The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

THE COAST GUARD.

Appointments—Lieutenant H. S. Jackson's appoint-
ment has been cancelled ; Lieutenant J. J. O'Farrell
Carmichael to command Bsllynacourty station ; Lieut.
W. E. Fisher to command No. 1 battery, Deal.
Removals—Lieutenant W. M. Siddon's removal from
Harwich to Marchwood station has been cancelled ; Mr.
W. T. Bitching from Svvanage station to No. 57 Tower;
Lieutenant 11. Collins from Jarrow Quay to Kalterline
station.
The Tweed, 18-gun corvette, Commander Lord
Francis Russell, was spoken in lat. 5 27 S., long 25 16
W., forty-two days from England, on her way to Rio, on
the 6th October.
Portsmouth, five P.M.—Wind, W.S.W. Moderate
breezes, and dark cloudy weather, with heavy hail at
intervals.
NAPLES, Nov. 22. The English line-of-battle-ship
Bellerophon, 80 guns, Captain Baynes, arrived at Naples
on the 13th, in 26 days from England, and was put in
quarantine immediately for 14 days, making 40 days from
England!
The French and English packets from Malta are all
subjected to a rigid quarantine, although no cholera or
other distinctive disease is at Malta.
The French three-decker Friedland, 130, and Inflexible
two-decker, 90, the former bearing Admiral Baudin and
his flag, left Naples, for the winter anchorage at Baico on
the 14th, and arrived on the same day. The Friedland,
in working up to the anchorage, narrowly escaped get-
ting stranded on a reef of rocks not laid down in the
ohart of tho bay, and unknown to the Neapolitan pilot,
who was on board. Fortunately, the English line-of-
battle-ship Vengeance, 84, was lying tat the an-
chorage, and immediately dispatched the master
of that ship. an officer of age and experi•
ence, to point out and warn them of their impending
destruction. This officer (Mr. R. Salmon) saw from his
ship that the French liner was standing into danger,
asked for a boat, and started off immediately, waving
with all his might and hailing to draw their attention on
board to "go about," but it appeared of no use, and even
when he got alongside the ship they said they had a
" branch pilot" on board and seven fathoms of water
under them. Luckily for them Admiral Baudin, hearing
the altercation, came out of his cabin and inquired the
Cause, which being explained by Mr. Salmon, as well as
he could, not being a good French speaker, the Admiral
followed, by orders, Mr. Salmon's gestures, laid all the
yards aback, hauled down the jibs, &c., which enabled
the ship to wear and just graze the rocks, which Mr.
Salmon had shown the position of to the Admiral by
touching and sounding them with an oar He then went
aboard the ship, and anchored her safely, receiving the
grateful thanks of the French Admiral and officers.
These are the same rocks on which her Majesty's ship
Rodney, 90 guns, nearly got on, and have only from
three to twelve feet of water over them, situated at the
start of Pozzicali Bay, and laid down in the old charts
as the Fremosa Rock. The reef is composed of at least
eight separate and detached rocks.
The Hibernia, 104, Captain Wise flag of Vice-Ad-
miral Sir William Parker, G.C.8.; the Howe, 120, Cap-
tain Sir James Stirling; and the Rodney, 92, Captain
Edward Collier, are still at their anchorage
dat Naples
.
Reports are current here, founded4itainsdsoart_in, oxn
hleiettferiss
from the Admiralty, that the Co
to be succeeded by Sir Charles Napier.
Notwithstanding we have had three admirals' flags
flying here before the palace windows, the King is still
unscared from his propriety. It is reported that he in-
tends going to great lengths on the 24th, and if he does
riot find a clear bay in the morning of that day, he in-
tends to make one. With this intention, no doubt.
l pieces of 24 have been mounted on the ramparts.
llt is to avoid these melancholy consequences that the
naval potentates are do taching their fleets. The Sidon
steam-frigate, Captain W. H. Henderson, C.B , and the
Panama French steam-frigate, have gone to Alexandria.
The Inflexible steam-frigate has got her matches.
Our rivals can show several steamers of her class, which
would be uncomfortab
the le customers even for the Terrible;
and the Panama, Vauban, and Asmodee are much
too good.
The Queen, 110 guns, Captain Bruce, sailed on the
17th from Castel-a-Mare fur Bahia.
The Antelope steam-packet, Lieutenant Smyth, R.N.,
arrived from Malta on the 18th ; and left on the
following day for Leghorn, with stores for the Bulldog
steam-sloop.
The British and French forces are expected to remain
near Naples until the opening of the Parliament.
The British minister (Mr. Temple) has not arrived.
The Spartan, 20-gun frigate, Captain Symonds, is at
Trieste, and the Thetis, 36, at Leghorn.
The Vanguard, 80, Captain Rich, and the Odin steam-
frigate, Captiin the Hon. F. Pelham, are at Palermo;
the former probably on the move for England.
The Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Robb, and the
Harlequin sloop, are at Messina.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Her Majesty's frigate Amazon,
26, Captain Troubridge, went from Hamoaze into the
Sound on Thursday, and was paid wages to-day. She
sails for the East Indies the first fair wind. Messrs.
Burt, Hicks, and Johnson, third class assistant engineers
take passage in her.
Mr. Thomas, the President of Liberia, who has visited
England in relation to the interests of his presidency, is
now staying at Moorshead's Royal Hotel, Devonport, and
leaves England in the Amazon. During his stay here
ho has appointed Mr. T. W. Fox, of Plymouth, Consul
for the county of Devon for the Presidency of Liberia.
Her Majesty's sloop Daphne, 18, Captain Edward G.
Fanshawe, arrived from Portsmouth on the 29th, bound
to South America. She takes passengers Messrs.
Palmer, Payne, and Hunter, third class assistant
engineers.

Her Majesty's steamer Driver, which left Portsmouth
on the evening of Tuesday, the 28th, put into Portland
on Wednesday, the 29th, and late on Thursday evening
arrived in the Sound with about 300 seamen and 150
marines, paid off from her Majesty's ship Superb, 80.
The Driver left yesterday for Portsmouth.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Rosamond, from Chatham,
bound to Palermo and Naples, came in yesterday and
went up harbour for coal.
Her Majesty's steam-tug Confiance, with the furniture
of Sir Gordon Bremer, arrived on the 30th from Wool-
wich. She is to do tug duty at this port.
Her Majesty's packet Express, 6, Lieutenant-Com-
mander William Lory, came in to-day from Falmouth,
and is to go up harbour to refit.
Her Majesty's troop-ship Belleisle will, on Monday, be
warped alongside the jetty. She is to be docked and ex-
amined for commission. _ _

EIFIIGRATION.—Tho emigration-ship Pak enha,m, with
225 statute adults, bound to South Australia, is lying in
the Sound, waiting a fair wind. No other emigration
movement of importance lately.
We have had very heavy weather, with little variation
during the week, and oocasional storms, principally from
thy south-vest.
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Wooi.m wil.—Captuin Lord John Huy, C. 8., one of
the Lords of the Admiralty, and Mr. Lloyd, chief en-
gineer of steam machinery at the Admiralty, visited