The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Resistance 'moor
ship, Commander Lowe, arrived this a!ternoou from
the Mauritius (Dec. 16) and Cape of Gocd Hope (Jan.
14), bringing Commander Brown and the offimrs and
crow of the Snake, 16, last in the Mosambit lue 'Channel,
and the Ist battalion of her Majesty's 12.t;b Regiment,
Lieutenant-Colonel Patton, with Major P Cap-
tains Kempt and Thornton; Lieutenants S ej ;rave, Espi-
uasse, Queade, Dundas, and Vereker; ELta igns White
and Robson; Paymaster Kyffie, Sergeant Robertson,
Adjutant Crofton, Quartermaster Cowell, and Staff-
Assistaut-Surgeou Davis, three ladies atki 1 their five
children, arid about 540 rank and file. Sb e touched at
St. Helena on the 28th of January. The Styx steam-
sloop, Commander Chads, had sent in ht r 22d prize is
charge of Master-Assistant Fittock,
The Resistance describes the commercia I affairs of the
Mauritius as most disastrous.

The Resistance spoke the Robert Sm sill, Indiament
on the Ist of February, in lat. 11 deg. 31 :min. S., long•
10 deg. 42 min. W., for England, with tithe following
passengers on board:—Captain and Mr s. Fraser too
child, 21st Regiment ; Captain King, 21 a I Regiment;
Captain Smith, 29th Bengal Regiment ;; Lieutenant
Lightfoot, her Majesty's 84th ; Lieutenant;,'; Mont, her
Majesty's 50; Mr. Kippen, her Majesty's 98th ; Mrs.
Mitchell and child ; Mr. Brown, Mr. H z milton, Dr.
Robinson, Mr. Norton, Quartermaster Kir
PLY3IOUTH, FEB. 29.—The storm of Friday and
Saturday made a very heavy breach in th a Breakwater
towards the eastern end, near the beacon, hundreds of
tons of stone haviut; been washed from the, southern or
outer side to the northern or inner side )1' the works.
Eight cranes were broken down anti destro y ed.
Yesterday five trawling sloops went to ;the mackerel
ground outside the Eddystone, to seek for the nets and
gear of the boats damaged by last week's st o rm. One of
them, the Reindeer, discovered the nets belonging to
Thomas Punuitt's mackerel boat. These .ne is were fast
to a warp attached to some heavy substant* below, sup-
posed to be the unfortunate boat.
The missing French boat is named the- .Endoutable
Baptiste Papain, No. 55, of Boulogne.
The following vessels, more or less dame ed, came in
yesterday:—The Swedish barque, Napol eon, Captain
Falstrom, from Newcastle for Gibraltar, .with loss 'of
spars, sails, and leaky; the English brig Solway, Capt.
Spence, from Newcastle for Malta, decks. swept, lost
bunts, sails, &c.; the English barque Cas.tl 'e Lochlan,
Captain Bruce, from London for Jamaica, sa of main-
topmast, &c.; the ship Forester, Captain M'Arthur,
from Linden for Tobago, loss of bulwarks as d sails; the
barque Glaphyra, Captain Quelch, from Lee idea for St.
Kitt's, foremast sprung; the barque Cornw all, Captain
Charles, from Loudon for Trinidad de Cubit, lost main.-
yard, sails, and quarter boat; the schooner- Mary Gib-
son, Captain Lockwood, from Alexandria to Cork for
orders, and the schooner Queen of Tyne,. Captain B.
Mathison, from Newcastle fur Cadiz, with loss of boats,
sails, spars, rigging, &c.
WOOLWICH, MARCH I.—The African steam-vessel
arrived yesterday evening with a number? of riggers
from Sheerness, and the Fearless steam-vessel this
morning with a number of riggers from Cb.a thaw dock-
yard, to assist in rigging the Driver, the :SI viteful, and
the Phcenix steam-vessels for immediate service. These
vessels, with the Sphynx, will proceed with the least
possible delay to Sheerness, to be stationed there in
state of readiness for service. Lord John Re ssell stated,
when bringing forward the budget, that it was of the
utmost importance to have several efficient st eam•vessels
at Sheerness, as well as the other ports whet e steamers
are already stationed. The Spiteful steam-wessel, now
ordered to be got ready immediately, is of the same class
as the Stromboli and the Driver.. Her engines are of
280. horse power, and she will have a crew of 160 men.
The African steam-vessel returned to She erness, and
the Fearless steam-vessel to Chatham, at noon today
The Sphynx steam-vessel is reported ready. for service
and will leave to-morrow for Sheerness.

A fire took place yesterday evening at the eastern ex-
tremity of the dockyard, which, but for its timely dis-
covery, might have caused the destruction of a great
amount of property. The fire was discovered by
police-constable at a quarter past six o'clock, p.m., who,
observing smoke issuing from the house used for
washing the convicts' shirts, stockings, and under-
clothing, proceeded to the spot, and on looking through
the key-hole of the door ascertained that the
articles in the interior were on fire. An alarm was im-
mediately given, and under the directions of Inspectors
Field and Budd the fire-engines with long rolls of hose
were brought to the spot, and in loss than tea minutes
after the water was played upon the building the fire
was completely put out, but not before 250 shirts,
quantity of stockings and woollen drawers had been
consumed. The building where the fire took place is
situated on the border of the mast and boat pond, and
within about ten feet of the boat house, an extecisiva
range of building, entirely constructed of wood, and
quite full, even to boats already built being supported
from the rafters, while many others are in progress of
construction.