The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.-

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. H.—The Comet steamer, Lieu-
tenant-Commanding Charles R. Johnson, sailed last
evening for Ireland, where she is to be employed under
the orders of Commissary-General Hewetson. She has
been armed to be prepared for attack or defence, if

necessary.
The officers and crews of the Avenger steam-frigate,
Captain W. Williams, have been turned over to the
Amphion, 36, steatn-frigate, at Woolwich, and took
passage to-day with their baggage in the provision depot
Belvidere, Master-Commanding P. Wellington, to join
her. The latter was towed out of harbour to-day by
the Echo, and sailed for Deptford, where she embarks
provisions for the coast of Scotland.

The semaphore telegraph on the Port-Admiral's house,
in the dockyard, to communicate with the flag-ship, has
recently been removed from one of the wings to the top
of the central building, where a " hurricane house" is in
the course of construction for the shelter of the men
employed in working it, it having been once blown off in
a gale, fortunately without damage. If great care is
not taken in securing it, a heavy gale will be likely to
send it into some of the streets in Portsea. The removal
of the apparatus from the wing to the top of the main
building is caused by the progress of the erection of the
new boat-house, which stands directly in the way of the
line of communication from the wing of the mansion to
the Victory and flag-ship in the harbour. To surmount
this difficulty, the above alteration is is progress.
OCT. 29.—The Gladiator steam-frigate, aptain Robb,
went out of harbour at daylight this morning, and
having taken on board her powder, shot, shells, &c„
left this afternoon to join the squadron of Vict-Admiral
Sir William Parker (for whom she carries Admiralty
despatches of importance), off Lisbon. She also took
out reinforcements and letters for the ships of the squa-
dron.

The Naiad coal and store ship, for Callao, was com-
missioned this morning, by Mr. W. L. Brown, Master
(1831), who is appointed to command her.
The Sappho, 16, Commander Gambier, will be stripped
to her girtlines this evening.
The Cambrian, 36, was brought alongside the jetty
this morning, to take on board her iron ballast.
The Echo tug o.
returned into harbour last evening,
after towing the Belvidera out clear of the Owers, and
was immediately despatched out again, to tow in an
American ship, disabled outside of the Isle of Wight,
which she took down to Cowes, to which port her cargo
belonged.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 27.
APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Henry Layton, to the Belvidera ' • First
Engineer William Rumble, to the William and Mary ;
Midshipman A. T. Thrupp, to the Vengeance ' • Clerk
11. 11. GillNrt, to the Caledonia ; Clerk W. H. Ozzard,
to the Victory; Clerk W. Simmonds, to the Thetis ;
Master's Assistant John E. Knight, to the Caledonia ;
Boatswain Robert Knight, to the Rattlesnake • Boat-
swain E. R. Douglas, to the Victory ; Master's Assistant
G. A. C. Brooker, to the Amphion ; Master Wm. Tozer,
to the Adventure transport ; Master Samael Jago, to
the llamoaze lighter ; Lieutenant George Sandford, to
the coast guard ; Assistant surgeon Francis Anderson,
to the Sappho ; Commander Francis T. Brown, to the
Geyser.