The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-06 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4.—The Vestal, 26, Captain
Charles Talbot, arrived this morning from the China
and East India station, whereon she has been employed
the last three years and a half, under the command of
Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker and Rear-Admiral
Sir Thomas Cochrane. She left Hoeg-Kong on the 4th
of March, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 27th
of April, and left on the sth of May, bringing the latest
news from that colony; passed St. Helena on the 23d of
May, but did not communicate, neither did she call at
Ascension. She has brought mails from the Cape and
squadron employed on that station, under Rear-Admiral
Dacres, the Commander in-Chief, whose flag-ship, the
President, 50, Captain Stanley; the Conway, 26, Cap-
tain Kelley; the Nimrod, 20, Commander Dacres; and
the Medea, steam-sloop, Commander T. H. Mason, were
all in Simon's Bay when she sailed. The Helena, 16,
Commander Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, sailed from Simon's
Bay fur St. Helena, Ascension, and England on the 30th
of April. The Conway, 16, Captain Kelly, was to sail
on the Bth of May (three days after the Vestal) for Eng-
land. The Rosamond steam sloop, Commander Foote,
left Simon's Bay on the 4th of May, with a levy of
tiottentots for Waterloo Bay. Squadron all well. The
other ships not mentioned were cruising. One of
Green's fast sailing ships, the Stag, Capt. Parish, sailed
out of Simon's Bay on the 29th of April for Eng-
land. The Vestal has experienced a very long suc•
cession of fine wt ether, has never had double-reefed
topsails but twice, and did not take in her royals for
5.000 miles. She came up to Spithead under royals
and flying jib this meriting in most gallant style, and
shortened sail and furled very smartly. the ship ap-
peared to us to be in admirable order, the effects of ex-
cellent discipline and S) stem being everywhere visible.
She saluted the Commander in Chief with 17 guns.
Mr. King, late Master Commanding the store-ship
Minden at Hong Kung, has come home passenger in
the Vestal, the only officer from the squadron.
The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle,
returned from his inspection of the Channel Islands just
before sunset on Friday evening, when he changed his
tiag from white to red at the main on board the Victory,
and all the ships at the port under his command
changed their ensigns accordingly. It is 10 years since
the flag of an Admiral of the Red has flown in this har-
bour, the laet occasion being that of the late Sir Philip
Durham, when Commander-in-Chief of this port. We
are happy to state that Sir Charles Ogle enjoys excel-
lent health, and is beloved by all who know him.
While the courts-martial on the officers of the Lily
were yet pending, the Admiralty sent down orders for
her immediate paying off. Yesterday morning, however,
this order was superseded by one, by electric telegraph,
to say she is not to proceed with preparation to pay off.
The Rifleman and Sharpshooter steam-gun vessels,
both propelled by the screw, arrived at this port on Fri-
day from Woolwich, the former shortly after five o'clock,
and the latter an hour afterwards. Both vessels are
from the same design, by Mr. Fincham, master•shipe
wright of this dockyard, the Rifleman having been built
of wood under that gentleman's superintendence, whilst
the Sharpshooter is of iron, and built by Ditchburn and
Mare, of Blackwell. The engines of each vessel are of
the collective power of 200 horses, and so arranged as to
be several feet under the water-line. They are the pro-
duction of Messrs. Miller and Ravenhill, of London, and
have been constructed on precisely the same plan. In
order to get the machinery thus low in the vessel, the
cylinders are placed on their sides, similar to those of a
locomotive engine, and the connexions made to the
driving wheel are also effected by a like arrangement.
From the trials that have been made between the two
vessels the speed has been in favour of the iron vessel,
which is supposed to be owing to some difference in the
farm of the vessel in the immediate neighbourhood of
the screw aperture. In a trial of speed which took
place during their passage here the Rifleman was beaten
by the Sharpshooter apparently at the rate of one mile
per h )ur, but in consequence of the former having had
the spare gear and stores of both vessels on deck, be-
sides all :he masts, spars, and rigging of the Phcenix,
weighing together not less than 30 tons, she cannot be
said to have had a fair trial with her competitor. We
understand that both vessels were considerably detained
during the night owing to the unsteady state of their
compasses. The Rifleman is to be docked immediately
with the view of making an alteration to the screw
aperture, which will, perhaps, when completed, render
her speed tinder all circumstances quite equal to that of
the iron vessel. Both will be commissioned at this port
by lieutenants. They were tried yesterday in the mea-
sured mile in Stoke's bay.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushington, was sud-
denly ordered out of harbour yesterday morning, and
out she went accordingly, and joined the squadron at
Spithead, but is not yet placed under the orders of Sir
Charles Napier.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert was brought
down from her moorings yesterday morning to a buoy
opposite the Clarence yard, and preparations are mak-
ing for sending her to Woolwich.
The boilers and part of the machinery for the Ajax,
56, steam guard-ship, arrived on Friday in two merchant
vessels. On of the boilers was put on board the Ajax
yesterday.
Ad the ships composing Sir Charles Napier's squadron
are to take on board five months' provisions and water,
and to be ready on the 10th at Spithead.
The followine, are the promotions and appointments
for the past week:—

PROMOTION.
Mate—Philip Saumarez (1845), to the rank of Lieu.
tenant.

APPOINTMENTS.

Commanders—Henry G. Shute, G. A. Halsted, and
George Morrett, to the Coast Guard Service.
Lieutenants—Lumley NV. Peyton, from the Penelope,
to the Favourite, vice Strangways, invalided; H. A.
Powell, to the Styx; John Parsons, to command the
Crane packet, vice Lewis; E. H. Lambert, to the
Raleigh.
Mate—John P. Miller, to the Vixen.

Naval lustructor—G. H. Mackay, to the Odin steam.

rigate.

11lidshipman—Henry Decie, to the Raleigh.
Clerk—George A. Eversfield, of the Prometheus, to
be acting Paymmter and Purser of the Favourite, vice
Wilson.

Naval Cadets—F. L. Barrington, to the Odin; W.
T. W. Hambly, to the Belleiele ; A. C. It. Eckford, to
the St. Vincent.

Master's Assistants—J. M'Niel Dyer, to the Thetis ;
Charles Williams and J. B. Miller, to the Caledonia ;
David Brown, to the Victory. -
ROYAL MARINES.—Second Lieutenant A. Ellis, to the
Chatham Division.

MARINE CADETS.—The following young gentlemen
have been appointed by Lord Auckland Marine Cadets
to the Excellent, gunnery ship, to study for commissions
in the corps of Royal Marines :—Mr. Whylock, son of
Major Whylock, of the Royal Marines ; Mr. Lock,
grandson of Admiral Lock ; Mr. Travers, son of Sir
Eaton Travers, Bart., and Mr. Savery.
WooLwlcu, JULY 3.—The Garland steam-vessel,
Captain Smithett, is expected to arrive at Woolwich
on Sunday from Dover to convey the King and Queen
of the Belgians to Ostend. Their Majesties intend to
embark at Woolwich on Monday on their return to the
continent.

The Athol troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn, is
hourly expected at Woolwich to embark two companies
of the Royal Artillery for Ceylon, and will take out
large detachments of the 7th Dragoon Guards and 73d
Regiment of Foot, to join the head-quarters of their
respective corps at the Cape of Good Hope. 2 cornets,
1 sergeant, 2 corporals, 1 trumpeter, and 50 privates of
the 7th Dragoon Guards; 9 ensigns, 1 sergeant, and 42
privates of the 73d Regiment of Foot, arrived at Wool-
wich on Monday, and will remain in billets until they
embark in the Athol.
The report credited and promulgated by many re-
spectable persons of the finding of a number of doubloons
in a box in the Royal Arsenal proves to be incorrect on
inquiry of those who have the best means of knowing
officially all that takes places in the establishment.
CHATHAM, JULY 3. On Friday, the 2d inst., the
Royal Marines of this division, comprising about 700
men, including non commissioned officers, were inspected
in the square of the barracks by Major-General
Thomas William Brotherton, accompanied by the
Commandant, Colonel John Wright, K.H., and Colonel
Charles - Menzies, K.H,, second in command of the
division, which was drawn up in line at eleven o'clock..
The line was then opened, and the Major-General,
attended by his Aid-de-Camp, Lord de Ross, and Colonel
Sir John Owen, K.H., Deputy-Assistant-General
of Royal Marines, and Captain Logan, of the Royal Ma-
rine Artillery, passed up tne front line and down the
rear, and inspected each company minutely. The clean
and soldierlike appearance of the men, who are nearly
all recruits; beihg in excellent order, gave great satisfac-
tion. The Inspector-General then proceeded to inspect
the barrack room, and the non-commissioned officers'
mess-room, containing a most excellent library, and
then the boys' and girls' school, containing about 80
children, who underwent an examination, and the ready
answers given by them proved that great attention had
been paid to their instruction by their master, Sergeant
William Maxwell, who was highly complimented on the
occasion, and the Inspector-General expressed his m ,st
Gen era I and
perfect satisfaction at the good order and regularity
other officers at the conclusion of sonTohfe inspectiontheeajor-
pervading every department.olu
pro-
ceeded *se as taught on board the Excel-
lentof the great gun exerci ,
to the gun-battery and witnessed the performance
ma-
noeuvring of the guns directed by Captain J. T.
were direct
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at Portsmouth. The order of firing and the
Brown. At the conclusion, the Major- ener ,
Maidstone to inspect the troops there.
Paying a just tribute to the Commandant, proceeded to

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verdict to that effect was returned.—
. ;WEST INDIA PINES.—The Trinity
Hounsell, has arrived in 25 days from the West Indies,ain
consigned to Keeling and Hunt, bringing an entire cargo,
consisting of 35,000 pines, a portion of the same bein
brought on the deck of the vessel, growing in the soil in-
which they were originally pinted.
The Duke of Wellington left Apsley House on
Sunday afternoon for Hatfield house, Herts, on a visit to
the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury. His Grace
left Hatfield at an early hour yesterday morning for
Hertford, and go by railway to Cambridge, to be pre-
sent at the installation of his Royal Highness Prince
Albert.