The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-08 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTlON.—Commanders—Charles Napier (of the
Pelican), to the rank of Captain, and to be appointed to
the first vacancy in China; Stephen G. Fremantle (of
the Clio), to be Acting Captain of the Southampton,
vice Hillyar.
Mate—Augustus Charles Murray (1835), of the Dol-
phin, to the rank of Lieutenant.
Second Master—John Fletcher Rees, of the Dolphin,
to the rank of Master.

Assistant-Surgeon—W. F. Carter (1828), to the rank
of surgeon.

APP-OlNTMENTS.—Commanders--B. resting, to the
Apollo, armee en flute. _ _ _

Lieutenants—S. H. Bridges, to the Alfred ;G. S.
Parsons, to be Admiralty Agent of one of the Halifax
Packets ; J. Moore, H. A. Oliver, and G. G. Wellesley,
to the Queen ; W. Carr, F. A. Ellis, J. Gennys, and W.
Luard, to the Vindictive.

Masters—C. Pope, to the Vindictive ; F. Wills, to
the Snake ; George Wright (Acting), to the Belleisle.
Pursers—Alexander Penprase, to the Belleisle ; T. D.
Gulliver, to the Apollo.

Second Master---J. Hughes, to the Pantaloon.
Masters' Assistants—J. Pollard, to the Belvidera ; J.
R. Godden, to the Hazard ; C. C. Mitchell, to the Vin-
dictive.

Mates—W. Dean, to the St. Vincent; H. Kensman,
W. Morton, and E. Hornby, to the Vindictive; Messrs.
M'Naughten and Isaacson, to the Formidable; J. W.
Probart, to the Spartan; C. J. Hoffmeister, to the Cale-
donia; W.W.H. Stewart and J. Boyce, to the Illustrious.
Surgeon—A. Allen, to the Vindictive; P. Keown, to
the Snake.

Midshipmen—C. G. Rowley, to the Dido; the Hon.
F. Walpole, to the Vernon; H. F. M'Kellop, to the Vin-
dictive; John Corbet, to the St. Vincent; H. G. Simpson,
to the Formidable.

Clerk—C. N. Goddin, to the Hazard.

Volunteer First Class—R. B. Atkinson, to North Star.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain Edwards, to be Lieut.-
Colonel, vice Lee, deceased; First Lieutenants Land,
Buchanan, and Mitford, to be Captains, vice Edwards,
Wood, and Morrish—the two latter retired on half-pay;
Second Lieutenant Wemyss, Mercer, and Whiting, to be
First Lieutenants.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 6.—The following steamers have
arrived within the last few days from different
ports, with volunteers for the navy :—Alban, Pros-
pero, and Volcano, and they have since sailed for
Liverpool, where the men are waiting for convey-
ance to join different ships. The Spy, 2, Lieut. J. M.
Potbury, Commander, arrived last Thursday, after post,
from Portsmouth, and proceeded to Liverpool for men
the Sunday following. The Britannia, 120, Capt. Mansel,
sailed for Portsmouth on Sunday, and the Spider, 6,
Lieut. J. O'Reilly, sailed the same day to the Eastward
to be paid off. The Avon steamer, Lieut. C. Jenkins,
sailed for Liverpool for men last Saturday. The Cam-
brian, 36, Captain Chads, was towed into the Sound on
Tuesday, by the Prospero steamer ; and the Malabar,
72, Captain Sir G. R. Sartorius, bent sails on the same
day and only waits a fair wind to go into the Sound.
The Resistance, 42, is ordered to be fitted for a troop-
ship, on a similar plan to the Apollo. The Siren, 16,
Commander W. Smith, arrived from Woolwich on
Wednesday. In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Ma-
labar, Belleisle, Spartan, Forest, Adventure. In. the
Sound—Cambrian.

MALTA, OCT. 25, 1841.—1 N PORT—The Ceylon, 6
(bearing the flag of the Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis,
Bart.) ; Powerful (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
J. A. Ommanney, K.C.8.) ; Howe, 120 ; Rodney, 92 ;
Calcutta, 84 ; Ganges, 80 ; Revenge, 80 ; Indus, 72 ;
Vanguard, 72. Frigates Inconstant and Magicienne.
Brig Savage. Steam frigates Cyclops, Vesuvius, Phco-
nix, Medea. Steamers Prometheus, Alecto, Locust,
Acheron, and Iberia. Yacht cutter Stork. French
steamers Leonidas, Sesostris, and Minos.