The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Dragon steam-
frigate, Captain W. H. Hall, is ordered to be expedited
in her re-equipment as much as possible.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord A. W.
Beauclerk, is ordered to make good her defects as soon
as possible, and when ready for sea to proceed succes-
sively to Torbay. Plymouth, and Cork, in search of Rear-
Admiral Sir C. Napier, K.C.8., and join his squadron.
As she has Hale or no defects she will only have to
complete fuel, and will, most probably, sail to-morrow
morning.

The kingfisher, 12, Commander F. W. Horton, was
paid off to-day, and the Collingwood. 80, Captain R.
Smart, K.H., will:be paid off to morrow.
The; Sharpshooter replaced the Rifleman in dock yes-
terday afternoon, the knee of the Sharpshooter's head
having been knocked on one side by her collision with
the Pilot brig on Saturday. The Sharpshooter refused
to answer her helm, which caused the collision.
THE SQUADRON OF EXERCISE.—TORBAI, JULY 18.—
Her Majesty's ship St. Vincent, 120 guns, Captain S.
C. Dacres, bearing the flog of Rear-Admiral of the
White, Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., with the following
squadron, in three divisions, under his command, en-
tered this bay last evening at sunset. The Prince
Regent, 90 guns, Captain W. F. Martin, C. 8.; the Bel-
lerophon, 80, Captain R. L. Baynes, C.B. ; the Blen-
heim, steam line-of-battle-ship, of 55 guns on two decks,
Captain Chad, C.B. (of the Excellent) ; the Amphion
screw steam-ship, of 36 guns, Captain W. J. Williams;
the Tweed, 16 guns, Cammander Lord Francis Russell;
the Helena, 16 guns, Commander G. W. Smith ; the
Frolic, 16 guns, Commander N. Vansittart ; the Pilot,
16 guns, Commander E. M. Lyons ; and the Racer,
16 guns, Commander (acting) Bacon. All anchored, and .
Sir Charles Napier entertained the respective captains
on board his flag-ship. To-day the whole will sail for
Plymouth.
No important evolutions have taken place since the
squadron sailed from Portsmouth. The four sloops,
Helena, Frolic, Tweed, and Pilot, have had trials in
sailing, in which the latter outstripped her compeers
very considerably. The old seventy-four Blenheim, in
her new character of a double-banked frigate, with a
funnel and other appurtenances of a steamer, " asto-
nished the natives" of this place ; she is well spoken of
on board, and keeps up well with the others.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Stromboli, Commander
Lord Amelius W. Beauclerk, arrived at Portsmouth on
Tuesday night, from the Tagus, whence she sailed on
the 13th inst., leaving in those waters the French gun-
nery frigate Iphigene. A Spanish corvette, which took
the regiment that had revolted at Seville to Cadiz from
Lisbon, and sought refuge in the Portuguese territory,
sailed three days before the Stromboli, as did a Russian
war-steamer. The steam-packet Merlin, Lieutenant
Turner commanding, had arrived in the Tagus from
England before the Stromboli sailed. The Stromboli is
re-fitting with all dispatch at Portsmouth, to follow the
squadron of exercise.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE FLAG-SHIP AT
PORTSMOUTH.—On Monday a naval apprentice of the
Victory, named John Woodford, whilst practising his
duties, fell from aloft into the sea, and was killed, having
struck in his descent some side gear of the ship. Ills
body was recovered and consigned to the grave ashore at
Portsmouth yesterday. The funeral was an interesting
one, the band of the ship playing the dead march, and
all the apprentices of the navy at the port (200) follow-
ing the remains of their unfortunate shipmate.