The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTII, MArtor B.—The Superb, 80, Captain Corry,
sailed this morning from Spithead for Cork, with Royal Ma-
rines from this and Chatham division, calling at Plymouth
for another detachment from that division for conveyance
to the same destination, to relieve the battalion serving in
Ireland.

The Rattler screw steam-sloop, Commander Smith, con-
veyed to Cork yesterday evening the wives and children of
the Marines embarked it: the Superb.
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The Mercury tender, Master-Commander scarlett, sailed
yesterday morning, with seamen gunners from the Excel-
lent, and volunteers for the Brilliant, 22, just commissioned
at Sheerness.

The Netley tender arrived yesterday afternoon from Ply-
mouth, with supernumeraries.
The Fairy royal yacht, Master-Commander R. W. Ro-
berts, was taken to Weymouth, on Thursday, by Com-
mander Cispin, of the Victoria and Albert, on his private
business.

The Comet steam-vsssel, Lieutenant Commander B. Prety-
man, went out to Spithead this morning with tinders, &c.,
for Captain Corry, of the Superb.
The Waterwitch, 10, Commander T. F. Birch, was cruising
off the Gallinas on the 18th of December; all well.
The Cygnet, 10, Commander Layton, arrived at St. Helena
on the 11th of January from a cruise.
The Fox, 42, Commodore Sir H. Blackwood, Bart., with
the Pilot, 16, ommander Jervis, arrived at Bombay on the
21st of February from the Persian Gulf; the latter had been
ashore, but,•by the assistance of the Fox, was got off with-
out sustaining any material damage.
The Fly, 18, Captain Blackwood. arrived at Sydney, New
South Wales, from Singapore, on the 24th of September.
The Racehorse, 18, Commander Hay, arrived at Sydney on
the 19th October, from the Bay of Islands.
The Daphne, 18, Captain ()aglow, arrived at Auckland,
New Zealand, from Callao, on the 18th of August, and sailed
on the 2d of October, on her return.
The Ilazard, 18, Commander Egerton, sailed from Auck-
land, for the Bay of Islands, on the 19th of August, and left
again on her return prior to the 10th of October.
The North Star, 26, Sir J. E. Home, Bart., arrived at the
Bay of Islands, New Zealand, previous to the 10th of Octo •
ber, and was lying there on the 20th awaiting orders, as also
was the Osprey, 12, Commander Patten.
The Muting, 12, Commander Crawford, was cruising in the
Mozambique channel on the 14th of November, up to which
time she had captured and destroyed six slave vessels; the
two last were driven ashore, and her boats not being able
to get them off owing to the fire of the Arabs, who came
down and captured the slaves and the crew as fast as they
got ashore, she was obliged to destroy them. She had had
an opportunity of testing her sailing qualities with the Cleo-
patra, 26, Captain Wyvill, and the Helena, 16, Commander
Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, Bart., over both of whom she
achieved a vast superiority, beating the latter half a mile to
windward for a successive hours, and over the former
she had a superiority in seven hours of seven miles "dead in
the wind's eye ;" and on a second trial in the same space of
time beat her to windward by 11,290 yards ; the Muting
carrying 13 weeks' water and five months' provisions ; the
Helena, scarcely seven weeks' water, and only 13 weeks' pro-
visions! The Muting captured, on the 10th of November,
the Diana, barque-rigged slaver, of 300 tons, which had made
six successful trips from the Mozambique to the Brazils, con-
veying nearly 5,000 slaves. When captured she was fitted
for 800, but had none on board. She had beaten every vessel
previously to her being beaten by the Muting. The Muting
was one of the new class 12-gun brigs forming the experi-
mental squadron in 1844, and was built at Chatham, on the
design of Mr. John Fincharo, master shipwright of that
establishment, but now of Portsmouth Dockyard. The
Cleopatra and Helena are vessels of the Surveyor of the
Navy's construction.
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The Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour, having been mus-
' tered and inspected by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bad.,
Commander-in-Chief, has been paid advance, and will pro-
ceed on Tuesday for her destination. Sir Charles Fitzroy
and suite embark to-morrow. The Carysfort takes a mail for
the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, and Valparaiso.
Instances having been brought to the notice of the Ad-
miralty in which salt meat, issued to the crews of her
Majesty's ships in warm climates, has, from its inferiority, or
other cause, lost more than half its weight by boiling, their
Lordships have directed, that when the salt meat supplied to
any of her Majesty's ships on foreign stations, shall prove
to have lost more than half its weight in boiling, the cap-
tain or commander of such ship shall, on satisfying himself
of the correctness of the fact, authorise the paymaster and
purser to issue to the ship's company an additional portion
of raw salt meat, equal to half the original allowance.

PROMOTIONS,

Commander—B. J. Sullivan, of the Philomel, to the rank
of Captain.
Lieutenants—n. T. J. Lavigne, of the Dolphin ; E. R.
Inglefield (acting Commander of the Comus); C. F. Doyle,
of the Philomel ; and A. C. Key, of the Fanny, to the rank
of Commander.
Gunner's Mate—R. Rowe, to be Gunner.

The Admiralty have also directed that Walter Ross,
caulker's mate, shall be promoted to a warrant-officer, on
his passing the necessary examination.
The above promotions ere consequent upon the action at
the Punta Obligado of the 18th of November, which date the
promotions bear.
Mate—C. S. S. Stanhope (1842), of the Warspite, to the
rank of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain—R. B. Watson (1842), to the Brilliant.
Commanders—J. C. Pitman (1842), to the Childers ; E.
Croueh (1843), to the Devastation.
Lieutenants—W. Peel, late of the America (son of the
Premier), and F. Marryatt, additional, to the Devastation;
M'Leod B. Cockraft, and J. A. H. Boyd, to the Brilliant; R.
Ellis, to the Childers; C. Douglas, to the Wanderer.
Masters and Pilots—H. A. Moriarity, to the Devastation;
J. D. Taylor, to the Childers.
Surgeons—lV. Roberts, M.D. (b), to the Childers; T. E.
Ring, M.D., to the Superb.
Paymasters and Pursers—S. Fisher, to the Childers; R.
Singer, to the Brilliant; G. A. Lance, to the Devastation.
Mates—F. J. Partridge, to the St. Vincent; F. Egerton, to
the Raleigh.
Clerks in Charge—R. J. Wiggens, to the Bonetta, vice Gil-
bert; Mr. Jones, of the Virago, to the Hibernia, for service in
the Commander-in-Chief's office ; Mr. Rains, of the Warspite,
to the Hibernia.

Assistant-Surgeong—C. P. Mengaye, to the Superb.
Midshipman—C. Gibbons, to the Carysfort.
Master's Assistant—J. Smith, to the Childers.
Naval Cadets—C. Dent, to the Hibernia; Hon. IL M.
Nelson, to the Raleigh; J. II Whitshed, and W. Bingham, to
the St. Vincent.

Engineer—G. N. Burt (first class), to the Devastation.
Gunner—W. Bartlett (acting), to the Devastation.
Boatswain—J. Poole, to the Devastation.
Carpenter—W. Shortland, to the Devastation.
COAST GUARD.

Removals—W. R. Harvey, chief officer at East Ferry, to
Ardmore station, vice Coghlan, to Ballycotton station, vice
Edwards, previously removed to East Ferry. Lieutenant C.
F. Collett, in command at Courtmasherry, to Cadgwith sta-
tion, vice Pooley, previously removed.
The Scout, 18, Commander Loring, arrived this morning
from Sheerness, and brought up at Spithead.
Sydney, New South Wales. Oct. 20, 1845—The Racehorse,
18, Commander Hay, arrived yesterday from the Bay of
Islands, with 70,0001. specie for the commissariat of this
colony. After landing the treasure and victualling, she re-
turned to New Zealand. The barque British Sovereign, hence
with troops, arrived at the Bay of Islands on the 4th instant.
The North Star and Osprey are laying in the Bay. LThe
Daphne left Auckland for the Pacific on the 2d instant, and
the Hazard arrived at Auckland from the Bay of Islands on
the Ist. No collision had taken place with the New Zealan-
ders, as the British had been waiting for reinforcements.
Sr. HELENA, JAN. 16.—0 n the 13th a prize to the Prome-
theus steam sloop, Commander Hay, and on the 15th a prize
to the Star, 6, Commander Dunlop, arrived here from the
coast.