The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Dragon steam-frigate,
under the temporary command of Captain the Hon. G.
Hastings, left Spithead this morning for Dublin, with
the Coast Defence Brigade.
The Bombay transport, Lieutenant Still, agent, was
towed out of harbour at noon to-day, on her way to
Deptford with stores, but was obliged from stress of
weather to anchor at St. Helen's.
The Alban, steam-transport, Master-Commander
Bradshaw, arrived at Waterford with marines from Sir
Charles Napier's fleet, on the 29th ult.
The Southampton frigate, of .50 guns, is expected to
be put in commission this day at Chatham for the flag of
the Rear-Admiral, to be appointed to succeed Admiral
Dacres in the Cape of Good Hope command. We have
already named the chief officers of the Southampton,
and believe the names will be found correct.
The Fox, 46 gun frigate, Commodore Sir H. Black-
wood, Bart., will be ready for going out of commission
at Portsmouth, on Friday.
THE RIVER PLATE SQUADRON.--By the last advices
from Monte Video, the British squadron consisted of the
Raleigh, 50 gun frigate, Commodore-in-Chief Sir
Thomas Herbert, K.C.B. ; the Inconstant, 36 guns,
Capt. Sheppard ; the Hydra steam sloop, Commander
Massingherd ; the Griffon, brigantine, and the Harpy
aGnrde y
LizardiPvvitih ; the Alecto steam sloop, Commander
iron-steamers. At Rio de Janeiro, on the
4th of June, Were the Grecian, 16, Commander Tindal,;
the Comus, 16, Commander d'Eyncourt, and the Kestrel
brigantine. The French squadron has not changed its
colours since hearing of the .French revolution officers
and men, however, seemed to like the change of! govern-
ment. The British naval transport, Nautilus, sailed from
Rio on the morning of the 28th of May for Monte
Video and the Falkland Islands, with Governor Rennie
and his family. A German vessel was lost on the night
of the 14th of May on the English bank. A very hand-
some subscription has been ,raised at Monte Video for
the widow and children (eleven in number) of the late
editor of the Commercio del Plata (Varela), who was
murdered at his own door, as you have heard by the
late advices. The subscriptions already amount to about
4,0001. sterling.

BOMBAY, JUNE 17.—Her Majesty's ship Vernon, 50
guns, Captain Fitzgerald, the late flag-ship on the East
India station, will leave this about the 10th of July, for
England, to be repaired or broken up. On the survey
some time since held upon her, by the officers of the
dockyard and a competent board of naval officers, 280 of
her timbers were " reported rotten!"
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Fury, Commander J. Wil-
cox, arrived here on the 26th ult., from China, to repair
the foul pipe of her air pump. She brought a large
amount of money from Malacca.
The newly built sloop Jumna, of 16 guns, will sail
hence for England, on the Ist of July, in charge of
Lieutenant Rodney, of the late Cruizer, She had started
some days since, but was taken in a storm, and put into
Trincomalee a complete wreck. Her foremast was the
only stick standing.
Commodore Plumridge, the Commander-in-Chief,
was at Penang on the 6th of May, on his way to Hong-
Kong, in the Cambrian, 40 gun frigate. Rear-Admiral
Sir Francis, Collier, C. 8., K.C.H., the new Commander-
in-Chief in these seas, is expected here in about a fort-
night.