The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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(From the Brighton Gazette.)
PORTSMOUTH —Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the
Navy, has been here, on his return from Plymouth and
Milford dockyards, and having in'pected the new three-
decker, Queen, 110, preparing for the Mediterranean flag,
has again left for the Admiralty.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Duncombe Bouverie has re-
turned from attending her Majesty's Levee, and relieved
Capt. Loch in the Superintendency of the Dockyard duties.
The Tweed, 20, at this port, and Persian, 16, at Ply-
mouth, are preparing for commission. No orders have yet
arrived to hoist the pendant in the Madagascar, 46.
It is reported that Captain the Hon. Maurice Berkeley,
is to hoist a broad pendant as Commodore of the let class,
at the Cape of Good Hope, and that Captain Sir Joshua
Rowley is to have the Thunderer, B'4, now fitting out at
Plymouth.
The Dolphin, 3, Li,!utenant Littlehalcs, will be at Spit-
head from Chatham about the 29d instant, on her way to
the Cape and West African station. Mr. Edward Rowe,
second master, to join the Andromache, 26, and Mr. Bat-
ten, second master, for the Brisk, 10, will take a passage
in the Dolphin.

By letters from the Samarang, 26, of the 25th January,
that ship was at San Bias, and expected to be in England
in July. Captain Scott, of the President flag-ship, had
exchanged is ith Captain Broughton, of the Samaran,,, and
brings her home. The Fly, 18, Commander Loch, left
San Bias for Callao, on her homeward voyage with
specie, on the 18th January.
The Magieb'nne, 24, Captain Burnett, has been re-
moved alongside her hulk, and will leave the harbour for
Spithead about the 20th inst., reported for the Mediterra-
nean. Her esteemed Captain has been labouring under
severe indisposition for some time.
The new brigs bittern and Albatross will be launched at
this yard, the former on the 18!It inst., and the latter in the
month of June, to mount 16 guns each.
The Carvsfort, 26, Captain Byam Martin, is on her
way home from the Mediterranean, to be paid off at Sheer-
ness, having been three years and a half in commission.
Her arrival may be looked for about the Bth May.
The Rattlesnake, 28, with troops on board for Ceylon,
reached Simon's Bay, Cap of Good Hope, on the 14th
January, and quitted for her destination on the 25th of
that month.
The Jupiter troop-ship is re-commissioned and refit-
ting in the harbour, reported to take troops to the Medi-
terranean. . . .

The Pantaloon, 10, Lieutenant Tryon, is still cruising
off the eastern coast, for the protection of the fishery.
The Harlequin, 18, Commander Lord Francis Russell,
and Wolverine, 18, Commander Tucker, arc ordered
home from the coast of Africa, to be paid off.

At Spitliead.—Pearl 20, for the Brazils.
In Harbour.—Britannia, Victory, Vanguard, Jupiter,
Excellent, Royal George, Magicienne, Victor, Messenger,
and flag tenders.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. —Warrior, from Plymouth to
South Australia, Jan. 12, lat. 5 N., lon. 19 W., by the Vi-
gilante, Brazil to Honduras, Columbine, arrived Sierra
Leone, Jan. 29 ; Royal Tar, of Exeter,lst inst., lat. 48,
lon. 17 ; Ambassador, Liverpool to Prince Ed ward's Is-
land, Bth, lat. 49, lon. 10, by the Christiana, Purdy, arrived
off Plymouth ; Star, Boston to Leghorn, 30th ult., lat. 38,
lon. 35 ; Gulnare, Baltimore to Liverpool, 6th inst., lat.
40, lon. 26 ; Splendid, New Orleans to Bremen, out 45
da) s ; City of Waterford, Waterford to Quebec, lat. 50,
lon. 9, Ly the Flora, arrived off Falmouth ; Charleston,
Charleston to Havre, Ist inst., lat. 43, lon. 40; Man-
chester, Philadelphia to Liverpool, 9:11, lat. 51, lon. 13,
by the Isabel, Cape, arrived at Cork ; Romeo, London to
Bombay, out forty days, lat. 12 S., lon. 31 W., by the
b y
to the
Antigua,
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sth in ,
Ganges, arrived at Falmouth ; Sylvie de Grasse, of New
York,
4th inst., tat. 46,t0n.,
in
the Downs ; Dennison, Liverpool
t.,
lat. 41, and Hope, bound to Quebec, same day, by the
Odessa, arrived at Warren's Point ; Cara, Milford to New
off CapcClear.

York, 10q)

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
}our letter
The following has been received at Lloyd's
Trinity House, Lundo;,cAeipprtilofls3o,
" SIR-I have to acknoilledge the
of the Bth instant, trausmitt!ng, by direction of the Com-
mittee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, extracts of a let-
ter from their agent at Cove of Cork, relative to the danger
to which vessels passing. up or down St. George's Channel
are exposed, by the position of the wreck of a vessel called
the Havre; and the Elder
.Brethren having thereupon im-
mediately communicated with the Corporation for preserv-
ing and improving the port of Dublin, wlthin whose juris-
diction the said wreck is situate, I have the satisfaction to
transmit to you the inclosed copy of a letter, which bas
been received in reply from the Secretary to that Board'
stating that measures have been taken fur denoting the
situation of that dw,ger.
I am, Sir, your most humble servant,
(Signed) J. HERBERT."
" To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Scc."

Ballast Office, Dublin, April 11, 1840.
SIR—I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 9th instant, inclosing copy, of a communication re-
ceived from the Agent for Lloyds at Cove, relative to an
American vessel which now lies sunk off Poor Head, near
Cork Harbour. I will lay these doeuments before the
Board at their next meeting, bir.in the meantime I may
observe that this circumstance has been already reported
to the Board by Mr. King. A caution to mariners is in
progress of being printed, and a buoy has been ordered to
Le placed on the wreck as far as possible to prevent ace'
dents.