The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—This day being the anni-
versary of her Majesty's accession to the throne, the
Howe and St. Vincent, at Spithead, dressed in colours,
and at one o'clock royal salutes were firod by the Vic-
tory, Vengeance, and Excellent, in harbour, the Plat-
form Battery, and the ships at Spithead.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lushington, being or-
dered some alterations in her magazines, &c., will be
necessarily detained in harbour some time longer to
complete them. Commander Oldham joined this ship
yesterday, and her First-Lieutenant, Mr. Rogers, joined
the St. Vincent, as first, also yesterday. This evening
the latter gentleman was entertained by his late brother
officers on board the Vengeance at a sumptuous dinner,
at which Captain Lushington honoured his officers with
his company.
Intelligence from the squadron on the Cape of Good
Hope station states that the Governor, Sir Henry Pot-
tinger, and Sir George Berkeley, were at Fort Peddie
on the 7th of April, the latter preparing for a forward
movement. The mouth of the Buffalo river was to be
converted into a port, and an officer of engineers had
been appointed to trace out a field work there. A ru-
mour was afloat that Pato had tendered his submission,
but that it could only be accepted on his unconditional
surrender. The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of
Rear-Admiral Dacres, Commander-in-Chief, was in
Simon's Bay on the 7th of April. The Eurydice, 26,
Captain Anson, had left for Calcutta. Lieutenant-Co-
lonel Napier has returned to England.
By the same advises we have intelligence from the
Island of Ascension to the 29th of April, at which date
the Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of
Commodore Sir Charles Hotham, K.C.8., Commander-
in-Chief ; the Actzeon, 26, Captain Mansel; the Larne,
18, Commander Brisbane; the Lily, 16, Commander
Newton; the Favourite, 18, Commander Murray; the
Pantaloon, 10, Commander Douglass; the Albatross,
16, Commander Farquhar; and the Tortoise, store and
guard ship, Captain Hutton, were lying there. Courts-
martial were pending, of which Captain Mansel was pre-
sident, on a paymaster and purser, and other officers and
men, for alleged drunkenness. The island and squadron
are healthy.
The Lively was under orders for England, via Sierra
Leone; the Albatross, for the Bight of Benin ; the
Larne, for Spithead, direct in a few days; the Pataloon,
for the West Indies; the Favourite, for the South Coast;
and the Snap cutter, with victualling stores, for the
Bight. A few rollers had of late set in, and on the 27th
a boat was swamped and a seaman drowned.
We regret to state that in manning the yards on board
the Howe, on the return of the royal party in the Fairy,
yesterday, a young man named Patten, who was endea-
vouring to shin up the maintopgallant mast for the pur-
pose of manning the royal yard, lost his hold and fell
into the water, striking the yards below, and finally the
mainchains in his fall. He sunk instantly like a stone,
and was never seen afterwards, as we are informed.
The Seaflower cutter, Commander H. Damaresq, ar-
rived at:sunset on Friday, from cruising off the coasts
of Kent and Sussex, for the protection of the mackerel
fishery.
Rear-Admiral Superintendent H. Parker, C. 8., re-
turned from leave yesterday afternoon, and his flag was
re-hoisted on board the Excellent in the evening.
The Echo was undocked again and removed from the
basin yesterday afternoon.
The following are the appointments for the past
week

Lieutenants—R. T. Bedford, to Victoria and Albers
Royal yacht ; R. C. Whyte, to Vengeance ; J. 0. Ba-
therst, to Vixen ; A. Hamilton, to be Flag-Lieutenant
to Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier ; G. B. Jeffreys, to Ex-
cellent, vice Hamilton.

Masters—G. Filmer, to command the Kite ; J. D.
Pasco, to the Coast Guard.
Surgeon—ll. Jamieson, to the San Josef.
Second Master— C. Burney, to the Kite.
Mates—F. J. D. D'Aguilar, to the Caledonia ;F.
Moresby, P. Chase, and It. B. Oldfield, to the Victoria
and Albert yacht.

Assistant-Surgeons—D. Carter, to the Victory ; H.
Slade, to the Caledonia ; H. Crocker, to the Seringapa-
tatn convict ship ; E. Pearce, to the Cherokee ; F. Fre-
wan, to the Minos steam-vessels, on the Lakes of Canada.
Clerks—J. A. Messum, in charge, to the Acheron;
E. J. Gray, to the St. Vincent.
Midshipmen—P. Blakeston, to the Howe; A. Neale,
to the Excellent.

Naval Cadet—C. H. Bramwell, to the Dragon.

Master's Assistants—R. I). Connor, to the Growler;
J. G. Budd, to the Kite.
Royal Marines—Second Lieutenants G. Bazalgette, E.
M'Cullum, and T. Potts, to the Plymouth division.
Coast Guard.—Appointments—Mr. J. T. Page (late
mate R.N.) to be in command of a station; Lieutenant
H. Cox, R.N., to be in command of a station. Removals
—Lieutenant C. G. Clark, R.N., from Grand Redoubt to
Kingsdoivn, vice Lieutenant S. Morrish, R.N.; Mr. J.
Maude, from Khockadoon to Ballycroneen, vice Mr. J.
Harry; Mr. J. Harry, from Ballycroneen to Khocka-
doon, vice Mr. J. Maude.