The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-29 00:00:00

MORNIN G EDITION

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 27.—Extract of a Letter
from Rio Janeiro, da.ed Jan. 14,:1841 :—" On the
31st December last, her Majesty's brigantine Fawn,
Lieutenant Foote, and Partridge, Lieutenant Wee.
Morris, being 25 miles to the eastward of the Island of
St. Sebastian, on this cost, cruising for the suppression
of the slave trade, descried a brig in the E.N.E.,
standing in for the land. The wind being very light,
both vessels sent their boats to board the stranger,
which at 6 p.m. took possession of her. She proved to
be the Portuguese brig Acceicera, having on board 332
slaves, 24 having died on their passage from Quill:mane,
on the coast of Africa, bound to Ilha Grande. The
misery and wretchedness endured by these hapless
creature!, from betig short of water, when the brig was
captured, was most extreme. Slavery is still carried
on to a very great extent on this coast.
The A,i;!, 84, Capt. W. Fisher, sailed on Monday
last, for Chatham, to be paid off.
The Iris, 26, Captain Nurse, sailed en Wednesday
from Plymouth, for the coast of Africa.

The Bellerophon, 80, Captain C. J. Austen, C. 8.,
is ordered from the Mediterranean to be paid off at
Portsmouth ; and the Implacable, 74, Captain E. Har-
vey, is also returning home, to be paid off at Plymouth.
The Tweed, '2O, Commander Douglas, sailed yester-
day morning for the North American and West India
Station ; she Brill proceed, in the first instance, to Ber-
muda.

Tne Pique, 36, reached Chatham on Wednesday,
the Salamander 'aving left her at the Nore to go back
and assist the Asia, 84 ; the Pique was to be docked
to-day, and on the Dockyard report the Admiralty will
determine on paying her off or continuing her in com-
mission ; her masts cannot be made in the Chatham
yard in less than six weeks. •
The Glaucester and Eagle, both 50 gun razees, are
0,6(1 ready for commis,ion at Chatham, and the
Warspit", Vindictive, and Dablin, all of 50 guns, at
this port.
The Unicorr, 46, is getting ready for commission
at Chatham.

The Siren, 16 guns, will be launched in the end of

April.
The keel of the Albert, 90 gun ship, has been this
week laid down on a new slip in this dockyard.
The General K 3 d, from Madras for London, passed
the Wii2ht ye terday.

The Vulcan, for Bordeaux and Mauritius, is at Spit-
he-id.

NEW YORK LINERS.—The Philadelptia, from New
York, dropped her mails here do Wednesday ; she left
on tl:e Lt instant ; the Mediator, for New York,
sailed on Toursday ; and the Gladiator, for New
York, sailed yesterday. We momentarily look for the
Samson, which should have left New York on the
10th instant.

Sixteen war steamers are ordered to be built, six of
the first cities, and ten of the second ; all to be armed
with guns of ten-inch calibre. Several of these will be
laid down immediately, and the frames of the whole
converted, without delay, so as to be ready by the
time the engines are prepared.
The officers of the Excellent have subscribed 8/. 3s.
to the fund for the widows and orphans of the crew of
the late Fairy. The total sum subscribed exceeds
2,000!., and will, we believe,
.be divided upon the prin-
ciple of shares, similar to prize money.
Ten young gentlemen, from 15 to 19 years, are forth-
with to be entered on board the Excellent, and thence
to the Naval College, to study mathematics ; they are
to be permittel to remain two years, at which period it
is expected they will be competent to pass an examina-
tion ; and if successFul, they will immediately obtain a
commission es marine officers. Jr any gentleman qua-
lifies himself at the expiration cf cne year he will attain
the same reward. They aro t, be paid as mates, viz.
65/. a year.
We were delighted at the excellence of the gunnery
practice of the Nautilus brig, of 10 guns, a few days
since at Spithead ; we bad heard the firing, and could
plainly see that the shots were well directed, but at a
moment wo were looking with a telescope at the target-
flag, a shot struck the staff and carried it away, and in
the next instant, another shot knocked the cask, in
which the flog had been inserted, to atoms ; tthe dis-
tance was point blank range, and wo presume the guns
were carronades.

The Victoria revenue cutter picked up on Tuesday
last, off the Nab Light Vessel, 53 tubs and one flagon
of spirits of brandy and gin.
In liarbou-.—Queeen, Victory, Excellent, Royal
Georg.,, and Echo steam tug.
At. Spithead.—lndus, Vernon, Pelican, and Nau-
tilus.

On Weene,sday Sir James and Lady Stirling gave a
sumptuous and elegant entertainment on board the In-
dus, at Spithead, to a large and brilliant party of these
towns and neighbourhood. The Lieutenant-Governor
and the Hon. Lady Pakenham were present, as were
the Port Ai.rniral and daughters, the Admiral Superin-
t•l,Jlent, the Hon. Mrs. Bouverie and the Misses
B tie, CWriel and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Hon. Mrs.
Grreville, Captain and Mrs. Ellice, Sir R. Grant,
Captain i‘hetague, Dr. Quarrier, and a number of
officers of the garrison and of the magines and the
squadron The visitors were hig'uly gratified by the
scene, and remained on board till 16te in the c\ ening.