The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS

Captain—Robert Lambert Baynes, C. 8., to Bel-
lerephon.
Commanders—George Harper, to Bellerephon ; H.
Schomberg and C. F. A. Shadwell to study at the
Naval college.
Lieutenants—H. S. N. Micklethwaite, Montagu F.
O'Reilly, and Francis Meynell, to Bellerophon ; Ro-
bert Robertson, to William and Mary, as an assistant
to Captain H. Austen, C. 8., in inspecting the fitting
of steam vessels; John J. Kennedy, to Excellent ; H.
B. Gray and Robert Lowcay. 'to Coast Guard
Service

Master—George C. Dowers (acting-master), to
Bellerophon.and Purser—Richard Green Didham,
Paymaster
to Bellerephon.
Surgeons—Daniel Ritchie, to 'Tecate ; Dr. John
Smith, to be Surgeon-superintendent of the Ann,
freight ship.
Assistant-Surgeons.—Frederick Stupart, to Spider;
R. P. R. Sparrow, to Vindictive ; James Mitchell,
K.D. to Dolphin.
Woonwinu, SEPT. 27. The Fisgard, 42 guns,
Captain Duntze, arrived at Woolwich, at two o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, and was made fast alongside
the Salsette receiving ship opposite the landing place
at the dock-yard. The Fisgard was towed by the
Monkey steam vessel, Master Commander Fogden,
from Princess Channel, opposite Margate Reads, to
Long Reach, and by thel3l.zer, steam-vessel, Com-
mander Wingrove, and the Antelope steam-vessel,
Lieutenant Commander Smyth, to Woolwich, the
strong gale prevailing at the time preventing the
Blazer taking her without additional aid. The Ante-
lope left again. the same afternoon, and having taken
on board her allowance of powder at Purfleet, left
that place on Sunday morning for the Mediterranean.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master Commander
S. B. Cook, arrived at Woolwich this afternoon from
her excursion as one of the vessels which accompanied
her Majesty to Scotland.
The Fisgard has a complement at present of 325
men, and when;they are paid off she will be e-cominis-
sinned for the pendant of Commodore Sir Gorden
Bremner with a smaller number of hands. Captain
Austin, C. 8., and a crew of about fifty men will be
quartered on hoard to be ready when required to at-
tend to navigate vessels proceeding down the river
on experimental trips.
ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY.—WOOJAVICH, SEPT. 27.
—Captain Teesdale's troop arrived, at twelve o'clock
on Saturday, from Ireland. The brass band of this
branch of the service went to Charlton to meet the
troop, and played them into the garrison. The non-
commissioned officers and men assembled this morn-
ing in heavy marching order for the inspection of
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, C.B. and
K.C.H., commandant of the garrison, and after he
had minutely inspected the men, he expressed himself
greatly pleased with their soldier• like and clean ap-
pearance, and the good condition in which they had
kept their horses after so long a march. .
DEPTFORD, SEPT. 25.—The Termagant steam-
frigate, built at this dockyard, under the superintend-
ence of Mr. Willcox, from a design by Mr.
in Whthe
ite,
ship-builder at Cowes, was launched to day,
presence of Sir John Hill, Captain Superintendent cf
Deptford Dockyard ; Captain Schwabe, of the Russian
Nav Mr. White, of Cowes; Mr Seaward,
y ; fit her engines; Mr. Jeffery, who
engineer, who is to
has payed her decks with marine glue ; and a great
number of the respectable inhabitants of Deptford,
and from London. At half-past one o'clock Mrs.
Mount, after drinking from a bottle of wine,
" Suc-
cess to the Termagant," broke the bottle on her bows.
The men then commenced loosening the dog-shores,
and at eighteen minutes before two o'clock the vessel
glided into the river amidst the cheers of the assem-
bled spectators.
The following are the dimensions of this fine
frigate :

Feet. Inches.
Length
210 1
Length offoThte°knenealgfeor tonnage lBl4O 9 6
,1
Breadth, extreme
Breadth for tonnage 4O 0
Breadth, moulded.. 39 4
26 4
old measurement, 1,547
BPue3rPldt.he,n4in;inionletlwdon, sl---,323
1,321 3,500.
The Archer
. Aricmhneiredstienateml..yveosnsel,tioefs9s7op.totfrlso,mis to
IN ihbicehcotrnhe
Termagant has been launched,-
ine and is to be fitted th
a screw propeller.
The Phaeton, 50-gun ship, 1,920. tons, is. pro-
ressing rapidly, and will
.be. ready for launching in
gabout five months from this lime,.
The Hannibal, 90-gun ship, -,960 tons, is to be
commenced immediately after the Phaeton is launched,
A considerable portion of the timber of this vessel
has been converted at IN oolwich, which will accelerate
her building.
The Harp steam-vessel, of 970 tons, is ordered to
be built at this dockyard, and to be fitted with a screw
ey nard steam -:hiessesrjeulo,sftotfilse s 6 ant
loen
commenced
to
tonnage
nn
building,
e is fittedio
propeller.
The
awindthwahsecnrelawunperohpeedllaenro,
be built, and named the Cracker.

The Leopard and Euphrates steam• frigates are
building, and the Encounter is in dock.
The La Hogue block-ship and the Janus are in
the basin.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the
pleasure-grounds of Osborne on Sunday.
Their Royal Highnesses;the Prince of \Voles, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
walked and rode out on ponies on Sunday.
Sir James Clarke has left Osborne.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his
Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningen, Lord
John Russell, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir
George Couper, remain at Osborne, on a visit to her
Majesty.
l Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
arrived irtol
wn yesterday morning, from her resi-
dence in Richmond Park, and paid a visit to her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager and her Serene Highness
the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, at Marlborough
House.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
the Queen Dowager yesterday.
H►s Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Meiningen,
her Serene Highness the Duchess Ida of Saxe Wei-
mar, Prince Gustavus and the Princesses of Saxe
Weimar, attended by the Earl of Denbigh, rode out
on horseback in the Parks yesterday.
Viscount Palmerston left town yesterday for his,.
seat, Broadlands, Hants.

THE RIVER PLATE.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.--We
have dates in town from Monte Video to the 33d of
July. There is no particular news. Negotiations were
still going on between the Government ot ilt)sus and the
English and French Ministers, and strong hopes were
entertained by the merchants of a favourable issue. Ea-
Change ou gnglud at the above date, 41 to 42,