The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

MALTA, DEC. 2, 1840.—The past wei is ills been rather
a busy one in the naval movements of our port. Despatches
have arrived from the metropolis for Admiral Sir R. Stop.
ford, and also for Lord Ponsonby, and from " the Land of
Eg)pt " for Lord Palmerston. 0,1 the 27th ult. the French
steam-packet Dante arrived from Marseilles, bringing Mr.
Tod (formerly a man of some consequence in Malta, as se-
cretary of the Commission of Inquiry,) bearer of des•
patches from England for Sir R. Stopford and for Lord
Pononby. With the latter, the same individual pro-
ceedcd, on the 26th, in the Minos French steamer, for
Constantinople, and with the fora er the Megasra steam-
packet was despatched for the coast of Syria on the 29th.
On the 26th, the French steam-packet Scamandre arrived
from Constantinople, bringing a despatch from her Bri-
tannic Majesty's Vice-Consul at Alexandria for the Go-
vernaielit of Malta, to forwaid to Lord Palmerston. This
was sent on in charge of Mr. Frederick Sedley of the
Chief Secretary's Office, who took his departure for Mar-
seilles in the Mentor on the 23th, on which day the Wasp
arrived, followed on the 30th by the Castor, both from St.
Jean d'Acre, sent down to rep". damages sotE.rqd in the
late bombardment of that place. On the 29th the Hecate,
war steamer, arrived from England and Gibraltar, bring-
ing Lieutenant-Colonels Mitchell and Rose, Major Alder-
son, Captains Wilbraham, Scott, Harvey, Robe, and
Churchill, and a party of Royal Marines, Sappers and
Miners, all prcceeding to Syria. She has also a vast
quantity of ordnance stores for the same destination, with
which she proceeds to- rnorrovv.

On the 30th the contract packet yacht Emmctje (Leis_
tenant Gore, R. N., in charge of the mails) arrived with
despatches from Beyrout and Alexandria, and the French
Government steamer Phaeton from Toulon with despatches
for Alexandria, with which she proceeded yesterday ;
and finally, on the 30th, at three r. at., the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Company's packet, Oriental (Lieutenant
Hancock, R. N., in charge of the mails) from Alexandria,
bringing the India maildcspatched to Sucz by the Victoria
from Bombay, on the 31st of October, and despatches from
Commodore Napier to the Admiralty, with which she pro-
ceeded at six yesterday evening.
The Alecto steam-packet left for Marseilles with the
despatches from that part of China, India, and Alexandria
mails intended for the overland route, and will return
about the 13th with the London overland mails of the
4th instant.

The Acheron steam packet has just arrived with the
London mails of the;l4th ultimo from Gibraltar, and the
contract steam packet City of Dublin (Lieutenant Green,
R. N., in charge of the mails) proceeded with the mails
for the lonian Islands and Greece this afternoon. _

The Magpie surveying cutter arrived from Levant this
morning.

On the 20:h the Riala Bey, accompanied by two cap-
tains of the Ottoman fleet, and thirty-eight seamen, de-
serted and got on board the Revenge in two brrgcs, when
they made known that Mehemet Ali had positively, in a
moment of passion the week proceeding, ordered sixteen
sail cf the line out, to give battle to the British blockading
force. On the 22d the boats of the Medea saved a boat
of the Rodney from swamping. Captain Davies of the
Dido, which vessel left Alexandria on the 20th, with des.
patches for the Admiral, has had the misfortune to lose
three of his lingers in letting go with his own hands the
topsail haulyards.
The Egyptian and Ottoman fleets, which look ex-
tremely well, are now dismantled for the winter.'
On the 22d of November the Princess Charlotte, Belle..
rophon, Thundcrer, Benbow, Gorgon, Hydra, and Zebra,
the Medea, Guerrier, and another Austrian vessel of war,
an Ottoman corvette, and a French brig of war were at
anchor at Beyrout.
The Pique, Hazard, and Vesuvius remained at Acre.
The Magicienno was off the souther.t coast, The
seamen were badly off for coals.
The force off Alexandria en the 26th ult. consisted of
the Powerful, Rodney, Revenge, Cambridge, Ganges,
Vanguard, Carysfort, and Prometheus, and the Medea
in port.
Her Majesty's ship Scorpion was lying at Gibraltar on
the 24th ultimo, and her Majesty's ship Tyne, at Corfu,
on the 21st

Her Majesty's troop ship Apollo arrived at Gibraltar on
the 24th ult. in thirty-one days from Malta.
DEC s.—The Hecate left for Syria with the troops and
officers from England on the 3d inst. The Beacon arrived
from Athens yesterday, and during the night the Madea
from Alexandria (left the 28th), bringing the convention,
signed on the 26th, which is despatched by a special mes-
senger to Lord Palmerston and Earl Minto this evening,
in the Acheron, for Marseilles.
The Prometheus left Alexandria on the 28th for Syria,
with an Egyptian General and another officer, bearers of
despatches to Ibrahim Pacha, ordering him to evacuate
Syria. He also conveyed the Rietla Bey, two captains,
and thirty-eight seamen, deserters from Ottoman ships at
Alexandtia. Commodore Napier intended taking in the
Powerful and the Carysfort, and the other ships likewise,
if sufficient depth of water was found in the Channel.
The French Consul was not a little annoyed at the ter-
mination of affairs.

TURKEY.

_&NSTANTINOrI.I, Nov. 24.

(From the Manzari Shark )
On the 18th Admiral Walker was presented to the
Sultan on his return from Syria. His decoration appro-
priate to the rank of Rear-Admiral was exchanged for
that of Vice-Admiral, his present rank. The sultan was
extremely affable, and, after making many flattering com-
pliments, concluded by placing a handsome diamond snuff.
box in the hands of the gallant Admiral, who will leave
Constantinople to take hie station before Alexandria as
soon as his ships can be got teach) which will be in a few
days. Count Medea and M. Wagner, late Russian and
, the honour of being ptesenttti to the Sultan.
Prussian Consuls-General in V.R.I nt, on the 19J), bad also
On the 21st her Britannic Majesty's frigate Talbot
arrived here from Acre: She brought about 100 Egyp-
tian prisoners, 97. d among the rest we are told some tine
young gent,',,rnanly officers.
On'~na22d, a new Parisian Ambassador arrived hero
Ind was complimented by the Porte in the usual manner.
There is some talk of the nomination of a person of high
rank to go as Ottoman Ambassador to Paris, to assist at
deliberations to take place regarding the arrangement of
the Egyptian question. We have not yet heard who is
likely to be appointed on this mission. Dr. Morpurgo
leaves for Paris by the next French steam-boat.
We are sorry to hear that one of the Turkish transports,
loaded with troops for the coast of Syria, has put hack to
the Dardanelles under curious circumstances. It appears
that the troops., being unaccustomed to the sea, became
alarmed ate soon as rough weather came on, and insisted