The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

( From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—The Spitfire steamer is on
her passage home, via Newfoundland.
Various rumours are afloat with regard to the reward of
honours and promotion to the gallant officers who have re-
cently distinguished themselves on the coast of Syria. The
only visible mark of her Majesty's approbation is shown in
granting the Commandership of the Bath to Commodore
C. Napier ; and the Admiralty have promoted Messrs.
Cumming, Price, and M'Guire to the rank of Lieutenant.
The prevalent opinion appears to be that Sir R. Stopford
will be offered a Peerage, and the appointment to the Go-
vernorship of Greenwich Hospital ; that the captains and
commanders of all the ships will be made Companions of
the Bath; the commanders in the line-of-battle ships and
sloops, and all the first lieutenants and senior mates, will
be promoted a step, and brevet given to some of the marine
officers. If this act of justice be accorded to them, it will
have to be followed also by other promotions resulting from
anticipated success on the coast of China ; these, con-
jointly, will be deducted from any promotion looked for on
the birth of Princess Royal, or it may defer such a boon to
an indefinite period.

The Atholl troop-ship, Mr. Bellamy, Commander,
arrived on Tuesday evening, with the remainder of the
66th regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J.
H. Johnstone, and a few invalids from the regiments
in Canada, altogether 428 officers, men, women, and
children. She left Quebec on the 28th October.

The Hastings, 72, which sailed from Beyrout on the
21st October, arrived at Malta on the 4th November,
with sick, wounded, and invalids, several of whom died
on the passage. She was to have 26 days' quarantine,
and on getting pratique was to be hove down, to ascer-
tain the damages she sustained when she got on shore.
The Calcutta, 80, arrived at Malta on the 15th ult.,
from England ; on which day the Prometheus steamer
sailed for the Levant with dispatches from our Govern-
ment for Sir Robert Stopford. There were no less than
850 persons in the Lazaretto at Malta. _ .

The Pelican, sloop-of-war, Commander Napier, is
fast completing for sea, at Chatham. The gallant brother
of her Commander, Major Napier of the 46th regiment
has arrived at Malta, on his way to Syria, to organize
the mountaineers, in their adhesion to their lawful so-
vereign the Sultan.
Her Majesty's steamer Hecate, arrived at Lisbon
from Plymouth, lOth November, and sailed on the 21st
for the Mediterranean. The President arrived at Val-
paraiso, from Talcahuane, on the 2d August. The Ba-
silisk arrived at Valparaiso from Cobiga, on the 7th of
August. The Curlew, sailed from the Cape of Good
Hope for East Coast, on 7th September. The Same-
rang, 28, from Valparaiso to India, was spoken on the
4th of August, about half-way to China.
The Pantaloon, 10, arrived on Tuesday, with 53 men
from Cork. She is to be dismantled, and the officers
and crew are to be turned over to the Rapid, 10, lately
launched at this Dock-yard.
The Eagle, 50, and Gloucester, 50, have been or-
dered for commission at Chatham, within the last few
days.

The Indus, 80, Captain Sir James Stirling, and
Tweed, Commander Douglas, will be taken out of the
basin oa Monday. The Vengeance was taken out of
dock to-day.
The Iris, 26, fitting out at Chatham, is intended for
the African station.—An unfortunate accident occurred
on board this ship—a seaman, who was on the main
cap, getting up the topmast, fell to the deck, and was
killed on the spot.
The Avon, steam vessel, sailed on Monday for Ply-
mouth, with 20 men for the Endymion.
The Locust steam vessel arrived on Wednesday from
the Eastward, and sailed for Plymouth, to be paid ad-
vance, and thence to the Mediterranean, to b 3 a tender
to the flag-ship on that station.

The Lucifer, steam vessel, Capt. Beachey, sailed on
Wednesday for the coast of Ireland ; which Captain
Beachy is engaged in surveying.
The Driver, steam vessel, is to be launched from this
Dock-yard, on the 21st inst. Two hundred and sixty
shipwrights were put on her this morning, for the pur-
pose of expediting her completion.
The Blazer, steam vessel, sailed for Plymouth, on
Wednesday. for the West Indies.
The Salamander, steam frigate, sailed this afternoon
for Sheerness.

Six cases of fuses had been ordered to be dispatched
from this port for Sir Robert Stopford's squadron : but
this order was countermanded on Thursday, probably
from the fuses being of the same description as those
used with the mortars at the bombardment of Beyrout,
which failed of their purpose. A quantity of live shells
are daily expected from Woolwich, to be forwarded to
the Mediterranean.

We regret to state the death of Commander George
Byng, of the Racer, 16, who was drowned is the rollers,
off Vera Cruz, on the 14th September. It appears that
the deceased left the Racer in a gig on that day, ac-
companied by Mr. J. Byng, his cousin (son of the Hon.
Captain Byng). The weather for several days had been
very stormy, and the sea heavy. When crossing the
bar of the river, the surf was so high, the gig was upset
—the captain and coxswain regained the boat, and re-
mained clinging to it an hour ; during the interval the
midshipman and the seaman, by the mercy of God,
reached the shore, and then, much exhausted, endea-
voured to procure assistance, but no one could be in-
duced to cross the bar. Captain B. and the coxswain
were at last washed from the gig by a tremendous sea,
and the coxswain alone succeeded in reaching the shore
alive ; the captain swam a long distance before his
strength failed him, and when observed from the shore '
he was making no progress. Two of the boat's crew
went out to assist him, but they only found his corpse,
which they brought on shore, and used every means to
restore suspended animation, but without success. The
Ricer, at the time this fatal occurrence took place had
600,0001. in dollars on board.

The following is the list of killed and wounded of her
Majesty's ship Favourite, in the lamentable affair at
Tonga, one of the South Sea Islands, detailed last
week : Killed Commander W. Croker ; Geo.
Freathy, and John New, petty officers. Severely
Wounded—Lieut. Dunlop, Mr. Ellman, master's mate ;
J. Faulkner, quarter master ; John Reed, Boatswain's
mate ; J. Bennet, J. Stephens, R. M'Kenning, J.
Hicks, T. Howe, J. Gray, J. Harris, R. Morgan, W.
Dunsford, R. Carney, seamen ; R. Taylor, marine.
Slightly Wounded—Six seamen and marines.
A Court Martial was held on board the Ocean, at
Sheerness, on the 25th ult., to try Mr. John Williams,
Supernumerary Boatswain of that ship. The charges
having been fully proved against the prisoner, he was ad-
judged to be dismissed the service, and rendered inca-
pable of ever serving as a Warrant Officer in the Navy
of her Majesty.
In Harbour Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Indus, Tweed, Phoenix, Pantaloon, Atholl,
troop-ship General Palmer, transport, Echo, steam-tug.

NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTIONS.—Commander W. W. P. Johnson (of
the Winchester) to be Acting Captain of the Crocodile,
vice Alexander Milne, to the Cleopatra.

Lieutenants—Henry Harvey (of the Winchester), to
be Acting Commander of the Serpent, vice the Hon.
R. Gore,invalided ; Thomas Harvey (Flag Lieutenant
to Sir Thomas Harvey), to be Acting Commander of
the Racer, vice Byng, deceased.
Mates—W. K. 0. Price (1835). of the Revenge,
Rochfort Maguire (1835), of the Wasp, and Arthur
Cumming (1837), of the Cyclops, to the rank of Lieu-
tenant, for services, specially recorded, on the Coast of
Syria.
APPOlNTMENTS.—Captain—Alexander Milne, from
the Crocodile, to the Cleopatra, vice Lushington, inva-
lidod.—Thomas Renwick (1817), to the out-pension of
Greenwich Hospital.
Master—A. W. Quinlan, to the Indus, vice Strutt,
appointment cancelled.
Chaplain—W. R. Payne, to the Indus.
Mates—N. Vansittart (from the Queen), to the
Tweed ; M. H. Pcrceval (from the Vestal), to the Indus.
Gunner—David Slow, to the Indus.
To be Acting Boatswain—Frederick Garton, and
borne on the Victory.
Coast Guard—Lieut. Thomas Cartwright, from Irish
Coast Guard, to be Chief Officer at Lidd, Romney.
ROYAL. MARINES.—Mr. Frederick Whylock Davis
and Mr. G. W. Forbes are appointed Second Lieu-
tenants of this Division of Royal Marines.
(From the Hampshire Independent.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—Orders were received at
the Dockyard, on Wednesday last, to expedite with all
possible dispatch the fitting of the St. Vincent, of 120
guns ; a great number of shipwrights were consc-
quently taken off the other ships fitting, and sent on
board the three-decker, which will be ready for com-
missioning on the 14th, and the Vengeance, 84, by the
10th of the present month. It is expected that a de-
tachment of marines will be ordered for these ships
from the other divisions, as there are only eighty men,
and those mostly recruits, at present in this garrison. '

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