The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-28 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Independent.)
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 26.—Report already asserts that
Vice:Admiral Sir Charles Adam prefers the West India
and North America commands to that in the Mediter-
ranean, as being more lucrative, and that he will cer-
tainly succeed the lamented Sir T. Harvey • Sir Wm.
Gage is spoken of as likely to go to the Mediterranean ;
Capt. Boxer, it is said, succeeds Commodore Douglas
at Jamaica, and Capt. Alexander Ellice obtains the
command of the Pique, 36.
Arrived this morning her Majesty's brigantine
Griffon, Lieutenant-Commander D'llrban, 24 days
from Bermuda, and 37 from Barbadoes, having been
nearly five years in commission ; she brings home
Sir T. Harvey's son, with despatches. The Comman-
der-in-Chief died suddenly at Bermuda on the 28th of
May, and was buried at Ireland. The Griffoit left the
Winchester and Pilot at Bermuda. The Pilot was to
sail for Jamaica with despatches for Commander
Douglas, as soon as the packet arrived from Halifax ;
and the Winchester was to sail for Halifax on the 18th
of June. The Ringdove bad left Bermuda for Halifax ;
the Seringapatam was at Barbadoes on the 19th of May.
The Griffon had only lost three men by death on the
West India station, though fever has been on board her
three times ; but the number of men invalided from the
effects of fever and rheumatism, at different times, has
been so great that she has had nearer three ships'
companies than two ; the Commander is the only officer
now on board who went out in her, and about fifteen of
the men. The last fever was caught at Demerara.
The Driver steam-vessel' is ordered to be fitted tor
service.

The Pelican, 18, Commander Napier, arriveiLat Lisbon
on the Bth instant.
The Alban steamer sailed on Tuesday to Lisbon, with
the depot of the 82d Regiment.
The Electra, 16, Commander Mainwaring, was paid
off on Tuesday and re-commissioned, and Commander
Gostling is appointed to command her. The other oftreeh.
remain in her.

The Confiance steamer arrived on Wednesday from
the Mediterranean, and sailed the following day for
Woolwich, to be paid off.
The Jaseur, 18, Commander Boultbee, has rettumed
from 'Plymouth to the Gibraltar station.
The Rapid, 10, Lieut. Tryon, arrived yesterday from
a cruise off Brighton and Hastings, for the protection of
the Fishery.
The Salamander, steam-vessel, arrived on Thursday
from Sheerness, and proceeded to Plymouth.
The Avon, steamer, arrived on Thursday from Ply-
mouth. She returned yesterday with supernumerary
seamen for the Cornwallis, 72, which was to sail to-day
for China, to receive the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir W.
Parker.

All gunners are in future to be borne on the books et
the Excellent.

A new 36-gun frigate, t:he Cainbrian, is to be laurgihed
at Pembroke Dockyari, on the 3d July.
The Seringapat and Essex, Indiamen, are aL Spit-
head, taking in Supplies and passengers for the Eastern
world.

APPOINT3IEXT.S.—Captain Pring, from tie Inconstant
to the Pwerful.
Coillnlander—Philip Gostling, to the Electra.
Lieutenants—John Allan Wright, to command the
Skylark •, Charles John Walton, to the Princess Char-
lotte ; Edmund Heatheote, re-appointed to the Electra.
Master—John Kellock, late Acting, confirmed to the
Electra.

Pursers—John Milner, late Acting, confirmed to the
Electra ; JamesPinhorn, of the Edinburgh, to be Secre-
tary to Rear-Admiral Thomas..
Surgeon—G. Gammon to the Monarch.
Mate—W. D. Carroll, to the Royal George.
Second Master—Hertry Hill, additional, to the Victory.
Acting Assistant Surgeons—J. Simpson. and Dr. H.
Richardson, from. the Queen to the Cornwallis.
Midshipman—P. W. Gough, to the Dublin.
Gunners—W. Richards to the Dublin ; James Mitchell
to the Electra.

Acting Carpenter—W. Kingdom, to the Electra.
COAST-GU-MD.—Lieutenants—Ross Connor (1807),
and Augustus Bolton (1825), to be Chief Officers.
Mr. Geo. A. Hollinworth, of the Cornwallis, and Mr.
G. T. Graham, of the Electra, passed for Lieutenants
at the Naval College, on Friday.