The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-28 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

ADMIRALTY, FED. 26.—J. H. E. Wemyss, mid-
shipman, Powerful ; P. M. Noel, midshipman, Cham-
pion ; William Houghton, surgeon, Ganges.
MADEIRA —Her Majesty's steamer sloop Acheron,
Captain John Lort Stokes, commissioned for survey-
_ing-service, arrived at Madeira frriu'Rnghuul on the
30th of January, and landed di patches hier
Majesty the Queen Dowager. She sailed on the 3d
inst. for New Zealand.

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Hydra, Commander
Grey Skipwith, arrived at the island of Madeira on
the 31st ultimo from England, and was refitting on
the 6th instant, prior to sailing for the south-east
coast of America, to place herself under the orders of
Commodore Herbert.

Her Majesty's brigantine Bonetta, Lieutenant E.
Forbes, arrived at Madeira from St. Michael's, on
the 3d instant, on her way to the western coast of
Africa.

Her Majesty's steamer Jackal, Lieutenant George
Western, arrived at Madeira, with dispatches from
Lisbon for the Queen Dowager, on the 6th inst.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.--Her Majesty's steam-
sloop Rosamond, Commander John Foote, sailed from
Simon's Bay for Algoa Bay, with the Governor-
General Sir Harry Smith, on the 11th of December,
and returned, after landing him, on the 14th.
Her Majesty's ship President, 50 guns, Admiral
Dacres, returned to Simon's Bay from the Mauri-
tius and the Mozambique Channel, on the 15th of
December. The boats of this frigate and of the
Eurydice, 26 guns, have had an encounter with the
natives off the town of Angorha, in which nine men
were wounded.

Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Bart., G.C.8.,
Commander-in Chief in the Mediterranean, has de-
tained the steamers Flamer, Meteor, and Volcano,
which vessels were ordered home to be paid off, the
Admiral deeming their services of importance during
the Sicilian movement.

CHINA.—Her Majesty's steam-ship Daedalus, 20
guns, Columbine, 16, and Vulture steamer, were at
Hong-Kong on Dec. 30th.
The 'Vernon, 50 guns, Rear-Admiral Inglefield,
arrived at Madras, Dec. 31st, from Singapore ; the
Fox, 42, and Acorn, 18, were also at Madras at that
date ' • the Ringdove,l6, was at Singapore, January 7.
The Medea steam-sloop sailed thence on the 18th of
December for Lebuan.

The Melampus, 44 guns, and Royalist, brig, were
on their way to Canton from Singapore on the 30th
Dec., having suddenly left the latter place in con-
sequence of dispatches received from Sir John Davis,
demanding of the Admiral additional strength in that
quarter, a necessity for which he contemplated might
arise out of a refusal on the part of the Chinese autho-
rities to afford that redress for the murder of six
Englishmen which Sir John had determined to en-
force.

Her Majesty's sloop Scout, 12 guns, and the Hon.
East India Company's steamer Pluto were at Amoy
on the 30th of December. These vessels had suc-
cessfully engaged a fleet of Chinese pirates in that
neighbourhood; a great number were killed and
wounded, and several prisoners captured. The affair
was a gallant one. The pirates attacked the Scout in
the most daring manner.

THE COASTDEFENCES.-It is, proposed to main-
tain at each of the principal ports, four steam-sloops,
ready armed and equipped for immediate use in case
of need. These steamers will not be commissioned,
but after taking their guns and stores on board, will
be placed in ordinary, where they will remain, so as
to he ready to act on the defensive at a few days' no-
tice, and in cases of great emergency, in a few hours.
It is also proposed to keep at each of the same ports
the armament and equipment for twenty-two ships
of war and steamers. This number will include
armaments for all those likely to be fitted in the year
at each port.
There is nothing going on at the home ports which
needs mention at length.

The measles have broken out in the Java freight-
ship, having 630 of the 16th Regiment on board for
Corfu. She has been detained at Spithead by gales
and foul winds since Monday last. It is expected
now the troops must be landed at hospital or put in
quarantine.
The dock which broke in at Portsmouth about a
fortnight ago was pumped nearly dry, but the deluges
of rain which have been daily and nightly falling have
increased the difficulty of keeping the dock dry very
much.
We understand there is something wrong in the
proceedings of the new steam basin at Plymouth.
Captain Dairo Price, Superintendent of Sheerness
Dockyard, and all the other officers who were ap-
-84 guns, at that port, have pointed to the Ganges,
been transferred to the Wellington, 72 guns, which
will be fitted as the depot-ship for Sheerness. The
Ganges will be fitted and manned as the sea-service
gtiard-ship.
The following gentlemen holding the rank of
mate in the Royal Navy passed their examination
for lieutenants on board her Majesty's ship
Excellent, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday :
Mr. Dundas, Acting-Lieutenant, late of the
Modeste ; Mr. De Horsey, ditto ; Mr. Montgomerie,
late of the Modeste ; Mr. Wolridge, late of the
Albion ; Mr. De Canso, ditto ; Mr. Elliott, late of
the Boi_etta ; Mr. Taylor, late of the Excellent ; Mr.
Neale and Mr. Cresswell, of the Excellent; and Mr.
Serocold, of the Victory.
APPOINTMENTS.
Captains—John E. Erskine, to the Havannah, vice
Merringham, resigned, at Sheerness ; Henry Smith,
C. 8., to the Ganges, 84, at the same port.
Commanders—A. N. Fairman, to the coast guard
service ; Robert Harris, (formerly of the Flying Fish,)
to the Ganges.
Lieutenants—M. Lowther, to the Champion, 18,
fitting at Portsmouth ; J. James, to command the
Linnet packet, at Falmouth ; S. 'l'. Dickens and H.
Johnstone, to the Star, at Sheerness ; o. J. Jones,
J. T. S. Winthropp, and Charles Dunbar, to the
Ganges ; W. F. Bellair, to be agent for mails at
Liverpool; J. D. Scriven, agent for wails
at South-
ampton.
Masters—H. Gallen, to the Ganges; s. Libby, to
the Linnet.
Paymaster and Purser—Th-omas Kerrigan, to the
Ganges.
Chaplain—John W. Bussell, to the Caledonian, at
Devonport.
Second Masters—Francis Taylor, to the Ganges ;
C. Anstey, to the Wellesley, at Devonport.
G. G. Ballantine, to the
Assistant Surgeons—J.!
Linnet; R. Galvin, to the Wellesley; J. Hunter, to
the Ganges ; A. grown, to the San Josef ; R. D.
Pritchard, to the Blenheim ; F. Negus, to the Cale-
donia ; W. R. Cockburn, to the Havannah.
Clerks—H. Kelley, to the Blenheim, at Ports-
mouth ; G. H. Sheppard, to the Ganges.
Midshipmen—R. Moore and A. D. Mercer, to
the Champion, at Portsmouth; T. C. Cholmely to the
Ganges.
Masters' Assistants—W. G. Southey and J. R.
Richards, to the Linnet ; G. P. Chapman, to the Wel-
lesley ; Franklin Fox and Ambrose Burton, to the
Ganges.
Naval Cadets—A. C. Curtis, to Havannah ; J.
Grant, to Champion ; A. F. Hunt, to Wellesley.

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