The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-05 00:00:00

(From the Hampshire 'Telegraph.)
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South America, with 1.800,000 dollars on board, on
merchants' account. She sailed from Valparaiso on the
11th of July, arid from Rio Janeiro on the 22d of Au-
gust, leaving there the Sta frigate, Crescent, FI,CII.
Arrow, and Sparrow—the two latta:r were to roaee.l
in a day or two for the Falkland Islands—the AY. r
on a survey which she was prosecuting in that quarter,
and the principal one of which would be completed next
year, or at furthest the year after, and the Sparrow with
provisions. The Sparrowhawk was towed into harbour
this afternoon to be put out of commssion, her crew
have leave given them, and then be drafted to the flag-
ship. Toe freight brought to Eaeland by her 'kva da,•
I vered in London,. through the agency of Merars. Enat..
curl, within 4S hours after she arrived.
The Ranger packet, Lieutenant Turner, arrived at
Falmouth on Saturday from the West Indies.
The Inconstant, 36, Capt. Pring. arriv‘ d at Gibraltar
from Cork, on the 13th ult., with detachments of the
46:h and 48th regiments, and some Royal Artillery ;
she left Gibraltar on the 16th for Cadiz and Lisbon.
The Merlin yacht, W. Lyon, Esq.. arrived at Gib-
raltar, on the 13th ult., from England, and railed the
following day for Genoa ; the Heron vattlit, lion. W.
Talbot, arrived at Gibraltar, on the 13th ult., from
Athens ; the yacht Owen G.endower. Lord Dysart.
left. Gibraltar for England on the 11th uit.
The Andromache, 28, Capt. Baynes, sailed from the
Cape of Good Hope, on the 9th of July, for the Mau-
ritius.

The Medea steam frigate, Commander Warden, ar-
rived on Sunday, and the Vesuvius steam frigate,
Commander Henderson, on Thursday, from the
River, both on their way to the Mediterranean. The
former, after embarking a Sergeant end twelve men of
the Marine Artillery, proceeded on Tuesday, touching
at Lisbon and Gibraltar, and the litter, having also em-
barked the same complement of Marine Artillery, and
taken on board a similar number for the Stromboli, all
in addition to their crews, was about to proceed to-
day, but was stopped by semaphore signal for further
orders. The Salamander is hourly expected for the
same destination, and will proceed as soon as she is paid

wages.
The Vengeance, 84, attended by the Carron steam-
vessel, arrived on Thursday from Plymouth, and came
into harbour, to be prepared for commission.
The Howe, 120, Captain Sir W. 0. Pell, is ex-
petted -At Spithead; early in nett week, on ber wry to
Cork and the Mediterranean. She will be filled here
with stores and provisions for the fleet in that quarter.
The Donegal is put out of commission, but is at pre-
sent used as a hulk to the Queen.
The North Star, 28, C.lptain Lord John Hay, was
put out of commission yesterday ; the crew, on their
return from leave, will join the flag-ship. The Marine
party, under Lieutenant Rider, joined the head-quarters
here.
The Fair Rosamond was put out of commission on

Wednesday, when the crew were sent away on ieai r ;
on their return a portion of them will join the Exec,
lent, and the remainder the Queen.
The Snake, Commander Hay, was put out of com-
mission, at Sheerness, on Tuesday, and the ship's cow -
pany drafted on board the Howe.
The Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Tryon, has left IrolaA
for Plymouth and Portsmouth, with newly raised ine::
for the
The Prospero, steam packet, Lieut.,. E. Keane,
in to-day for coals, on her way to Chat:Tam and Sneer-
ncss, with shipwrights.
The Etnerald and Mercury, tenckrs, have sailed to-
day for Jersey and Weymouth, to collect voltuJeers at
those places for the Navy.
A messagg, by semaphore, was received this thOrn7
ing, ordering the detachment from the depot of the flit,'
It giment, vmParked on board the 17,,,.ivius, to j, In tho
service companies, in the INleatirranli-,ii, to be detained.
John Read, Boatswain',.. 111-.lte of the Fair RosaP]oud,
has been awarded a medal, a 151. gratuity, and a pen-
sion of 381.85., for t tienty-three years' service, scvtnteen
of which he was Petty Officer.
In Harbour.—Queen, Britannia, Victory, Donegal,
Excellent, Royal George, North Star, Sparrowitawk,
Fair Rosamond, and Vesuvius, Prospero, Carror., and
Echo steamers.

NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—William lney
Thomas to command the Ferret ; John Mddiet,h)
Waugh to command the Lightning. H. S. John
Georges, from Calcutta to Belksle ; B. Sharpe to the
Howe ; J. Dick to the Britannia, vice Caldwell, ap-
pointment cancelled.
Purser.—James Nicholls, Esq. (1800) to the Queen.
Master.—Robert Studwell to the Blotsorn.
Second Master.—Antony John Samwcll to the Rolla;
J. King to the Redwing.
Midshipman.—W. Laplidge to the Queen.
Clerk.—John Haddock to the Ferret.
Assistant-Surgeon.—Dr. G. Nicholls to the Howe.
Matcs.—Charles 3. Perkins, and H. J. Hanky, to
the Britannia ; C. Knott, N. Vansittart, J. Palmer,
Macleod B. Cockraft, and W. F. Robins in to the
Queen ; B. Broctor to the Howe.
• ii.oyai r iitu6re, and First
Lieutenants Robert Wright (1), Trant Payne, and
Crispin, to the Queen.
FOR THE NIGER EXPF.DITION.—Captain H. D.
Trotter, Lieut. E. G. Fishborne, Mr. G. B. Harvey-,
Acting Master, Dr. J. 0. M'William, S'urgeon, Wm.
Bowden, Purser, H. C. Hurston, Mate, Mr. Bush,
Clerk, and Wm. Mirriman, Acting Gunner, to the
I Albert steamer ; Commander Bird Allen, John Bilam,
Acting Master, and Nicholas Waters, Clerk-in-Charge,
to the Soudan steamer.
The following are nominated for the steamer Wilber-
force, when launched :—Commander William Allen,
Lieut. J. N. Strange, Mr. Cyrus Wakeham, Purser,
The following Mates are nominated for the expedi-
tion, but not appointed to the ships :—Messrs. James
Hamilton (b), A. P. Green, W. Willie, R. C. Toby,
and C. W. Fairholme.

Lieut. A. Sharpe and Mr. Beauchamp Proctor,
Mate, have been appointed to the Howe, from the Ex-
cellent, as Gunnery Officers, with 12 seamen gunners.

(From the Hampshire Independeltt.)
PORTSMOTITII, OCT. 3.—The following war steamers
are now on the stocks, and will be launched during the
present year :—Vixen and Gazen at Pembroke. De-
vastation, at Woolwich. Styx at Sheerness. Driver
at Portsmouth.
The Winchester, Captain Parker, and Crocodile,
Captain Milne, arrived at Quebec on the 31st of Au-
gust, from Halifax, for the purpose of forming a Court
to try Commander Drew upon chards of disobedience
of orders preferred against him by Captain Wiliiams
Sandotri, of the Niagara.
The Nemesis, iron armed steam vessel, W. H. Hall,
R.N., Commander, arrived safely at the Cape of Good
Hope, from this port, on the 3d of July.
The Sulphur and Starling surveying ships were lying
at Otaheite on the Bth April, and were to procetd
thence for England, via Batavia.
The Aloan steamer, Mr. King, mater, sailed on
Saturday last, for Plymouth, Cork, alid Belfast,
takin
supernumerary seamen for the Calcutta and Southamp-
ton at the former port.