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

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NAVAL INTELSIGEN
• PORT ROYAL,- JAMAICAN SEPT. -8. 'Ale, 3,
Lieutenant Henry Bernard, arrived on. the, 21st ult., in
four days, from Hayti,. and remains'in harbour. The
Hayden sloop Experiment, however, brims intelligence
from that.islitud up to the 31st uli., ahout -which time a
deputation had arrived at Port an.Pritice for tae purpose
of placing the several districts of Santo Don:lngo under
the authority of the Haytian Goiernment.. The union
of 'the two divisions of the island under one_Government
is a consummation devoutly to be 'winhefl:-for,_ It will
bringn ffi about an important change in the.ars.of Hayti,
and put an end to that abominable and ufickilised war-
fare which has so long disgraced that unfOrtanate island.
President Riche, it is stated, has expressecthiniself de-
sirous to make arrangements for admitting the vessels
of the Royal Mail. Steam Company to the island, by ex-
empting them from the payment of the tonnage duties,
as is done by the other foreign islands.
The Alarm, 26, Captain Frankland,irrived froin Hali-
fax on the 31st ult., but will shortly sail to reinforce the
squadron in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Vindictive, 50,. Captain Seymour, with=Ahe (lag
of Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen, K.C.8., the Commander-
in-Chief,-
and the Hyacinth,. 18, Commander Scott, had
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proceeded to Quebec. ' • ..
The Vesuvius. steamer, Commander O'Callaghan, was
at Halifax, and the Persian, 16, Viper, 3„ailicl Columbia,
steam-surveying vessel, 'at Newfoundland„
The Thunder, 26, Commander Barnett, and:the Lark,
3, Lieutenant Lawrence, are at Bermuda, laid up, and
refitting during the summer months. -
The Hermes steam -vessel, Lieutenant Washington
Carr, is among the Windward Islands.
The Endymion, 44, Captain Lambert, the Electra, 18,
Commander Maitland, the Rose,.lB, Commandef
and the Daring, 12, Commander Matson; are in the
Gulf of Mexico. The latter vessel had several trials
with the fast sailing American brig-of-war Truxton,
lately wrecked on the coast of Mexico, and beat her on
all points of sailing.:
In Harbour—The Pickle, Alarm; and rmaum, 72, re-
ceiving-ship, with the broad pendant of Commodore
Pring.
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PI:TMOUTH, OCT: B.—Her Majesty's ship St: Vincent,
120, Captain Jelin Shepherd, with the. flagmf Commo-
&ire Sir F. A. Collier, sailed this morning atigne o'clock
ford'ortsmoutb. - _

Port-Admiral Sir 'John Westhas hoisted his flag, bias
at the main, on board her Majesty's ship-queen, 110,
Captain- Sir IL J. Leeke, in.the-
The Buckinghamshire East_lndianaiiic,lia:i.i4g broken
one of her bower anchors, hAsbeehtuppligiga another
from her Majesty's dockyard-here, •
Last night, during the the Brtihtiviiik steam-
packet, and 'hefieoai depot. together with u-Sorwegian
barque, were driiren ashore on the mud from theirimoor-
ings- in Stonehouse Pool. When the tide tose, they
were all got off ',Without damage. _ • _

Half- pU'st Two P.M.—WiiurNtr., streng hrtAe. •
PORTSMODINV-Oer.
Cat,- 120, carrying the broad .pendant of Commodore
Sir Francis Collier, C. 8., anehored.at .I)ithead early
this morning. Soon -atter ten 0ck,....4.dmiral Sir
Charles' Ogle, the Comma.nder4d-elel ief, :accompanied
by Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent;•and his secre-
tary, went off to the St. Vincent, with his 'fide•llying in
the Myrtle steamer, to insptct her, and congt3itnlate the
Commodore and the officers and crew on their. return to
his cominand, and also to. pay his respects to x, Hamil-
ton, the Brazilian ConsUl._ The Admiral was'weeivcd
on the quarter-deck of the St. :Vincent by .Cotrinnodore
Sir . Francis Collier, Captain Shepherd, an& all her
officers, and after the usual compliments . bad
been paid, the hands were turned up to muster. :After
this had terminated, Sir Charles went over- the_ decks
and minutely inspected the ship, and sundry evo-
lutions were then performed by the crew. They then
went to quarters, and by their activity and excellent drill
showed that they had been constantly exercised at then
great gun practice. Several rounds were fired. On the
Commander-in-Chief preparing to leave the:Ship, he
expressed to the Commodore and the officers his appro-
bation of the excellent order .the St. Vincent was in, and
the discipline, healthy appearance, and skill of the crew,
and stated that he should not fail to represent it to the
Admiralty. A communication by the electric telegraph
having been made of the arrival of -the ship, an answer
was sent ordering her into harbour, and wid, if possible,
discharge her powder this evening ; and, unless the
'weather should prove very bad, get to her old moorings
to-morrow afternoon. Commodore Sir F. Celli& has
not yet struck his broad pendant, but will probably do it
this evening, or he will have to sit as a member on the
court-martial to , take place to-morrow. Lieutenant
Cracroft, Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Parker, who
has been at sea during the cruise, in the Rattler, came
home in the St. Vincent.
The Belvidera was masted this morning, anZimme-
-diately afterwards docked, to be .coppered up to the
bends, and have her bottom overhauled and -scrubbed.
The greatest expedition is being used in, getting her
ready, all the dockyard riggers being employed lipon
her. She has got. the masts and yards of_ the Orestes,
the masts being stepped on the orlop deck. The yards
were rigged -andplaeed across her bulwarks yesterday.
Mr. Peter Wellington, Master, is appointed to_command
her, with a.ctew of 60 men ; and, as he is on the spot,
he is'expected to commission her this afternoon. She is
to be employed on the coast of Scotland as a provision
depot, and occasional troop-ship. • -
The Vengeance, -84, advance-ship, and the Orestes. 18,
corvette, are ordered tobe brought forward for immediate
commission ; the latter will require docking. •
The Sinbad lighter sailei this morning with stores
.for Plymouth.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commanding
Charles R. Johnson, arrived this morning • frbte her
special service on the coast of Ireland.
The Dasher steam surveying :vessel is getting. ready
for provision. service on the Irish coast 'for the 'winter.
Lieutenant W. V. Read is to command her:pi:r tern.,
Commander-Sheririgham taking his.usual bef a.l.l*.koard
the Topaz hulk to make- -up his surveys during the
vessel's absence.

In Harbour —Tge Excellent, the Victory, the Victoria
and Albe-ft,73fe'Avenger, the Dasher, the Comet, the
Abheron, the. Myrtle, and the Echo-steaniers.
At Spithead—The St. Vincent, -the Retribution;;. the
Eurydice, and the Crocodile, and Windermere freight
ship.
At the Motherbank—The Blenheim transport;
In Dock—The Prince Regent, the Ajax,. the. Edi-
nburgh, the Leander, the Belvidere, the Snake, and':the
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Champion. _

In the Basin—The Trincomalee he Amphitrite, -the
Rattlesnake, the Naiad, and the Fairy.
Her Majesty's ships Hibernia, TrOalgari, Albion,
Superb, Rodney, Vanguard, Rattler, Virago, and.rily-
phemus came to an anchor. at Gibraltar on' thef3tii ult.,
at 6 P.M. •

Her Majesty's ship CanOpasmas at Lisbon o'4tl—. 2d
instant.

CHATHAM, OCT. 9.—The Mutine; 12 guns, ;vas-enm-
missioned on the 6th inst., by Commander Robert Tiyen.
The brig is fully rigged, and will proceed to get her
stores onboard previous to being put out of doCk, whiek
will materially expedite her equipment. The fallowing
officers are appointed to-the ship:7—Liputennili-, F. S.
M`Gregor ;. Surgeon, Edward- Groves; 31r. r.
purser and paymaster; Acting Master; Ditr.V. petts;
.`s ate, Mr. Frederick Lane Cotton; Midshipmen, Mr.
Henry Rogers and Mr. D. C. 0. Slaughter; Boatswain,
Mr. F. Hullott; Carpenter, Mr. Tucker; Mr. Richard
Masterman; Naval Cadet. She is to have a.coinplen4t
of .110 men, including Royal Marines, consisting-ofAne
sergeant, one drummer, one corporal, and 17 privates,
from the Chatham divi,ion.

The Albatross, 10 guns, in dock, making good tie-
frets, and bringing forward for commission, is nearly
completed. .
The new school for the dockyard apprentiCes, erected
at the back of the sail-house in this yard, is nearly
completed. The building is upwards of 80 fret in length,
and, nearly 40 feet wide, and it is rendered fire proof by
beams of iron being used for joists instead of wood. The
roof is of iron, which has been placed on by Mr.
of Maidstone, and it is to be warmed with hot water
pipes fitted by Messrs. Price and Manby, of Derby-street,
Westminster.

The superintendent's residence has undergone
thorough repair, and, being finished, the family of the
newly-appointed Captain-Superintendent, Sir Thomas
Bouchier, has removed into it.
Arrived, the Aid, Smallann. master, with stores from
Portsmouth, and will load for Woolwich and Deptford.
-Woor:Wicu, OCT. 9.—The Gladiator steam-frigate;
Captain John Robb, is ready for service, having had her
defects made good. She will embark Sir Henry Pottin,
ger, the newly-appointed Governor of the Cape of Good-
,
Hope, and proceed to that station.
The Scourge bomb steam-vessel, Commander Caffin,
will leave Woolwich on Saturday or Sunday for Mat- .
ham, and embark troopi at that port for Guernsey and
the Channel Islands, and-convey the depot of, the -27th
'Regimens from Guernsey to Portsmouth.' " •
The Porcupine steam, vessel, Captain Bullock; arrived
at•Woolwich yesterdaY afternoon to be repaired,-.andi,
iteonterneated to. send her to Ireland 'to rendqr any
assistance she is capable of inthat part: of the !Alla-
Kibg—dom. ..-4;
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,ne Blazer steam-vessel, Captain Washington,,i,a;ml:l:
pectecl to proceed4p Ireland for service on that coat ,'
'the Crrappler steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander.-
Hawker, is fitting in the basin; she is to be arkeed..ll4-1
two 32-pounders of Z 6 cvvt. eaeb; and :two
of 25 cwt. each. • • • '
The Dwarf steam-vessel went down the river pa.- aftei•i•
eiperiniental trip, with a screw propeller, and series,afi:
them are to be tried to ascertain the most eligible
,fo, rex,
for generahuse.>
iilianiLightning,
Ships and Vessels in Port—W
Sidon steam-frigate, Black Eagle ,
Scourge and Dwarf steam-vessels.
In the Basin—Sphynx, Amphion, Eclair, Geyser,
Kite, Vixen, Grappler, Ariel, Medea, and Kite 'steam-.
vessels.
In the Docks—Violet, Dover packet, and Monkey''•
steam.- tug.

INGENIOUS MODE OF DETECTING A THEM-7 •; •
When M. Carstanl Niebuhr was at Jidda, a nobleman
of that place requested that he would disdover to hi/lithe
thief who had stolen 200 sequins which he had lost,. far
all Mahomedans considcr an astronomer AO an restro7
loger as the same, and U.-Niebuhr had been using his
astronomical instruments in the nobleman's presence. 111. '
Niebuhfexcused himself on the plea of entire ignorance •
of future events, and as cultivating the science, of astro-
npmy only to improve the art of rivigatiOn. Applica- t .
tion was then made to a famous scheieki whose astrology
was much more to the purpose. The scheick gatliered
all the servants together,_ ranged them in line.' and 5fter.....:14:
a long prayer, made each of them take int Olia month
.1
'bit of folded paper, telling them that they who were in-
nocent
might swallow it with safety, but that the guilty
person would be choked by it. They all swallowed the
paper save one, who being thus surprised and terrified,
became embarrassed, confessed the theft, and made roe-
, titution.: