The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL OF PRINCE OSCAR OF SWEDEN
AND SWEDISH SQUADRON AT PORTSMOUTH.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY .NIGHT.—IES Royal High
ness Prince Oscar of Sweden arrived off St. Helen's this
evening about sunset, but will not disembark until to-
morrow.

His Royal Highness's squadron consists of a fifty-gun
frigate, a small corvette, and a brig.
He will be received by the naval and military autho-
rities with all the honours to-morrow (this day).
His Danish Majesty's corvette Flora, 20 guns, Captain
Ellbrecht, arrived at Spithead this morning, on her way
to the Mediterranean, from Copenhagen. She saluted
the Commander-in-Chief with seventeen guns, which
was acknowledged by the Victory with a like number,
with the Danish flag at the fort. She is an exercising
and instruction ship for young gentlemen in the Danish
navy. She brought up at Cowes.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Stephen Lushington, ar-
rived this afternoon from Halifax, with the 2d battalion
of the 60th Regiment on board.
Lieutenant C. P. Coles, his officers and crew, are or-
dered to return from the Tartarus to the St. Vincent.

The St. Vincent's crew being ordered an increase of
seventy hands, making up her complement to 850 men,
the following dashing invitation for the " right sort" to
enter is posted on all the usual places and at the ren-
dezvous:—" The crew of the St. Vincent is increased to
850 men. Any young fellows who are fond of fun had
better rally round the Old Commodore,' whose ' bit of
blue' flies on board of her, and who is looking out for
squalls. Apply on board the flag-ship." Such an in-
vitation is relished far better than the usual " west-end"
mode of advertising for seamen by showy placards an- '
nouncing that Somebody, " Esquire," is in commission,
and wants " A. B.'s and petty-officers," but that " none
but the best need apply. Such ships are always longest
in getting manned, and so far from getting the best
generally put to sea with the worst men.
It has been announced officially from the Admiralty
that Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., is to
command a squadron of exercise during the ensuing
summer, the ships to consist of the St. Vincent, Queen,
Howe, and Caledonia. Not any steamers have yet been
named • but it is expected those fitting, and nearly
ready for sea, viz., Amphion, Dragon, Avenger, Odin,
Terrible (on her return from the special service on
which she is about to be employed), Centaur, and Retri-
bution (the two last not yet commissioned), will also be
placed tinder Sir Charles Napier's orders. The Ad-
miralty have directed the Rear-Admiral to receive and
distribute on board the squadron such half-pay officers
as may wish to go, and are desirous of gaining ex-
perience by the cruise. They are to be victualled as
usual, but are to arrange in other respects with the
officers of the mess which they may join.
Her Majesty's steamer Scourge, Commander Caffin,
has returned from the coast of Ireland, where she has
been employed for some months in the distribution of
meal and provisions in the neighbourhood of the
Shannon. She has a great many defects to make
good, and will be ordered in harbour, and there
fitted with a mortar to swing, according to the
plan submitted to the Admiralty by Lieutenant Ro-
berts, of the Marine Artillery. This plan of fitting a
mortar has been tested, and reported to answer ex-
tremely well ; and if it should on trial be considered
preferable, from less strain and concussion on the ship,
to the one now fixed in the Scourge, it will be substi-
tuted. The Scourge, when about forty miles to the
westward of Portland, spoke her Majesty's ship Ven-
geance, with troops for the West Indies, and she also
saw a Swedish frigate and brig, all bound to Spithead.
His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden is on board
the frigate, and preparations have been made at the Ad-
miralty House in the Dockyard for his reception.
The Terrible remains at Spithead, with her fires
banked up, and in every respect ready to put to sea,
when her dispatches come down, for Lisbon. No offi-
cers or men come on shore, except on duty.
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St. Vincent. She will probably be commissioned by an
officer and crew of the Victory.
The Birkenhead, being an iron steamer, it has been
deemed necessary to strengthen and support her decks,
before loading her with Indian meal. She will complete
this evening, and go to Cork as soon as practicable.
The Growler steamer is ordered to call at Ports-
mouth previous to going out to Sierra Leone. She will
land wine chronometers, and then go to Plymouth to
be paid and obtain her sailing orders. The Growler
will take out mails to the Verd Islands, and the coast
of Africa.

A Danish corvette passed through Spithead this day,
and saluted Sir Charles Ogle's flag with 17 guns, which
was returned from the Victory, She is the yearly
cruising vessel from Copenhagen with eleves of the navy
and marines, and proceeded to the westward.
The Vengeance made her number this afternoon on
corning round St. Helen's point. A telegraphic message
has been sent to know what troops she has aboard. She
will not be able to get up to Spithead until the evening
if she has the Rifles on board—if not, she will go about,
and without anchoring proceed to Plymouth, after land-
ing letters, &c.
Letters from her Majesty's ship Brilliant have been
received up to Feb. 10. She was cruising
sambique coast, and had captured a Brazilian schooner
With slaves on board, which she bad sent to Sim
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