The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 15.—Captain Sir William Sy-
monds, R.N., surveyor of the navy, visited this dock-
yard to-day, to see how the late steam frigate Retribu-
tion got on in her equipment as a meal and biscuit depot.
The Crocodile receiving ship, Lieutenant Commander
Prothero, left the basin this morning, and was warped
into Blockhouse hole to complete fitting. The Kestrel
brigantine, and Sparrow, cutter, were aftewards hauled
into the basin, to be prepared for service.
The Emerald and Mercury tenders, and the Lively
navy lighter, have each shipped a cargo of provisions
to-day, and sailed for Cork. The tenders will bring
back supernumeraries. The lively is to be employed in
carrying coals from Cork to the Shannon after she has
discharged her provisions.
The Scourge steam-sloop, Commander Caffin, hauled
off from the jetty this morning, and will be ready for
service to morrow evening, when it is expected she will
proceed to Ireland with biscuit and meal.
The Adventure naval transport, which has on board a
small quantity of stores for Ireland, will, as soon as she
has discharged her freight here, fill up with provisions
for Ireland.

The Sinbad navy lighter arrived this afternoon from
the river, and proceeded at once to the Clarence-yard to
load with provisions fur Ireland.
In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Hya-
cinth, Athol, Crocodile, Adventure, Sidon, Scourge,
Geyser and Echo.
In the basin.—The Edinburgh, Kestrel, Myrtle, and
Sparrow.
In dock.—Leander, Ajax, Prince Regent, Dauntless,
Serpent, Champion, and Victoria and Albert.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 14.—Her Majesty's frigate Thetis,
36, Captain Henry J. Codrington, came in yesterday
morning from Portsmouth, bound to Corunna.
Her Majesty's sloop Albatross, 16, Commander Ar-
thur Arguhan, entered the Sound from Portsmouth on
the 13th, bound to the coast of Africa.
Her Majesty's flag-ship Queen, 110, Captain Sir
Henry J. Leeke, left yesterday afternoon to join the
squadron at Lisbon. Neither her time of departure nor
place of destination was known until just before she
sailed. _ _ _

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Sphinx, Commander John
B. Cragg, last from Goree, came in this morning, after
six weeks' absence. She left the Cape de Verd Islands
on the 2d instant, at which time they were in a healthy
state. The Sphynx has had no communication with the
islands, further than that of landing a naval surgeon
there. It was intended for her to bring home the family.
of the late Mr. Yettingall, British Arbitrator at Bona-
vista ; but they had previously left for Gibraltar, whence
they were brought here by her Majesty's steam-sloop
Bulldog.
CHATHAM, JAN. 15.—The Samarang, 26 guns, Capt.
Sir Edward Belcher (now on leave of absence), will be
paid off on Monday next. It has, on her being sur-
veyed, been found necessary to dismantle her of her
rigging and masts to replace some damaged mast gear,
when she will be refitted as a guard-ship at Gibraltar.
The Daphne, 18 guns, Captain J. J. Onslow, was
towed into this harbour by the African steam-vessel on
the 11th inst. She is nearly dismantled of her masts and
rigging, and discharging her stores. She will be paid off
on Thursday next, the 21st.
The Spider, 6-gun schooner, Lieutenant-Commander
Richard E. Pym, from the south-cast coast of America,
is ordered to this port to be paid off.
The Birkenhead steam-frigate, Commander A. H.
Ingram, will arrive here in a few days to complete her
coaling, after she has been to Greenhithe to adjust her
compasses.

The Warspite, 50 guns, is completed for the ordinary,
and wiil be put out of dock next week.
The Falmouth sailed on the 13th inst., with stores for
Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Pembroke yards.
The Goodwill has arrived with stores from Portsmouth.

Mr. Richard Carter, leading man of shipwrights, has
been appointed Acting Inspector, vice Mr. D. Harding,
jun., appointed to oversee the building of iron steam-
vessels on the Thames.