTMENTS.—Surgeons--James Salmon, --
Persian ; James Low, to the Rodney.
Assistant-Surgeon—Dr. Archibald Little, to the
Caledonia.
Mates—Thomas Davies, from the Ganges, to the
Excellent ; Thomas Anson, to the Indus ; e• 11.
Young, to the Monarch ; E. Fuge, to the Caledonia.
Midshipman—C. W. Elton,to the Cambridge.
Volunteers Ist Class—Mr. John Miller and Mr.Wel•
Brace Mason, to the Inconstant.

Gunner—R. Lennon. to the Pluto. Lieut.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 10.—The Raven cutter,
Mapleton, commander, sailed for Portsmouth last Fri.'
da).—The Avon steamer, Leutenant Pritchard, cow
mender, sailed for Falmouth, on Monday.—On gpe.
day, the Volcano steamer, Lieut. C. Smith, commander'
arrived from Barbadoes and Antigua ; the former plac
otb
she quitted the 14th January, and the latter this 2.
to Englnd'
She encountered a heavy gale on her passage
in which she received considerable damage, and arrived,
here a complete wreck her paddle wheels are eerie!.
away, sails blown to pieces, boilers burst, and her
boats washed overboard ; she must undergo in,26
repairs before she can proceed to Woolwich. Ple
Lord Chief-Justice of Barbadoes and suite came Pas;
sengers in her. The Iris, 26, Captain H. Nurse, ca!n,
into harbour on Monday, and is to be docked, 131%.
touched in passing through St. Helens. The
packet, Lieutenant C. Smith, commander, arrived frnal.
Falmouth, on Tuesday, with the crew of the SP/
packet, wrecked in the West Indies, a short time since'
The Lizard, steamer, Lieutenant Estcourt, conno
'18.%.
der, sailed for the Mediterranean on Wednesday, it
despatches for Sir R. Sto ford. The Snipe, enttnri
Stop
ford.
Baldock,
In commander, ander, arrived from Ireland
on Wednesday.
Harnoaze—Caledonia, San Josef, Iris, Star' all
Volcano, Pluto, and Carron, steamers.
In Sound—lmpregnable, Beliesle, and Star, Peek°.
(From the Hampshire Independent.) frigate,
YORTMOUTH, FEB. 20.—The Southampton —Lai at
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir D. King' g
Rio on the 13th December. The Russian surver,/ °-;
ship Nasladner Alexandre, left Rio for round 01)1;
Horn on the 4th December. The Danish frigate,,tets,
lone, sailed on the following day for the River I et;
and round the Cape. The American schooner gait!),
prise, left Rio Dec. 13, for the purpose of consulttgoiF
Commodore relative to the taking of the brig "`
Abdel, lately engaged in piratical exploits. AS so'
dent had happened to the American corvette lua,ri
in the River Plate, which on going up to Rio Vs ir:ei os
down, in doing which she filled and sunk. I's°
were lost, and the vessel was likely to be raised. too
The Star packet arrived at Falmouth on Sot°. the
last,having
from the West Indies, left TamPie° °oh
13th, Vera Cruz on the 23d December, and klarailsrs,
on the sth Jul., bringing a freight of 800,000:T4A
on merchants' account. She also had on bouraLotlf
James and crew of the Spey packet, r`--- lb of
wrecked in the West Indies. On the °a the
December, the Ringdove, when twelve toilesalfeish
north-west coast of St. Croix, captured ther.,rd
dlooner Jesus Maria, of 45 tons, with 252 s'a—,
Lo.,rd, viz. tour women, 100 girls, and 148 WI: 'ijilo
of whom had died on the passage. She was a the
from the River Sebo, West Coast of Africa, all,ge of
Ringdove sent her on to the Havannab, in nit." 71.1
of
Tarleton. Jamaica, Barbadoes, and ItY—
The
the smaller islands were suffering from drought' boa
Swift and Ringer packets alio arrived at Falmout e
Friday from the West Indies, both vessels .bi‘riPgae t
Sly" perienced tremendous weather. The Sly" 00°
about 100,000 dollars, and the Ranger about B°'
dollars.

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