The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 18.—Extract of a letter from an
officer of the Undaunted, dated Ascension, April 7, 1833 :
—" We sailed with the flag of Rear-Admiral Warren, from
Sierra Leone, on the 17th of February, in company with
the Curlew, 10, Commander Trotter, and the Brisk, 4,
Lieutenant Thompson ; the former parted company in
three days afterwards, and proceeded to Accra ; when the
latter returned to Sierra Leone. We arrived at Fernando
Po on the Bth of March, and left on the following day for
Ascension and the Cape. The colony at Fernando Po was
considered healthy. On the 11th of March we passed
Prince's Island, and on the following morning, at daylight,
fell in with the Favourite, 18, Captain Joseph Harrison,
which ship was ye' y healthy. We arrived here yesterday, and
found the Trinculo, 18, Cunitnander Booth, which vessel
sailed from the Cape on the 9th of March; she is on the
point of proceeding on a cruise on the West Coast. The
Charybdis wlB expected every day at Prince's Island, and
would then proceed to the Cape. Lieutenant Sullivan, of
the Favourite, has been appointed to the command of the
Plato steamer, Lieutenant Buchanan, her former com-
mander, being dead. The day after to-morrow we sail
for the Cape, and shortly after the Undaunted's arrival
there she will proceed to the East Indies.
COMBINED SQUADRONS.—DOWNS, MAY 16.—Rear-
Admiral Gage has hoisted his flag in the Donegal, and on
Tue,clay last, at 4 p. m., the Atalanta, French man-of-
war, of 58 guns, arrived from Cherburg with the flag of
Rear-Admiral Baton Mackan, who has succeeded Rear-
Admiral Villeneuve; the Stag sailed to day for a cruise,
and left at anchor here the Donegal, Castor, and Scout
(English), and Atalanta, Resolu, Junon, Naiad, and
D'Assas, brig (French).
The Spartiate, 74, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
Michael Seymour, was spoken with on the Sd ult., in
lat. 14. S., long. 32, proceeding to Rio. The Comus, 18,
Commander Hamilton, was spoken with on the 16th ult.
British men-of-war on Foreign stations :—The Philo.
mel, 18, Commander Smith, was at Malaga, on the 19th
of March ; the Columbine, 18, Commander O. Love,
and A,achne, 18, Commander Agar, were at Jamaica on
the Ist of April ; the former was about to sail for North

America; the Meteor steamer was at Marseilles on the
30th of March ; the Lady Mary Pelham packet left Ma-
deira on the 16th of April for the Braz.l.
A letter from the Samarang, 28, Captain C. Paget,
dated Coquimbo, Feb. 3, states that she was to sail on
the following day with a freight of 800,000 dollars on
board for Rio Janeiro.

The Hyacinth, sloop-of-war, Corn. Blackwood, is still
detained at Falmouth for despatches:for the Isle of France.
The Larne sloop•of--war, Corn. Smith, left that port with
despatches for the West Indies, on 'Wednesday.
The Mutine packet arrived at Falmouth on the 13th
inst., from the Leeward Islands, having left Darbadoes on
the 31st March, and St. Thomas's, April 15th.
The Caledonia, 120, was paid off at Plymouth, on
Thursday, atid recommiss:oned yesterday by Capt. Brown.
The Wasp, 18, POW in duck, having undergone a tho-
rough repair, will be ready for commission by Wednesday.
The Zebra, 18, was paid off into ordinary at Chatham,
yesterday se'nnight. The Tribune, 24, at Chatham, will
shortly be put in commission.
'fhe Stakesby, with part of the head-quarters of the
21st Fusileers, tinder the command of Lieutenant and Ad-

jUtant Young, is at Spithead, bound to Van Diernen's
Land. She has taken nearly 200 male convicts on board

from this port.
The Coromandel, Boyes, from Calcutta, on the 213th of
Dec., landed her passengers here this evening.
In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Volage,
Carron steamer, and Sparrow cutter.
In Hamoaxe—SaniosefiCaledonia,Forte,Nirnrod,Alban.
At the Island—Pantaloon, Royalist.
In the Sound—Talavera.

The Messenger steamer left Plymouth yesterday sen-
night) and the Hamoaze and Tortoise lighters on Wednes•
day last, with Mr. tall eri assistant master attendant,
and a party of men, to bring round the Royal William,
120, lately launched at Pembroke, to be laid up in ordinary
at that !bit.
(From the hevonpod Telegraph.)
The Talavera, 74, Captain E. Chethaui; will immedi-
ately return to the Downs.
The Reyuard Packet, which arrived at Falmouth, on
Thursday, from Me*ico and the Havannah, has brought
home neatly ri million of dollars, upwards of 62,000 of
which have been sent by the Mexican Government, in
payment of the dividends due to the bondholders.
11r. Harry, M.D. Niblett, late of the Volagey is ap-
pointed clerk of his Majesty's ship Forte.
The Mutine packet arrived on Thtirsday from the West
Indies, last from Falmouth, having left St. Thomas's on
the 19th April. The accounts from the Leeward Islands
represent the inhabitants a 3 in a state of high excitement,
in apprehension of the Government measure for the eman-
cipation of the slaves, which they dreaded would be the
signal of a rising among the negroes.
The Caledonia Will go into dock on Monday, to have
her defects made good.
The Albin steamer, Lieutenant Kennedy, was taken
out of dock on Wednesday, having had her defects made
good.

The Hyperion, 42, was brought into dock at Ports-
mouth, last week to be taken to pieces. _

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.-Lieut. T. Ross,
to be Commander; Mr. B. Hankey, Mate of the St.
Vincent, to be Lieutenant, and appointed to the Belvidere,
vice Garrett ; Commander W. Herringham, Lieuts. H.
Eyres, R. A. Bradshaw, Mr. J. Thomas, Master, Mr. T.
Clark, Surgeon, Messrs. J. Dunn and J. Morrison, As-
sist int-Surgeons, Rev. Mr. Marshall, Chaplain, to the
Forte ; Lieut. J. E. Bingham, to the Donegal ; Lieuts.
1. A. Legard and H. W. Giffard, to the Volage; Lieuts.
A. F. Tracey, J. B. Brown, J. Lunn, Mr. T. Payton,
Master, Rev. H. Solemn, Mr. R. Goldin, Purser, to the
Caledonia ; Lieuts. E. Wilson, R. W. Otway, and Mr.
W. Doak, Assistant-Surgeon, to the Vestal ; Mr. W.
Scott, Master, Rev. C. H. Lethbridge and W. R. Payne,
Chaplains, Messrs. W. McAuley and J. Watson, Assistant-
Surgeons, Mr. Gruzelier, Second Master, are re-appointed
to the San Josef; Lieut. Sullivan, to the Pluto steamer.
Royal Marines—Brevet Major J. M‘Cullum, to be Pay
Captain at Chatham, vice Colley, deceased ; First Lieut.
G. H. Coryton, to be Captain ; Second Lieut. W. Hut-
ton, to be First Lieutenant, vice Coryton; Capt. H. J.