The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTION.
Lieutenant George Le G. Bowyear (1840), late
first lieutenant of the Meander, 44, paid off from the
Pacific, has been promoted to the rank of commander.
Although an officer of old standing as a lieutenant
he is young as compared with many first lieutenants
now serving, who served from 10 to 12 years as a
mate. Commander Bowyear entered the service in
1830, passed his examination in 1836, and was pro-
moted in 1840. As a lieutenant he has served in
Racehorse, 18, Pilot, 16, and Meander, 44.—Herald.
Major Johns, R.M., of the Ganges, 84, has, by the
advice of the surgeon of the ship, invalided, not
having recovered from an attack of fever at Malta.
Captain Trent Payne, R.M., of the Superb, 80, is
also coming home to study gunnery on board the
Excellent. These officers left the fleet at Palma
Bay on the 15th, in the Oberon steam-packet, for
Malta.
Bellerophon, 78, Captain Lord Paulet, was docked
on Saturday, at Portsmouth, to have her bottom
examined and cleaned. It was extremely foul, and
we have seldom seen an iron vessel with such filth
on her bottom. Three cart-loads of mussels were
taken from ber ; but she has not been docked for five
years till now. She will probably come out of dock
on Tuesday. She requires about 200 men to com-
plete her crew. She will fill up and proceed to the
Mediterraneau, and man and take charge of the Her-
cules, 72, that will go to Malta, as receiving-ship at
that port.
Dauntless, 33, screw steam-frigate, Captain Hal-
stead, went out of Portsmouth on Saturday last at
noon ; Rear-Admiral Prescott and family, and a large
party of gentlemen and ladies, friends of Captain
Halstead, went out in her. The Dauntless has re-
ceived her increased masts and yard, which no doubt
will be a vast improvement to her. She bas also re-
ceived her new armament ; on her upper-deck she
has 10 long 32-pounder guns of 42 cwt., and one
68-pounder pivot of 95 cwt, On her maindeck she
18 eight-inch guns, and four long 32-pounders of
56 cwt. She has all her stores on board, and four
months' provisions, three months' bread, six months'
spirits and groceries, &c., for 330 men. She was
tried along the measured mile in Stokes Bay, when
her mean speed under steam was ten knots; with
the wind it was 10.619 ; against the wind 9.924
knots. Her speed would have been greater, but
there was a very fresh wind blowing during the
time of trial ; her engines were working at from 294
to 314 strokes per minute, somewhat under their
proper speed. Altogether the trial was most satis-
factory, and the Dauntless is now considered by
naval men to be the finest and most effective full-
powered screw steam-frigate afloat ; sbe anchored at
Spithead after the trial, and will probably sail about
the lat or 2d October.

Desperate screw-steamer, in charge of Mr. Brown,
with Mr. Dinnin, chief engineer, on board, is daily
pursuing her trial, going out for Plymouth Sound in
the morning, returning at night. As she was return-
ing on Thursday evening, the wind fresh from N.W.,
she fell in with the smack Dart, of Looe, laden with
granite, in a sinking state, having shipped a quantity
of water, and the sea making clean breaches over here
She was taken in tow by the Desperate, and hang
sent to man her pumps, and safely taken into Cat-
water, when the Desperate returned into harbour for
a supply of coals, which she took in on Friday. Mr.
Humphreys, late chief engineer and inspector at
Woolwich, arrived at Devonport on Thursday, and
has been on board the greater part of the day.
Vulcan iron troop-frigate, Master-Commander
Penn, is out of the hands of the dockyard depart•
went; she has coaled, and on Monday will swing her
compasses, and about the 2d or 3d of October will
proceed for Cork, to take on board troops for the
Cape.
The new steam-vessels, one a 28-gun screw-ship,
after the lines of the Tribune, building at Sheerness,
and a paddle-wheel sloop, after the lines of the cruiser,
building at Deptford, announced by us some time
since to be built at Pembroke, are to be called re-
spectively the Curacea and Harrier, both old Royal
Navy names.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—A Norwegian corvette
anchored in Cowes Roads on Thursday, and sailed
today.
Recent instructions have been issued by Dr. Sir
W. Burnett, Director-General of the Medical Depart-
ment of the Navy, enjoining every assistant-s-argeon
of the fleet, even when serving under a surgeon, "to
keep a journal, in which be s to enter, in brief but