The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

SAILING OF REAR-ADMIRAL NAPIER'S
SQUADRON.

The Earl of Ana:lan:l, accompanied by Captain Milne,
arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on Friday evening, and
dined with the Port Admiral Sir Charles Ogle. Rear-
Admiral Sir Cherie* Napier, the Lord De Ros, Mr.
Fincham, and some of the captains of the fleet, formed
the dinner-party.
On Saturday morning Lord Auckland and Captain
Milne were early in the field; and, attended by Mr.
Fincham, went through the dockyard. At nine o'clock,
his Lordship, Captain Milne, Lord De Ros, with several
other persons, embarked from the new landing-place on
board the Lightning steam-yacht, and proceeded to Spit-
head and on board the St. Vincent, where the Rear-
Admiral and Captain Dacres received them. The
Lightning then returned in time to receive Rear-Admi-
ral Deans Dundas, Crptain M. F. Berkeley, the Hon.
Mr. Cowper, Mr. Ward, the principal Secretary of
the Admiralty, and about thirty other persons, their
friends, including several ladies, who arrived from
London by the express half-past ten train. Rear-Ad-
miral Prescott, with the barges of the Victory and
Illustrious, conveyed the party to the Lightning, and she
immediately proceeded to Spithead, and on her arrival
there Lord Auckland and Captain Milne joined them.
The Admiralty flag was now hoisted in the Lightning,
and was saluted by the Victory with nineteen guns.
Breakfast had been provided on board the steamer for
all the party, and as soon as it was over the Lightning
proceeded to the Prince Regent, 92; the Admiralty
and nearly all the party paid
,that splendid ship a long
visit.

Early in the morning the ships of the squadron had
made preparations for sea. At four o'clock they un-
moored, and afterwards hove short. At eight crossed
top-gallant and royal-yards. Rear-Admiral Napier,
with his secretary, Mr. Ozzard, embarked at nine
o'clock, and the boats were all hoisted up and secured,
excepting one belonging to the St. Vincent, that was by
some circumstance detained on shore until the signal
was made and enforced with two guns. At eleven the
signal was made for steamers to get up steam, when
the Blenheim, Amphion, and Sharpshooter lighted their
fires.
At 1.30 the St. Vincent made the signal to weigh and
make sail, and cast to starboard; the St. Vincent took
the lead, and had her sails set first; she was soon fol-
lowed by the Bellerophon, Tweed, and the whole squad-
ron, excepting the Prince Regent, who did not follow
this manceuvre on account of the Admiralty being then
on board of her; but they soon after left, when she also
made sail and prepared to weigh.
The wind was very favourable for the ships to get
away; it blew a moderate breeze from the eastward,
but like all easterly breezes was fitful, sometimes blowing
a good breeze and sometimes a light wind.
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The ships set single-reefed, topsails, gallantsails, jib
and spanker and fore and main-course, when
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The Amphion, the Prince Regent, Pilot,
being the easternmost ships of the squadron, got their
anchors first, but all the ships, except the Bellerophon,
on account of the tide making to tho eastward, cast to
port instead of to starboard, and were in consequence
obliged to wear round to port tack.
As soon as sail was made the Board of Admiralty and
their friends proceeded on board the St. Vincent, in
which vessel they remained during the day; but the
Admiralty flag was struck in the Lightning, and not
twisted on board her, consequently Sir Charles Napier
was Commander-in-Chief.
The Amphion was the first outside the Nab. She ap-
peared to distance all the other vessels of the squadron,
and went round the light•vessel without having to make
a tack. She was followed by the Pilot, Tweed, Helena,
and Sharpshooter; but the latter vessel had to tack, and
by some accident the Sharpshooter and the Pilot (we'

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believe) got foul of each other, when the Sharpshooter
lost her jib-bouni, and received some damages but she
proceeded.

- The Prince Regent followed the Anaphion and small
craft, and worked out under topsails, topgallantsails, jib,
and spanker, under which sail she stayed remarkably
well. She also got outside the Nab in a short time.
The St. Vincent, the Bellerophon, the Blenheim, and
the Frolic, worked out together in almost close order of
sailing—the St. Vincent and Blenheim setting their
royals and flying jibs, the Bellerophon sparing them
these sails, and also her mainsail. The wind at this
time drawing in from the south-east, these ships had to
make several tacks. They were all perfectly well han-
dled. These evolutions, with the occasional necessary
making and shortening of sails to keep the ships in sta-
tion, with the numberless signals (or there was no lack
of bunting) made by the flag-ship, and which were
promptly answered and obeyed by the several vessels of
the squadron, altogether rendered the spectacle highly
interesting; besides which, a myriad of vessels, of all de-
scriptions of rig, held their course with the squadron.
The Rolla, 10, tender to the Victory, indeed might well
be considered as one of the squadron, as she got under
weigh with, acd performed all the evolutions with the
larger ships. The royal yacht, the Fairy, was also steam-
ing amongst them (Capt.Crispin taking the opportunity of
the sailing of the fleet to test the engines and vessel after
repair). The Commander-in-Chief, in his yacht, the
Fanny, with a party on board, including the Rev. Mr.
Ogle and family, Rear-Admiral Prescott and family, in
his yacht the Portsmouth, with a very large party, in-
ducing Admiral Sir John Ommanney and family,
Ladies Leeke and Stirling, and the Very Rev, the Dean
of Exeter, &c., a whole fleet of vessels belonging to the
Royal Yacht squadron, amongst which vessels were many
beautiful schooners and cutters, the Gem, the Anaconda,
Camilla, Maud, Gipsy Queen, Marriage, Osprey, Merlin,
&c.; all these vessels accompanied the fleet into the off-
ing, and did not return until sunset.

When the squadron got outside the Nab the order
for sailing was formed, the Amphion leading, fol•
lowed by the Prince Regent, the St. Vincent, the
Bellerophon, and Blenheim. The Blenheim seemed
the worst sailer ; she could not hold way with the
other ships with all sail set, nor did the St. Vin-
cent appear to move much faster. The Amphion, Bel-
lerophon, and Prince Regent appeared to sail well, and
had to take in royals, mainsail, and occcasionally top-
gallantmasts, to keep their proper position in line. The
fleet continued to manoeuvre in the offing about three
miles outside the Nab until late in th%evening, the Blen-
heim occasionally furling all her sails and using her
stream. At:a little before sunset, about half-past seven
o'clock, the squadron hove to, and Lord Auckland and
his colleagues having partaken of an early dinner with
the gallant admiral, Sir Charles Napier, now bid him
adieu, and, having returned to the Lightning, where the
Admiralty flag was again hoisted, the St. Vincent fired
a parting salute of 19 guns, and made all sail down
Channel with a light breeze from the E.S.E. The
Lightning returned into Portsmouth Harbour, when
Admiral Dundas and Captain Milne landed at Ports-
mouth. Lord Auckland and the rest of the Admiralty
party proceeded at nine o'clock by the special train
which had been previously ordered, for London.
The Sharpshooter returned with the Rulla to Spitheid
on account of her accident. She came into harbour on
Sunday morning. The Rifleman was not able to get
ready to join the squadron, although every attempt to
get her ready was made. It is supposed that both the
Rifleman and Sharpshooter will proceed after the
squadron on Tuesday, and in about a week the Dragon
will also follow.

CHATHAM, JULY 14.—The Venus, 42 guns, will be
undocked on Saturday, the 15th inst., when she will be
navigated to Woolwich, there to be fitted up as a ship
for the exercise and instruction of boys belonging to the
Marine Society.
The Blossom, 26 guns, will be taken into dock to•
morrow for the purpose of being taken to pieces.
The Cleopatra, 26 guns, having been repaired and fit-
ted for commission, will be put out of dock on Monday,
the 17th, when the Castor, 36 guns, will be docked for
repair.

• The Wildfire steam-vessel, at Sheerness, is ordered
to have her defects in the machinery made good at this
yard.

The Hermes steam sloop sailed on the 10th inst. for
Woolwich.

Mr. J. White, late boatswain of the Trafalgar, is ap-
pointed boatswain of the sheer hulk at this port.
Robert Pickard, shipwright, has been superaßnuated
OR a pension of 221. per annum.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JULY 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The account to-day passed off very
well, and the market remains very firm, there being buyers
of Great Western and other stock, but holders were unwilling
to sell at present prices.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-There was but a limited business
done at to-day's market, although it was the first day of the
new account. Prices were well maintained, and we close at
the following prices :-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction, 31/. Shares, 71. Bs. 9d. dis.-Fleetwood, Prestc
and West Riding Junction, 5!. 3s. 9d. dis.-Great Northern,
81. 13s. 9d. dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire (late M. and B.),
Fifths, 1% dis.-Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 7 dis. c.
-Ditto, 101. Preference, Bs. 9d. p. c.-London and North.
Western, New Quarters, 1% p.-Midland Stock, New
Halves, 5% dis.-North British, New Thirds. dis.--
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis. c.- York
and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 31.
MANCHESTER, Juror 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7 7-16 n. dis.
Eastern Counties, 14 13-16 c.-Edinburgh and Glasgow,
Quarters, 101,2-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junc-
tion, 5 1-16 c. dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire ( West Riding
Union), 3 13-16 n. xis.-Ditto, Preference, 7-16 c. p.--
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire' Preference, 10%--
.North Staffordshire, 2 5-16 c. dis.--South-Eastern and
Dover, No. 4, 2 9-16 dis.
BIRMINGHAM, JULY 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-There was little doing to-day; many
sellers but few buyers. We heard of the following sales
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 58s. 9d. dis.-North
Staffordshire, 2', dis.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JULY 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Newcastle and Car-
lisle, Scrip (red), 4 p.-North British, Thirds, 365. 6d. dis.
YORK, JULY 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The business transacted to-day was
as follows : -Great Northern, 61. ss. 6d. c.-York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 31-Ditto (Original Newcastle and
Berwick), 31-Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 91/2.
GLASGOW, JULY 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Dundee and Perth,
253/I-Eastern Counties, New Guar. 6 per cent., 645.-Edin-
burgh and Perth, 165.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr,
72-Ditto, Halves, No 1, 71. 19s. 6d.-Great Northern 6%--•
North British, Thirds, 545. 6d.- Scottish Central, 241,4.

A BULL IN A Fix.—There is a neat white thatched
cottage on the right hand, as we enter the village of
Rampside, near Inverston, and very near stands the
ancient hall, peculiar for its structure, and its twelve
chimneys all in a row, denominated the twelve apostles,
for what reason we cannot conjecture, except that the
estate and edifice have long been the property of A
divine of the Church of England. Some time ago the
farmer of the above hall had a very unruly bull, which
for the sake of security, he kept in a well walled
coppice or inclosure, at an angle of which stands
the neat white cottage aforesaid, wherein reside
the clerk of Rampside chapel. One morning ju,
after the pious clerk had left hia domicile for his
usual occupation in the fields, the aforesaid bull, on
seeing some of his sisterhood pass on to the other side
of the fence, took it into his head to join their com-
pany, but found he had no chance of exit except right
over the low thatched cottage, and, at a single
spring, he bounded upon the roof, when, much
to, his consternation, down went his legs through
the thatch, directly over a bed, where four or fire
little urchins were wrapt in repose, but who were
instantly roused from their slumbers by this untoward
intruder. Imagination can hardly depict to itself the
shrieks and yells of the juvenile tribe below with the
bull's massive body suspended on the rafters, and his
legs waltzing over the bed like a most energetic dancing
master! In an instant the alarm spread like wildfire,
when all the women of the village, old and young, rushed
to the scene of disaster, armed with mops, broom-
sticks, and every available weapon, in order to repel
the invader, but without effect, when fortunately for the
inmates, the bull, finding further progress impossible,
tried a retrograde manoeuvre, and threw a back somer-
set in first-rate style, but not without coming down upon
and demolishing, at one fell swoop, a pig-sty belonging
to one of the officers of her Majesty's Customs, as much
to the consternation of its occupant and its owner as the
former part of the tragedy was to the whole village.—..
Westmoreland Gazette.

BIRTHS.
On the 10th inst., at Upper Montague-street, the wife of
the Rev. A. B. Hemsworth, of a daughter.
On the 10th inst., the wife of A. de Horne, Esq., of a
daughter.
On the 12th inst., at College-'terrace, Islington, Mrs. J. F.
Adams, of a daughter.
On the 13th inst., at Springfield Villa, Exeter, Mrs. W. W.
Whitchurch, of a daughter.
On the 13th inst., at Bedford-square, Mrs. F. Lloyd, of a
daughter.
On the 13th inst., at Highbury.park, the wife of E. Sax-
ton, Esq., of a son.
On the 14th inst., at John-street, America-square, Mrs. 11.
A. Bevan, of a daughter.

AfititßlED.
On the 11th inst., at Clapham Church, George E. Hillier,
Esq., Captain in her Majesty's 53d Regiment, to Catherine
Elizabeth, eldest daughter of W. Hawkins, Esq., of Sans
Souci, Clapham-park. Also, on the same day, at Clapham
Church, John P. Bowling, Esq., youngest son of J. Bowling,
Esq., of Hammersmith, to Charlotte, third daughter of W.
Hawkins, Esq., of Sans Souci, Clapham.park.
On the 11th inst., at Upper Deal Church, the Rev. W. M.
H. Elwyn, Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, to Mary
Ann, eldest daughter of the late Captain Kittoe, H N.
On the 12th inst., at Warblington Church, Hants, Captain
Arthur Lowe, R.N., to Katharine, youngest da_ughter of
Vice-Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, K.C.8., of Warbling-
ton House.