The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTMOUTLI, SUNDAY.—In the official Nary List,
published yesterday, the name of Lord William Paget,
a Captain of 1826, is struck out throughout the work
by order of the Lords of the Admiralty.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, re-
ceived her gun carriages yesterday. She is ordered
to sail for Lisbon on the morning of the Bth inst.
The gallantry of her First Lieutenant on Sunday
last, in rendering timely succour to the drowning
steward, had not escaped our knowledge. We hare
expressed our opinion of Lieutenant Need upwards
of twelve months ago, when an unworthy attempt
was made to transfer him to another ship, and put
an " honourable" brother officer in his place. llis
hon. rival has, however, been since promoted.
We regret to say that the effects of the late acci-
dent met with on board the Victory by Commander
H. Go3ld will prevent that gallant and respected ve-
teran returning to the duties of the Ordinary, of
which he was the commander, his medical advisers
considering it probable, should any other accident or
irritation arise from his return to active duty, that it
might terminate fatally.
Lieutenant P. Ambrose (1810) died yesterday
morning at this port, aged 68. This officer served in
this expedition to Holland ; in the Phosbe at Trafal-
gar; and in the Endymion at the passage of the Dar-
danelles ; was Acting-Lieutenant of the Port
d'Espagne at the siege of Martinique, and in the
gun- boat service at Gibraltar. He was a Genoese by
birth.
The Columbia, steam surveying-vessel;Lieutenant
Commander Peter F. Shortland, which arrived on
Friday evening at Spithead from Plymouth, sailed
yesterday afternoon for Woolwich, to be paid off,
taking supernumeraries for the eastern ports.
The Acheron, steam surveying• vessel, Captain J.
L. Stokes, sailed yesterday morning for New Zealand.
The Cygnet, 6, Commander G. Kenyon, sailed yes-
terday afternoon for the west coast of Africa, taking
dispatches for Commander Sir C. Hotham, K.C.8.,
letters, parcels, and supernumeraries for the squadron,
and specie for public purposes.
Wind S.S.E., light breezes and cloudy.
The following are the promotions and appoint-
ments of the past week :
rItOSIOTION.

Commander—Robert Tryon, to be Captain (seni•
ority October 27 last).
APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—J. Nott, to the Ocean.
Commanders—E. Collier, to the Ocean ; Arthur
Grant, to the Coast Guard ; James G. Gordon, from
the Ocean to the Ganges, for service in Sheerness
Ordinary.
Lieutenants—W. 11. Stewart to be Flag--Lieute-
nant to Sir E. King; Richard Purvis to be Flag-
Lieutenant to Sir C. llotham ; J. 0. Freeland, A.
It. Dunlop, and P. C. Herber, to the Ocean; E. W.
Vansittart, to the Victoria and Albert ; J. C. Bailey,
to the Sealark; Samuel H. Derriman, to study steam
at the factory at Woolwich ; J. F. Arnold, Charles
B. Stockdale, T. Tribe, W. G. Hemsworth, and
Francis Collins, to the Ganges ; It. Madge and T. S.
Striven, commanding steam-packets on the Dover
station, to be borne on the books of the Ganges.
Masters—George Stratton, to the Prince Regent ;
Joshua Taylor, to the Ganges ; Luke Smithett
(acting), and Robert Sherlock, commanding steam-
packets, to be borne on the books of the said ship.
Surgeons—T. W. M'Donald, to the Victoria and
Albert ; Dr. Alexander S. Allen, to be Surgeon and
Medical Storekeeper at Plymouth Hospital ; Benja-
min Bynoc, to the Ganges.
Paymasters and Pursers—W. 11. Breay, to tl:e
Ocean ; James Huggins, to the Ganges.
Second Master—NV. B. Calver, to the Royalist.
Clerk—lt. M. Munday, to the Ocean ; Alfred
Wood and E. W. Gordon, to the Ganges.
Midshipman—Hon. H. Moreton, to the Victory.
Naval Cadets—ll. T. Burgoyne, to the Inconstant;
W. H. Sanctuary and A. Butler, to the Prince Re-
gent ; 11. Corbett, to the Vengeance.
Acting Second Masters—John Warman, it. L.
Canney, Henry Cullen, Edward Hare, E. C. Rutter,
J. Hammond, and Charles Anstey, to the Ganges.
Master's Assistant—Stephen Court, to the Cale-
donia.
CHATUAM, JAN. I.—The Bonetta, 4-gun brigan-
tine, Lieutenant and Commander Forbes, was towed
away this day to Sheerness by the Charon steam-
vessel. The destination of the Bonetta is for the
Pacific.

In the Meander, 44 guns, Captain the llon. 11.
Keppel, for the accommodation of Mr. Brooke and

suite, cabins are being built which will prevent her
completion before the middle of next week.
The Sealark, 10 guns, Commander Moneypenny, ,
NN ill sail for the coast of Africa as soon as her rigging
is complete.
The hands employed on the Vivid steam-packet,
building, to insure her being launced this month,
work by task-work and extra hours.
The Rochester, Sudweeks, Master, sailed this day
with stores for Plymouth and Pembroke yards.
Mr. Flynn master-rigger of this yard, is appointed
boatswain at Sheerness Dockyard.

The Princess Royal steam-vessel embarked at the
Sun pier a company of the Royal Artillery from
Brompton barracks for duty at Sheerness.
Woormicu, JAN. I.—The Banshee steam-vessel,
built by Mr. Thompson, Rotherhithe, for one of the
Holyhead mail packets, went down the river yester-
day on an experimental trial, and proceeded beyond
the Nore to near the Mouse light. Her speed was
ascertained to be 161 knots, or 18i miles per hour,
and the vessel is described as starting very easily, and
without any sudden jerks in any of her motions. On
her return up the river she ran into the Lightning
steam-vessel in Dagenham Reach, near Erith, and
' destroyed a part of the paddle-box and bulwarks. A
court of inquiry, by order of Commander Sir Gordon
Bremer, K.C.8., and K.C.H. is to take place, when all
the circumstances connected with the collision will be
made known before Captain 11. T. Austin, C. 8.,
and Commander Wolfe. Mr. Atherton, chief engineer
at Woolwich Dockyard, and Mr. Lang, junior-
assistant to the master shipwright at Chatham Dock-
yard, who designed the Banshee, were on board that
vessel during the,trial of her speed.
The Columbia steam surveying-vessel, 190 horse
power, commanded by Lieutenant Shortland, is
hourly expected at Woolwich, with Rear-Admiral
Owen on hoard, on his return from North America.
The Charon steam-vessel, arrived from Chatham
on Thursday to have repairs effected here.
The Acheron steam-vessel, Captain Lort Stokes,
lost an anchor below Gravesend by the chain break-
ing, and another was supplied at Woolwich previous
to her leaving the river. The Monkey steam-vessel
want down the river yesterday and found the lost
anchor, and brought it to Woolwich.