The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-16 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTIONS.—Commander—W. Preston (late Stag),
and T. R. Eden (Persian), to the rank of Captain.
Lieutenants—Charles Foreman Brown (Flag Lieute-
nant to Sir Edward Codrington), G. D. .O'Callaghan,
and A. M. Potbury, to the rank of Commander.
Mate—Mr. James Hunt, (late Stromboli), to the rank
of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.—Captains—John E. Erskine, to the
Illustrious ; W. B. Bowyer, to the Madagascar ; F. W.
Burgoyne, to the San Josef, with the charge of the Ships
in Ordinary at Plymouth.
Commanders—Fulford, to Illustrious ; H. R. Henry,
to the Styx ; William Smith (b), to the Syren.
Lieutenants—Wallace Houston, R. S. Hewlett, C. H.
Beddoes, G. K. Ogilvey, and G. B. Rutherford, to Illus-
trious ; W. Morris (b), to Impregnable ; E. M. Lyons
(additional), to Britannia; Walter Reid, to Madagascar;
Douglas Reid, to Hastings; James E. Katon, to Illustri-
ous ; E. W. Saunders,- to Excellent; W. H. Kenny (ad-
ditional), to Illustrious ; Thomas Hodgkinson to Syren.
Masters—James Brown, to Illustrious ; C. Gaham, to
Madagascar; Frederick J. Gruzelier, to Syren.
Pursers—Mr. Thomas Kerrigan, to the Excellent, vice
Street; John Reeve, to Madagascar; 11. H. Chiinmo, to
Electra ; John Brickwood, to Syren.
Surgeons—Dr. Gilbert King (Deputy Inspector of
Hospitals), to Illustrious ,; Dr. A. Bryson, to Madagas-
car ; William Roy, to Syren.
Assistant-Surgeons—J. C. Bowman, to Illustrious. ; J.
D. ilussell, to Madagascar ; J. W. Fletcher (additional),
to Queen ; T. H. Graham, to Tortoise.
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Secretary—James A. Smith. Esq., to be Secretary to
Sir Charles Adam, on the West India station.
Mates—H. D. Rich, W. H. Baugh, and R. L. Bed-
ford, to Illustrious ; H. D. Blancklen and F. A. L. Sel-
wyn, to Styx.
Second Master—H. Dormer, to Illustrious.

Midshipmen—G. C. Lloyd and Allan Percy, to Illus-
trious.

Royal Marines—Captain Hugh Evans, Lieutenants P.
Fellowes, and C. F. Menzies, to the Illustrious.
The following Mates and Midshipmen passed for
Lieutenants, on Tuesday, at the Naval College--Mr.
William Horton, Queen ; Leonard Gibbard, Matthew
Connolly, late Castor ; James Simpson, Henry Ash-
burton Kerr, late Princess Charlotte ; Wm. Houston
Stewart, Carysfort ; Charles Doyle Kennedy, Hastings;
Edward Alexander T. Lloyd, Electra ; James Hunt,
late Stromboli.

The following candidates were examined at the Naval
College on Tuesday, and found qualified for commissions
in the Marine Corps :—Mr. Charles London Barnard,
Richard Franklin Tucker, Henry Watson Hall, Henry
George Johnstone Davies, Frederick William Hall, Rod-
ney Allen, Nevinson Willoughby De Courcy ; and Mr.
Lewis Scott Reeves and George Hodges Ormond for
cadetship.—Second Lieutenant Schomberg has passed
the preparatory examination for studying for the Marine
Artillery.
Mr. Thomas Eastman passed for Naval Instructor and
Schoolmaster at the Royal Naval College on Tuesday last.
Amongst the gentlemen who passed their examination
at the College on Monday last, for navigation, was Mr.
James Hunt, of the Stromboli. We publish the follow-
ing letter, written upon the occasion of his brave be-
haviour at the capture of Sidon, which was mentioned
at the time by Commodore Napier in his despatches,
and led the Prince Frederick of Austria to apply to
the Admiral for Mr. Hunt's promotion. We are happy
to say that he has since been promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant :
(COPY.)
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Stromboli, Sep. 2s, 1841.
Sir—l consider it my duty to represent the conduct of
Mr. Hunt (midshipman), on the occasion of the 26th of
September, whilst storming the town of Sidon, as no-
thing could surpass the zeal, activity, cool determination
and courage, which he displayed, and the unfailing
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cess his conduct had over the men in cheering
He was entrusted with the colours, gad • ,em on.
ran a race with
the Austrian officer, who should
national of the castle—an honourable
first to display their
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rivalry betweP." cities. I beg leave to add, that Mr. Hunt'
national flags on the
was ..-
_,•ecessful. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most
obedient, humble servant.
JOIIN RUSSELL, Lieutenant.
To Commander Williams,
her Majesty's steam-vessel, Stromboli.