The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The United States frigate
St. Lawrence, 44, Captain Paulding, which arrived on
Thursday from Bremen, hoisted an Union Jack at her
fore yesterday morning at ten o'clock, and saluted with
twenty-one guns; and afterwards hoisted a blue ensign
at the fore, and fired seventeen guns, the former fur the
garrison flag, and the latter for the Commander-in-Chief.
The platform battery acknowledged the former, and the
Victory the latter compliment with an American ensign
at the fore. Soon after nine o'clock this mornin!, the
American weighed from the Motherbank for Southamp-
ton in tow of the tug of that port, although the Go-
vernment tug, Echo, had been applied for by the Ame-
rican Vice-Consul, and most promptly granted by the
Admiral-Superintendent for that purpose. She saluted
the royal standard this time on passing. That notice
was taken of the conduct of the American captain upon
these points, may be inferred from the fact of the Ad-
miralty having inquired whether he had saluted or not.
and requiring to know if (and when) he did before
leaving this port, or in passing the royal standard at
Osborne.

The Driver steam-sloop, Commander C. B. Johnson,
returned from Devonport on Friday night, and came into
the harbour yesterday morning.
The Sharpshooter steam-schooner, Lit utenant -Com-
mander Bagley, was docked again on Friday, and is
again in the hands of the engineers. She is also having
the cause of the loss of her quarter boat during the late
cruise remedied by longer davits being fitted, &c.
The Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker, has sprung a
leak in her magazine, and it is expected will also have to
come into harbour, and be docked.
Extract of a letter from the Adelaide steam schooner,
Master Commander Forbes, dated " At sea, October 21.
We sailed with a fine wind in company with the Dover,
from Plymouth, on the morning of the 29th of
September, and had a fine run to the 2d of October.
when the wind shifted round to the S. W., and
came on to blow a very heavy gale, which lasted four
days ;we were then off Cape Finiaterre. The Ade-
laide we found to be, contrary to our expectations, a
good sea boat, and (contrary to yours) very dry and a
good sailer, making 7 knots on a wind and 9.5 off. We
lust sight of the Dover on the Ist, and did not see her
again during the voyage. We made the passage in 17
days, and the Dover in 20. We should have made the
passage two days sooner if it had not come on to blow a
very heavy gale from the S.W., which compelled all the
ships lying at Funchal to put to sea. We hove too
under the lee of the island in company with the Cyclops,
Linnet, and an American frigate. Teneriffe is now in
sight, and I expect to make Santa Cruz this evening
and sail to-morrow fur the Cape de Verds." On the
Adelaide arriving at the place after which she is named,
she will be fitted as a steam tender to that port, but her
officers and crew will be turned over to and borne
upon the books of the Havannah, 22, Captain Erskine.
If Mr. Forbes succeeds in reaching the point of his de-
stination without loss, he will deserve his promotion.
Wind S.W., moderate breezes and cloudy weather.