The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 20.—Her Majesty's mortar
steamer Scourge returned from Aberdeen and the Shet-
land Isles on Friday night, to St. Ilelen's, and yesterday
went into the harbour to coal. The Scourge landed th►
corporal and men of the Sappers and Miners at Baits
Island, on Monday, and the next day left Unst, and gut
to the anchorage at St. Helen's in 80 hours. The
weather was very fine on the coast of Shetland, but very
cold. The baggage of the two remaining companies of
the 74th Highlanders will be embarked in the Scourge
to- morrow, and next morning she is to take on board the
men, and proceed with them to Aberdeen.

The defects in the machinery of the Bulldog have not
yet been completed, and she is therefore still in the liar
bour; but it is expected she will be able to get away on
Tuesday. She has officers and dispatches on board for
Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker's squadron, and also for
Rear-Admiral Dacres, at the Cape of Good Hope. The
Bulldog's orders are for her to go to Devonport to be
paid, and there receive any men, or dispatches, which
Admiral Sir J. West may have to send. A day or two
after the Bulldog arrived here, her engineers re-
ported themselves sick, and unable to do any duty;
in consequence, on this being communicated by
Admiral Sir C. Ogle, the Admiralty had to send en-
gineers from Woolwich dockyard to supply their places,
but at the same time their Lordships ordered a Court of
Inquiry to be held on board the steamer, to ascertain it
the men were so sick as stated. Yesterday Captain
Pasco, and Commander Wilcox, of the Victory, and
Commander Slade, of the Recruit, were ordered to con-
duct this inquiry, and it has been reported by them that.
owing to the closeness of the packing of the engines and
machinery, and the want of a free passage of air, the
ventilation is so deficient that the health of the en-
gineers has suffered from the extreme heat. These offi-
cers have further stated that the men were really indis-
posed, and unable to do any duty at that time, and fully,
exonerate them from any attempt at imposition or ne-
glect of duty.
The Recruit brig, Commander Slade, is at Spithead,
ready for sea. It is expected she will be sent to the
Mediterranean, but she is to go to Plymouth first, to have
her compasses adjusted.
The Lightning Admiralty steam yacht has left their
Lordships, and arrived here on her way to Woolwich.
A Russian corvette, or storeship, from the westward,
anchored at Spithead this afternoon.
The Wasp, 16, is daily expected from the Island of
Ascension, and after landing her passengers and invalids,
is to go to Sheerness to be paid off.
The Admiralty have sent the Myrtle steamer to this
port to perform the duties of the Comet during her ab-
sence in Ireland with the Government money.
Four companies of the 2d Regiment of Foot have been
moved by the South-Western Railway from Winchester
to Gosport, to replace the 3d Buffs, transferred to Ports-
mouth; the remainder of the 2d will go down early next
week.

The freight•ship Herald has brought to this dcckyard,
from Moulmein, the framework of two frigates, to be rut
together by the artificers of this place. They are of
teak, from Burman.

A fine steamer belonging to the East India Company,
called the Conqueror, is at Spithead, bound for Bombay.
She is 1,600 tons burthen, and carried out her engines,
machinery, funnels, &c., with her, also some ordnance
stores. The Conqueror is barque rigged, and will sail
out to her destination.

All the noblemen's and gentlemen's yachts in this har-
bour, and at Ryde and Cowes, as well as the steam-
vessels connected with the Isle of Wight, have had their
colours half-mast high since Friday, in consequence of
the death of their much-respected commodore, the Earl
of Yarborough.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 18.—A large
business has been done in sweets this week, and prices
continue to have rath( ran upward tendency. The rum
market is quint, but there is not much offering.—Bristol
Mercury.