The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-09 00:00:00

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DECEMBER 9, 1847.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 7.---.lVe received yesterday,
from our intelligent and impartial friends in the
above squadron a continuation of the interesting de-
tails of their movements from their last dates, the
20th ult. :

" Nov. 21. The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-
Commander Rigge, came in with dispatches for Sir
Charles, from England ; she also brought Capt. Bruce
to take command of the Queen.
"22d.—At 9 A.M. signal was made Ship foretop-
mast with watch,' which was done in the following
order :—Scourge, 55 minutes ; Caledonia, 1 hour and
38 minutes; Dragon, 1 hour and 49 minutes ;
Canopus, 1 hour and 56 minutes ; Queen, 2 hours
and 48 minutes; St. Vincent, 3 hours and 40
minutes ; the Howe, 3 hours and 48 minutes. The
Admiral made signal to the Caledonia ' Very well
done,' and also to the Canopus. The English packet
arrived in the afternoon, bringing Commander Little
for the Queen. _ _

" 23d.—The Admiral officially inspected the
Queen, and mustered her crew prior to Sir H.
Leeke giving up the command. The inspection
lasted five hours or nearly, and resulted eminently to
the credit of captain, officers, and men. To-day, the
Admiral, captains, and officers of the fleet have en-
tered into a subscription of one day's pay each (the
Admiral giving his table money also into the fund),
towards a regatta which is to take place on Friday,
the 26th. This afternoon the squadron unbent sails
to preserve them during the winter.
"24th.—Squadron crossed top-gallant yards and
signal for general quarters. All busy preparing for
the regatta.
" 25th.—To- day the Admiral made the signal
optional' with regard to hoisting out-boats and ex-
ercising, as all hands are preparing for the regatta.
"26th.—Rather cloudy morning, and up to twelve
o'clock nearly a calm. At ten the regatta corn-
menced, and went off with the most perfect enthu-
siasm. The whole of the ships and vessels were
crowded with visitors. The flag-chip had on board
the Infanta, Marchioness of Louie and daughters,
Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour, the Duke and
Prince of Saze Weimar, &c., who were sumptuously
entertained by the Admiral. The King was not
present. Splendid parties were given on board the
St. Vincent, Howe, Avenger, and Dragon. There
are to be some more races, as both the Ambassador
and the Duke of Saxe Weimar have given cups to be
rowed for; there are also some more funds left from
the first subscription, which was raised in two days
by the officers of the squadron.
" 27th.—This morning it commenced blowing from
the west, and raining very hard. The Amphion
screw steam-frigate was to have put to sea to make
trial of her machinery, which has been three weeks
repairing, after her very short voyage from Spithead.
She had unmoored and got her steam up at daylight
preparatory to starting, which was countermanded by
the Admiral. In consequence of the weather the aqua-
dron struck topgallant masts at 7 o'clock, the breeze in-
creasing. Soon after the Amphion broke her sheer and
ran into the Canopus, carrying away the latter's
port whisker and damazing her cat-bead ; and at
the same time the Amphion carried her own jib.
boom away, damaged her bowsprit, &c. She then
weighed with a strong ebb tide and got into the
stream of the river, using steam, but still dropped
down, when sail was made on her, and soon after
some of the ropes which had gone from the jib-
boom were found to have got round the screw pro-
peller, consequently the engines were stopped, when
the rudder became of but little effect, and she drove
towards the south shore; the small bower anchor
was let go about a cable or more from the shore
when she brought up, it then blowing very hard from
west with constant rain. Boats with hawsers were
sent from the squadron, and the Scourge got her
steam up and went to her assistance. At eleven the
wind shifted to north-west, and the weather cleared
up a little, when she was taken_in tow by the Scourge
to her anchorage.
" 28th.—It blows hard again to-day. The packet
has not yet arrived.
"29th.--The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Hall,
proceeded to-day for Madeira, with their Serene
Highnesses the Duke and Prince of Saxe Weimar, on
a visit to the Queen Dowager. The packet arrived
to-day, and left at 8 A.M.
30th.—We are looking out for the Oberon from
Portsmouth. The squadron are all healthy, and there
are no men in the hospital, which is better arranged
than when I last alluded to it. Every facility is now
given for British surgeons and their attendants to be
there at all hours. Sir Charles has done well by
insisting on this measure."
Another correspondent says—" Mr. Shirley, an
eminent shipbuilder at Lisbon, was drowned in the
Tagus on the day of the regatta, by the upsetting of
his boat. He was a kind and considerate man to the
poor."
The Fairy yacht, Commander Crispin, proceeded
to Osborne this afternoon with the Duchess of Kent.
Her Royal Highness arrived at this port at about a
quarter to one by express train on the South-Western
Railway accompanied by Sir G. Couper and Lady F.
Howard. Mr. Stevens conducted the train into the
Clarence-yard, where Sir C. Ogle, Sir E. Parry,
Captain Campbell (62d), Major Harvey, aide-de-
camp, Flag- Lieutenant Cochran, Commander Cris-
pin, and Major Trevelyan, commanding a guard of
honour of the 60th Rifles, were in waiting to receive
her Royal Highness. The usual salutes and ceremo-
nies were observed.

The Fox, 42, Commodore Sir H. M. Blackwood,
was, we are informed by a private letter, at Trinco-
malee on the 11th of September. She left Madras
on the 19th of August. She would stay at Trinco-
malee until about the 20th of September, and then
start for Bombay. The statement mentioned by a
" Constant Reader " was copied from a China paper.
Heavy gales have been blowing on this coast the
last three days from the W.S.W. It changed this
morning to N.W., very rough and squally, so much
so as to have prevented the 76th regiment from em-
barking in the Bellerophon at Spithead.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 6.—Her Majesty's ship Albion,
90, Captain Charles H. Freemantle, from the Medi-
terranean, is hourly expected at this port.
The abandoned barque, Lady Kennaway, was on
Thursday evening towed by her Majesty's steam tug
Confiance,—Jago, master, from thelAdmiralty waters
in Hamoaze to the merchant vessels' tier off Turn-
chapel, Catwater, where she remains under custody
of shipkeepers appointed by the Admiralty and the
salvors, and of officers from the Custom-house. On
Friday Mr. W. B. Cuming, Lloyd's surveyor, and
Mr. Eastlake, the Crown solicitor, made an official
inspection and examination of the ship and
cargo. She was pumped on her arrival in the
Sound on Thursday, and 22 hours after but 12 inches
of water were in her. When the barque was boarded
in the Bay of Biscay by the Danes it was discovered
that the tarpaulins of the main hatchway had been
cut, the hatches forcibly broken open, and a portion
of the cargo removed by a tackle which was found
suspended from her mainyard. On the removal of
the temporary hatchway the surveyor, among other
goods, found several cases of plate glass apparently of
German manufacture, one of which had been broken
open and discarded by her first visitors. The cargo
in the after hold consists of cotton, rice, coffee,
pepper, and Benne, but a great space is left vacant
from the main bulk to the after %wilt decks,
where the cargo, ship's stores, and sails are
all in confusion. In the fore peak there is
strong smell of camphor ; the bulkheads are per-
feet. On deck nearly all the cuddy berths, state-
rooms, cabins, and the pantry are broken down,
probably for more easy access to the cabin freight,
which has been carried off entirely. From the dis-
turbed state of the forecastle, where the men's chests
and bedding are in confusion, the crew appear to have
abandoned the ship in great haste.
The hatches are now under seal of the Admiralty,
who hold present possession of the ship and cargo.
The two Danish captains, their ships, and crews, 24
in all, are here ; through theieconsul, M. T. W. Box,
jun., they have affixed to the ship's mainmast a
formal claim of 105,0001. (half the estimated value of
the cargo) for their salvage ; and on the part
of Mr. Wynyard, midshipman, and the crew of
her Majesty's brigantine Dolphin, a similar legal
process has been followed for 35,000/. Mr. Richard
Stibbs, her pilot, has not:yet advanced his demand.
The settlement by deferred legal proceedings in the
Admiralty Court of the claims of all the salvors upon
the owners of the barque, the consignees of her cargo,
and the insurance underwriters, will involve serious
expense and great loss of time, and probable diminu-
tion in the value of the cotton, rice, and
other perish-
able goods unless opened and fully examined. It is to
be regretted that there is no legalized competent
marine board of award for the immediate settlement
of such claims. It appears that Mr. Avery, the cap-
tain, and the greater portion of the crew of the Lady
Kennaway, were taken by a passing vessel to Lisbon,
whence about eight have returned to England. The
rest of the crew were landed at Cork, with Mr.
Walshe, chief officer, who is said to be now in London.
—Times.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The remains of the
late superintendent of this dockyard, Rear-Admiral
Shirred', were interred this afternoon within the
chapel of this garrison, on the Grand Parade. The
procenion began to move from the late admiral's

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house at a quarter to one o'clock, in the following
order :

Town-Major White, mounted; a brigade of guns,
headed by the Adjutant of the Royal Marine Artil-
lery corps (Lieutenant Lawrence), mounted ; the
52.d1Regiment of Light Infantry, with arms reversed,
with band ; the Royal Marine corps, with arms re-
versed, and band ; mutes on each side ; Rev. Dr.
Morgan, chaplain of the dockyard; Rev. Professor
Main, of the Royal Naval College; Rev. T. Milner,
garrison chaplain; chaplains of the navy; the sur-
geon and physician ; the body, drawn on a gun-
carriage by eight petty-officers and seamen ;
the coxswain of the deceased riding in front of
the limber, the pall borne by four general and
four flag officers, bearing the sword, hat, gloves,
and epaulettes of the deceased ; friends, chief
mourners, and flag-lieutenant of the deceased ;
servants of the deceased ; the officers of the Excellent
according to their rank, civil officers of the dockyard,
the Royal Hospital at Hasler, Royal Clarence-yard,
Ordnance, and other military departments four
abreast ; the Deputy-Judge Advocate of the fleet ;
band of the 60th Rifles ; seamen and marines of the
fleet ; petty officers ; second masters, midshipmen,
and ensigns, four abreast ; mates, assistant-surgeons
and lieutenants of the army, four abreast; master's
lieutenants in the navy, surgeons, paymasters, and
pursers, with captains of the army ; commanders,
deputy medical inspectors of hospitals and majors of
the army; junior captains, medical inspectors, and
lieutenant-colonels ; senior captains and colonels
of the army ; Rear-Admirals and Major-Generals;
Vice-Admirals and Lieutenant-Generals. Staff—
Flag-Lieutenant Cochran (to Sir C. Ogle); Major
Harvey, Aide-de-Camp to Lord Fitzclarence ; Mr. R.
Haig, Secretary to Sir C. Ogle; the Commander-in-
Chief, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., and •Cieneral Lord
F. Fitzclarence, Lieutenant-Governor of the garrison ;
carriages of the friends of the deceased, and all such
as felt disposed to pay a similar tribute of respect to
the memory of the deceased. The mayor and town-
clerk, with the borough police, under Captain Elliot,
brought up the rear.
_

On- arriving on the parade the troops turned out,
and formed two lines for the body and mourners to
pass through, presenting and reversing arms as the
corpse was borne along. The funeral sermon was
preached by the garrison chaplain, and occupied
about half an hoar, at the expiration of which time
the brigade of the Royal Marine Artillery fired three
times eleven guns. As the procession moved along
the Common Hard, the Blenheim steam guard-ship,
carrying the flag of the deceased (blue at the mizen)
fired eleven minute-guns; and when the body reached
the guardhouse on the Parade, the platform-battery
also fired 11 minute-guns ; and during that time the
garrison jack on the King's Bastion was lowered half-
staff. The flag of the deceased will be struck on
board the Blenheim at sunset. The ramparts of the
garrison and all the streets along which the mournful
cavalcade passed, were densely crowded with the
inhabitants. There must have been 10,000 spectators
of the ceremony.
The following gentlemen (acting lieutenants, mates,
and midshipmen), having previously gone through
their examination on board the Excellent, passed for
lieutenants this day :—Messrs. Bridge, who, as acting
lieutenant in command, recently brought home the
Hermes steam-sloop from the West India station ;
Mr. Loch, also acting lieutenant ; Mr. Murray, who
was wounded in New Zealand, and who will shortly
be promoted for his gallantry and proficiency ;
Messrs. Jones and ,Harris, midshipmen of the Ex-
cellent ; Home, late of the Hermes ; Chapman, late
of the America • and Moore. We regret we are not
furnished with the full names of these gallant officers,
but we trust we shall know them on promotion.
The Excellent is very fast filling up her comple-
ment of men—she is only about twenty short. She
has a model ship's company, all being serviceable
A.B.'s or petty officers, and men of very good cha-
racter. Captain Chads is named as the probable re-
cipient of the good service pension of 1501. per
annum, which fell into the First Lord's gift on the
promotion of Captain William Fisher to the rank of
Rear-Admiral.

The Rhadamanthus and Echo steamers embarked
the baggage of the 76th Regiment, and put it on
board the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, together
with the remainder of the Regiment, for Corfu.
The Aid, navy lighter, sailed to-day with stores,
for the eastward.

Wind, W.N.W., moderate breezes ; 'weather very
fine, but cold-5 r.m., Wednesday.

WOOLWICH, DEC. B.—The Myrtle steam-vessel,
Second-Master Ballister commanding, is ordered to
be paid off here, and the officers and crew will pro-
ceed to Portsmouth.

The Janus steam-vessel was tried yesterday
,fit the
dynamometer, to ascertain the working-horse power
of her engines ; but the wind was blowing a gale at
the time, in the same direction as the power of the
engines (two of 110 horse-power each) were applied,
and consequently the trial was not considered final
She is to be tried again to-day.
The Kite steam-vessel is expected to proceed to
Bermuda, to be stationed at that island, an increase
in the number of convicts being about to be sent to
that healthy climate.
The Princess Alice, Dover packet, Lieutenant-
Commander Scriven, arrived on Tuesday afternoon,
and was taken into the basin to-day to have her
defects made good.
The Acheron steam-vessel, Captain Stokes, was
taken out of the basin to-day, and will be ready in a
few days to proceed to New Zealand.
The Porcupine steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com-
mander Smyth, was taken out of the basin to-day,
and will leave in a few days for the Mediterranean.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord
Ameliu3 Beau -.'Jerk, has obtained her full complement
of seamen, a number of fine men having joined from
Plymouth, and only wants a sailmaker, ropemaker,
carpenter's mate, caulker, blacksmith, cooper, and
armourer, to be complete. The workmen of the
dockyard are employed upon the vessel from daylight
until half-past nine o'clock, P.m., to get her ready
with the least possible delay. She is to call at
Lisbon with dispatches on her way to the Mediter-
ranean station.

The Niger steam-vessel is in dock to have her
screw propeller fitted.
In the new list of armaments for steam-vessels the
following note is appended consequence of the
extreme rake of the bow and stern of the Terrible,
56-pounders of 97 cwt. and 11 feet long have been
substituted for 68-pounders; but if the 90 cwt. 68-
pounders can be made effective in the forecastle and
quarter deck they are to be substituted for 56-
pounders of 97 cwt. The maindeck has now four
68-pounders of 95 cwt., on pivot slides and carriages,
four 8-inch guns of 65 cwt., 9 feet long, on common
carriages. On the upper deck, four 56-pounders, of
97 cwt., 11 feet long, on pivot, slides, and carriages ;
and four 10-inch guns of 85 cwt., 9 feet 4 inches
long, side guns, on slides and carriages.
The armament of the Penelope steam-frigate is
ordered to be changed, when next fitted, to eight 8-
inch guns, of 65 cwt., 9 feet long, two 68-pounder
carronades, of 36 cwt., 5 feet 4 inches long, on the
main-deck, the guns on slides and carriages, and the
carronades on Hardy's compressor carriages ; two 68-
pounders, 95 cwt., 10 feet long, and four 8-inch
guns, 65 cwt., 9 feet long, on pivot slides and
carriages.

[ADYEETIGEMENT.]—Coughs, Colds, Asthmas, and
Affections of the Chest Cured by Holloway's Pills.—lf
a few doses of this invaluable medicine be taken and a
little of Holloway's Ointment rubbed into the throat and
chest night and morning, even the worst species of
asthma may immediately be relieved and speedily cured
by this simple means, and influenza or violent bad colds
can be generally cured in forty-eight hours by those
ore-
medies. Many persons who for several wintershavewilth
dared to lie down in their beds, fearing to be choked
and at
' Pills and Ointment. Sold by all druggists. _
phlegm, have been radically cured by the use of Hollo-
way s
ACClDENT.—Yester-
day •NT Yester-
EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY.
Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London.
which left that tor-
day afternoon, as the Leeds train,
minus at a quarter
past °lees of that station, an =-
Rugby, and within four was approaching
brella behind the privfate c
from the engine falling
fire, in consequence %easpark
mainrriag'iceni,°oefkEarl Zetland took
mperial on the roof and the
on it, and presenty t
Seated
within it were the Countess Zetland and her maid. The
carriage were in a blaze.
at the rate of 40 miles an hour.
• proceeding •
part of the"
Under these circumstances, her Ladyship and maid
descendedwas
from the carriage to the truck, when, despite
the cautio • nto hold on given by a gentleman from a
window of one of the railway carriages, the maid threw
ira upper
in w
herself headlong on the rail, and was speedily lost sight
of. On the arrival of the train at Rugby an engine was
dispatched along the line, when the young woman was
found severely injured, and taken to the Infirmary at
Leicester. Lady Zetland remained at Rugby, where
she was joined by his Lordship and the family physician
com railway
t i companies
n between
last night, by an express train from Euston-square.
meansllo w long .
will
nica
passengersdelay
and
thea
guard ?
In the morning of the 30th ult. the shock of an
earthquake was felt
at Saint Jean-en-Royans, at the
limits of the departments of the Drome and the Isere.
It was accompanied by a subterranean noise, similar to
that of the rolling of a heavily laden waggon, and WAS SO
violent as to throw some sick people out of their beds, and
to Compel some workmen employed in a manufactory to
take to flight in dismay. Still UP serieus disaster was
ocetisioued.-Galignani.