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

NAVAL INTE'ILIC;ENCIf;,

PORTSMOUTif, MONDAY.—The Vixcn "kr
Commander Bydor, is ordered to fit andAsf,, ready by
the Gth proximo, for the embaikation r:-yAjr. Percy :3
Doyle, the British Minister (newly ap to the
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Mexican Congress. :3-, (,t .7"---,4%
We are requested to state, re pectic p.a.) la
in Clock street, Portsea, which we n
morning after, that Lieutenant Mills, o
was the officer in command on the morY44-,trk.qqeir4,
tion, and saw the fire from the deck of tin Vicfdry • A
shortly before daybreak. lie instantly reported it to
Captain Pasco, who came upon deck, and upwards of
1.50 men and boys, with th;‘ ship's fire engine, buckets,
&c., were sent ashore, under the command of Lieut.
Bamber. The Victory's were at the fire and at work
before the Dockyard people were there: and one of
the Victory's men so distinguished himself by his
activity and daring, that Captain Pasco specially re-
commended him to the commander of his ship, the
Trincomalee, to which he was draughted in the course
of the same day. _ _

A subscription is being raised for the wife of a
poor t,eanian of the Clyde steara-paeLet, who lo,t
all her furniture and wearing apparel Us' the tire in
question.

The Antelope !!tcatu-vessel, latilt of irnn at
wall in 1846, arrived last night iron' Woolwich, aicd
came into the harbour this morning to complete fuel.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Captain Lora
A. Fitznlarence, arrived last night at Cowes, and ealno
into the harbour this afternoon.
State of wind and weather at 5 p.m.—Wind, eaEt ;
weather, moderate and fine.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 26.--A steam squadron of three
vessels hove in sight from the westward at half. past
two o'clock this afternoon, and having rounded Penlee
Point, swept through the Sound, at a rapid pace, and
went up the harbour to Ilamoaze. They consisted
of a large three•masted ship with paddle-wheels, a
two-masted paddle-wheeled ship with two funnels,
and a screw steam-yacht. The second vessel was
like the Garland, and the third was similar to the
Fairy. _ _ _

About one o'clock to-day a large steamer, supposed
to belong to the Peninsular and Oriental Company,
was seen off the harbour in the run of the Eddystone,
steaming up Channel, from the westward. Wind very
light from the north.

The Birkenhead steamer caine into harbour this
morning. The Admiralty have ordered Rear-Admi-
ral Parker to inquire into the ciremstances connected
with the collision which took place at sea on the 15th
instant, between the Birkenhead and the brig Horatio,
from Falmouth to Liverpool, whereby the latter sus-
tained so much injury as to founder at sea, after the
crew had been providentially rescued by her Majesty's
brig Nautilus. The Birkenhead was compelled to
bear up for Plymouth to repair the damages.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTAIENTS,
[From the Hampshi,-eTelegraph.]
PROMOTION,
Captain—John Pasco, to the rank of Rear,Admiral.
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 11Iune11, 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. Kenn( dy, to Excellent ; li.
B. Gray and Robert Lowcay. to Coast Guard
Service

Master—George C. Dowers (acting-master), to
Bellerophon.

Paymaster and Purser—Richard Green Didham,
to Bellerephon.
Surgeons—Daniel Ritchie, to Hecate ; Dr. John
Smith, to be Surgeon-superintendent of the Ann,
freight ship.
Assistant-Surgeons.—Frederick Stupart, to Spider;
It. P. R. Sparrow, to Vindictive; James Mitchell,
M.D. to Dolphin.
WooLwicn, 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 cpposite the landing place
at the dock-yard. The Fisgard was towed by the
Monkey steam vessel, Master Commander Fogden,
from Princess Channel, opposite Margate Roads, to
Long Reach, and by the Bllzzer, 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. 13. 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 le-commis-
sioned for the pendant of Commodore Sir Gordon
Bremner with a smaller Lumber of hands. Captain
Austin, C. 8., and a crew of about fifty men will be
quartered on board to be ready when required to at •
tend to navigate vessels proceeding down the river
on experimental trips.
ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, SEPT. 27.
—captain Teesdahr'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
R.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. White,
ship-builder at Cowes, was launched today, in the
presence of Sir John Hill, Captain Superintendent of
Deptford Dockyard ; Captain Schwabe, of the Russian
Navy ; Mr. White, of Cowes; Mr. Seaward,
engineer, who is to fit her engines; Mr. Jeffery, who
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.
cNelsosutnot , t ahfet erfr
ertiangliailmilgt,,,fbroromkeathheot
The men then commenced loosening the dog-shores,
and at eighteen minutes before two o'clock the vessel
bfloet ef wine,on hebSo Suc-
cess
' ensions of this fine
glidedspienettoattohres.river amidst the cheers of the assem-
bled The following are the dimensions
frigate

Feet. Inches.
Length for tonnage 2lO 1
Length of the keel for tonnage lBl tei
Breadth, extreme 4O 6
Breadth for tonnage 4O 0
Breadth, moulded.. 39 4
Burden
ne hold
tons—old measurement, 1,547
31.94; 1,323 1,321 3,500.
The Archer steam-vessel, of 970 tons, is to be com-
menced immediately on tie slip from which the
ithin n
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Termagant has been launched, and is to be fitted itli
a screw propeller.
The Phaeton, 50-gun ship, 1,920 tons, is pro-
gressing rapidly, and will be ready for launching in
about five months from this time.
The Hannibal, 90-gun ship, 2,965 tons, is to be
commenced immediately after the .Phaeton is launched,
A considerable portion of the timber of this vessel
has been converted at Woolwich, 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
same
building,
propeller.wi,tiha ee R
ihsreeynard steam-vessel, of 516 tons, to be fitted
w
propeller, is just commenced
and when launched another of the
tonnage
isto
be built, and named the Cracker.

The Leopard and Euphrates stearn•frigates are
building, and the Encounter is in (lock.
The La Hogue block-ship and the Janutare in
the basin.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the
pleasure-grounds of Osborne on Sunday.
Their Royal [Highnesses the Prince ot Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice,
walked and rode out (in 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.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
arrived in town 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.
His 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.

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TUE RIVER PLATE.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.--We
have dates iu town from Monte Video to the 23d of
July. There is no particular news. Negotiations were
still going
on between the Government oi Rusas and the
English and
French Ministers, and strong hopes were
entertained by the merchants of a favourable issue. Ex-
,
QuaDge ea England at the above date, 41 to 42.