The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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DEATH or ADMIRAL SIR GEORGI 3 PARKER, K.C.B.
—Our obituary records,
,the death of Admiral Sir
George Parker, K.C.8., Which took place at an early
hour on Friday morning, at his seat at Great Yar-
mouth, from an attack of influenza. The gallant
Admiral was in the 81stlear of his age, having been
born in 1767. Sir George was second son of Mr.
George Parker, of Wexford, who was third son of
the late Admiral Christopher Parker (brother cif
the celebrated Admiral Sir Peter Parker, Bart , who
so eminently distinguished himself during the Ameri-
' can war), by Miss Gore, a connexion of the Arran
family. He entered the navy at a very early age
under his gallant uncle, Sir Peter Parker, and served
on board the Phoenix on the Malabar coast, and took
part at the capture of the Cannanon ; was senior
Lieutenant of the Phoenix at the capture of La Re.
solue, French frigate, and of the Crescent in her gal-
lant action and capture of the Reunion in 1793, pre-
vious to which he brought to England Admiral
Cornwallis's dispatches. He was then appointed to
serve with the squadron under Lord Duncan in the
North Seas. In 1805, when commanling the Stately, in
company with the Nassau, he destroyed, after a
running fight of two hours, a Danish line- of-battle
ship of 74 guns. He was appointed in 1808 to the
command of a squadron in the Baltic. On his return
to England he was appointed to the Aboukir (74),
which he commanded in the Walcheren expedition.
The gallant deceased had- distinguished himself in
several minor engagements, and his services had on
numerous occasions called forth the approbation of
the naval authorities at the Admiralty. He married
in the prime of life Miss Butt, daughter of the late
Mr. Peter Butt, private secretary to the Duke of
Cumberland. In June, 1833, he was nominated a
Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order
of the Bath. The date of. his commission was as
follows :—Lieutenant, March Th, 1782; Commander,
November 4, 1793 ; Captain, April 7, 1795 ; Rear-
Admiral, June 4, 1814 ; Vic6-Admiral, July 19 ;
Admiral, January 10, 1837 ; and in November,
1841, attained the rank of Admiral of the Red. Up
to his recent attack of tke prevailing epidemic, the
deceased Admiral had enjoyed excellent health, so
that the melancholy event was a severe shock to his
family. By this distinguished officer's decease Vice-
Admiral George Barker becomes Admiral of the
Blue ; Rear-Admiral Sir James A. Gordon, K.C.8.,
Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, becomes
Vice-Admiral of the Blue ' • and Captain Manley Hall
Dixon, in command of the Caledonia, 120, attains his
flag rank.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 26.—The good service pension
of 150!. per annum, which reverted to the Admiralty
on the promotion of Captain Harvey to the rank of
Rear-Admiral, has been conferred, we are informed,
on Captain F. Marryatt (1825), C. 8., the celebrated
nautical novelist.

Mr. R. Thomas, leading hand of boiler makers at
Woolwich, is appointed foreman of boiler makers at
this new steam factory, with a salary of ,501., to rise
101. a year until it arrives at a maximum of 180/. per
annum.

On Christmas-day the seamen and marines of the
fleet had an extra quantity of their various provisions,
&c., served out, in order that theyinight make merry
with their friends.

The Inconstant, 36, Captain Sheppard, is not, it
appears, yet manned at Devonport.
The Attrivida, Brazilian bark, detained by the Styx
steam sloop, Commander Ckads, orPthe 14th of Sept.,
off Mayumba Bay, arrived at St. Helena for adjudi-
cation on the 2d of Sept., in charge of Mr. F. Con-
greve, midshipman, of the Styx.
The Adventureiro, Brazilian felucca, also taken by
the Styx, on the Ist of October, off Ambrizette,
fitted with slave equipments, arrived at St. Helena on
the 15th of October, for adjudication, in charge of
Mr. J. Tittock, R.N., of the Styx.
The Sappho, Brazilian brigantine, taken by the
Contest, 12, Commander M'Alurdo, off Loango, on
the Bth of October, arrived at St. Helena for adjudi-
cation on the 234 of October, in charge of Lieutenant
Towsey. She was fitted for slaves.
.The Venus, Brazilian schooner, taken by the Styx
on the 7th of October, arrived on the 24th at St.
Helena for adjudication, in charge of Mr. T. Stack-
house, midshipman. She mu fitted for the slave
trade.

11 Si!He, Brazilian brig, taken by the Penelope,
commodore's steam frigate, off Loango, on the 17th of
October, fitted for slaves, arrived at St. Helena on the
24th for adjudication.
Notwithstanding these captures and others sent