The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-26 00:00:00

NAV AL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 24.—1 t is reported that Sir
Thomas Ussher, C. 8., K.C.H., (a Captain of 1808), will,
on his promotion to the rank of Rear-Admiral, succeed
Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Hugh Pigot, C. 8.,
K.C.H., in the chief command upon the Irish station.
Sir Thomas Ussher was Midshipman of the Invincible
in Howe's action, 1794 ; acting Lieutenant of the
Minotaur, serving on shore with a division of seamen at
the reduction of St. Lucia ; and of the Pelican, In action
with the French frigate NEW?, 1796 ; was acting Lieu-
tenant of the Pelican at the sinking of the French 16-
gun privateer Trompeur, 1797 ; and at the capture of
Trinidad ; commanded the boats of the Pelican in 25
actions, in which he was twice badly wounded • he was
Lieutenant-Commander of the Colpoys, and destroyed
several batteries and signal stations on the French coasts
was Commander of the Redwing in 1806 and 1807,
during which period he drove on shore a Spanish flotilla"
at Tarifa, again at Calassel-Valencia, and subsequently
destroyed three privateers and attacked a flotilla, off
Cape Trafalgar, sinking four and capturing eight of tlid.
number ; was Captain of the Leyden in the expedition
of Walcheren, and of the Hyacinth is 1811 ; and com-
manded the boats of the latter ship, in conjunction with
those of the Goshawk and Resolute, entered the harbour
of Malaga, spiked the guns on the mole-head batteries,
and boarded and brought out two privateers, in 1812 ;
was Captain of the Undaunted at the destruction of a
five-gun battery at Carri, and cutting out • a French
frigate ; captured the town of Cassis, destroyed three
batteries, and brought out or sunk all the vessels ; and
conveyed Napoleon to Elba. Gazetted 1797, 1806,
1808, 1812, and 1813 three times. The distinction of
Companion of the Bath was conferred upon Sir Thomas
on the 4th of June, 1815, and Knight;Commander of the
Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order (of which he is the
senior) on the 12th of April, 1831.—Vide Allen's New
Naval List.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25.—The Recruit, 12, iron brig, Com-
mander Slade, got:under weigh this afternoon, at half-past
four, and sailed for Devonport, working out round the
eastern end of the Isle of Wight, a contrary wind pre-
venting her going the usual route.
The Myrtle, steam dispatch boat, Master Commander
Balliston, came up from the westward this afternoon.
The Plover, surveying vessel, Captain Collinson, C. 8.,
sailed last evening for Woolwich, to be paid off.
The Ajax, 56, steam guard-ship, was docked yesterday
tb—coniplete for service.
The Victory, 104, Captain Pasco, hoisted the Rear-
Admiral Superintendent's flag at her mizen this morning,
that officer having returned from Admiralty leave.
It is intended to send a line-of-battle ship to winter at
Cork, and to be well stored for the relief of the prevailing
distress in Ireland.

The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-
Admiral Dacres, Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of
Good Hope station, sailed from Simon's Bay for the
Mauritius and Madagascar on the Bth of July. A pri-
vate letter, dated the 7th, states, " Money is very scarce
-at the Cape; the Government are offering 6 per cent. for
money to enable them to carry on the war. We shall not
return to the Cape for five or six months. We Wive sent
for our marines on the frontier, and also our men who
have been doing garrison duty at Cape Town. All con-
sumable articles continue dreadfully dear. We are now
paying for butter, on account of the Kafir war, 2s. 6d.
and 3s. per lb. for salt; and 4s. and 4s. 6d. for fresh; and
all other articles are equally expensive. It is enough to
ruin any mess." _ _ _

- In Harbour—The Excellent gunnery-ship, Captain
Chads, bearing the flag (pro tem.) of Admiral Sir Charles
Ogle, the Commander-in-Chief ; the Victory, 104, Capt.
Pasco, flag of Rear-Admial Hyde Parker, Superintend-
ent of the dockyard ; the Victoria and Albert royal
yacht, Captain A. Fitzclarence, preparing to be laid up
for the winter ; the Dasher, surveying steamer, Com-
mander Sherringham; the Myrtle, Master-Commander
Balliston, performing the duties of a dispatch boat, in
lieu of the Comet and the Echo tug.
In Dock—The Leander, 50, building on the design of
Mr. Blake, late master shipwright of this yard ; the
Edinburgh, 72, fitting for a steam guard-ship, similar to
the Ajax; the Prince Regent, 120, razeeing to a 90; the
Ajax, 56, steam guard-ship; the Naiad, 42, fitting for a
coal depot; and the Fairy, royal yacht tepder, repairing
a defect in her hull.

In the Basin—The Hastings, 72, advanced ship ; the
Amphitrite, 26, razeed 42, ready for the pendant ; the
Trincomalee, 26, razeed 46, ready for the pendanpt ; and
the Rattlesnake, 26, Capt. Stanley, just commissioned
for surveying service.
At Spithead—No man of war.
CHATHAM, SEPT. 25.—CaptainSir Thomffis Bouchier,
K.C.8., arrived at the dockyard on Monday afternoon,
to take upon himself the duties of superintendent of this
yard and captain of the Poictiers. On the following
morning he went, accompanied by Captain W. A.
Sheriff, on board the ship, read his commission, and in-
spected the officers and men belonging to the ordinary,
and thence proceeded to his office in the dockyard,
where the principal officers of the establishment were
introduced to him. Yesterday Sir Thomas proceeded in
his yacht to Sheerness to pay his respects to the Vice-
Admiral, Sir Edward D. King, K.C.H., Commander-in-
Chief at that port.

The Soutluimpton, 50 guns, having had her defects,
made good, was put out of dock on the 23d instant, and
taken to her former moorings, which were lately occu-
pied by the Warspite, which ship was taken into dock
the same day to have her defects made good and to be
fitted for commission.

The Mutine, 12 guns, in dock fitting for st a, has her
tops over the mast heads, and the riggers of the yard. re
proceeding with rigging the vessel. She is expeded
every day to be put into commission.
The Rochester, Sedgwick master, is loading for Ports-
mouth, Plymouth, and Pembroke yards, and will sail to-
morrow.

The Duck, Savage master, arrived from Dover on the
21st instants and remains.
The Drake, Hatfield master, arrived from Ports-
mouth on the 22d instant, and remains loading for
Sheerness.

Captain W. H. Sherriff took his final departure from
the dockyard on the 22d inst.

APPOINTMENTS.

E. P. Halsted, Captain, to study at the steam factory,
Woolwich ; C. B. Stockdale, Lieutenant, Sheerness Or-
dinary ; Thomas Tribe, Lieutenant, to the Ocean ; R.
W. Suckling, Lieutenant, Joseph Dayman, Lieutenant,
J. J. Brown, Master, J. H. Inskip, Second Master, and
Edward Brookes, Master's Assistant, to the Rattlesnake;
Charles G. Johnston, Master's Assistant, to the Blazer ;
George Pizey, Assistant-Surgeon, to the Express ;
William Ferrett, Gunner, to the Sidon ; Edward R.
Douglas, Boatswain, Charles Frood, Carpenter, and
Charles Heath, Naval Cadet, to the Rattlesnake •, Ben-
jamin F. Cameron, First Engineer, and John Stewart,
Second Engineer, supernumeraries, to the William and
Mary.
WOOLWICH, SEPT. 25.—Her Majesty's troop ship
Athol, Master Commander Pearn, will embark the two
companies of Royal Artillery, the one for Bermuda and
ArMioenyd,s ayaundex tapTtaihne
the other for Barbadoes, and a company of Royal Sap-
pers and Miners for Bermuda, on
companies of artillery, Captain D,
Thorndike's, were inspected to-day on the guard mount-.
ing parade in front of the Royal Artillery Barracks, by
Major-General Sir Thomas Downman, C.B. and KAM,
commandant of the garrison, who expressed his appro-
bation of their soldierlike appearance, and expressed a
hope for their health and welfare on the foreign stations
to which they 'were about to proceed.
The Acheron steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Dunlop, was tried down the river on Wednesday, her
engiltes having been temporarily repaired; she will pro-
ceed to Ireland in a few 'days.
The Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain John Bobb,
arrived at Woolwich from Deptford on Wednesday
afternoon, and was taken into the dock yesterday to be
repaired,i having been in collision with a schooner. er
defeats will be made good in about a fortnight, when
it is expected she will be employed on a special service.
Ships in Harbour—The William and Mary yacht,
Blank Eagle, Sidon, Acheron, Grappler, Ceres and Vio-
let steam-vessels.
In the Basin—The Sphinx, Medea, Amphion, Geyser,
Eclair, Vixen, and Kite.
In the Docks—The Gladiator and Monkey steam.
vessels.

THE PLAGUE ON-BOARD THE VESUVIUS STEAM*
swor.—We have much pleasure in announcing to the
numerous circle of friends interested in the officers and
crew of the Vesuvius steam-sloop, Conitnander O'Cal-
laghan, which sloop had proceeded to Melville Island
from Vera Cruz, in consequence of the fatal ravages of
the plague on board, that we have letters from her;
d ated the 28th of August, stating that the terrible
ficonrge had departed, the vessel was wholly free from
'cases of fever, and the crew were in course of rapid
restoration to health and efficiency.
NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE.—A vessel arrived from
Sew Zealand and Coquimbo has brought a very remark.-
able cargo, consisting entirely of guM and copper, Com"
prising 296 cases and 16 casks of gum, the produottpn
cel New Zealand, and 3,047 bars of copper, and 4,882
ingots of the same description of metal, in a refined
rotate, from Coquimbo (Chili, South America), the pro.,
duction of that place.
Viscount Palmerston left tows yesterday afternoon on
his return to Windsor Castle.