The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-21 00:00:00

PRICE sd.

NAVAL, INTELLIGENCE.

(From the, Hampshire Independent.)

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT: 19.—The Snake sailed for
Chatham on Sunday last, for the purpose of being paid
off. We hear, however, that ip consequence of the
dif&ulty in obtaini ate seamen, the Admiralty hes or-
dered the ship's coal pony, after four years' service in
the W, st Indies, ta be " pressed," for it is nothing
less, and sent on boort! the Howe, 120, in order to make
up her complement ! ,Is this justice to Jack?
The Donegal, 78, Capt. Drake, with the flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir John Ominanney, arrived on Tues-
day last, after three wee! ;s' passage from Lisbon, having
experienced light and baffling winds the whole way.
The Shearvrater stearaer, which left this port for
the West Indies on Saturday se'nnight, went into Ply-
mouth to complete her coals. On proceeding to the
Sound, when near the east end of Drake's Island, one
of the condensers burst, when the Carron was des-
patched to her assistance, and towed her back into the
harbour. She is ordered to Woolwich, to have defects
made good.
The Flambeau, French man-of-war steamer, arrived
here and came into harbour on Monday last.
The Belleisle in coming down the Mediterranean on
the 13th of August, when above a mile from the Cape,
and about a mile to the westward of the white patch
in the land, passed close to a sunken rock outside of

the ship, which appeared .eovered with weed. Captain
Nicholas sent Captain 13 oulthie, in the Jasseur, to
search for and report upon this danger, so that it is to
be hoped its exact position will be determined at an
early period.
Lieutenant Henry Bpi; is appointed First Lieu
nant of the Salamander frigate, vice Dyer, appointed to
command the Comet.
The James brig arrived on Wednesday last from Ha-
lifax, with military invalids, &c.
At Spithead—None.

In Barbour—Britannia., Victory, Royal George, Ex-
cellent, Donegal, Fair Roan-loud, North Star, Echo ,
Firebrand, and Mercury.
APPOINTMENTS.—Sectind Master—Jason; King to
Redwing. Master's Assistant—John Milton, to Victory.
Clerk in Charge—John Brickwood to Raven. Assistant-
Surgeon—Andrew Little, to Southampton. Mate—
Spencer H. Pickard, to Calcutta.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 19.—The Cambridge, 78, ar-
rived in the Tagus on the 7th of August, sailed on the
11th, and arrived at Gibraltar on the 13th, and en the

15th sailed for Barcelona, which she reached on the
21st, and left it on the 23d for Genoa ; arrived at
Genoa on the 2d instant, put in quarantine, from
which she, was released the evening of the following day.
The North Star, 28, Commodore Lord John Hay,
arrived on Wednesday at Cowes, and came to Spit-
head the following morning, and into harbour the
same day, she is to have defects made good, and re-
port sends her to the Tagus, in the command of Cap-
tain Nicholas Cory.
The Savage, 10, returned to Plymouth on Tuesday,
from service on the North Coast of Spain.

The Fair Rosamond, Lieutenant W. R. Oliver,
arrived on Thursday from the coast of Africa ; she
came into harbour yesterday, and is dismantling. She it
ordered to be surveyed, with a view to ascertain her de-
fects, and is to be paid off forthwith.
Sailed yesterday the Cygnet, 6, Lieut. E. Wilson,
for the coast of Africa, calling at Plymouth.
The Winchester, 52, Captain J. Parker, with Ad-
miral Harvey's flag on board, was seen going up the St.
Lawrence, for Quebec, a tew days before the Acadia
steamer came away from Halifax, on the Ist inst.
The Satellite, 18, Commander Robb, arrived at St.
John's, New Brunswick, on the 27th ult.
The Queen, 110, is fitting fest ; she has received all
her tanks, and her topmasts are pointed, and have the
cross-trees on.—The Indus, 80, is also fast progressing
for commission.—The Pembroke, 72; is ready to re-
ceive a pendant.

Tne Rodney, 92, Captain R. Maunsell, left Ply-
mouth for Cork, to embark troops for the Mediterra-
nean, on the 10th,

The Vanguard sailed from Cork on Sunday morning
for the Mediterranean, with one-half of the 19th regi-
ment on board.

The Calcutta, 84, Captain Sir Samuel Roberts, at
Plymouth, is rapidly getting ready for sea. The whole
of the seamen of the Belleisle were turned over to her
on Monday.
The Monarch and Formidable, of 84 guns each,
getting ready in the Medway for commission. The
shipwrights are working thirteen hours a dr►y on th• lat-
ter ship.
The Locust steamer, at Woolwich, is fittirg fast for
commission.

The Hecate steamer is commissioned at Chadian], by
Commander Ward, for the Mediterranean.

The Firebrand. Admiralty yacht steamer, came in
yesterday from Bristol, and sailed this morning for
Woolwich.

The schooner y ,eht Gitann, E. N. Harvey, Esq., left
Malta, August 31, for the lonian Islands. The cutter
yacht Planet, M'Leod Paley, Esq., sailed On the Ist
instant, for Sicily.
On the night of the 3d inst., the Coast Guard
crew of the Coverack Station, Port of Falmouth. seized

the Toignniouth of Portsmouth, Henry Riddett,
raster, with 123 tubs of contraband spirits, in the

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act of running. Crew escaped. The vessel had cleared
out za. the Portsmouth Custom-Louse, a few days be-
fore, v ith 4,000 b:iciu, which were taken oa board

at Flrobarn.
Admiralty Board visited Chatham and Slmerness
DoAyard, early in the v)eek.
Au experiment was recently made in this dockyard,
of the rei.tvo strength of three three-and-a-hail inch
cables, ma( le of yaws sputa in 1830, 1838, and same
yarns from the rope &ill:A up from the Royal George.
That of 1830, broke at 20 cwt. ; that of 1838, at 23
cwt. 1 qr. ; and that of the Royal George, at 21 cwt.
3 qrs.

NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTIONS—Acting Master—Geargo Wilson, to
the rank of Master.

APPOlNTMENTS—Commander—Hastings Reginald
Henry, to the Salamander, vice Dacres promoted.
James H. Ward, to the Hecate steamer.
Lieutenant—John Bowker, to command the Savage,
vice Plunkett promoted ; Frederick Chevalier Syer,
from the Salamailder to the Comet, vice Gorion pro-
moted ; Richard Pritcl:ard, with his officers and crew,
are transferred from the Meteor to the Avon ; Henry
Byng, to be first of the Salamander ; Norcock, mate of
the Wolverine, to be acting Lieutenant and Com-
mander of the Forester ; J. B. Somerville, to be Flag
Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir Edward King.
Mates.—G. F. Leigh, to the Medea ; Richard Moor-
men, gunnery mate, to the Calcutta.
Second Master W. C. Pettigrew, to the "Etna ;
Looney to this Anna, iron steamer, for the Niger
Expedition.
Surgeon Dr. Charles Carter, to the Calcutta,
Assistant-Surgeon Marcus J. Dill (acting) to the
Calcutta.

Purser W. 0. Cox, to the Clio.
From the Britannia to the Queen.—Captain J. W.
Montagu ; Lieutenants, C. H. Binstead, J. Tringham,
N. F. Edward ; Master, Robert Yule ; Surgeon,
Thomas Miller ; Assistant-Surgeon Wm. F. Carter ;
Chaplain, Rev. John Falls ; Second Master, Henry
Jackson ; Gunner, James Monk ; Boatswain, Joseph
Flynn ; Carpenter. John Gilman ; Clerk, E. D. At-
kin ; Additional Clerk, J. M. Hobbs ; Schoolmaster,
John Mallard ; Clerk's Assistant, John B. Burlace ;
Additional Clerk, R. A. Clarke.
From Donegal to Britannia—Captain John Drake ;
Commander George W. Lydaird ; Lieutenants Pater
Duchy, J. M. Langtry, Frederick Cannon, George
Bott, Edward Little, James A. Gordon ; Master,James
Underwood, acting ; Chaplain, Rev. J. N. Campbell ;
Surgeon, John Tarn ; Naval Instructor, F. C. Halsted j
Mates, Henry Bernard, W. H. Lowe, John H. Crauq,
W. ,G. L. Cunningham, George T. Paterson, Edwin
Hinde, R. W. Clarke, Robert C. Tatnull ; Assistant
Surgeons, J. Campbell, W. H. Bent ; Boatswain,
Thomas Bowier ; Clerk, W. Miller ; Additional Cletk'
John Barrett ; Midshipmen, James A. Dunbar, C. F.
Coventry, E. A. Porcher ; Volunteers, Ist Class, Chas'
Kent, Thomas Andrews.
Assistant Surgeon Robert Hayward has recently
passed his examination, to qualify him for promotion to
the rank of Surgeon.

Rear-Admiral Coehet, who was about to make
a. voyage in she steam-packet Torridge • fromat
high water,
to Bristol, on Thursday last, fell overboard •
just 'usfore the packet was announced for stt,arlt,iithtgo.carlr'ileld;
7 katnh e Admiral was
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his luggage on board, and in an instant
the sailors,
missing. The servant ran over the •
amazement to find his master, vibenp''c •
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