The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRONS.
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Sir Charles Ogle, Batt., the Commander-in-Chief, to the Ex-
cellent, gunnery ship, last evening at sunset, went out of
120,0 fACdamptiarianl
harbour this morning, under canvass, to join the experi-
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The Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott, arrived at Spithead this
mornin, from Sheerness. to join the squadron.
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Nott • • • • • • • . Sir Wm. Rule 120 2,694
Queen; Captain Sir Henry
Leeke .• .. • . .. Sir W. Symonds 110 3,103
Rodney, Captain Edward
Collier. .. .. .. .. Sir R. Seppings 52 2,625
Albion, Captain Nicholas
Lockyer .. • • .. Sir W. Symonds 90 3,099
Superb,Captai.L.Corry Sir W. Symonds 80 2,589
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Terrible, Captain Ramsay; Mr. 0. Lang 20 1,847 SOO
Retribution, Captain Lush-'
ington .. .. • • • • Sir W. Symonds 10 1,641 800
Cy-clops, Captain Lapidge Sir W. Symonds 6 1,106 320
Scourge,CommanderCaffin Sir W. Symonds 2 1,124 420
Rattler, Commander Smith
(screw) '.. .. : . Sir W. Symonds 5 . 888 200
Exhibiting a total/
force of • • • • • • - . 655 23,328 2,540
To the above will be
added:— •
Canopus (on her way from Captured from
Jamaica), Captain Fair- the French in
fax Moresby • • .. 1798. 84 2,357
Vanguard(on her way from
DeccCvrohiaruktteah)ht,alomr:p, tcaci:n.mpltainViillannedsser•ir. Sir W. Symonds 80 2,589
Raleigh (coming from
T. Herbert .. .. Mr. Fincham 50 1,935
GladiatoSJECAartaißsn. Robb.. Sir W. Symonds 10 1,190 430
• • • • Sir W. Symonds 6 1,058 400
Grand total .. .. . • .. 885 32,457 3,370

A few days will complete this formidable squadron, com-
posed of the finest ships and steam-vessels in the world, and
comprising 97 guns and 10,463 tons more burden than the
squadron of last year, and at a moderate computation 10,000
men.

This immense fleet will be under the command of two
Commodores—Sir Francis Collier, of Woolwich, the senior,
and Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, the junior; the latter officer's
services we gave in The Sun of the 20th inst., in announcing
his appointment; we now give the services of Sir F. Collier,
as they stand recorded in Allen's new Navy List :
" Sir F. A. Collier was Midshipman of the Vanguard at
the Nile, and of the Foudroyant at the capture of the Gene-
reux and Guillaume Tell, when he was wounded; of same
ship at the blockade and capture of Malta, 1800; and expe-
dition to Egypt, 1801. Lieutenant of the Osprey at the cap-
ture of St. Lucia, and served on shore with a division of sea-
men at the capture of Tobago. In charge of a prize to the
Osprey, with a crew of 15 men, captured a French privateer
of one gun and 45 men. Senior Lieutenant of the Osprey
in action with the 36-gun frigate-privateer Egyptienne,lBo4.
Commander of the Star, and served on shore with the sea-
men at the capture of Martinique, and acting Captain of the
Circe at the previous destruction of the French corvette
Cygne and two 10-gun schooners under the batteries of Mar-
tinique, and in the presence of a large body of troops. Cap-
tain of the Liverpool, and in 1818 commanded the naval part
of an expedition against pirates in the Persian Gulf, where
204 piratical vessels and the forts which protected them were
destroyed. Gazetted 1804-8."
It is expected the two officers in command of the
squadron will hoist rear-admirals' flags before they put to
sea by a flag promotion. We hope such will be the case.
It is also reported that the above officers will only have the
command of their respective squadrons until they meet Vice-
Admiral Parker, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean.
under whose orders they will then place themselves, but
that Sir Francis Collier will proceed in a ship selected for the
purpose, when the cruise is over, to relieve Rear-Admiral
Sir Thomas Cochrane, and take the chief command on the
China and East India station.

Other vessels than those above enumerated are reported as
likely to join the squadron—the Contest, new twelve-gun
brig, by White, builder of the Daring ; the Recruit, iron
twelve-gun brig, building by Ditchburn and Mare; the Eu-
rydice, 26, just paid off at this port, built on the design of
Admiral Elliott; the Avenger, steam-frigate, of 1,44 tons,
and 650-horse power, by Symonds; and the Medea, steam-
sloop, of 835 tons, and 220-horse power, by Lang; but we do
not think they can be got ready, none of them being as yet
in commission; but should any of them hoist the pendant
speedily, it is probable they may be ordered to join the
squadron at sea.
Sir Francis Collier will hoist his pendant in the St. Vin-
cent, and Sir J. J. G. Bremer, we are informed, will hoist his
in the Queen, but, as we believe the steamers will constitute
Sir Gordon Bremer's squadron, we look upon his hoisting
his pendant in a lumbering three-decker as the height of ab-
surdity.

Each ship will be victualled and stored as in the last cruise,
but the cruising ground is not of course yet known, nor is
any day fixed for the departure from Spithead, but they will
sail, we believe, in about a fortnight.
Portsmouth is rapidly filling with distinguished company.
The Duke of Cornwall, one of the five ships destined to
convey the Bth Regiment from this garrison to the East
Indies, was towed into the harbour yesterday, and placed
alongside the dockyard for survey; she is in most excellent
order. Another of these ships, the Mary, arrived at Spithead
this morning with the Trafalgar.
The Eurydice, 26, was undocked this morning.
The Superb, 80, Captain A. S. Corry, is to come into the
harbour and be docked, to have some addition made to her
false keel. This is to be done with as much dispatch as pos-
sible, so as not to delay the sailing of the squadron. She will
come in to-morrow.

The Apollo troop ship, Commander Radcliffe, is nearly
ready to go to sea again. She takes out supplies for the
squadron in the River Plate, and the remainder of the 45th
Regiment from Rio to the Cape.
The Childers, 16, Commander Pitman, is destined for ser-
vice on the Cape of Good Hope station, and not the West
Indies, as expected.
The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral
Dacres, by the latest advices from the Cape, was to leave
Simons-bay for the Mozambique Channel in a few days after
the Winchester left, provided her interference was not re-
quired by renewed hostilities with the Caffres.
The Serpent, 16, Commander Nevill, may be expected in
England daily with the last instalment of the Chinese in-
demnity money-2,000,000 dollars in sycee silver. She was
to sail from the Cape two days after the Winchester.

The Bramble schooner, tender to the Fly, Lieutenant-
Commander Yule, left Sydney for Moreton-bay on the 21st
of December.

Captain Sir Baldwin Wake Walker (1838) was officially
appointed to the command of the new 50-gun frigate Con-
stance, at Devonport, on Wednesday. We have before given
the services of this gallant young captain.
Lieutenant Thomas Spark (1812), who commanded the
Prometheus steam-vessel, and subsequently the Polyphemus
as a steam-packet; in the Mediterranean, which vessel lie
paid off at Woolwich a short time since, has been promoted
to the rank of commander.
Commander H. Chad (1835), son of Captain Chads. C. 13.,
of the Excellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, was en Tues-
day last appointed to the command of the Styx steam-sloop,
on the coast of Africa, vice Hornby, invalided.
Commander Gower Lowe (1840) has been appointed to
command the Kingfisher, 12, sloop, on the coast of Africa,
vice Brown, resigned from ill-health.

The Trafalgar, 120, Captain J. B. Nott, has arrived at
Spithead from the Nore ; and the St. Vincent. 120, Captain
Sir R. Grant, sailed out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead
yesterday morning in gallant style.

WINDOW DUTY.
Accounts " of the total Number of Houses charged with the
Window Duty in Great Britain, on the sth day of April,
1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844 ; and the Net Amount
of Window Duty received on the sth day of April, 1840,
1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844."

Number of
Windows

Tears.

Net amount
of Duty Received.

charged to
Window Duty.

1840 ending April 5, 1841
1841 1842
1842 1843
1843 1844
1844 1845

450,913
447,420
446,108
447,383
453,738

THOS. LIGHTFOO:
Accountant and Comptroller-General's-off
Stamps and Taxes, April 20, 1846.

COMMERCE.

X s. d.
1,545,106 5 11
1,830,457 16 11
1,726,278 3 9
1,699,809 2 11
1,743,401 3 2

C, A. and C. G.
ice,

Mr. Clayton, in his late speech in the Senate of the United
States, read the following comparison of the commerce of
countries, in proportion to their navies :

Commer- Vessels
dal ton- of war, all No. of No. of
nage. classes. Guns. Men. Remarks.
England .... 2,420,759 671 16,242 49,000 98 steamers.
France .. • • 625,769 348 8,816 29,095 61 do.
Un. States .. 2,417,002 76 7,352 8,724 5 do.
{8 steamers,
many con-
tracted for.
754 at least 67 gun-boats.
2 steamer_.
at least /377 gun-
boats.
132 gun-boats.
3 steamers.

Russia •• • • 239,000 126 10,394

Denmark .. 95,375

Sweden'.•..

118,118 397

1,407

Rolland .. • • 214,284 132 1,544
Turkey .. • • 31 1,902
Egypt ..... 20 1,460
England has 647 guns to each 100,000 tons of commerce.
France •• -. 1,030 do. do. 100,000 do.
Lin. States 100 do. do. 100,000 do.
Russia .. • • 3,467 do. do. 100,000 do.
Denmark 877 do. "do. 100,000 do.
Sweden • • 703 do. do. 100,000 do.
Rolland • • 777 do. do. 100,000 do.

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