The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-28 00:00:00

EVENING EDITIO'

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 26.—The Pelican, 16, Com—
mander C. Napier, at Chatham, is ready for sea ; and.
the Iris, Capt, Nourse, nearly so. The Formidable.
and London have had their lower masts rigged and
their topmasts pointed, and are ordered to be sent to.
the Sheerness ordinary, where they will remain until.

required for sea.
The Emerald tender arrived to-day from Plymouth,
with newly raised men.
On Thursday, the Driver, steamer, about the size of
the Stromboli, but with more beam, was launched from
this dock-yard ;in three quarters of an hour she was
masted, and taken into dock to be coppered.
In Harbour—Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Indus, Tweed, Pheenix, Rapid, Atholl and
Apollo troop-ships, Echo steam tug.
At Spithead.--None.
Earl Minto has, in the kindest manner, promoted
Mr. Henry Hope Chitomo, Clerk of the Cleopatra, to
the rank of Purser. This gentleman is the brother of
the young officer whose death we recorded in our last,
as having taken place at Malta Hospital.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenant Augustus Leopold Ku-
per, late Pelorus, to the rank of Commander.—Cous-
mission to be dated from 27th July. 1839.
Mate—Leopold George Heath (of the Excellent)
has obtained the half-yearly Lieutenant's Commission, as;
being Senior in proficiency of Mathematics,
to the Chrisrmas vacation, at the Royal Naval Col, prior
lege..
Charles C. Carter made Lieutenant.
-Clerks—Cornelius Dealy, of the Seaflower. and
Henry Hope Chimmo, of the Cleopatra ; W. Cr-Tom--
Ste.
inson, R. 'F. Crispin, John Brickwood,
William ,Stan-
way, John Harkshaw, W. H. Dutton, 8.. L. Suther-
land, E. A. Smith, to the rank of Purser.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captain--George Elliot, acting: to
the Volage.
Commander—Thomas Jordaine Clarke (acting) ;to
the Columbine.
Lieutenant—J. Sanderson to the Excellent ; Leopold
George Heath to the Impregnable.
Mate—L. P. Pigott, to the Impregnable
Bridge (of the Excellent), and George H. H. Great-
head, to the Indus ; C. J. F. Ewart, of the Excellent,
to the Monarch ; L. C. H. Tonge to the Vernon ;0.
Borland and John Borlase to the Excellent—the latter
to take charge of the artillery duties on board that ship•
Assistant-Surgeon—Charles Daniell (of the Phosnix)
to the Apollo.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 24.—The Impregnable sod
Belleisle were towed out of harbour to the Sound 00
Thursday last. The Hamoaze lighter arrived on Tburg"
day last from Pembroke. The Camel lighter sailed ou
Thursday with stores for Pembroke. The Locust
steamer sailed on Friday with despatches for NI,
T Inconstant arrived on Thursd a y, the 17th of De-
cemhe ber, from Cork. The Avon steamer arrived on
Saturday with men from Liverpool, and sailed the ne.xt
day for Sheerness. The La Saurneneze French
six guns, arrived on Sunday from St. Melirs•
Abercrombie, Robinson, sailed on Monday with.troops
for Gibraltar.

(From the Hampshire Independent.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 26.—The Cuckoo steamer was
taken into dock on Saturday last, to make good her de-
fects, having run foul of a sunken vessel in the Cilannel.
The Apollo, troop frigate, Mr. W. White, master
commanding, has been taken out of dock, and is,fitting
with every despatch ; it is reported to convey the: 99th
regiment from Cork to the Mediterranean. .
The Lightning steamer arrived at Woolvvich on, Fri-
day last from Lynn, where she had proceeded to raise
seamen for the navy, having obtained only three volu
, teers. Rather dear work this for John Bull, to employ
a Government steamer to procure three seamen.
NiSrby
does not the Government look the difficulty fairly in the
face, and offer a bounty for good seamen ?
better put a
a
csoeirlypilceeso.f sovereigns in Jack's pocket than expend
hundred tons of coal in endeavouring to procure his
It is rumoured that the Admiralty intend to assemble
a channel fleet, consisting of six line-of-battle ships, at
Spithead, in the