The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Pormatoufra, MGNDAV.—The Fairy, Royal screw
yacht, Commander Crispin, proceeded to Osborne this
afternoon with the Marquis and Marchioness of Nor-
manby, who arrived from London by the eleven o'clock
down train of the South-Western Railway-, to viit her
Majesty.
The Cormorant steam-sloop, Commander Seymour
was paid off this day.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain W. llatrisay, was
masted to day.
The Fanny and Mercury tenders returned to day from
the eastward.
Mr. Alfred Balliston, late Sec.,nd-master Command-
ing the Myrtle, port steamer on this station, which ves-
sel he paid off at Woolwich on Thursday, is appointed
to the Victory as Acting-master, and will command and
navigate the Kite steam-vessel hence to Bermuda, where
she will be employed as a tug. On paying off the Myr-
tle, Mr. Balliston collected 11. 7s. 6d. from his small
crew for the Seamen's and Marines' Orphan Schools,
Portsea.
The Rifleman screw gun-vessel was taken out to the
measured mile in Stokes's bay to-day to make a second
trial of her machinery, which is still very defective. To-
day the greatest speed obtained was rather more than
10 knots; the average speed was 9i knots. The engines
and boilers are not quite right yet, as the steam could
not always be kept up.
The Kite steam-vessel is to be paid off.
The Cockatrice schooner, tender to the Asia, will go
out of harbour to-morrow, and sail for Plymouth on
Wednesday.
The Blenheim steam guard-ship, Captain Yatcs, will
be undocked to-morrow.
Orders were received at this port on Saturday for the
immediate removal of the second battalion of the 60th
Rifles, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Nesbit, from
Gosport to the north of England. The battalion com-
menced moving to their destination by the South,
Western Railway this morning. The second detach•
ment will proceed to-morrow, and the third on Wednes-
day, being replaced each day by the 39th Regiment, from
Canterbury.
Wind, south ; moderate breezes, and cloudy weather.
—5 r.u., Monday.
WOOLWICH, DEC. 13.—The Porcupine steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Roberts, left Woolwich yester-
day afternoon, to be paid advance at Plymouth, and then
proceed to the Mediterranean station.
The Acheron steam-vessel, Captain Lort Stokes, on
being taken out of the basin last week, was forced by
the strength of the tide against one of the buoys in the
river, and it being appreended that she might have
been injured, she was taken into dock to have her bo

tom examined; no injury having been sustained worth
mentioning, she will be taken out of dock this afternoon,
and the Stromboli taken in to be examined previous to
proceeding to sea.
A fatal accident occurred, about seven o'elock on the
evening of Friday last, to a man named Ashe, servant
to a gentleman who was visiting the officers of the
Acheron, on board the Hobe receiving ship, off Wool-
wich dockyard, the servant having fallen down the main
hatchway into the cockpit, and, from the injuries he
sustained, died on his way to the hospital, where he was
being carried by some of the crew, after every attention
had been paid to him by the surgeon of the vessel. A
coroner's inquest was held this morning on the body, and
a verdict of Accidental death" returned.

A number of hands are employed upon the Driver
steam-vessel to get her ready for sea, and Lieutenant
Coates is named as likely to have the command of her.
The Catherine Stuart Forbes, hired freight-ship, was
prevented dropping down the river on the day expected,
and the embarkation of the two companies of artillery
was postponed until to-morrow. Their baggage was
put on board on Saturday.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 11.—The storm from the south west
continuos unabated. The brig Hotspur, Captain Parnell,
64 days from Galatz, with grain to Messrs. Fox, Sons,
and Co., here, came in this morning. On Tuesday, the
7th instant, experienced a heavy gale from south-west,
which hove ship on her beam ends, washed overboard
the captain, who providentially got in again over the
lee quarter, broke bulwarks and stancheons, and carried
away galley, cabouse, &c.

Also the brig Sir John Ogilvie, of Dundee, Captain
Miller, from Galatz, with grain, in same gale had her
decks swept, and lost sails, bulwarks, stancheons, &c.
This evening the bark James Gibb, of Quebec, 813
tons, Captain Minchin; left Quebec the 11th of No-
vember, bound to London. In the same gale she lost
three men and a boy, one man's leg broken, others of
the crew injured, and will require fresh hands to work
her up channel. Decks swept, deck cabin washed away,
lost main topsail, spars, jolly-boat, &c. The names of
the poor fellows drownud are—John Pritchard, from the
vicinity of Chester, shipped in England; William Smith,
a Dutchman; William Stevens, 23, of Gravesend, mar-
ried in the colony three days before the barque left; and
Richard Gilpin, otherwise Richardson, an apprentice
from the brig Argo, belonging to the east coast. The
three last shipped in Quebec.
Dec. 12—Last night arrived the ship Superb, of Bal
timore, United States, Captain Gachell, from Hotter-

darn, with about 250 emigrants, men, women, and chil-
dren, for New Orleans, loaky, and will probably
discharge. The schooner Majestic, Captain Reeves, from
Liverpool, with general cargo for Leghorn; much da-
maged. This morning the schooner Tamar, of Ply-
mouth, Captain Perry, from Galatz, with Indian corn;
boat knocked to pieces and vessel considerably damaged;
must discharge. The Chorister, from Rio Grande, just
anchored in the Sound.
2 P.M.— Wind S.W., blowing strong.