The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 16.—Captain-Superintendent
Sir Thomas Bourchier arrived here on Sunday on a
pleasure excursion in the yacht from Chatham.
The Drake lighter, with stores from the eastern
yards, arrived yesterday.
The rock which was discovered recently in the
Solent, off Beaulieu, by Commander Sheringham,
has, upon a more minute investigation, turned out to
be a hard bank of shingle ! Some doubts were, it
appears, thrown upon the existence of an undiscovered
rock in such a place after such a lapse of ages, during
which the ground within the Wight has been con-
constantly dredged, dragged, and fished in all direc-
tions, and it was resolved that the truth should be
ascertained, if it were only for the sake of establish-
ing the infallibility of the commander's judgment.
The Echo steam-tug, with Deane's diving appa-
ratus, and a diver or two from the Excellent, was dis-
patched on Sunday to ascertain the fact, and it was
soon discovered that Commander Sheringham's
" rock " was like Sir John Ross's " Croker moun-
tains," and existed, like those, purely in the imagina-
tion of the discoverer.
The Fire Queen, Lieutenant Commanding C. R.
Johnson, returned from her visit to the Channel
Islands this morning, having landed Lord Auckland
and Captain H. Eden at Portlani.
The Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, flag of Rear-
Admiral Sir G. Seymour, Commander-in •Chief in
the Pacific, was at Callao on the 11th of June, a
letter of which date says—" The Admiral and all his
family have been up to Panama in the Sampson
steam-frigate, Captain Henderson. The Spy brigan-
tine, Lieutenant Commander Wooldridge, sailed
yesterday for Mexico to collect freight for the Carys-
fort, 26, Captain Seymour, which is at Mazatlan, and
expected at Valparaiso in November, just about the
time we (Collingwood) shall be starting for England.
Lieutenant M'Donald is now flag-lieutenant. The
Naiad coal dep6t has arrived here, and is stationed in
the harbour. The Herald, 26, Captain Kellett, and
the Pandora tender, Lieutenant Commander Wood,
are expected down in two or three weeks. The Cor-
morant steam-sloop, Commander Seymour, is at
Arica. The Modeste, 18, Captain Watkins, had not
arrived from Oregon at the above date. The Juno,
26, Captain Blake, we expect here every day."

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DurinAß HERRING FISHING, AUG. 14.—For the
lest three days the fishing has been improving, and to-
day was an average. The best fished boat had thirty
crans. The selling prices were from 14s. to 16s. The
stock of salt and barrels is larger than for some years
past, and will be sufficient for a very prosperous fishing.
There are generally from thirty to forty foreign fishing
TM,* 91439 trath•_Caledvnian Mercury.